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Any DJ’s on here?

If so you may fancy giving a go doing a live stream mix on YouTube - I’ve been listening to a few who are doing it out of their homes (bedroom/kitchen etc) and they are making a small fortune during this lockdown with super chat donations - guy on at the moment (DJ Slavine) has made approx £500 in his first hour of his 24hr non stop stream!

Think a lot of donations are off pissed people partying at home :D
 
Orang Utan said:
Also, does anyone else find the constant drip of information boring as fuck? Never been into science, so not enjoying the geekery, even though I should probably be keeping abreast of developments for my own and for my my loved ones’ safety, but I just cannot get into it
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It might not be the drip drip nature of its thats doing your head in as much as the relative lack of new information on offer at all. There isnt much new to get our teeth into. I'm a nerd and from a scientific pandemic information point of view, January and February were where the interesting stuff came out, March onwards are more the story of the human consequences, the politics, the lockdowns etc. And a big horrible chunk of the story was already pretty much set in stone by what we learnt and observed in February, with March and April featuring the inevitable deadly consequences unfolding at dramatic yet somehow still tedious pace. Now we've got all the political BS and the tedium of lockdown and situations that feel like they take forever to evolve when you are sitting around waiting for times to change.

I've had to rely on the shitty politics and throwing myself into historical data in recent weeks in order to keep myself interested in talking about this pandemic, and I'm still finding myself running out of steam now. And I say that as a nerd who can fixate on topics for months at a time. Perhaps if I try to take a partial break for the next week, something that demands more of my attention will turn up.
 
Notable improvement in the air quality in and around Edinburgh due to the decrease in traffic/industry/flights. Visibility is great and you can taste the difference. There's also been large birds of prey coming right into the city which I don't remember ever happening before - today on our cycle less than a mile from my flat there was a sparrowhawk hunting and the other day we saw a buzzard being mobbed by some crows.
 
kropotkin said:
Literally any easing of restrictions will increase cases, leading to a "second peak". The only thing that is modifiable is how high that peak is, and the length of time from easing restrictions to the peak.
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Totally. I'm sure there will be multiple peaks however much any release measures are moderated. Fingers crossed we can resource them and also give you heros a pay rise asap.
 
I've been working from home since a week before lockdown (we got sent home after a confirmed case -- someone whose desk was about 10 feet from mine) and only been out for a walk a couple of times since. It's really strange but the idea of going out now feels kind of surreal/wrong.

(I'm not shielding but at increased risk. Not sure if not really going out at all is overkill and I'm being completely ridiculous :confused:. All just feels a bit weird.)
 
weepiper said:
There's also been large birds of prey coming right into the city which I don't remember ever happening before - today on our cycle less than a mile from my flat there was a sparrowhawk hunting and the other day we saw a buzzard being mobbed by some crows.
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It's brilliant to see how quickly wildlife starts to take over. Nature is incredibly resilient if we give it the space to do so.
 
Badgers said:
Sorry x

Hit me pretty hard to. Just concerned about how the fallout and blame is going to hurt us all.
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Yep. A lot.

I don’t think we’ll have those draconian measures. Instead we’ll have an ongoing problem with the virus and the inevitable stress and anger that will be caused by that.

I was working in the shop yesterday for the first time in two weeks. Almost no one seemed in the least bit bothered with proper distancing. when I asked a bloke to go back out because we had too many people in the shop he had a proper go at me. I retreated downstairs and when I came back there he was bold as brass chatting away to another customer. Wanker. Walking on the pavement, every person who came towards me didnt bother stepping to the side even when I did, even when I had to back up to find space, even when I turn d my face to the wall or had to walk into the street, not one person swerved to the side.

I think people are resigned to getting the virus, don’t believe they’ll get it, or just fed up with the whole thing. Meanwhile I’m stressed to fuck with the worry of being solely responsible for my own safety in the face of this attitude. I’ve had cancer chemo etc so theoretically vulnerable. Live alone, no benefits, no income, no recent record of self-employment income so ineligible for any scheme, financially fucked with no financial support so I have to take the work when I can get it. And face the viral consequences.

I’d rather not live under the system outlined in that Bloomberg essay, but this system is problematic.
 
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I really hope SheilaNaGig 's experience isn't universal in all shops :(

Mostly, when I go to a shop here in Swansea, most people seem to be distancing pretty well.
And moving aside on pavements too.
Different experiences in different places hopefully :(, but yes that does sound grm Sheila -- sympathies.
 
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SheilaNaGig said:
Yep. A lot.

I don’t think we’ll have those draconian measures. Instead we’ll have an ongoing problem with the virus and the inevitable stress and anger that will be caused by that.

