Coronavirus in the UK - news, lockdown and discussion

[frogwoman]

Esp. when fuckwits stop in the middle of the aisle to check their bloody phone.

Yes! I dont know why people are doing that, I'm trying to be in and out as quickly as possible!

 

[Supine]

Would you defend the absence of a testing programme?

I applaud science for testing methodology to even exist so quickly. I hope our Gov can sort out getting materials and trained staff ASAP which cant be easy with every country after the same things.

 

[SpookyFrank]

Lockdowns going to be stricter by end of the week.

On paper maybe, but the police can't even enforce what's already in place so what it'll amount to is collective punishment for those who give a shit and free rein for those who don't.

 

[tommers]

it's actually quite difficult to keep 2m away from everybody else in the middle of a shop. I think people are trying their best.

 

[frogwoman]

I'm also getting weird looks for wearing a scarf round my face and gloves ffs

 

[Cid]

Yes! I dont know why people are doing that, I'm trying to be in and out as quickly as possible!

To be far too kind, maybe they have a shopping list. Ok, I’ll grant that’s unlikely.

 

[frogwoman]

it's actually quite difficult to keep 2m away from everybody else in the middle of a shop. I think people are trying their best.

I think so too tbh I'm just having a rant

 

[editor]

So sad that a hospice has to beg for protective gear

St Christopher’s Hospice posts urgent appeal for protective gear – can you help?

St Christopher’s Hospice in Sydenham have put out an urgent appeal for any protective gear that could be donated. They’re asking for surgical masks, gloves, aprons, visors or goggles (i…

www.brixtonbuzz.com

 

[tommers]

To be far too kind, maybe they have a shopping list. Ok, I’ll grant that’s unlikely.

I do! Still got half of it wrong apparently

 

[Cid]

it's actually quite difficult to keep 2m away from everybody else in the middle of a shop. I think people are trying their best.

Yeah, I agree with that. I think in general I’m doing my best to be forgiving, even regarding joggers. Too much tension in the air.

 

[Artaxerxes]

On paper maybe, but the police can't even enforce what's already in place so what it'll amount to is collective punishment for those who give a shit and free rein for those who don't.

No change from normal then really.

 

[SpookyFrank]

It’s not just in passing though, is it? Those cyclists have come from God knows where and have now potentially spread the virus into this local shop, which the local residents— mostly elderly — are relying on for their supplies.

But hey, they’re okay and they haven’t had to interrupt their hobby

Excercise isn't a hobby it's a necessity. Transportation is also not a hobby and just because someone is on a bike doesn't mean they're not going somewhere they need to be. HTH.

 

[tommers]

Yeah, I agree with that. I think in general I’m doing my best to be forgiving, even regarding joggers. Too much tension in the air.

My wife just showed me a picture of somebody out measuring pavements

 

[weltweit]

Yes! I dont know why people are doing that, I'm trying to be in and out as quickly as possible!

My shopping list is on my phone!

 

[frogwoman]

Yeah I am too and most people are trying their best. You do get some highly visible pisstakers though like my neighbours and so that may be skewing my vision a bit. I was woken up last week at 8 by builders working on his roof

 

[kabbes]

Excercise isn't a hobby it's a necessity. Transportation is also not a hobby and just because someone is on a bike doesn't mean they're not going somewhere they need to be. HTH.

Did you not read what I wrote? How is it a necessity for them to stop and go into a village shop for a latte and then sit drinking it in the village green? How is that part of exercise?

 

[SpookyFrank]

it's actually quite difficult to keep 2m away from everybody else in the middle of a shop. I think people are trying their best.

Indeed. In a typical visit to a supermarket you encounter maybe one person barging around like they don't give a shit, out of maybe dozens of people who are in there. Supermarket aisles not being two metres wide in most cases, and there being no viable alternative for most people but to shop in supermarkets, there's only so much people can do with the best will in the world.

I'm getting sick and tired of this 'nobody cares about this but me' stuff tbh. It's obviously complete bollocks and it's extremely harmful to already grievously wounded public morale.

 

[cupid_stunt]

Excercise isn't a hobby it's a necessity. Transportation is also not a hobby and just because someone is on a bike doesn't mean they're not going somewhere they need to be. HTH.

