Coronavirus outbreak

[Julia9054]

Not sure that sitting in a doctor's waiting room is so low risk. Indoors alongside a lot of sick people for what can be quite some time?

Went to the doctor last week. Waiting room is closed and the system is that you sit in your car until someone comes and gets you. When i pointed out that I hadn’t arrived by car, the receptionist gave me a "what kind of freak are you" look. And said "well, you’ll just have to stand there then".
Stood in the drizzle for 20 minutes.

 

[marinyork]

Not sure that sitting in a doctor's waiting room is so low risk. Indoors alongside a lot of sick people for what can be quite some time?

As a parental taxi service I can confirm that GP surgeries and A&Es are very quiet.

Not hoping for a horrific shift for A&Es, but I've been into A&E to pick up on a weekend recently and this was one reason why I'm optimistic about the pubs.

 

[oldwheels]

Went to the doctor last week. Waiting room is closed and the system is that you sit in your car until someone comes and gets you. When i pointed out that I hadn’t arrived by car, the receptionist gave me a "what kind of freak are you" look. And said "well, you’ll just have to stand there then".
Stood in the drizzle for 20 minutes.

Our system is similar as we have to check in by phone {every has a mobile?] and wait outside until called in but two people can get into reception if it is wet. Problem is that their phones seem to be in constant use and getting through can take a while.

 

[Slick]

Went to the doctor last week. Waiting room is closed and the system is that you sit in your car until someone comes and gets you. When i pointed out that I hadn’t arrived by car, the receptionist gave me a "what kind of freak are you" look. And said "well, you’ll just have to stand there then".
Stood in the drizzle for 20 minutes.

It just seems to blow some people's minds and when you mix in their inability to apply a bit if common sense you end up standing in the drizzle.

 

[mjr]

View: https://twitter.com/WendyGi81590042/status/1278988426830843906

Are numbered accounts on Twitter still generally bots?

 

[Julia9054]

Apparently Samuel Pepys did not write that at all.

 

[mjr]

Went to the doctor last week. Waiting room is closed and the system is that you sit in your car until someone comes and gets you. When i pointed out that I hadn’t arrived by car, the receptionist gave me a "what kind of freak are you" look. And said "well, you’ll just have to stand there then".
Stood in the drizzle for 20 minutes.

Same at mine. My £12 cycling rain cape has been exceptionally good value this year. Going for the long one means I can't quite wear it on the road bike, but it's OK on all the others and means I can usually keep my feet dry when standing by holding the front out a bit.

 

[Moon bunny]

Apparently Samuel Pepys did not write that at all.

Anyone who has read the real Pepys diaries will spot the fake language almost instantly.
It is from here:

View: https://twitter.com/Pepys_Diaries/status/1241107411592785921

 

[mjr]

Well by accident I found out this morning that one of my favourite pubs is closed for good and an unofficial list of pubs opening today is very small indeed.

Please update osm.org either directly or via CityZen, Vespucci,
Ça Reste Ouvert or another similar app.

I found the guidance for transport has changed yet again today.

Can someone summarise the changes, please?

 

[marinyork]

Please update osm.org either directly or via CityZen, Vespucci,
Ça Reste Ouvert or another similar app.

I did use to be an OSM contributor, I could do that.

Can someone summarise the changes, please?

The official list of changes is:-

1. 4 July 2020
   Added information about travelling into, out of and within areas under local lockdown.
2. 3 July 2020
   Linking to the list of countries and territories on the travel corridors exemption list.
3. 29 June 2020
   Social distancing guidance updated.
4. 14 June 2020
   Updated to reflect the upcoming requirement for passengers to wear face coverings on public transport in England.
5. 28 May 2020
   Added details of how people with coronavirus symptoms can arrange to have a test to see if they have COVID-19.
6. 23 May 2020
   Addition of text 'You should be prepared to remove your face covering if asked to do so by police officers and police staff for the purposes of identification.'
7. 12 May 2020
   First published.

This is not really reflective of the changes, I don't read it every day but it's changed very radically, certainly since 13th June.

Now it is 'consider' other transport before public transport, not should or coulds. The guidance has been rewritten with very lengthy and more helpful advice.

Car sharing is now 'recommend' to try and find other means, although it still has the word essential in there, which doesn't seem to be defined any more and the last rewrite I think included 'going outdoors' with others.[/QUOTE][/QUOTE]

 

[tom73]

If you want multi million pound contracts no questions asked just ask Hancock if he want's any PPE.
Out of the ones who have they include £108m to a wholesaler of sweets. An employment agency with assets worth just £322 which turns out to an off shore company. They got £18.5m the list go's on all with no questions or track record of PPE. We need to fix supply now and be ready for what's coming. Not this crap it's too important to screw up people have died because of lack PPE , staff have been given and expected to use PPE that's later been shown to be faulty.

 

[Rezillo]

Well, as far as I can tell is that the Government's position on all of this is:

1. We want you to go out to eat, drink and shop. Johnson's backers investment funds are at risk of severe depreciation we didn't put you in power for this, you oaf The economy needs you to do this.

2. If you catch Covid-19, it's your fault for not social distancing, rather than Government policy in 1 above.

Despite my cynicism in 1 above, the next few weeks are going to be hell for small businesses, as if it wasn't that already.

 

[Moon bunny]

I am sat in a pub now, with some good friends, name and phone number given, doesn’t seem too onerous.

 

[mjr]

I went to the pub in the next village - and continued straight past to the shop set up in its car park. The pub looked pretty dead. Sadly, one consequence of the pub reopening is that the shop opening hours are being cut because they can't staff both 7 days.

Because they had sold out of yeast (a first since they started selling it), I continued to the campsite shop in the village after that. Big mistake! It was heaving. Campsite looked two-thirds full or a bit more, presumably all arrived today, staff rushing around, invading space of people in the queue to get past for no obvious reason when it looked like they could have walked round the outside of the shop and entered through the wider exit. I gave up and came home but I'll have to find yeast or bread Monday. Bit stupid of me to let it run so low this weekend but I did try to buy it yesterday too and had become complacent with availability improving recently.

 

[Richard1967]

Managed to get the weekend away with the motorhome at the Caravan and Motorhome club site on the North Yorkshire moors. All the pitches at least 6 metres apart the club has done a great job making the site COVID secure. Was looking forward to a ride over to Scarborough in the morning but with gale force winds forecast looks like a long walk will be on the menu.