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I tend to find that when I'm in shops it's fat jobless tatooed bearded skanks(male and female) that are the ones not wearing face masks.

 

It's maybe an "exemption" now🤷‍♂️

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Just now, WoolfordsHearts said:

I tend to find that when I'm in shops it's fat jobless tatooed bearded skanks(male and female) that are the ones not wearing face masks.

 

It's maybe an "exemption" now🤷‍♂️

Quite surprised by that. If anything, the folk I’ve noticed not wearing masks seems completely random. 

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17 minutes ago, Nucky Thompson said:

That's bullshit mate. I've been checking the daily stats for months and there was not only 425 people in hospital 2 weeks ago.

It's been hovering between 900 and 700. 

 

Au contraire.

 

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An experimental antibody “cocktail” called REGN-COV2 will be given alongside the standard care to see if the new drug lessens the severity of the disease and can even reduce the number of deaths.

 

“This is the first drug actually designed for this disease,” said Martin Landray, a professor of medicine and epidemiology at Oxford University who is co-leading the trial. “There are lots of good reasons for thinking this might be really quite a powerful treatment.”

 

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/coronavirus-antibody-treatment-trial-experiment-drug-oxford-b436178.html

 

 

Hopefully more progress and good news on the treatment front soon.

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I've seen some batshit crazy mask related stuff at work.   

 

People coming in wearing a mask like an earring.

 

Wearing a mask like a chin bib.

 

Come in with a mask dangling from a hand.

 

People not hearing something and then pulling their mask down in effort to improve their hearing.

 

 

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1 minute ago, kila said:

An experimental antibody “cocktail” called REGN-COV2 will be given alongside the standard care to see if the new drug lessens the severity of the disease and can even reduce the number of deaths.

 

“This is the first drug actually designed for this disease,” said Martin Landray, a professor of medicine and epidemiology at Oxford University who is co-leading the trial. “There are lots of good reasons for thinking this might be really quite a powerful treatment.”

 

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/coronavirus-antibody-treatment-trial-experiment-drug-oxford-b436178.html

 

 

Hopefully more progress and good news on the treatment front soon.

Hopefully the trials are successful.

We need something positive heading into the Winter

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WoolfordsHearts
6 minutes ago, GinRummy said:

Quite surprised by that. If anything, the folk I’ve noticed not wearing masks seems completely random. 

It's maybe just my experiences of nipping into lidl on my way home from work tbh.

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Just now, WoolfordsHearts said:

It's maybe just my experiences of nipping into lidl on my way home from work tbh.

 

 

It really annoys me folk not wearing them in shops. Even if you think it’s a waste of time, other people obviously think it helps so why wouldn’t you just do it out of consideration. Kidding on they’ve got asthma or whatever is lousy as well. 

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7 minutes ago, redjambo said:

 

Au contraire.

 

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I didn't realise at first that the article was only for England.

 

I've been checking the UK wide stats daily :D

 

 

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15 minutes ago, kila said:

An experimental antibody “cocktail” called REGN-COV2 will be given alongside the standard care to see if the new drug lessens the severity of the disease and can even reduce the number of deaths.

 

“This is the first drug actually designed for this disease,” said Martin Landray, a professor of medicine and epidemiology at Oxford University who is co-leading the trial. “There are lots of good reasons for thinking this might be really quite a powerful treatment.”

 

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/coronavirus-antibody-treatment-trial-experiment-drug-oxford-b436178.html

 

 

Hopefully more progress and good news on the treatment front soon.

It is good news, unfortunately it will be four years until a vaccine is available for all. 
https://www.ft.com/content/a832d5d7-4a7f-42cc-850d-8757f19c3b6b

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1 hour ago, GinRummy said:

Always surprises me that people ask opinions from Noel Gallagher, Jedward and other celebrities on something they know no more about than you or I. Just sing your songs a stfu. 

At least it's only Ian Brown and Noel Gallagher who are indulging in anti mask rhetoric.

Would be a bit more irked if classier acts like Johnny Marr and Bernard Sumner were spouting this stuff.

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3 minutes ago, Pasquale for King said:

It is good news, unfortunately some American scientist was telling everyone it will be four years until a vaccine is available for all. 

