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Post by bracknellboy on Jan 21, 2021 22:23:31 GMT
I appreciate we are in difficult times, but is it possible that you stop posting photographs of Michael Gove smiling. It's giving me sleepless nights. Sad Govey. f***** I don't know about sleepless nights, I'm now in for some horrific nightmares.
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Post by easylender on Jan 21, 2021 23:11:05 GMT
"Excuse me, but is there something wrong with your mask" seemed to work well today in Waitrose. Masks were quickly hitched back up over the nose and apologies given. I just got fed up with the usual offenders. It would be interesting to know what approaches others may have tried, and the reaction you got.
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Post by dan1 on Jan 21, 2021 23:16:21 GMT
Ministers could pay £500 to everyone with Covid in Englandwww.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/21/ministers-ponder-paying-500-to-all-with-covid-in-englandThere needs to be support to self-isolate. Is this is a step in the right direction? Not sure, but without considering it too much I think it is. ~~~ Seriousness aside.... I go to a house party of fewer than 15 and I get fined £100 if paid promptly. Catch the virus and I'm now £400 up, what's not to like? ... assuming I survive unscathed that is. ^this is incredibly stupid, selfish, unlawful etc etc... don't do it.
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Post by benaj on Jan 22, 2021 1:24:20 GMT
Ministers could pay £500 to everyone with Covid in Englandwww.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/21/ministers-ponder-paying-500-to-all-with-covid-in-englandThere needs to be support to self-isolate. Is this is a step in the right direction? Not sure, but without considering it too much I think it is. ~~~ Seriousness aside.... I go to a house party of fewer than 15 and I get fined £100 if paid promptly. Catch the virus and I'm now £400 up, what's not to like? ... assuming I survive unscathed that is. ^this is incredibly stupid, selfish, unlawful etc etc... don't do it. I suppose the current The self isolate procedure can be improved. Since there are so many IVD test kits out there which can confirm a positive in less than 20 minutes, it’s no point to self isolate 10 days if someone is truly negative. The only problem with the IVD test kits is the false negative rate can be high if they are not done professionally. In Hong Kong, a negative test with IVD kits must also be tested by the PCR test as well, reducing the chance of false negative results. in theory people can be confirmed negative in less than 72 hrs.
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Post by adrianc on Jan 22, 2021 8:00:15 GMT
Yeah, can we stop it now before it gets out of hand and we start getting photographs of The Prittster. I might be cruel, but I'm not THAT cruel.
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Post by agent69 on Jan 22, 2021 10:04:52 GMT
"Excuse me, but is there something wrong with your mask" seemed to work well today in Waitrose. Masks were quickly hitched back up over the nose and apologies given. I just got fed up with the usual offenders. It would be interesting to know what approaches others may have tried, and the reaction you got. During the original lockdown I was in a local chemist, who had a big sign in the door saying only 2 people at a time in the shop. I looked inside and there was one lady at the counter so I walked inside. After a few seconds I heard talking and turned to see 2 people walk in the door and start looking around. I was so tempted to ask them if their problem was they couldn't read, or were they unable to count past 2.
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Post by benaj on Jan 22, 2021 10:06:47 GMT
"Excuse me, but is there something wrong with your mask" seemed to work well today in Waitrose. Masks were quickly hitched back up over the nose and apologies given. I just got fed up with the usual offenders. It would be interesting to know what approaches others may have tried, and the reaction you got. During the original lockdown I was in a local chemist, who had a big sign in the door saying only 2 people at a time in the shop. I looked inside and there was one lady at the counter so I walked inside. After a few seconds I heard talking and turned to see 2 people walk in the door and start looking around. I was so tempted to ask them if their problem was they couldn't read, or were they unable to count past 2. I had a slightly different experience during the first lockdown. The lady in the pharmacy lock the door so only 2 customers at any time
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Post by agent69 on Jan 22, 2021 10:08:46 GMT
Ministers could pay £500 to everyone with Covid in England www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/21/ministers-ponder-paying-500-to-all-with-covid-in-englandThere needs to be support to self-isolate. Is this is a step in the right direction? Not sure, but without considering it too much I think it is. ~~~ Seriousness aside.... I go to a house party of fewer than 15 and I get fined £100 if paid promptly. Catch the virus and I'm now £400 up, what's not to like? ... assuming I survive unscathed that is. ^this is incredibly stupid, selfish, unlawful etc etc... don't do it. I think anyone who thinks £400 in return for catching the virus is a good deal needs a check up from the neck up.
