Coronavirus - how is it/has it affected you?

[Lord Tyrion]

It is a great shame as what I saw in my one visit was a great city & superb hosts. Fancied making a break of it to see the place again and take in the game, glad I didn't talk Mrs. BiM into it now. Now that would be the definition of pain...

I've been to Munich a good number of times through work, a bi annual exhibition. It really is a cracking city, I've only got praise for it.

At least as a Chelsea fan you have a reasonable chance of getting back there in the near future.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I suggest that most of those who have this lot are not at the lower end of the income scale. Many, if not most, at the lower end will however have a car, a phone and a TV.

Look around any job centre, town centre or even A&E. They all have state of the art phones, decent designer gear, especially trainers and most houses have Sky aerials on. I would argue that a lot at the lower end of the income scale are using the system and getting by ok

 

[Deleted member 16999]

Look around any job centre, town centre or even A&E. They all have state of the art phones, decent designer gear, especially trainers and most houses have Sky aerials on. I would argue that a lot at the lower end of the income scale are using the system and getting by ok

Absolute rubbish, the gap between rich and poor getting wider, increase in foodbanks, more children in poverty! more fraud by tax dodging and yet those “at the lower end of the income scale are using the system and getting by ok”! Dreary, dreary me!

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Absolute rubbish, the gap between rich and poor getting wider, increase in foodbanks, more children in poverty! more fraud by tax dodging and yet those “at the lower end of the income scale are using the system and getting by ok”! Dreary, dreary me!

Look around any McDonalds. Look in any shopping centre. The lower scale (those on benefits for a degree of clarity) seem to have money to burn on fast food, posh trainers, decent phones. Sorry that's the truth and it's out there. Sadly and I agree with your point it is the ones that don't play the system and fraudulently claim etc that are forced to resort to foodbanks and struggle with heating costs, clothes for their kids etc.

 

[Deleted member 21784]

Look around any McDonalds. Look in any shopping centre. The lower scale (those on benefits for a degree of clarity) seem to have money to burn on fast food, posh trainers, decent phones. Sorry that's the truth and it's out there. Sadly and I agree with your point it is the ones that don't play the system and fraudulently claim etc that are forced to resort to foodbanks and struggle with heating costs, clothes for their kids etc.

You can't completely blame the people for the system being broke.

People are told sometimes they are best off out of work as the state can pay the rent etc. They can't really have savings so use the money for other things

Someone my wife works with her credits changed meaning she £400 worse off a month they told her leave her job and they will pay all her bills

So rather than keep her employed it's better off her being out of work.

Again can't judge anyone until you been completely in their situation.

 

[chrisd]

At least as a Chelsea fan you have a reasonable chance of getting back there in the near future.

He's too old to fight for his country !

 

[HomerJSimpson]

You can't completely blame the people for the system being broke.

People are told sometimes they are best off out of work as the state can pay the rent etc. They can't really have savings so use the money for other things

Someone my wife works with her credits changed meaning she £400 worse off a month they told her leave her job and they will pay all her bills

So rather than keep her employed it's better off her being out of work.

Again can't judge anyone until you been completely in their situation.

Totally agree and 100% the system is knackered. My response was to the original post that said it wasn't the lower end (SILH) and in response to the response from there

 

[Tashyboy]

FaceTimed a pal in Italy tonight from north of Milan. I mentioned am hopefully off to Mexico Saturday. She was quiet blunt when she said if you see any tourists from Italy keep away. I laughed and she said “am effing serious”. She mentioned that some Italians went to the Maldives and were convinced they had the virus but went anyway. She says they are now stuck in the Maldives and are moaning coz there rooms are not cleaned every day.
She says she will cope with the lock down. But others in typical Italian fashion are still rather blase’.

