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Coronavirus - how is it/has it affected you?

Picture from Crosby of people waiting for the Spurs bus to arrive.:mad:
I wonder who’ll they blame if the rate of infection keeps rising in their area!
And why aren’t the Police moving them on?
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Old Skier said:
Absolutely stupid actions being taken. Serious questions to be asked with the authorities allowing this to continue.
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Covid rate of 745 per 100,000 last week, top 10 in the Country for week on week increases.

They’ll be wondering why the lockdown continues.
 
chellie said:
Just why would you be so stupid as to go and stand there:mad::mad::mad:
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Exactly. There is only one place for the blame. Those standing there.
It's easy to say why aren't the police "moving them on."
They may have tried to, as they began to congregate, and then they get that "Canute" feeling....!
Because when they say No, what do you do then?
Start arresting them?
Mounted police involvement? Water cannon?
This isn't a riot situation where the participants are harming innocent bystanders. All of those there are harming each other. A subtle difference.
But, yes, I agree, they are all likely to be harming the NHS and the community later, but it is a helluva call to make to start using what amounts to violence on them.
Because that's what it would come down to.
When it all comes to it, everyone of us has to be more sensible and logical than we are being. We now have a Country thinking with our hormones instead of our brains.
 
Swinglowandslow said:
Exactly. There is only one place for the blame. Those standing there.
It's easy to say why aren't the police "moving them on."
They may have tried to, as they began to congregate, and then they get that "Canute" feeling....!
Because when they say No, what do you do then?
Start arresting them?
Mounted police involvement? Water cannon?
This isn't a riot situation where the participants are harming innocent bystanders. All of those there are harming each other. A subtle difference.
But, yes, I agree, they are all likely to be harming the NHS and the community later, but it is a helluva call to make to start using what amounts to violence on them.
Because that's what it would come down to.
When it all comes to it, everyone of us has to be more sensible and logical than we are being. We now have a Country thinking with our hormones instead of our brains.
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Thick and pig :poop:
 
Swinglowandslow said:
Exactly. There is only one place for the blame. Those standing there.
It's easy to say why aren't the police "moving them on."
They may have tried to, as they began to congregate, and then they get that "Canute" feeling....!
Because when they say No, what do you do then?
Start arresting them?
Mounted police involvement? Water cannon?
This isn't a riot situation where the participants are harming innocent bystanders. All of those there are harming each other. A subtle difference.
But, yes, I agree, they are all likely to be harming the NHS and the community later, but it is a helluva call to make to start using what amounts to violence on them.
Because that's what it would come down to.
When it all comes to it, everyone of us has to be more sensible and logical than we are being. We now have a Country thinking with our hormones instead of our brains.
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Or the Police moved people the first few on and the rest didn’t stop.

We can’t have it both ways, we need the people to behave and the authorities the willpower/resources etc to carry out the Government policies.
 
pauldj42 said:
Picture from Crosby of people waiting for the Spurs bus to arrive.:mad:
I wonder who’ll they blame if the rate of infection keeps rising in their area!
And why aren’t the Police moving them on?
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Makes my blood boil. Two people died during my 6 hours shift today despite the efforts of doctors who are working longer hours than their shifts, nurses who have given up days off to come in and make up the numbers and all the unsung heroes like HCAs, cleaners, technicians and my ward clerk who was brilliant during two very hard days.
 
HomerJSimpson said:
Makes my blood boil. Two people died during my 6 hours shift today despite the efforts of doctors who are working longer hours than their shifts, nurses who have given up days off to come in and make up the numbers and all the unsung heroes like HCAs, cleaners, technicians and my ward clerk who was brilliant during two very hard days.
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A very good friend is a semi-retired ICU sister, currently working in Epsom and St Hellier. She's just finished 14 days of 12 hour shifts. So much for being semi-retired. She is beyond angry at the selfish ones.
 
Hobbit said:
A very good friend is a semi-retired ICU sister, currently working in Epsom and St Hellier. She's just finished 14 days of 12 hour shifts. So much for being semi-retired. She is beyond angry at the selfish ones.
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Know St Helier very well (born there, spent more than one occasion in their A&E and they looked after my mum and dad). We have doctors on two weeks straight for similar hours and nurses that are taking as short a break between a run of shifts and then volunteering to go back on the roster to add support and numbers.
 
backwoodsman said:
Apropos of nothing other than curiosity ...

My mum, age 81, in Nottinghamshire, notified about her vaccination before Christmas, and had it a week ago.
Sister in law, age 86, in West Sussex, has heard nothing at all yet. And doesnt know anyone (ie among those she calls "the old people") who's either had it, or has got an appointment yet.

Just wondering why the seemingly big difference?
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My mum is 91yrs old and lives on her own in Guildford, she's not heard a thing about her vaccination yet.
 
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I hope we learn from this and when a pandamic plan is there don't ramp it down.. keep that ppe, etc in place at all times
 
SammmeBee said:
I know more people who’ve had a vaccine than have had COVID......
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I know the same amount of people who have had Covid as have had the vaccine...None, and as I live in Hot spot Havering that’s a surprise. My 77 year old father is the same, he has a large circle of similarly aged friends and they don’t know anyone that’s had the virus or vaccine. He also spends a lot of time over the cemetery but considering all these extra deaths there doesn’t seem to be any extra funerals of temporary morgue set up like in March. All very strange.
 
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