Coronavirus Super Thread ( merged )

[luckydug]

38 minutes ago, jonnothejambo said:

 

Oh dear. 

 

Also it has to be questioned why the pupil who spotted her wasn't at school either.

 

Entitled parents and pupils banging on about their education being disrupted yet these people are also swanning off on holiday during term time.

 

Selfish twats.

I agree with you but at least the pupil wasn't pocketing two days wages while claiming to be isolating. 

It's not as if the teaching profession doesn't get many paid holidays as it is. 

[Unknown user]

42 minutes ago, jonnothejambo said:

 

Oh dear. 

 

Also it has to be questioned why the pupil who spotted her wasn't at school either.

 

Entitled parents and pupils banging on about their education being disrupted yet these people are also swanning off on holiday during term time.

 

Selfish twats.

 

Maybe the only way they could afford a holiday was leaving 2 days early, maybe the lassie's getting corrective spinal surgery cheaply in Turkey (as happened with my sister in law!)

Let's not just assume everyone involved is a .

 

The woman got caught chucking a sicky, we all know there are consequences to that

[Victorian]

When arrogance,  ideology and political games catch up with you and take a big wet bite out of your fat arse.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-59132968

[Alex Kintner]

1 hour ago, jonnothejambo said:

 

Oh dear. 

 

Also it has to be questioned why the pupil who spotted her wasn't at school either.

 

Entitled parents and pupils banging on about their education being disrupted yet these people are also swanning off on holiday during term time.

 

Selfish twats.

How do you know they weren’t flying to Turkey to attend a family funeral? Or for specialist medical care?

[Alex Kintner]

15 minutes ago, Smithee said:

 

Maybe the only way they could afford a holiday was leaving 2 days early, maybe the lassie's getting corrective spinal surgery cheaply in Turkey (as happened with my sister in law!)

Let's not just assume everyone involved is a .

 

The woman got caught chucking a sicky, we all know there are consequences to that

👍🏻

[Alex Kintner]

4 minutes ago, Victorian said:

When arrogance,  ideology and political games catch up with you and take a big wet bite out of your fat arse.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-59132968

That can’t be right. Covid doesn’t spread between people who know each other, especially those who share a convivial fraternal spirit. 

[The Mighty Thor]

4 minutes ago, Victorian said:

When arrogance,  ideology and political games catch up with you and take a big wet bite out of your fat arse.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-59132968

surely not.

 

But but but Jacob said that they don't need to wear masks cos they have 'convivial, fraternal spirit'

 

[Alex Kintner]

56 minutes ago, luckydug said:

I agree with you but at least the pupil wasn't pocketing two days wages while claiming to be isolating. 

It's not as if the teaching profession doesn't get many paid holidays as it is. 

The bizarre thing about this is that even if the HT was self-isolating they would have been expected to be online and working at home. No idea how they thought they would get away with it. Suspect there might be more to this one than meets the eye as something doesn’t add up.

[Japan Jambo]

3 hours ago, jonnothejambo said:

 

Oh dear. 

 

Also it has to be questioned why the pupil who spotted her wasn't at school either.

 

Entitled parents and pupils banging on about their education being disrupted yet these people are also swanning off on holiday during term time.

 

Selfish twats.

 

Yup, you'd think the Head would all over truancy amongst her pupils. Would like to think it was one of the KPI's that was being measured.

[redjambo]

More data issues. We couldn't organise a piss up in a brewery in this country at times. We've had a fecking year and a half to get the system working well. <rant over>

Scottish numbers: 2 November 2021

Summary

• 2,010* new cases of COVID-19 reported [no deltas due to data issue]
• 15,662* new tests for COVID-19 that reported results [ditto]
  • 13.5*% of these were positive [ditto]
• 26 new reported death(s) of people who have tested positive [+26]
• 63 people were in intensive care yesterday with recently confirmed COVID-19 [-5]
• 932 people were in hospital yesterday with recently confirmed COVID-19 [+1]
• 4,320,370 people have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccination and 3,910,253 have received their second dose [+1,587; +2,009]

* Public Health Scotland (PHS) are aware of a data flow issue affecting NHS Scotland Pillar 1 lab test results since yesterday (1 November) afternoon. This will impact on figures reported today and is being investigated.

[Nucky Thompson]

2 hours ago, The Mighty Thor said:

surely not.

 

But but but Jacob said that they don't need to wear masks cos they have 'convivial, fraternal spirit'

 

'Urged to follow the guidance'

It sounds like they'll still be pleasing themselves if they wear one or not

[JudyJudyJudy]

2 hours ago, Smithee said:

 

Maybe the only way they could afford a holiday was leaving 2 days early, maybe the lassie's getting corrective spinal surgery cheaply in Turkey (as happened with my sister in law!)

