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RobN
  • RobN
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18 March 2020 14:00:01

Mrs. N. just got back from a trip to our nearest big Tesco in a state of shock.


Most shelves of essentials were bare.


She heard the vultures were queuing before it opened at 6am. 


What are they doing with all this stuff?


It's insane!

Rob
In the flatlands of South Cambridgeshire 15m ASL.
xioni2
18 March 2020 14:03:06


Good lord. Surely a freeborn citizen would recognise the responsibilities towards others that they have?


 https://conservativewoman.co.uk/liberty-shackled-and-the-future-blighted-rip-europe-312-2020-we-had-a-good-run/


 

Originally Posted by: JHutch 


I read her article now, she does make some reasonable points, but the following is so bad:


"I don’t think I’m wrong on this. I do think this is a hysterical over-reaction to save the face of a socialised health system and bloated, decadent European continent that has been blowing the cash on IVF for the over-50s, sex-change operations and millions of abortions for decades. Today, the reckoning came. We knew it would come and now we have been found out. "

speckledjim
18 March 2020 14:05:03


Mrs. N. just got back from a trip to our nearest big Tesco in a state of shock.


Most shelves of essentials were bare.


She heard the vultures were queuing before it opened at 6am. 


What are they doing with all this stuff?


It's insane!


Originally Posted by: RobN 


Same with my Tesco but Waitrose and Marks were fine....

Thorner, West Yorkshire


Journalism is organised gossip
xioni2
18 March 2020 14:05:45


Mrs. N. just got back from a trip to our nearest big Tesco in a state of shock.


Most shelves of essentials were bare.


She heard the vultures were queuing before it opened at 6am. 


What are they doing with all this stuff?


It's insane!


Originally Posted by: RobN 


If possible, I'd avoid going to the supermarket for a few days, especially for those of a more stressed disposition.


Things will settle down eventually.


 

Brian Gaze
18 March 2020 14:09:09


UK education secretary to make statement at 17:00GMT






The UK government's Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson - responsible for the system in England - will make a statement in the House of Commons at 17:00GMT. [source: BBC]


 



Brian Gaze
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xioni2
18 March 2020 14:11:52

Police say the public have been so compliant during the coronavirus crisis that they have not had to use special powers they were granted on a single occasion.

westv
18 March 2020 14:12:03




UK education secretary to make statement at 17:00GMT






The UK government's Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson - responsible for the system in England - will make a statement in the House of Commons at 17:00GMT. [source: BBC]


 




Originally Posted by: Brian Gaze 


Which means there'll be an announcement in today's press conference.

At least it will be mild!
John p
18 March 2020 14:13:52


Police say the public have been so compliant during the coronavirus crisis that they have not had to use special powers they were granted on a single occasion.


Originally Posted by: xioni2 


1) That’s clearly bollocks as people are still pub and clubbing.


2) I thought the powers hadn’t come in yet?

Camberley, Surrey
Quantum
18 March 2020 14:14:03

676 new cases today


 


My model is predicting 1010 new cases tommorow.


 

Twitter: @QuantumOverlord (general), @MedicaneWatch (medicane/TC stuff)
2023/2024 Snow days (approx 850hpa temp):
29/11 (-6), 30/11 (-6), 02/12 (-5), 03/12 (-5), 04/12 (-3), 16/01 (-3), 18/01 (-8), 08/02 (-5)

Total: 8 days with snow/sleet falling.

2022/2023 Snow days (approx 850hpa temp):

18/12 (-1), 06/03 (-6), 08/03 (-8), 09/03 (-6), 10/03 (-8), 11/03 (-5), 14/03 (-6)

Total: 7 days with snow/sleet falling.

2021/2022 Snow days (approx 850hpa temp):

26/11 (-5), 27/11 (-7), 28/11 (-6), 02/12 (-6), 06/01 (-5), 07/01 (-6), 06/02 (-5), 19/02 (-5), 24/02 (-7), 30/03 (-7), 31/03 (-8), 01/04 (-8)
Total: 12 days with snow/sleet falling.
westv
18 March 2020 14:16:26


676 new cases today


 


My model is predicting 1010 new cases tommorow.


 


Originally Posted by: Quantum 


Any update on the total number of UK cases your model is predicting?

At least it will be mild!
xioni2
18 March 2020 14:16:35


 1) That’s clearly bollocks as people are still pub and clubbing.


2) I thought the powers hadn’t come in yet?


Originally Posted by: John p 


1) People are not banned from going to pubs etc, just discouraged.


2) I think there were some extra powers already, I can't remember.


It's still early days though.

Quantum
18 March 2020 14:17:13


 


Any update on the total number of UK cases your model is predicting?


Originally Posted by: westv 


55k, but this won't account for 2nd waves.


 

Twitter: @QuantumOverlord (general), @MedicaneWatch (medicane/TC stuff)
2023/2024 Snow days (approx 850hpa temp):
29/11 (-6), 30/11 (-6), 02/12 (-5), 03/12 (-5), 04/12 (-3), 16/01 (-3), 18/01 (-8), 08/02 (-5)

Total: 8 days with snow/sleet falling.

2022/2023 Snow days (approx 850hpa temp):

18/12 (-1), 06/03 (-6), 08/03 (-8), 09/03 (-6), 10/03 (-8), 11/03 (-5), 14/03 (-6)

Total: 7 days with snow/sleet falling.

