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14 minutes ago, boltondiver said:

 

This sort of thing makes me so nauseous I may have to book a virus test. 

With due respect to the people working hard to tackle the virus, we don't really need to be beating our chests about our national response.

A little reflection on the various missteps and miscalculations that have led to an island nation with advanced resources being at number 4 on the list of deaths per million, with San Marino, Belgium and Andorra the only 3 to fare worse, would be appropriate before the bragging commences.  

There's no way to spin the initial response to this as anything other than poor.  So yes, if we've got our act together now, good, but I would sooner be in the position of Germany that doesn't have 200,000 tests per day because they managed to keep it down in the first place than the UK which patently didn't. 

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Just now, ProfessorWoland said:

 

This sort of thing makes me so nauseous I may have to book a virus test. 

With due respect to the people working hard to tackle the virus, we don't really need to be beating our chests about our national response.

A little reflection on the various missteps and miscalculations that have led to an island nation with advanced resources being at number 4 on the list of deaths per million, with San Marino, Belgium and Andorra the only 3 to fare worse, would be appropriate before the bragging commences.  

There's no way to spin the initial response to this as anything other than poor.  So yes, if we've got our act together now, good, but I would sooner be in the position of Germany that doesn't have 200,000 tests per day because they managed to keep it down in the first place than the UK which patently didn't. 

So we are back to comparing countries I see. Didn’t take long did it. 

Posted
Just now, Escobarp said:

So we are back to comparing countries I see. Didn’t take long did it. 

 

If you follow the link you get:

 

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On testing, Britain is now carrying out more than any other European country at over 200,000 per day – including 2.6 million more tests than Germany. Even with such high testing rates, Britain is now reporting fewer Coronavirus cases than many European countries. Britain now has only 9.6 cases per million vs the EU’s average of 12.5, and is well below France and Spain’s record.

 

Posted
Just now, Escobarp said:

Cheers. It means nowt though in reality does it?

To me, taken in isolation, the first stat quoted by the Guido Fawkes site suggests that this country is doing very well. By combining it with the second stat: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104709/coronavirus-deaths-worldwide-per-million-inhabitants/  we get a more accurate picture of the present situation.

We are testing massive numbers because the virus ran amok through our society and killed many more of us than it did in the nations that are currently testing fewer people.

It's a bit like the tests which showed that Dexamethasone was an effective treatment. We were able to get actionable data from them due to the large number of sick people on hand.  

Posted
2 hours ago, Escobarp said:

BN doing a live blog on people having to wear face masks in shops. Seriously wtf 

No doubt Bolty1958 will be contributing to the BN blog soon. 

Posted

Mask watch is interesting

Harwood morrisons, 100% except staff who are exempt but who have actually been asked to wear one

Aldi, all but one wearing mask, but two others with it not over their nose

Range, 1 black fella not wearing. 1 coffin dodger with it round her chin. 

The cultural melting pot that is AB Asda. Its like the rules only apply to white skins. 

 

Fwiw, first time I've wore one other than at the airport. Bit shit, but rules is rules

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Posted
16 hours ago, Escobarp said:

It’s grim. 
 

 

How do you work that out ? I wear Glasses and have had to wear a Mask in every meeting and going to any Shops for at least two months here. At work I am wearing a mask for around 6 or 7 hours a day. You get used to it very quickly.

Posted
10 minutes ago, Casino said:

Mask watch is interesting

Harwood morrisons, 100% except staff who are exempt but who have actually been asked to wear one

Aldi, all but one wearing mask, but two others with it not over their nose

Range, 1 black fella not wearing. 1 coffin dodger with it round her chin. 

The cultural melting pot that is AB Asda. Its like the rules only apply to white skins. 

 

Fwiw, first time I've wore one other than at the airport. Bit shit, but rules is rules

Friday shopping day for you?😊

8 customers today all wearing masks. 

Better than the BN Live feed this👍

Posted

We made people start doing it last Friday in our shop, giving them a disposable one if they didn't have one with them - only one person complained and vast majority of the others had their own.

Do we think Casino has taken on a mystery shopper job while he's furloughed ?

Posted
2 minutes ago, ErnestTurnip said:

 

Do we think Casino has taken on a mystery shopper job while he's furloughed ?

Gets me out of the house

Posted
26 minutes ago, Nordkurve said:

How do you work that out ? I wear Glasses and have had to wear a Mask in every meeting and going to any Shops for at least two months here. At work I am wearing a mask for around 6 or 7 hours a day. You get used to it very quickly.

Because it’s my fucking opinion opinion helmut that’s why!!

 

same as when I’m stuck on the m1 in 20 miles of standing traffic people will say Jesus mate I couldn’t do that for a job that’s grim. I say it’s alright I’m used to it 

 

now please fuck off 😁

Posted
17 minutes ago, kent_white said:

Anyone complaining about wearing a mask is a massive fanny 

I’ve got masks and am complying. Does feel like I’m about to rob the joint though as I mask up just before entering. 

Posted
16 minutes ago, kent_white said:

Anyone complaining about wearing a mask is a massive fanny 

Banks close at 4 so had to go into town early. Walked through the market place and I’d say 95% were wearing masks. Noticed one of two without with a smug look on their face. I’ve seen the same look on people wearing United shirts.😊

I have a different mask to the one on my profile photo.

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