Let's not just assume everyone involved is a .

 

The woman got caught chucking a sicky, we all know there are consequences to that

It’s the grassing culture we have nowadays which has been amplified x 10 by Covid and Govts . Like 1980s East Germany really . 

[redjambo]

I can't produce 7-day figures for the cases, positivity rate and council breakdown for the next few days due to today's and last week's data issues. This is all we have for today.

 

7-day averages			Today	Yesterday			31 Oct	30 Oct	29 Oct	28 Oct	...	1 Oct
Deaths			17	16	+1		16	16	16	15	...	19
All Vaccinations			3365	3345	+20		3836	4017	4198	4204	...	6572
1st Dose			1491	1487	+4		1717	1917	2071	2168	...	3705
2nd Dose			1874	1858	+16		2119	2100	2127	2036	...	2867
All in hospital			926	924	+2		920	914	918	910	...	1009
Non-ICU			864	862	+2		860	855	859	851	...	935
ICU			62	62	0		60	59	59	59	...	74

[The Real Maroonblood]

6 minutes ago, redjambo said:

I can't produce 7-day figures for the cases, positivity rate and council breakdown for the next few days due to today's and last week's data issues. This is all we have for today.

 

7-day averages			Today	Yesterday			31 Oct	30 Oct	29 Oct	28 Oct	...	1 Oct
Deaths			17	16	+1		16	16	16	15	...	19
All Vaccinations			3365	3345	+20		3836	4017	4198	4204	...	6572
1st Dose			1491	1487	+4		1717	1917	2071	2168	...	3705
2nd Dose			1874	1858	+16		2119	2100	2127	2036	...	2867
All in hospital			926	924	+2		920	914	918	910	...	1009
Non-ICU			864	862	+2		860	855	859	851	...	935
ICU			62	62	0		60	59	59	59	...	74

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[Gizmo]

2 hours ago, The Mighty Thor said:

surely not.

 

But but but Jacob said that they don't need to wear masks cos they have 'convivial, fraternal spirit'

 

The Edwardian thug needs his nanny to put his mask on for him. 

[Dennis Denuto]

16 minutes ago, JamesM48 said:

It’s the grassing culture we have nowadays which has been amplified x 10 by Covid and Govts . Like 1980s East Germany really . 

Worryingly I think you are actually starting to think this stuff is true.

[The Real Maroonblood]

Just now, Dennis Denuto said:

Worryingly I think you are actually starting to think this stuff is true.

[JudyJudyJudy]

8 minutes ago, Dennis Denuto said:

Worryingly I think you are actually starting to think this stuff is true.

Don’t get “worried “about what I think nice of you to be concerned though.

[Taffin]

8 minutes ago, Dennis Denuto said:

Worryingly I think you are actually starting to think this stuff is true.

 

 

It's an OTT comparison but I'm sure James knows that and is just engaging in hyperbole.

 

Folk phoning the police on their neighbours for having folks in their gardens etc last year was ridiculous though in fairness.

[JudyJudyJudy]

Just now, Taffin said:

 

 

It's an OTT comparison but I'm sure James knows that and is just engaging in hyperbole.

 

Folk phoning the police on their neighbours for having folks in their gardens etc last year was ridiculous though in fairness.

Exactly . But his  “ faux “  “ worry “ makes him seem like a decent type . Virtual signalling and all . Yes last year was fairly tragic with the numerous grassing incidents . The net curtain twitching brigade 

[Pasquale for King]

9 hours ago, redjambo said:

 

Yup, it may well be the case that the islands have been largely resilient so far, so now that we're all relaxing they are ripe territory for transmission. But, I have no real idea, my guess is as good as yours.

Pretty much. 
The main sources of transmission seem to be social gatherings, family clusters and travel to mainland Scotland.

 

https://www.ohb.scot.nhs.uk/coronavirus-covid-19-latest-information

 

[Alex Kintner]

16 minutes ago, jonnothejambo said:

 

They were quick to go to the press. I'm sure they would have told the press of any other circumstances had that been the case.

 

 

 

I might be wrong but I don’t think they went to the press about it. From what I read the young person posted a “cool, there’s Mrs X” photo on social media and it grew from there. The press have then probably sought them out for comment and permission to use the photo.

[Alex Kintner]

43 minutes ago, JamesM48 said:

It’s the grassing culture we have nowadays which has been amplified x 10 by Covid and Govts . Like 1980s East Germany really . 