Besides, most people will take the £500 and carry on as normal. The only way to enforce isolation is to privatise enforcement, and incentivise the enforcement people to check up on as many as possible.
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Post by benaj on Jan 22, 2021 10:13:00 GMT
Ministers could pay £500 to everyone with Covid in England www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/21/ministers-ponder-paying-500-to-all-with-covid-in-englandThere needs to be support to self-isolate. Is this is a step in the right direction? Not sure, but without considering it too much I think it is. ~~~ Seriousness aside.... I go to a house party of fewer than 15 and I get fined £100 if paid promptly. Catch the virus and I'm now £400 up, what's not to like? ... assuming I survive unscathed that is. ^this is incredibly stupid, selfish, unlawful etc etc... don't do it. I think anyone who thinks £400 in return for catching the virus is a good deal needs a check up from the neck up.
Besides, most people will take the £500 and carry on as normal. The only way to enforce isolation is to privatise enforcement, and incentivise the enforcement people to check up on as many as possible.
or have some mega quarantine centres like in China.
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Post by benaj on Jan 22, 2021 10:15:19 GMT
surely such a quarantine centre will act as a deterrent not to catch the virus in the first place
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Post by Mike on Jan 22, 2021 11:55:53 GMT
surely such a quarantine centre will act as a deterrent not to catch the virus in the first place It will be an even greater deterrent to be tested for sure
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2021 12:10:11 GMT
Ministers could pay £500 to everyone with Covid in England www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/21/ministers-ponder-paying-500-to-all-with-covid-in-englandThere needs to be support to self-isolate. Is this is a step in the right direction? Not sure, but without considering it too much I think it is. ~~~ Seriousness aside.... I go to a house party of fewer than 15 and I get fined £100 if paid promptly. Catch the virus and I'm now £400 up, what's not to like? ... assuming I survive unscathed that is. ^this is incredibly stupid, selfish, unlawful etc etc... don't do it. I think anyone who thinks £400 in return for catching the virus is a good deal needs a check up from the neck up.
Besides, most people will take the £500 and carry on as normal. The only way to enforce isolation is to privatise enforcement, and incentivise the enforcement people to check up on as many as possible.
They tried that in New Zealand, the lazy private workers were useless. They gave the job to the army/navy/airforce and it is now a very very rigerous fix.
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Post by benaj on Jan 22, 2021 12:17:58 GMT
surely such a quarantine centre will act as a deterrent not to catch the virus in the first place It will be an even greater deterrent to be tested for sure i am sure there are many incentives to get tested. such as testing before vaccination, a great way to study to effectiveness of the vaccine
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Post by benaj on Jan 22, 2021 12:47:13 GMT
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Post by ozboy on Jan 22, 2021 16:19:35 GMT
""Excuse me, but is there something wrong with your mask" seemed to work well today in Waitrose. Masks were quickly hitched back up over the nose and apologies given. I just got fed up with the usual offenders. It would be interesting to know what approaches others may have tried, and the reaction you got."In this country, I imagine most of us don't say anything because you don't want to get *stabbed, or beaten to a pulp, or at the very least, receive a lengthy torrent of seriously sweary & horrendous verbal abuse. And if you're male and the "recipient" is female you'll get accused of bullying or some other idiot Lefty Liberal Woke BS. This country has developed socially in a wonderful direction in my 40 years on these shores. Not. ( *In the USA - shot.)
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