johnh Posted March 13, 2021 Report Share Posted March 13, 2021 On 01/03/2021 at 17:25, MikeO said: Have to say I've not seen anyone inside anywhere without a mask for months, maybe we're just more law-abiding in the South West I almost always wear one now (even though it serves absolutely no purpose) just to stop people challenging me, exception being in the village chemist where they obviously know my circumstances and ditto at the doctor's surgery. Worst part, for me, is not being able to thank people like check-out staff, which I could do by just mouthing it if I didn't have a mask on. Hard not to come across as rude. I give a 'thumb's up' and keep it up until I know they've seen it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted March 15, 2021 Report Share Posted March 15, 2021 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-56406393 Just when you thought Hancock couldn’t be more of a snivelling rat... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted March 15, 2021 Report Share Posted March 15, 2021 18 minutes ago, Matt said: Just when you thought Hancock couldn’t be more of a snivelling rat... He has so much still in the tank. Romey 1878 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibdane Posted March 16, 2021 Report Share Posted March 16, 2021 I've signed up to get the vaccination on April 8th. Ready to get this over with. Matt, dunlopp9987, MikeO and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted March 16, 2021 Report Share Posted March 16, 2021 8 minutes ago, Sibdane said: I've signed up to get the vaccination on April 8th. Ready to get this over with. How's the roll out working over there? Can people willing to pay get it sooner? Very strict pecking order here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibdane Posted March 16, 2021 Report Share Posted March 16, 2021 Just now, MikeO said: How's the roll out working over there? Can people willing to pay get it sooner? Very strict pecking order here. It seems to be going fine as far as availability goes. But the fact that I'm already in line to get one tells me that other folks (the ones who need it more) haven't been taking advantage of the availability. I think my government (MS) is at the point of "okay, make it available to anyone who is willing to take it." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted March 16, 2021 Report Share Posted March 16, 2021 also Mississippi is a very small state population wise (35th). my state ohio (7th) just opened it to 50 years of age and older. my father is 72 and just got his first dose here. there are massive backlogs of people who want it but can't get in yet because most hospitals are only doing 1000 a day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted March 18, 2021 Report Share Posted March 18, 2021 Had a visit this afternoon from a nurse from the private company that supply my neck breathing kit because I'm trialling some new stuff and the manufacturers in Sweden wanted to have a video of a problem I've been having. He has a covid test every day but when he arrived took my temperature to check I was OK, I failed, high temp so he did a very shortened visit from a distance. So now strictly speaking I have to isolate but tomorrow I'd been planning to break lockdown to visit my mother-in-law who has very little time left to live, what a conundrum. Someone said to me that my visit might kill her but she has days/weeks left at the most anyway and really is very keen to get it over with so my visit (in the unlikely event my temp is due to covid) might actually help her. Desperately want to see her for a last time so if I feel OK in the morning I'm going, temperature aside I feel totally fine. Romey 1878 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted March 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2021 8 hours ago, MikeO said: Had a visit this afternoon from a nurse from the private company that supply my neck breathing kit because I'm trialling some new stuff and the manufacturers in Sweden wanted to have a video of a problem I've been having. He has a covid test every day but when he arrived took my temperature to check I was OK, I failed, high temp so he did a very shortened visit from a distance. So now strictly speaking I have to isolate but tomorrow I'd been planning to break lockdown to visit my mother-in-law who has very little time left to live, what a conundrum. Someone said to me that my visit might kill her but she has days/weeks left at the most anyway and really is very keen to get it over with so my visit (in the unlikely event my temp is due to covid) might actually help her. Desperately want to see her for a last time so if I feel OK in the morning I'm going, temperature aside I feel totally fine. I would go mate it would a shame for both of you if you never got to see each other again, sometimes rules have to be broken for the better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted March 19, 2021 Report Share Posted March 19, 2021 4 hours ago, Palfy said: I would go mate it would a shame for both of you if you never got to see each other again, sometimes rules have to be broken for the better. It was odd, he did a reading from my forehead which was marginally high then one in my ear which was normal so he wasn't really concerned but had to follow regulations although he said it might just be that the house was vey warm. Wasn't sweating in bed last night and no headache or cough so I'm sure I've not got it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunlopp9987 Posted March 27, 2021 Report Share Posted March 27, 2021 Have my first shot scheduled for this Thursday! Minnesota has done a great job of distribution of the vaccine. Biden