| Corona Virus 22:39 - Mar 7 with 437634 views | SgorioFruit |
Sorry for new thread,
But how bad do you lot reckon it’s going to get here in the UK?
I just been watching the news. Looking nasty in Italy. |  |
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| Corona Virus on 18:40 - Apr 18 with 1688 views | Jack_Meoff |
Feeling quite wistful today. Got a bit misty eyed for the days when the government would make up bare faced lies for military intervention abroad. Also reminiscing about trips to town and the having to avoid eye contact with increasing amounts of homeless people.
It's the little things you miss. #simplertimes |  |
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| Corona Virus on 18:52 - Apr 18 with 1664 views | majorraglan |
| Corona Virus on 18:31 - Apr 18 by magicdaps10 |
Can I just ask, is b&q classed as essential? |
I think they are allowed to open as they are a “hardware” store. Whether travelling to one constitutes an essential journey is a completely different matter. [Post edited 18 Apr 2020 20:09]
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| Corona Virus on 18:52 - Apr 18 with 1663 views | 3swan |
| Corona Virus on 18:31 - Apr 18 by magicdaps10 |
Can I just ask, is b&q classed as essential? |
If it's to do with the basics of life then no. The longer lockdown goes on people need to keep occupied even for their mental state. One fit doesn't fit all but if done properly and helps people get through the next weeks then it could help. | | | |
| Corona Virus on 18:58 - Apr 18 with 1639 views | magicdaps10 |
Would they not be better off just uping their delivery service?
Any retail unit other than food is non essential in my eyes. I am all for deliveries, one guy and leave on the doorstep...... Any retail unit as say other than food that is trying to entice people through their doors, these retailers need a good talking.
This is not a good move by b&q at all. |  |
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| Corona Virus on 18:59 - Apr 18 with 1630 views | JACKMANANDBOY |
| Corona Virus on 18:31 - Apr 18 by magicdaps10 |
Can I just ask, is b&q classed as essential? |
I think they have limited their product range to focus on emergency plumbing etc. |  |
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| Corona Virus on 19:00 - Apr 18 with 1630 views | exiledclaseboy |
| Corona Virus on 18:31 - Apr 18 by magicdaps10 |
Can I just ask, is b&q classed as essential? |
They’ll come under the “hardware shops” category that are one of the exceptions to mandatory closure. |  |
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| Corona Virus on 19:02 - Apr 18 with 1623 views | Joe_bradshaw |
| Corona Virus on 18:52 - Apr 18 by 3swan |
If it's to do with the basics of life then no. The longer lockdown goes on people need to keep occupied even for their mental state. One fit doesn't fit all but if done properly and helps people get through the next weeks then it could help. |
Absolutely. I’ve spent the last 4 weeks doing more gardening, painting, tidying up the garage and shed than I have in the last 4 years.
I’m even wondering what to do next week. As Mrs JB will attest, this isn’t normal behaviour. |  |
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| Corona Virus on 19:04 - Apr 18 with 1612 views | monmouth |
| Corona Virus on 18:31 - Apr 18 by magicdaps10 |
Can I just ask, is b&q classed as essential? |
Yes, totally. If I couldn't paint my fence with the paint I picked up at B&Q then I'd spend all my time plotting to eat my neighbour.
And neither her husband nor my wife would be very happy about that.
Others, I'm sure will be thinking equally disruptive thoughts with all this time on our hands, especially anyone normally obsessed with transfer fantasies at this time of year. So, to keep us occupied, B&Q is the fourth emergency service just now. |  |
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| Corona Virus on 19:05 - Apr 18 with 1605 views | Flashberryjack |
| Corona Virus on 19:02 - Apr 18 by Joe_bradshaw |
Absolutely. I’ve spent the last 4 weeks doing more gardening, painting, tidying up the garage and shed than I have in the last 4 years.
I’m even wondering what to do next week. As Mrs JB will attest, this isn’t normal behaviour. |
Same here mate, trouble is I'm running out of materials like sand & cement. |  |
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| Corona Virus on 19:21 - Apr 18 with 1570 views | Neath_Jack |
| Corona Virus on 18:31 - Apr 18 by magicdaps10 |
Can I just ask, is b&q classed as essential? |
Yes.
