Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[davek]

I'd say 90% of takeaways are delivered not collected even before COVID.

You'd say? Based on what?

 

[davek]

Apart from other food shops, retail is closed.

Off licenses, pet shops, hardware stores are not essential.

 

[Nymzee]

You'd say? Based on what?

Based on everyone I know that gets takeaways and the inherent nature of "ah, how nice to get my tea delivered without me needing to get out of my pyjamas".

 

[davek]

Okay, I can agree there.

The company I work for - we're currently building schools in the Civils department (is that essential, I imagine so?) and then the one other job we have on is drilling out to a windfarm.

There's skeleton staff on site and they're all having to follow strict guidance. Masks at all times. They all already wear overalls and full PPE anyway.

Halfords and the like - that was open in March. There were no issues. People should be allowed to exercise and places like Halfords do repairs on bikes etc. It can all be done click and collect too, so again, no issues with social distancing.

Bike shops should be for bike sale and repairs only.

Why is building a school essential at the height of a pandemic?

Anything non-essential leads to demand for public transport and use of petrol stations etc

I think we can all agree that the lockdown needs to add some to boost the fall in numbers.

More was locked down in the first wave and we need to get back to that.

 

[davek]

Based on everyone I know that gets takeaways and the inherent nature of "ah, how nice to get my tea delivered without me needing to get out of my pyjamas".

Oh, if it's based on that science then it must be right.

 

[grandjoeblue]

Off licenses, pet shops, hardware stores are not essential.

Off licenses have to stay open. They are essential.

Alcohol withdrawal is very dangerous.

 

[roydo]

Off licenses, pet shops, hardware stores are not essential.

Offies and pet shops surprised me first time round. My thinking was they were kept open for those folk who cant get to a supermarket, and you could hardly close some but not others.

Still, in the grand scheme of things, I doubt neither were super spreaders anyrate.

 

[degsy]

If they continue to decline I wonder when will there be a review that might put us back into Tier 2?
Am I right the whole country is Tier 5 at the moment but as of now no dates are set for a review?

Easy for me halfway round the world with no restrictions of note to spout advice, but up to a point I've had a clear view of the whole UK debacle
The 'Start it to late, end it too early' lockdowns plural
Contradictory rules and regs
Jiggling different teirs in different areas for other than medical reasons...like trying to keep greater london teir 2 etc
Large swathes of the Country should've gone teir 4 with Merseyside
Not suspending - or at least severely restricting International air travel arrivals.
and lots more that you'll know better than me.

*gets to point - again, easy for me to say
You don't lift the Teir 5 as soon as you can, you keep it on as Long as you can, you keep it on until the day before there's nearly large scale open rebellion in the streets...then you go to Teir 4 and repeat etc.

 

[BlueToff]

Bike shops should be for bike sale and repairs only.

Why is building a school essential at the height of a pandemic?

Anything non-essential leads to demand for public transport and use of petrol stations etc

I think we can all agree that the lockdown needs to add some to boost the fall in numbers.

More was locked down in the first wave and we need to get back to that.

Well the school is set to open in September and the old school set for demolition. I imagine that's pretty important.

We weren't going to see a fall in numbers after 11 days though and you know that.

 

[davek]

Offies and pet shops surprised me first time round. My thinking was they were kept open for those folk who cant get to a supermarket, and you could hardly close some but not others.

Still, in the grand scheme of things, I doubt neither were super spreaders anyrate.

It all adds up when it's added to non-retail non-essential activity.

The heads of schools are tearing their hair out over the school attendance numbers and they know way too many are applying to be considered as key workers.

Something has to give here. We either get into a hard lock down or we see a thousand people per day killed until the weather improves markedly.

 

[davek]

Well the school is set to open in September and the old school set for demolition. I imagine that's pretty important.

We weren't going to see a fall in numbers after 11 days though and you know that.

Then the one set for demolition should be reprieved for longer.

 

[grandjoeblue]

Then the one set for demolition should be reprieved for longer.

You do realise that this pandemic is not finishing any time soon?

When would you propose these buildings should be finished?

I disagree with shutting corner shops and off licenses as it would just result in more people in supermarkets.

 

[Nymzee]

Oh, if it's based on that science then it must be right.

Well you don't seem like the kinda guy to enjoy a takeaway anyway so not really sure how you'd know if I was right or wrong.

 

[Charro]

You'd say? Based on what?

Living a life and interacting with people instead of staying in a bunker eating gruel 24/7.

 

[summerisle]

We need a need a national clap for gonorrhoea.