Coronavirus (COVID-19)

[Jacksgranda]

5 minutes ago, Bairnardo said:

Yeah you are right. My point was this isnt some far away, it wont affect me thing anymore. 

 

When these people catch it and pass it to someone more vulnerable than them like a family member, they will see the reason why their behaviour was selfish first hand. 

I doubt it to be honest, such people are largely immune to self anaysis/examination/accepting responsibility.

Edited March 20, 2020 by Jacksgranda
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[mathematics]

Just now, welshbairn said:

Good to see they're finally getting a check up, most of them have terrible teeth.

I should, of course, state that there were three average joes in the dentist, and the addicts were out on the streets.

[Bairnardo]

I doubt it to be honest, such people are largely immune to self anaysis/examination/accepting responsibility.

Yeah you are probably right, but when they are lashing out at not being able to attend a funeral because of the ridiculous isolation rules it's pretty much an open goal

[Salvo Montalbano]

Any answer is going to be guesswork but I'm hoping things will be calming down a bit by then. Been ordering loads of useless stuff from Amazon recently with no problem, it's just grocery deliveries from supermarkets that isn't happening at the moment. Sure you want everything new anyway? My niece just gave birth last night and got most things barely used from Gumtree and Facebook for a fraction of the price.

Got a few things second hand but car seat etc. you're not allowed to buy/sell second hand (although at a push a colleague has said I could have one of her old ones) and there are a few things we definitely want new.

I'll let you know tomorrow, we've got an appointment booked to go in and get all our stuff tomorrow morning and so far not had anything to advise this has been changed. Mrs P due early July, our worry is that this pregnancy is showing signs of some complications and may point towards a c-section but needs additional scans to determine this, yet all scan appointments have reportedly been indefinitely scrapped. Also very strict rules in place for labour ward/delivery room protocol.

Cheers, that would be great. Our antenatal classes have been cancelled (I take it you change a nappy the Homer Simpson way by wrapping it round a few times and stapling it?) which we expected and we've to phone later today about a blood sugar/blood pressure check up from the diabetic obstetrician (even though she reversed her diabetes she's at risk of gestational diabetes apparently) so that might be off. I'm assuming she growth scans are an essential service though given its about the risk of stillbirth and the like.

[Ross.]

17 minutes ago, mathematics said:

Was at the dentist in Glasgow City Centre yesterday, the proportion of addicts to average joes was staggering. I wonder if the addicts (of illegal substances) are going to see a supply issue soon.

I'd have thought most who were substance dependent would have underlying issues as a result, and be prime covid-19 material. That would make the supply issue very much the suppliers issue. That could be interesting also.

[badgerthewitness]

29 minutes ago, BawWatchin said:

YAAS!

 

* Puts down phone, wipes tears from eyes, stands up and fucking applauds.

[Miguel Sanchez]

4 hours ago, Alert Mongoose said:

Roasted cheese

This seems to have been lost in the midst of the latest oaksoft word vomit and the video of the Italian hospital. It shouldn't be.

[Florentine_Pogen]

Once this wee bug thing blows over and just as the NHS is starting to recover they will be inundated with cases of fucked livers. 

I would have thought once we get clear of this wee bug, the NHS is going to be inundated for a serious amount of time in a vain attempt to catch up with the massive amount of cancelled electives.

Coupled with the amount of staff that have left/will be going due to Brexit, I don’t see the NHS getting back to pre-Coronavirus levels of care/efficiency for a very long time.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/mar/20/boris-johnson-covid-19-prime-minister-brexit?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

[Shandon Par]

My mum keeps begging for someone infected to come round and give her a bit of COVID-19 as she is desperate to die. None of her pals are allowed to visit so she's totally miserable and isolated. Nice cheery one for a Friday afternoon for you. 

[ICTChris]

20 minutes ago, Ross. said:

I'd have thought most who were substance dependent would have underlying issues as a result, and be prime covid-19 material. That would make the supply issue very much the suppliers issue. That could be interesting also.

I'm sure other people will have more knowledge than me but are drug addicts not more vulnerable to respiratory illnesses?

