Mounts Kipper Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Just now, wiggy said: Being suggested that there was a Christmas Eve party with 20 footballers. Mostly from.... Man City and Fulham. Now that’s breaking the rules. Agreed, even my bending of rules don’t bend that far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted December 31, 2020 Site Supporter Share Posted December 31, 2020 1 hour ago, Mounts Kipper said: Except Greenwich is open with higher rates than neighbouring councils. Yep. Odd one that, dont know the specifics there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mounts Kipper Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said: Yep. Odd one that, dont know the specifics there. Greenwich shut schools before Xmas without government advice, coincidence I sadly think not. Edited December 31, 2020 by Mounts Kipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted December 31, 2020 Site Supporter Share Posted December 31, 2020 2 minutes ago, Mounts Kipper said: Greenwich shut schools before Xmas without government advice, coincidence I sadly think not. Revenge you reckon? Maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mounts Kipper Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 3 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said: Revenge you reckon? Maybe. Sadly I think so, no way to run government... and they got form for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youri McAnespie Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 1 hour ago, Traf said: This should be fun. Show us your list of sanctimonious WW posters. It's in the 'Ooh! We are SO right-wing!' club's filing cabinet of subversives, between 'Queers' and 'Snowflakes'... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted December 31, 2020 Site Supporter Share Posted December 31, 2020 7 minutes ago, Mounts Kipper said: Sadly I think so, no way to run government... and they got form for it. It isn't, but if they're risking people's lives and health that's a broad claim. Whilst I'm no fan of the education secretary, I'd expect better of him, or indeed anyone else in such a position. Thick skins are essential in that job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traf Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 15 minutes ago, Mounts Kipper said: Sadly I think so, no way to run government... and they got form for it. Something else we agree on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted December 31, 2020 Site Supporter Share Posted December 31, 2020 3 minutes ago, Traf said: Something else we agree on. Can understand on some major political issue, but 'punishing' a local council for what in the scheme of things is a relatively minor disagreement, would be totally stupid, and certainly a lose lose situation. Maybe the authority could take the government to court this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not in Crawley Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 So following rules, is that sanctimonious? To be honest, I think this 'bending' of the rules is a bit shitty on those working hard to bring this under control and putting themselves in harms way, even if you don't agree with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Spider Posted December 31, 2020 Site Supporter Share Posted December 31, 2020 8 minutes ago, Not in Crawley said: So following rules, is that sanctimonious? To be honest, I think this 'bending' of the rules is a bit shitty on those working hard to bring this under control and putting themselves in harms way, even if you don't agree with them. Common sense innit 🙄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ani Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 8 minutes ago, Not in Crawley said: So following rules, is that sanctimonious? To be honest, I think this 'bending' of the rules is a bit shitty on those working hard to bring this under control and putting themselves in harms way, even if you don't agree with them. But as always people will bend rules. Especially if the rules are not really clear. I have said before we have tried to follow the rules but late summer we decided to let Yoof see his new G/F. That was not allowed but seeing the state he was getting into. I am 100% sure it was the right thing to do. He has mates who have met up at each other’s houses but he has refused to go. So does that make him/us sanctimonious ? I honestly think the vast majority of people have tried to follow the rules the vast majority of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Spider Posted December 31, 2020 Site Supporter Share Posted December 31, 2020 No doubt rule benders who get taken seriously ill with Covid will expect round the clock NHS treatment from staff who abide by the rules and sacrifice so much. Thus putting them at risk. Claiming to have a world view and see the bigger picture is clearly utter horseshit. Every man for himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Good Knee Posted December 31, 2020 Site Supporter Share Posted December 31, 2020 Feel sorry for young uns , its a magical time and passes so quickly, its a fookin long time ago but i dont think a squadron of SAS would have kept me in the house as a teenager. Then again I don't think it would have been like this int 70's we'd have just cracked on and died. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not in Crawley Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Also thats the thing with secondary school kidsits not just in school its when they're out and about with their mates all the time. I'm not calling it out, as it is what happens but adults should probably know better. Its no surprise my 14 year old had it but the 10 and 8 year old didn't and if she hadn't have been tested due to the school we'd have been non the wiser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Good Knee Posted December 31, 2020 Site Supporter Share Posted December 31, 2020 The questions probably been begged before but for anyone kicking around in the 70's would we even have batted an eyelid at the virus ? No 24hour news channels, no social media, only 25 or 30 years since the end of WW11 , life didn't seem valued the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted December 31, 2020 Site Supporter Share Posted December 31, 2020 1 hour ago, Good Knee said: The questions probably been begged before but for anyone kicking around in the 70's would we even have batted an eyelid at the virus ? No 24hour news channels, no social media, only 25 or 30 years since the end of WW11 , life didn't seem valued the same. Know what you mean. Society has changed no doubt- not sure life is valued more now, but a greater sense of entitlement etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e2e4 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Good Knee said: The questions probably been begged before but for anyone kicking around in the 70's would we even have batted an eyelid at the virus ? No 24hour news channels, no social media, only 25 or 30 years since the end of WW11 , life didn't seem valued the same. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_plague_of_2020 Edited December 31, 2020 by e2e4 boldened Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Good Knee Posted December 31, 2020 Site Supporter Share Posted December 31, 2020 19 minutes ago, e2e4 said: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_plague_of_2020 What a way to go . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not in Crawley Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Sad read.https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/dec/31/doctors-despair-over-britons-breaking-coronavirus-rules?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other Hope it gives some people a bit of food for thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Zico Posted January 1, 2021 Moderators Share Posted January 1, 2021 14 hours ago, Not in Crawley said: Sad read.https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/dec/31/doctors-despair-over-britons-breaking-coronavirus-rules?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other Hope it gives some people a bit of food for thought. And to think some folk are happy for the NHS to collapse so they can get on with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter MickyD Posted January 1, 2021 Site Supporter Share Posted January 1, 2021 I was out at 04.00 this morning doing a pick up for my local funeral parlour. The streets were full of very young (16-18) girls dressed in practically nothing. Not a coat between then. In fact, shorts and short sleeved combo on most (I believe they’re referred to as play suits. If Covid doesn’t get them, I’m fairly sure pneumonia will! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatanGreavsie Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 On 31/12/2020 at 16:47, Good Knee said: The questions probably been begged before but for anyone kicking around in the 70's would we even have batted an eyelid at the virus ? No 24hour news channels, no social media, only 25 or 30 years since the end of WW11 , life didn't seem valued the same. Well I guess one difference would have been the fact that so much we can do now to mitigate things simply wouldn't have been an option. And it's not a case of having to go back to the 70s for that. This all could have kicked off in 2001 say, but connectivity back then would have meant remote working, online ordering and support mechanisms simply wouldn't have been there. Go back to the 70s and there'd be no chance of rapid vaccine development etc. But also, I suspect, the crack-on attitude would extend more to putting up with whatever measures could be taken. After all, we survived the power cuts etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Spider Posted January 1, 2021 Site Supporter Share Posted January 1, 2021 6 hours ago, ZicoKelly said: And to think some folk are happy for the NHS to collapse so they can get on with it The same people who won’t be happy until the Nightingales are bursting at the seams. So long as it doesn’t affect them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyther_Matt Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 23 minutes ago, SatanGreavsie said: Well I guess one difference would have been the fact that so much we can do now to mitigate things simply wouldn't have been an option. And it's not a case of having to go back to the 70s for that. This all could have kicked off in 2001 say, but connectivity back then would have meant remote working, online ordering and support mechanisms simply wouldn't have been there. Go back to the 70s and there'd be no chance of rapid vaccine development etc. But also, I suspect, the crack-on attitude would extend more to putting up with whatever measures could be taken. After all, we survived the power cuts etc. I imagine there wouldn’t have necessarily been the same level of international travel for it to spread quite so easily either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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