If builders / construction are deemed important enough to stay working, then so should these stores. |  |
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| Corona Virus on 19:21 - Apr 18 with 1571 views | exiledclaseboy |
We’ve battered amazon this week. Had compost, bedding plants, a few lights and garden decorations etc. I mowed on Thursday. Was a bit gutted that I couldn’t do it again today. | |
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| Corona Virus on 19:25 - Apr 18 with 1560 views | perplex |
Educate me here, is he talking rubbish or not but speaking to my neighbour who is a Doctor and he reckons that he and many of his colleges believe this lockdown could quite possible do more harm than good in the long run, he says many of those who avoid getting the virus will quite possibly get it anyway once restrictions are lifted, mean while they estimate 60,000 people will die due to not getting early diagnostic tests and checks for other diseases such as Cancer etc due to all recourses going on this virus, then you have people losing there jobs by the thousands businesses collapsing as well as the affects on mental health etc, he said the list of problems is endless and at the end of the day the only thing that will save lives, lockdown or no lockdown in regards to the virus is a vaccine | | | |
| Corona Virus on 19:36 - Apr 18 with 1541 views | Dr_Winston |
| Corona Virus on 19:25 - Apr 18 by perplex |
Educate me here, is he talking rubbish or not but speaking to my neighbour who is a Doctor and he reckons that he and many of his colleges believe this lockdown could quite possible do more harm than good in the long run, he says many of those who avoid getting the virus will quite possibly get it anyway once restrictions are lifted, mean while they estimate 60,000 people will die due to not getting early diagnostic tests and checks for other diseases such as Cancer etc due to all recourses going on this virus, then you have people losing there jobs by the thousands businesses collapsing as well as the affects on mental health etc, he said the list of problems is endless and at the end of the day the only thing that will save lives, lockdown or no lockdown in regards to the virus is a vaccine |
They're all certainly issues that will be under consideration.
Lockdown seems to be more about buying time to extend the NHS capacity to deal with CV19 rather than putting an end to it. Only immunity one way or another will ultimately do that. |  |
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| Corona Virus on 19:47 - Apr 18 with 1517 views | longlostjack |
| Corona Virus on 19:36 - Apr 18 by Dr_Winston |
They're all certainly issues that will be under consideration.
Lockdown seems to be more about buying time to extend the NHS capacity to deal with CV19 rather than putting an end to it. Only immunity one way or another will ultimately do that. |
They’re also improving their knowledge of how best to treat very ill patients. |  |
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| Corona Virus on 20:01 - Apr 18 with 1501 views | monmouth |
| Corona Virus on 19:36 - Apr 18 by Dr_Winston |
They're all certainly issues that will be under consideration.
Lockdown seems to be more about buying time to extend the NHS capacity to deal with CV19 rather than putting an end to it. Only immunity one way or another will ultimately do that. |
Yes it's just trying to 'Squash the Sombrero' as the arsehole clown Johnno put it before it all became less of a joke for the vacuous tw^t.
If it does mean a vaccine saves some of the lives that would have been lost in a non-lockdown, that's a bonus, but the whole driver is NHS capacity.
Without a change in immunity or virus mutation (no one likes to kill their host, not good for future invites) the total number of deaths will be what they would be as if the NHS had the capacity to treat everyone who needs treatment now. It'll just over a more protracted period.
The winter version of all this might make this period look like a nice little picnic. That's why we should all be praying for a vaccine to come through pdq. | |
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| Corona Virus on 20:50 - Apr 18 with 1461 views | JACKMANANDBOY |
| Corona Virus on 20:01 - Apr 18 by monmouth |
Yes it's just trying to 'Squash the Sombrero' as the arsehole clown Johnno put it before it all became less of a joke for the vacuous tw^t.
If it does mean a vaccine saves some of the lives that would have been lost in a non-lockdown, that's a bonus, but the whole driver is NHS capacity.
Without a change in immunity or virus mutation (no one likes to kill their host, not good for future invites) the total number of deaths will be what they would be as if the NHS had the capacity to treat everyone who needs treatment now. It'll just over a more protracted period.
The winter version of all this might make this period look like a nice little picnic. That's why we should all be praying for a vaccine to come through pdq. |
Or some improvement in treatment, this was the path followed for AIDS if we can ease the symptoms that would be fantastic. | |
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| Corona Virus on 21:05 - Apr 18 with 1433 views | chad |
| Corona Virus on 18:31 - Apr 18 by magicdaps10 |
Can I just ask, is b&q classed as essential? |
Suppose it is debatable. If you think the following type of thing needs repairing then yes
If you see it as a good opportunity to build a water feature and just want rocks and plastic liner then probably no.
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| Corona Virus on 21:16 - Apr 18 with 1417 views | majorraglan |
A family member has told me that one of her lecturers from Swansea Uni passed away today from the Covid19 virus, she said he was a really tidy guy. There’s a mention of him in the below article and also news of a young healthcare support worker at Morriston Hospital passing away. RIP.
