Coronavirus (COVID-19)

[Wee Willie]

1 hour ago, Granny Danger said:

Not at all.  Those who believe in an afterlife are those best placed to try this.

 

Good call

[welshbairn]

22 minutes ago, peasy23 said:

1 hour ago, superbigal said:

The Apps gonna run on bluetooth and not gprs. Many wont have a clue what bluetooth is.
Many clearly dont have.
If your bluetooth is permanently switched on your "device" is already being tracked to an extent.
Bluetooth sensors probably in plenty places we already visit.
 
 

It would be utterly useless then, as all you have to do is turn your Bluetooth off.

If you were going to do that you wouldn't get the app in the first place, it's not going to be compulsory.

[Hillonearth]

And they say guys can be cruel...

My good lady was just telling me there's a phrase circulating among the fairer sex to describe those who in a video conference call appear to have put on a noticeable and perhaps unreasonable amount of weight since lockdown started...

...the elephant in the Zoom.

[jagfox]

2 hours ago, Tynierose said:

 

Will someone give me a buzz when this thread gets interesting again...

You up yet m9?

 

[Silverton End]

2 minutes ago, jagfox99 said:

You up yet m9?

 

[topcat(The most tip top)]

I'm not missing your point at all.
I'm merely recognising the essential chauvanism behind it.

Fair enough

suggesting that a Scottish government would make a better job than Westminster can be written off as Scottish exceptionalism

But it would be easier to do so if somebody who wash less of a fucknugget than Boris Johnson happened to be in charge down there.

[D.A.F.C]

And they say guys can be cruel...
My good lady was just telling me there's a phrase circulating among the fairer sex to describe those who in a video conference call appear to have put on a noticeable and perhaps unreasonable amount of weight since lockdown started...
...the elephant in the Zoom.

Women are worse for petty nasty stuff about appearance.
No shock there.

[Monkey Tennis]

4 minutes ago, topcat(The most tip top) said:

 

Fair enough

suggesting that a Scottish government would make a better job than Westminster can be written off as Scottish exceptionalism

But it would be easier to do so if somebody who wash less of a fucknugget than Boris Johnson happened to be in charge down there.
 

 

Well, obviously.

[Granny Danger]

1 hour ago, Monkey Tennis said:

I'm not missing your point at all.

I'm merely recognising the essential chauvanism behind it.

I must be reading this wrong.

You think it’s chauvinist for a country to be governed by its own government?  

[Steven W]

20 minutes ago, super_carson said:

I'm a primary teacher in Edinburgh, and while they are lots of things being looked at by the governments (probably under pressure from frustrated parents) there are just too many obstacles and I get the feeling councils and unions aren't too chuffed about the idea.  

For example, in my class I have two children with additional needs that are so severe they are 1:1 support and would be totally unable to socially distance.  If I was to say they can't come back in June then technically I would be discriminating against them due to a disability.  The younger pupils wouldn't understand social distancing, and what would happen if we allowed older pupils back?  Half classes in the morning, half in the afternoon?  How do we sort who comes when?  Would some pupils require sheltering and how do we effectively teach them at the same pace as those in class as to ensure there attainment gap doesn't wider further?  So many problems for the sake of what would only be 3 or 4 weeks.

I actually would much rather we were in school, of course.  I've had next to no feedback from the majority of families and I worry about the state of their education come August. The councils also keep putting obstacles in our way regarding how we can interact (no twitter, zoom or video calls...) and while this happened fairly quickly, the schools and councils were not prepared for distance learning.  

Thanks for your reply.

I can only use my own experience - I have a 5 year old son whose brain must be turning to mush with all this.

I guess having two children with special needs is fairly atypical? I'm certainly not aware of a similar situation in my son's school.

If we were to follow England's lead with June 1st (I know full well we won't) that's still a few weeks away giving us plenty time to get things set up for going forward. I suspect the same issues that would exist in early June will still be there in late August - somewhere along the line we're going to have to go for it, so I'd have thought June 1st would be achievable. 

We've been very pro-active with his schooling, eased no doubt by a pro-active teacher. That said she replies to the on-line tasks she sets him very quickly, making me wonder just how many replies she gets herself from the other kids / parents.

I'm surprised to hear you're not allowed to use Twitter. The schools here (Falkirk) have quite a big Twitter presence.

Anyway, as I said before just my own opinion. Also a wee word of thanks for teaching the nation's kids (from experience of the last six weeks, it can't be easy!)

[Monkey Tennis]

Just now, Granny Danger said:

I must be reading this wrong.

You think it’s chauvinist for a country to be governed by its own government?  

Absolutely correct.  You are reading this wrong(ly).

Read it back.

[Granny Danger]

2 minutes ago, Monkey Tennis said:

Absolutely correct.  You are reading this wrong(ly).

Read it back.

Have, still getting the same interpretation.  I’ll put it down to my inability to comprehend.

