existentialist
Tired and unemotional
There may still be a few tagnuts on this opinion, from the arse it was pulled out of.
Will you continue using a face mask after 19 July?
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Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
i live and work in Leeds in a public building and i’ve just counted 18 out of 24 mask wearers, most of them members of the public.
cupid_stunt
Chief seagull hater & farmerbarleymow's nemesis.
I've been in a couple of local shops since 'freeeeeeeeeeeedom day', a Co-op & a small Tesco, plus a take-a-away, 100% mask wearing by both customers & staff, except one cashier behind a screen.
I need a big shop tomorrow, but I expect it'll be much the same in the big Tesco.
I need a big shop tomorrow, but I expect it'll be much the same in the big Tesco.
Which part?
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No specifics but what kind of building do you work in? One frequented by predominantly elderly people?
elbows
Well-Known Member
What is your source for this claim?
It doesnt seem likely that Leeds can currently win any awards in the 'Percentage change in recent 7-day case rates by specimen date' section of the UK dashboard. Its possible they had the highest increases in Yorkshire at some point weeks ago, but more recently things are showing some signs of flattening off there.
But mostly I think people were questioning your 'nobody wearing masks' bullshit in exactly the same way they questioned it last time you came out with this shit.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
your repeated assertion that almost nobody is wearing masks in Leeds
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
no, all ages and ethnicities, mostly working class
Well it was reported on either Beeb or 4 yesterday
Are they known for not checking facts prior to publication?
elbows
Well-Known Member
There are lots of ways to interpret data, I'd need to know the exact nature of the claim in order to judge where its come from and whether its accurate in some sense. The claim is probably narrow and particular and might turn out to be true if I knew exactly what it was.Well it was reported on either Beeb or 4 yesterday
Google.com
elbows
Well-Known Member
Some examples:
Leeds has fifth highest infection rate in Yorkshire:
www.leeds-live.co.uk
highest number of people self-isolating:
www.itv.com
Google is not much use unless I know exactly what the claim you heard was.
Leeds has fifth highest infection rate in Yorkshire:
Live Leeds Covid news as cases continue to sky rocket in the city
Leeds has one of the highest infection rates in Yorkshire
highest number of people self-isolating:
Over 9,000 currently self-isolating in Leeds as city worst hit in 'Pingdemic' | ITV News
Over 9,400 people were "pinged" by the NHS Test and Trace App from the week beginning July 1 in the city, according to the latest NHS Data. | ITV News Calendar
www.itv.com
Google is not much use unless I know exactly what the claim you heard was.
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
Google.com doesn’t actually provide any such link. I can find one from a week ago noting a ‘sharp rise’ in cases, doubling within a week. But even that says it isn’t even in the top five increases.
Sharp rise in Leeds Covid cases as rate nearly doubles in a week
The city's case rate is now over 80 per 100,000 people
quimcunx
imprimeo, lamino, distribuo
It's unfortunate in this respect that freedom day coincided with such hot weather. A mask wet with sweat from physical exertion is unpleasant and doesnt work IIRC. But once they have stopped will they start again if that is their reason for not wearing it?
elbows
Well-Known Member
The reason I say Leeds will struggle to win on percentage change terms is that their very large number of cases built gradually over a good number of weeks, which would impact percentage changes.
Whereas more recently a lot of places across the country saw more sudden spikes, which would generate larger percentage changes. Just one random example:
Whereas more recently a lot of places across the country saw more sudden spikes, which would generate larger percentage changes. Just one random example:
existentialist
Tired and unemotional
They're certainly not known for being careful to present a comprehensive overall pictureWell it was reported on either Beeb or 4 yesterday
existentialist
Tired and unemotional
Take a look at who you're replying to. Take a look at his hundreds of complex, carefully evaluated posts, and painstaking statistical work, presentation of graphs, etc. Are you seriously suggesting that a casual Google (I note you don't specify the terms you used) on your part is in any way equivalent to the detail and care that elbows' posts demonstrate?
Elpenor
Dancing as fast as I can
Good to know - I’m taking the same train on Friday
Looby
Well-Known Member
Went to a shop and chippy on Monday and fairly solid mask wearing.
In Starbucks today I was between 2 women not wearing masks and the one behind me kept getting closer and closer until she was less than a metre away I’d think. I asked her to move back, she gave me a pissy look but did. There were still 2m stickers on the floor but she ignored them. All the staff serving were wearing masks
In Starbucks today I was between 2 women not wearing masks and the one behind me kept getting closer and closer until she was less than a metre away I’d think. I asked her to move back, she gave me a pissy look but did. There were still 2m stickers on the floor but she ignored them. All the staff serving were wearing masks
gentlegreen
I hummus, therefore I am ...
I was at the chemists on Tuesday and whereas the staff and queuing customers were masked, there were a good half dozen unmasked people over to the left - I suspect they were queuing for the methadone room ...
scalyboy
They’re taking the piss now
Was on the tube earlier today. Seemed to me about the same numbers of people wearing masks vs. those not wearing them as there were before the 19th. (Someone on here suggested the current no-mask people may well be the same ones who weren’t wearing them before, quite possibly true).
Although no-one sat next to me, it did seem notably busier than I remembered; maybe if more and more people are getting vaccinated they feel more confident about using public transport? Or some of those non-public facing companies who had been allowing their staff to WFH now want them back in the office?
Although no-one sat next to me, it did seem notably busier than I remembered; maybe if more and more people are getting vaccinated they feel more confident about using public transport? Or some of those non-public facing companies who had been allowing their staff to WFH now want them back in the office?
cyberfairy
http://unicycle-emptiness.co.uk/
In my recent experience of trains on North West coastal regions, the older people are making more of an effort, the younger ones not so much if at all- last week heard some jollity in carriage behind me about how they were all meant to be self isolating because of a positive test until one of them loudly shushed them incase someone on train heard. Also in my scientific research, no-one apart from me wore a mask when looking at sunglasses in TK Maxx and tbf, my new sunglasses look shit because I could not see myself in mirror successfully.
wemakeyousoundb
hopefully not gimboid
sorry to read about the sunglasses
scifisam
feck! arse! girls! drink!
At the supermarket today the only person not wearing a mask was the security guard, and yeah, I do understand it being more difficult for staff. (I wore one). We're only three days in, of course, but it was encouraging to see that not everyone has instantly ripped off the mask.
My GF said pretty much everyone on her tube commute was wearing a mask.
Seeing people outside not wearing masks doesn't signify anything though - that's never been the rule, it's never been as important health-wise, and it's blazing hot.
My GF said pretty much everyone on her tube commute was wearing a mask.
Seeing people outside not wearing masks doesn't signify anything though - that's never been the rule, it's never been as important health-wise, and it's blazing hot.
