itzdrk Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 22 minutes ago, FFCinthearea said: Which currency would we be using, and who would our lender of last resort be? Euro for me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boostin' Kev Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Local not for profit gym, that uses any profit to support the community with free classes/reduced price memberships for those that can't afford it, and subsidised counselling sessions for members of the community, has just announced it has to close the building it runs from due to covid restrictions imposed on it, fucking tragic. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeenshire/2601070/soft-play-centre-owner-says-she-will-endure-fines-to-reopen-if-guidance-not-issued-in-time/?fbclid=IwAR0cPlnvfhe4ZW0sM8711r1p9PAvlSpg52BzoLF0wVmBDBwYLIWFnER9TMs This is why we need to stop using fines and starting using truncheons to the face. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madwullie Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 1 hour ago, Todd_is_God said: Context is key here, though. As much as I'm not a fan of either a "circuit breaker" or the tiers system, i'd take the former if it meant the latter was punted. But I don't get why people would actively want one, everything they promise never happens eg Leitch's "two weeks buys us 28 days" which was clearly bollocks. I don't particularly understand it either. But it gives an indication of the mood in the country in general 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madwullie Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 40 minutes ago, FFCinthearea said: Which currency would we be using, and who would our lender of last resort be? f**k I've just woken up in 2014. Hopefully there will be an extremely tedious few pages ahead debating this 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FFCinthearea Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 18 minutes ago, itzdrk said: Euro for me. That's fine and dandy, but we're not in Europe and wouldn't be able to even join with our deficit of 7 and a bit billion. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 13 minutes ago, Boostin' Kev said: Local not for profit gym, that uses any profit to support the community with free classes/reduced price memberships for those that can't afford it, and subsidised counselling sessions for members of the community, has just announced it has to close the building it runs from due to covid restrictions imposed on it, fucking tragic. How big is the venue? The local authority gym I use has got a booking system app: I've seen up to 33 available spaces which would be wild if they were all actually booked. It could probably only get about 20 people maximum without breaching regulations. There's only about five or six people whenever I'm in it so perhaps people choosing to steer clear of them for now is the bigger issue. If there's demand then you could increase the price on a short term basis to avoid closure. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FFCinthearea Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 2 minutes ago, madwullie said: f**k I've just woken up in 2014. Hopefully there will be an extremely tedious few pages ahead debating this It's a welcome break from COVID 19 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 4 minutes ago, madwullie said: I don't particularly understand it either. But it gives an indication of the mood in the country in general People support lockdowns because they still believe that they will 'solve the problem' and reckon it will punish other people's behaviour far more than themselves. When the reality hits that they are in it for the long haul and their own special pleading interests get binned as well they will change their tune. Even if you were a government minister in favour of a lockdown you'd be unwise to bank on that public support IMO. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 5 minutes ago, FFCinthearea said: That's fine and dandy, but we're not in Europe and wouldn't be able to even join with our deficit of 7 and a bit billion. What a zloty shite. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 47 minutes ago, FFCinthearea said: Which currency would we be using, and who would our lender of last resort be? Whatever we choose and our lender of last resort will be the 10% of the Bank of England that we'll ship up to Inverness Castle*, backed by the oil reserves. *f**k Edinburgh and Glasgow 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markka Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Which currency would we be using, and who would our lender of last resort be?The P&B Pound. Which only comes in £500 notes. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FFCinthearea Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 5 minutes ago, virginton said: People support lockdowns because they still believe that they will 'solve the problem' and reckon it will punish other people's behaviour far more than themselves. When the reality hits that they are in it for the long haul and their own special pleading interests get binned as well they will change their tune. Even if you were a government minister in favour of a lockdown you'd be unwise to bank on that public support IMO. Lockdowns don't work. I think that's now been proven. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 3 hours ago, Inanimate Carbon Rod said: Ive just been told to isolate for 2 weeks, fantastic Many will agree. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H Wragg Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeenshire/2601070/soft-play-centre-owner-says-she-will-endure-fines-to-reopen-if-guidance-not-issued-in-time/?fbclid=IwAR0cPlnvfhe4ZW0sM8711r1p9PAvlSpg52BzoLF0wVmBDBwYLIWFnER9TMs This is why we need to stop using fines and starting using truncheons to the face. Presumably her liability insurance with not be worth a f**k if she opens against government advice.A bit of a risky strategy in somewhere like a soft play centre I'd have thought. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Szamo's_Ammo Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Tier 1 plus now. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 (edited) 13 minutes ago, FFCinthearea said: Lockdowns don't work. I think that's now been proven. Well a March-style 'lockdown' might work in terms of bringing down cases a bit - though given the season there'd be a question mark even about that - but the costs are too disastrous to attempt again. What's coming down the chute now wouldn't even do that: closing nail bars and letting pubs sell coffee and soft drinks only while you're still cramming weans into schools at full capacity at level four is not a credible public health intervention. It's just a government cherry-picking what it wants to keep going without any credible basis for those restrictions. The case rates will carry on regardless and we will - once again - get the worst of all outcomes. Edited October 28, 2020 by vikingTON 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael W Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Covid Marshalls! I'd forgotten all about the unemployed nightclub bouncers. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 4 minutes ago, Szamo's_Ammo said: Tier 1 plus now. That simplified and streamlined system is working out well I see. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boostin' Kev Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 24 minutes ago, virginton said: How big is the venue? The local authority gym I use has got a booking system app: I've seen up to 33 available spaces which would be wild if they were all actually booked. It could probably only get about 20 people maximum without breaching regulations. There's only about five or six people whenever I'm in it so perhaps people choosing to steer clear of them for now is the bigger issue. If there's demand then you could increase the price on a short term basis to avoid closure. It's a warehouse which is part of the problem in terms of upkeep and I think they had a large proportion of members that liked the group sessions both fitness and yoga, very community minded place. The individual training hasn't worked so well for them although what they did with it was excellent imo. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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