[GordonS]

13 hours ago, GordonS said:

Around 1,800 people are killed on the UK's roads every year and 25,00 are seriously injured.

That could be reduced to a handful if the speed limit were 20 mph.

What do you think the speed limit should be?

@Speroni*1 had no reply to that other than a red dot. I'm going to say that thinking isn't his/her strong suit.

[welshbairn]

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

Women are worse for petty nasty stuff about appearance.
No shock there.

^^^fatty tights

[Ludo*1]

1 minute ago, GordonS said:

@Speroni*1 had no reply to that other than a red dot. I'm going to say that thinking isn't his/her strong suit.

No, I thought it was a fucking horrific analogy so didn't bother replying.

Comparing a disease to driving speeds.

[GordonS]

6 minutes ago, Steven W said:

Thanks for your reply.

I can only use my own experience - I have a 5 year old son whose brain must be turning to mush with all this.

I guess having two children with special needs is fairly atypical? I'm certainly not aware of a similar situation in my son's school.

If we were to follow England's lead with June 1st (I know full well we won't) that's still a few weeks away giving us plenty time to get things set up for going forward. I suspect the same issues that would exist in early June will still be there in late August - somewhere along the line we're going to have to go for it, so I'd have thought June 1st would be achievable. 

We've been very pro-active with his schooling, eased no doubt by a pro-active teacher. That said she replies to the on-line tasks she sets him very quickly, making me wonder just how many replies she gets herself from the other kids / parents.

I'm surprised to hear you're not allowed to use Twitter. The schools here (Falkirk) have quite a big Twitter presence.

Anyway, as I said before just my own opinion. Also a wee word of thanks for teaching the nation's kids (from experience of the last six weeks, it can't be easy!)

Worth saying btw, we're one of the very few countries in the world in which a 5 year old would be in school anyway. If he misses a few months of formal schooling and you do some other cool stuff with him instead, it won't hinder him in the slightest.

[Granny Danger]

Not sure if this has already been posted.

Coronavirus: Older people will 'rebel and risk prison' if forced to be locked down longer

Lock them up and stop their pensions.

https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-older-people-will-rebel-and-risk-prison-if-forced-to-be-locked-down-longer-11982459

[pandarilla]

Thanks for your reply.
I can only use my own experience - I have a 5 year old son whose brain must be turning to mush with all this.
I guess having two children with special needs is fairly atypical? I'm certainly not aware of a similar situation in my son's school.
If we were to follow England's lead with June 1st (I know full well we won't) that's still a few weeks away giving us plenty time to get things set up for going forward. I suspect the same issues that would exist in early June will still be there in late August - somewhere along the line we're going to have to go for it, so I'd have thought June 1st would be achievable. 
We've been very pro-active with his schooling, eased no doubt by a pro-active teacher. That said she replies to the on-line tasks she sets him very quickly, making me wonder just how many replies she gets herself from the other kids / parents.
I'm surprised to hear you're not allowed to use Twitter. The schools here (Falkirk) have quite a big Twitter presence.
Anyway, as I said before just my own opinion. Also a wee word of thanks for teaching the nation's kids (from experience of the last six weeks, it can't be easy!)

Your kids brains will not be affected if you're taking some time during the day to engage with them.

School work is so overrated at that age. Aye get them doing a wee bit of writing practice, and read a book together every day (20 minute sessions at a time, no more) - but the real key to children's development is to engage them as much as possible in your normal daily activities.

Get them in the kitchen cooking with you. Get them helping with chores. Plant a few seeds together, and make sure you water them regularly. Whatever it is, engage their wee brains and show an interest in them.

I'm loving the quality time I'm spending with my two during all this. We (usually). make a plan up in the morning, with plenty of free play on it. That allows me and the missus to have breaks from them, and get some work done ourselves. But the quality time with them is a lovely benefit during this crisis.

[GordonS]

Just now, Speroni*1 said:

No, I thought it was a fucking horrific analogy so didn't bother replying.

Comparing a disease to driving speeds.

You have absolutely confirmed my point.

A thinking person would have understood the analogy - that we compromise safety in the name of economics or convenience all the time, that it's never an absolute and there is always a balance to be struck. That's why we don't have a hospital in every town, an oncologist for every cancer patient, backwards-facing seats on planes and a 20mph speed limit on country roads.

Here's something else to consider - all over Europe the excess mortality among children has fallen during the pandemic. This is likely because they're not getting run over by cars. There's no question that this lockdown is saving lives. So when the virus threat is gone, should we maintain the restrictions?

iF iT sAvEs OnE lIfE...

[welshbairn]

1 minute ago, Speroni*1 said:

No, I thought it was a fucking horrific analogy so didn't bother replying.

Comparing a disease to driving speeds.

You control the transmission of this disease and thus the daily death rate by social distancing measures, you control the death rate on the roads by speed limits. If you insist on as close to zero deaths as possible the measures and limits will be extreme, it's a relevant analogy.