The Real Maroonblood Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 5 minutes ago, ri Alban said: I was giving the total numbers from the week before as a comparison. But feel free to take as something else. 👍 James asked since last week. Since being the key word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton Jambo Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 Really nice to see some positivity on this thread with people talking about holiday plans and getting away. A sure sign things are getting back to normal. Four weeks and we are going across to stay with my parents in North Berwick for a week. The kids are beyond excited and I will admit I can’t wait either. My folks have offered to take the kids for a weekend at the end of that week so the wife and I can get a couple of nights away up in Edinburgh. I don’t think I have ever accepted an offer quicker! trying not to think to much about it as it’s still four weeks away!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo-Jimbo Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 17 hours ago, jonesy said: Full lockdown? Folk were out and about doing more exercise than they’d probably done in years. Tons of folk were at work, either from home or in a safe way on site. That wasn’t lockdown. That was a half-baked, panicked response by governments in London and Edinburgh who shortly thereafter realised they’d screwed everyone’s future by crashing the economy. Exactly, it was lock-down in name only here in the Borders, I could go out for a walk as often as I liked and I often did. Had more chance of bumping into these guys than meeting another person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Maroonblood Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 2 minutes ago, Jambo-Jimbo said: Exactly, it was lock-down in name only here in the Borders, I could go out for a walk as often as I liked and I often did. Had more chance of bumping into these guys than meeting another person. I thought at first Aberdeen supporters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleLafferty Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 People moaning and refusing to wear face masks for an hour tops is embarrassing. There is nurses, doctors and other key workers having to wear them for 10-12 hour shifts. Grow the **** up, bunch of bairns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Maroonblood Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 1 minute ago, KyleLafferty said: People moaning and refusing to wear face masks for an hour tops is embarrassing. There is nurses, doctors and other key workers having to wear them for 10-12 hour shifts. Grow the **** up, bunch of bairns. This. Horrendous conditions to work under. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpship Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 See on twitter someone shared that everyone boarded plane heading to a beach holiday. First thing the all did was take their masks off. There's no checks when they come back either. Then straight on to public transport. I will be gobsmacked if there isn't a second wave.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo 4 Ever Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 2 hours ago, Harry Potter said: Still some on the buses not wearing one, wots that all about. If true this is not good enough I bet if they didn’t have tickets they wouldn’t be allowed on bus same goes if they don’t have masks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Maroonblood Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 6 minutes ago, jumpship said: See on twitter someone shared that everyone boarded plane heading to a beach holiday. First thing the all did was take their masks off. There's no checks when they come back either. Then straight on to public transport. I will be gobsmacked if there isn't a second wave.. The muppets should’ve been thrown out of the plane head first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo-Jimbo Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 6 minutes ago, KyleLafferty said: People moaning and refusing to wear face masks for an hour tops is embarrassing. There is nurses, doctors and other key workers having to wear them for 10-12 hour shifts. Grow the **** up, bunch of bairns. 4 minutes ago, The Real Maroonblood said: This. Horrendous conditions to work under. Mrs JJ and many of her collegues all have skin complaints just now, mostly that prickly heat rash, simply because they have face masks, visors, gloves, aprons on for pretty much the whole 12 hour shift, add on the heat in hospitals to start with and it's not comfortable conditions whatsoever to work in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambos_1874 Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 (edited) I wonder if anything will be different in terms of governments or individuals attitiude to climate change following this. As terrible as the pandemic is, it is also a real opportunity for change to give us a fighting chance to avoid the worst effects of climate change. I suspect nothing will be different though and we will still be on course for the most devastating effects of this. Edited July 4, 2020 by Jambos_1874 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Maroonblood Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 2 minutes ago, Jambo-Jimbo said: Mrs JJ and many of her collegues all have skin complaints just now, mostly that prickly heat rash, simply because they have face masks, visors, gloves, aprons on for pretty much the whole 12 hour shift, add on the heat in hospitals to start with and it's not comfortable conditions whatsoever to work in. They can’t get enough praise for what they do and have to put up with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchy frog Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 Can they not produce some kind of exemption card for those with a medical reason for not wearing a mask on public transport? I've seen loads of folk getting on buses without, LRT have already said their drivers don't have the authority to police it and quite frankly why should they have to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Maroonblood Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 2 minutes ago, Jambos_1874 said: I wonder if anything will be different in terms of governments or individuals attitiude to climate change following this. As terrible as the pandemic is, it is also a real opportunity for change to give us a fighting chance to avoid the worst effects of climate change. I suspect nothing will be different though and we will still be on course for the most devastating effects of this. I don’t have a link but at the start of this in and round north Italy the pollution dropped drastically. Just due to lockdown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 2 minutes ago, jonesy said: Dons casuals, Border branch? Ewe must have been terrified. Ewe make me laugh . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo-Jimbo Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 23 minutes ago, The Real Maroonblood said: I thought at first Aberdeen supporters. Shhh, don't mention Aberdeen supporters, you'll scare the sheep, mind they'll always be one or two which might get a bit excited tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo-Jimbo Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 5 minutes ago, jonesy said: Dons casuals, Border branch? Ewe must have been terrified. Naw, told them to ram it, that seemed to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo-Jimbo Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 7 minutes ago, The Real Maroonblood said: I don’t have a link but at the start of this in and round north Italy the pollution dropped drastically. Just due to lockdown. There was something on the TV weeks ago saying that the pollution levels in London had dropped by X %, can't remember by how much but it was a fair bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambos_1874 Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 11 minutes ago, The Real Maroonblood said: I don’t have a link but at the start of this in and round north Italy the pollution dropped drastically. Just due to lockdown. Yes, due to lockdown; something that is completely unsustainable. We need to find a way to get back to something approaching normal without wrecking the planet. Even in lockdown we are still pumping vast amounts of pollutants into the atmosphere and continuing to contribute to climate change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Maroonblood Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 2 minutes ago, Jambo-Jimbo said: There was something on the TV weeks ago saying that the pollution levels in London had dropped by X %, can't remember by how much but it was a fair bit. Hope Street and many similar streets have had significant drops in pollution. Out of all this hopefully some good will come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo-Jimbo Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 14 minutes ago, The Real Maroonblood said: Hope Street and many similar streets have had significant drops in pollution. Out of all this hopefully some good will come. Well you would hope so, the chance to change is there, but can't say I'm overly optimistic anything will really change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo Chiefo Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 49 minutes ago, The Real Maroonblood said: The muppets should’ve been thrown out of the plane head first. There was a case last week where someone on a flight from Paris CDG to , I think, EDI, took his mask off on board and was asked to put it back on by the stewardess. He did..but was still met by the Police on arrival and the rules were reinforced to him. Maybe the punters you refer to might not be heading to the beach immediately if there is a welcoming party waiting for them.😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 1 minute ago, Enzo Chiefo said: There was a case last week where someone on a flight from Paris CDG to , I think, EDI, took his mask off on board and was asked to put it back on by the stewardess. He did..but was still met by the Police on arrival and the rules were reinforced to him. Maybe the punters you refer to might not be heading to the beach immediately if there is a welcoming party waiting for them.😂 Some guy in Mexico was killed by the Polis for not wearing a mask. Well... That was the excuse for the arrest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 One bad thing about no lockdown. Fecking Jihadis will be back to no fecking good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 It'd be nice to think that better air quality, better work/life balance and better NHS/Care Home provision will come out of all of this, but we're probably chasing a dream. Shite will just be back to depressing normality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo Chiefo Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 3 minutes ago, ri Alban said: Some guy in Mexico was killed by the Polis for not wearing a mask. Well... That was the excuse for the arrest. Yes, we definitely need a bit more enforcement...just to act as a deterrent. 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milky_26 Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 6 minutes ago, Enzo Chiefo said: There was a case last week where someone on a flight from Paris CDG to , I think, EDI, took his mask off on board and was asked to put it back on by the stewardess. He did..but was still met by the Police on arrival and the rules were reinforced to him. Maybe the punters you refer to might not be heading to the beach immediately if there is a welcoming party waiting for them.😂 baton training for the spanish police? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo Chiefo Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 1 minute ago, milky_26 said: baton training for the spanish police? 😁. Yes, a bit of pre-season training for the Guardia Civil before Benidorm gets into full swing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Enzo Chiefo said: 😁. Yes, a bit of pre-season training for the Guardia Civil before Benidorm gets into full swing Do they not usually just practice in Barcelona. Edited July 4, 2020 by ri Alban Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo Chiefo Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 2 minutes ago, ri Alban said: Do they not usually just practice in Barcelona. Only during the voting season👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOak88 Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 1 hour ago, Jambos_1874 said: Yes, due to lockdown; something that is completely unsustainable. We need to find a way to get back to something approaching normal without wrecking the planet. Even in lockdown we are still pumping vast amounts of pollutants into the atmosphere and continuing to contribute to climate change. People clearly don’t care about the planet I am afraid mate. Even on this thread people already talking about getting flights to Spain etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Maroonblood Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 5 minutes ago, TheOak88 said: People clearly don’t care about the planet I am afraid mate. Even on this thread people already talking about getting flights to Spain etc. Sadly I find it's only a minority who care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo-Jimbo Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 28 minutes ago, TheOak88 said: People clearly don’t care about the planet I am afraid mate. Even on this thread people already talking about getting flights to Spain etc. Surely you didn't think folks would stop flying? Sure they'll be less planes in the sky, for now, but give it a couple of years and it'll be back to normal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo 4 Ever Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 2 hours ago, jonesy said: Total scum. Correct!! https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/wear-face-mask-bus-hayley-matthews-2903597 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo 4 Ever Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 2 hours ago, crunchy frog said: Can they not produce some kind of exemption card for those with a medical reason for not wearing a mask on public transport? I've seen loads of folk getting on buses without, LRT have already said their drivers don't have the authority to police it and quite frankly why should