Coronavirus Thread (Off Topic, Politics) (279 Viewers)

[Ring Of Steel]

Woodlands !! Tough ! We used to squish ‘em, Barkers Butts best rugby school in Cov.

True- I was always skiving to get to HR so I never really got into it, still don't get all the rules now

 

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[cc84cov]

No idea why, but my wife said there were loads of people about in town today.

Been quiet all week, but today it was busy.

It’s gonna loosen up I feel give it 6 weeks I bet it’s high numbers thinking fuck this

 

[Magwitch]

True- I was always skiving to get to HR so I never really got into it, still don't get all the rules now

Actually despite being a rugger nutter good old Bob Coward used to make sure we had time to get to HR on Saturdays and even arranged games for Friday afternoons so we could go to some away games.
As for the rules it’s almost a different game nowadays with its rule changes.

 

[shmmeee]

It’s gonna loosen up I feel give it 6 weeks I bet it’s high numbers thinking fuck this

And that’s when we’ll end up in proper lockdown

 

[Otis]

It’s gonna loosen up I feel give it 6 weeks I bet it’s high numbers thinking fuck this

Sunday is going to be a real tester. It is expected to be around 20°


What if you have kids and no garden? Can see a real temptation to go out for many.

 

[derbyskyblue]

No idea why, but my wife said there were loads of people about in town today.

Been quiet all week, but today it was busy.

Ruskki hunting......

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

Woodlands !! Tough ! We used to squish ‘em, Barkers Butts best rugby school in Cov.

Still a very good team that'd win most of their matches comfortably.

 

[cc84cov]

And that’s when we’ll end up in proper lockdown

Not sure how they will manage to even keep people in tbh mate they haven’t got the man power

 

[BackRoomRummermill]

The police will be out in force to clamp down on the BBQ’ers I can see some problems with social unrest in the maggotville places with booze involved

 

[CovUpNorth]

Sunday is going to be a real tester. It is expected to be around 20°


What if you have kids and no garden?.

They should move?

 

[Saddlebrains]

Another update from my mate at UHCW and daughters mum at George elliot.

For want of a better description. Shits now hitting the fan in regards too patients. Starting to fill quicker. Daughter now going to be with me for the foreseeable as her mum now been reassigned to deal face to face with Covid patients.

240 ventilators awaiting at UHCW in ITU but hoping that capacity wont be breached. 70% of ambulances are bringing in Covid patients at thr mo.

These next 3 weeks are going to be horrible. Ive deleted Facebook etc and will avoid what news i can because i doubt i can handle the worry as a father.

Keep safe all

PUSB

 

[BackRoomRummermill]

Another update from my mate at UHCW and daughters mum at George elliot.

For want of a better description. Shits now hitting the fan in regards too patients. Starting to fill quicker. Daughter now going to be with me for the foreseeable as her mum now been reassigned to deal face to face with Covid patients.

240 ventilators awaiting at UHCW in ITU but hoping that capacity wont be breached. 70% of ambulances are bringing in Covid patients at thr mo.

These next 3 weeks are going to be horrible. Ive deleted Facebook etc and will avoid what news i can because i doubt i can handle the worry as a father.

Keep safe all

PUSB

This which is obviously trajic was expected was it not , also the West Midlands is the worse outside of London for some reason so maybe some patients being shipped around , just a guess I hear Cov is not that bad in itself

 

[Magwitch]

Still a very good team that'd win most of their matches comfortably.

They were okay, better football team than rugby though but they had about 1200 boys at Woodlands in those days to pick from Barkers was about 400, a 100 per year.

 

[shmmeee]

Not sure how they will manage to even keep people in tbh mate they haven’t got the man power

There aren’t anything like as many people willing to risk prison as people think. Just like there weren’t riots when we didn’t Brexit on time. Generally British people bitch and moan but don’t do anything. They aren’t enforcing at all at the minute and guidelines are vague. Once that changes and a few thousand people get fines for stuff that’s not clearly outside the law, people will do the right thing.

 

[fernandopartridge]

This which is obviously trajic was expected was it not , also the West Midlands is the worse outside of London for some reason so maybe some patients being shipped around , just a guess I hear Cov is not that bad in itself

Yeah, you're probably right about that. Birmingham / Black Country is a real hotspot so suspect there will be major capacity problems there already.

