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tom73

Guru
Location
Yorkshire
Some additional pressure on Boris: https://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2020/09/21/covid-19-an-open-letter-to-the-uks-chief-medical-officers

In other works Rishi Sunak's restaurant giveaway last month was foolish.
He's more interested in the pressure from the backbench than highly qualified professionals. Who unlike him are trained to make clinical decisions. We are now at a point that direct clear clinical decisions are being made by clowns who are totally untrained , unqualified and totally lacking ethics.
 

marinyork

Resting in suspended Animation
Location
Logopolis
The emphasis from Boris seems to be on enforcement - higher fines and masks basically everywhere except outdoors and private socialising.
 

classic33

Leg End Member
Some people aren't as antisocial as inhabitants of a cycling forum ;)

More seriously, people were being encouraged to "herd" at work by briefings that home workers could be fired first, despite all the evidence that working from home lowers risk, so of course they naturally want to socialise in groups too and think it's OK. Why should it be mainly stuff that makes people happy that gets restricted and not anything that involves payment? Covid ain't scared off by contactless cards!

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst. Hoping for a coherent and consistent simple set of rules from the PM today - preparing for another load of flinging dung at walls in a random-looking way. Maybe with a catchy soundbite and then 3076 exceptions :sad:
Are you saying that pubs are giving their drinks away, for nowt!

Most I've been in want the payment before the part with the drink.

It will in essence be a return to old closing times, why is that so hard to work with?
 

Mo1959

Legendary Member
Are you saying that pubs are giving their drinks away, for nowt!

Most I've been in want the payment before the part with the drink.

It will in essence be a return to old closing times, why is that so hard to work with?
Just wondering whether it will actually be worse? Everyone trying to get in early rather than it being more spread out over a longer evening. Got to try I suppose.
 

tom73

Guru
Location
Yorkshire
The emphasis from Boris seems to be on enforcement - higher fines and masks basically everywhere except outdoors and private socialising.
That's the bottom line fine ones who don't play by the rules and tell the rest off for wanting a test. As they don't believe you need one so no test no case recored = cases down and problem fixed. :sad:
 
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midlife

Guru
I thought he was going to do something more drastic, like a curfew after say 8.00 pm apart from essential workers. Everyone else at home. Not sure much has changed or did I miss something?

Son's swab returned as unclear and new test booked. The pitfalls of swabbing yourself = not getting a sample!
 

tom73

Guru
Location
Yorkshire
Boris has now moved the focused formally away from testing. On a question about testing he replied by saying it's following the rules that now matters :wacko:
 

tom73

Guru
Location
Yorkshire
I thought he was going to do something more drastic, like a curfew after say 8.00 pm apart from essential workers. Everyone else at home. Not sure much has changed or did I miss something?

Son's swab returned as unclear and new test booked. The pitfalls of swabbing yourself = not getting a sample!
No not missed anything basically it's all our fault and how dare you ask for a test.
How come his dad did not take the swab for him ? Surely he let you lose with a swab :laugh:
 

Joey Shabadoo

My pronouns are "He", "Him" and "buggerlugs"
For half my life, 10.30pm Monday to Thursday and 11pm Friday to Saturday, or 1am on darts night lock-in at the village pub :smile: It all changed in the 80s.
They used to shut 2.30-5pm too, hence the high football crowds in days gone by.
 

midlife

Guru
No not missed anything basically it's all our fault and how dare you ask for a test.
How come his dad did not take the swab for him ? Surely he let you lose with a swab :laugh:

Mum arranged the swab, I was on the A69 having been thrown off my clinic in Newcastle and sent home. Newcastle are a bit twitchy being in some sort of lockdown. I'm going with him today. :smile:

Yep, agree with you, it looks like Boris is getting ready to blame the public, it's all their fault!
 

tom73

Guru
Location
Yorkshire
Mum arranged the swab, I was on the A69 having been thrown off my clinic in Newcastle and sent home. Newcastle are a bit twitchy being in some sort of lockdown. I'm going with him today. :smile:

Yep, agree with you, it looks like Boris is getting ready to blame the public, it's all their fault!
Has he any idea how far it's got to go or are you are you playing the old "this wont hurt a bit" number :smile:
 
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