they have to? Yeh good idea and no harm in asking people why they don’t wear one either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SectionDJambo Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 10 minutes ago, Jambo-Jimbo said: Surely you didn't think folks would stop flying? Sure they'll be less planes in the sky, for now, but give it a couple of years and it'll be back to normal. Yes This has just been a wee break for Mother Nature to recover some ground. There’s no chance of enough people, long term, cutting back on flights abroad to sustain any recovery. I’m not lucky enough to go an overseas holiday more than once a year, if that. From evidence of conversation between friends, there are a lot of people who can fly abroad a few times each year. Maybe the biggest benefit will be people being more aware of personal hygiene from now on, and some may even wear mask protection, or be more aware of sneezing and coughing around others, during the winter months to ease spreading of colds and flu. Time will tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kila Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 48 minutes ago, TheOak88 said: People clearly don’t care about the planet I am afraid mate. Even on this thread people already talking about getting flights to Spain etc. It feeds from the top though. Policies, regulations etc. The general public are mostly sheep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnrazor Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 5 minutes ago, jonesy said: Just to be sure we’re on the same page, we agree that folk that use buses are scum, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOak88 Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 26 minutes ago, Jambo-Jimbo said: Surely you didn't think folks would stop flying? Sure they'll be less planes in the sky, for now, but give it a couple of years and it'll be back to normal. I didn’t think people would stop flying, but I kinda hoped they might wait until the end of lockdown before starting up again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOak88 Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 8 minutes ago, kila said: It feeds from the top though. Policies, regulations etc. The general public are mostly sheep. I get what you mean but I kinda CBA with that argument. Adults make their own decisions, can’t just blame the Tories for everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kila Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 1 minute ago, TheOak88 said: I get what you mean but I kinda CBA with that argument. Adults make their own decisions, can’t just blame the Tories for everything. I was meaning in general. Across the world. If change for the better because of things like climate change is to happen it needs to come from the top. But not seeing that much anywhere in the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOak88 Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 2 minutes ago, kila said: I was meaning in general. Across the world. If change for the better because of things like climate change is to happen it needs to come from the top. But not seeing that much anywhere in the world. Yeah that’s true across the world it probably does need to come from the top down. Individually tho people can make their own choices to some extent as to how much they contribute to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graygo Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 2 hours ago, Enzo Chiefo said: There was a case last week where someone on a flight from Paris CDG to , I think, EDI, took his mask off on board and was asked to put it back on by the stewardess. He did..but was still met by the Police on arrival and the rules were reinforced to him. Maybe the punters you refer to might not be heading to the beach immediately if there is a welcoming party waiting for them.😂 Why call the police? He took it off, was told to put it back on and he did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo 4 Ever Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 6 minutes ago, graygo said: Why call the police? He took it off, was told to put it back on and he did. I think it’s a good thing To make an example and show others it’s not good enough to not wear masks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanks said no Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 36 minutes ago, Natural Orders said: Yeh good idea and no harm in asking people why they don’t wear one either You could take photos of all the offenders and report them to the authorities. If LRT can match your snaps with their ridacards then they could suspend their use. Maybe also send them to the EEN and they could print the rogues gallery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graygo Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 Just now, Natural Orders said: I think it’s a good thing To make an example and show others it’s not good enough to not wear masks I think the police time could have been put to better use. Surely the stewardess could have just called him a selfish twit and everyone could have moved on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanks said no Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 2 minutes ago, Natural Orders said: I think it’s a good thing To make an example and show others it’s not good enough to not wear masks What type of mask do you wear? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo 4 Ever Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 Just now, The Frenchman Returns said: You could take photos of all the offenders and report them to the authorities. If LRT can match your snaps with their ridacards then they could suspend their use. Maybe also send them to the EEN and they could print the rogues gallery. What ever it takes the buses will have cctv too I’m sure! still no one has explained why the drivers are ok to not let people on without valid tickets, yet are not doing the same with those who don’t wear masks! surely there is the same threat of abuse from those without tickets as there are with non mask wearers? one is a matter of life and death ... the other is not! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo 4 Ever Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 Just now, graygo said: I think the police time could have been put to better use. Surely the stewardess could have just called him a selfish twit and everyone could have moved on. No because others would do it too! its a matter of life and death and the message of wearing masks must be repeated until everyone is doing it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanks said no Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 Just now, Natural Orders said: What ever it takes the buses will have cctv too I’m sure! still no one has explained why the drivers are ok to not let people on without valid tickets, yet are not doing the same with those who don’t wear masks! surely there is the same threat of abuse from those without tickets as there are with non mask wearers? one is a matter of life and death ... the other is not! Wouldn’t happen if we still had clippies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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