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Ulric
17 March 2020 19:01:47


So nothing for renters and self employed. Sunak is a smooth talker, but another slimeball spiv


Originally Posted by: The Beast from the East 


The self employed are entrepreneurial spirits. They'll be pooling their capital to build new hospitals and respirator factories.


Heroes of the revolution, all of them.

To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection. - Henri Poincaré
NickR
17 March 2020 19:03:49
Youngest UK death - 45.
Nick
Durham
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bowser
17 March 2020 19:09:55
Most of us are now working from home as of tomorrow. Workshop / test bays are still running however, so anyone supporting that directly has to go in. Wondering if I’ll have a job a few months down the line but just taking each day as it comes.
Polar Low
17 March 2020 19:10:04

French authorities report a further 27 deaths, bringing the total to 175 - and what's more, 7% are in people aged under-65.


The country now has a total of 7,730 cases - an increase of 17% in past 24 hours - with 699 people in intensive care.
thoughts


Thoughts for all those families.

Gavin D
17 March 2020 19:13:34
Currys starting to run out of fridge freezers now as the panic buying loonies suddenly remember they haven't got the space to store all the stuff
Justin W
17 March 2020 19:16:11

Currys starting to run out of fridge freezers now as the panic buying loonies suddenly remember they haven't got the space to store all the stuff

Originally Posted by: Gavin D 


From Saturday, it is likely that I and 1.5 million other people will be told to stay at home for three months. Because I foresaw this and stocked up comprehensively, am I also one of your 'panic buying loonies'?

Yo yo yo. 148-3 to the 3 to the 6 to the 9, representing the ABQ, what up, biatch?
Essan
17 March 2020 19:16:56


The self employed are entrepreneurial spirits. They'll be pooling their capital to build new hospitals and respirator factories.


Heroes of the revolution, all of them.


Originally Posted by: Ulric 



Indeed we are    Currently working on building 1,000 ICUs from some old chairs, a pile of upholstery foam and some Royal Doulton figurines.  My business neighbour who owns the local electrical store is throwing in some washing machine parts and a couple of vacuum cleaners.   Gonna make a million out of this 

Andy
Evesham, Worcs, Albion - 35m asl
Weather & Earth Science News 

Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job - DNA
Heavy Weather 2013
17 March 2020 19:21:25
I have started my 12 week lockdown. It’s very very sad. But the right thing to do.

I’ve cancelled my birthday plans next week too Liverpool as well.

My best mate is heading away from London to be near his elderly mother.

I feel for everyone tonight. These are desperately sad times.
Mark
Beckton, E London
Less than 500m from the end of London City Airport runway.
bledur
17 March 2020 19:23:14


You can freeze eggs too but obviously not in their shells. 


Originally Posted by: Caz 


You can preserve eggs in Waterglass. Simply mix in a bucket and put the eggs in . Use very fresh eggs and they will keep a few months

bowser
17 March 2020 19:23:16


 


From Saturday, it is likely that I and 1.5 million other people will be told to stay at home for three months. Because I foresaw this and stocked up comprehensively, am I also one of your 'panic buying loonies'?


Originally Posted by: Justin W 


Ive been stocking steadily since January. Kind of resented the raised eyebrows etc at the time but seems a better way of doing it than panicking late on (hence huge queues and stripped shelves). End of the day we are knowhere near self sufficient in food supply / production.

Polar Low
17 March 2020 19:23:40

The British government has published its Coronavirus Bill.


Among others, measures include allowing retired NHS staff back into work without affecting their pensions, allowing doctors to discharge patients with minimal paperwork.


Changes to councils’ duties under the Care Act allow them to prioritise people with the greatest care needs and make the best use people working in social care.


The bill formalises many of the proposals described in the prime minister and chancellor's press conference.


A government spokesperson said that other measures in the legislation include:



  • Allowing police and immigration officers to support and enforce public health measures, including powers to detain people and put them in appropriate isolation facilities

  • Making arrangements for statutory sick pay for those self-isolating without symptoms from day one



  • Allowing small businesses to reclaim statutory sick pay payments from the government

  • Allowing more phone or video hearings for court cases to stop the spread of the virus in courts

  • Enabling Border Force to temporarily suspend operations at airports or other transport hubs if there are insufficient resources to maintain border security


Gavin D
17 March 2020 19:24:42

Essan
17 March 2020 19:28:40

Currys starting to run out of fridge freezers now as the panic buying loonies suddenly remember they haven't got the space to store all the stuff

Originally Posted by: Gavin D 



Aye my business neighbour (electric appliance store/repairs) has been doing well selling freezers - but all other business has dried up and there is talk of laying off staff already


 

Andy
Evesham, Worcs, Albion - 35m asl
Weather & Earth Science News 

Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job - DNA
SJV
17 March 2020 19:32:04




Indeed we are    Currently working on building 1,000 ICUs from some old chairs, a pile of upholstery foam and some Royal Doulton figurines.  My business neighbour who owns the local electrical store is throwing in some washing machine parts and a couple of vacuum cleaners.   Gonna make a million out of this 


Originally Posted by: Essan 


Remember to switch them from 'suck' to 'blow' 

NickR
17 March 2020 19:32:22
speckledjim
17 March 2020 19:33:47

This would be a game-changer.

