Current Affairs

[towny44]

If having a test gives them assurance then why not, providing they are paying the £200(?) cost of their tests.

No way Moby, as I explained this assurance is absolutely worthless, and can only lead to people thinking they are safe and failing to act vigilantly.

[Manoverboard]

If having a test gives them assurance then why not, providing they are paying the £200(?) cost of their tests.

No way Moby, as I explained this assurance is absolutely worthless, and can only lead to people thinking they are safe and failing to act vigilantly.

Yes but at £200 a time they would think it through ... either way it sounds like they will do their own thing anyway.

[Onelife]

If having a test gives them assurance then why not, providing they are paying the £200(?) cost of their tests.

No way Moby, as I explained this assurance is absolutely worthless, and can only lead to people thinking they are safe and failing to act vigilantly.

There is some truth in what you say John and taking it from another angle people (you) saying face masks have little benefit to the wearer does nothing to heighten vigilance…we need to change peoples mind sets, and I know from experience that the wearing of face masks gives you space.

I think face covering should be compulsory indoors and out.

[Manoverboard]

I think face covering should be compulsory indoors and out.

All well and good but does it keep the wife 3 metres away ?

[Onelife]

I think face covering should be compulsory indoors and out.

All well and good but does it keep the wife 3 metres away ?

Very difficult when you live in a tin can Moby

[Stephen]

I also note that Matt Hancock commented that one of the major reasons for the current delays in Covid testing, is due to to far too many non symptomatic people requesting a test, in some cases because they are about to go on holiday and want to know if they are virus free.
This is one of the major problems arising from the testing system, that people seem to crave the extra security of knowing they are virus free, whereas all a test does is say that at this moment in time you are not infected. It doesn't say you are definitely not incubating the virus, and certainly does not say you are safer to socialise than you were yesterday, nor does it say you won't become infected tomorrow.
The only way to try and avoid becoming infected, is to maintain social distancing at all times, hand-wash regularly, especially while away from your own home, and avoid at all costs getting too close to someone not wearing a mask.
The new, no more than 6 groupings, will have very little impact on us, or indeed our immediate family, although I have to admit one of my wife's family groupings, is guilty of having tests without any symptoms, and I will be making my displeasure known to them.

Agree John. But that means everyone, the young included. Until everyone grasps that concept we will be fighting a losing battle.

[Stephen]

I think face covering should be compulsory indoors and out.

All well and good but does it keep the wife 3 metres away ?

If only

[Mervyn and Trish]

I was appalled at the number of people I've heard on the radio today who still believe this is no worse than flu and is being hyped by the media.

[Stephen]

The carpet fitter said as much last week. Needles to say he wasn't offered a drink.

[oldbluefox]

I was appalled at the number of people I've heard on the radio today who still believe this is no worse than flu and is being hyped by the media.

I was even more horrified by someone on the radio this afternoon who said we all have to die one day and why waste money on the over 85s who get coronavirus.

[Kendhni]

I was appalled at the number of people I've heard on the radio today who still believe this is no worse than flu and is being hyped by the media.

If I ever caught it Julie would visit me in hospital just to tell me I had Man-Covid.

[barney]

I was appalled at the number of people I've heard on the radio today who still believe this is no worse than flu and is being hyped by the media.

If I ever caught it Julie would visit me in hospital just to tell me I had Man-Covid.

Ditto

[Onelife]

I was appalled at the number of people I've heard on the radio today who still believe this is no worse than flu and is being hyped by the media.

If I ever caught it Julie would visit me in hospital just to tell me I had Man-Covid.

Ditto

It sounds like your wives are a dam sight more caring than mine….if I ever ended up on a Covid ward my wife would be looking to replace the ventilator with a pillow

[Stephen]

If I ever caught it Julie would visit me in hospital just to tell me I had Man-Covid.

Ditto

It sounds like your wives are a dam sight more caring than mine….if I ever ended up on a Covid ward my wife would be looking to replace the ventilator with a pillow

What a waste of a pillow

[Onelife]

Ditto

It sounds like your wives are a dam sight more caring than mine….if I ever ended up on a Covid ward my wife would be looking to replace the ventilator with a pillow

What a waste of a pillow

I’m struggling to catch my breath after that one

[Ray Scully]

Ditto

It sounds like your wives are a dam sight more caring than mine….if I ever ended up on a Covid ward my wife would be looking to replace the ventilator with a pillow

What a waste of a pillow

My very attractive wife would be sorting through the applications for my replacement

[screwy]

I’m already at the top of the pile Ray.

[Mervyn and Trish]

So today the idiots are asking "if it's unsafe to meet more than 6 people at home why is it okay to go to work or school?"

My answer is "If you don't go to work the economy crashes and you expect me to pay you to sit on your a*se at home, if your kids don't go to school they'll end up as thick as you. Compared with which not getting pissed with more than 6 mates is a minor inconvenience".

I rest my case.

[screwy]

A Numpty on LBC this morning said he wont comply with the 6 ruling. Said it would ruin christmas. Well, maybe if you complied now, christmas may be ok.?

[david63]

A Numpty on LBC this morning said he wont comply with the 6 ruling. Said it would ruin christmas. Well, maybe if you complied now, christmas may be ok.?

Or put another way - comply now and you will see Christmas, don't comply and you may not be here for Christmas

[Stephen]

A Numpty on LBC this morning said he wont comply with the 6 ruling. Said it would ruin christmas. Well, maybe if you complied now, christmas may be ok.?

Or put another way - comply now and you will see Christmas, don't comply and you may not be here for Christmas

Exactly.

Make the effort now or possibly end up upon a ventilator.

[Ray Scully]

I’m already at the top of the pile Ray.

Best of luck my friend the competition will be very fierce.

[Kendhni]

Note to self - do not burp when wearing a mask

[barney]

We have heard today about two confirmed cases of Covid in a care home in Torrington.
Both cases are staff.
One of them had gone to see family in Birmingham.
That’s the first confirmed cases to our knowledge and here is hoping that they haven’t been socialising too much.
We have our first visit to mum tomorrow in Exeter.
Hopefully it won’t be our last if they go back to full lockdown.

[barney]

Well, the first visit since March completed and our worst fears came to fruition.
Only Mrs B allowed in.
On arrival, taken to the garden area where they bought mum out to.
Unfortunately she didn’t have a clue who her daughter was.
Mrs B even lifted her mask so mum could see her face but still no joy.
She only stayed about 25 mins because it was impossible to have a conversation.
As she left she said , I love you mum and she replied, that’s nice dear.
We came away absolutely broken.
That’s now the end of our relationship as we knew it.
I think we’ll leave it a few weeks before going down again.
Truly heartbreaking but we have to accept it is what it is.