Wuhan virus 2020 - Page 127

Jimbuna · 03-26-20, 02:54 PM

I'll go mental if only the wife and I appear in our Close.

u crank · 03-26-20, 02:55 PM

So it's true. Stupid is as stupid does. Today I was at a local supermarket. I took as many precautions as I could. Brought my own bags, didn't use a cart, didn't touch anything but the items I bought and wore surgical gloves. The store takes a lot of precautions as well. They no longer handle your credit or airmiles card and constantly wipe down surfaces at the checkout. They have also erected plexiglass barriers to protect the cashiers. I know it's not perfect but everyone is trying.

So I go to stand in line at the express lane as is my custom. In front of me is a lady who is standing at least eight feet from the guy in front of her. She is wearing a mask and when she sees me about four feet behind her she pulls up her hoodie and tightens the strings. I smile and as she is paying I see what she is wearing on her hands. Knitted gloves, the kind you wear in the winter time. I kid you not.

I resisted the temptation to say something. My wife told me she is proud of me.

Jimbuna · 03-26-20, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

I'll go mental if only the wife and I appear in our Close.

Could and should have been better supporte/attended. Out of 37 houses on our estate a little under half bothered.

Shocking

STEED · 03-26-20, 03:11 PM

I am disgusted and shamed of the people of the UK tonight was it so much effort to clap!

Jim, apart from myself and the neighbour on the corner of my road no one else!

Jimbuna · 03-26-20, 03:24 PM

The daughter message me to say I should take into account there are mainly old people on my estate (which is wrong) and the event was organised mainly on social media (not so sure about that either because the news channels were certainly flagging it up this morning).

Onkel Neal · 03-26-20, 03:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by STEED

I am disgusted and shamed of the people of the UK tonight was it so much effort to clap!

Jim, apart from myself and the neighbour on the corner of my road no one else!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Could and should have been better supporte/attended. Out of 37 houses on our estate a little under half bothered.

Shocking

I don't understand, what is this? What are you talking about?

Jimbuna · 03-26-20, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Onkel Neal

I don't understand, what is this? What are you talking about?

Clap for our Carers: National applause for coronavirus health workers
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-520...health-workers

Watch the video in the link (only 1:25 duration).

Catfish · 03-26-20, 03:32 PM

Maybe not all were aware, not all use internet as we do.

^ edit: that was nice

STEED · 03-26-20, 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

The daughter message me to say I should take into account there are mainly old people on my estate (which is wrong) and the event was organised mainly on social media (not so sure about that either because the news channels were certainly flagging it up this morning).

Agreed it was on SKY news well before 8pm. I am not having ago at people who could not take part in any way but those who could have.....SHOULD HAVE!

The NHS is on the front line and our Doctor's and Nurses and others are putting themselves at greater risk to take care of those patients suffering the worst of this dam virus.

Jimbuna · 03-26-20, 03:38 PM

On that we can both agree

Skybird · 03-26-20, 04:14 PM

Bosch brings a new quick test early April. The kit comes in a cartridge that allows analysis of the sample within 2.5 hours and without external laboratory. It has a reliablity of 95%, which is de3scribed by the WHO as "sufficient" for licensing, and also tests on over half a dozen other lung infections, assisting doctors further to decide for or rule out Corona. If it works like Bosch claims, its pretty much what we need now: a quick and reliable testkit that can be run in every doctor's practice rooms or hospital, drive-in or improvised testing station. Staff does not need extended special training, the kit cartridge works mostly by itself and includes all needed ingredients and agents.

Bosch runs an own medical technology department. Just saying, since this probably is not known by many people. I mean: they have experience with med tech.

Catfish · 03-26-20, 04:23 PM

There are a lot of companies here who help, seldom mentioned though.
Also a lot of private help, getting all kinds of goods, supporting nursing homes or elder people living alone.

But bad news are good news for the media, so you don't hear much of that ...

Skybird · 03-26-20, 04:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by STEED

Agreed it was on SKY news well before 8pm. I am not having ago at people who could not take part in any way but those who could have.....SHOULD HAVE!

The NHS is on the front line and our Doctor's and Nurses and others are putting themselves at greater risk to take care of those patients suffering the worst of this dam virus.

Applause does not pay their bills. Payment rises do.

Problem is the latter costs money. Also, material supply problems getting solved would be a nice form of supporting them.

