Coronavirus - how is it/has it affected you?

Mudball said:
Been working from home this week... Yet to shave.. will save a few quids that I can use to buy bog rolls
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To be honest I do that most weeks of the year. I knew eventually my tactic of avoiding having to interact with as many people as possible would become fashionable. ;)
 
Apart from a day off yesterday I've done nothing but Coronavirus related admin and contingency planning since last Thursday. I'm now 3 days behind on "real" work.

If the schools close we're boned.
 
SwingsitlikeHogan said:
Got one today. Advises on hand shaking on 18th plus greeting club staff; hand disinfectant dispensers around the clubhouse, and other hygiene stuff. Good 'duty of care' stuff
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C'mon! Duty of care stuff? Who needs the golf club to advise you to do the obvious thing, I.e not shake hands. Anyone still thinks it should be done until some "authority " tells you to refrain!
Obviously, parents etc- advise the kids etc,
But adults?
Talk about a nanny state!
 
Kellfire said:
The wealthy will bring it into our society and then the poor will suffer the effects more if it spreads. That’s not crap, it’s simply fact.
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Can you back up these facts, particularly in relation to the Coronavirus?

I prefer my facts supported by evidence. Unless, of course, they're FACTS about quality of The Old Course ?
 
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Tashyboy said:
There’s been a confirmed case of Covid in Southwell, our. Ourse backs onto Southwell. Our club sec sent this out today.

To all members

Following advice from our Health & Safety advisors, please note the following:

CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)

  • MEMBERS AND VISITORS MUST INFORM STAFF OF ANY KNOWN TRAVEL TO AREAS OF OUTBREAK OR IF THEY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH INFECTED PEOPLE
  • COVER MOUTH AND NOSE WITH TISSUE OR SLEEVE WHEN COUGHING OR SNEEZING
  • PUT USED TISSUES IN THE BIN IMMEDIATELY
  • WASH HANDS WITH SOAP AND WATER THOROUGHLY AND FREQUENTLY
  • DO NOT TOUCH EYES, NOSE OR MOUTH WITH UNCLEAN HANDS
  • BE AWARE OF THE SYMPTOMS: SHORTNESS OF BREATH, COUGH, FEVER, FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS
  • AVOID PERSON TO PERSON CONTACT
  • SELF-ISOLATION OF 14 DAYS ON SUSPECTED CONTACT OR SIGNS OF SYMPTOMS
  • IT IS BELIEVED THE CORONAVIRUS IS SPREAD THROUGH COUGH DROPLETS, ALTHOUGH MORE WORK IS BEING CARRIED OUT TO ESTABLISH THE EXACT METHODS OF SPREAD
  • CURRENT UK ADVICE IS THAT MOST PEOPLE CAN GO TO PUBLIC PLACES – BEING OUT IN THE FRESH AIR ON THE GOLF COURSE IS A SAFE PLACE TO BE (ALTHOUGH DON’T CELEBRATE THOSE HOLED PUTS WITH A HUG OR HIGH FIVE AND DON’T SHAKE HANDS AFTER THE GAME – YOU CAN STILL SAY, “THANKS FOR THE GAME” THOUGH!)
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Was the caps lock stuck on? ?
 
huds1475 said:
Can you back up these facts, particularly in relation to the Coronavirus?

I prefer my facts supported by evidence. Unless, of course, they're FACTS about quality of The Old Course ?
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Yes I can. And as you’re on the internet you could find them if you wanted. I’ll give you some clues - search for socioeconomic status pandemics on the search engine of your choosing.
 
I'm meant to be going to Gdansk for my stag do next weekend, which I imagine will be cancelled. Not the end of the world.

What is concerning me is that I am also due to go to Savannah, Charleston and then Augusta in a a few weeks for the Women's Amateur at Augusta National... I really hope that isn't cancelled!

What I'm finding bizarre is the two sides to the coin on this. One half of the world seems to intent on shutting absolutely everything and having us all quarantined, yet the other half are pushing the idea that this is just some sort of bad cold and to stop panicking...

I can't help but think that the truth as usual lies somewhere in the middle.

