Coronavirus Thread (Off Topic, Politics) (17 Viewers)

[David O'Day]

No point in them opening if they can't serve alcohol, bet they make most of their revenue from it

Not really, haven't for a decade

Pubs make more money from food than drink for first time

Pubs have started making more money from food than drinks for the first time, according to a new report.

www.telegraph.co.uk

 

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[fernandopartridge]

No point in them opening if they can't serve alcohol, bet they make most of their revenue from it

Not true, mark up on food is huge and coffee is Wetherspoons most profitable line

 

[fernandopartridge]

On the face of it numbers still going in the right direction. Number of tests down which might just be the effect of less people having symptoms and applying for a Pillar 2 test.

 

[Ian1779]

On the face of it numbers still going in the right direction. Number of tests down which might just be the effect of less people having symptoms and applying for a Pillar 2 test.

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So this will be our new Day zero come Thursday - let’s hope the vaccine comes quick!!

 

[Deleted member 5849]

On the face of it numbers still going in the right direction. Number of tests down which might just be the effect of less people having symptoms and applying for a Pillar 2 test.

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Does make you wonder how much better it would have looked if we'd done this around October half term as suggested.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

All Cov uni students are required to have a test before leaving for christmas apparently.

Two

 

[skybluetony176]

Even if its just the NHS staff getting the jab its a good start ain't it, then I'm hopeful the other vaccines will get approval in the next few weeks

Can’t think of any group of people who deserve it more. Can’t imagine what it must be like going home knowing that you 100% have been in contact with people who have it and you might be bringing it back to your loved ones.

 

[Bugsy]

 

[hill83]

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

A sudden spate of cases in my OH's school across quite a few different year groups, but no closure or whole groups being sent home just yet. Will clearly be a case of soldiering on to the Christmas holiday but as people get more tired and worn down this was always going to happen.

 

[David O'Day]

Scotch Egg and a packet of crisps emptied on to a plate with each round you get

 

[chiefdave]

Scotch Egg and a packet of crisps emptied on to a plate with each round you get

Its going to end up a mess. Pubs in tier can only open for meals but music venues can open for gigs. They were told no alcohol sales but that's now been changed.

Upshot is live in tier 2 and you can't go to the pub for a pint but you can go to a gig and get shitfaced.

 

[Deleted member 5849]

Scotch Egg and a packet of crisps emptied on to a plate with each round you get

tbf, the scotch eggs at the Cape of Good Hope are a full-on meal!

 

[Macca]

Can’t think of any group of people who deserve it more. Can’t imagine what it must be like going home knowing that you 100% have been in contact with people who have it and you might be bringing it back to your loved ones.

We’ve been living with it for nearly 12 months in our house not so much as a sniffle

 

[Bugsy]

another thing whats baffling, Lewis Hamilton has now tested positive for covid, how, he has been in a bubble for most of the year to what we know, preaches all he does, takes the right protocols like washing his hands and his huge ego and he contracts it. then there's a friend of mine never been in a bubble all year mixing with all kinds of people all year might not even wash his hands after a piss i don't now but hasn't had it once. am i missing something again

apologies if i didnt explain that the way i am thinking btw.

 

[David O'Day]

another thing whats baffling, Lewis Hamilton has now tested positive for covid, how, he has been in a bubble for most of the year to what we know, preaches all he does, takes the right protocols like washing his hands and his huge ego and he contracts it. then there's a friend of mine never been in a bubble all year mixing with all kinds of people all year might not even wash his hands after a piss i don't now but hasn't had it once. am i missing something again

apologies if i didnt explain that the way i am thinking btw.

It's just luck inthe end, you can greatly reduce your chances of catching it but you still can.

 

[David O'Day]

Why do they say this stuff? They have already admitted that the Xmas break will lead to 25+ days of extra resttictions?

 

[shmmeee]

another thing whats baffling, Lewis Hamilton has now tested positive for covid, how, he has been in a bubble for most of the year to what we know, preaches all he does, takes the right protocols like washing his hands and his huge ego and he contracts it. then there's a friend of mine never been in a bubble all year mixing with all kinds of people all year might not even wash his hands after a piss i don't now but hasn't had it once. am i missing something again

apologies if i didnt explain that the way i am thinking btw.

How do you know your mate hasn’t had it?

 

[Bugsy]

How do you know your mate hasn’t had it?

i don't know for sure as he hasn't been tested to my knowledge, just assuming that's all, just find it abit weird that these high profiles are getting it and they are taking the max precautions and have been in bubbles and doing the max and still getting it.

just a thought.

