General Coronavirus (COVID-19) chat
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Doodler
You're quite nice when you smile
Most of Flat Town's mild-mannered inhabitants are trying to abide by the rules. Just as well since the police are almost never to be seen on the streets. The county lines Young Dealers of the Year have all disappeared from their usual nooks and corners.
Anju
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Wasn't sure where to post this but didn't want to start a new thread.
I've been thinking about how the financial impact of coronavirus will be handled once we have treatment and / or a vaccine in place. How will it affect the younger generations in particular. Are we headed for super austerity or a more equal world sort of thing.
I've been surprised that there hasn't been loads of discussion here on Urban about taking the opportunity this situation offers to force real change. I was talking to my dad about what comes next for ordinary people last night. He's never been politically active, other than attending a couple of meetings with an anti fascist group some of who's members saved him from a beating when he was photographing an NF march in Stafford in the 70s. He wasn't comfortable with the proactive violence approach, yet last night he was advocating for full on smash things up rioting. I think there may be a lot of people with similarly new found appreciation for direct action.
I have seen a couple of things online but have no idea if they would be considered acceptable by the urban left or at what point it might be best to start getting people together. Posted the plan c one here before but nobody seemed interested so maybe it's pointless drivel. Unfortunately I can't tell but would like to know.
Bill Mitchell - Modern Monetary Theory
Self-Isolate, Self-Educate! Political Education in the Pandemic
I've been thinking about how the financial impact of coronavirus will be handled once we have treatment and / or a vaccine in place. How will it affect the younger generations in particular. Are we headed for super austerity or a more equal world sort of thing.
I've been surprised that there hasn't been loads of discussion here on Urban about taking the opportunity this situation offers to force real change. I was talking to my dad about what comes next for ordinary people last night. He's never been politically active, other than attending a couple of meetings with an anti fascist group some of who's members saved him from a beating when he was photographing an NF march in Stafford in the 70s. He wasn't comfortable with the proactive violence approach, yet last night he was advocating for full on smash things up rioting. I think there may be a lot of people with similarly new found appreciation for direct action.
I have seen a couple of things online but have no idea if they would be considered acceptable by the urban left or at what point it might be best to start getting people together. Posted the plan c one here before but nobody seemed interested so maybe it's pointless drivel. Unfortunately I can't tell but would like to know.
Bill Mitchell - Modern Monetary Theory
Self-Isolate, Self-Educate! Political Education in the Pandemic
lefteri
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Told not to huddle in groups, which none of the team I’m with were on that video but our boss has decided to keep us away due to bad PR now Amazon have been alerted to this.
lefteri
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bit late for that
little_legs
Поехали!
I shit you not, my neighbors on the opposite side of the road are having a party. Easily 8 people, maybe more. Music blaring, yelling. Just waiting for a full blown fight to erupt.
not a trot
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The gf has just gone out food shopping and sent me this:
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Looks like good social distancing in practice but apparently some twat has pushed in front on her
Standing in line outside Sainsburys this morning, the bloke in front of me kept looking round at me. Started to wonder if I'd done or was doing something wrong. Finally he said something. Turns out we were at school together back in the 70s. We weren't best mates or anything but if it wasn't for these shitty restrictions would have gladly gone and had a pint or 3 with him. Exchanged phone numbers though, so maybe a meet up soon. And Sainsburys had sold out of Hovis, cunts.
Epona
Radar 2006-2020, Sonic 2006-2022, Jakey 2007-2024
If you are delivering flour, rice, and lentils, you are an essential worker, if you're delivering a widescreen TV and a gaming chair with speakers in the headrest, you aren't.
Funnily enough we (drivers) were talking of such the other day - one point was made that non essential items may actually be essential for people’s mental health.
Epona
Radar 2006-2020, Sonic 2006-2022, Jakey 2007-2024
Oh please fuck off
Most of the world manages to get by without non-essential items year in year out, if some overpriviledged fuckwit is going to have a nervous breakdown because they can't get the latest gadget now then they need to go and die in a pit of fire
Good to see the widescreen TV making a reappearance as a symbol of profligate immorality.