[Dennis Denuto]

19 minutes ago, JamesM48 said:

Exactly . But his  “ faux “  “ worry “ makes him seem like a decent type . Virtual signalling and all . Yes last year was fairly tragic with the numerous grassing incidents . The net curtain twitching brigade 

Is that semaphore over Zoom?

 

Although you are correct, I'm not actually worried.

[JudyJudyJudy]

1 minute ago, Dennis Denuto said:

Is that semaphore over Zoom?

 

Although you are correct, I'm not actually worried.

Great . Im glad your not . Perfect in fact . 

[luckydug]

43 minutes ago, Dennis Denuto said:

Worryingly I think you are actually starting to think this stuff is true.

If it was true surely we'd all be in the slammer by now. 

Criticising government departments is a national hobby in this country. 😏

[Victorian]

6 minutes ago, jonesy said:

Happy to be living in a grass-free zone. If your neighbours are phoning the cops because you were having a beer with your cousin or something similar then its time to get the flaming dug shite on the go.

 

Is that dug shite on fire?  Like fired around like a medieval trebuchet?

[luckydug]

36 minutes ago, JamesM48 said:

Don’t get “worried “about what I think nice of you to be concerned though.

Perhaps you should be though. 

Some of the stuff you're coming out with 😂😂😂

[Dennis Denuto]

4 minutes ago, luckydug said:

If it was true surely we'd all be in the slammer by now. 

Criticising government departments is a national hobby in this country. 😏

Yes, if it were true then suggesting we are living in 1980s East Germany would be enough to get you locked up.

 

Maybe James should be keeping an eye out, or curtain twitching, for the Stasi

Edited November 2, 2021 by Dennis Denuto

[JudyJudyJudy]

4 minutes ago, luckydug said:

Perhaps you should be though. 

Some of the stuff you're coming out with 😂😂😂

Stop gaslighting !! 😂😎

[JudyJudyJudy]

2 minutes ago, Dennis Denuto said:

Yes, if it were true then suggesting we are living in 1980s East Germany would be enough to get you locked up.

 

Maybe James should be keeping an eye out, or curtain twitching, for the Stasi

I don’t curtain twitch , no unless there’s a  pagger in the street ! Or there’s some other type of rowdiness  which may get my adrenaline going . 

[The Real Maroonblood]

1 hour ago, Dennis Denuto said:

Yes, if it were true then suggesting we are living in 1980s East Germany would be enough to get you locked up.

 

Maybe James should be keeping an eye out, or curtain twitching, for the Stasi

[Alex Kintner]

1 hour ago, Dennis Denuto said:

Yes, if it were true then suggesting we are living in 1980s East Germany would be enough to get you locked up.

 

Maybe James should be keeping an eye out, or curtain twitching, for the Stasi

Hopefully not the Jimmy Carr version of curtain twitching 😉

[Victorian]

45 minutes ago, jonesy said:

I was more thinking about popping it on their doorstep or posting it through their letterbox, but if you want to get the heavy lifting equipment out you could probably cause a fair amount of devastation.

 

Would need a fair amount of shite to make it worthwhile, so could just print off my posts from here over the last year or so and soak 'em in lighter fluid.

 

We're probably in superpower territory with the whole thread tbf.  

[Konrad von Carstein]

3 hours ago, Alex Kintner said:

Hopefully not the Jimmy Carr version of curtain twitching 😉

 

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[Alex Kintner]

34 minutes ago, Konrad von Carstein said:

 

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Probably a bit too risque for me to explain it here but if you saw his live show a few years back you’ll know what I’m talking about. 

[Konrad von Carstein]

8 minutes ago, Alex Kintner said:

Probably a bit too risque for me to explain it here but if you saw his live show a few years back you’ll know what I’m talking about. 

Get it telt,  man up...

 

[Konrad von Carstein]

29 minutes ago, jonesy said:

Reported for sexist language.

 

Feckin' dinosaur.

As in sexual Tyrannosaurus?

 

[Alex Kintner]

1 minute ago, jonesy said:

Better than Rapey Raptor, I guess.

You bet jurass it is 👍🏻

[JimmyCant]

19 hours ago, jonesy said:

Happy to be living in a grass-free zone. If your neighbours are phoning the cops because you were having a beer with your cousin or something similar then its time to get the flaming dug shite on the go.

Depends what kind of society you want to live in I suppose. The kind of society where low life neighbours escalate minor disputes to the stage where petrol gets poured through a letter box  or the type of society where reasonable neighbours take reasonable steps to comply with reasonable laws. Grassing is a low life word used by low lifes who don’t give a shit about others and basically conduct themselves how they want and feck the neighbours and everyone else for that matter.

