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Nearly Sane

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Re: Coronavirus
« Reply #650 on: March 20, 2020, 12:41:36 PM »
And also needless. Even if you sack the staff, there's no reason to turf them out of their accommodation because you clearly aren't hiring replacements.

Hopefully this action is illegal and the management will be in serious trouble.

Yeah, I hope so. Well done to MacDonalds Hotel for taking them in

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« Reply #651 on: March 20, 2020, 12:44:10 PM »
Alcohol, as a legal drug, is actually pretty high on the importance list. It's the only way I have to try to escape the misery of life in the UK at the moment.
Agree. Now having virtual pints with friends using Zoom

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« Reply #652 on: March 20, 2020, 12:47:18 PM »
Indeed, solutions. Unfortunately the current govt is out of stock.

Matt Hancock was on TV this morning talking about delivering protective equipment and how difficult it is to organise. Give the job to fucking Amazon then. They'd have been there yesterday.

Again, it's stuff like this I really struggle to understand. It's like there has been no preparatory planning for a scenario that we have had at least 3 previous warnings of.

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« Reply #653 on: March 20, 2020, 12:55:04 PM »
Fortunately, Nisa, just round the corner, was much better stocked - and, oddly, had some Co-op own-brand products on the shelves!
The owners probably bought them at the Co-Op.
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« Reply #654 on: March 20, 2020, 12:55:52 PM »
independance ? I hope so Gordon
I'm sick of the whining .
My son and his wife ( a brewer anda doctor) left Scotland after living there for 7 years mainly because they were sick to death of the whining and whinging
Sad really !
There's an obvious verb conjugation going on here.

I raise reasonable objections
You whinge
They are whiny snowflakes

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« Reply #655 on: March 20, 2020, 12:58:31 PM »
Mind you, if they do fuck up, and they will, it all helps the case for Scottish independence..

It's so convenient for your government to have a bogeyman in Westminster to blame for all their fuckups isn't it.
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« Reply #656 on: March 20, 2020, 01:01:18 PM »
There's an obvious verb conjugation going on here.

I raise reasonable objections
You whinge
They are whiny snowflakes
he , she , we thank you for your invaluable observation .

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« Reply #657 on: March 20, 2020, 01:01:55 PM »
I don't want to go off topic but SusanDoris and her support for Johnson needs addressing. The reason some of us so distrust this man is because he is untrustworthy.

Some may have forgotten this. Some of us haven't:

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/jul/14/journalist-stuart-collier-boris-johnson-phone-call-darius-guppy-demands-apology

A man who can do this is quite capable of doing anything. That includes floating the idea of herd immunity through mass deaths, just in case he can get away with it.
Before we work on Artificial Intelligence shouldn't we address the problem of natural stupidity.

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« Reply #658 on: March 20, 2020, 01:04:16 PM »
It's so convenient for your government to have a bogeyman in Westminster to blame for all their fuckups isn't it.

It certainly helps the case, since the more useless the UK government are the easier it will be to convince the Scottish electorate to ditch them when the opportunity arises.

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« Reply #659 on: March 20, 2020, 01:12:39 PM »
I don't want to go off topic but SusanDoris and her support for Johnson needs addressing. The reason some of us so distrust this man is because he is untrustworthy.

Some may have forgotten this. Some of us haven't:

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/jul/14/journalist-stuart-collier-boris-johnson-phone-call-darius-guppy-demands-apology

A man who can do this is quite capable of doing anything. That includes floating the idea of herd immunity through mass deaths, just in case he can get away with it.
that last bit ;
An obvious thing to consider , it was one of my first thoughts too

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« Reply #660 on: March 20, 2020, 01:22:14 PM »
he , she , we thank you for your invaluable observation .

GIRUY 😘
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« Reply #661 on: March 20, 2020, 01:27:54 PM »
Looking like London bars and restaurants to be ordered to shut. Think that will be extended to all UK by end of weekend.

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« Reply #662 on: March 20, 2020, 01:31:25 PM »
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It's not real medicine you know , put more water in it

Cheers old chap , I'm off to find some vitals now and some fresh water !

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« Reply #663 on: March 20, 2020, 01:31:40 PM »
It's so convenient for your government to have a bogeyman in Westminster to blame for all their fuckups isn't it.
   




