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Coronavirus - how is it/has it affected you?

Old Skier said:
First time I've even heard of the Metro' even took you a few hours to find something.
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Used to be the free paper handed out in London, not sure if it still has a hard copy version but the online version, whilst, as with all papers, can be sensationalist at times, is updated regularly throughout the day.
 
Old Skier said:
First time I've even heard of the Metro' even took you a few hours to find something.
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GB72 said:
Used to be the free paper handed out in London, not sure if it still has a hard copy version but the online version, whilst, as with all papers, can be sensationalist at times, is updated regularly throughout the day.
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Still is at most stations if not all I'd say. First published back in 1999, something like 1.4m circulation a day. More than the likes of the sun and daily mail.

Though those figure's are a couple years old now so could even be more or less. Surprised someone never heard of it though.
 
Wolf said:
CBRN suits are the worst thing to try an manoeuvre about in, let alone go to the toilet. That's before you consider the fact you sweat like a pig. No thanks I'd rather stay indoors.
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I’m the first one in one of those at work , infact I’m like a begging dog whenever jobs come up that require one. I get to claim an extra £7.95 ph for modelling it.
 
Wolf said:
Still is at most stations if not all I'd say. First published back in 1999, something like 1.4m circulation a day. More than the likes of the sun and daily mail.

Though those figure's are a couple years old now so could even be more or less. Surprised someone never heard of it though.
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Not in Devon but reading has been overtaken by surfing :love:
 
Swinglowandslow said:
Well, it depends on whether you accept that he's telling that to illustrate just what they are up against, or whether he's trying to reject charges of inefficiency.
That figure is looked upon as either
a terrifically high amount of anything. Just where do you get it that quickly?
Or
That's obviously not good enough if it disappears that

Whichever is accepted is a matter for each person. Only they know whether it is a politically motivated point of view.
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I simply ask how the billion items is made up. It sounds a huge number - and it is - and the way it is presented is undeniably intended to sound impressive. But I have absolutely no idea what it means in the context of the whole of the NHS and the care sector. The 400,000 gowns element of the 84tons of PPE coming from Turkey sounds mighty impressive - but it is less so when put into perspective - being less than 3 days of what is required. It's great - it's invaluable - but it's only 3 days.

We just need as much openness and clarity as possible from the government through this time to help us understand what they are managing to achieve in very difficult circumstances.
 
SwingsitlikeHogan said:
I simply ask how the billion items is made up. It sounds a huge number - and it is - and the way it is presented is undeniably intended to sound impressive. But I have absolutely no idea what it means in the context of the whole of the NHS and the care sector. The 400,000 gowns element of the 84tons of PPE coming from Turkey sounds mighty impressive - but it is less so when put into perspective - being less than 3 days of what is required. It's great - it's invaluable - but it's only 3 days.

We just need as much openness and clarity as possible from the government through this time to help us understand what they are managing to achieve in very difficult circumstances.
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There's a seperate thread specifically for PPE and politics, can I suggest you use it please?
Thank you
https://forums.golf-monthly.co.uk/t...litical-views-supporting-or-otherwise.104902/
 
Highland council have now put signs on all the bridges on the Ness saying wait until its clear of others before going on.... is anyone paying attention????

are they Boxlocks:(
 
If the British media were reporting on our golf performances:-

So why did you miss that eight foot par putt to the left? Couldn't you have aimed further right? Lined it up better? Got a better putter before you started?
On the third hole, you put a ball in the trees? Why didn't you anticipate that and hit a different club?

"But I made three pointers on the 4th and 6th holes"

Yes but the Standard Scratch for the round is 38 points which is 19 per nine. You are only on course for 17 points for the front nine so you are going to miss your target. What are you going to do about it? Will you resign from the club if you don't make that score?

"By the end of the round I was in the buffer zone at 36 points"

But players at eight other clubs in the area all scored more 36 with the same equipment as you. Why didn't you order better clubs last year? Why didn't you go for more lessons in anticipation of not scoring 38 today?

You said last year you were hoping to cut two shots off your handicap by now. You have gone up by 0.5. Surely this is a massive failure on your part. Are you going to quit.
etc etc etc
 
Old Skier said:
Nobody here can answer your question, ask your MP or if you are really interested put in a FOI request.
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Well to close this off here as requested - I suggest that perhaps we should have some idea of the breakdown of the 1billion pieces of PPE if the ministers keep telling us of that number - it clearly being important. What does it mean?
 
Definitely a lot more people out and about than in the first couple of weeks also people seem slightly less afraid if that makes sense, I mean they don't seem to have the same fear in their eyes they had a few weeks back.
 
First pay slip of the furlough period today, ouch is all I have to say ?
I'm lucky, I sold a property recently so have savings to fall back on should I need to, some others won't be as fortunate I guess and could be in a pickle.
 
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