Coronavirus (COVID-19)

[Guest Bob Mahelp]

3 minutes ago, WATTOO said:

As i've mentioned before what's the greater risk between hitting a beach in Southend or Bournemouth with poor social distancing and thousands of drunken louts or spending a week touring Eastern Europe or even going to Spain, Italy or Portugal where they've got good infrastructure and social distancing in operation, not to mention less infections than the UK ??

According to the UK Gov, Britain is safer for some reason and I really can't fathom why ????

British exceptionalism. Dunkirk. Spitfires. 

[Detournement]

10 minutes ago, madwullie said:

Rich people can basically see it as a 1k payment to not need to quarantine 

The quarantine won't be enforced to any great extent. 

The real enforcement is having to take 3 weeks off work to go away for a week. No one is doing that. 

[trainspotter]

1 hour ago, dirty dingus said:

I think using a bit of common sense for outdoor activites such as hiking, fishing and golf are all they are asking. Don't go to the mountains in Skye if your from Glasgow when you can go to Ben Lomond or the Cobbler same scenario with fishing and golf, stay local.

We now have just over 8 weeks worth of evidence that common sense is in shorter supply than was previously estimated.

[dirty dingus]

9 minutes ago, virginton said:

Really not sure that it's entirely 'common sense' to push greater Glasgow's population towards the most local and already obvious hotspots in any decent weather anyway. The further that people can travel from the central belt then the more likely they are to actually disperse to different hillwalking routes, beaches etc. 

I know what your saying maybe the 2 hotspots were the wrong ones to use as I was up the Cobbler last summer and it was pretty choc a bloc but mostly with tourists. I was meaning more the hills around the West coast, there is plenty quieter ones to choose from. Plus the parking for the Cobbler is about a tenner now

[welshbairn]

The quarantine thing is to molly coddle the Mail and Express sector, it won't do a thing to cut down the infection rate whilst we've one of the highest. They'll announce more exclusions over the next few weeks so it's only Brazilian youth hostelers that it applies to.

Edited May 22, 2020 by welshbairn

[Wee Willie]

23 minutes ago, D.A.F.C said:

Dafaq of da matta iz

I got google tae translate

5 minutes ago, Sergeant Wilson said:

Is this you Willie?

FFS gies a break. Surely I'm better looking than that dick.

This was me when I was younger than I am noo

[Sergeant Wilson]

4 minutes ago, Wee Willie said:

I got google tae translate

FFS gies a break. Surely I'm better looking than that dick.

This was me when I was younger than I am noo

I can see why they need the high skirting board within running about on that.

[Inanimate Carbon Rod]

This is basically just a ban on going on holiday for most people. 
It should boost the economy with British people spending more here rather than spunking all their cash in Greece, Spain, Portugal and Italy. 

If anyone thinks id actively holiday in brexitland they can go f**k themselves.

[Guest]

That's shearings just gone, first of many I'd assume.

[Todd_is_God]

6 minutes ago, Inanimate Carbon Rod said:

If anyone thinks id actively holiday in brexitland they can go f**k themselves.

Agreed.

I'd rather put money aside for next year than spend the equivalent for a week in shiteholes like Blackpool

[welshbairn]

13 minutes ago, Wee Willie said:

I got google tae translate

FFS gies a break. Surely I'm better looking than that dick.

This was me when I was younger than I am noo

Give us a knock on number 27, I'll take a gram of coke and 10 diazepam. 

[Inanimate Carbon Rod]

Agreed.
I'd rather put money aside for next year than spend the equivalent for a week in shiteholes like Blackpool

Im still crossing my fingers for my trip to San Diego in September.

[Honest_Man#1]

1 minute ago, Inanimate Carbon Rod said:

Im still crossing my fingers for my trip to San Diego in September.

The US is the absolute last place I’d be hoping to head to tbh.

[Detournement]

15 minutes ago, Inanimate Carbon Rod said:

If anyone thinks id actively holiday in brexitland they can go f**k themselves.

There are lots of amazing places across Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales to visit that match up with Europe (if you get the weather).

 

[Wee Willie]

18 minutes ago, Sergeant Wilson said:

I can see why they need the high skirting board within running about on that.

The corridors have been painted since then but the carpet is the same.

Also I've got a new second-hand scooter and I'm a few years aulder

6 minutes ago, welshbairn said:

Give us a knock on number 27, I'll take a gram of coke and 10 diazepam. 

Sorry I've been self-isolating for the last 9 weeks as has everybody else (I hope) in the building

[Todd_is_God]

10 minutes ago, Inanimate Carbon Rod said:

Im still crossing my fingers for my trip to San Diego in September.

We've got a fortnight in mexico the second half of September. Now Mexico is getting bent over a bit atm, but Quintana Roo itself not really.

Assuming travel is allowed, worst case scenario we'll move it to next year and look to pick up a last minute deal for this year.

Best case scenario we go as planned.

Almost best case scenario is we move it about a month before to next year, and rebook the same holiday the day before at about half the price.

 

Edited May 22, 2020 by Todd_is_God

[Sergeant Wilson]

1 minute ago, Wee Willie said:

The corridors have been painted since then but the carpet is the same.

Also I've got a new second-hand scooter and I'm a few years aulder

Sorry I've been self-isolating for the last 9 weeks as has everybody else (I hope) in the building

What's the talent like in there?

[Inanimate Carbon Rod]

The US is the absolute last place I’d be hoping to head to tbh.

We’ve both had it so believe we have a decent enough level of immunity that we’ll assess when reliable antibody testing comes in and the place we’re going in San diego is shaping up to be very quiet. If the virus picks up again we will obviously think again.

[Sherrif John Bunnell]

I'd rather spend a fortnight in the wet markets of Wuhan than have a staycation.

[Inanimate Carbon Rod]

There are lots of amazing places across Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales to visit that match up with Europe (if you get the weather).

 

Yeh? Im sorry but working in the public sector in Scotland means the mrs and I tend to want to get as far away from Scottish or British people as possible when im on annual leave and relaxing. Also we’re not particularly ‘outdoorsy’ so as beautiful as the likes of Skye and up North are, it doesnt appeal to me for a 2/3 week holiday and it would appear the prices for 3 weeks in similar hotel standards as we have booked here would be about 3/4x the cost of our holiday in San Diego etc.