2021/2022 Snow days (approx 850hpa temp):

26/11 (-5), 27/11 (-7), 28/11 (-6), 02/12 (-6), 06/01 (-5), 07/01 (-6), 06/02 (-5), 19/02 (-5), 24/02 (-7), 30/03 (-7), 31/03 (-8), 01/04 (-8)
Total: 12 days with snow/sleet falling.
xioni2
18 March 2020 14:17:42

Hedonism never stops:


The online wine retailer Naked Wines has stopped taking new orders, citing a “surge” in demand yesterday from customers stuck at home.

Gavin D
18 March 2020 14:18:24
676 positive tests to 9am

5,779 test results in the 24hr period

Highest number of tests and positive results in a 24hr period so far
Maunder Minimum
18 March 2020 14:18:54


BREAKING: Spain travel advice


British holidaymakers are told to leave Spain as soon as possible amid their coronavirus outbreak.


An FCO spokesperson said: "The Spanish government have confirmed that all hotels will close in Spain from Tuesday 24 March.


"We therefore advise British travellers in Spain to contact their tour operator or airline as soon as possible, to arrange their return journey home before this date."


__


It deserves those shameful tourists right who wee flouting the rules.


 


Originally Posted by: Heavy Weather 2013 


Talking of flawed decision making, it beggars belief that any went on such holidays in the last couple of weeks.

New world order coming.
speckledjim
18 March 2020 14:20:29


 


55k, but this won't account for 2nd waves.


 


Originally Posted by: Quantum 


We had 500k swine flu cases and this virus is more infectious. How have you worked it out?

Thorner, West Yorkshire


Journalism is organised gossip
xioni2
18 March 2020 14:20:52


 Talking of flawed decision making, it beggars belief that any went on such holidays in the last couple of weeks.


Originally Posted by: Maunder Minimum 


Gavin D
18 March 2020 14:21:02

Rob K
18 March 2020 14:21:47
I’ve just had a phone call from my manager at my new job. I’m meant to start on Monday but I will actually start on Tuesday (bonus paid day off!) and he is coming over to drop off equipment I need to work from home. To be honest I can’t see that I’ll have all that much to do but I have paid employment and I will be at home with no commuting. And I’ve been cracking on with the much neglected garden. Every cloud...
Yateley, NE Hampshire, 73m asl
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speckledjim
18 March 2020 14:21:57

676 positive tests to 9am

5,779 test results in the 24hr period

Highest number of tests and positive results in a 24hr period so far

Originally Posted by: Gavin D 


Quite a jump in the % of positive cases. I believe it was 6.5% yesterday

Thorner, West Yorkshire


Journalism is organised gossip
Quantum
18 March 2020 14:22:18


 


We had 500k swine flu cases and this virus is more infectious. How have you worked it out?


Originally Posted by: speckledjim 


This is confirmed cases rather than actual so will be a big underestimate, but the data being inputed is also a big underestimate.


If testing gets significantly better and the approximation that we are testing a given proportion of cases is no longer valid I will add a new parameter for that into the model.


 


 

Twitter: @QuantumOverlord (general), @MedicaneWatch (medicane/TC stuff)
2023/2024 Snow days (approx 850hpa temp):
29/11 (-6), 30/11 (-6), 02/12 (-5), 03/12 (-5), 04/12 (-3), 16/01 (-3), 18/01 (-8), 08/02 (-5)

Total: 8 days with snow/sleet falling.

2022/2023 Snow days (approx 850hpa temp):

18/12 (-1), 06/03 (-6), 08/03 (-8), 09/03 (-6), 10/03 (-8), 11/03 (-5), 14/03 (-6)

Total: 7 days with snow/sleet falling.

2021/2022 Snow days (approx 850hpa temp):

26/11 (-5), 27/11 (-7), 28/11 (-6), 02/12 (-6), 06/01 (-5), 07/01 (-6), 06/02 (-5), 19/02 (-5), 24/02 (-7), 30/03 (-7), 31/03 (-8), 01/04 (-8)
Total: 12 days with snow/sleet falling.
RobN
  • RobN
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18 March 2020 14:23:03


Hedonism never stops:


The online wine retailer Naked Wines has stopped taking new orders, citing a “surge” in demand yesterday from customers stuck at home.


Originally Posted by: xioni2 


Hedonism? More likely anaesthesia.

Rob
In the flatlands of South Cambridgeshire 15m ASL.
xioni2
18 March 2020 14:24:58


 Hedonism? More likely anaesthesia.


Originally Posted by: RobN 


Not mutually exclusive!


John p
18 March 2020 14:25:44


Hedonism never stops:


The online wine retailer Naked Wines has stopped taking new orders, citing a “surge” in demand yesterday from customers stuck at home.


Originally Posted by: xioni2 


I’ve cut booze completely to keep my immune system up.

Camberley, Surrey
Brian Gaze
18 March 2020 14:26:43


 


I read her article now, she does make some reasonable points, but the following is so bad:


"I don’t think I’m wrong on this. I do think this is a hysterical over-reaction to save the face of a socialised health system and bloated, decadent European continent that has been blowing the cash on IVF for the over-50s, sex-change operations and millions of abortions for decades. Today, the reckoning came. We knew it would come and now we have been found out. "


Originally Posted by: xioni2 


Unfortunately people become primitive in times such as these. Therefore it is important for the more educated and intelligent members of society to tread very carefully. To my mind she is close to saying homosexuals and single mothers are doing the devil's work. In fact I worry there will be a major backlash against certain minority groups as "less sophisticated" people struggle to understand there are no easy answers.

Brian Gaze
Berkhamsted
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