COVID-19 — Coronavirus

[DrBlueBob]

It’s not unique in that respect, Doc, even though loads of villages are being despoiled because of over-population. Where it suffers particularly, though, is as a result of being the UK’s main road, rail and ferry gateway to continental Europe. And also through its proximity to London.

Consequently:

• Despite being a thin county, it’s had two motorways plus HS1 rammed through it. It’s pounded by traffic.
• Its trunk roads are strewn with litter, bottles of piss and bags of shite by lorry drivers dossing in lay-bys (and paying fcuk all into either the local economy or UK road fund coffers).
• It’s gridlocked for 35 miles for several days every time our strike-happy Gallic friends take industrial action. Which is most years. Operation Stack, we call it. Guess who pays for the extra policing as well as suffering the nuisance?
• Being their first port of call, Dover has long been a haven for refugees.
• London boroughs find it handy to re-house their welfare cases in Kent’s much cheaper properties. They specially like to dump paedos and other dross in the seaside towns.

Sorry to digress from the thread. I speak as an exiled Northerner but one who loves his adopted county.

Fuck me, you don't work for the tourist board do you? Maybe @Manc in London has a point. :-)

 

[DrBlueBob]

Has anyone else noticed that Boris looks like he has had a haircut, I can,t believe his other half did it.

It would be fairly believable that is was performed by a crimper using scissors and a comb on the end of two metre poles though.

 

[kaz7]

An excellent article that includes all the scientific evidence and appropriate comparisons.
Conclusion: Wear a cloth covering or a mask over your face.
25,000 have died in this country thanks to the no mask advice in February.

They have died because of the herd immunity bollocks which sacrificed the vulnerable

 

[Bill]

She'll be fine pal. My grandson was born 3 weeks ago and mother and baby doing fine. Tough not being able to hold him though. My lad has got him in a City kit already!

well she did it, a boy, a right bruiser 10lb 7.

 

[kaz7]

packed trains and stations on the underground this morning,absolute crazy,incoming second wave in London on the horrizon

Afterwards they tell people to wear a mask,hours too late,oh well more herd immunity or a death sentence for some

 

[kaz7]

They've changed their minds again...

Fuck sake have anyone got any idea what they are doing

 

[sky tot]

well she did it, a boy, a right bruiser 10lb 7.

Congrats Grandad ..

 

[Vic]

https://www.gov.uk/government/publi...cing/staying-alert-and-safe-social-distancing

https://assets.publishing.service.g..._HMG_C19_Recovery_FINAL_110520_v2_WEB__1_.pdf

Whether or not you agree with the idea of relaxing the phoney lockdown, some of this just looks bizarre.

" you can also sit and rest outside – exercise or recreation can be alone, with members of your household, or with one other person from outside your household, while keeping two metres apart at all times"

So 5 people from one household can meet another person from a different household but two couples who regularly go out for meals together (*) can't meet each other but you could meet one of them and infect them so they go home and give it to the other half.

* just anticipating the dogging references

 

[kaz7]

210 deaths in all settings in the UK which is a huge improvement. I think if we could have just kept the 'lockdown' for another 2 or 3 weeks, we could have really broken the back of it.

Bank holiday weekend,it is going to be very low,it will be wed /thurs time for true figures

 

[MillisleBlue]

Fuck sake have anyone got any idea what they are doing

For this humble pleb, Boris and his public-school educated chums don't inspire a lot of confidence.