Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
I wouldn’t trust any reviews on Amazon, especially customers
General Coronavirus (COVID-19) chat
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farmerbarleymow
I'm Petee's spirit animal
Clicking on the yellow bars should display the chosen reviews scoring that number. But as OU said treat them with caution.
Helen Back
:-)
Yes, I'm aware that Amazon pays people to write 5 star reviews in exchange for free stuff so I'll order some salt as well. 
But I'm hoping that the quantity of reviews, not the content, can give some sort of true indication of whether it's worth bothering with or not.
But I'm hoping that the quantity of reviews, not the content, can give some sort of true indication of whether it's worth bothering with or not.
farmerbarleymow
I'm Petee's spirit animal
Good on the Dutch.
www.theguardian.com
Dutch official advice to single people: find a sex buddy for lockdown
Those without a sexual partner asked to come to mutually satisfactory agreements
'Hug machine' lets great-grandmother embrace children
With a little bit of ingenuity and some plastic, a great-grandmother in the US state of Illinois was able to safely hug her great-grandchildren for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic led to social distancing measures.
Brought tears to my eyes.
BlanketAddict
Well-Known Member
Anyone else had a nightmare trying to get their test results?
The actual test went very well, a very smooth process. So far so good...
Getting your results I found to be the issue. A week down the line, after several calls to the help centre etc, nobody knew anything (status of test, results and so on).
Finally got my results this morning, 9 days later.
To top off the whole experience: 'Results UNCLEAR, please arrange retest'
Aaaaaargh!!!!!
The actual test went very well, a very smooth process. So far so good...
Getting your results I found to be the issue. A week down the line, after several calls to the help centre etc, nobody knew anything (status of test, results and so on).
Finally got my results this morning, 9 days later.
To top off the whole experience: 'Results UNCLEAR, please arrange retest'
Aaaaaargh!!!!!
frogwoman
No amount of cajolery...
I've just been offered a test through this app: COVID Symptom Study - Help slow the spread of COVID-19
Not sure why as apart from a sore throat the last few days which I often get in summer I feel absolutely fine, but oh well worth doing I guess.
The email I had about the tests told me to confirm I was an essential worker (although I'm not) as apparently they have permission from the department of health to do this as part of the study, but not to encourage family members to take the tests
In any case I've just requested one for myself only although I'm almost certain not to have it currently so I'm a bit surprised, they did say they were contacting people they didn't think had it in order to monitor the spread though.
I'd be interested to see what the result would have been two months ago.
Not sure why as apart from a sore throat the last few days which I often get in summer I feel absolutely fine, but oh well worth doing I guess.
The email I had about the tests told me to confirm I was an essential worker (although I'm not) as apparently they have permission from the department of health to do this as part of the study, but not to encourage family members to take the tests
In any case I've just requested one for myself only although I'm almost certain not to have it currently so I'm a bit surprised, they did say they were contacting people they didn't think had it in order to monitor the spread though.
I'd be interested to see what the result would have been two months ago.
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Supine
Newt Member
Looks ok to me
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
two metres is a mite over six feet, so imagine a circle round each of those people or groups of people that's about 12 feet in diameter
Supine
Newt Member
Yeah but just passing somebody is way way down the risk scale compared to spending time talking to somebody close up. People in that pic seem to be in family units or just passing other groups. Just imho obviously.
phillm
Trolling through Life (TM)
Now that's stocks are plentiful in the shops time to prep to the max for the BIG ONE - whatever that is and maybe get a catapult to defend those supplies.
Buddy Bradley
Pantheistic solipsist
My sister has had exactly the same issue. Told to get tested, waited ages for the results, only to be told they were inconclusive and she has to take another test.
Monkeygrinder's Organ
Dodgy geezer swilling vapid lager
Mrs Miggins
Eternal
It's been so long since I touched another person. Another human being. I am quite tactile and often just touch an arm or a shoulder or just a nudge when I'm in a good conversation with someone. Or if the person I'm talking to needs some reassurance. I'd fucking kill for a hug from a friend.
I'm getting confused about this idea of air bridges between the UK and countries deemed to be low risk. A means of skipping quarantine requirements. I'm amazed that any country would want to airbridge with us given how rampant the virus has been in the UK.
Is it just as they've not been hit as hard they've still not quite grasped the problem or are they simply prepared to trade tourist money for a local spike in infection?
Is it just as they've not been hit as hard they've still not quite grasped the problem or are they simply prepared to trade tourist money for a local spike in infection?
No. It's the delusion that the government's peddling today.
Ax^
Silly Rabbit
oddly that how they think they work out Brexit to..
now oddly if I flew from Heathrow to Dublin atm I had to nominate a house where I was going to spend 14 days in insolation.
but the same is not in effect from people from Ireland due to the comman travel area
Monkeygrinder's Organ
Dodgy geezer swilling vapid lager
Other countries are powerless before our fearsome negotiators, haven't you noticed?
kalidarkone
Bringing YOU round.....
Did you do it yourself?
I've heard the tests are quite brutal, that the nose swab has to go so far up it feels like it's near the eye and the throat swab needs to be tickling the tonsils. In which case it's best done by someone else.
MickiQ
In My Defence I was left Unsupervised
It was on the news that the US was interested in a UK air bridge but they have got to be fucking kidding, they far worse even than us. We will never get it under control without shutting out the Yanks.
MickiQ
In My Defence I was left Unsupervised
I have got double glazing (as indeed does every house in the cul-de-sac) I opened the door, I am expecting a booze delivery tomorrow and my hopes were up it had come a day early.You wouldn't have heard him if you'd had double glazing
Ted Moult used to do those ads a good half century ago.
frogwoman
No amount of cajolery...
. I did a test yesterday through the app I've been using to record symptoms and I'm kinda worried I messed it up because I didn't feel like I had pushed the nose swab up enough.
LDC
On est tous des pangolins
Did it feel really unpleasant?
frogwoman
No amount of cajolery...
It did feel quite unpleasant bur not too bad (which makes me worry it was wrong) , the throat part was worse though I was gagging and almost threw up!
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