Slow news day? The real deal? End of the world? 
 

They’re saying it probably came from an animal, has Somebody been shagging monkeys again? 

23 minutes ago, Sweep said:

1295 more deaths reported today

Levelling off. Hopefully. 

The lockdown will do its job.

All about the vaccines now.

Surely end of March is the target for level 1 or 2?

1 minute ago, Spider said:

The lockdown will do its job.

All about the vaccines now.

Surely end of March is the target for level 1 or 2?

If you mean tiers, I'd say no chance.

Hospitals have got a lot of catching up to do. At the moment plenty of beds filling up with younger folk, even if they don't die.

Can't see any significant opening up quite so soon if there is a chance of it running rife in 40+ folk.

Whitty intimated this too.

1 minute ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

If you mean tiers, I'd say no chance.

Hospitals have got a lot of catching up to do. At the moment plenty of beds filling up with younger folk, even if they don't die.

Can't see any significant opening up quite so soon if there is a chance of it running rife in 40+ folk.

Whitty intimated this too.

Fckin boooooooooo

2 hours ago, boltondiver said:

+324,000 yesterday 

well on track

Not including Scotland and Wales, who can’t be bothered counting at the weekend

2 hours ago, Spider said:

Fckin boooooooooo

For the sake of another 2 or 3 months, after what we've all been through, I'd prefer the nhs to have the opportunity to be able to recover and refocus on all those delayed folk.

Plus we need workers fit and ready to take up the rebuilding as soon as possible. 

Nicola again?

https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-every-uk-adult-could-be-vaccinated-by-mid-july-if-these-figures-are-anything-to-go-by-12188909

Edited January 16, 20215 yr by Tonge moor green jacket

We just need to get through these next few weeks for the NHS which is completely overwhelmed at the moment in some areas. It has never been as stretched as it is right now, that is scary if you were to fall ill with anything. Nurses and doctors as well as support staff like porters, cleaners, etc are absolutely worn out. 

Yep. Flu is very low thankfully. At least keep wearing masks and distancing for a while yet.

Definitely looks like we’ve peaked now. 
A few more weeks of lockdown and the vaccination programme increasing is all positive news. Spring/summer could be one of the best. The Ashes is looking more likely than ever now.👍

 

15 hours ago, Boby Brno said:

Definitely looks like we’ve peaked now. 
A few more weeks of lockdown and the vaccination programme increasing is all positive news. Spring/summer could be one of the best. The Ashes is looking more likely than ever now.👍

 

Todays comments from  Australia might be raining on that parade

Australia is unlikely to fully open its borders in 2021 even if most of its population gets vaccinated this year as planned, says a senior health official."I think that we'll go most of this year with still substantial border restrictions,"

I don't see the attraction anyway, it's like signing up to go and watch Bolton get hammered at Liverpool 5 times in a short time in a heatwave

There is no way my cat is shagging Rudy. He'd be punching.

20 minutes ago, Roger_Dubuis said:

Todays comments from  Australia might be raining on that parade

Australia is unlikely to fully open its borders in 2021 even if most of its population gets vaccinated this year as planned, says a senior health official."I think that we'll go most of this year with still substantial border restrictions,"

I don't see the attraction anyway, it's like signing up to go and watch Bolton get hammered at Liverpool 5 times in a short time in a heatwave

Except we might win.

I was there in 2010/11 and there is nothing like it. Nothing.

3 minutes ago, boltondiver said:

Except we might win.

I was there in 2010/11 and there is nothing like it. Nothing.

The Australians are the dullest people on the planet, I'd hate to be surrounded by then when they're crowing about a victory. On the flip side, they certainly don't like it up 'em, so I'd love to be there if we give them a good hiding, I bet that's brilliant

3 minutes ago, boltondiver said:

Except we might win.

I was there in 2010/11 and there is nothing like it. Nothing.

I watched England get hammered by Australia at Old Trafford in 1989, every session of it. It was absoultely wank. Wank

9 minutes ago, Roger_Dubuis said:

I watched England get hammered by Australia at Old Trafford in 1989, every session of it. It was absoultely wank. Wank

Yes, I went, when we lose it is pretty rank.

On 16/01/2021 at 08:35, royal white said:

It’s frightening the amount of scaremongering and false information being posted on Facebook. 

its frightening the ammount of people that still use facebook and engage in the shit

Good - nice to see we're not at the back of the queue as usual https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/18/london-to-start-trialling-first-24-hour-covid-vaccination-centres-in-january

 

Also, looks like we might have passed the peak down here, which would be great news. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/london-coronavirus-cases-latest-figures-falling-boroughs-b900087.html

16 minutes ago, Not in Crawley said:

Also, looks like we might have passed the peak down here, which would be great news. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/london-coronavirus-cases-latest-figures-falling-boroughs-b900087.html

I saw something yesterday that suggested as a country we are mostly past the peak, I think NW and East Midlands still the only places with the R-rate above 1.0

It does look like this lockdown might have worked.

The vaccines look like they're being pushed out at a great rate of knots as well, so there is finally a bit of light at the end of this very, very long tunnel

1 hour ago, Sweep said:

I saw something yesterday that suggested as a country we are mostly past the peak, I think NW and East Midlands still the only places with the R-rate above 1.0

It does look like this lockdown might have worked.

The vaccines look like they're being pushed out at a great rate of knots as well, so there is finally a bit of light at the end of this very, very long tunnel

Just short of 300000 last lot. New mass centres opening today too.

Fingers crossed.

2 hours ago, L/H White said:

its frightening the ammount of people that still use facebook and engage in the shit

Same can be said for any social media platform, take from them what you want.

3 hours ago, royal white said:

Same can be said for any social media platform, take from them what you want.

For some bizarre reason my ISP put a wank-filter on my connection over the festive period...

It took about 48hrs for it to be removed.

I discovered, during those dark hours and with an idea sparked unsurprisingly from here*, that if one went on a random twitter page, then used the 'search' facility for various porn stars, they'd often have viewable XXX material that the adult content filter didn't erm...filter.

I still think Twitter is used solely by wankers though, in fact probably even more so...

 

* The infamous 'Geoffrey' footage - and, no, I fucking didn't 😉, but that was where I learned that Twatter allows porn...

Edited January 18, 20215 yr by Youri McAnespie

Getting a pissed off with it all now.Been told possible April - june for my injections but got to stay shielding 

1 minute ago, 1969 said:

Getting a pissed off with it all now.Been told possible April - june for my injections but got to stay shielding 

If you're shielding are you not classed as at risk and therefore due earlier?