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23 minutes ago, Barney Rubble said:

A serious question in all this situation- why are cash payments still universally permitted?

Banknotes and coins must be a prime source of potential infection, so why not impose cashless payments wherever possible? 

Because the UK isn't geared up to be a cashless society. This crisis might help to push us down that road quicker in the future.

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32 minutes ago, dohadeer said:

And the same question to contestant number two......

Why are you still planning on traveling? Surely ‘at home’ is the only place to be at the moment?

The answer is it has cost me over £5k and if I cancel I lose it. Health is important but you have as much chance of catching it here as you have abroad. So our process is fuck it and to be honest when i'm away I won't be on the TAMB and have to read your pish, whoever you are.

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4 minutes ago, Orraloon said:

We are due to fly out in 3 weeks time. If the flight isn't cancelled, I'm still going. That's my thinking at present, but 3 weeks is a long time and I might change my mind.

And contestant number three.

Where are you flying to and why are you still going?

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1 minute ago, Lairdyfaeinverclyde said:

The answer is it has cost me over £5k and if I cancel I lose it. Health is important but you have as much chance of catching it here as you have abroad. So our process is fuck it and to be honest when i'm away I won't be on the TAMB and have to read your pish, whoever you are.

That seems a bit of a selfish stance to take.

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19 minutes ago, Lairdyfaeinverclyde said:

The answer is it has cost me over £5k and if I cancel I lose it. Health is important but you have as much chance of catching it here as you have abroad. So our process is fuck it and to be honest when i'm away I won't be on the TAMB and have to read your pish, whoever you are.

Over here in broome at the minute life seems pretty normal bars open restaurants open and plenty of bog roll and hand sanitizer in the shops hope that clams your fears 😆

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35 minutes ago, Orraloon said:

We are due to fly out in 3 weeks time. If the flight isn't cancelled, I'm still going. That's my thinking at present, but 3 weeks is a long time and I might change my mind.

Someone I know has been in lockdown in Vietnam fir the last 10 days or so.   They're okay but they were on the same plane as someone who's contracted it so the whole plane has been quarantined.

The idea might sound quite appealing but judging by what they've been saying on Facebook, the reality is far from it.

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3 minutes ago, Lairdyfaeinverclyde said:

 

Watching the horse racing, not sure why it's on large crowd at Uttoxeter.

Horse racing still on in the UK although the meeting at Kelso  next week is excluding spectators.

Uttoxeter busy as Midlands National day.

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21 minutes ago, Lairdyfaeinverclyde said:

Also noticed English National League football is still going ahead. 

I found that a bit odd. Some of those clubs pull crowds of a couple of thousand or more in some pretty small grounds. The crowd density in terms of number of people in 2-3m must be the same as a lot of other games. 

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12 minutes ago, Huddersfield said:

I found that a bit odd. Some of those clubs pull crowds of a couple of thousand or more in some pretty small grounds. The crowd density in terms of number of people in 2-3m must be the same as a lot of other games. 

I was surprised when I checked William Hill. I thought all football games that drew decent crowds were cancelled.

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From a doc on facebook

 

I’m an intensive care specialist in a small city. 

Coronavirus isn’t just like the flu, but it’s only really very dangerous to the elderly or the already unwell. Quite a lot of people in their 80s will die, but most of the rest of us will probably be okay. 

If you’re in your 70s and you get Coronavirus, you’ve got a really good chance of survival. If I’ve got a bed for you. 

If you’re in your 60s and you have a heart attack, you’ve got a really good chance of survival. If I’ve got a bed for you. 

If you’re in your 50s and need bowel cancer surgery, you’ve got a really good chance of survival. If I’ve got a bed for you. 

If you’re in your 40s and have a bad car accident, you’ve got a really good chance of survival. If I’ve got a bed for you. 

If you’re in your 30s and have terrible pre-eclampsia as a complication of pregnancy, you’ve got a really good chance of survival. If I’ve got a bed for you. 

