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    Favourite Sandwich

    in The General Nonsense Forum

    Posted

    46 minutes ago, BigFatTabbyDave said:
    • Three slices of toasted buttered bread
    • Chicken and mushroom Pot Noodle between them
    • Beans poured over the top
    • Loads of vinegar on the beans

    Ah, to be a student again.

    That's not a sandwich, that's a fucking disgrace.

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    Sportsound Watch

    in Scottish Premiership General Chatter

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    38 minutes ago, Pet Jeden said:

    At the risk of prompting a deluge of foaming upon my head - an "advance" is in fact a "loan". It's a loan from a party that will be owe you a larger,defined sum of money at a known point in the future. The loan is repaid - but it is normally just netted off the  payment due to the "borrower". Budge isn't too far wrong on this point. Doncaster would love the debate to focus on the technicalities of loans. The real question is why did they say there was no other way to get monies to clubs?

    Are you suggesting that the SPFL loan (potentially) all 42 Clubs money? Under normal circumstances, yes, they could loan a couple of Clubs money to tide them over in an emergency but not the entire league! How much money do you think the SPFL has?!

    In order to advance the Club's money due to them based on their current league position they need to call the league.  It's really that simple.

    As for Celtic benefiting from this, I fail to see how they have. If anything, it's probably cost them another treble!

     

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    Masks

    in The General Nonsense Forum

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    6 minutes ago, D.A.F.C said:

    Unfortunately this country has a minority of arseholes who will think sneaking on a mask now and again will mean they are safe and will start being anti social again.

    If we were as well behaved as japan or Korea then it would work. Has anyone actually worn a mask all day?

    I wore one at work a few years back and even after a few hours it was wrecked.

    Will wear one if I have to but wont be using it for more than a day without binning

    Longest I've worn one is 5 hours when working a couple of weeks ago in a classroom with 20 kids.

    I don't wear one outside generally unless it's a busy populated area.

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    Masks

    in The General Nonsense Forum

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    2 minutes ago, CountyFan said:

    No, but those people ought to be shielding at home as far as possible. 

    Obviously there are folk on the thread in different countries at different stages of this. But as of now, in the UK, my post is factually correct. 

    If you follow the social distancing guidelines in respect of shielding yourself if you are vulnerable, only going out if it is genuinely essential, remaining 2 metres away from other people and washing your hands frequently, a mask is redundant. 

    It's not really, as Japan's figures will testify. (A Country with double the UK's population and a far higher density)

    I get your point about staying in unless absolutely necessary though but nobody can do this indefinitely, ie food shopping or hospital visits etc.

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    Masks

    in The General Nonsense Forum

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    3 minutes ago, CountyFan said:

    There is no evidence that they are helpful in the wider population. 

    Anyone currently using a mask is taking crucial, scarce PPE away from those who actually need it. 

    Does that include people deemed high risk?

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    Twitter

    in The General Nonsense Forum

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    58 minutes ago, 8MileBU said:

    She blocked me for retweeting a clip from BBC Scotland’s account featuring her and writing ‘Comedy’ above it 😄

    For someone that gained fame for calling Donald Trump a c**t, she seems very sensitive to any form of criticism aimed at herself........or is that just the insecure, male chuvanist in me coming out?

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    Masks

    in The General Nonsense Forum

    Posted

    Just now, Granny Danger said:

    I understand that, what I’m saying is that the end effect is the same.  I also think it wouldn’t reduce the motivation amongst ‘caring’ wearers and ‘less interested’ non-wearers.

    I agree. It's hard to change a culture that isn't used to wearing something like a mask. The dry winters here already make people more liable to wear masks for the benefit of keeping their throats dry, so in a pandemic, it's almost second nature. The UK is a different kettle of fish though. If people there won't wear one now, I guess they never will.

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    Masks

    in The General Nonsense Forum

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    8 minutes ago, Granny Danger said:

    So if people have to wear them in public, for example buses and supermarkets, the effect is still the same - minimising the spread.

    Yes but in reverse of what the general consensus of the belief of what wearing a mask is for. ie - prevention of spread rather than protection from catching.

     

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    Masks

    in The General Nonsense Forum

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    10 minutes ago, ICTChris said:

    I don't agree with this post.  The science says that it's likely that masks offer some protection.  I posted earlier in the Covid thread that when it comes to something like this then you have to balance several considerations.  It would take months or even years to run properly conclusive trials on the effectiveness of masks at preventing Covid infection but the evidence we have now shows that it probably does have some form of benefit.  More importantly, the potential downsides are low - the worst case, really, is that it doesn't give you any additional protectrion but if you are only leaving the house for esential goods then you'd be leaving the house anyway so the overall affect is zero rather than making you more at risk.  So wearing them has no harms and probably offers some benefits.

    Regarding your point about lesser social distancing discipline there is actually ample scientific data about this field as it's something that has been discussed for decades - the effect of increasing safety on people's behaviour.  Back when seatbelts were made compulsory one of the arguments made against it was that drivers would pay less attention to driving carefully if they felt safer, some people make the same arguments today about bike helmets etc.  The evidence shows that when additional safety measures are applied people do NOT become less safety concious.  If you think that people are already following social distancing then they'll continue to follow it while wearing masks.  If they aren't then they won't follow it wearing masks or not.   

     

    1 minute ago, Granny Danger said:

    Yip.  Responsible people will continue to be responsible, irresponsible people will continue to be irresponsible.

    Whilst I obviously agree with theses sentiments, it has to be said that masks offer little in the way of protection to the wearer. They offer far more in terms of preventing the spread of the virus FROM the wearer.

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    Masks

    in The General Nonsense Forum

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    2 minutes ago, welshbairn said:

    Is it generally frowned upon not to wear one on the street in Japan these days?

    Not so much in the open air/free space but a busy street it's just seen as sensible.

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    Masks

    in The General Nonsense Forum

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    1 hour ago, NewBornBairn said:

    Masks aren't for your protection, they're for everyone else's. 

    Video shows just how far a cough can travel at the grocery store

     

    This is true. They're more effective at preventing you passing on the virus that catching it. The fact that the majority of Japanese already wear masks when out, and the comparitively low infection numbers relative to Countries of lower population and densities is telling.

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