Edited March 20, 2020 by ICTChris

[Robin.Hood]

Fives on tonight and we still have 10.

 

However I wont be in attendance..

 

 

[Ross.]

3 minutes ago, ICTChris said:

I'm sure other people will have more knowledge than me but are drug addicts not more vulnerable to respiratory illnesses?

I was also thinking that but wasn't certain. Sounds like a bad mix.

[Ross.]

4 minutes ago, G_Man1985 said:

Fives on tonight and we still have 10.

 

However I wont be in attendance..

 

 

You could have been the  first to crack the "I'm out of breath because I'm a fat c**t*, not because I have Covid-19" joke?

*I have no idea if you are fat or not.

[19QOS19]

You could have been the  first to crack the "I'm out of breath because I'm a fat c**t*, not because I have Covid-19" joke?
*I have no idea if you are fat or not.

Nah he's not fat. Mozza is bald though.

[vikingTON]

40 minutes ago, Bairnardo said:

Yeah you are probably right, but when they are lashing out at not being able to attend a funeral because of the ridiculous isolation rules it's pretty much an open goal

Nice weepy rap lecture there, except for the inconvenient fact that there aren’t any strict ‘isolation rules’ in place yet - not even for over 70s and vulnerable health groups. The vast majority of people are being told instead to practice social distancing: this involves avoiding busy, largely enclosed spaces like public transport or a crowded pub but does not mean you shouldn’t go outside if you want to. The idea that people can spread a virus simply by being on the street passing someone else is nonsense.

I doubt that there will be anywhere near full, voluntary compliance if the government introduced lockdown measures but we’re not there yet anyway.

 

[Jacksgranda]

5 minutes ago, 19QOS19 said:

10 minutes ago, Ross. said:

You could have been the  first to crack the "I'm out of breath because I'm a fat c**t*, not because I have Covid-19" joke?
*I have no idea if you are fat or not.

Nah he's not fat. Mozza is bald though.

But what a goalscorer...

[BawWatchin]

1 minute ago, virginton said:

The idea that people can spread a virus simply by being on the street passing someone else is nonsense.

You won't be thinking that when you're passing someone and they suddenly sneeze.

[Dee Man]

1 hour ago, Florentine_Pogen said:

I would have thought once we get clear of this wee bug, the NHS is going to be inundated for a serious amount of time in a vain attempt to catch up with the massive amount of cancelled electives.
Coupled with the amount of staff that have left/will be going due to Brexit, I don’t see the NHS getting back to pre-Coronavirus levels of care/efficiency for a very long time.

My old dear's eyes have been goosed for years due to diabetes and had her left cataract replaced in November and was able to see clearly, albeit only through one eye, for the first time in ages and was due to get the other one done yesterday but had it cancelled at the last minute due to elective surgeries being pushed way down the list. She's been told her next appointment will be 3 months at the very earliest. 

If someone had got the message out to bats to wash their hands regularly then none of this shite would've happened and my old dear would have been able to see perfectly by now. 

1 hour ago, Shandon Par said:

My mum keeps begging for someone infected to come round and give her a bit of COVID-19 as she is desperate to die. None of her pals are allowed to visit so she's totally miserable and isolated. Nice cheery one for a Friday afternoon for you. 

Well that makes my mum's sad story seem positively uplifting. Poor woman. 

Edited March 20, 2020 by Dee Man

[Granny Danger]

1 hour ago, Zen Archer Esq. said:

How would this work?

Frustrated Audi owners thread for this pish.

[vikingTON]

5 minutes ago, BawWatchin said:

You won't be thinking that when you're passing someone and they suddenly sneeze.

Well yes I still would because I think rationally as opposed to being a hysterical mess. The most probable source of any infection from being outside is actually hand contact with objects, people etc. which is why the handwashing message was front and centre of the public health campaign from the very beginning.

There is absolutely no reason why parks and other open public spaces should not be visited by healthy members of the public right now. Until that advice changes then all the tut-tutting judgment on here is irrelevant.