Coronavirus (COVID-19)

[PedroMoutinho]

3 minutes ago, virginton said:

This is exactly the same measurement that the government has been using for Covid hospital figures all along, so I'm not sure why there's suddenly pearl-clutching about it being used. 

I do actually, it's because the government have also been telling the public that the weans are a case apart for 15 months, so the idea that applying the same nonsense criteria to that precious category seems ridiculous, whereas an old biddy falling down the stairs weeks after getting a cough is legit. 

 

It's madness that we're now 16 months into this and we still haven't a clue how many people are actually in hospital because of covid as opposed to with covid.

[Guest Bob Mahelp]

3 minutes ago, Billy Jean King said:

Jet2 have just announced another mass cancellation UK wide - all flights and holidays up to at least 1 July (next traffic lights announcement) and Turkey (currently red) up to late July at least. Clearly not willing to fly to Amber destinations.

It would be a difficult case to win for these companies as nothing is actually legally stopping them operating especially to the amber destinations. Govts making it very difficult but not actually legally stopping them.

We can only be one summer of travel restrictions away from a crash in the tourism industry, the likes of which have never been seen before. 

Airlines will cease to exist, travel companies will go bust, and thousands upon thousands who work in dependant industries will lose their jobs. 

I notice that Sturgeon asked the UK government today about extending furlough. This doesn't suggest any relaxation of restrictions any time soon. 

 

[Suspect Device]

6 minutes ago, Melanius Mullarkey said:

Imagine seething at a billboard.

Just wait until you get a bitty older. You seethe at everything.

Folk who drop litter, folk putting their feet up on bus seats, anybody pronouncing the word definAtely, short-arsed policemen that look like they should be at school, bin collection times, potholes, billboards etc etc etc.

 

I'm 53. Permantly seething. 

[vikingTON]

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Portugal’s president, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, said the country was in a far better place than it had been a few months ago, adding that a balance needed to be struck and that “health fundamentalism” ought to be avoided.

Never mind flights to Portugal, we should be inviting this guy to take over this country instead of the fucking psychos running the joint now.

[mizfit]

There was a pediatrician on Reporting Scotland who said as much. He said most of the child Covid patients are coming in with broken arms and legs and the like or even for cancer treatment and testing positive as testing is very routine in hospitals but the majority are asymptomatic.

If hospitals are full of asymptotic children or elderly getting treatment for other ailments it confirms the chain is broken and vaccines work.

We need someone to step up and say this.

[EH75]

16 minutes ago, Bob Mahelp said:

We can only be one summer of travel restrictions away from a crash in the tourism industry, the likes of which have never been seen before. 

Airlines will cease to exist, travel companies will go bust, and thousands upon thousands who work in dependant industries will lose their jobs. 

I notice that Sturgeon asked the UK government today about extending furlough. This doesn't suggest any relaxation of restrictions any time soon. 

 

I work for one of the largest travel companies in the world, employing over 100,000 worldwide. They are currently losing circa $600m per month. This is obviously unsustainable. Frankly I am surprised we are still in business as it is.

[ICTChris]

Three Billboards in Hamilton Lanarkshire.

[SANTAN]

The news we've all been waiting on. 

 

[Thereisalight..]

59 minutes ago, Todd_is_God said:

Drove past a billboard this morning that had me seething a bit.

An old guy with a quote along the lines of

"I'm fully vaccinated, but I'll still get a test if asked"

f**k. Off.

That propaganda is always on the radio and in paper adverts. Some old p***k saying they're fully vaccinated but still not meeting up indoors, or another one that has an old dear opening the windows. All have that annoying "I'm not giving in" tagline or jingle attached 

[Thereisalight..]

1 hour ago, RandomGuy. said:

April next year the earliest I'm expecting us to be back to "pre-Covid" experiences. In terms of football I'm not expecting away fans at games until 2022/23.

Fingers crossed they announce something in the next few weeks about an actual end date, though.

22/23 to allow about 50 Arbroath fans into Somerset? Fcking wild

 

[Left Back]

1 minute ago, Thereisalight.. said:

22/23 to allow about 50 Arbroath fans into Somerset? Fcking wild

 

Ayr will be relegated by then mate.

[Lyle Lanley]

54 minutes ago, Bob Mahelp said:

We can only be one summer of travel restrictions away from a crash in the tourism industry, the likes of which have never been seen before. 

Airlines will cease to exist, travel companies will go bust, and thousands upon thousands who work in dependant industries will lose their jobs. 

I notice that Sturgeon asked the UK government today about extending furlough. This doesn't suggest any relaxation of restrictions any time soon. 

 

Could you imagine the rest of UK come September is back to normal while Scotland is still using it’s ridiculous level system. 

[Marshmallo]

Yes!

[Inanimate Carbon Rod]

Think today has been quite a tough one. It seems the bedwetters have won the day. Theres absolutely no justification for this shite any more, but alas here we are. That’ll be the travel industry fucked.

[Left Back]

4 minutes ago, Lyle Lanley said:

Could you imagine the rest of UK come September is back to normal while Scotland is still using it’s ridiculous level system. 

Unforunately yes.  Unless furlough is pulled that is exactly what I can see happening.

[anotherchance]

Not a hope of June opening now, given “scary variant” increases the likelihood of hospitalisations and partial vaccine escape.

Won’t be until all adults are double jagged.

[TheScarf]

Surely the governments and the media are aware that nobody is falling for their variant shite anymore. It just doesn’t wash and it’s frustrating that Joe Public doesn’t have a platform to tell them this and they have to respond.

So instead of having shite journalists asking them easy questions, why can’t they face questions from the public, who’s everyday lives, including their mental and physical healthy, are being negatively impacted?

[RandomGuy.]

28 minutes ago, Thereisalight.. said:

22/23 to allow about 50 Arbroath fans into Somerset? Fcking wild

 

Signs are all there.

SPFL allowing live streaming again for next season hints that at least a portion of the season won't have fans in, clubs using it as a selling point for season tickets. 

Government refusing to say exactly what triggers restrictions being completely lifted, only ever using "closer to normality" as a phrase.

Media constantly fear mongering, likely by instruction.

If we get to the end of this month and nothing major has been announced then this year is a write off, IMO they won't lift restrictions after September.

[Marshmallo]

11 minutes ago, TheScarf said:

Surely the governments and the media are aware that nobody is falling for their variant shite anymore. It just doesn’t wash and it’s frustrating that Joe Public doesn’t have a platform to tell them this and they have to respond.

So instead of having shite journalists asking them easy questions, why can’t they face questions from the public, who’s everyday lives, including their mental and physical healthy, are being negatively impacted?

I think you'd be surprised how many people would support ongoing restrictions.

[red23]

India has given so much to the world, the Indian variant and people on the end of the phone who have utterly no idea what you are talking about but pretend they do and know more than you.

Edited June 3, 2021 by red23