Coronavirus Thread

[Izzy]

5 minutes ago, Cardiff_Fox said:

Understandably those two forces containing national parks which are a likely target for long distance journeys 

Fair point. Looks like some from Leicester had a day trip to Snowdon today!

 

Keith Ellis, a warden at Pen y Pass in Snowdonia, said while it had been much quieter this weekend, people were still travelling, despite the restrictions.

"We've had three from Leicester first thing this morning and if the police hadn't turned up they would have probably ignored our advice and carried on up the mountain," he said.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-55604382

[Jimothy]

59 minutes ago, StanSP said:

 

Yeah same, understandable but didn't know it was a thing. Other delivery companies might want to take note.

 

Other day I was expecting a delivery from Hermes. 

- Got a notification in morning saying it'll be delivered between 3-5pm. 

- 3.35pm, I get a notification saying it's been delivered. Not a van in sight, not a knock on the door, nothing at front or side of the house...

- App/tracking info just says delivered; no signature or photo of delivery.

- Few hours later, app says they've had issues and delivery will be on the next working day.

- Couple hours after that, neighbour knocks on the door and says we have your package and it was just left at their front door without a knock either  

- Hermes app still says it's not been delivered!

I think your first line was the problem, you expected a delivery from Hermes.

[StanSP]

5 minutes ago, Facecloth said:

I think your first line was the problem, you expected a delivery from Hermes.

Haha.

I had no choice!

[Guest Col city fan]

25 minutes ago, Otis said:

Yep. Then we see shit like this....

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9129555/A-English-lockdown-Met-Police-probe-officers-spotted-flouting-Covid-curbs-INSIDE-London-caf.html

Jesus! Can’t anyone be relied on to use common sense...

[Otis]

Just now, Col city fan said:

Jesus! Can’t anyone be relied on to use common sense...

Crazy and illegal double standards isn't it.

[Spiritwalker]

Cases in Corby have tripled this week.

[Guest Col city fan]

35 minutes ago, Otis said:

Crazy and illegal double standards isn't it.

It is Otis, I’m afraid it is...

[Jon the Hat]

Until the law limits how far you can travel for exercise, the police don’t have a leg to stand on.  I watched the sun go down with a coffee at beach this evening, bloody cold but feel much better getting some air!

Edited 9 January 2021 by Jon the Hat

[VLC86]

36 minutes ago, Spiritwalker said:

Cases in Corby have tripled this week.

Nicola Sturgeon will sort you out.

[stix]

2 hours ago, Izzy said:

I think it means not getting in your car. But WTF do I know 

You can still clean the f**k out of it though mate!!!! #winning

[yorkie1999]

What I don’t get is how come all these delivery drivers, dpd, etc, are permitted to carry on. If this virus can spread as easily as they say, ie contact with surfaces, then if just one of them have it, they could potentially be passing it to thousands. And no one can tell me that they take precautions because I know they don’t.

[VLC86]

2 minutes ago, yorkie1999 said:

What I don’t get is how come all these delivery drivers, dpd, etc, are permitted to carry on. If this virus can spread as easily as they say, ie contact with surfaces, then if just one of them have it, they could potentially be passing it to thousands. And no one can tell me that they take precautions because I know they don’t.

Well people have all sorts delivered by these companies, including medication.

[foxile5]

I've seen an Oven cleaning company offering to go to houses to clean ovens. They're claiming its covid compliant. 

 

How that is allowed to fly is beyond me completely. 

[yorkie1999]

1 minute ago, Costock_Fox said:

Well people have all sorts delivered by these companies, including medication.

I’m not saying they don’t, but it still seems obvious way of the virus spreading. They drop a parcel at the front door, you pick it up and that’s it. All it takes is a bit of saliva from their hands on the package .

[VLC86]

1 minute ago, yorkie1999 said:

I’m not saying they don’t, but it still seems obvious way of the virus spreading. They drop a parcel at the front door, you pick it up and that’s it. All it takes is a bit of saliva from their hands on the package .

Why can shops sell food? All it takes is a bit of Saliva from their hands on the package.

[yorkie1999]

2 minutes ago, foxile5 said:

I've seen an Oven cleaning company offering to go to houses to clean ovens. They're claiming its covid compliant. 

 

How that is allowed to fly is beyond me completely. 

Nothing is covid compliant unless they rock up in a hazmat suit.

[foxile5]

1 minute ago, yorkie1999 said:

Nothing is covid compliant unless they rock up in a hazmat suit.

Well yeah. Unreal if that's going on. Presumably they've got some kind of authority to continue to trade. 

[yorkie1999]

1 minute ago, Costock_Fox said:

Why can shops sell food? All it takes is a bit of Saliva from their hands on the package.

That’s true, but food is a necessity so it’s a risk that has to be taken.

[yorkie1999]

1 minute ago, foxile5 said:

Well yeah. Unreal if that's going on. Presumably they've got some kind of authority to continue to trade. 

Probably call themselves an essential service, but it does highlight the fact  that people need to earn money. Surely the government need to give every household some form of credit for 2 or 3 weeks, especially  if we went into a proper lockdown.

[foxile5]

2 minutes ago, yorkie1999 said:

Probably call themselves an essential service, but it does highlight the fact  that people need to earn money. Surely the government need to give every household some form of credit for 2 or 3 weeks, especially  if we went into a proper lockdown.

Yeah. Lots of countries have provided some form of stimulus package haven't they? 

 

I doubt ours will what with furlough, though. 

[Trav Le Bleu]

2 minutes ago, yorkie1999 said:

Probably call themselves an essential service, but it does highlight the fact  that people need to earn money. Surely the government need to give every household some form of credit for 2 or 3 weeks, especially  if we went into a proper lockdown.

From the amount of crap people are still buying online, I find it hard to believe people are short of cash. The postal system is still at Christmas levels (a normal Christmas... covid-Christmas was a living nightmare!).

[OrielCaziado]

2 minutes ago, Trav Le Bleu said:

From the amount of crap people are still buying online, I find it hard to believe people are short of cash. The postal system is still at Christmas levels (a normal Christmas... covid-Christmas was a living nightmare!).

I can’t spend money at the moment.  Still got clothes people bought me from last Xmas and my birthday I haven’t worn so dont need or want any new clothes. Can’t go for a beer a meal or weekend away and had two holidays cancelled. So likely if they are like me they have plenty of spare cash but unlike me they’ve found something to spend it on 😂

[Soup]

I'm a decorator and all my customers are calling me to see if I'm still working. I'm obviously saying no way. 

 

Unless they pay in pound notes 

[Nalis]

Covid restrictions have been a busybody's wet dream.

[Steve_Guppy_Left_Foot]

1 hour ago, Soup said:

I'm a decorator and all my customers are calling me to see if I'm still working. I'm obviously saying no way. 

 

Unless they pay in pound notes 

Many, many pound notes.

 

Got a bloke coming round to sort the walls out on Tuesday, and that's fine. 

 

And someone (could be male or female as it's from a company and not spoken to the person coming personally) to fix the washing machine on the same day. Apparently that's okay? All needs doing, but god knows.