Available for all meaning all the 3rd World countries too?

 

A few scientists are hopeful that a vaccine will be available by the end of this year

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12 minutes ago, Nucky Thompson said:

I didn't realise at first that the article was only for England.

 

I've been checking the UK wide stats daily :D

 

No problem, I was just clarifying the figure. Obviously the hospital in-patient rate for England is nowhere near where it was at the height of the crisis, but a doubling of the figure in a short period of time is worth some concern.

 

Good to see you're keeping track of the daily stats. To be honest, I've been concentrating much more on the Scottish than the UK stats and, more particularly as I use them to help me make choices in my way of life, the stats from my local council. The virus isn't homogenous location-wise. That may seem a bit strange - I monitor the national stats out of concern for the country and our people as a whole (and the possibility that the virus may "break free" again), but when it comes to deciding whether I'm comfortable interacting with other people, I only care about my local council stats. In saying that, low local stats didn't stop my family being fecking infected and contributing to those low stats, so you just never know whether you're going to be unlucky or not. I guess the whole thing is about minimising your risk and just getting on with life as well as you can. We're all experiencing our own balancing acts.

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9 minutes ago, Nucky Thompson said:

Available for all meaning all the 3rd World countries too?

 

A few scientists are hopeful that a vaccine will be available by the end of this year

Can’t make enough, here’s a better link. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8730419/Companies-four-YEARS-manufacture-coronavirus-vaccine-world.html

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30 minutes ago, Victorian said:

I've seen some batshit crazy mask related stuff at work.   

 

People coming in wearing a mask like an earring.

 

Wearing a mask like a chin bib.

 

Come in with a mask dangling from a hand.

 

People not hearing something and then pulling their mask down in effort to improve their hearing.

 

 

The ‘fashion’ here at the moment is to wear your mask either around the wrist or elbow.

 

The earring one is also currently ‘in vogue’.

 

Strangely enough though, my wife claims that wearing a mask does impair her hearing.

 

 

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6 minutes ago, redjambo said:

 

No problem, I was just clarifying the figure. Obviously the hospital in-patient rate for England is nowhere near where it was at the height of the crisis, but a doubling of the figure in a short period of time is worth some concern.

 

Good to see you're keeping track of the daily stats. To be honest, I've been concentrating much more on the Scottish than the UK stats and, more particularly as I use them to help me make choices in my way of life, the stats from my local council. The virus isn't homogenous location-wise. That may seem a bit strange - I monitor the national stats out of concern for the country and our people as a whole (and the possibility that the virus may "break free" again), but when it comes to deciding whether I'm comfortable interacting with other people, I only care about my local council stats. In saying that, low local stats didn't stop my family being fecking infected and contributing to those low stats, so you just never know whether you're going to be unlucky or not. I guess the whole thing is about minimising your risk and just getting on with life as well as you can. We're all experiencing our own balancing acts.

Yeah. I've been following the data for the North East of England closely because I mix with loads of Geordies and Mackems most weekends.

 

Newcastle and Sunderland were put on the governments watch list last weekend :wattie:

The places I socialise in are spot on when it comes to the rules, so I feel as relaxed as I could be.

 

 

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37 minutes ago, Victorian said:

I've seen some batshit crazy mask related stuff at work.   

 

People coming in wearing a mask like an earring.

 

Wearing a mask like a chin bib.

 

Come in with a mask dangling from a hand.

 

People not hearing something and then pulling their mask down in effort to improve their hearing.

 

 

 

Public lavvies are never the most cleanest of places, keep up the good work though bruv.

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38 minutes ago, GinRummy said:

 

 

It really annoys me folk not wearing them in shops. Even if you think it’s a waste of time, other people obviously think it helps so why wouldn’t you just do it out of consideration. Kidding on they’ve got asthma or whatever is lousy as well. 

This 

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WoolfordsHearts
46 minutes ago, GinRummy said:

 

 

It really annoys me folk not wearing them in shops. Even if you think it’s a waste of time, other people obviously think it helps so why wouldn’t you just do it out of consideration. Kidding on they’ve got asthma or whatever is lousy as well. 

