Francis Fogarty 50 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 2 hours ago, boltondiver said: Mid March? Good. My first Northern Monkey gift card runs out on 21 April. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Burndens Bogs 515 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Yeh but, yeh but, they started it 😂 cunts should be made to pay. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jayjayoghani 242 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 (edited) Should my 75 year old Mum have been contacted for an appointment yet? Was talking to her the other day and she shows zero signs of proactively trying to get one. Edited January 23 by jayjayoghani Typo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
boltondiver 1,367 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 6 hours ago, jayjayoghani said: Should my 75 year old Mum have been contacted for an appointment yet? Was talking to her the other day and she shows zero signs of proactively trying to get one. Letters have been going out, so when she receives one then she should arrange an appointment. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Members MickyD 985 Posted January 24 Members Share Posted January 24 2 hours ago, boltondiver said: Letters have been going out, so when she receives one then she should arrange an appointment. The letter gives ringing 119 or www.nhs.uk as the options. I tried both for my mum's appointment and ended up with a choice of Manchester or Blackburn so tried ringing her doctor's practice who gave me an appointment in Bolton for tomorrow. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radcliffewhite1 648 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Sounds a little grim this morning Hancock not sure if schools will reopen fully by Easter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wiggy 63 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 16 minutes ago, radcliffewhite1 said: Sounds a little grim this morning Hancock not sure if schools will reopen fully by Easter Just watched interviews with Hancock and then the deputy chair of the vaccinations committee. Wish I hadn’t. Hancock, understandably, couldn’t give any reassurances about when we will start to relax lockdown. The vaccinations committee guy basically seemed to be saying that the decision to delay Pfizer second doses until 12 weeks is a complete gamble. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tombwfc 154 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 I think the logic behind it has been explained fairly well, it'll save lives in the short term and when the disease is as widespread as it is here, you need to cover as many people as possible. But I wouldn't expect to see anything resembling normality until all the over 50s have had both. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Casino 2,360 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 3 hours ago, wiggy said: Just watched interviews with Hancock and then the deputy chair of the vaccinations committee. Wish I hadn’t. Hancock, understandably, couldn’t give any reassurances about when we will start to relax lockdown. The vaccinations committee guy basically seemed to be saying that the decision to delay Pfizer second doses until 12 weeks is a complete gamble. 4 minutes ago, Tombwfc said: I think the logic behind it has been explained fairly well, it'll save lives in the short term and when the disease is as widespread as it is here, you need to cover as many people as possible. But I wouldn't expect to see anything resembling normality until all the over 50s have had both. As 2 of the ones who love lockdowns (yeah, i know you dont, but humour me) just when would you say, oh fuck it, this is no life Lets just accept we have to all take our chances Theres no guarantee theres not something else round the corner Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Escobarp 1,448 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Only 34% of the over 80’s been done up here. Krankie refuses to answer questions on it unsurprisingly. Another example of a shit job. Yet some folk on here think she’s great. It’s laughable. And a bit of scandal as 6 workers at a food bank near Edinburgh have been vaccinated already. Rang up and booked themselves in simple as that. Apparently all you need is the phone number. Ring it they don’t qualify you or anything and book an appointment. By virtue of having the number your accepted. It’s not gone down well especially amongst those with relatives in care homes etc Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Site Supporter Spider 2,123 Posted January 24 Site Supporter Share Posted January 24 2 minutes ago, Casino said: As 2 of the ones who love lockdowns (yeah, i know you dont, but humour me) just when would you say, oh fuck it, this is no life Lets just accept we have to all take our chances Theres no guarantee theres not something else round the corner I have to say that once the light nights start appearing, say mid March, that if we’re still in full lockdown there are going to be a lot of people fucking it off altogether. if we get the same heatwave we had last April, there’ll be civil unrest. if we can average a million jabs a day through Feb and early March, or get to 25 mill jabs done, I’m all for us taking our chances. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wiggy 63 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 3 minutes ago, Casino said: As 2 of the ones who love lockdowns (yeah, i know you dont, but humour me) just when would you say, oh fuck it, this is no life Lets just accept we have to all take our chances Theres no guarantee theres not something else round the corner It’s a very good question. Something happens almost every day which makes me want to sack it all off just for a moment. But I reality I think if we found the vaccines didn’t work then we’d all had to rethink our strategy. For now I’ve been accepting of lockdowns with the promise of better times imminently through the vaccines. But like you say we can’t just carry on like this forever Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Casino 2,360 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Just now, wiggy said: It’s a very good question. Something happens almost every day which makes me want to sack it all off just for a moment. But I reality I think if we found the vaccines didn’t work then we’d all had to rethink our strategy. For now I’ve been accepting of lockdowns with the promise of better times imminently through the vaccines. But like you say we can’t just carry on like this forever Thanks for the civil response i do wonder if its an age thing Id guess you and i are a fair bit older than tom, who may have more years ahead of him Maybe that influences an individuals opinion on how long its worth existing under these restrictions Quote Link to post Share on other sites
