Coronavirus (2021) thread

[Quad]

All places I work in are packed out with staff , lots of industrial units who can’t work from home and company’s can’t afford to be off

 

[Rammy Blue]

I'm in a relatively small town outside London, there are more cars about than first lockdown, but the town centre is deserted of people when I've been in it, and after 6pm the roads are pretty much deserted, and as I said above public transport is also deserted.

Plenty of cars knocking about around here, and when I nipped to the butchers earlier there were plenty of people out and about, but with it being a Saturday then I suppose everyone is either out for a walk or out to do some shopping.

It‘s just not March/June of 2020 but as I’ve said previously we were in the unknown back then and pretty much everything was shut, it’s a different kettle of fish now unless the government take it stricter and make it more like last year.

 

[Rammy Blue]

All places I work in are packed out with staff , lots of industrial units who can’t work from home and company’s can’t afford to be off

Plenty of businesses had great aspirations for 2021, after the shit year last year, and consequently some are trying to ride out lockdown by staying more open than they should.

 

[Manc in London]

Great. So in a month the locals will have no beds in their own hospitals because they've been taken up by Londoners.

Yes, the NHS should let Londoners die.

You seriously have a massive chip on your shoulder about London. It's really weird.

 

[Manc in London]

I'm in a relatively small town outside London, there are more cars about than first lockdown, but the town centre is deserted of people when I've been in it, and after 6pm the roads are pretty much deserted, and as I said above public transport is also deserted.

Similar to what I have seen in Barnet and Enfield.

Goodness knows where all these people are going in their cars.

 

[Lee1983]

Anyone heard about the craze growing on tik tok to do a in car date night? Rock Paper Scissors between you and the other half to choose the drink, starter, main and dessert. I know of 3 people doing it today, driving to various food outlets and having to drive to 4 different locations. I give up.

 

[Invisible Man's Bandage]

Yes, the NHS should let Londoners die.

You seriously have a massive chip on your shoulder about London. It's really weird.

If hospital patients outside of London were being sent home to die so that Londoners can be saved then he'd have a point.

I'm not sure that is the case, however.

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

I don't know where they are seeing this "more people using public transport". I overlook a station with trains in and out of London, and they're deserted, at most a few are on them, and they're still running full length trains, which is baffling. All our buses in the town are pretty much empty, still running normalish timetables, and rarely more than 1 or 2.

I read that public transport is running at 18% of "normal" levels currently, the first lockdown it was less than 10%, so basically twice the level of public transport usage as the prior lockdown.

 

[Quad]

Plenty of businesses had great aspirations for 2021, after the shit year last year, and consequently some are trying to ride out lockdown by staying more open than they should.

I’d be the same if I owned a business

crossfit gym I goto , was speaking to him today it been a real struggle this lock stuff I only been going 2 months he been good enough to lend me some equipment told him I’ll keep paying as I’m still working

he said he lucky in that sense as people still willing to pay

 

[mosssideblue]

Great. So in a month the locals will have no beds in their own hospitals because they've been taken up by Londoners.

What would be your suggestion to treat those Londoners needing it?