 

[Deleted member 16999]

Look around any McDonalds. Look in any shopping centre. The lower scale (those on benefits for a degree of clarity) seem to have money to burn on fast food, posh trainers, decent phones. Sorry that's the truth and it's out there. Sadly and I agree with your point it is the ones that don't play the system and fraudulently claim etc that are forced to resort to foodbanks and struggle with heating costs, clothes for their kids etc.

See post #94.

Judging our most vulnerable on what you see in MacDonalds is ridiculous.

You get scum at every level of society, you get knock off fake labels etc.

 

[Wolf]

Look around any McDonalds. Look in any shopping centre. The lower scale (those on benefits for a degree of clarity) seem to have money to burn on fast food, posh trainers, decent phones. Sorry that's the truth and it's out there. Sadly and I agree with your point it is the ones that don't play the system and fraudulently claim etc that are forced to resort to foodbanks and struggle with heating costs, clothes for their kids etc.

How do you know those people are claiming fraudulently without any proof, have money to burn on fast food and aren't simply having the 1 treat they can afford. Seems a very judgemental post on a very shallow level.

 

[Kellfire]

Who’d have thought that on this forum a thread about an issue that will disproportionally affect the lower classes would see people showing themselves to be class snobs?

 

[huds1475]

an issue that will disproportionally affect the lower classes

In what way ?

 

[Mudball]

Back to impact of Corona... I havent been to the gym in a week.. and being drinking Corona...Also some great/funny memes going around..

 

[Tashyboy]

Shared from Sky News: Coronavirus: Worldwide peak will come next winter, scientific model predicts https://news.sky.com/story/coronavi...ext-winter-scientific-model-predicts-11954441

just to cheer you all up

 

[ColchesterFC]

Just seen on Sky News that the Government Health Minister, Nadine Dorries, has tested positive for Coronavirus.........

https://news.sky.com/story/nadine-dorries-health-minister-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-11954928

 

[Fish]

Arsenal players in isolation, no change there ?

Almost impossible to safe guard against, all jokes aside, it’s a very real threat, especially to the more elderly with other underlining health issues, and it will soon start to sweep right across the country, the movement of people whilst symptoms that are in their infancy unbeknown to themselves but then emerge fully, but have been in contact with so many people, is impossible to contain.

Whilst delivering all over the country the last few days, the lad in my local fuel station was wearing thin disposable gloves as they handle so many cards etc, at a couple of goods in areas I witnessed the same similar precautions being taken, gloves and even masks & glasses!

When you think about all the items we exchange amongst ourselves on a daily basis, and then touch our own face, it’s inevitable that it’s going to break out much more, hopefully not to the levels Italy are experiencing, but to dismiss it fully that it won’t happen to me, is foolhardy, as we can’t, or it’s extremely difficult to safeguard yourself from it!

 

[Kellfire]

In what way ?

The leas fortunate in society suffer most illnesses more gravely. That’s just a fact. They are less educated in how to protect themselves and less healthy to begin with.

 

[PhilTheFragger]

We aren’t in the Victorian age now, everybody has access to information and the advice, in this case, is to wash your hands etc

Corona will not care whereabouts in the society ladder you are.

In fact it is fair to say that the “wealthy” ie those that can afford to go abroad, bought it in along with tourists

So cut the crap about it affecting the poor more, it will affect us all, especially those over 60.

 

[Deleted member 21784]

Arsenal players in isolation, no change there ?

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so the game tonight is off because some the players met the olympicarcos owner 2 weeks ago

yet wolves are allowed to play them tonight behind closed doors

be interested to see what the league do with our game with wolves at the weekend

as they will have played olympicaros and we played arsenal last week

surely a hot bed of virus

 

[Swango1980]

So far, it has had an impact on my fantasy football points, as the City game was postponed and I had Mahrez as captain this week.

Work wise, part of our business runs training courses around the UK. We've had some delegates pull out already, some due to the collapse of flybe, others as they are no longer allowed to travel under their company directives.

Long term, it looks like this could have a massive impact. Just look at Italy.