little whitt 476 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 4 hours ago, radcliffewhite1 said: Sounds a little grim this morning Hancock not sure if schools will reopen fully by Easter Everthing that comes out of that mans mouth is a LIE Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Not in Crawley 436 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Schools need to go back, especially secondary, they just aren't getting the same.level of teaching. I'm good until September but then the mat cover ends and if we're still not opening up live venues the business I've started is going to be tough to draw a wage from. But we've got to.keep plugging ahead. The upside is I get to see my kids much more, I'm.not spending a fortune on communting and I've got a better work life balance not being stuck.on trains and tubes running to meetings - plus get through much more work. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ani 1,153 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 33 minutes ago, Casino said: Thanks for the civil response i do wonder if its an age thing Id guess you and i are a fair bit older than tom, who may have more years ahead of him Maybe that influences an individuals opinion on how long its worth existing under these restrictions No it's not an age thing. I am fucking old and do not want to come out of lockdown till we have as close we can have a guarantee that we won't need to go back into one. What point is there in coming out if it means you can go the pub BUT only with direct family for a meal and you have a max 2 hours but only for next month when we will be back to square 1. You can not go on holiday as we still need travel restrictions in the UK, foreign holidays a no no. The only suggestion that the vaccines do not work relates to new variants and that is so far ' not proven they do'. It really is a case of doing this properly so we do not need to do it again. Will Boris stand up to his MPs to ensure this ? I doubt it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sweep 1,080 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 I'm with you Ani, I'm quite happy to stay under current restrictions for another 6 months if needs be, if that's what it takes. I'd certainly rather not be going into another lockdown again later on the year purely because we've left this one to early. We can only how the vaccine works, and that those who we chose to Govern actually make the right decisions Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Casino 2,360 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 6 months for sweep What about 9 months 12 months 2 years I'm serious, its not beyond being possible Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Casino 2,360 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 28 minutes ago, Ani said: No it's not an age thing. I am fucking old and do not want to come out of lockdown till we have as close we can have a guarantee that we won't need to go back into one. What point is there in coming out if it means you can go the pub BUT only with direct family for a meal and you have a max 2 hours but only for next month when we will be back to square 1. You can not go on holiday as we still need travel restrictions in the UK, foreign holidays a no no. The only suggestion that the vaccines do not work relates to new variants and that is so far ' not proven they do'. It really is a case of doing this properly so we do not need to do it again. Will Boris stand up to his MPs to ensure this ? I doubt it So, you would live this way til you die? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ani 1,153 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 5 minutes ago, Casino said: So, you would live this way til you die? Yes that is exactly what I said is it ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Site Supporter Good Knee 64 Posted January 24 Site Supporter Share Posted January 24 5 minutes ago, Ani said: Yes that is exactly what I said is it ? I suppose its like choosing between a life sentence in prison or the gallows, a lot of people would probably swing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Casino 2,360 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 7 minutes ago, Ani said: Yes that is exactly what I said is it ? My question was how long you would say lockdown was preferable to this shitty life I'm not sure you answered but you did say, not until it was safe to do so I think? I'm saying that could be weeks, months or years Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radcliffewhite1 648 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 6 months!! reckon i could do 6 more weeks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Escobarp 1,448 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Thing is nobody has a choice really. What can we do? Go to someone’s house? Would rather stay in my own. i believe the end is in sight and I’ve stuck to it til now so I’m gonna stick with it til the end now Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Casino 2,360 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 3 minutes ago, radcliffewhite1 said: 6 months!! reckon i could do 6 more weeks If we get a mutation that the vac can't cope with, we are not quite back to square one but it'll be months and months And months Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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