Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

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BlueToff said:
tbh, I'm finding it pretty hard atm, feel like my life is being utterly wasted.

I get it, and I'm lucky that I haven't had this (or if I did I didn't know) and my priority is hoping my parents and family don't get it too.

Just a small part of me recently is really fed up. I started a relationship with someone last year which we just ultimately couldn't make work because of the constant lockdowns and restrictions. I'm 26 in two months, got mates who are getting married, my younger sister's having a kid.

Not saying I want to do any of that just yet, but in that sense it's hard enough meeting someone nowadays as it is, never mind in a bloody pandemic. Trying to save up for a house, trying to keep my career going and have had to take a fair step back since this time last year.

There's other things that have only happened because COVID happened which have been a positive - definitely feel fitter than I did this time last year for example - but just feel like it's going to be two years of my life completely wasted. Don't know if that's because I'm single or whatever, but it does get you down a bit, so when you see all this talk of vaccines maybe not working 100% straight away I honestly struggle to care. It shouldn't mean we don't get back to normality because we all only have a very limited amount of time and I think everyone's attitude should be to make the most of it.

I obviously don't want that to be at the expense of other people's lives, but the key is the vaccine - just feels like people keep moving the goalposts.
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Mate, I've been pretty hard on you in here, but I'm honestly very sad to hear this. I was only chatting to the missus last night and a few things really hit me. The main thing is that we've personally had it very good, and so it has led me to grossly underestimate the impact it is having on other people. For instance, even though I lost my job, we're at least locked up together in a nice house, all my hobbies and pursuits are indoors and, being in our mid-thirties, our social calendar wouldn't have been particularly full even in optimal non-pandemic conditions. I'm not saying this to rub it in, but to say sorry.

I haven't comprehended what it's doing to people who are in those active, upward stages of their lives and I don't know what I would have done if I had effectively missed out on what could be 2 years at that particular stage of my development. I've been ignorant at times in here and my apologies for that.

Just in terms of your personal life. My GF and I will be going out 10 years in August, so that would mean that I met her when I was 26. We only bought a house 2 years ago. There will be plenty of time to address all that when this is over so don't feel like it's time lost, it's all ahead of you. In the meantime, I have taken up online courses and re-engaged with old hobbies to keep developing personally and professionally. It's done me the world of good. By the time this crap is over, there's a few goals I want to have achieved and am well on course to do so. I would advise anyone who's struggling to do the same if you can. Hope you start feeling better soon
 
Useless Priti Patel doing the Covid update. Expect not answering the questions, garbling the English language, and plenty of - 'at the end of the day.'
 
Toast said:
Sounds like Harry Redknapp giving evidence in his tax evasion trial.
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Glad you are on line, cos I have been musing this since going to Sainsburys earlier. I am in and out in 10 mins max, but the staff are there for 4 or 8 hour shifts.

I am pretty sure that you have had staff off work cos of covid, but as far as you know, have you had staff catch the thing at work?
 
roydo said:
Glad you are on line, cos I have been musing this since going to Sainsburys earlier. I am in and out in 10 mins max, but the staff are there for 4 or 8 hour shifts.

I am pretty sure that you have had staff off work cos of covid, but as far as you know, have you had staff catch the thing at work?
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Loads mate.
@davek is right when he says the supermarkets are rife with it.
I deleted a post the other day when my shop made the papers for cases. The numbers quoted were miles off what it really is a well.
A friend who is the manager of a huge shop up the road currently has virtually no customers. They are boycotting the store. Facebook campaigns the lot.
Take some winning back those customers as well.
Have you ever seen anyone cleaning the petrol pumps ?
Me neither..
 
Prevenger17 said:
Mate, I've been pretty hard on you in here, but I'm honestly very sad to hear this. I was only chatting to the missus last night and a few things really hit me. The main thing is that we've personally had it very good, and so it has led me to grossly underestimate the impact it is having on other people. For instance, even though I lost my job, we're at least locked up together in a nice house, all my hobbies and pursuits are indoors and, being in our mid-thirties, our social calendar wouldn't have been particularly full even in optimal non-pandemic conditions. I'm not saying this to rub it in, but to say sorry.

I haven't comprehended what it's doing to people who are in those active, upward stages of their lives and I don't know what I would have done if I had effectively missed out on what could be 2 years at that particular stage of my development. I've been ignorant at times in here and my apologies for that.

