philpy Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 At a gig at the hydro last night, a few people wearing masks. f**k that, go to a gig, enjoy it, sing along, but wear a piece of cloth on your face at the same time?? Nah, f**k that. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Jean King Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 Spain had an absolute minter over the past couple of days: Not that it matters to me as I'm vaxxed/boosted anyway, but will still be giving places that aren't fully back to normal a wide berth and instead give my money to those that are. Edit: I believe Italy and Spain have already stopped the outdoor mask mandate, with them going indoors at the end of the month. An absolute laughathon that Scotland will be among the last places in Europe to bin them, alongside the most irrational countries when it comes to masking - and a full three months behind England and our Nordic counterparts. Disgraceful.Where are you seeing masks indoors going in Spain at the end of this month ? I'm booked again for mid May so have been following their statements but seen nothing giving any indication it's imminent. ETA see it now day after us 19 April. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superbigal Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 Where are you seeing masks indoors going in Spain at the end of this month ? I'm booked again for mid May so have been following their statements but seen nothing giving any indication it's imminent. ETA see it now day after us 19 April.And the plf is binned as well.So going to and returning from Spain, balearics and Canaries is back to how it was pre covid. Excluding brexit stuff of course. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 Whats the craic with Spain for kids getitng in? Me and the wife are vaccined but kids obviously arent.... Whats the deal atm and is it anticipated to change for summer? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael W Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 1 hour ago, Donathan said: China are completely fucked. They (like Deepti Gurdasani types) have completely overestimated how serious covid actually is post-vaccine, and they’ve undermined the vaccination programme by effectively saying that they’re going to eradicate it so why bother getting the jab. Now, the rest of the world is getting on with it and you’ve got a faster spreading variant about to exponentially rip through a huge population with poor vaccine take up (including in vulnerable groups) and next to no natural immunity. Unfortunately, their continued pursuit of a failed policy will cause problems outside of China. They have many important ports and they make a lot of stuff too: not what we need right now if the wrong places get shut down because a few folk coughed on the train. There is significant potential for shortages and more supply chain disruption. I wonder if we'll see some of it moved out of China and to a country not pursuing an unattainable zero covid policy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 On 06/04/2022 at 22:05, Dawson Park Boy said: Absolutely! They went completely over the top and are still doing everything they can to avoid in person teaching. What? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingswellsRed Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 9 hours ago, superbigal said: And the plf is binned as well. So going to and returning from Spain, balearics and Canaries is back to how it was pre covid. Excluding brexit stuff of course. Not strictly true. Masks will still be mandatory on public transport, including taxis. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernLights Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 (edited) 8 hours ago, Bairnardo said: Whats the craic with Spain for kids getitng in? Me and the wife are vaccined but kids obviously arent.... Whats the deal atm and is it anticipated to change for summer? As long as your children are under 12 they don't need to be vaccinated to enter Spain. https://www.spth.gob.es/ I'm currently in Spain and we didn't need to do anything for our 1 year old. Mask wearing here is similar to back home. Quite high in places like shops but when you visit certain bars and restaurants the mask wearing drops dramatically. These do tend to be places where the vast majority of folk are expats or tourists though as well of course. Edited April 8, 2022 by NorthernLights 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
effeffsee_the2nd Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 10 hours ago, Donathan said: China are completely fucked. They (like Deepti Gurdasani types) have completely overestimated how serious covid actually is post-vaccine, and they’ve undermined the vaccination programme by effectively saying that they’re going to eradicate it so why bother getting the jab. Now, the rest of the world is getting on with it and you’ve got a faster spreading variant about to exponentially rip through a huge population with poor vaccine take up (including in vulnerable groups) and next to no natural immunity. the only thing that makes me slightly paranoid with this is, did they indeed make it in a lab and know something the rest of us don't? probably not, it's most likely just another controlling tool of theirs but still 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 10 hours ago, philpy said: At a gig at the hydro last night, a few people wearing masks. f**k that, go to a gig, enjoy it, sing along, but wear a piece of cloth on your face at the same time?? Nah, f**k that. A handful of folk were the same in Newcastle, didn't really get it, nor understand the point of the tannoy advising masks to be worn when moving round the venue when you can then take them off in the same room as 10,000 people. Odd. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 10 hours ago, superbigal said: Glad to know there is no chance of encountering you here in Tenerife then. Carry on your mouth frothing. You don't have to be bitter because nobody bothered their arse with your tedious daily case splurges for two years, which took about an hour to scroll past. Now remember and wear that sweaty mask! -4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 6 hours ago, oaksoft said: Talking of Deepti Gurdasani, it looks like she was banned from Twitter for a day yesterday after violating their rules with one of her tweets. She's back now though and currently spamming her own timeline with unhinged paranoid shite about how she is being attacked only because she is "brown-skinned" and "a strong woman". That fraud Ding has finally caught it as well. I'm sure he'll have extra long Covid! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donathan Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 17 minutes ago, Elixir said: That fraud Ding has finally caught it as well. I'm sure he'll have extra long Covid! When I heard Ding had covid I was half-expecting him to completely exaggerate his condition in order to back up his view that covid is a devastating illness that must be eliminated. I’m semi-convinced that we’ve seen this sort of behaviour from zero covid influencers. Would be interesting to see what Gurdasani would say if she ever tests positive. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiG Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 9 hours ago, Michael W said: Unfortunately, their continued pursuit of a failed policy will cause problems outside of China. They have many important ports and they make a lot of stuff too: not what we need right now if the wrong places get shut down because a few folk coughed on the train. There is significant potential for shortages and more supply chain disruption. I wonder if we'll see some of it moved out of China and to a country not pursuing an unattainable zero covid policy. "Please don't tell the supervisor I have COVID." "I've been working with a shattered pelvis for 3 weeks!" 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernLights Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 There seems to be a movement to save the jobs of hundreds of workers at the lighthouse lab in Glasgow. https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow-news/hundreds-glasgow-covid-lab-workers-23623273?fbclid=IwAR1Ew4Iy98PsrqU9f1TblkpJqt03Sxo2gYI046K_6zX_e36tbM3myMNA8DA I have sympathy for anyone facing redundancy but surely most will have know these jobs weren't for the long term. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donathan Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 This teacher in the US is having a normal one -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 On 06/04/2022 at 22:05, Dawson Park Boy said: Absolutely! They went completely over the top and are still doing everything they can to avoid in person teaching. Sorry, but that is bollocks. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawson Park Boy Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 21 minutes ago, scottsdad said: Sorry, but that is bollocks. Fair enough. At your institution the students are getting exactly what they got pre Covid ? My grandson, at Strathclyde, gets only one in person session per week. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 15 minutes ago, Dawson Park Boy said: Fair enough. At your institution the students are getting exactly what they got pre Covid ? My grandson, at Strathclyde, gets only one in person session per week. Not quite pre-Covid but much closer to it. We are at 50% room capacity with classes being broadcast. Students typically attend most classes in person with a few blending at-home and in-person, and a few opting for online only. Much of this comes from government guidance rather than individual universities choosing to make their own rules. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawson Park Boy Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 7 minutes ago, scottsdad said: Not quite pre-Covid but much closer to it. We are at 50% room capacity with classes being broadcast. Students typically attend most classes in person with a few blending at-home and in-person, and a few opting for online only. Much of this comes from government guidance rather than individual universities choosing to make their own rules. Appreciate your response. Thanks. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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