 

[Deleted member 5849]

i don't know for sure as he hasn't been tested to my knowledge, just assuming that's all, just find it abit weird that these high profiles are getting it and they are taking the max precautions and have been in bubbles and doing the max and still getting it.

just a thought.

You come into contact with quite a lot of people during the course of your job as an F1 driver, however.

They're still allowed to follow the same rules as the rest of us outside of that, too.

 

[Liquid Gold]

i don't know for sure as he hasn't been tested to my knowledge, just assuming that's all, just find it abit weird that these high profiles are getting it and they are taking the max precautions and have been in bubbles and doing the max and still getting it.

just a thought.

It's not a thought it's an implication of something you won't outright say because you know it's bullshit.

 

[Bugsy]

It's not a thought it's an implication of something you won't outright say because you know it's bullshit.

excuse me.
how the fuck would you know that. it is my thought

 

[David O'Day]

excuse me.
how the fuck would you know that. it is my thought

It does seem like you are implying there is something fishy that a famous person has caught the virus when your mate hasn't when in fact it's likely to just be the luck that your mate hasn't put his hand onto a spot of live virus or that he was lucky enough to catch it and be a symptomatic.

 

[Bugsy]

It does seem like you are implying there is something fishy that a famous person has caught the virus when your mate hasn't when in fact it's likely to just be the luck that your mate hasn't put his hand onto a spot of live virus or that he was lucky enough to catch it and be a symptomatic.

im not implying anything, i personally have stuck to the rules and regs of this disaster, just thinking out loud and just would like hear other peoples opinion on things.

 

[Macca]

Why do they say this stuff? They have already admitted that the Xmas break will lead to 25+ days of extra resttictions?

Entirely this. The endless bullshit and insults to our intelligence. Remember “3 weeks to flatten the curve”?

We all know that it will be another 3-4 months of careful monitoring before any light can be seen

 

[hill83]

im not implying anything, i personally have stuck to the rules and regs of this disaster, just thinking out loud and just would like hear other peoples opinion on things.

Anyone can catch it at any time. Or not catch it.

 

[ajsccfc]

Request video footage of Hamilton washing his huge ego

 

[RedSalmon]

Anyone can catch it at any time. Or not catch it.

Just my opinion and nothing more than that, but I cannot help but think that some people have a genetic predisposition towards COVID and therefore more vulnerable to contracting it when they come into contact with the virus. Am not suggesting that other people are immune but I do find the Lewis Hamilton case curious, given that everyone he comes into contact with will have been screened and tested.

 

[hill83]

Just my opinion and nothing more than that, but I cannot help but think that some people have a genetic predisposition towards COVID and therefore more vulnerable to contracting it when they come into contact with the virus. Am not suggesting that other people are immune but I do find the Lewis Hamilton case curious, given that everyone he comes into contact with will have been screened and tested.

Anyone can catch it at any time. Or not catch it.

 

[hill83]

Plus one of his contacts tested positive before he did.

 

[Ian1779]

Why do they say this stuff? They have already admitted that the Xmas break will lead to 25+ days of extra resttictions?

He’s basically telling us that a 3rd lockdown is nailed on.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

He’s basically telling us that a 3rd lockdown is nailed on.

It would anyway, I for one would ignore the rules if they banned me from seeing my family at Christmas.

 

[Skybluefaz]

i don't know for sure as he hasn't been tested to my knowledge, just assuming that's all, just find it abit weird that these high profiles are getting it and they are taking the max precautions and have been in bubbles and doing the max and still getting it.

just a thought.

Isn't it just a case that the high profile lot are more likely to be tested on the reg, so you hear about them getting it. Like Prince Charles and what have you. I think if you have a hole in your arse you have the same chance of getting it as the next person.

 

[CCFCSteve]

It would anyway, I for one would ignore the rules if they banned me from seeing my family at Christmas.

Exactly, they know a percentage of people will ignore certain rules hence them giving leeway on Christmas. I just hope there’s very clear messaging around reducing risk and asking people to display some common sense. Already few mates and I have decided it’s not worth the risk to see elderly relatives over Christmas, I’d imagine plenty will do the same, however, it should be each families own choice. The key to keeping better control of virus is probably what happens with uni students though.

There’s no point getting wound up with this ‘scotch egg’ argument, most boozers won’t agressively enforce the rules, nor will the police. It will put certain people off going (remember it’s in conjunction with no households mixing in pubs anyway) and that might be enough for government/scientists

 

[CCFCSteve]

He’s basically telling us that a 3rd lockdown is nailed on.

They’ll just stick everyone (almost everyone) in T3 so it will be all but a national lockdown anyway