Can't see where they'd get 240 ventilators in? Are there unused wards in that building?

 

[Magwitch]

Not sure how they will manage to even keep people in tbh mate they haven’t got the man power

They have got the bloody army, over 20000 of them. Not a lot been said exactly where they are apart from building that hospital

 

[Saddlebrains]

Yeah, you're probably right about that. Birmingham / Black Country is a real hotspot so suspect there will be major capacity problems there already.




Can't see where they'd get 240 ventilators in? Are there unused wards in that building?

A few wards have been repurposed. My friend works on the 3rd floor at UHCW and they've converted 2 wards there purely for Covid patients.

It seems, and i dont want to curse anything, that UHCW have prepared very well, as such, G.E

 

[Skyblueweeman]

Maybe you should get your boss pregnant?

Ha ha! Nah...shes too tall...!

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[wingy]

They have got the bloody army, over 20000 of them. Not a lot been said exactly where they are apart from building that hospital

Don't know how much contribution has been made there

Looks likely the bulk of the work has been carried out by exhibition contractors .
Most likely logistical ,but these companies are truly well versed in all of these aspects And working to tight timelines .

 

[Ring Of Steel]

Sunday is going to be a real tester. It is expected to be around 20°


What if you have kids and no garden? Can see a real temptation to go out for many.

Apparently the govt are onto this, so yes I'd expect to see more restrictions

 

[hill83]

No idea why, but my wife said there were loads of people about in town today.

She was probably just making conversation mate.

 

[Otis]

She was probably just making conversation mate.

Making pin money more like.

 

[cc84cov]

Anyone know if the death to recovered ratio has gone up ?

 

[cc84cov]

More I think about this no way it’s come from bats chinese been eating them 1000s of years this is man made were not being told something for sure

 

[BackRoomRummermill]

More I think about this no way it’s come from bats chinese been eating them 1000s of years this is man made were not being told something for sure

man made correct , man made soup

 

[hill83]

More I think about this no way it’s come from bats chinese been eating them 1000s of years this is man made were not being told something for sure

 

[ccfcway]

Apparently the govt are onto this, so yes I'd expect to see more restrictions

left the house for the first time today since last wed to buy 10 days worth of food. roads way busier than they should be.

 

[fernandopartridge]

Don't know how much contribution has been made there

Looks likely the bulk of the work has been carried out by exhibition contractors .
Most likely logistical ,but these companies are truly well versed in all of these aspects And working to tight timelines .

The company I work for might be getting some work out of the Manchester temporary hospital. The Manchester one is not for Covid patients though, it's for displaced patients who have made way for Covid ones. Some of my team does a lot of the capital expenditure and hospital fit out work.

 

[fernandopartridge]

Apparently the govt are onto this, so yes I'd expect to see more restrictions

Apparently the govt are onto this, so yes I'd expect to see more restrictions

If we're two weeks behind we're at exactly the same place they were two weeks ago

 

[Grendel]

More I think about this no way it’s come from bats chinese been eating them 1000s of years this is man made were not being told something for sure

Bats can be viral hosts - this was a bat infecting a pangolin. Ebola was caused by cross species mutation. We’ve eaten pigs for years - Swine flu - clue in the name

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

This which is obviously trajic was expected was it not , also the West Midlands is the worse outside of London for some reason so maybe some patients being shipped around , just a guess I hear Cov is not that bad in itself

Second most densely populated area.

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

Part of the irony of this is that the govt may actually keep it's pledge on new hospitals being built!

And as of now I say we fuck off Carillion and all those other firms that tender for these projects and end up being massively over budget and taking ages and just give all construction contacts to the Royal Engineers.

 

[fernandopartridge]

Part of the irony of this is that the govt may actually keep it's pledge on new hospitals being built!

And as of now I say we fuck off Carillion and all those other firms that tender for these projects and end up being massively over budget and taking ages and just give all construction contacts to the Royal Engineers.

It is never going to happen in a million years, the government has lost the skill base after years of using these big contractors

 

[Nick]

Birmingham MP goes to a funeral with over 100 people there

 

[Johhny Blue]

There seem to be lots of companies coming out of the woodwork claiming to have test kits available, some at surprisingly low prices, but we do have to know if they work before putting them to use. For all I know most may be genuine but some could be fake.

Surely they won't be fake if they're on the internet