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One of the eeriest sights I’ve ever seen was the city dump in Delhi. I was in a cab on the ring road and I saw a black cloud on the horizon which was strange as it was otherwise a perfectly clear blue sky, but as we got closer I realised it was just a cluster of dozens of vultures hovering over a massive dump which must have been the size of a town.
 
Orang Utan said:
One of the eeriest sights I’ve ever seen was the city dump in Delhi. I was in a cab on the ring road and I saw a black cloud on the horizon which was strange as it was otherwise a perfectly clear blue sky, but as we got closer I realised it was just a cluster of dozens of vultures hovering over a massive dump which must have been the size of a town.
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Our local landfill site used to have fucking hundreds of seagulls at it, they should have arranged shooting parties, and made some extra money. # farmerbarleymow

That's closed now, our shit is sent over the border into posh Surrey instead.
 






This popped up on my YouTube feed. Skip to 1:21 for the meat and potatoes.

A simple laser light box testing the relative effectiveness of masks.

Fleece comes out worse than not wearing a mask.

There’s a bloke who comes into the shop where I occasionally work, he’s a regular. And he never ever has a mask, and he always does the “Whoops, must have left it at home, I’ll remember it next time” thing, which I believed the first couple of times. But now I think he’s a lying disengenuous arse. And he goes through this pantomime of raising his fleece up over his nose and mouth as he comes over the threshold, and then just drops it while he shops, and raises it momentarily when he gets to the till. The very definition of a token effort.

It’s just not feasible to ask every fucker without a mask to mask up or fuck off. Even just getting them not to crowd up and push past, to respect that we’re trying to limit bodies in the shop is a thankless Sisyphean task. Everyone who works there ends the day exhausted and stressed.

The other day a bloke picked up and scrutinised and breathed on and fondled about 17 items on the counter. I asked him not to and he accused me of being rude and disrespectful, what about customer service, how was he meant to decide without touching everything. And of course he wasn’t wearing a mask.
 
Orang Utan said:
SheilaNaGig we have masks available for people who have 'forgotten' theirs - would this be possible where you work? Understand that it depends on a lot of things
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We could. I wish. But it doesn’t feel realistic, in this shop at least.

Anyway he’d probably not use it, or he’d drop it on the street. And it would be the same the next time, and the next time. Plus, there is the cost of providing masks for everyone. The shop already makes sanitiser available to everyone, and masks and gloves for all staff (although we mostly use our own cloth masks). It’s a small independent shop so there’s not a lot of extra money in the system.

Tbh, some of the problem is fatigue.

Some customers seem to feel like we’re asking them to indulge us in some kind of perverse eccentricity when we ask them to do something Covid-aware. And there are a fair few vocal conspiracist who shop there, and one of the staff is a full-throttle conspiracist and it’s pretty tiring to have to deal with that nonsense all day. And to have to explain and cajole and request, as politely as possible, so many times every day, only six in the shop, only two in this area, please step back, thank you for being so patient, we appreciate your understanding etc. and all of it through the Perspex screen at the tills or through the mask that most of us are wearing; it’s just so draining.

Someone who’s made conscious and determined choice not to wear a mask just feels like a steep hill to climb when the rest is already so tiring.
 
S☼I said:
Just encountered a live one in Aldi, angry bald man in Rockports, late thirties maybe. No mask, staring at everyone clearly hoping for someone to challenge him. Actually took a step towards me for having the gall to queue up behind him. Then I made the mistake of saying "thanks" when he put the next customer divider on the conveyor belt.

"Look at all these idiots"
"Pardon?"
"Wearing masks. Sheep. Idiots."
"It's a weird time isn't it."
"No it's not. Nothing's different. Why are you wearing a mask?"
"Look mate, I'm just doing my shopping, I'm not interested in an argument."
"I bet you're not cos you haven't got one. You're all fucking idiots. Sheep."

I mean wear one or don't, but why be an aggressive cunt about it?
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He probably thought he was sticking it to the sheeple :facepalm:
 
I'm not, I have been but twice now I've almost had a panic attack, it sort of makes me feel the same as the onset of a panic attack (the hyperventilating, numb tingling hands and hit the deck panic attacks)

I figured it would be better not to use one, checked to see if that was OK, found that anxiety and panic was one of the first things listed as an exemption.

I have a lanyard explaining round my neck but rarely go out anyway, just groceries and the chemist.

It's a huge relief knowing I don't have to wear one.
 