I was working in the shop yesterday for the first time in two weeks. Almost no one seemed in the least bit bothered with proper distancing. when I asked a bloke to go back out because we had too many people in the shop he had a proper go at me. I retreated downstairs and when I came back there he was bold as brass chatting away to another customer. Wanker. Walking on the pavement, every person who came towards me didnt bother stepping to the side even when I did, even when I had to back up to find space, even when I turn d my face to the wall or had to walk into the street, not one person swerved to the side.

I think people are resigned to getting the virus, don’t believe they’ll get it, or just fed up with the whole thing. Meanwhile I’m stressed to fuck with the worry of being solely responsible for my own safety in the face of this attitude. I’ve had cancer chemo etc so theoretically vulnerable. Live alone, no benefits, no income, no recent record of self-employment income so ineligible for any scheme, financially fucked with no financial support so I have to take the work when I can get it. And face the viral consequences.

I’d rather not live under the system outlined in that Bloomberg essay, but this system is problematic.
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Several of the small shops around here (the bakers. the greengrocers and the 'no packaging') shop have put a table across the front door and are serving people from a queue on the pavement. Obviously there is extra work as you have to pick stuff for them, but it would at least put you back in control of your own safety.
 
Boudicca said:
Several of the small shops around here (the bakers. the greengrocers and the 'no packaging') shop have put a table across the front door and are serving people from a queue on the pavement. Obviously there is extra work as you have to pick stuff for them, but it would at least put you back in control of your own safety.
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I’ve suggested similar but I’m only a part time relief worker so I don’t have much clout there.

One of the important intangible benefits about Brixton Wholefoods is that it’s always been a place where people meet and greet and share. It’s a social hub for sure and before the virus yiud see people come in for a tin of beans and then be there all afternoon as friends and acquaintances would come for their own shopping. So with the best will in the world to clamp down on that, we’re working against decades of tradition. Also people love to browse the shelves, some people even now will queue up, wander about with their basket for a while and only buy one thing.

But one of the regular workers is at home now with suspected C-19 and one of the owners is saying it might be time to think about different measures, so I’ll make this suggestion about a table at the door to her again. I reckon it would actually speed things up for customers tbh.
 
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From 2008

Commuters’ hands contaminated with faecal bacteria

They found that 28 per cent contained faecal bacteria, mostly Enterococcus and E-Coli. Female contamination rates were similar at different sites, but males tended to be more contaminated the further north they lived.
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Higher contamination rates were associated with bus rather than train travel. Surprisingly, manual workers were less likely to have faecal contamination than professionals, students, retired or unemployed people.
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when commuting picks up again, be interesting see the percentage if this experiment is run again.

Commuters' hands contaminated with faecal bacteria | Nursing Times

A team from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine swabbed the hands of 409 commuters at bus stops next to train stations in London,
www.nursingtimes.net www.nursingtimes.net
 
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Is it just me, or are there a lot more ambulances driving at speed with sirens going on empty roads ?
(though I suppose there will be more pedestrians walking in the road at the moment and not expecting traffic ...)
I suppose I'm near a main road, but they've been coming down my street more frequently than before ... perhaps its because I'm here all the time so I notice it more...
I wonder what the average frequency is ...
Here in the West Country we've had it pretty easy so far...
 
gentlegreen said:
Is it just me, or are there a lot more ambulances driving at speed with sirens going on empty roads ?
(though I suppose there will be more pedestrians walking in the road at the moment and not expecting traffic ...)
I suppose I'm near a main road, but they've been coming down my street more frequently than before ... perhaps its because I'm here all the time so I notice it more...
I wonder what the average frequency is ...
Here in the West Country we've had it pretty easy so far...
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Not sure what you’re asking about . The sirens or the frequency of the ambulances?

Obviously are going to be more ambulances out and about during a viral pandemic. There are loads more here in Brixton although noticeably fewer this week than in previous weeks. I’ve seen ambulances with Kent livery in local streets, presumably recruited in to cover the need. We’re near-ish to two hospitals (St Thomas’ and Kings College) and while there are far fewer police cars howling about, I’ve seen significantly more ambulances going up and down Brixton Hill and side streets too. Several times there have been ambulances stopping in my street and in the surrounding estates.
 
Hard to tell for me live in around the areas of St peters, ashford hospital and west mid

appears to be more of them around

but maybe i'm just noticing them more on my commute to work as less other people are around
 
I suppose I'm conscious of it because the neighbour opposite has COPD and I'm sort of seeing this thing through her eyes...
 
Sky news just showed crowds of people milling around the shops in part of East london, not sure where, and other media showing shopping areas full of people, not much social distancing either

it just seems to be breaking down, no police around here either.
 
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