Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[Disgruntledgoat]

Most are sound, but there are a hard core of utter bell ends in my experience.

These are normally the wools of cycling. The kind of knob who, 10 years ago, would have taken up golf as a sport that allowed them to show others how much money they have.

If you grew up around cycling clubs (as I did with Liverpool Century) you knew to be polite to other road users, not jump lights (cos the club don't want the grief), not drop litter, say hello to other riders and offer help to any fellow cyclist at the side of a road with a problem. You also knew how to ride with others in a group safely.

These Freds just have a lot of money to drop on a bike and kit.

 

[COYBL25]

I did 120km this morning, and have spent the rest of the day hating myself

It’s been noted and you and the rest of the cycling fraternity have been marked for the first wave of the cavalry charge c/o of @comrade @davek

 

[Jebus_lives]

Coronavirus: Boris Johnson and civil service chief Sir Mark Sedwill clash over action plan

Boris Johnson addressed the nation for 13 minutes last weekend, but it was a moment of silence afterwards that most clearly demonstrated the challenge the government faces in turning words on the coronavirus crisis into actions. A moment of “tense” standoff between the prime minister and Sir Mark Se

www.thetimes.co.uk

Imagine thinking this shambles is a political heavyweight.

 

[Catfish Blues]

What everyone will deduce for that id visitors being family visiting their kin.

Reality is that tons of folk visit care homes for loads of reasons. Delivery folk, posties, gardeners, sparks, decorators. They are very busy places!

Most of those you've listed are in and out in minutes
Gardeners are, by definition, outside, and won't have much contact.
Leccys and decorators won't generally be close to residents

Care workers are in contact with residents all day.
Residents who've been discharged from hospital will have contact with other residents in communal areas, and will be in contact with staff.

Working out the riskiest factors here isn't rocket science, it's just common sense. At the time, there were good reasons for clearing wards, so it's easy in retrospect to be critical of how it was done, but it undoubtedbly contributed to the problem in care homes, so it's important to learn the lesson.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

These are normally the wools of cycling. The kind of knob who, 10 years ago, would have taken up golf as a sport that allowed them to show others how much money they have.

If you grew up around cycling clubs (as I did with Liverpool Century) you knew to be polite to other road users, not jump lights (cos the club don't want the grief), not drop litter, say hello to other riders and offer help to any fellow cyclist at the side of a road with a problem. You also knew how to ride with others in a group safely.

These Freds just have a lot of money to drop on a bike and kit.

Was thinking this morning that a few could use the 'rules' of riding. Greeting/acknowledging other riders, helping any at the side of the road, generally being considerate on the road, especially if on a narrow lane, pointing out obstacles or clear junctions to any riders behind you etc.

All the sort of thing you learn on your first club ride.

 

[Disgruntledgoat]

Coronavirus: Boris Johnson and civil service chief Sir Mark Sedwill clash over action plan

Boris Johnson addressed the nation for 13 minutes last weekend, but it was a moment of silence afterwards that most clearly demonstrated the challenge the government faces in turning words on the coronavirus crisis into actions. A moment of “tense” standoff between the prime minister and Sir Mark Se

www.thetimes.co.uk

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Imagine thinking this shambles is a political heavyweight.

"Who's going to do my work for me? Come on! There's always somebody!"

 

[Disgruntledgoat]

Was thinking this morning that a few could use the 'rules' of riding. Greeting/acknowledging other riders, helping any at the side of the road, generally being considerate on the road, especially if on a narrow lane, pointing out obstacles or clear junctions to any riders behind you etc.

All the sort of thing you learn on your first club ride.

Learn them the hard way... I learned from Joey McLaughlin's reign of terror at Century.

I noticed it in my last couple of years of racing. Suddenly everybody knew how to train but nobody knew how to ride in a straight line.

 

[Jebus_lives]

"Who's going to do my work for me? Come on! There's always somebody!"

I suppose it's the consequence of electing someone using the principle of 'who is the person I'd like to have a pint with'

Perhaps we should be electing our leaders on things like 'will they try to avoid responsibility during a pandemic or not?'

 

[Barnfred 55]

They all look the same, the lycra clad divvies. I leave my recycling (sic) boxes out on Monday evening; every day since this, they have been topped up with random plastic drink bottles and assorted crap.

At least they're still recycling mate. Back in Liverpool we used to get bags of dog poo in ours.

 

[ForeverBlue92]

I suppose it's the consequence of electing someone using the principle of 'who is the person I'd like to have a pint with'

Perhaps we should be electing our leaders on things like 'will they try to avoid responsibility during a pandemic or not?'

Bit weird that really - I would rather have a pint with Katie Price or Amanda Holden but if messy haired Eton Galoots is what gets some folk off then fair enough.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Learn them the hard way... I learned from Joey McLaughlin's reign of terror at Century.

I noticed it in my last couple of years of racing. Suddenly everybody knew how to train but nobody knew how to ride in a straight line.

I was thinking perhaps it's a consequence of the rise in popularity. When it was generally a sport for loners and weirdos, you looked out for each other. As you say, now it seems as much about showing off how much money you have.

 

[Barnfred 55]

I did 120km this morning, and have spent the rest of the day hating myself

That's like 80 miles. Are you mad?

 

[spectateur]

These are normally the wools of cycling. The kind of knob who, 10 years ago, would have taken up golf as a sport that allowed them to show others how much money they have.

If you grew up around cycling clubs (as I did with Liverpool Century) you knew to be polite to other road users, not jump lights (cos the club don't want the grief), not drop litter, say hello to other riders and offer help to any fellow cyclist at the side of a road with a problem. You also knew how to ride with others in a group safely.

These Freds just have a lot of money to drop on a bike and kit.

That’s very true, the club laid the foundations of acceptable behaviour.
Century man eh. I used to ride with the Birkenhead North End. I'm sure our paths must have crossed, surely at the Two Mills café.

 

[spectateur]

That's like 80 miles. Are you mad?

Of course he's not. It's just a moderate outing for the enthusiast.

 

[Disgruntledgoat]

That’s very true, the club laid the foundations of acceptable behaviour.
Century man eh. I used to ride with the Birkenhead North End. I'm sure our paths must have crossed, surely at the Two Mills café.

Sunday morning at the Two Mills... happy days. 2 eggs on toast and a spare. Scone for the back pocket.

That was a lovely scene 4 or 5 cycling clubs all arriving at the same time, chance to catch up, get the gossip, see who was skinny. Used to see Boardman there a lot too.

Remember my first Century run when I was like 15. 85 miles from the tunnel and back through the hills around Wrexham. Rained all day, snapped a spoke, got a lift in some guys van from the Two Mills on the way back because I was on my arse and freezing. Chucked me out the second we got out of the tunnel and all he said was "See you next week. And fix that f***ing spoke!"

That was me hooked.