Coronavirus - how is it/has it affected you?

We were supposed to go on holiday to Cornwall with another family in a nice house in a couple of weeks, fully paid it, not cheap etc etc. We've stated that we do not want to go. The local MP, council and tourist board have stated they do not want visitors to come. However the company we booked through are being real douche bags as their web site says the only way people can even postpone a paid holiday in one of their houses is if the homeowner agrees. And at the same time the company is still advertising rentals for Easter on social media, but it is receiving loads of abuse from locals who point out that Cornwall has very little infrastructure to support the locals at a time like this, and really does not want lots of tourists clearing the supermarket shelves/taking up delivery slots/hospital beds etc etc.

Then found out last night that one of the other family is a teacher and they have to work that week now anyway, so hopefully we can claim on insurance now if the booking agents keep being scum bags.

Suspect that the fact that holiday companies are still putting profits before people and also the fact that some people are selfish tosspots who will still want to overwhelm areas like Cornwall with visitors, the government will have to step in soon to prevent mass movement of people over Easter.
 
Tashyboy said:
Slab, thankyou very much for that post, ave spoke to IO, ave spoke to friends In Italy and quite frankly there *** scared. But at the same time have a mentality towards this us Brits just do not have ( at the moment).
Ave asked questions on here that I honestly dont know the answers to and am prejudiced.
And now it's got political. People post on here and some responses are simply "Bullshit". -Thats all that is written.
The same people that have been emptying shelves are the same people that buggered off to the seaside for the day. They just dont get it.
Always nice to see an outside view of how folk view us Holier than thou Brits.
Stay safe Slab.
Oh ah, me and missis T have had a little romantic walk tonight, seen a couple of racoons..Anyway she said " I fancy going back to Mauritius" ?
Flippin eck can we finish this one.
Well.written Slab.
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And when did you fly out to Mexico? You knew before you flew what was going on globally. You buggered off to Mexico even though you knew what your friends in Italy were going through, and how it was travelling relentlessly around the world.

Never mind the "they just don't get it," neither do you.
 
SwingsitlikeHogan said:
good god man don’t you get it. My comment is nothing to do with the politics of Johnson. This about the one man who can make the decisions that might save thousands of lives...including our own - he must make them when the stupidity and selfishness of tens of thousands is quite eveident.
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One man Making the decisions ?

Realy ?
 
Hobbit said:
And when did you fly out to Mexico? You knew before you flew what was going on globally. You buggered off to Mexico even though you knew what your friends in Italy were going through, and how it was travelling relentlessly around the world.

Never mind the "they just don't get it," neither do you.
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Post of the year so far!! Not to worry though, he saw a couple of racoons on his necessary walk.:rolleyes:
 
SwingsitlikeHogan said:
good god man don’t you get it. My comment is nothing to do with the politics of Johnson. This about the one man who can make the decisions that might save thousands of lives...including our own - he must make them when the stupidity and selfishness of tens of thousands is quite eveident.
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Its a rock and a hard place Hugh. On the one hand you could say he's treated the people like adults, with respect, and perhaps foolishly hoped they'd be intelligent about it. And then there's the legal side. Lockdown requires an emergency bill... he doesn't have the authority to impose a lockdown without it going through Parliament.

I believe he's been too slow and too accommodating of the people. The weekend was an appalling example of how the masses just can't take in the shocking enormity of it all.

A typical price for an ICU ventilator is around £30k, less if there's a bulk purchase. The Scottish NHS is looking to buy £6.5m worth of ventilators. One of the London teaching hospitals has 50 ICU vents. They've just put an order in for 300. That's been replicated around the UK, and around the world. No one orders that sort of quantity blindly. They know what's coming.

I watched a piece on Sky News a few days back of a non-medical company that just about developed a basic ventilator, and will be looking to go into production this week. I wouldn't vent a frog on it! It wasn't even as sophisticated as the gas driven bellows-style vents that were being decommissioned 20 years ago. It was bloody frightening!
 
Jacko_G said:
Yip and people on here still think that it's acceptable to golf.

Utter madness. ( Other views are welcome)
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Why is it not acceptable? We stand away from each other. On the tee. Are miles apart down the fairway (if at all on the damn thing). Meet up at the green, but keep a safe distance. What's wrong with that?
 
Tashyboy said:
Slab, thankyou very much for that post, ave spoke to IO, ave spoke to friends In Italy and quite frankly there *** scared. But at the same time have a mentality towards this us Brits just do not have ( at the moment).
Ave asked questions on here that I honestly dont know the answers to and am prejudiced.
And now it's got political. People post on here and some responses are simply "Bullshit". -Thats all that is written.
The same people that have been emptying shelves are the same people that buggered off to the seaside for the day. They just dont get it.
Always nice to see an outside view of how folk view us Holier than thou Brits.
Stay safe Slab.
Oh ah, me and missis T have had a little romantic walk tonight, seen a couple of racoons..Anyway she said " I fancy going back to Mauritius" ?
Flippin eck can we finish this one.
Well.written Slab.
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Just that little bit in bold, you of all people moaning about others buggering off to the coast, yet depsite all the warnings and being fully aware of what's going on around the world from your own talks with friends in foreign lands you still chose to "bugger off to Mexico".

Maybe have a wee think about that when you mention holier than thou Brits or slate others for their actions. ?
 
What I don't get is we are told to keep away from each other, but get your bums to work!!!!! If we shut down everything NOW we could stop the spread before it becomes overwhelming. The only things that should be open are key workers. Everyone else should be in lock down. You can't go to the pub or enjoy yourself, but people are expected to go to work???? Not just key workers others are still going. It's just stupid.
 
Madrid's new hospital. Finished yesterday and already taking patients. New cases in Spain yesterday, circa 3,300. The previous day it was almost 4k. The lockdown is either working or the medical staff are too busy to diagnose new patients.

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Imurg said:
It could be from a mental and physical health perspective.
Certainly safer than mixing with the hoards in supermarkets.
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Crazyface said:
Ok. But how will I pass any bugs on. if I had any. to anyone whilst sat in my car with the windows up?
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Don't disagree that it helps physically or mentally however going out the front door for a walk with social distancing does the same and removes the journey from the equation. Potential to have an accident or breakdown could divert the emergency services resource from where they're needed.
 
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Hobbit said:
And when did you fly out to Mexico? You knew before you flew what was going on globally. You buggered off to Mexico even though you knew what your friends in Italy were going through, and how it was travelling relentlessly around the world.

Never mind the "they just don't get it," neither do you.
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Aye me good man but don’t thee worry as I sed to my Mexican pals last yeer that I saw all this coming and there wouldn’t be a problem as I n my missis tash said we didnt get this done that their mine
 
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