Coronavirus - A pale horse,4 men and ....beer

[sa7med]

Currently listening to Ray Dalio on the economy heading into depression

https://www.ted.com/talks/ray_dalio_wha ... al_economy

[greenmark]

Tescos today.I walked in, no queuing. The vultures have left. The shelves are filling rapidly. Cements my view that people have been panicking and screwing everything up.
Huge thankyou to supermarket workers.
I wouldn't fancy being that close to the great british public.

[Derek27]

Two days without going out now. One more and I should be in line for a medal.

[weemac]

Two days without going out now. One more and I should be in line for a medal.

From your past posts, do you seriously expect us to believe it's unprecented?

[Derek27]

Two days without going out now. One more and I should be in line for a medal.

From your past posts, do you seriously expect us to believe it's unprecented?

I think it's the third time I've done it but I've never managed 3 days. I still need to get to the shops.

[Dallas]

Two days without going out now. One more and I should be in line for a medal.

A few years ago I once went a week exactly without stepping foot out the front or back door.
Wasn't intentional, I relised about the 4th day when it was I was last out so tried to see if I could last a full week - and did so to the hour

[Derek27]

Two days without going out now. One more and I should be in line for a medal.

A few years ago I once went a week exactly without stepping foot out the front or back door.
Wasn't intentional, I relised about the 4th day when it was I was last out so tried to see if I could last a full week - and did so to the hour

Being a house-proud smoker, I don't consider just stepping out the front or back door as going out.

[Atho55]

Not been out for 3 weeks now. Fortunately got lots to do in the garden. Not sure if I drop into the higher risk category being nearly 65 and having Asbestos related Pleural Plaques so looking forward to a few more months housebound rather than weeks.

Being a smoker and cat owner Derek you should be thinking twice also.....

[jimibt]

Not been out for 3 weeks now. Fortunately got lots to do in the garden. Not sure if I drop into the higher risk category being nearly 65 and having Asbestos related Pleural Plaques so looking forward to a few more months housebound rather than weeks.

Being a smoker and cat owner Derek you should be thinking twice also.....

yup glyn, same story here basically. 3 weeks of gardening, fixing things up (learning and relearning the PROPER way to play some steely dan tunes - doh ) and a 1 hour walk round the local woods. my better half does the supermarket shopping and we can pick anything else up from our amazing local shop who have gone above and beyond to service the wee village that we inhabit. ashamed to say it and mean no disrespect to anyone that has less priviledge to their garden or other safe outdoor space (and in particularar, if they have an affected friend/family member), BUT this has been the best 3 weeks that i've spent in years. i've literally (until now) been on a yoyo flying to and fro due to work etc and have only come to grips with what is on offer to me and my family when *forced* to sit back, reflect and work from within... bliss

next thing, i'll be extolling the virtues of new found religion -lol

[edit] - one of my kids today said to me that they'd remember this period in later life, in the same way that they recall me banging on about the power cuts of the 70's (in truth, i have a vague recollection of them) -

[wearthefoxhat]

Tescos today.I walked in, no queuing. The vultures have left. The shelves are filling rapidly. Cements my view that people have been panicking and screwing everything up.
Huge thankyou to supermarket workers.
I wouldn't fancy being that close to the great british public.

Also found the "one in one out" queue system the smaller supermarkets use, helps with the supplies being more available too.

When others retailers start to re-open again, I'm sure this will be the new norm.

[greenmark]

Tescos today.I walked in, no queuing. The vultures have left. The shelves are filling rapidly. Cements my view that people have been panicking and screwing everything up.
Huge thankyou to supermarket workers.
I wouldn't fancy being that close to the great british public.

Also found the "one in one out" queue system the smaller supermarkets use, helps with the supplies being more available too.

When others retailers start to re-open again, I'm sure this will be the new norm.

Sure it's a pain. Even more so when we get some rain (what a blessing the current weather has been).
But when you're queuing for what seems an age outside your local coop (which is a really good shop, by the way).
And then a lady in an electric wheelchair emerges, from the store quite clearly in the vulnerable group, followed by a little old lady, ditto. You have to say 25 minutes standing around is diddly squat compared to what some people are going though.

[Derek27]

Not been out for 3 weeks now. Fortunately got lots to do in the garden. Not sure if I drop into the higher risk category being nearly 65 and having Asbestos related Pleural Plaques so looking forward to a few more months housebound rather than weeks.

Being a smoker and cat owner Derek you should be thinking twice also.....

yup glyn, same story here basically. 3 weeks of gardening, fixing things up (learning and relearning the PROPER way to play some steely dan tunes - doh ) and a 1 hour walk round the local woods. my better half does the supermarket shopping and we can pick anything else up from our amazing local shop who have gone above and beyond to service the wee village that we inhabit. ashamed to say it and mean no disrespect to anyone that has less priviledge to their garden or other safe outdoor space (and in particularar, if they have an affected friend/family member), BUT this has been the best 3 weeks that i've spent in years. i've literally (until now) been on a yoyo flying to and fro due to work etc and have only come to grips with what is on offer to me and my family when *forced* to sit back, reflect and work from within... bliss

next thing, i'll be extolling the virtues of new found religion -lol

[edit] - one of my kids today said to me that they'd remember this period in later life, in the same way that they recall me banging on about the power cuts of the 70's (in truth, i have a vague recollection of them) -

I'm fortunate to have a garden after moving out of a first floor flat last year that I had been in for ten years. But I don't have a great deal of sympathy for people complaining they need to get to the park/beach because they don't have a garden.

People who do that hope that they don't have the virus. If they do, they hope that they don't spread it. If they have it and spread it they hope that nowhere in the chain will anyone lose their life as a result. That's a lot of hoping but at the end of the day if everybody does it people will die just so that you can enjoy a bit of sunshine!

[ruthlessimon]

"Pandemic insurance doesn't cover Covid-19, because it's not a named disease"

https://youtu.be/ijC8kqzMrcw?t=142

[Derek27]

Priti Patel demonstrates once again how difficult it is to apologise: "I'm sorry if people feel that there have been failings", but no apology or admission for actual failings.

[Derek27]

I've just heard on the news in South Africa, cigarettes and alcohol are banned, as is going out to exercise!!!

Looks like we've got it easy. Over here drug dealing and going out to buy drugs must be essential travel to keep people happy in their homes.