It's the fact the auld folk are all masked up and these cretins are sauntering about without one that pisses me off.

 

Put a mask on for 10 minutes to buy your rustler burgers and cheap voddie ffs🤬

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Have seen plenty old folk without masks. I don't really care normally but considering all this upheaval is for their benefit they could at least make the effort. 

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2 hours ago, Back to 2005 said:

How do you mean? 

 

You said "A comparison of 3 countries. Two with hard lockdowns one with none. Two of the 3 now have a vast increases in cases but the deaths curve is still flat for all 3." 

That's not true - there is a significant spike in deaths in Spain and small one in France.

 

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Samuel Camazzola

I couldn't give a monkey's if folk decide not to wear/not wear a mask. I would anticipate their hands are cleaner than the ones who are forever pawing at their face rag and touching stuff. 

 

The easily offended just need to get on with things, go about their day with what's 'right' for them and stay away from pubs and restaurants where the masks are off. 🍕 🍔 🍻 

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25 minutes ago, Samuel Camazzola said:

I couldn't give a monkey's if folk decide not to wear/not wear a mask. I would anticipate their hands are cleaner than the ones who are forever pawing at their face rag and touching stuff. 

 

The easily offended just need to get on with things, go about their day with what's 'right' for them and stay away from pubs and restaurants where the masks are off. 🍕 🍔 🍻 

 

Want to give that 1st bit another go...not to wear/not wear a mask?  Finding it hard enough to decipher N O....

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1 minute ago, OBE said:

 

Want to give that 1st bit another go...not to wear/not wear a mask?  Finding it hard enough to decipher N O....

My mistake. Not to wear/wear. 👍 

Standards are slipping. Mask got in the way and couldn't see the screen. 

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Just now, Samuel Camazzola said:

My mistake. Not to wear/wear. 👍 

Standards are slipping. Mask got in the way and couldn't see the screen. 

 

Mask or Rioja...easy done...

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41 minutes ago, Samuel Camazzola said:

I couldn't give a monkey's if folk decide not to wear/not wear a mask. I would anticipate their hands are cleaner than the ones who are forever pawing at their face rag and touching stuff. 

 

The easily offended just need to get on with things, go about their day with what's 'right' for them and stay away from pubs and restaurants where the masks are off. 🍕 🍔 🍻 

You don't shop in the lidl in Whitburn,have tatts and a beard by any chance?

🤣👍

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1 hour ago, Costanza said:

At least it's only Ian Brown and Noel Gallagher who are indulging in anti mask rhetoric.

Would be a bit more irked if classier acts like Johnny Marr and Bernard Sumner were spouting this stuff.

This.  

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7 minutes ago, WoolfordsHearts said:

You don't shop in the lidl in Whitburn,have tatts and a beard by any chance?

🤣👍

Never stepped a foot in Whitburn in my puff. 

 

Is there a topical story on this character I've missed? 

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11 minutes ago, WoolfordsHearts said:

You don't shop in the lidl in Whitburn,have tatts and a beard by any chance?

🤣👍

Is there any male nowadays, under the age of 180, who doesn’t have tatts and a beard?  🤷🏿‍♂️

 

Not that they are clones, like.

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Another possible promising treatment in this article. 
 

https://apple.news/AqnVfccSURQaYReadxGg3lQ

Scientists have discovered an antibody that could help treat and ‘neutralise’ coronavirus.

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine claim they have managed to isolate ‘the smallest biological molecule’ that ‘completely and specifically neutralises’ the virus that causes Covid-19.

The team created a drug with an antibody component called ‘Ab8’ that is 10 times smaller than a regular antibody.

Trials for the drug have shown it to be successful in ‘preventing and treating’ coronavirus in infected mice and hamsters.

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WoolfordsHearts
4 minutes ago, Samuel Camazzola said:

Never stepped a foot in Whitburn in my puff. 

 

Is there a topical story on this character I've missed? 

It was in relation to my shopping experiences in Whitburn's lidl which I'd posted previous. 

Nothing that interesting tbh.