wanted all adults to be eligible by May and Minnesota is hitting that mark starting this Tuesday. Sibdane, MikeO and Palfy 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted March 30, 2021 Report Share Posted March 30, 2021 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-56575135 this is why we can’t have nice things. fuck the fines, stick them in jail (turn the Nightingale hospitals into prisons for extra irony) for a month and let the criminal record follow them like a mark for the rest of their lives the selfish fuckers. im also further enraged by the littering. Angers me so much MikeO, Hafnia and Romey 1878 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Steve Posted March 31, 2021 Report Share Posted March 31, 2021 On 16/03/2021 at 15:22, MikeO said: How's the roll out working over there? Can people willing to pay get it sooner? Very strict pecking order here. It's chaotic in Georgia, where we have the lowest vaccination rate in the country and a governor who appears to be totally incompetent. My wife stopped by our local grocery store one day this week, and the staff from the pharmacy were wandering the aisles asking whether anyone would like the vaccine. It seems that people are signing up for vaccines in multiple places and just showing up to one when they feel like it. This means that thousands upon thousands of vaccines are sitting unused even while so many are waiting for them to become available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted April 16, 2021 Report Share Posted April 16, 2021 Second jab booked for Monday. Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnh Posted April 16, 2021 Report Share Posted April 16, 2021 On 30/03/2021 at 14:47, Matt said: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-56575135 this is why we can’t have nice things. fuck the fines, stick them in jail (turn the Nightingale hospitals into prisons for extra irony) for a month and let the criminal record follow them like a mark for the rest of their lives the selfish fuckers. im also further enraged by the littering. Angers me so much You and me both Matt. I actually found a discarded mask on my drive, just yards from the front door. Could only have been dropped by a delivery man. The drive is too long for it to have come from someone out in the street. Whoever dropped it was obviously taking it off as they were going back to their van, so they must have known they had dropped it. Just couldn't be bothered picking it up. Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted April 16, 2021 Report Share Posted April 16, 2021 19 minutes ago, johnh said: You and me both Matt. I actually found a discarded mask on my drive, just yards from the front door. Could only have been dropped by a delivery man. The drive is too long for it to have come from someone out in the street. Whoever dropped it was obviously taking it off as they were going back to their van, so they must have known they had dropped it. Just couldn't be bothered picking it up. We live next to a school and there's a daily collection on the street. It's so annoying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted April 17, 2021 Report Share Posted April 17, 2021 Breaking every Covid rule in the book at that funeral today, lip sefice by only having 30 "mourners" but crowds of people around not social distancing or wearing masks, plus they had pall bearers. We weren't allowed them, my wife was pushed in on a trolley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted April 17, 2021 Report Share Posted April 17, 2021 21 minutes ago, MikeO said: Breaking every Covid rule in the book at that funeral today, lip sefice by only having 30 "mourners" but crowds of people around not social distancing or wearing masks, plus they had pall bearers. We weren't allowed them, my wife was pushed in on a trolley. In capitalism the rich always get whatever they want regardless of the rules. pete0 and dunlopp9987 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunlopp9987 Posted April 17, 2021 Report Share Posted April 17, 2021 1 hour ago, markjazzbassist said: In capitalism the rich always get whatever they want regardless of the rules. It's why I haven't bought anything off Amazon or from Whole Foods since May of last year. The amount of money that Bezos has made off the pandemic is nauseating, and the countless reports of how their employees are treated is equally so. I know that it's barely a drop in the ocean, but ethically I just can't give my money to a company like that markjazzbassist 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted April 17, 2021 Report Share Posted April 17, 2021 1 hour ago, dunlopp9987 said: It's why I haven't bought anything off Amazon or from Whole Foods since May of last year. The amount of money that Bezos has made off the pandemic is nauseating, and the countless reports of how their employees are treated is equally so. I know that it's barely a drop in the ocean, but ethically I just can't give my money to a company like that Yeah I hate them too and boycott them. Adults wearing diapers because they don’t get bathroom breaks is evil. English folks probably wondering how it’s legal right? Like anything bezos and his army of lawyers find the loopholes in laws and exploit. Everyone’s a contractor and technically not employed by Amazon. Garbage company that is truly the perfect example of capitalistic greed. They skirt tax laws too. one of their delivery trucks the parking break broke and smashed into my brothers car (he lives on a hill). Guess what? Amazon not liable they are a contractor the truck company is some pseudo company. Has Amazon labels all over it employee with Amazon shirts pants jacket but nope technically not employed by them. He’s trying to sue the car company for a faulty break, sadly he might end up with a trashed car and no compensation. Rich get richer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted April 30, 2021 Report Share Posted April 30, 2021 Over 40s now able to be vaccinated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted May 1, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2021 On 30/04/2021 at 09:04, Hafnia said: Over 40s now able to be vaccinated. Had my second a couple of weeks ago, does it work who really knows ? To be honest I had them in the hope they would give me the passport to get on with my life and get traveling again, not because I thought they would stop me from contacting Covid-19. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted May 1, 2021 Report Share Posted May 1, 2021 2 hours ago, Palfy said: Had my second a couple of weeks ago, does it work who really knows ? To be honest I had them in the hope they would give me the passport to get on with my life and get traveling again, not because I thought they would stop me from contacting Covid-19. I played golf with 3 lads who caught it. 2 of them sceptics... They really wish they never caught it, one was in hospital the other needs to go to bed after a walk and he caught it in October. I got the jab cos we really don't know the long term impacts of the disease. A girl I went to school with has had a damaged eye from it, my wife's colleague had his kidneys damaged and now needs dialysis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted May 1, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2021 1 minute ago, Hafnia said: I played golf with 3 lads who caught it. 2 of them sceptics... They really wish they never caught it, one was in hospital the other needs to go to bed after a walk and he caught it in October. I got the jab cos we really don't know the long term impacts of the disease. A girl I went to school with has had a damaged eye from it, my wife's colleague had his kidneys damaged and now needs dialysis. I’m not disputing COVID-19 exists, more no one seems to really know whether or how effective the vaccine is short or long term. Hopefully it’s a resounding success but only time will tell, but in the mean time if it gives me the freedom to travel far and wide I’ll take that as a massive positive. I need to get away from this country for a few weeks or months and mix with different type of social understanding and people, more than 50% of Brits in this country are fucked in the head mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted May 1, 2021 Report Share Posted May 1, 2021 3 hours ago, Palfy said: Had my second a couple of weeks ago, does it work who really knows ? To be honest I had them in the hope they would give me the passport to get on with my life and get traveling again, not because I thought they would stop me from contacting Covid-19. You can still travel, if you can get a flight and don't mind taking a chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted May 1, 2021 Report Share Posted May 1, 2021 44 minutes ago, Palfy said: I’m not disputing COVID-19 exists, more no one seems to really know whether or how effective the vaccine is short or long term. Hopefully it’s a resounding success but only time will tell, but in the mean time if it gives me the freedom to travel far and wide I’ll take that as a massive positive. I need to get away from this country for a few weeks or months and mix with different type of social understanding and people, more than 50% of Brits in this country are fucked in the head mate. There's dickheads everywhere I'm afraid. Most of them were marching in London protesting about loss of freedom whilst thousands are dying in Brazil and India from the results of the freedom they crave. Sibdane and Palfy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted May 3, 2021 Report Share Posted May 3, 2021 If it's OK to have a capacity crowd indoors why not yet outside? https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/snooker/56972305 Palfy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted May 3, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2021 4 hours ago, MikeO said: If it's OK to have a capacity crowd indoors why not yet outside? https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/snooker/56972305 Another bizarre decision that most don’t understand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted May 22, 2021 Report Share Posted May 22, 2021 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-57210425?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=60a8ca13e7130202defa335e%26Your Covid jab is not magnetic%262021-05-22T09%3A08%3A36.667Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:9400e5a3-9713-429e-a6fc-3c0903a6b46d&pinned_post_asset_id=60a8ca13e7130202defa335e&pinned_post_type=share This kinda shit makes me very angry and wants these fuckwits prosecuted for manslaughter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete0 Posted May 22, 2021 Report Share Posted May 22, 2021 2 hours ago, Matt said: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-57210425?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=60a8ca13e7130202defa335e%26Your Covid jab is not magnetic%262021-05-22T09%3A08%3A36.667Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:9400e5a3-9713-429e-a6fc-3c0903a6b46d&pinned_post_asset_id=60a8ca13e7130202defa335e&pinned_post_type=share This kinda shit makes me very angry and wants these fuckwits prosecuted for manslaughter Should start with the prime minister then work their way down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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