COVID-19 — Coronavirus

[Manc in London]

They can build as many cycle lanes and increase tolls and congestion charges as much as possible - there will still be ridiculous amount of traffic , we are overpopulated

How do you work out overpopulation?

I do think a better transport infrastructure would reduce congestion in a number of places.

 

[True_Blue69]

How come all these countries have a reliable antibody test yet we don’t.

We've had them in private clinics for weeks as I know multiple people that paid and had the test. Granted they weren't approved by our government at the time but had been approved in other areas and were actively being used.

 

[Manc in London]

Moderna issued a positive Phase I trial result

Hope it is more positive than the Oxford vaccine results (as reported in Forbes and deciphered by my non scientific brain)

 

[Uncle Wally One Ball]

There are endless country lanes close by the cunts could ride to their hearts content, but no they have to use the footpaths by the river. Selfish attention seeking cunts. They even come up behind ringing their fucking bell wanting you to move aside to let them pass. Wankers each and every one of them.

Well to be fair there are plenty who bemoan the lack of a bell, so looking at it as the harmless common activity that cycling in that way is then they are just being polite and alerting people that they are behind them. All harmless imho and not worthy of being mass labelled 'wankers'.

 

[BlueHammer85]

How do you work out overpopulation?

I do think a better transport infrastructure would reduce congestion in a number of places.

The UK population is set to increase by 3 million within the next 10 years and pass the 70 million mark in the early 2030s

.. to think the UK population was 57 million only in 1990

we can keep on blaming infrastructure and more houses need to be built etc etc but sooner or later the bubble is going to burst

but s'pose that's a different debate for now.

 

[Rammy Blue]

@Rammy Blue has had a similar encounter, I believe.

Yep, the 3 days of 11 of us away on a golfing trip, sharing rooms and having dinner etc with a guy who was confirmed to have it upon arrival back in Oz and 100% definitely will have already had the virus for the 3 days we were all together. He had a cough and a few minor ailments with the disease, certainly didn’t get the full blown horrific version, yet not one of us came down with it, unless of course we have had the asymptomatic scenario.

 

[twosips]

Yep, the 3 days of 11 of us away on a golfing trip, sharing rooms and having dinner etc with a guy who was confirmed to have it upon arrival back in Oz and 100% definitely will have already had the virus for the 3 days we were all together. He had a cough and a few minor ailments with the disease, certainly didn’t get the full blown horrific version, yet not one of us came down with it, unless of course we have had the asymptomatic scenario.

Out of curiosity, how old are you all? Was he tested too? Could it not have been a false positive?

 

[Gelsons Dad]

 

[Rammy Blue]

Plus my niece having the horrific pneumonia version over in Stockholm, spending 2 weeks in the house with my brother and his wife, all going about their life as normal as opposed to isolating her, yet neither of them came down with it.

 

[BlueAnorak]

Just fly via Dublin.

Yeah but we know where they came from. Onward flying is reported to the destination country since the events of 11/09/01.
I'm pretty sure CTA member countries will be exempt.

 

[twosips]

What does that phase entail, mate?

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/18/mod...on-early-stage-coronavirus-vaccine-trial.html

 

[Rammy Blue]

Out of curiosity, how old are you all? Was he tested too? Could it not have been a false positive?

We are all 49/50, old school friends. Yeah, he was mandatory tested upon arrival in Oz which was the day after we finished golfing, hence he must have already had it when we were together. Not sure I understand the false positive remark, he had the virus as was poorly?

 

[Rammy Blue]

We seem to be getting very few backdated deaths now, I’m hoping this is a good sign that we’ve improved efficiency of reporting?

 

[Gelsons Dad]

We are all 49/50, old school friends. Yeah, he was mandatory tested upon arrival in Oz which was the day after we finished golfing, hence he must have already had it when we were together.Not sure I understand the false positive remark, he had the virus as was poorly?

Very generous response.

 

[Rammy Blue]

Very generous response.

I’m in a good mood.

;-)

 

[Gelsons Dad]

We seem to be getting very few backdated deaths now, I’m hoping this is a good sign that we’ve improved efficiency of reporting?

haven't done the maths but what % is it? low numbers all round now.

 

[BlueAnorak]

Solar panels in Manchester? You'd generate about 30 pence-worth a year.

Not true. Not as good as the Sahara but still pretty good with modern solar technology.
The CIS tower in Manchester is a good example of solar in action.

 

[Gelsons Dad]

Not true. Not as good as the Sahara but still pretty good with modern solar technology.

If you use them as a water catchment and feed the runoff into a micro hydro generator :-)

 

[purplenose]

Well to be fair there are plenty who bemoan the lack of a bell, so looking at it as the harmless common activity that cycling in that way is then they are just being polite and alerting people that they are behind them. All harmless imho and not worthy of being mass labelled 'wankers'.

I would normally agree that labelling them wankers is a little harsh as indeed is clothes lining them off the bike, however I should point out that in order to comply with their request (frantic bell ringing whilst closing in at high speed) means having to vacate the FOOTPATH and squeeze oneself into the hedge full of bees and wasps, alternatively you could simply leap into the river where you would have an extra special view of the ducks and geese and even a bloody cormorant.

Dont even get me started on the prick wizzing up and down on one of those motorised scooter type things when you were supposed only to be out for exercise, a thundercunt on the level of the panic buyers.

 

[Manc in London]

The UK population is set to increase by 3 million within the next 10 years and pass the 70 million mark in the early 2030s

.. to think the UK population was 57 million only in 1990

we can keep on blaming infrastructure and more houses need to be built etc etc but sooner or later the bubble is going to burst

but s'pose that's a different debate for now.

About 90% of land is not developed. Of course, some of it cannot be developed and we will want almost all of the rest of it to remain untouched. I guess what I am trying to say is that we are not living cheek to jowl.

Regardless, there are a number of improvements that can be made to the transport infrastructure that would add a great deal of value. Not charging £80 (NB a discounted price) for a train ticket to get to Manchester on a near empty train on a Sunday morning would be a start.

If you don't use Oyster, it costs around £8 return for a two stop journey even in zone 3 and 4.

Like you said, it is going off at a tangent. Another my time maybe :)