I like the fact you ignored that they went in a shop to get a coffee, not essential, and there was three of them, so highly unlikely from the same household, so that's two examples of them breaking the rules, the twats,

 

[SpookyFrank]

Did you not read what I wrote? How is it a necessity for them to stop and go into a village shop for a latte and then sit drinking it in the village green? How is that part of exercise?

A cynic might suggest that your notional cyclist was made of straw.

 

[editor]

I can see signs of this already:

The coronavirus lockdown could crumble as public frustration builds in the weeks ahead, a crime commissioner warned on Saturday night as police stepped up calls for people to stay at home during this weekend’s sunny weather.

The Derbyshire police and crime commissioner, Hardyal Dhindsa, said “isolation fatigue” could set in and pose a genuine threat to the lockdown, especially after the likely decision to extend the measures beyond the current three-week period.

Dhindsa, whose force was criticised for “nanny policing” after using a drone to “lockdown shame” Peak District hikers , said: “In this early phase of isolation, people’s awareness is quite high, but the longer it goes on, people’s frustration at not being able to do what they want to will grow. The real test will be in two or three weeks’ time. How long can we keep a lockdown going?”

UK’s Covid-19 lockdown could crumble as frustration grows, police warn

Isolation fatigue could set in if period is extended beyond three weeks

www.theguardian.com

 

[kabbes]

A cynic might suggest that your notional cyclist was made of straw.

Oh ffs. I was literally just in the village centre going to the shop for supplies and reporting on what I saw in real time. Accusing me of lying about that is the action of a right cunt.

 

[SpookyFrank]

Oh ffs. I was literally just in the village centre going to the shop for supplies and reporting on what I saw in real time. Accusing me of lying about that is the action of a right cunt.

And you know for a fact they don't live in the same house? And that the village shop was not their village shop?

 

[frogwoman]

Yeah I mean I think most people are following the rules or at least trying to, there's a few who arent and it's a bit frustrating. I'd never dream of grassing them up or yelling at them but its incredibly annoying. Especially when you literally live next door to some of them.

 

[LDC]

the need for some green space can prevent deaths by suicide. but i guess those people were never important/useful enough in the first place to count.

Individually, but how can that be managed on a population level? The rules have got to be simple and general. And still people find them confusing. Can you imagine the chaos if they tried to say, yeah you can go out/do this/do that if you feel like it's better for your mental health?

 

[tommers]

How do we know that we're not just living in a computer simulation? Hmm?

 

[weepiper]

Excercise isn't a hobby it's a necessity. Transportation is also not a hobby and just because someone is on a bike doesn't mean they're not going somewhere they need to be. HTH.

I agree with this but also with kabbes that they shouldn't be going into the shop and then hanging out on the village green drinking coffee. Go out on your bike, keep 2m away from everyone (including pedestrians walking on the pavement), have a careful ride within your abilities, fine. The coffee stop is not compulsory. Stop doing that bit, it's selfish to take your potential infection into a community you don't live in.

 

[Looby]

Esp. when fuckwits stop in the middle of the aisle to check their bloody phone.

Their lists are probably on the phone.

ETA should have read on.

 

[Athos]

Excercise isn't a hobby it's a necessity. Transportation is also not a hobby and just because someone is on a bike doesn't mean they're not going somewhere they need to be. HTH.

Oh come on. Quite apart from you ignoring the fact they're in a group of three, using the shop for non-essential purposes, and sitting on the green, it's quite easy to exercise at home. They're just selfishly prioritising not having to compromise their fun over the lives of others. Cunts.

 

[cupid_stunt]

Their lists are probably on the phone.

That wouldn't explain the selfish women that stopped right at the exit, meaning no one could leave without coming within 2m of her.

 

[SpookyFrank]

Oh come on. Quite apart from you ignoring the fact they're in a group of three, using the shop for non-essential purposes, and sitting on the green, it's quite easy to exercise at home. They're just selfishly prioritising not having to compromise their fun over the lives of others. Cunts.

You are allowed to ride a bike. You are allowed to go in shops. The queen is apparently still alive, ergo nobody has died and made you king.