Originally Posted by: NickR 

">https://twitter.com/tconnellyRTE/status/1239996900192980996?s=19


lets hope so

Thorner, West Yorkshire


Journalism is organised gossip
Maunder Minimum
17 March 2020 19:33:56

Just come off the phone from my son-in-law (GP).


He tells me that Wolverhampton, the Black Country, Staffordshire and parts of Warwickshire are West Midlands blackspots, but Worcestershire is still a good place to be with comparatively very few cases. Wolverhampton is a particular blackspot, with @ 40 hospitalised cases. When I asked him why the variation in numbers, he said a number of factors, including a big local wedding in the area (Wolverhampton) recently.


Social gatherings like weddings appear to be a very good way of spreading the infection.

New world order coming.
Maunder Minimum
17 March 2020 19:35:22




Indeed we are    Currently working on building 1,000 ICUs from some old chairs, a pile of upholstery foam and some Royal Doulton figurines.  My business neighbour who owns the local electrical store is throwing in some washing machine parts and a couple of vacuum cleaners.   Gonna make a million out of this 


 


Originally Posted by: Essan 


You need a lot of flexible plastic piping as well. I have some from my home brew kit if it helps

New world order coming.
Northern Sky
17 March 2020 19:35:36

Email from my son's school strongly implies - without stating it - that Friday will be the last day.

Originally Posted by: NickR 


I'm expecting the same at my school. I know many parents are already keeping their children off and we have at least 2 staff currently self isolating. I'll find out more when I go back tomorrow.

Gavin D
17 March 2020 19:36:18

McDonalds are going takeaway, drive-through and delivery operations only from 5am tomorrow in the UK and Ireland

Polar Low
17 March 2020 19:40:27

But also 


Gatherings will be banned - people can only leave their homes in an emergency, or to go to food shops, pharmacies, the post office, and banks. But outdoor exercise and walks will be allowed - with people being asked to keep a distance 1.5 M


 


 



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Maunder Minimum
17 March 2020 19:41:18


 


From Saturday, it is likely that I and 1.5 million other people will be told to stay at home for three months. Because I foresaw this and stocked up comprehensively, am I also one of your 'panic buying loonies'?


Originally Posted by: Justin W 


I got my wife to fill the freezer in February (no, we did not need to buy a new one, since we have two already - one in the garage and an upright one in the kitchen). But I did not foresee that there would be a run on toilet rolls, although we have sufficient for a week or two. That is the mad one - the UK has the capacity to manufacture all the toilet rolls we could need, so quite why people have been hoarding them is beyond me.


 

New world order coming.
doctormog
17 March 2020 19:41:39

This would be a game-changer.

https://twitter.com/tconnellyRTE/status/1239996900192980996?s=19 

Originally Posted by: NickR 


That would be a very rapid (and welcome) development considering how long such things took until very recent years. In the middle of the nightmare this is I can see in the longer term that there could be some excellent developments in science and medicine that disasters can often accelerate.


There is no real hint of school closures up here currently but there are measures being implemented to ensure they can still run with fewer staff.

Aberdeen
Current conditions (personal WS) 
Essan
17 March 2020 19:46:08


From Saturday, it is likely that I and 1.5 million other people will be told to stay at home for three months. Because I foresaw this and stocked up comprehensively, am I also one of your 'panic buying loonies'?


Originally Posted by: Justin W 



I have been steadily stocking up without panic buying over the past couple of weeks and could survive a month now without doing any shopping (though I'd have to cut back on my drinking!) and I'll be maintaining that level from now on - most people ought be in that sort of situation.  And most should be able to do at least some shopping every week (or get someone to do it for them).   Although my housemate appears to have enough for about a couple of days (we share a house but are otherwise totally independent). 



Edit: most single people.  I appreciate that a family requires a lot more and it may be less practical to store that much food and other stuff (has anyone thought about washing powder?)


 


 

Andy
Evesham, Worcs, Albion - 35m asl
Weather & Earth Science News 

Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job - DNA
Justin W
17 March 2020 19:47:31


 


I got my wife to fill the freezer in February (no, we did not need to buy a new one, since we have two already - one in the garage and an upright one in the kitchen). But I did not foresee that there would be a run on toilet rolls, although we have sufficient for a week or two. That is the mad one - the UK has the capacity to manufacture all the toilet rolls we could need, so quite why people have been hoarding them is beyond me.


 


Originally Posted by: Maunder Minimum 


Did the bit about being shut in for three months pass you by?

Yo yo yo. 148-3 to the 3 to the 6 to the 9, representing the ABQ, what up, biatch?

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