Coronavirus (2 Viewers)

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Are you worried about contracting coronavirus?

  • Yes, I am absolutely terrified

    Votes: 12 15.6%

  • Yes, I am slightly concerned

    Votes: 35 45.5%

  • I am neither concerned or unconcerned

    Votes: 7 9.1%

  • No, I am slightly unconcerned

    Votes: 6 7.8%

  • No, I am totally unconcerned

    Votes: 6 7.8%

  • Bring back the old poll

    Votes: 3 3.9%

  • Charlotte Awbrey tits out doing the Macarena

    Votes: 2 2.6%

  • I believe VoR is evil

    Votes: 11 14.3%
  • Total voters
    77
Loufoque said:
Having been in lockdown for the last week, I have to say, you get used to it. My BF, who is naturally more inclined to want to go out, hasn't left the apartment in days. I find excuses to go out - making all kinds of doctor's appointments, doing small food shops, exercise, taking the bins out at the wrong time so I have to put them on the street, etc. But I spend almost all day inside now.

The UK government will progressively issue stricter rules, as they have done in France. I saw no police checks for the first few days. Today I saw 7 in my time outside. They have clarified that exercise can only take place within 1km of your stated residence, and you must timestamp your "attestation" explaining why you are going outside, to prevent you from using the same "food shopping" one all day.

All in all, I'm at peace with another 40 days of this. I figure, let's do it properly, and then go back to normal, rather than do it half-heartedly and drag this out for months.
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The Italians seem to have had similar rules to what we have here up until a couple of days ago. The Chinese thought that that version of a lockdown is a complete joke and it needs to be stricter.
 
Dark Carnival said:
The Italians seem to have had similar rules to what we have here up until a couple of days ago. The Chinese thought that that version of a lockdown is a complete joke and it needs to be stricter.
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My clients in Madrid seem to be on a stricter lockdown than us too. But I think, like everything in France, people take their time to adjust, and try to find workarounds. I think the gradual approach has been good in retrospect, as it has allowed people to slowly accept spending more and more time locked up. I don't mind stricter measures being applied from tomorrow.
 
Kalabaliken said:
France, Spain and Italy have much stronger restrictions than this. You can't go out without a permit, or something like a supermarket receipt. I understand that people need to exercise, however, I think it's just too open for abuse. Anyway, we shall see.
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It makes sense to start slowly. Then in a few days, they'll announce that people have been taking the piss, and clamp down further.

Also, don't underestimate Brits and their little rulebooks. I'm sure Mr and Mrs Health & Safety will be out in force, denouncing every mild infringement of the rules.

The difference between the UK and Latin countries is that while the Brits are loathe to impose rules, it's largely because once they are in place, they are followed. (Which, incidentally, was a big issue in relation to the EU: most other nations just ignored the bits they didn't want to do. The Brits actually implemented the rules, often with great resentment).
 
Loufoque said:
Also, don't underestimate Brits and their little rulebooks. I'm sure Mr and Mrs Health & Safety will be out in force, denouncing every mild infringement of the rules.
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They already have been! All sorts have been jobsworthing it up the last few days about people being out and about, even if they were practising social distancing. I wouldn't mind so much if people at least understood the rules they were being petty about...
 
Agence France-Presse reporting that over 1.7 billion people are currently living under some form of lockdown. That figure is staggering and it's only going to increase. :o
 
Had a vent on another forum that when my dad (60s, high blood pressure) decided to accompany me to one of the shops (though only after checking it was quiet) a couple of kids passed us and fake coughed to take the piss. I thought it was the kids being little arseholes but got all kinds of shit for allowing him to come instead of putting my foot down and now understand in no uncertain terms that my timid lack of "NO stay the fuck home" is hazardous to the safety of others. So yep, people are definitely taking it seriously!
 
Maybe things are different in Yorkshire. All my elderly neighbours been out and about today. My parents don't give a shit.
 