Unfortunately, some of the measures announced by the liar Johnson and Cummings' new chancellor in the English government affect us.
Would that they did not.
Till then, the English government is fair game for all the contempt it deserves.
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« Reply #664 on: March 20, 2020, 01:47:27 PM »
That includes floating the idea of herd immunity through mass deaths
Let's see if he actually does that before we condemn him for it.
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« Reply #665 on: March 20, 2020, 01:48:10 PM »
saney
It's not real medicine you know , put more water in it

Cheers old chap , I'm off to find some vitals now and some fresh water !

Good luck.

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« Reply #666 on: March 20, 2020, 01:50:18 PM »



Unfortunately, some of the measures announced by the liar Johnson and Cummings' new chancellor in the English government affect us.
Would that they did not.
Till then, the English government is fair game for all the contempt it deserves.
Despite what you may wish, this is still a UK govt. To hold them to account we need to understand that rather than trying political nonsense such as referring to it as an English govt.

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« Reply #667 on: March 20, 2020, 01:50:32 PM »
It certainly helps the case, since the more useless the UK government are the easier it will be to convince the Scottish electorate to ditch them when the opportunity arises.
But whatever the UK government does on coronavirus is irrelevant to Scotland since it has its own government that can do what it thinks is the right thing (with the exception of closing the border to England). If it's going badly for you in Scotland, it's Sturgeon's fault, not Johnson's.

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« Reply #668 on: March 20, 2020, 01:52:08 PM »
   




Unfortunately, some of the measures announced by the liar Johnson and Cummings' new chancellor in the English government affect us.
Which ones?

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Till then, the English government is fair game for all the contempt it deserves.
England doesn't have a government, it is governed (at least nominally) by the British government.
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« Reply #669 on: March 20, 2020, 01:57:09 PM »
I don't want to go off topic but SusanDoris and her support for Johnson needs addressing. The reason some of us so distrust this man is because he is untrustworthy.
It matters not a jot how much, or whether, I trust him. The fact is he is in the position he is in because many Labour Party supporters voted against their leader. I challenge any of you to say how they would do better. We cannot know if someone else would have, because Boris is the one who has the position. Please do not assume my trust or otherwise in any particular politician.  And I did not vote for him at any time.
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« Reply #670 on: March 20, 2020, 02:09:20 PM »
But whatever the UK government does on coronavirus is irrelevant to Scotland since it has its own government that can do what it thinks is the right thing (with the exception of closing the border to England). If it's going badly for you in Scotland, it's Sturgeon's fault, not Johnson's.

It (Coronavirus) isn't going to go well for anyone of course, but I'd say that Nicola Sturgeon shows more leadership and competence attributes in dealing with this crisis than does Boris Johnson, and his crass remark the other day is just one example of his comparative failings.

Moreover, there is still the Brexit issue in the background, which is primarily a Tory-driven policy and the key issue that saw the Tories elected, so if anything the performance of Boris Johnson is crucial. For example, should the Coronavirus issue be one that lasts for a good chunk of the rest of this calendar year, as seems likely, is Johnson still aiming for a no-deal scenario in December or not, and why is he not already addressing this aspect.
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« Reply #671 on: March 20, 2020, 02:11:04 PM »
It matters not a jot how much, or whether, I trust him. The fact is he is in the position he is in because many Labour Party supporters voted against their leader. I challenge any of you to say how they would do better. We cannot know if someone else would have, because Boris is the one who has the position. Please do not assume my trust or otherwise in any particular politician.  And I did not vote for him at any time.
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« Reply #672 on: March 20, 2020, 02:12:02 PM »
It matters not a jot how much, or whether, I trust him. The fact is he is in the position he is in because many Labour Party supporters voted against their leader. I challenge any of you to say how they would do better. We cannot know if someone else would have, because Boris is the one who has the position. Please do not assume my trust or otherwise in any particular politician.  And I did not vote for him at any time.
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« Reply #673 on: March 20, 2020, 02:19:45 PM »
Food is scarce.   We are going from shop to shop, as the supermarkets are mainly empty.   But don't worry, Boris in control.
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« Reply #674 on: March 20, 2020, 02:45:41 PM »
Food is scarce.   We are going from shop to shop, as the supermarkets are mainly empty.   But don't worry, Boris in control.
co-op filling station has run out of diesel , refineries can't keep up with demand !

Seems odd since no ones going anywhere ?
Found one of those old fashioned garages with one pump outside but was rationed to £10 worth