Epona
Radar 2006-2020, Sonic 2006-2022, Jakey 2007-2024
It sticks in my mind because my TV has had a cracked screen for months and I haven't been able to replace it yet!
Being able to replace it would be a yardstick of "everything is financially stable"
We don’t know what we’re delivering tbh as it’s all in plain cardboard packaging 99% of the time.
Haven’t delivered a flat screen tv since Xmas.
Edit: people’s mental health is also important in these uncertain times.
Epona
Radar 2006-2020, Sonic 2006-2022, Jakey 2007-2024
I'm a lifelong socialist, and basically until Amazon's distribution and delivery network has been ordered to get food and essential household supplies to the vulnerable, shielding, and needy during this crisis, then I am going to be a little sceptical. Not of the warehouse workers or drivers, it's not your fault. Just repurpose the entire operation for now.
Apparently Amazon are claiming that they are prioritising essentials and not accepting new non essentials into stock.
Of course they are probably talking shit. My firm of drivers has just set on 10 new drivers to keep up with the increase in parcel volume. We’re now surpassing Xmas peak levels.
Bezos must be happy.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Nationalise Amazon UK. it's the only reasonable thing to do.
Epona
Radar 2006-2020, Sonic 2006-2022, Jakey 2007-2024
Well the ideal solution would be if the people who worked there said "enough of this" and organised deliveries of essentials to the vulnerable themselves while their money-hungry bosses sat in open-mouthed horror... looks at Marty1...
Theres been reports in the press that Amazon could be delivering home coronavirus test kits soon.
bimble
floofy
Mate. That was last week they were promising us you'd be delivering these 'within days', but turns out there are no tests at all which work. They don't exist. Keep up.
"The UK will now be trying to get a refund, said Kathy Hall, director of the Covid-19 testing strategy at the Department of Health..We’re now working with companies to cancel the orders and get the money back where possible,” she told the committee."
UK Covid-19 antibody tests not ready until May at earliest
Health secretary’s target of 100,000 tests a day of NHS staff and key workers unlikely to be met, experts say
What about when you get inside? Gf said social distancing broke down as people were passing each other in the aisles.
Concerning antibody tests :
There was talk earlier that contracts for antibody tests would be conditional upon the tests having been verified as working.
"Will now be trying to get a refund" sound thoroughly incompetent compared to that
(Also that refund line doesn't appear in the article you quoted ...
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"The UK will now be trying to get a refund", said Kathy Hall, director of the Covid-19 testing strategy at the Department of Health..We’re now working with companies to cancel the orders and get the money back where possible,” she told the committee."
UK Covid-19 antibody tests not ready until May at earliest
Health secretary’s target of 100,000 tests a day of NHS staff and key workers unlikely to be met, experts saywww.theguardian.com
There was talk earlier that contracts for antibody tests would be conditional upon the tests having been verified as working.
"Will now be trying to get a refund" sound thoroughly incompetent compared to that
(Also that refund line doesn't appear in the article you quoted ...
)SheilaNaGig
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Yeah, it’s tricky to keep a proper distance inside shops. Not least because some shopworkers kinda bimble about doing their work as normal without keeping their distance. I get it. I’ve been doing some releif work in a small shop and if I’m stacking shelves it’s really tedious to keep stepping back or getting off a ladder every time a customer wants something from that shelf, all day long, especially since plenty of customers don’t keep their own distance.
Have you not been into a supermarket at all during lockdown Marty1
keybored
Well done. You remember cat good.
Can't they just get eBay to step in for them?
lefteri
Well-Known Member
the committee ordered that she should open a paypal dispute as soon as possible
gentlegreen
I hummus, therefore I am ...
Since we're in this for the long term to some extent, I'm assembling a hand-washing station just inside the front door.
I should have done it sooner since that room is my bike garage / workshop. And hopefully even once this thing has burned itself out I will continue to wash my hands before and after supermarket trips.
I should have done it sooner since that room is my bike garage / workshop. And hopefully even once this thing has burned itself out I will continue to wash my hands before and after supermarket trips.
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