I think I'm allergic to my masks (the surgical kind, black). Whenever I wear one for an extended period, my face starts going burny and itchy, and my eyes go puffy. :oops:

I'm wondering if it's from whatever it is that dyes the masks black? :hmm: Obviously I can just wear blue surgical masks, but the black ones are, imo, cooler. :(
 
emanymton said:
Might help with social distancing though.
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I love the deadpan comment from Transport for Greater Manchester:

“Government guidance clearly states that this needn’t be a surgical mask, and that passengers can make their own or wear something suitable, such as a scarf or bandana.

“While there is a small degree of interpretation that can be applied to this, we do not believe it extends to the use of snakeskin – especially when still attached to the snake.”
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Someone just asked me about something that I have wondered about in the past.

If you are taking a long journey by public transport is there any provision for allowing people to drink (and less importantly eat) during their journey?

I have checked the government website and cannot see anything.

We are talking about about a journey of a little over 2 hours, which I think is ok. But I wouldn't want to do a 3 or 4 hour trip without a drink, especially as wearing a mask for an extended period tends to make my mouth a bit dry.
 
emanymton said:
Someone just asked me about something that I have wondered about in the past.

If you are taking a long journey by public transport is there any provision for allowing people to drink (and less importantly eat) during their journey?

I have checked the government website and cannot see anything.

We are talking about about a journey of a little over 2 hours, which I think is ok. But I wouldn't want to do a 3 or 4 hour trip without a drink, especially as wearing a mask for an extended period tends to make my mouth a bit dry.
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Yes. You can remove your mask to eat and drink. I'll edit in a link when I find it.
 
wtfftw said:
Yes. You can remove your mask to eat and drink. I'll edit in a link when I find it.
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Depends on the train company. Some say that eating and drinking is banned while some have the buffet car still open.

Everybody ignores any ban and eats and drinks as required.
 
Fucksake.

I'm in the shop and there are people coming is with woolly scarves pulled up over their chin, thin rags vaguely drifted across the lower half of their face, visors that barely cover their phisogs and plenty with no mask at all. If you ask them to put on a mask they say they're exempt but don't have the paperwork, say they're not exempt but refuse to wear one. The guvnor (who us an arse) has a heavy cold & sore throat and finally agreed to wear a visor, so at least his coughing is mainly directed downwards. The covid-denier colleague refuses to wear a mask and has not bothered to download the exempt form.

They say "don't be scared". I'm not scared I'm pissed off.

They say we need to stand up to tyranny but these fuckers probably don't vote, demonstrate, write to their MPs or engage in any other form of political dissent.

I'm stood outside the shop because I don't want to be near the selfish fucks.
 
Well Stanley Johnson is pictured in a shop without a mask. He is not exempt (pictured in a mask at the airport) but I expect he is just flaunting not obeying the rules. I would be surprised if he was fined. :mad:

 
Today was slightly amusing - left my mask and a bag in the cinema, so had to go back - I have a spare mask I keep in my bag in case a friend needs one (I have never used it until tonight so it wouldn't be simply passing on my germs). My hood was up due to the rain and I can't manage the hood myself. So we were me, masked up and with my ears partially covered, talking to a masked woman behind a screen. :D I'm amazed we still managed to pantomime my request through and I didn't lose my favourite mask.

We have favourite masks now. :D

MrSki said:
Well Stanley Johnson is pictured in a shop without a mask. He is not exempt (pictured in a mask at the airport) but I expect he is just flaunting not obeying the rules. I would be surprised if he was fined. :mad:

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Flouting. Sorry, but flaunting the rules means the opposite, so it matters.
 
Went through Clapham Jct last Saturday, was fairly shocked at how many people either had no mask at all or were chin-wearers or nose-peakers. The no mask at all posse had the usual smattering of aggro-merchants willing folk to challenge them, but they were outnumbered by people who just seemed not to give a toss. Coming from the genteel environs of Godalming (where everyone wears a mask) to see that was quite a shock.
 
One of my eyelids has felt a bit sore for the last couple of weeks, barely visible, but dry skin and burning to the touch. A couple of days ago it flared up even more and both eyelids were visibly reddened. Then had a lightbulb moment and thought it might be connected to the face mask (I wear one all day four days a week).
A quick google didn't confirm this particular problem, but it highlighted a condition called "dry eye" as an effect from mask wearing from the breath that gets directed upwards into the eyes.
Tried a different mask style yesterday that fits more snugly at the top and it already seems to have made a difference for the better.
 
Bahnhof Strasse said:
Went through Clapham Jct last Saturday, was fairly shocked at how many people either had no mask at all or were chin-wearers or nose-peakers. The no mask at all posse had the usual smattering of aggro-merchants willing folk to challenge them, but they were outnumbered by people who just seemed not to give a toss. Coming from the genteel environs of Godalming (where everyone wears a mask) to see that was quite a shock.
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In B4 someone claims they're in no way responsible for their actions because Tories
 
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