COVID-19 — Coronavirus

[Tim of the Oak]

Incidentally the FTSE is off 60 points. Nothing. If there's any legitimate reason to be scared that would have collapsed. I find that odd to be honest because usually fear, even a hint of a problem, can provoke a mass sell-off.

The FTSE 100 is dominated by global companies and what happens in the States has a bigger impact than what’s going on in the U.K.

 

[Northernstorirs]

Really hope the supermarkets are quicker off the mark bringing in restrictions on bulk buying, no point telling everyone they can only have three packets of pasta or toilet roll when there is none left!

The media should be embarrassed, almost encouraging the selfish wankers.

The supermarkets would have bought large buffer stock of longer life foods in anticipation of a no deal brexit which will hopefully be used to keep shelves filled during this "blockade".

Hopefully restrictions on all items are in place to stop pondlife from bulk buying.

The media really are scum.

 

[Bluesince1979]

Really hope the supermarkets are quicker off the mark bringing in restrictions on bulk buying, no point telling everyone they can only have three packets of pasta or toilet roll when there is none left!

The media should be embarrassed, almost encouraging the selfish wankers.

Anyone caught bulk buying bog rolls like last time should be aggressively called out.
Yes the media are total twats for encouraging it with the scaremongering headlines, but those cunta filling trollies and not giving a fuck about anyone else should be called out and banned from the store

arseholes

 

[Northernstorirs]

Anyone caught bulk buying bog rolls like last time should be aggressively called out.
Yes the media are total twats for encouraging it with the scaremongering headlines, but those cunta filling trollies and not giving a fuck about anyone else should be called out and banned from the store

arseholes

It would be good to shame certain selfish segments of the public but I know people who bulk buy for charities, homeless shelters etc which would be harsh.

 

[Big-P]

Anyone caught bulk buying bog rolls like last time should be aggressively called out.
Yes the media are total twats for encouraging it with the scaremongering headlines, but those cunta filling trollies and not giving a fuck about anyone else should be called out and banned from the store

arseholes

the bulk buying of toilet paper is a strange one. It isn’t exactly essential and it happened again before lockdown 2. Which is a weird one because it never ran out the first time for longer than 3 days/ a week. Utterly bizarre, it must be one of them cases of mania that has gone on throughout history, like the dancing plague of 1518 lol.

 

[urban genie]

Looks like we’re the scabs of Europe mate, locked us out , good job we didn’t feel the same panic in 1949 .
Sorry for the rant and probably the wrong thread but .. blimey hour of need and they’ve gone .

Tbf if france and mainland europe had this new strain I would hope we would be closing our entry ports to the place.


The point is to stop the spread, not facilitate it.

And a super speading virus is completely different than a war against a massive set of nazi cunts and aiding europe while occupied by said nazis

The part you are missing out, and that thwarts your very simple (and effective plan) is that in under 10 days we will no longer be in the EU, or governed by their rules. This has all come at a very bad time and I think some of the European countries imposing bans, are doing so not just for health reasons, but also lots politician ones too.

I doubt it is political or out of spite, all these countries have sufffered many deaths from normal covid, a sensible government would take all precautions agains this mutated strain of it or they would be failing in it's job.

 

[Tim of the Oak]

It probably hasn’t made any difference to the French actions but the fact we’re ten days away from no deal puts us in a perilous position. Utterly reckless, completely avoidable and somewhat predictable too.

Especially if it is true that we haven’t reached a deal because both sides won’t compromise on fishing. We’ve lost more jobs in retail in the last month than we employ in the whole of our fishing industry.

Ever since the democratic vote on Brexit, we as a nation should have been working overdrive to become self-sufficient. Yes that takes more than a few years but we’ve not even got off our drives. A few years ago I was giving out awards to healthcare science apprentices. They were great but it was very evident how under resourced these essential parts of the health and science sectors were.