[Taffin]

9 minutes ago, JimmyCant said:

Depends what kind of society you want to live in I suppose. The kind of society where low life neighbours escalate minor disputes to the stage where petrol gets poured through a letter box  or the type of society where reasonable neighbours take reasonable steps to comply with reasonable laws. Grassing is a low life word used by low lifes who don’t give a shit about others and basically conduct themselves how they want and feck the neighbours and everyone else for that matter.

 

Quite a leap. We were talking about people having friends and/or family in their gardens...the horror.

[JimmyCant]

10 minutes ago, Taffin said:

 

Quite a leap. We were talking about people having friends and/or family in their gardens...the horror.

Precisely. A minor neighbour dispute as I said. Before  you know it the more scummy neighbours are flinging dug shite over your fence, then letting your tyres down, then brake fluid, then petrol through the letter box and it all started with minor breaches of the Covid restrictions.

 

I was more taking issue with the use of the word ‘grass’ commonly used by low lifes who do stuff they don’t want to be grassed for.

[Alex Kintner]

16 minutes ago, JimmyCant said:

Precisely. A minor neighbour dispute as I said. Before  you know it the more scummy neighbours are flinging dug shite over your fence, then letting your tyres down, then brake fluid, then petrol through the letter box and it all started with minor breaches of the Covid restrictions.

 

I was more taking issue with the use of the word ‘grass’ commonly used by low lifes who do stuff they don’t want to be grassed for.

Agree re the use of the word “grass”. Usually used by knuckle-draggers when they’re caught breaking the law.

[Taffin]

19 minutes ago, JimmyCant said:

Precisely. A minor neighbour dispute as I said. Before  you know it the more scummy neighbours are flinging dug shite over your fence, then letting your tyres down, then brake fluid, then petrol through the letter box and it all started with minor breaches of the Covid restrictions.

 

I was more taking issue with the use of the word ‘grass’ commonly used by low lifes who do stuff they don’t want to be grassed for.

 

It shouldn't be a dispute in the first place though is my point. Counting your neighbours guests in the garden is tragic in the extreme.

 

Tattle tale behaviour...better? 

[Taffin]

2 minutes ago, jonesy said:

 

Wow. Too much or too little coffee this morning, Jimmy?

 

A wee bit of jokey banter about flinging dug shite around and you're hitting the low life button on repeat?  

 

Depends what kind of society you want to live in I suppose. The kind of society where message board posters escalate minor disputes to the stage where low life gets bandied about or the type of society where reasonable posters take reasonable steps to have a laugh with each other in this otherwise dark and miserable existence. Low life is a low life word used by grasses who give too much of a shit about others and basically conduct themselves how they want feck the low lifes and everyone else for that matter.

 

 

Disappointed you didn't get the gif version:

 

 

[JimmyCant]

2 minutes ago, jonesy said:

Shall we go with clipe instead?

And how should we more kindly describe dug shite flinging neighbours ?

[JudyJudyJudy]

5 minutes ago, jonesy said:

 

Wow. Too much or too little coffee this morning, Jimmy?

 

A wee bit of jokey banter about flinging dug shite around and you're hitting the low life button on repeat?  

 

Depends what kind of society you want to live in I suppose. The kind of society where message board posters escalate minor disputes to the stage where low life gets bandied about or the type of society where reasonable posters take reasonable steps to have a laugh with each other in this otherwise dark and miserable existence. Low life is a low life word used by grasses who give too much of a shit about others and basically conduct themselves how they want feck the low lifes and everyone else for that matter.

 

Of course, if the government just left folk alone to get on with things there wouldn't be the need for grassing. Such a society may just result in a calmer, more considerate populace in the end.

Well said . Awe poor wee Jimmy disnae like the word “ grass “ . It’s a great colloquial Scottish term for “ tell tales “ in particular To the authorities . Using the term “ low life “ says more about Jimmy than the “ low life “  his is condemning.
 

[Taffin]

1 minute ago, JimmyCant said:

And how should we more kindly describe dug shite flinging neighbours ?

 

Avengers.

[Taffin]

Just now, jonesy said:

Alas, my tech skills preclude me from such skilful deployment of the Jimmie jangler.

 

 

[JudyJudyJudy]

2 minutes ago, jonesy said:

Don't think it's particularly Scottish, James. However, I agree that using the term low life, if not in jest, is a bit off, especially from a poster of JC's hitherto exemplary displays of eloquence, reason and knowledge. Perhaps a bad experience in a neighbourly dispute has caused this response, in which case I'm sorry for the trigger, @JimmyCant.

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