Sorry, I am just not into that "symbolic acts" sort of business. Do your deed, add your donation, donate blood if they still let you, spend money, vote for pay rises, mailbomb politicians to get the material issues solved. Clapping hands is more about the hand clappers themselves than the nurses if applause is all what the nurses get.

The same applies to many other underpaid job groups as well. When you need them, you chant for them, and once its over, they get forgotten again soon. Seen it so often .

Do not appllaude - donate. contribute. spend. Press politicans and companies. Applause alone pays no bills, its cheap.

em2nought · 03-26-20, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Catfish

Maybe not all were aware, not all use internet as we do.

^ edit: that was nice

Probably one in ten use the internet as an information superhighway, the other nine out of ten use it for selfies, jokes, candy crush, and God knows what else. LOL

Skybird · 03-26-20, 06:13 PM

09:00 ff

"How do we beat this thing? Everybody wears a face mask."

In the second half of it he compares two basic scenarios basing on two differen assumptions, that must lead to different political and economical fallout. He concludes that apparently our leaders have chosen to go with the wrong one, thus maximising the fallout damages. I am cautiously and hesitently agreeing with it, since his reasoning on this was new to me and I am not yet fully settled with my choice of opinion over this.

03-26-20, 02:54 PM	#1891
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,198 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I'll go mental if only the wife and I appear in our Close. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

03-26-20, 02:55 PM	#1892
u crank Old enough to know better Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Prince Edward Island Posts: 11,559 Downloads: 136 Uploads: 0	So it's true. Stupid is as stupid does. Today I was at a local supermarket. I took as many precautions as I could. Brought my own bags, didn't use a cart, didn't touch anything but the items I bought and wore surgical gloves. The store takes a lot of precautions as well. They no longer handle your credit or airmiles card and constantly wipe down surfaces at the checkout. They have also erected plexiglass barriers to protect the cashiers. I know it's not perfect but everyone is trying. So I go to stand in line at the express lane as is my custom. In front of me is a lady who is standing at least eight feet from the guy in front of her. She is wearing a mask and when she sees me about four feet behind her she pulls up her hoodie and tightens the strings. I smile and as she is paying I see what she is wearing on her hands. Knitted gloves, the kind you wear in the winter time. I kid you not. I resisted the temptation to say something. My wife told me she is proud of me. __________________ “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” ― Arthur C. Clarke

03-26-20, 03:11 PM	#1894
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	I am disgusted and shamed of the people of the UK tonight was it so much effort to clap! Jim, apart from myself and the neighbour on the corner of my road no one else! __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

03-26-20, 03:24 PM	#1895
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,198 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The daughter message me to say I should take into account there are mainly old people on my estate (which is wrong) and the event was organised mainly on social media (not so sure about that either because the news channels were certainly flagging it up this morning). __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

03-26-20, 03:32 PM	#1898
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 16,897 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Maybe not all were aware, not all use internet as we do. ^ edit: that was nice __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.

03-26-20, 03:38 PM	#1900
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,198 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	On that we can both agree __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

03-26-20, 04:14 PM	#1901
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 40,496 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Bosch brings a new quick test early April. The kit comes in a cartridge that allows analysis of the sample within 2.5 hours and without external laboratory. It has a reliablity of 95%, which is de3scribed by the WHO as "sufficient" for licensing, and also tests on over half a dozen other lung infections, assisting doctors further to decide for or rule out Corona. If it works like Bosch claims, its pretty much what we need now: a quick and reliable testkit that can be run in every doctor's practice rooms or hospital, drive-in or improvised testing station. Staff does not need extended special training, the kit cartridge works mostly by itself and includes all needed ingredients and agents. Bosch runs an own medical technology department. Just saying, since this probably is not known by many people. I mean: they have experience with med tech. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

03-26-20, 04:23 PM	#1902
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 16,897 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	There are a lot of companies here who help, seldom mentioned though. Also a lot of private help, getting all kinds of goods, supporting nursing homes or elder people living alone. But bad news are good news for the media, so you don't hear much of that ... __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.

03-26-20, 06:13 PM	#1905
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 40,496 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	09:00 ff "How do we beat this thing? Everybody wears a face mask." In the second half of it he compares two basic scenarios basing on two differen assumptions, that must lead to different political and economical fallout. He concludes that apparently our leaders have chosen to go with the wrong one, thus maximising the fallout damages. I am cautiously and hesitently agreeing with it, since his reasoning on this was new to me and I am not yet fully settled with my choice of opinion over this. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert. Last edited by Skybird; 03-26-20 at 06:46 PM.