Mike Ashley keeping all Sports Direct stores open as they provide an essential service! :rolleyes:

To say he's getting torn apart on Twitter and Facebook is an understatement.
 
Genuinely hope my greengrocer and butcher are included in one of those categories. Places I can still go without getting swamped.
 
Indie said:
Sports direct to stay open. Loons.
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The email that was sent to Sports Direct staff is an absolute joke: "Since the gyms are now closed, everyone will want to buy sports equipment (and we'll make loads of money)."

UTTER CUNTS.
 
They are not the only workplace shoehorning all staff into the key worker category to get them in. I got a similar email (I’m in finance) and it’s all kicking off as apparently every role in the business is a key worker role suddenly.
 
BoysForSeles said:
They are not the only workplace shoehorning all staff into the key worker category to get them in. I got a similar email (I’m in finance) and it’s all kicking off as apparently every role in the business is a key worker role suddenly.
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I'm in finance too and they're making me out to be a key worker but I'm proud to say that in reality I'm COMPLETELY INESSENTIAL. :disco:
 
Lucille said:
Sweden still has it's PUBS OPEN doesn't it?!?
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Most places are still open here and it’s been such a divisive issue, but now I’m team herd immunity mission so I’m glad we’re doing less.
 
Surely Sports Direct won’t be allowed to get away with that?

Hardware is interesting, though. Are we actually ALLOWED to visit hardware stores? It doesn’t feel like the advice on what the public is given matches them being open.
 
I put all my trust in the Swedish weapons industry and ABBA re-releases (digital only from now on)!
 
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It's strange where anxiety takes you; my aged fridge/freezer has been on its way out for years but I've never done anything about it; now I'm worrying about what happens if it does break in the few months.

I'm guessing repair engineers must count as key workers otherwise everyone whose fridge/boiler/oven breaks down is going to have a particularly nasty time of it.
 
David_5000 said:
It's strange where anxiety takes you; my aged fridge/freezer has been on its way out for years but I've never done anything about it; now I'm worrying about what happens if it does break in the few months.

I'm guessing repair engineers must count as key workers otherwise everyone whose fridge/boiler/oven breaks down is going to have a particularly nasty time of it.
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Same here. I got all paranoid on Sunday that my 20 year old freezer was making a funny noise so I haven't opened it since.
 
My company (insurance) is trying to put me down as a key worker as well, despite not being customer facing. They haven't bothered sorting out laptops or VPN for us, so if I wasn't self isolating due to symptoms I would have to be in the office right now. The managers implementing these are of course doing so from home from their laptops. :)

I'm not kicking up too much of a stink just yet as I'm sure it'll change by next week when I'm due back in. I just kind of wish Boris had been more explicit yesterday in what professions were expected to still go to work (healthcare, police, supermarket workers etc - i.e. not fucking data analysis)
 
Well, the shutdown being immediate meant that I'm the only one from our office whose computer was connected to the server that can get into payroll files. So I've now got the rest of the month to roll over 200-odd payrolls into the new year using new software that's cloud-based and completely different to my current software. Meaning I have to go back into work one evening and collect a car boot-full of payroll files. There'd better be no bookkeeping work left in that bloody cupboard for me when everything returns to normal!
 
Floppet said:
Well, the shutdown being immediate meant that I'm the only one from our office whose computer was connected to the server that can get into payroll files. So I've now got the rest of the month to roll over 200-odd payrolls into the new year using new software that's cloud-based and completely different to my current software. Meaning I have to go back into work one evening and collect a car boot-full of payroll files. There'd better be no bookkeeping work left in that bloody cupboard for me when everything returns to normal!
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please go in at night dressed as a cartoonish burglar to brighten things up a bit (but please don't get caught x)
 
The media is really pushing for a full lockdown here today. Especially as it’s become evident that many people are not adhering to the current recommendations.
 
I have a balcony which somehow doesn't get the sun AT ALL over a 24 hour period, so I'm very much going to need to take up running to get some vitamin D.
 
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