Distant Doonhamer Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Who is working at the newsdesk at the BBC?Boris is with help from Laura K. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madwullie Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Home learning week 3: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted January 25, 2021 Author Share Posted January 25, 2021 Guardian article about the COVID FAQ site I linked to earlier in this thread. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/25/the-information-warriors-fighting-robot-zombie-army-of-coronavirus-sceptics 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bob Mahelp Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 I don't detect much in the way of good news at the beginning of ...ho hum...another week. Every single indicator seems to be pointing both towards an extended lockdown...possibly well into the summer, and the growing feeling that nobody in authority really has any kind of fucking clue of how we're going to ever going to come out of this. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted January 25, 2021 Author Share Posted January 25, 2021 Incidentally there is massive volumes of copium being consumed on this thread and everywhere regarding the pandemic and specifically the vaccine rollout. People bawling about not turning it into a race because their favoured government don’t seem to be doing as well. People desperately speculating that the evil other side are doing evil stuff and that explains it all. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandarilla Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Tell that to the 200 upper crust tossers who attended that "rich kids" party in Kensington on Friday night. Multiple warnings, assaults on the police, yet strangely no arrests were made ?? I wonder why.... Apart from that, the ones who seem to be breaking most rules in my area are the large groups of middle class hill walkers who appear to be ignoring both the travel directive and then the amount of people they can mix with along with no social distancing.There's no doubt many of the super rich have been massive dicks during this, and deciding to f**k off to wherever they can to avoid it.And yes, there's an element of 'making your own rules' that applies to lots of people.But denying that there's problem with a load of arseholes who are the drugs of society is just weird. It's like doing argumentative gymnastics to hide the issue.My local asda is a good indicator, as it's in a shitty area, and the 'i don't give a f**k brigade' can be seen fairly regularly. Interesting that of the supermarkets that said they would enforce mask wearing, asda was the biggest one that refused. -4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted January 25, 2021 Author Share Posted January 25, 2021 Will stop my post splurge but far from being pleased about the UK being so far ahead in terms of vaccinations than our closest neighbours it’s actually starting to worry me a bit. If we manage to get 50% and more done we might need restrictions if the EU are much further behind. Same with the USA, even Bidens new targets are pretty modest. Another concern is that I’m not sure the UK Government will do the necessary if we are in a situation where stopping flights and arrivals from these places. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 5 minutes ago, ICTChris said: Will stop my post splurge but far from being pleased about the UK being so far ahead in terms of vaccinations than our closest neighbours it’s actually starting to worry me a bit. If we manage to get 50% and more done we might need restrictions if the EU are much further behind. Same with the USA, even Bidens new targets are pretty modest. Another concern is that I’m not sure the UK Government will do the necessary if we are in a situation where stopping flights and arrivals from these places. And the gloating really doesn't help, I think the Government should be telling people now that all travel corridors are unlikely to be back by June/July/August. I can't see travel to South American countries especially being back this year without quarantine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 18 hours ago, Shadow Play said: Any one of them has the potential to be far worse than we have already experienced. Also have the potential to be less harmful than already experienced, so aye, we can firmly file this in the "fear mongering to be ignored" bin that Matt Hancock is fast filling up. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagfox Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Israel seem to be doing a good job for their citizens. The Palestinian Authority on the other hand... https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/coronavirus-vaccine-israel-palestinians-b1791884.html%3famp 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No_Problemo Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 23 minutes ago, pandarilla said: There's no doubt many of the super rich have been massive dicks during this, and deciding to f**k off to wherever they can to avoid it. And yes, there's an element of 'making your own rules' that applies to lots of people. But denying that there's problem with a load of arseholes who are the drugs of society is just weird. It's like doing argumentative gymnastics to hide the issue. My local asda is a good indicator, as it's in a shitty area, and the 'i don't give a f**k brigade' can be seen fairly regularly. Interesting that of the supermarkets that said they would enforce mask wearing, asda was the biggest one that refused. Maybe trying to blame things on the “dregs” of society is the issue then. You sound like Boris Johnson. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons_1988 Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 22 minutes ago, ICTChris said: Incidentally there is massive volumes of copium being consumed on this thread and everywhere regarding the pandemic and specifically the vaccine rollout. People bawling about not turning it into a race because their favoured government don’t seem to be doing as well. People desperately speculating that the evil other side are doing evil stuff and that explains it all. I suspect with mass vaccinations now rolling out the tension about getting out of this is at the peak of the entire pandemic. Like running a marathon and in the last few miles realising your body is absolutely fucked and you'd just give anything for it to end, when in reality you need to just keep the heid and see out the last remaining miles, as painful as they are. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd_is_God Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 11 minutes ago, Dons_1988 said: I suspect with mass vaccinations now rolling out the tension about getting out of this is at the peak of the entire pandemic. Like running a marathon and in the last few miles realising your body is absolutely fucked and you'd just give anything for it to end, when in reality you need to just keep the heid and see out the last remaining miles, as painful as they are. I've never ran a marathon, but at least you know where the finish line is. With this it feels like the government are constantly waiting until the finish line is in sight in the distance, then moving it further away. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven W Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 40 minutes ago, Bob Mahelp said: I don't detect much in the way of good news at the beginning of ...ho hum...another week. Every single indicator seems to be pointing both towards an extended lockdown...possibly well into the summer, and the growing feeling that nobody in authority really has any kind of fucking clue of how we're going to ever going to come out of this. There's a really big shift in tone and language being used in England. Remarkably different from Lockdown #1. Seems a bit like they got they're fingers burnt are now heading towards being ultra cautious this time round (although may come under pressure from Tory backbenchers) Scotland's numbers don't seem to support such ultra caution, but after what we went through last summer, the likelihood of NS opening anything up before England seems to be remote. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 4 minutes ago, Todd_is_God said: I've never ran a marathon, but at least you know where the finish line is. With this it feels like the government are constantly waiting until the finish line is in sight in the distance, then moving it further away. I think it's the virus doing that, every time we think it's over like you did in the summer, it comes back and bites us in the arse. At least we have the vaccine now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd_is_God Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 2 minutes ago, welshbairn said: I think it's the virus doing that, every time we think it's over like you did in the summer, it comes back and bites us in the arse. At least we have the vaccine now. And yet, arguably, that finish line feels further away than when we didn't. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 There's no doubt many of the super rich have been massive dicks during this, and deciding to f**k off to wherever they can to avoid it.And yes, there's an element of 'making your own rules' that applies to lots of people.But denying that there's problem with a load of arseholes who are the drugs of society is just weird. It's like doing argumentative gymnastics to hide the issue.My local asda is a good indicator, as it's in a shitty area, and the 'i don't give a f**k brigade' can be seen fairly regularly. Interesting that of the supermarkets that said they would enforce mask wearing, asda was the biggest one that refused.Going with “dregs of society” seems like a big classist dog whistle way to frame this. I haven’t a clue about the rates of infection but is it more prevalent in poorer sections of the population and is a lack of following the rules the most effective explainer for this? I had the impression that big spikes were coming from specific workplaces which suggests a problem with workplace regulations. Even where I work there’s been two separate out breaks in other offices which either means our regulations are shite or everyone is off gallivanting and we’re being more sensible. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshmallo Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 1 hour ago, pandarilla said: There's no doubt many of the super rich have been massive dicks during this, and deciding to f**k off to wherever they can to avoid it. And yes, there's an element of 'making your own rules' that applies to lots of people. But denying that there's problem with a load of arseholes who are the drugs of society is just weird. It's like doing argumentative gymnastics to hide the issue. My local asda is a good indicator, as it's in a shitty area, and the 'i don't give a f**k brigade' can be seen fairly regularly. Interesting that of the supermarkets that said they would enforce mask wearing, asda was the biggest one that refused. What a clown -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteRoseKillie Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 59 minutes ago, pandarilla said: There's no doubt many of the super rich have been massive dicks during this, and deciding to f**k off to wherever they can to avoid it. And yes, there's an element of 'making your own rules' that applies to lots of people. But denying that there's problem with a load of arseholes who are the drugs of society is just weird. It's like doing argumentative gymnastics to hide the issue. My local asda is a good indicator, as it's in a shitty area, and the 'i don't give a f**k brigade' can be seen fairly regularly. Interesting that of the supermarkets that said they would enforce mask wearing, asda was the biggest one that refused. It's always nice to have someone to look down on, though, isn't it? To elect successive Governments who treat the socially and economically disadvantaged like animals is one thing. To then act surprised when they react like animals* is , frankly, reprehensible. Unless we have some Landed Gentry among us (which I doubt), every single poster on here has more in common with the jakey begging next to the ATM than they will ever have to the cúnts running the country. * By which I mean, for the vast, vast majority of your bogeyman "underclass", simply trying to survive in a society that has not only abandoned them, but blames them for the slightest inconvenience in the lives of those lucky enough not to be in their position. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Jean King Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 There's no doubt many of the super rich have been massive dicks during this, and deciding to f**k off to wherever they can to avoid it.And yes, there's an element of 'making your own rules' that applies to lots of people.But denying that there's problem with a load of arseholes who are the drugs of society is just weird. It's like doing argumentative gymnastics to hide the issue.My local asda is a good indicator, as it's in a shitty area, and the 'i don't give a f**k brigade' can be seen fairly regularly. Interesting that of the supermarkets that said they would enforce mask wearing, asda was the biggest one that refused.We are a 1 supermarket town, it's a Morrisons. Last week the security guard started to enforce the single shopper and mask guidance and the utter bile towards the poor guy on SM is beyond belief. It seems to stem mostly from women being questioned whether it was necessary for their teenage kid(s) to be shopping with them (they were not challenging shoppers with younger kids). The standard post seemed to be "oor Charmaine (14) is cooped up in the hoose all week, if I want to take her to Morrisons for some fresh air I will" . There were boyfriends and husbands posting they were going to "kick f**k out the p***k" if he ever spoke to their partner ever again. Anyone who suggested teenage daughters could be left at home or better still could just take a walk for the hour it took were routinely being accused of being peados. There is a fair minority who just refuse to even contemplate following guidance. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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