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Decided to take advantage of being childless yesterday and went for lunch. Forgot our masks so picked a couple up in Poundland. Went to the pub and gave our names, listened to the "rules" then went to our table. 

 

Around ten mins later, an old man in his eighties (at a guess) came in. They refused him entry for a pint because he didn't have a mask to wear. I felt really bad as he didn't quite get why he was knocked back and watched as he left. 

 

Twenty minutes after that and, without a word of a lie, two cocky *******s in their twenties walk in. Neither has a mask on and when challenged on it they both said "av goat asthma, a dont huv tae wear a mask". The young girl at the desk was clearly out her depth so the manager came over. Again they said had asthma and didn't "huv tae wear a mask". They were then shown to a table with a menu each. 

 

Really pissed me off no end and I made it known to them when we were leaving that they were out of order. The old wifey next to us said she had never heard of so many young people with asthma. 

 

Now whether you're pro or anti-mask, if you want to eat or have a pint these days, you need to have a mask on. I choose not to go out to a pub or restaurant much because of that but when I do, I'll wear one.

 

It really wound me up that someone who has probably knocked his pan in for 60 odd years is refused a pint, probably his only enjoyment of the day, while these young ****ers just blatantly refuse to respect the wishes of the pub so that they can get a ****in burger and chips. 

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6 minutes ago, Salad Fingers said:

Decided to take advantage of being childless yesterday and went for lunch. Forgot our masks so picked a couple up in Poundland. Went to the pub and gave our names, listened to the "rules" then went to our table. 

 

Around ten mins later, an old man in his eighties (at a guess) came in. They refused him entry for a pint because he didn't have a mask to wear. I felt really bad as he didn't quite get why he was knocked back and watched as he left. 

 

Twenty minutes after that and, without a word of a lie, two cocky *******s in their twenties walk in. Neither has a mask on and when challenged on it they both said "av goat asthma, a dont huv tae wear a mask". The young girl at the desk was clearly out her depth so the manager came over. Again they said had asthma and didn't "huv tae wear a mask". They were then shown to a table with a menu each. 

 

Really pissed me off no end and I made it known to them when we were leaving that they were out of order. The old wifey next to us said she had never heard of so many young people with asthma. 

 

Now whether you're pro or anti-mask, if you want to eat or have a pint these days, you need to have a mask on. I choose not to go out to a pub or restaurant much because of that but when I do, I'll wear one.

 

It really wound me up that someone who has probably knocked his pan in for 60 odd years is refused a pint, probably his only enjoyment of the day, while these young ****ers just blatantly refuse to respect the wishes of the pub so that they can get a ****in burger and chips. 

 

That would wind me up too, Salad Fingers. If I were the manager, the first thing I would have asked is "Would you both like to show me your inhalers?", followed inevitably by a "You can both scram", but I guess company policy may not allow that.

 

In reality, those who claim exemption should have to produce a medical certificate confirming their status, but we're not organised enough as a country to do that (and it would piss off the "persunal freedums" chaps a great deal, probably).

 

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2 hours ago, WoolfordsHearts said:

I tend to find that when I'm in shops it's fat jobless tatooed bearded skanks(male and female) that are the ones not wearing face masks.

 

It's maybe an "exemption" now🤷‍♂️

 

How do you know they are jobless 🤔 

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1 hour ago, Mauricio Pinilla said:

Have seen plenty old folk without masks. I don't really care normally but considering all this upheaval is for their benefit they could at least make the effort. 

 

The elderly have contributed to your welfare/education. Any upheaval in the past, they've dealt with in their stride. They don't make an effort, it comes naturally...you ungrateful ^^^^!

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Trouble ahead and like it or not it is a Jewish problem.....It seems the pandemic and the issues that may result are second to a visit by thousands  to another country where they have no permission to visit and where the country is under lockdown

 

There are also issues 'at home' where the more radical Jewish population again feel their rights are being violated by a second lockdown until October which covers another holiday period in the Jewish calendar

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-54167719

 

Hundreds of Hasidic Jews have been stranded at the border between Ukraine and Belarus as coronavirus restrictions impede an annual pilgrimage.
The pilgrims were travelling to the central Ukrainian town of Uman to visit the tomb of Rabbi Nahman, the founder of the Breslov Hasidic movement.
Every year thousands make the journey to mark the Jewish New Year, which in 2020 runs from 18 to 20 September.
However, Ukraine has closed its borders to limit the spread of coronavirus.
As the pilgrims - many of them from Israel - attempted to enter Ukraine this week, they were stopped by border guards.
They began their journey despite appeals from both the Ukrainian and Israeli governments asking them not to travel to Uman this year, fearing a spike in coronavirus infections.
 
