101 Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 13 minutes ago, The DA said: I can't remember whether this has been posted yet. Any idea whether any of this 'top 4' have factories in Scotland? This situation is untenable either the UK government take responsibility for their entire country, similar to what the EU are doing or they grant independence to Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theroadlesstravelled Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Spain are lifting some of their lockdown measures by opening construction and manufacturing again. Some people will be disappointed if that’s the end of covid-19 already. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adders Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 10 minutes ago, VladimirMooc said: While you’re stuck inside and criticising people for leaving their homes do you mind reading up on punctuation? Mind-melting to read that. Sorry what part melted your mind, n ill break it down for you, yeah there was a few big words, punctuation? Stuck in the house? No I'm not stuck, I'm just making a conscious decision to stay in if i can, be at ease with my own mind and just like the majority of the other countries doing my best to get through a shite situation, you can rest easy and know that if God forbid u find yourself in that situation i probably did not contribute to it, stay at home, staysafe, wash your hands n brush your teeth use a anti bac mouthwash, especially if your tongue or mouth comes in contact with hard surfaces or pavements, stick to it then maybe we can talk about football. [4 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven W Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 9 minutes ago, Theroadlesstravelled said: Spain are lifting some of their lockdown measures by opening construction and manufacturing again. Some people will be disappointed if that’s the end of covid-19 already. "the end of Covid-19" No matter how ironic you're being, I'm going to take comfort in saying that's the first time I've seen that said. Who knows, maybe it just might...... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adders Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 22 minutes ago, effeffsee_the2nd said: BIB Are you sure that's true? As far as I know only Spain has outright banned all forms of outdoor exercise , Other countries (notably Germany) have not actually went as far as an official "stay at home " policy backed up by the police, yet somehow they're not making a rip roaring c**t of things …… no idea why tho. We do probably have the most lenient approach to enforcement and punishment tho, other countries have deployed hundreds of thousands of their multi layered law enforcement of local municipal and national police , gendermer cabineri ( or whatever the hell they's called ! ) civil guard etc etc but we have to rely on our cut to the bone police force. so in that case I doubt theres much appetite for stricter enforcement when theres not enough to enforce it https://www.dw.com/en/coronavirus-what-are-the-lockdown-measures-across-europe/a-52905137 you may find this handy Spain Italy China at the beginning, and the numbers of deaths in other nations are not as bad as ours, with our population being much lower. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adders Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 28 minutes ago, effeffsee_the2nd said: BIB Are you sure that's true? As far as I know only Spain has outright banned all forms of outdoor exercise , Other countries (notably Germany) have not actually went as far as an official "stay at home " policy backed up by the police, yet somehow they're not making a rip roaring c**t of things …… no idea why tho. We do probably have the most lenient approach to enforcement and punishment tho, other countries have deployed hundreds of thousands of their multi layered law enforcement of local municipal and national police , gendermer cabineri ( or whatever the hell they's called ! ) civil guard etc etc but we have to rely on our cut to the bone police force. so in that case I doubt theres much appetite for stricter enforcement when theres not enough to enforce it https://www.dw.com/en/coronavirus-what-are-the-lockdown-measures-across-europe/a-52905137 you may find this handy Only recently has Italy started allow lighter restrictions has the numbers have started to come down dramatically 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 1 hour ago, superbigal said: I was speechless my weekly visit to food shop in marks and Spencer's on friday after work. Woman handling steaks in meal deal. I said you cantt be doing that. She actually gods honest truth said. Yes I can. I need to check the use buy dates. I actually grassed her up to the young lad cleaning trolley handles. Most imbeciles in shops I can deal with but she needed locked up. Which was it? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Granny Danger responding to some mild questioning with "you're defos a VL" type patter is pure class. Man's in his sixties as well. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMDP Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 33 minutes ago, Theroadlesstravelled said: Spain are lifting some of their lockdown measures by opening construction and manufacturing again. Some people will be disappointed if that’s the end of covid-19 already. It's a very small reopening against the wishes of the governments own advisor. We are still in a state of alarm - exactly the same as the first two weeks of lockdown. The overwhelming majority of us are still in total lockdown - visit to nearest grocery store or pharmacy, carrying your ID. I live less than ten mins walk to Plaza Mayor in Madrid. I went for my weekly shop this morning. There were 2 people in the shop. I saw one person on my way there and an empty bus. Mad that nearly a thousand people a day are dying and people in the UK are still going to the shops in twos and the utter clusterfuck of a UK government still cant give clear advice or be held to account by the press. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainspotter Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 1 hour ago, bendan said: There are clearly different views on whether going for a walk in the park is ok. An expert's view: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mizfit Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 It's a very small reopening against the wishes of the governments own advisor. We are still in a state of alarm - exactly the same as the first two weeks of lockdown. The overwhelming majority of us are still in total lockdown - visit to nearest grocery store or pharmacy, carrying your ID. I live less than ten mins walk to Plaza Mayor in Madrid. I went for my weekly shop this morning. There were 2 people in the shop. I saw one person on my way there and an empty bus. Mad that nearly a thousand people a day are dying and people in the UK are still going to the shops in twos and the utter clusterfuck of a UK government still cant give clear advice or be held to account by the press. The sad thing is I can see them trying to sweep an enquiry under the rug and state the nation needs time to heal before discussing the Coronavirus crisis. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madwullie Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Presumably we should be seeing the lockdown measures starting to have an impact on our graph. From a cursory glance at Spain and Italy, once they instituted pretty harsh pock down conditions, ~2-3 weeks after that their graphs started to level out. I guess if our graph doesn't level out similarly then that will be the evidence that our British exceptionalism form of lockdown has been more ineffective than others' When it comes down to it, the main thing was to reduce pressure on the nhs and not breach capacity - so if we do that successfully some will call our measures a success, but in reality having the most deaths, lowest testing and (for want of a better adjective) poorer graphs isn't a good look and I'm not sure I'd accept them as good enough in that case. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.F.C Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 59 minutes ago, Snafu said: You know where they live? When they post a route on Facebook, yes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Eammon Holmes was right 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshmallo Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 (edited) 25 minutes ago, JMDP said: It's a very small reopening against the wishes of the governments own advisor. We are still in a state of alarm - exactly the same as the first two weeks of lockdown. The overwhelming majority of us are still in total lockdown - visit to nearest grocery store or pharmacy, carrying your ID. I live less than ten mins walk to Plaza Mayor in Madrid. I went for my weekly shop this morning. There were 2 people in the shop. I saw one person on my way there and an empty bus. Mad that nearly a thousand people a day are dying and people in the UK are still going to the shops in twos and the utter clusterfuck of a UK government still cant give clear advice or be held to account by the press. I was out a walk there and it's the busiest I've seen the streets in Shawlands/Battlefield/Mount Florida apart from when there's a game or event on at Hampden. Says me out in the street adding to it. Edited April 13, 2020 by Marshmallo -5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greendot Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 9 minutes ago, doulikefish said: Eammon Holmes was right Also 5G 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Theroadlesstravelled said: Spain are lifting some of their lockdown measures by opening construction and manufacturing again. Some people will be disappointed if that’s the end of covid-19 already. Some people will be dissapointed they only read the headline and not the full story 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 1 hour ago, welshbairn said: Can't decide whether to cycle or drive to Tesco in Ullapool, the advice is so complicated I'm not sure which is best. Take the bike. It’s lovely out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Ted Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 2 hours ago, beefybake said: Well, OK, but hey, how about the sh*te and fakery that floats around Twitter, and Facebook etc ? I do recall the old saying that every newspaper is tomorrow's fish and chip wrapper. However, within that, I've found the Guardian online to be doing a decent job of flagging up and pursuing the awkward questions that need to be asked. I agree with you, the Guardian is fighting the tide of bullsh*t, I'm sure there will be others online. More power to them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crùbag Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Fck the Union. This needs brought up once the new Indyref campaign starts. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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