Lighthouse

Just to sum up Christianity: Started a long time ago in a small city in another country, now it's spread around the world It seems to be particularly prevalent in Italy It was late arriving in America but now that it has it seems to have taken hold very quickly and strongly. Most people have a mild case of occasional church services and prayers. A small number of mainly older people develop severe symptoms, such as disowning their gay son or picketing abortion clinics. You might think your case is mild and harmless but in helping to spread it, you're putting others at risk. It can occasionally lead to death

Good lad! I though about going to B&Q but I only really needed safety goggles and spare discs for the angle grinder, so decided not to risk it. On a different and slightly morbid note, the national fatality statistics for the end of the year will make for interesting reading. Supposedly around 500,000 die in the UK annually. The government reckon C19 would kill that number alone if left unchecked. 250k with moderate safety measures and f*ckwittery and a target of 20k with strict, draconian measures. Supposing our unwillingness to adapt and stay in until now means we’ve missed the target already and we end up with 100k C19 related deaths. I wonder how many of those would fall into the national average of 500k but have just been brought forward a few months. Not that I’m trying to downplay the severity of the situation, hopefully I live long enough to see my curiosity satisfied.

Someone else can have my go, I’ll be drinking gin in the garden. On a serious note though, I was slightly reassured to see Gabbiadini has apparently recovered after minimal symptoms. In an interview with an Italian journalist he said he was surprised that he’d had it and thought the doctor was joking at first. Makes me think that the infection rate may actually be much, much higher and the death rate therefore significantly lower.

Yeah, I think I was late to the party with this one. Now B&Q is closed every man and his dog will be ordering Rawlplugs online.

I think there’s a certain tolerance of idiocy built in to most of the predictions. If everyone was able to stick to the governments advice rigidly, 99% of people would only spread it to people in our own homes. It would basically be over in a month. Sadly that won’t happen. Partly due to stupidity and partly due to people such as yourselves, who are forced into social interaction.

I’ve just ordered an angle grinder from Amazon and some other bits from Toolstation. I’ll let you know if any of it turns up in the near future.

Surely 99% of this is obvious. The emergency services will have their own maintenance contracts. Supermarkets, petrol stations and chemists will remain open. Top Shop, Ann Summers and Games Workshop won’t. Various transport services also count as essential, I’m sure their line managers are capable of marking competent decisions on who needs to be at work and who doesn’t.

I spat my beer all over the three blokes opposite.

Yes, I’m sure those Italian doctors having an emotional breakdown because they’re having to take ventilators away from patients who are too old and a ‘lower priority for survival’ are just paid actors. I like when people pretend they’re more open minded because they ‘question everything’ when really they just believe anything they read in an online blog. Don’t tell me, jet fuel doesn’t melt steel beams.

Agreed, we can tick them off. Looking at the Middle East and Iran in particular, it seems although Sunni Islam has definitely got the edge over Shi’a.

Likewise, although for me it was all the chavy ’banter’ with Scousers, which just grew tiresome after a while.

He caught something ‘playing Monopoly’ but it wasn’t Covid-19.

Differently? Guessing you’ve never been on a night out in Crawley.

You've never had a spicew*nk?! It's magic!

I'd say the death rate is probably about the same but fewer of the milder cases are being reported or tested. There will be plenty of people out there who've got/had it and stayed at home watching TV, without telling anyone.

"non-essential."

It'll be interesting to see if we can find out the one true religion through all of this. Obviously if you're praying to the right god you've got a much greater chance of survival, so the stats should eventually start to back this up.

We can't just self isolate for a few months and hope the disease will die out. All that means is that as soon as the restrictions are lifted, there will be a mass outbreak again because there are bound to be people around the world who still have it without knowing. We need these measures now to stop the NHS being overwhelmed by an enormous flood of cases all at the same time but this isn't a long term solution. China are: 1 - Lying 2 - Going to have exactly the same problem the minute they lift restrictions. I think it's going to be a balancing act. First we get the rate of infection under control to a point where hospitals can reasonably manage the number of cases they have. Then we will have to relax and tighten certain restrictions on a pro-rata basis in order to balance life with the capacity of our hospitals.

He's right though. Whilst we need to do everything we can now to stop the spread of the virus, the measures we are taking now simply aren't a ling term solution. You can't just lock the entire population in their houses/appartments indefinitely and hope we find a vaccine. People will go mad. We'll have a depression, both mentally and economically. The first test is pretty much pointless. You could test negative, walk outside and pick it up from a hand rail, 10 feet from the practice. The antibody test could be more useful long term, if you could then get a certificate allowing you to travel, work with at risk groups, etc.

"A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals and you know it." - Tommy Lee Jones in Men in Black.

TBF he has been to Kings Cross Station, jail and Trafalgar Square this week. There's a good chance he's picked it up.

A word of advice; when you do go shopping pay for each item individually at the checkout. That way you’ll have multiple receipts to wipe your arse with.

Suspension extended for all English football until at least April 30th. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51962751

The parallels between this and the Chernobyl disaster are quite compelling.

Good shout. I've got a Polish ex. and she always kept me topped up with pierogi and doughnuts.