andysays
Love and solidarity
Selective use of the ignore function helps, IMOAnyone else feel like abandoning thread?
Coronavirus in the UK - news, lockdown and discussion
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existentialist
Tired and unemotional
Yes. The noise to content ratio is starting to make it hard going.Anyone else feel like abandoning thread?
platinumsage
HaveMyPassword123
Could have done with a lockdown debate thread or whatever, but they all got merged into this single behemoth which makes it hard to follow discussion of particular aspects.
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
The noise is the content as Marshall McLuhan would say
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
For few read no one
SpookyFrank
A cheap source of teeth for aquarium gravel
Depends who posts them. I wouldn't say I've read all of elbows' epic covid posts cover to cover but all those I have read have been worth reading.
Monkeygrinder's Organ
Dodgy geezer swilling vapid lager
I don't understand that first statement at all:
“In situations when windows and doors are closed for a longer period of time a large reduction in the inhaled dose of particles containing virus RNA is achieved and therefore the risk of aerosol infection is likely to be lowered”
it seems to directly contradict the second
It's because it's not the start of the thread. The whole thing is about particular air filters so that's what he's referring to there - click through and it's a lot clearer.
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
Interesting/reassuring evidence of vaccine efficacy from Scotland. Kind of ties in with what I've seen in the elderly members of my family; 3 of the 4 late 80 year olds have contracted Covid since Pfizer 1, but none of them have developed anything beyond gastro/flu like symptoms.
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hiraethified
I don't recall any threads being merged with this one, but seeing as there is an entire forum dedicated to Covid I'm really not sure what your point is.
platinumsage
HaveMyPassword123
It was back in the day: Coronavirus in the UK - news, lockdown and discussion
It would be nice if people used the forum more rather than putting everything in this thread but I guess it would be tedious to enforce.
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hiraethified
To be fair, I don't recall many complaints at the time and you've had nearly a whole year to make another thread to add to the existing 355 covid threads if you think it was important enough!
We also already have a lot of lockdown related threads (around 35):
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elbows
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It sort of feels like the press were given so much detail about the plan recently that there isnt much anticipation left for what will be announced today?
I suppose I'll pay attention anyway. The timetable sounds like Johnson in the commons around 3.30pm and then a press conference at 7.30pm.
I suppose I'll pay attention anyway. The timetable sounds like Johnson in the commons around 3.30pm and then a press conference at 7.30pm.
cupid_stunt
Chief seagull hater & farmerbarleymow's nemesis.
Sky News is saying 3.30pm & 7.00pm.
elbows
Well-Known Member
Cheers, I got carried away and included too many .30's.
existentialist
Tired and unemotional
I thought it was a subtle ruse to deplatform the lying haystack
Sounds to me that beyond the news about the schools which everyone knew the only information will be lifting some restrictions which many people aren't really abiding by anyway. I dunno about other areas but round my way the parks and benches are full of people meeting up and hanging around. There are large groups of kids of all ages playing in the parks and parents meeting up with each other as there kids play together.
I make no comment on whether its bad or good but as with so many times with this virus it seems Government rules are playing catch up with people's behaviour. It seems to happen both going in and coming out of lockdowns.
I make no comment on whether its bad or good but as with so many times with this virus it seems Government rules are playing catch up with people's behaviour. It seems to happen both going in and coming out of lockdowns.
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wtfftw
melting like a toastie
He probably won't be on time anyway.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
I can do this indefinitely
cupid_stunt
Chief seagull hater & farmerbarleymow's nemesis.
Some more good news on hospital numbers in England.
www.walesonline.co.uk
Covid hospital admissions in England drop 74 per cent
Hospital admissions are one of a number of factors that will determine the speed of easing lockdown
I can't. My life has massively, massively narrowed and that makes me feel trapped and quite down. Fuck's sake, I need some fun in my life.
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
good for you
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
I'm currently putting the dull in Dalston. (Here all week.)
ETA And the hacked off in Hackney.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
I spoke too soon. Just thought of summat that I really could do with right now
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
I’m unashamed to say I’ve quite enjoyed the last year, in spite of everything. The enforced slowdown, less pressure to socialise, the glimpse of what cities can be like with no cars, rediscovering a love of simple things like a walk in the park, etc etc
I’m ready for things to open again. But not at the risk of more needless deaths. Yet again, our government is going down the wrong path.
I’m ready for things to open again. But not at the risk of more needless deaths. Yet again, our government is going down the wrong path.
FridgeMagnet
Administrator
None of the "easing" stuff proposed would make a personal difference to me, but at least the only thing that might make things worse (so far anyway) is the schools opening. As Teaboy says there's not much real difference between the open air meetup proposals and what already happens now, which is already very low risk.
My immediate response is to say the schools will be a disaster, mostly because every time this govt relaxes measures it turns out to be too soon, badly done, or otherwise wrong. It's getting quite hard to separate that inductive reasoning from actually thinking about the pros and cons. Maybe I'm better off just not thinking about it at all because there is fuck all I can do anyway.
My immediate response is to say the schools will be a disaster, mostly because every time this govt relaxes measures it turns out to be too soon, badly done, or otherwise wrong. It's getting quite hard to separate that inductive reasoning from actually thinking about the pros and cons. Maybe I'm better off just not thinking about it at all because there is fuck all I can do anyway.
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