Manc in London
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I live in Cheadle village and passed through Handforth yesterday . The Wagon and Horses is literally right on the old Cheshire border and was busy. I am about 2 miles maximum from here.
That got me thinking a bit so I did a bit of research on my own . I have a very old friend of mine who lives in Muswell Hill , a pretty affluent suburb of North London who told me how the pubs and restaurants are dealing with the move out of lockdown to tier 2. To my surprise it turns out their infection rates are well up on SK8 so that got me thinking some more . I work in construction ( amongst other sectors)of cinemas and have worked extensively all over London so I googled postcodes in Chelsea , Hampstead , Crystal Palace and Esher places of an equal and above standing to London as we are to Manchester. And guess what , only Chelsea has a lower infection rate than Cheadle.
Now I’m fuckin pissed right off.
I have my Daughters 21st next week followed by sons 18th 4 days later and then Christmas.
I am not going to be a complete twat about this but I’m travelling over the 2 Mile border.
Fucking sort it Mary Robinson .
Infection rates were not the only consideration for setting tiers.
London still continues to have less hospitalisations and deaths by population.
As for Tier 2, don't get too excited. It's marginally less shit.
I am more focused on my family staying healthy than sitting in a restaurant or boozer.