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Post by corncobguy on Mar 9, 2020 18:05:59 GMT
Any thoughts on the coronavirus?
I'm largely off the opinion it's all hype, as the death rate isn't much worse than influenza, but it does seem to be spreading 🤔
Not sure why toilet paper is the first thing people are going for in supermarkets mind. If I'm going to have to self isolate for two weeks then a few crates of beer and wine are the priorities
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Post by charliecheswick on Mar 9, 2020 19:32:02 GMT
I'm probably the target audience to get a dodgy bout of this, with being asthmatic and having had pneumonia a couple of times before.
I'm sure I'll be OK though and if I'm not it'll only kill me once.
Not sure what the purpose is of whipping people up into a frenzy though. If you're going to catch summat you'll catch it, no point in worrying about it.
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Post by savo on Mar 10, 2020 8:14:59 GMT
Any thoughts on the coronavirus? I'm largely off the opinion it's all hype, as the death rate isn't much worse than influenza, but it does seem to be spreading 🤔 Not sure why toilet paper is the first thing people are going for in supermarkets mind. If I'm going to have to self isolate for two weeks then a few crates of beer and wine are the priorities I was in Asda yesterday and whilst there wasn't much in the way of hand sanitizer or bog roll there were at least 40 boxes of beer on sale. Guess the brand...Corona. People really are thick. |
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Post by mrsmith on Mar 11, 2020 8:22:25 GMT
The panic buying is crazy. More people die in car accidents than have or will be killed by this thing and nobody starts stockpiling toilet roll when they announce a new bypass being built.
Twats.
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Post by Art Vandelay on Mar 12, 2020 8:07:21 GMT
To be fair if you haven't heard of Corona beer before it doesn't sound the most appealing. I probably wouldn't buy Ebola wine or Aids cola...
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Post by usred on Mar 13, 2020 9:43:17 GMT
To be fair if you haven't heard of Corona beer before it doesn't sound the most appealing. I probably wouldn't buy Ebola wine or Aids cola... I tried it years ago, made my bad breath taste like death. |
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Post by charliecheswick on Mar 18, 2020 17:44:24 GMT
Well that's pretty much made me unemployed as I've just been doing sessional work since my school closed in January. Might be able to get some online work, hopefully.
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Post by mrsmith on Mar 19, 2020 21:07:33 GMT
Well that's pretty much made me unemployed as I've just been doing sessional work since my school closed in January. Might be able to get some online work, hopefully. Sorry to hear this, mate. Best of luck. |
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Post by iks on Mar 21, 2020 8:25:28 GMT
It's a real threat in my opinion. I have a mum who's not been well at all.. No husband to sit with.. can't have close contact with anyone and it's mothers day tomorrow. I'm quite worried.
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Post by corncobguy on Mar 21, 2020 11:22:23 GMT
Well that's pretty much made me unemployed as I've just been doing sessional work since my school closed in January. Might be able to get some online work, hopefully. Sorry to hear that CC. Hope you find something. I'm not sure if it's your thing, but supermarkets are looking for people. |
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Post by Art Vandelay on Mar 21, 2020 23:37:26 GMT
It's all a bit grim isn't it. I don't know why we're only just shutting things down now, surely we could have done this two weeks ago... I've been shutting myself away. Although to be honest it's not much different to my life normally  |
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Post by Art Vandelay on Apr 6, 2020 7:00:51 GMT
Strange times. Very quiet on here. How's everyone getting on?
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Post by charliecheswick on Apr 7, 2020 8:36:30 GMT
Alright Art, how about yourself?
I've got pretty good on the guitar already. I might learn to sew next.
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Post by Art Vandelay on Apr 9, 2020 22:53:35 GMT
I learned to knit when I was a kid, I doubt I've still got the skills now though  I'm alright. Not left the house in weeks but as long as I've got the internet I think I could happily just potter about inside for months. My sister's been left in a weird situation as she'd quite recently started working on a cruise ship. Obviously they stopped taking on passengers weeks ago so it's been just the staff sailing about in a half empty ship. Her work's mostly customer based so there's little work to do but all the restaurants, facilities and a lot of the entertainment is still going on as normal so she's basically being paid to take a long cruise holiday. Although nobody is allowed to leave the ship so I suppose it's like 90% holiday 10% prison... |
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Post by Dane B on Apr 10, 2020 8:07:17 GMT
I learned to knit when I was a kid, I doubt I've still got the skills now though I'm alright. Not left the house in weeks but as long as I've got the internet I think I could happily just potter about inside for months. My sister's been left in a weird situation as she'd quite recently started working on a cruise ship. Obviously they stopped taking on passengers weeks ago so it's been just the staff sailing about in a half empty ship. Her work's mostly customer based so there's little work to do but all the restaurants, facilities and a lot of the entertainment is still going on as normal so she's basically being paid to take a long cruise holiday. Although nobody is allowed to leave the ship so I suppose it's like 90% holiday 10% prison... Alright Art. Never known anything like this in my life. I've not reached boredom levels yet as, being self employed, I've still had to work. Fitting a new kitchen and bathroom in a house in Derby of all places. House is empty, so safe for me to work in, but after this job I'll be on lockdown. Everyone keep safe........and Art, if you rekindle your love of knitting, I'll have a Forest scarf please mate.  |
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Post by randomtask on Apr 11, 2020 9:56:32 GMT
I've been working from home for years now so the working week at least isn't that much different for me. Plus 1 week in 3 i'm on call as well and can't go very far from my house so that's not much different either  It's just the lack of sport getting to me mostly, i think i used to mark the passage time by the Football or Cricket matches that were on and now they are gone it's just days blurring in to each other. |
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Post by iks on Apr 11, 2020 23:50:59 GMT
I am rapidly turning into a raging overweight alcoholic.
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Post by charliecheswick on Apr 13, 2020 13:37:25 GMT
We all are I think IKS. Everyday I wake up and say I'm not drinking today. Then by 7 I've got a bottle of wine open.
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Post by corncobguy on Apr 13, 2020 15:23:59 GMT
Our recycling bin is an embarrassment. I don't think I've drank like this since university.
Things are as good as can be, I can work at home fairly easily and it's been nice to spend more time with the wife and our 9 month old son.
Boredom and a restless child are the main issues, but I know thats nothing compared to what others are facing, so can't really complain.
We should be taking steps to water down the lockdown soon. Its not sustainable to wait until a vaccine is found. Now NHS capacity has been increased and the vulnerable have been identified, then surely the restrictions on the low risk should be reduced as much as they can be.
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Post by iks on Apr 14, 2020 1:10:55 GMT
We all are I think IKS. Everyday I wake up and say I'm not drinking today. Then by 7 I've got a bottle of wine open. 7pm? I've done 6 bottles of speckled hen by then. Then i doze off on the settee..wake up at 2 am.. doze back off at 5 am...wake up at 11am.. have my 1st pint at 2 and repeat... |
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It's just the lack of sport getting to me mostly, i think i used to mark the passage time by the Football or Cricket matches that were on and now they are gone it's just days blurring in to each other.