Ukraine has restricted entry to foreigners from 28 August to 28 September to curb the spread of coronavirus.
Meanwhile, Israel has imposed a new national lockdown, with tough restrictions coming into effect on the first day of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year.
Despite this, Ukrainian authorities said hundreds more pilgrims were expected to seek entry to the country in the coming days.
On Tuesday, estimates varied as to how many were already at Ukraine's borders.
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20 minutes ago, Morgan said:

Rioja.  :sweeet:

 

Now you are talking.

 

M, if you ever get the chance, have a go at Porta 6 (Portuguese), light and fruity and doesn't need food, just good friends.

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2 minutes ago, OBE said:

 

M, if you ever get the chance, have a go at Porta 6 (Portuguese), light and fruity and doesn't need food, just good friends.

Cheers, Blue Eyes.

 

Will certainly bear that in mind.  👍

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24 minutes ago, Salad Fingers said:

Decided to take advantage of being childless yesterday and went for lunch. Forgot our masks so picked a couple up in Poundland. Went to the pub and gave our names, listened to the "rules" then went to our table. 

 

Around ten mins later, an old man in his eighties (at a guess) came in. They refused him entry for a pint because he didn't have a mask to wear. I felt really bad as he didn't quite get why he was knocked back and watched as he left. 

 

Twenty minutes after that and, without a word of a lie, two cocky *******s in their twenties walk in. Neither has a mask on and when challenged on it they both said "av goat asthma, a dont huv tae wear a mask". The young girl at the desk was clearly out her depth so the manager came over. Again they said had asthma and didn't "huv tae wear a mask". They were then shown to a table with a menu each. 

 

Really pissed me off no end and I made it known to them when we were leaving that they were out of order. The old wifey next to us said she had never heard of so many young people with asthma. 

 

Now whether you're pro or anti-mask, if you want to eat or have a pint these days, you need to have a mask on. I choose not to go out to a pub or restaurant much because of that but when I do, I'll wear one.

 

It really wound me up that someone who has probably knocked his pan in for 60 odd years is refused a pint, probably his only enjoyment of the day, while these young ****ers just blatantly refuse to respect the wishes of the pub so that they can get a ****in burger and chips. 

 

OK, I agree with your rant on the younger folk, but why was the old bloke not wearing a mask? Let's be honest, all these safety measures are pretty much for his generation alone.

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28 minutes ago, AlphonseCapone said:

 

How do you know they are jobless 🤔 

 

Apart from a circus, who would employ a fat tatooed bearded skanky female/male?...:biggrin2:

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13 minutes ago, Do The Dance said:

 

OK, I agree with your rant on the younger folk, but why was the old bloke not wearing a mask? Let's be honest, all these safety measures are pretty much for his generation alone.

 

Not sure, perhaps he was confused or didn't think he had to wear it to get into the pub because you don't need to wear them when you're sitting at a table. To a man in his eighties, that could be quite confusing.  I can barely keep up with it and I'm more than half his age. 

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Samuel Camazzola
19 minutes ago, OBE said:

 

Apart from a circus, who would employ a fat tatooed bearded skanky female/male?...:biggrin2:

Hibernian Football Club and Celtic Football Club are two immediate thoughts. 

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Just now, Samuel Camazzola said:

Hibernian Football Club and Celtic Football Club are two immediate thoughts. 

 

:clap:...I've made the ultimate mistake on JKB haven't I?...I've asked a question...:jj_facepalm:

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18 minutes ago, OBE said:

 

:clap:...I've made the ultimate mistake on JKB haven't I?...I've asked a question...:jj_facepalm:

Whether they'd turn up is another thing. 😉 

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