D.A.F.C Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 Correct. The doomsdaying to the extent many are saying is clearly not going to come but its a horrific time for the entire world. There are going to be hard times, harder than many of us have ever endured emotionally or financially. The good I really hope that comes of it is a change in the way of thinking that leads to fairer and more just society. If I'm being really hippy, an acceptance that across nationalities, belief systems and ideologies, we're all in the same boat that we are all very, very fucking fragile. This,I really despair at people being nasty at this time, theres people out there betting that companies fail or stock rises based on pain and fear.I was kind of scunnered working for multi national type firms but now I've no real interest in making money for shareholders or rich horrible psychopath ceo types.Not sure what the fix is but being greedy and self absorbed whether its personally or thought governance, work or collectively is hopefully over.Time to stop rewarding greed and make sure everyone can have a decent standard of living all over the world. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detournement Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 14 minutes ago, welshbairn said: The West runs the financial system that keeps a Scottish plumber in fabulous wealth in the eyes of a plumber in Sierra Leone, doing exactly the same job for a couple of pounds a day. I'm not sure you realise the consequences of what you're asking for. This is nonsense. You could never have immediate parity between between Scotland and Sierra Leone due to Sierra Leone having their wealth stolen for centuries. We sit on centuries worth of capital investment and the only way we can be impovrished is by the wealthy blocking access. The best example if the government building council homes which end up being rented out by the rich. The same thing has happened in education and will happen in health unless we population wise up. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Binos Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 5 minutes ago, Angusfifer said: Went to Tesco with a fairly modest shopping list to see me through the following week. No pasta and bog roll as expected. No mince, oatcakes, lemons. No Kerrygold butter (boo). Lucky to get one of the last porridge oats and diluting juice. I'll survive, but I really feel for the vulnerable folk amongst us, and am pretty angry at the greed and stupidity of the arseholes that have left us in this situation. Macdonald's are delivering 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Man Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 14 minutes ago, coprolite said: I strongly suspect that my family and I all had this in December. I don't think our health service would have given enough of a shite (institutionally speaking) to identify an unusual cluster of flu like symptoms like a well funded conscientious individual in China did. I am probably wrong but it seems reasonably possible. If I'm right, we could be wasting massive resources and interrupting kid's education for far less benefit that we're being told. We need to get testing. Did you have a sleepover at tbsouth's bit? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ross. Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 8 minutes ago, coprolite said: Or Germany has tested less serious cases More likely that the UK figures for confirmed cases are far lower than they should be due to lack of testing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandarilla Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 I get this sentiment and I will not be going out, however there is a part of me who thinks f*ck it maybe it needs these tubes to flout the "advice" to get this lockdown as I really feel it is needed. I cannot understand the wait. We are not at peak but if we hit the trigger now then that peak could be avoided as best we can. This is just sitting waiting for it. Folk are going to live their lives accordingly, until a lockdown is imposed. Small businesses are still trying to survive in difficult times after all. Anyone getting over-agitated by this needs to have a wee lie down.I'm going to attempt to take my kids for a haircut tomorrow afternoon. If that pisses people off then so be it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BawWatchin Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 Funny how all of these "need to be oot n aboot" people are 80 fucking +. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bernardblack Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 There was Pease Pudding in Tesco. Surprisingly lots of it 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Moomintroll Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 I get this sentiment and I will not be going out, however there is a part of me who thinks f*ck it maybe it needs these tubes to flout the "advice" to get this lockdown as I really feel it is needed. I cannot understand the wait. We are not at peak but if we hit the trigger now then that peak could be avoided as best we can. This is just sitting waiting for it. Looking at the state of our shops, why are people surprised that selfish arseholes are still going to the Pubs no matter what. Some people will want to do it misguidedly to support them but most will just be, f**k you I'll do what I want. Full lockdown is going to have to happen because these people won't get the message. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Moomintroll Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 There was Pease Pudding in Tesco. Surprisingly lots of it Any saveloy? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 2 minutes ago, pandarilla said: Folk are going to live their lives accordingly, until a lockdown is imposed. Small businesses are still trying to survive in difficult times after all. Anyone getting over-agitated by this needs to have a wee lie down. I'm going to attempt to take my kids for a haircut tomorrow afternoon. If that pisses people off then so be it. Quite right. Imagine getting over-agitated by people ignoring all the sensible advice and possibly contributing the the spread of the virus through unnecessary social contact. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bernardblack Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 Any saveloy?Oi oi? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Joe Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 13 minutes ago, Binos said: Macdonald's are delivering Kerrygold butter? -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbsouth Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 15 minutes ago, Dee Man said: Did you have a sleepover at tbsouth's bit? Glad to hear i was indeed correct. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 (edited) 9 minutes ago, pandarilla said: Folk are going to live their lives accordingly, until a lockdown is imposed. Small businesses are still trying to survive in difficult times after all. Anyone getting over-agitated by this needs to have a wee lie down. I'm going to attempt to take my kids for a haircut tomorrow afternoon. If that pisses people off then so be it. I don't get this unwillingness to make a wee bit of effort to slow it down unless there are soldiers on the street ready to shoot me stance. Edited March 19, 2020 by welshbairn 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 I’d settle for cnuts not eating raw bats any more.Raw fish or other raw meat is okay though? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BawWatchin Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 Just now, Romeo said: 40 minutes ago, pozbaird said: I’d settle for cnuts not eating raw bats any more. Raw fish or other raw meat is okay though? If it's normal in Britain, then it's normal in the rest of the world. If it isn't normal in Britain, then it isn't normal in the rest of the world. Don't you know anything m8? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detournement Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 1 minute ago, welshbairn said: I don't get this unwillingness to make a wee bit of effort to slow it down unless there are soldiers on the street ready to shoot me stance. Because it's pissing into the wind when thousands of people are going into every single supermarket every day. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pozbaird Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 1 minute ago, BawWatchin said: If it's normal in Britain, then it's normal in the rest of the world. If it isn't normal in Britain, then it isn't normal in the rest of the world. Don't you know anything m8? It. Was. A. Joke. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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