On a more important note though, my best mate has this ridiculously rare horrible disease, that basically means his immune system doesn't work. (It's named after two Nazis scientists that discovered it, so naturally we refer to it in conversation as Nazi Disease). He is very worried and is basically under house arrest for the foreseeable future.
 
I also have a little bit of a cold, but my nose is a bit runny and when I cough, I'm coughing up phlegm. From what I have read online, that means I'm ok :D
 
Tashyboy said:
  • CURRENT UK ADVICE IS THAT MOST PEOPLE CAN GO TO PUBLIC PLACES – BEING OUT IN THE FRESH AIR ON THE GOLF COURSE IS A SAFE PLACE TO BE (ALTHOUGH DON’T CELEBRATE THOSE HOLED PUTS WITH A HUG OR HIGH FIVE AND DON’T SHAKE HANDS AFTER THE GAME – YOU CAN STILL SAY, “THANKS FOR THE GAME” THOUGH!)
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At least Koepka won't have to shake hands with Rory at the PGA :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:
 
Hope Porthcawl don't cancel the Winter Open next week, but in the scheme of things...that's insignificant.

Workaholic in the office has a filthy cold (we hope) and he was sent home kicking and screaming yesterday.

I'll keep working from home next week. We're all Skyped up so no real need to be on site
 
Things are getting extremely bad. I think we are now in a 4 to 6 week window where life is about to become not very enjoyable.

In the UK...
I'd imagine the number of deaths is the big unknown - we are at 4,600 deaths worldwide. And not to be callous about it, but even if that figure reached 100,000 - it would still be very small in the context of global illnesses.
Hundreds of companies will go bust.
Thousands will lose their jobs.
Millions of pounds will be wiped from people's pensions and investments.
Probably 10% to 20% of the football league clubs will go bust or suffer serious financial hardship requiring recapitalisation.
I'd imagine almost every airline in the world will reach & exceed the limit of their financial capacity.
Probably the majority of tour operators and hotels will effectively run out of money within the next month.

As I said, not to be dispassionate, but i still think there is a massive global over reaction to something that is effectively going to spread within the population regardless. People will get ill and the vast majority will recover and a number of people will die. The survivors will have developed a natural immunity to the virus and effectively it will become a trivial health issue within a few months.

Of course we should take precautions, but that should involve using our resource to keep the sick and elderly out of harms way. Get them deliveries and pay a few weeks wages for them so they don't have to take risks.

So the fact that's all going to happen and we're going to tank the global economy, ruin thousands of businesses and millions of livelihoods into the bargain seems like we are plunging our feet into boiling water to cure a headache.
 
Grant85 said:
Things are getting extremely bad. I think we are now in a 4 to 6 week window where life is about to become not very enjoyable.

In the UK...
I'd imagine the number of deaths is the big unknown - we are at 4,600 deaths worldwide. And not to be callous about it, but even if that figure reached 100,000 - it would still be very small in the context of global illnesses.
Hundreds of companies will go bust.
Thousands will lose their jobs.
Millions of pounds will be wiped from people's pensions and investments.
Probably 10% to 20% of the football league clubs will go bust or suffer serious financial hardship requiring recapitalisation.
I'd imagine almost every airline in the world will reach & exceed the limit of their financial capacity.
Probably the majority of tour operators and hotels will effectively run out of money within the next month.

As I said, not to be dispassionate, but i still think there is a massive global over reaction to something that is effectively going to spread within the population regardless. People will get ill and the vast majority will recover and a number of people will die. The survivors will have developed a natural immunity to the virus and effectively it will become a trivial health issue within a few months.

Of course we should take precautions, but that should involve using our resource to keep the sick and elderly out of harms way. Get them deliveries and pay a few weeks wages for them so they don't have to take risks.

So the fact that's all going to happen and we're going to tank the global economy, ruin thousands of businesses and millions of livelihoods into the bargain seems like we are plunging our feet into boiling water to cure a headache.
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The irony of pension pots suffering to a virus that's affecting the life expectancy of pensioners meaning their pot would be quids in...
 
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