Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[Brennan]

All perfect examples of attempting to adapt and survive.

Of course, they cant all do that - which is why there's a long term trend of a declining sector (sonething that @Brennan apparently cant take in).

You’re such a weird bloke lol

Still think we’ll be back in lockdown at the end of July ?

 

[davek]

It’s certainly true that the number of pubs had been continually falling for many years, but it does look like it has bottomed out. The sector itself is going through massive change, the scruffy old boozer is being replaced by much bigger and better funded places by the major brewers. Marstons for instance had a deliberate policy of getting rid of smaller pubs (hence we were able to buy ours) but then putting large amounts of money into those providing accommodation and meals etc.
So I would sum it up by saying, yes without doubt the number of pubs has been in decline for many years, but those now left standing are changing and improving their offerings so the sector is quite healthy and being invested in. Again, just in our own pub, we have replaced every single piece of kit from fridges, glass washers etc to all of the kit in the cellar. The whole of the interior had a major refurbishment plus replacement of all furniture during the first lockdown (as a lot of pubs did) and ripped out and updated all the toilets. The outside had a similar facelift and we’ve spent a serious amount of money doing it. I’ve noticed quite a few other village pubs in the surrounding areas with scaffolding up and major refurbs going on. Everyone is looking to up their game and bring in the families who will provide tomorrow’s customers. Those still standing after years of decline and a year of Covid will prosper.....

Thank you.

Yes, a long term trend of decline is bottoming out, but only by the evolution of pubs into something different - not traditional pubs at all.

 

[davek]

You’re such a weird bloke lol

Still think we’ll be back in lockdown at the end of July ?

On our way to another lockdown, yes. There is no question another long lockdown will happen. Only a fool thinks otherwise.

I can understand your disbelief though - after all you were the one telling us there'd be no second wave...and I expect you're still waiting for that while we're moving out of the third.

 

[davek]

Test events, like the few thousands at Wembley the other weekend. You dont start training for a marathon with a 26 mile run do you?

They're all being tested here the ones without social distancing and mask wearing.

Maybe if they were being held in your town and you and your population were being used as guniea pigs by your local leaders and national government you'd see things differently?

As it is, it's the people of Liverpool who will hope they dont have to pay the price.

Rotheram should be in jail with Anderson.

 

[Charro]

Couple of Kopite acumbags like Rotheram and Ashton need calling out. They actually demanded from the Tories that Liverpool should pilot these schemes because they want the spiv ecnomy here back up and running an making money.

So, in summary: spiv scum and scab are highly appropriate terms of refernce for these people.

There are people in Liverpool who have been shielding for a year who thiught that they could look forward to a decent summer vaccinated and living in communitoes with a small amount of infection only...and npw these divvies have decided to use their "pilot scemes" to threow a spanner in the works. They must feel like giving up.

Haha mate.

What happened for you to be so angry at the world.

 

[Brennan]

On our way to another lockdown, yes. There is no question another long lockdown will happen. Only a fool thinks otherwise.

I can understand your disbelief though - after all you were the one telling us there'd be no second wave...and I expect you're still waiting for that while we're moving out of the third.

No, not on our way. Stop trying to weasel out of the posts you make please.

You said quite clearly we would be back in a lockdown by the end of July.

Do you stand by this or are you wrong ?

The shape of things to come.

And we ALL better hope the vaccines help.

Vault this: we'll be back in lockdown by the end of July.

It's going to take half a million dead in this country before the penny finally drops and behaviour modifies to avoid mega death.

 

[LinekersLegs]

 

[COYBL25]

No, not on our way. Stop trying to weasel out of the posts you make please.

You said quite clearly we would be back in a lockdown by the end of July.

Do you stand by this or are you wrong ?

Didn`t you know, on the back of the vaccines doing so well, he`s now pushed back his new " predicted " lock down date from July to the " Autumn "

So that gives him, September, October and a bit of November to play with.

He`s clinging onto that one, like a drowning man with a life ring.

 

[Brennan]

Didn`t you know, on the back of the vaccines doing so well, he`s now pushed back his new " predicted " lock down date from July to the " Autumn "

So that gives him, September, October and a bit of November to play with.

He`s clinging onto that one, like a drowning man with a life ring.

“See, I told you we’d be back in lockdown by July-December”

 

[Barnfred 55]

But this is an industry being reduced in size every year, even prior to the pandemic.

It's not wanted. Not in the form it's traditionally been offered people.

A pandemic has just accelerated that trend.

If you are talking about pubs in isolation then there is some degree of truth in what you say, They are not as popular as they used to be for a variety of reasons. More so with members social clubs. But these are not an industry in isolation. Hospitality is the industry. And hospitality venue numbers are increasing all the time. Restaurants, wine bars, cafes, coffee shops are opening just as quickly as banks and retail outlets are closing.

The hospitality industry in the UK is a growing business Dave. You can't deny this.

 

[BlueToff]

On our way to another lockdown, yes. There is no question another long lockdown will happen. Only a fool thinks otherwise.

I can understand your disbelief though - after all you were the one telling us there'd be no second wave...and I expect you're still waiting for that while we're moving out of the third.

It shouldn't though, should it.

By October, every adult in the country will be vaccinated. There'll still be mass testing in schools etc, and then come November there could be certain things that can't open or are limited capacity.

But other than that, there's no reason at all.

The booster jabs will be rolled out to battle variants.

 

[davek]

Haha mate.

What happened for you to be so angry at the world.

Having to respond to idiots like you doesn't help.

 

[davek]

No, not on our way. Stop trying to weasel out of the posts you make please.

You said quite clearly we would be back in a lockdown by the end of July.

Do you stand by this or are you wrong ?

I stand by that. I know Welsh is your first language, but cant you read English?

 

[davek]

It shouldn't though, should it.

By October, every adult in the country will be vaccinated. There'll still be mass testing in schools etc, and then come November there could be certain things that can't open or are limited capacity.

But other than that, there's no reason at all.

The booster jabs will be rolled out to battle variants.

Why wouldn't we see a lockdown if lots of people are being hospitalised and many are dying from Covid19 in a surge of infections? I mean, these events are openly talked about by the scientific community as real possibilities. Many even expect that to happen.

The vaccines will hopefully makes sure those deaths are kept way down below what we've seen so far in surges. However, they will be disruptive to all our lives. So, again, I ask why wouldn't we see a lockdown? The odds must be strongly in favour of it.

 

[Barnfred 55]

Mickey Mouse lateral flow tests.

They are accurate in identifying covid when it is prevalent and at it's contagious stage, which is enough for the purpose this exercise. And all the attendees have to take a follow up PCR test within 5 days of the event.