Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[JLW]

I won't have a vaccine but it's fine because everybody else will have a vaccine.

You may want to look at stats for measles in France the last 10 years to see how this works out.

No I won’t have a vaccine because I don’t want to pump stuff into my body it’s not because everyone around will be vaccinated.
Right or wrong that’s my decision always has been and always will be.

 

[Sy-]

Is the government expecting everyone with an iphone 6 to go out and buy a new phone?

 

[Kenshin]

You'll have to forgive me, but practically every one of your posts over the past month or so has been skeptical about this, that, or the other. Heck, you made a huge point about not doing anything if neighbours are breaching the regulations you complain about, and then complain that the regulations don't enforce behaviours on people. You've made it quite clear that you think this whole thing is overblown.

And?

Just because I don't agree with something doesn't mean I'm not following it.

I think the mask guideline was silly at the point it was brought in , doesn't stop me wearing one every time I walk through a doorway or see a mass of people .

I'm not fearful of catching the virus or passing it into someone else who may be vunerable, I still socially distance, go hardly anywhere and even change my clothes when I get in from work.

Just because I talk about it online doesn't mean anything. I think some people seem to forget that grand old team isn't real life. Just because someone pretends to be a character on here or voices objections on the internet , it doesn't mean that is reality lol

I have said on many occasion over the last 6 months how closely I am following the guidelines I don't always agree with like.

Just because I don't agree with the rules sometimes doesn't mean I don't want the rules to be properly enforced either.

 

[Kenshin]

So what you`re saying, is that you`d like the government to go full on CCP, as advocated by cuddly Dave on here, rather than politely asking people to behave themselves ?

Just close loopholes preferably. If you can't socialise with people at home then don't apply rule of 6 to anywhere outside of the house.

Literally if I was a drinker then these local lockdowns would not have effected me in any way for a social life. If you are trying not to spread a virus further, then social life should be the first to go in the short term

 

[Disgruntledgoat]

No I won’t have a vaccine because I don’t want to pump stuff into my body it’s not because everyone around will be vaccinated.
Right or wrong that’s my decision always has been and always will be.

Which of these chemicals would you object to putting in your body?

 

[Nymzee]

Tell that to everyone breaking them.

If people are having house parties and raves , or having everyone round then it's not beyond the realm of possibility that people out there will break the rules. I've had to cancel a couple of plans this week due to the lock down yet others in the northwest won't have.

Whether you like it or not, people are out breaking rules of this every day. So why give people any room to do that , if you are going to apply measures then apply them so there isn't a way around them. If it wa easy enough to arrange , people would be out grouse shooting just to break the rules.

No you shouldn't find loopholes but it doesn't mean all people will just sit at home and not think the rules don't apply to them

How can they police it though...

Everyone is in here saying the government are being too harsh on us but then you’re supporting like 24/7 surveillance so people don’t break rules.

Just personally take it upon yourself to not break rules and condemn those that do.

 

[Nymzee]

This thread has really helped me sort out my rankings for Worst GoT Poster 21st Century.

 

[JLW]

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Which of these chemicals would you object to putting in your body?

I’m not a biologist mate and don’t claim to be, I choose not to put stuff into my body.

 

[JLW]

This thread has really helped me sort out my rankings for Worst GoT Poster 21st Century.

Who’s top then?

 

[Bruce Wayne]

This thread has really helped me sort out my rankings for Worst GoT Poster 21st Century.

Is there a trophy?

 

[Nymzee]

Who’s top then?

I keep my rankings close to my chest as they change daily.

 

[Nymzee]

Is there a trophy?

Yeh. Horses head in the post from Don Carlo.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

I’m not a biologist mate and don’t claim to be, I choose not to put stuff into my body.

You must be hungry a lot

 

[COYBL25]

Just close loopholes preferably. If you can't socialise with people at home then don't apply rule of 6 to anywhere outside of the house.

Literally if I was a drinker then these local lockdowns would not have effected me in any way for a social life. If you are trying not to spread a virus further, then social life should be the first to go in the short term

What about the balance between health and the economy ?

I was reading an article last night that predicted that one in four jobs in the hospitality industry could go by Spring 2021.

That`s not just people who work directly in them, but included delivery drivers, cleaners, maintenance staff, caterers, brewery staff - I could go on.

All these people pay taxes, that would no longer be getting paid and would then go onto benefits.

Some would invariably lose their homes, split up from their families, meaning the State would be picking up the pieces from that, without getting into the social problems that arise from this.

Local shops and businesses in these areas would suffer / go bust, as people wouldn`t have the money to spend anymore.

Crime, drug / alcohol abuse goes hand in hand with unemployment, meaning more pressure on the Police, hospitals etc .

So it`s a balancing act, between trying to stop all of the above, whilst at the same time trying to keep the lid on the virus as best as we possibly can.

As for the 10pm rule, my take on it, is that it`s there to put the brakes on the youth, who seem to be driving the spread at the moment.

 

[JLW]

You must be hungry a lot

In all seriousness it’s something I’ve always done regarding medication, maybe it’s because I don’t know what’s in them and the side effects they may have later down the line.