Just in terms of your personal life. My GF and I will be going out 10 years in August, so that would mean that I met her when I was 26. We only bought a house 2 years ago. There will be plenty of time to address all that when this is over so don't feel like it's time lost, it's all ahead of you. In the meantime, I have taken up online courses and re-engaged with old hobbies to keep developing personally and professionally. It's done me the world of good. By the time this crap is over, there's a few goals I want to have achieved and am well on course to do so. I would advise anyone who's struggling to do the same if you can. Hope you start feeling better soon
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Thank you mate. I know we can disagree on certain things but I haven't taken it personally. I generally just want the best way out of this and I don't fully agree with certain people's opinions on what that should be but I'm not trying to take away from the seriousness of the situation.

You don't need to be sorry. I have it far better than most people I'm fully aware. 2020 was tough, but at least I have work now and that's a positive. I'm feeling down about certain things but just plodding on as best as I can and my priority is still the safety of people. I do loads of exercise to try and keep my focus on stuff. It's not that I am desperate to go out and get razzled, and I can be quite happy in my own company, just more general life and career stuff but it is what it is. Found out last week that a dream job - with Everton - that I'd been waiting on since m interview last March has finally gone, after months of delays. I was the prime candidate so it's a real sickener tbh but such is life. Something else will come up I'm sure.

My main hobby outside of my main job - which is a hobby in a way (writing about sport) - is music and being able to go to concerts and cover them. Was due to cover Glasto freelance last year - I'd never been before but had got a media pass through a company, and the Euros I was set to be off to Amsterdam to cover the games there. Just stuff like that, I try not to think about because it's been and gone now. Loads of people are in the same situation, just when you work for a few years towards things to have it taken away it sucks, but again, main thing is that it's about saving lives.

Overall, I just feel that there can - or should - be ways to ensure that going forward without continued restrictions. Hopefully, the promising start to the vaccine roll out is a start on the right path, and that's why I think it's fair for the focus to be on that, but the numbers atm are obviously horrific in terms of deaths and puts it all in perspective.
 
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GrandOldTeam said:
By Easter we'll all be able to go to the pub.

Won't we?


WONT WE?!
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Think if the vaccine roll out continues at this pace then there should be no reason we shouldn't be able to do what we did last summer at the very least, and I really don't think masks should have to be a thing in establishments by the summer (by then the vast majority of the adult population could well have received the first dose).

I'd like to think there were safe ways and methods to ensure crowds being able to be a thing at outdoor events/matches too, by late summer. It shouldn't be out of the realms of possibility one bit.
 
Prevenger17 said:
Mate, I've been pretty hard on you in here, but I'm honestly very sad to hear this. I was only chatting to the missus last night and a few things really hit me. The main thing is that we've personally had it very good, and so it has led me to grossly underestimate the impact it is having on other people. For instance, even though I lost my job, we're at least locked up together in a nice house, all my hobbies and pursuits are indoors and, being in our mid-thirties, our social calendar wouldn't have been particularly full even in optimal non-pandemic conditions. I'm not saying this to rub it in, but to say sorry.

I haven't comprehended what it's doing to people who are in those active, upward stages of their lives and I don't know what I would have done if I had effectively missed out on what could be 2 years at that particular stage of my development. I've been ignorant at times in here and my apologies for that.

Just in terms of your personal life. My GF and I will be going out 10 years in August, so that would mean that I met her when I was 26. We only bought a house 2 years ago. There will be plenty of time to address all that when this is over so don't feel like it's time lost, it's all ahead of you. In the meantime, I have taken up online courses and re-engaged with old hobbies to keep developing personally and professionally. It's done me the world of good. By the time this crap is over, there's a few goals I want to have achieved and am well on course to do so. I would advise anyone who's struggling to do the same if you can. Hope you start feeling better soon
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Well said....
 
Jesus wept!

There is a flaw in the vaccine booking system which is allowing people to jump the queue.

Can this shambles of a Government not get anything right.
 
bullybeef said:
Interesting that the Midlands are way ahead.

Very interesting.
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Yorkshire and Humber had a load of doses sent too but think today it's been confirmed that the next delivery is being cut from 200k to 100k to share some others around the country.

Atm the only issue will be supply. That needs to keep up to meet the demand.

I guess that most of the transport hubs are in the midlands so those vaccines are getting delivered quicker?
 
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