cambozpar Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 2 minutes ago, ICTChris said: Yeah, there was a guy offering private Covid tests down one of the roads off Leith Walk so I gave it a try. It was really invasive and I honestly don’t know why it was so important for him to do the throat swab with his penis. He obviously wanted to do a good job as he insisted on filming it, I assume to watch back for performance review. I’ve been waiting a whole day for his text as well. Still, better safe than sorry for Christmas eh. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeTillEhDeh Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 How stupid must you be to get played by Boris Johnson? I'd question if the man can tie his own shoelaces.No-one is being played by Boris - the only reason he didn't follow suit is the 100+backbenchers who voted against his existing restrictions.I would think that Drakeford and Sturgeon are at the back of his thoughts when it comes to the decisions he makes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidkennedyshand Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 41 minutes ago, super_carson said: Anyone else find that the private PCR tests are far more thorough/invasive than the NHS tests? Just had one done through Randox in town and the guy who did it was really scraping around back there. I've had to do a few PCR tests and lateral flows and they were nowhere near as unpleasant. I think the NHS were supposed to have changed the throat swab thing quite recently. Supposedly it's now 15 seconds on each side of the throat. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Master Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 29 minutes ago, davidkennedyshand said: I think the NHS were supposed to have changed the throat swab thing quite recently. Supposedly it's now 15 seconds on each side of the throat. Inside and outside? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pub car king Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 1 hour ago, jamamafegan said: I was in the boozers last night. No social distancing, mask wearing largely thrown out the window, multiple pints of T consumed, got absolutely fucking steaming. It was fucking great. And I’m doing it all again tonight. The hero we all need. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zetterlund Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 The in-laws texted at 5pm today asking everyone coming for Christmas to do an LFT Is it normal to expect people to have a stash of them sitting about the house? And this despite no mention of testing ever since this whole thing started. But 'cos Christmas'. Can't wait to get Covid finally consigned to the dustbin of history. People are absolutely fucking broken. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKMAN Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 1 minute ago, Zetterlund said: The in-laws texted at 5pm today asking everyone coming for Christmas to do an LFT Is it normal to expect people to have a stash of them sitting about the house? And this despite no mention of testing ever since this whole thing started. But 'cos Christmas'. Can't wait to get Covid finally consigned to the dustbin of history. People are absolutely fucking broken. Tell them to fucking do one. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 My in laws knew theres been a cold kicking about our house for the last week. They said of you do any sort of test and it comes back positive, dont tell us. Wer not cancelling Christmas. Tbh, im not sure id have allowed it to carry on, but I appreciate the sentiment from them and genuinely feel for some of the folk in the stories on this thread. Especially the debacle Dons1988 was being put through 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pozbaird Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 2 hours ago, jamamafegan said: I was in the boozers last night. No social distancing, mask wearing largely thrown out the window, multiple pints of T consumed, got absolutely fucking steaming. It was fucking great. And I’m doing it all again tonight. I have visions now of folk walking into the pub wearing a mask, and promptly being picked up and launched through plate glass back onto the street. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lithgierose Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 20 minutes ago, Zetterlund said: The in-laws texted at 5pm today asking everyone coming for Christmas to do an LFT Is it normal to expect people to have a stash of them sitting about the house? And this despite no mention of testing ever since this whole thing started. But 'cos Christmas'. Can't wait to get Covid finally consigned to the dustbin of history. People are absolutely fucking broken. The wife myself and grandson.( who lives with us) are all doing lft before going to sister in laws for the day. -2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 38 minutes ago, Zetterlund said: The in-laws texted at 5pm today asking everyone coming for Christmas to do an LFT Is it normal to expect people to have a stash of them sitting about the house? And this despite no mention of testing ever since this whole thing started. But 'cos Christmas'. Can't wait to get Covid finally consigned to the dustbin of history. People are absolutely fucking broken. I've got two boxes here. Transfer me a tenner and I'll send you a negi test. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zetterlund Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 13 minutes ago, lithgierose said: The wife myself and grandson.( who lives with us) are all doing lft before going to sister in laws for the day. I wouldn't have really cared if we'd been given some notice. It's the announcing of this minor condition of entry the evening before which isn't exactly ideal. This kind of nonsense is leading to families falling out needlessly left right & centre. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abdul_Latif Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 (edited) Full house tomorrow. No one testing. I honestly cannot believe it’s a thing that people are expecting family and close friends to test. It’s not a judgement on anyone, but fucking hell, let’s just get over this fear in a massively vaccinated population. Edited December 24, 2021 by Abdul_Latif 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mizfit Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 Just me going to my parents as my partners working. Naturally talking about Covid came up, just said I feel fine, response was yeah that’s fine don’t do any test. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forever_blueco Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 2 hours ago, ICTChris said: Yeah, there was a guy offering private Covid tests down one of the roads off Leith Walk so I gave it a try. It was really invasive and I honestly don’t know why it was so important for him to do the throat swab with his penis. He obviously wanted to do a good job as he insisted on filming it, I assume to watch back for performance review. I’ve been waiting a whole day for his text as well. Still, better safe than sorry for Christmas eh. All I can say is that the test is inconclusive . Is it possible for you to come back on Boxing Day again ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 I see theres vaccine centres open tomorrow. Serious social media virtue points available for getting your booster on Xmas day tbf. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 It's times like this I'm glad the Sanchez family isn't the most open in the world I'm pretty sure nobody would have had the nerve to mention doing a test. Which doesn't matter anyway because we're not having a Christmas this year. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pozbaird Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 It’s our turn to do Christmas dinner tomorrow, and Hogmanay. The only conversation I’ve had with family members is ‘what time do you want us over’, and ‘do the kids want chicken nuggets again!?’. No-one in my immediate family circle would even think about mentioning test kits or facemasks. Not for one second. Of course, it will be a topic of conversation, but out of the kids earshot, the conversation will be along the lines of ‘what about these muppets in Holyrood / Westminster / Cardiff.’ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mizfit Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 It’s our turn to do Christmas dinner tomorrow, and Hogmanay. The only conversation I’ve had with family members is ‘what time do you want us over’, and ‘do the kids want chicken nuggets again!?’. No-one in my immediate family circle would even think about mentioning test kits or facemasks. Not for one second. Of course, it will be a topic of conversation, but out of the kids earshot, the conversation will be along the lines of ‘what about these muppets in Holyrood / Westminster / Cardiff.’My mum needs to do weekly tests because of her work anyway, I was having to do LFT’s before going to the office so we both know we’ve tested negative this week and just aren’t going to go for it again. Why should we? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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