If you’re in your 20s and have a bad reaction to a party drug, you’ve got a really good chance of survival. If I’ve got a bed for you. 

I have 7 beds equipped with life support machines. We have a plan to increase to about 25. Getting more isn’t a matter or more equipment or more money, that bit is easy. There are not enough skilled staff, even if we all work double shifts every day for six months (and we probably will). 

If 50% of my city gets infected, that’s 75,000 people. If 5% of them need life support (which is the estimate), that’s 3750 people. For 25 beds.

And then I might not have a bed for you.

So it’s up to you to flatten the curve. Wash your hands. Stay home.

ScoMo #lockusdown

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35 minutes ago, biffer said:

From a doc on facebook

 

I’m an intensive care specialist in a small city. 

Coronavirus isn’t just like the flu, but it’s only really very dangerous to the elderly or the already unwell. Quite a lot of people in their 80s will die, but most of the rest of us will probably be okay. 

If you’re in your 70s and you get Coronavirus, you’ve got a really good chance of survival. If I’ve got a bed for you. 

If you’re in your 60s and you have a heart attack, you’ve got a really good chance of survival. If I’ve got a bed for you. 

If you’re in your 50s and need bowel cancer surgery, you’ve got a really good chance of survival. If I’ve got a bed for you. 

If you’re in your 40s and have a bad car accident, you’ve got a really good chance of survival. If I’ve got a bed for you. 

If you’re in your 30s and have terrible pre-eclampsia as a complication of pregnancy, you’ve got a really good chance of survival. If I’ve got a bed for you. 

If you’re in your 20s and have a bad reaction to a party drug, you’ve got a really good chance of survival. If I’ve got a bed for you. 

I have 7 beds equipped with life support machines. We have a plan to increase to about 25. Getting more isn’t a matter or more equipment or more money, that bit is easy. There are not enough skilled staff, even if we all work double shifts every day for six months (and we probably will). 

If 50% of my city gets infected, that’s 75,000 people. If 5% of them need life support (which is the estimate), that’s 3750 people. For 25 beds.

And then I might not have a bed for you.

So it’s up to you to flatten the curve. Wash your hands. Stay home.

ScoMo #lockusdown

A reminder that the impact is not just on a few "at risk" people ("someone else") but could affect anyone needing hospital care for one reason or another.

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46 minutes ago, biffer said:

From a doc on facebook

 

I’m an intensive care specialist in a small city. 

Coronavirus isn’t just like the flu, but it’s only really very dangerous to the elderly or the already unwell. Quite a lot of people in their 80s will die, but most of the rest of us will probably be okay. 

If you’re in your 70s and you get Coronavirus, you’ve got a really good chance of survival. If I’ve got a bed for you. 

If you’re in your 60s and you have a heart attack, you’ve got a really good chance of survival. If I’ve got a bed for you. 

If you’re in your 50s and need bowel cancer surgery, you’ve got a really good chance of survival. If I’ve got a bed for you. 

If you’re in your 40s and have a bad car accident, you’ve got a really good chance of survival. If I’ve got a bed for you. 

If you’re in your 30s and have terrible pre-eclampsia as a complication of pregnancy, you’ve got a really good chance of survival. If I’ve got a bed for you. 

If you’re in your 20s and have a bad reaction to a party drug, you’ve got a really good chance of survival. If I’ve got a bed for you. 

I have 7 beds equipped with life support machines. We have a plan to increase to about 25. Getting more isn’t a matter or more equipment or more money, that bit is easy. There are not enough skilled staff, even if we all work double shifts every day for six months (and we probably will). 

If 50% of my city gets infected, that’s 75,000 people. If 5% of them need life support (which is the estimate), that’s 3750 people. For 25 beds.

And then I might not have a bed for you.

So it’s up to you to flatten the curve. Wash your hands. Stay home.

ScoMo #lockusdown

I’m always amazed at what people will post on Facebook/Twitter.

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