• We'd like to take this opportunity to wish you a Happy Holidays and a very Merry Christmas from all at Golf Monthly. Thank you for sharing your 2025 with us!

Coronavirus - how is it/has it affected you?

Not been following the thread but saw this. I played with Homer at a meet once and whilst you can't give a definitive verdict on someone after one round, he seemed OK to me. So I'd suggest if you get so angry about someone in the NHS now to the extent you are monitoring his posts and then post this referring to something that happened nearly a decade ago then you have a look at yourself. And possibly put him on ignore if he upsets you so much. As you say it is embarrassing, but not for the reason you stated. If you think Homer is the worst advertisement for their brand on this forum then you are not looking very hard on what is posted.
 
Last edited by a moderator:
Right you lot can stop right there

I will not tolerate any individual member being singled out for abuse, it is simply not on. :mad:

Any further links to historical forum events regarding HJS will result in an immediate ban.

Martin may not be everybody’s cup of tea, but he deserves better than this

Take a long look at yourselves
 
Looks like there's going to be a mobile/drive through testing centre opening up at the Metropolitan Sports Ground in Bushey about 2 minutes drive from me, which is reassuring to some degree but also indicates (to me) that we've got some way to go yet before we're on top of this virus.

Will be interesting to see the full list of mobile sites when they're all up-and-running and how easily accessible they are for key/essential workers. The Bushey site is about 10 minutes from Watford General Hospital.
 
PieMan said:
Looks like there's going to be a mobile/drive through testing centre opening up at the Metropolitan Sports Ground in Bushey about 2 minutes drive from me, which is reassuring to some degree but also indicates (to me) that we've got some way to go yet before we're on top of this virus.

Will be interesting to see the full list of mobile sites when they're all up-and-running and how easily accessible they are for key/essential workers. The Bushey site is about 10 minutes from Watford General Hospital.
Click to expand...
Nice one, do you know where I can find an online list of test centres (if such a thing exists) as my other half is a key worker and she is keen to get tested.
 
PieMan said:
Looks like there's going to be a mobile/drive through testing centre opening up at the Metropolitan Sports Ground in Bushey about 2 minutes drive from me, which is reassuring to some degree but also indicates (to me) that we've got some way to go yet before we're on top of this virus.

Will be interesting to see the full list of mobile sites when they're all up-and-running and how easily accessible they are for key/essential workers. The Bushey site is about 10 minutes from Watford General Hospital.
Click to expand...
Getting silly. One set up in Torbay but being controlled by the council. Not on the central site. The military running it yesterday stood around with little uptake as only council workers knew about it. Have given my MP both barrels about lack of coordination.
 
In the papers, there was a key worker from Badingstoke sent for a test at a drive through in Portsmouth. Necessary journey? Or should there be a test centre nearer?
 
Just a silly observation really. I went into a Morrisons garage today to pick up milk for work. I'm about to leave when I see a woman walk through the door. I stand and wait to see where she goes so I can take a route out of the way. The woman has a home made mask on. She stops in the doorways, pulls the mask down, talks to a shop assistant who was packing the shelves nearby, walks away and pulls the mask up o_O. If people are going to wear masks they really need to understand the point of them.
 
Lord Tyrion said:
Just a silly observation really. I went into a Morrisons garage today to pick up milk for work. I'm about to leave when I see a woman walk through the door. I stand and wait to see where she goes so I can take a route out of the way. The woman has a home made mask on. She stops in the doorways, pulls the mask down, talks to a shop assistant who was packing the shelves nearby, walks away and pulls the mask up o_O. If people are going to wear masks they really need to understand the point of them.
Click to expand...
Hiding their identity?

?
 
murphthemog said:
In the papers, there was a key worker from Badingstoke sent for a test at a drive through in Portsmouth. Necessary journey? Or should there be a test centre nearer?
Click to expand...
I don’t really know the geography down that neck of the woods. But, surely Ascot would have been closer?
 
drive4show said:
Nice one, do you know where I can find an online list of test centres (if such a thing exists) as my other half is a key worker and she is keen to get tested.
Click to expand...
Fwiw, if she is poorly, anyone in her household (including you) can get tested as well. That way you can all avoid passing it on to someone else as intra-household transmission is the most common. Apologies if you already knew this.
 
murphthemog said:
In the papers, there was a key worker from Badingstoke sent for a test at a drive through in Portsmouth. Necessary journey? Or should there be a test centre nearer?
Click to expand...

There was an item on the local news last week about a woman in Cumbria who was worried about her autistic teenage son. She was told to go to Gatwick Airport to get him tested!
 
Martin - did you get the results back? Hopefully all OK?

Also, does anyone know the policy for getting tested? It does cause a sense of paranoia as I was feeling rough a couple of weeks back but probably just a seasonal bug. But does anyone have an idea when non key workers will be able to go to the mobile testing centers?
 
PNWokingham said:
Martin - did you get the results back? Hopefully all OK?

Also, does anyone know the policy for getting tested? It does cause a sense of paranoia as I was feeling rough a couple of weeks back but probably just a seasonal bug. But does anyone have an idea when non key workers will be able to go to the mobile testing centers?
Click to expand...
if it was a couple of weeks back what good will a test do?
 
hovis said:
if it was a couple of weeks back what good will a test do?
Click to expand...

it was just a general question about when it will open up to mass testing - not to do with my cold a couple of weeks ago. I am keen to know if i have had it (my girlfriend and I were both pretty rough for a week or so), as would most people, as this is clearly part of the return to normality when we can start segmenting society into those that have had it - and are likely to have antibodies - and those that have not.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top