Coronavirus outbreak

[Rusty Nails]

My guess is that if you go to somewhere sufficiently remote, nobody is going to care.

About what?

 

[vickster]

When I was in the supermarket today doing my folks' shopping, I saw one old chap eyeing up a Fray Bentos - things must be desperate. I once had a look at the ingredients list for one of those things and it frightened the willies out of me just holding it.

I think that’s the main ingredient

 

[stephec]

Unless the armed forces are put on the streets and given legal powers to do the job, how's it going to be enforced?

There's hardly enough coppers around under normal circumstances.

 

[tom73]

If you love the beast here's your answer - not sure where the crap goes though:

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He’d hate it he’s a bag of nerves as it is

 

[glasgowcyclist]

Was this unsourced stuff not posted previously and removed by mods for being unevidenced and unsourced, dodgy “advice”?

Reported for Moderators’ consideration.

Edit/Mod note: original content deleted; thanks for the report.

 

[slowmotion]

About what?

About how many times you go out of where you live.

 

[Unkraut]

Can those of us who obeyed the social distancing complain about the loss of liberties which might have been avoided by acting sooner?

Finally got off the phone to my sister in England (phew!) and she agreed with me that the severity of the restrictions might well be to do with the big party yesterday. Many people are being sensible, far too many however not and so a clamp-down has resulted.

 

[Rusty Nails]

Sorry, but most of that's been deemed fake many times.

Apologies for posting this again, but it is so apt

 

[Smudge]

Well, as i've been notified i'm in the higher risk group, i'm going to try to comply with the NHS saying i should shield myself and not leave my house at all for 12 weeks. It'll definitely be a challenge and a right royal pain in the ass, but i guess i have to make the effort to try not to add to the huge strain the NHS will be under. Obviously i'd also rather not get this virus.
But...... I'm skeptical that the infrastructure will run smoothly for the 1.5 million people like me that have also been told to do this. If i cant get food delivered, or these government food parcels.... then obviously i'm not going to sit here and starve, and i definitely wouldn't let my dog go without food. So then i would have no choice but to leave the house.
We'll see how it goes.

 

[mjr]

France increasing fines to €130ish first offence, up over €3000 for repeat offenders. Exercise limited to 1hr within 1km of home. (France24)

South Africa going into full army-backed lockdown for 3 weeks, much earlier in the outbreak than the UK. (BBC TV)

 

[tom73]

Unless the armed forces are put on the streets and given legal powers to do the job, how's it going to be enforced?

There's hardly enough coppers around under normal circumstances.

That not something to be wished for lightly. Somethings that are seen as temporary have a habit of hanging around.
police in the county is still based on founding principle. “The police are the people and people are the police” once we lose that we are finished.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Apparently that was on FB last week and discounted as 'not true' ! i was just about to send it to everyone I know ffs
I really have no idea what is fake news and what is not nowadays ;-(

It's quite easy.

1. Is it from a reputable source?
2. There is no 2.

If in doubt if a source is reputable, then it isn't.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Evans Cycles staying open as an essential business apparently

 

[mjr]

But...... I'm skeptical that the infrastructure will run smoothly for the 1.5 million people like me that have also been told to do this. If i cant get food delivered, or these government food parcels.... then obviously i'm not going to sit here and starve, and i definitely wouldn't let my dog go without food. So then i would have no choice but to leave the house.
We'll see how it goes.

www.covidmutualaid.org may be able to help fetch food if your infra is as bad as ours.

 

[tom73]

Well, as i've been notified i'm in the higher risk group, i'm going to try to comply with the NHS saying i should shield myself and not leave my house at all for 12 weeks. It'll definitely be a challenge and a right royal pain in the ass, but i guess i have to make the effort to try not to add to the huge strain the NHS will be under. Obviously i'd also rather not get this virus.
But...... I'm skeptical that the infrastructure will run smoothly for the 1.5 million people like me that have also been told to do this. If i cant get food delivered, or these government food parcels.... then obviously i'm not going to sit here and starve, and i definitely wouldn't let my dog go without food. So then i would have no choice but to leave the house.
We'll see how it goes.

know anyone who can get you stuff to keep you going? Until the food parcels get going ?