The article also provides some detail re the number of rolled who have died in most of the Health-board areas.
https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/national/18389465.another-28-people-wa | | | |
| Corona Virus on 21:24 - Apr 18 with 1401 views | DJack |
| Corona Virus on 19:04 - Apr 18 by monmouth |
Yes, totally. If I couldn't paint my fence with the paint I picked up at B&Q then I'd spend all my time plotting to eat my neighbour.
And neither her husband nor my wife would be very happy about that.
Others, I'm sure will be thinking equally disruptive thoughts with all this time on our hands, especially anyone normally obsessed with transfer fantasies at this time of year. So, to keep us occupied, B&Q is the fourth emergency service just now. |
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| Corona Virus on 21:27 - Apr 18 with 1395 views | chad |
| Corona Virus on 21:16 - Apr 18 by majorraglan |
A family member has told me that one of her lecturers from Swansea Uni passed away today from the Covid19 virus, she said he was a really tidy guy. There’s a mention of him in the below article and also news of a young healthcare support worker at Morriston Hospital passing away. RIP.
The article also provides some detail re the number of rolled who have died in most of the Health-board areas.
https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/national/18389465.another-28-people-wa |
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| Corona Virus on 21:30 - Apr 18 with 1386 views | Kilkennyjack |
Sunday Times are reporting tonight .....
‘Boris Johnson skipped five Cobra meetings on the virus, calls to order protective gear were ignored and scientists’ warnings fell on deaf ears
Failings in February may have cost thousands of lives’ ....
Not fit to govern. |  |
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| Corona Virus on 22:06 - Apr 18 with 1347 views | Joe_bradshaw |
| Corona Virus on 21:16 - Apr 18 by majorraglan |
A family member has told me that one of her lecturers from Swansea Uni passed away today from the Covid19 virus, she said he was a really tidy guy. There’s a mention of him in the below article and also news of a young healthcare support worker at Morriston Hospital passing away. RIP.
The article also provides some detail re the number of rolled who have died in most of the Health-board areas.
https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/national/18389465.another-28-people-wa |
I’v just seen this and it’s flattened me. Brian was the admissions tutor for mental health nursing at Swansea University. I have sat on countless interview panels with him looking at prospective mental health nurses including up to five weeks ago when face to face interviews were suspended.
He was a lovely, lovely man and a big strong bloke as well.
Absolutely gutted. | |
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| Corona Virus on 22:12 - Apr 18 with 1337 views | Jack123 |
| Corona Virus on 21:16 - Apr 18 by majorraglan |
A family member has told me that one of her lecturers from Swansea Uni passed away today from the Covid19 virus, she said he was a really tidy guy. There’s a mention of him in the below article and also news of a young healthcare support worker at Morriston Hospital passing away. RIP.
The article also provides some detail re the number of rolled who have died in most of the Health-board areas.
https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/national/18389465.another-28-people-wa |
Someone told me earlier about the Swansea University lecturer, looking at the comments on the Swansea university twitter page, you can see he was a much loved and well respected man R.I.P :(
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| Corona Virus on 00:16 - Apr 19 with 1254 views | Joe_bradshaw |
| Corona Virus on 22:06 - Apr 18 by Joe_bradshaw |
I’v just seen this and it’s flattened me. Brian was the admissions tutor for mental health nursing at Swansea University. I have sat on countless interview panels with him looking at prospective mental health nurses including up to five weeks ago when face to face interviews were suspended.
He was a lovely, lovely man and a big strong bloke as well.
Absolutely gutted. |
I wish I’d read my emails before logging on to planet Swans. Wife and 4 children from mid teenage down. Huge loss to everyone who knew him. RIP Brian. | |
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| Corona Virus on 00:20 - Apr 19 with 2002 views | PozuelosSideys |
Today was the first day that the UK mortality rate exceeded Italys (+/- 14 days). The stuff that was being run last month by the Times i think. We are running at 105.3% of them. There has been a steady C.+1% movement day on day, so following that trend, we are likely to be hitting mortality rate of around 120% of Italys.
They say we should be looking at number of cases etc, but that stat is as flawed as any other. At the end of the day, we are all interested in the mortality rate as thats the end game, and we appear to moving in the wrong direction.
As of the corresponding date in Italy, their mortality rate dropped off by a steady 25% over the next week or so, and an additional 10% after that. We need to do the same. [Post edited 19 Apr 2020 0:24]
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