 

[urban genie]

Anyone caught bulk buying bog rolls like last time should be aggressively called out.
Yes the media are total twats for encouraging it with the scaremongering headlines, but those cunta filling trollies and not giving a fuck about anyone else should be called out and banned from the store

arseholes

Is this happening again in places


Just been in my local Lidl and was faily normal, suppose it may start happening i tier 4 places if a panic sets in.

Still being wankers if they do start

 

[Bluemoon dan]

Is this happening again in places


Just been in my local Lidl and was faily normal, suppose it may start happening i tier 4 places if a panic sets in.

Still being wankers if they do start

Funnily enough I've just been to pick up our Asda click and collect order and it seemed relatively normal there too. On my way I was mentally preparing myself to witness carnage. I was expecting long queues out of the door and fist fights breaking out as people clambered over each other to grab the last of a dwindling number of turkeys but no, all calm and sensible.

 

[shemnel]

Speaking of panic buying, better do my christmas shopping.

 

[mosssideblue]

Anyone caught bulk buying bog rolls like last time should be aggressively called out.
Yes the media are total twats for encouraging it with the scaremongering headlines, but those cunta filling trollies and not giving a fuck about anyone else should be called out and banned from the store

arseholes

give over ffs. people buy for more than their own needs, isolated neighbours etc

 

[BlueAnorak]

Not a new strain apparantly - first seen in Brazil 8 months ago. Not particularly prevelant over there but wet and dank weather must supercharge it.

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[carlosthejackal]

If this virulent strain has been knocking about since September in the south east then I can’t work out why it’s not spread up here , did it make a trip up but didn’t fancy it ?

 

[lancs blue]

If this virulent strain has been knocking about since September in the south east then I can’t work out why it’s not spread up here , did it make a trip up but didn’t fancy it ?

The absence of supporters meant thousands of rags didn't bring it up with them every fortnight.

 

[A57 the snake]

Tbf if france and mainland europe had this new strain I would hope we would be closing our entry ports to the place.


The point is to stop the spread, not facilitate it.

And a super speading virus is completely different than a war against a massive set of nazi cunts and aiding europe while occupied by said nazis





I doubt it is political or out of spite, all these countries have sufffered many deaths from normal covid, a sensible government would take all precautions agains this mutated strain of it or they would be failing in it's job.

Fair call mate .

 

[Craig]

Tbf if france and mainland europe had this new strain I would hope we would be closing our entry ports to the place.


The point is to stop the spread, not facilitate it.

And a super speading virus is completely different than a war against a massive set of nazi cunts and aiding europe while occupied by said nazis





I doubt it is political or out of spite, all these countries have sufffered many deaths from normal covid, a sensible government would take all precautions agains this mutated strain of it or they would be failing in it's job.

Common sense to lock the borders and was obviously what we should have done in the first place. The government might now be regretting dramatising something they’ve known about for months rather than just admit they shouldn’t have promised everyone Christmas with their families a month ago.

 

[Bluesince1979]

give over ffs. people buy for more than their own needs, isolated neighbours etc

You know what i mean you ignorant pleb.

thats why i said ‘bulk buying like last time’. People were selfishly bulk buying.

 

[Craig]

If this virulent strain has been knocking about since September in the south east then I can’t work out why it’s not spread up here , did it make a trip up but didn’t fancy it ?

Ha, like when it seemed the virus only liked the north a couple of months ago. The whole thing is fishy and utterly bizarre.

 

[Bluesince1979]

Is this happening again in places


Just been in my local Lidl and was faily normal, suppose it may start happening i tier 4 places if a panic sets in.

Still being wankers if they do start

No not seen it myself. Just the ‘if’ as was the topic of conversation :)

 

[Bluesince1979]

the bulk buying of toilet paper is a strange one. It isn’t exactly essential and it happened again before lockdown 2. Which is a weird one because it never ran out the first time for longer than 3 days/ a week. Utterly bizarre, it must be one of them cases of mania that has gone on throughout history, like the dancing plague of 1518 lol.

Ha whats the dancing plague ??