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[greensaint]

The advise was that over 70's were the "at risk group" but it didn't exclude younger people from catching the disease, only that they were less likely to die from it. Also some people (old or young) may suffer from it more severely than others, it may only be like a cold or less to the lucky ones.

Yep, I'm really worried about a girl I work with. She's only late 20s but smokes and vapes (I feel the "vape being better than smoking" crusaders have ignored some issues here) non-stop. She always has the smokers cough and unspecified cold or respiratory problems. It's not just about age.

Heroin users (or indeed those on methadone treatments) also have compromised lung capacity, it'll romp though them.

My pre-diabetic status and being 62 could be an issue. But I'm mostly very disappointed with my generations response which has been self centered and focused on toilet rolls, pasta and baked beans. Sad and selfish. They won't self isolate, they'll bleat "it's not fair". And actually they'll be right, life (or death) isn't.

 

[StJabbo1]

The advise was that over 70's were the "at risk group" but it didn't exclude younger people from catching the disease, only that they were less likely to die from it. Also some people (old or young) may suffer from it more severely than others, it may only be like a cold or less to the lucky ones.

Age categories don't take in health and fitness. I'm 70, 75 kilos, did have some borderline COPD problems which got sorted. We cycle everywhere and lead active lives so although concerned and taking all precautions feel in good shape. There's been plenty of discussion re the health of the nation in general so age is not the only factor by a long chaulk.

 

[San Tejón]

Here’s an interesting take on the virus, from Graham Medley, a professor of infectious disease modelling.

"Most people have a fear of acquiring the virus. I think a good way of doing it is to imagine that you do have the virus, and change your behaviour so that you're not transmitting it,"

 

[San Tejón]

Yep, I'm really worried about a girl I work with. She's only late 20s but smokes and vapes (I feel the "vape being better than smoking" crusaders have ignored some issues here) non-stop. She always has the smokers cough and unspecified cold or respiratory problems. It's not just about age.

Heroin users (or indeed those on methadone treatments) also have compromised lung capacity, it'll romp though them.

My pre-diabetic status and being 62 could be an issue. But I'm mostly very disappointed with my generations response which has been self centered and focused on toilet rolls, pasta and baked beans. Sad and selfish. They won't self isolate, they'll bleat "it's not fair". And actually they'll be right, life (or death) isn't.

Your friend with the smoker’s cough, has she had it checked out? If she hasn’t then she really should.
My wife thought that her cough was a smoker’s cough, but it turned out to be lung cancer.

 

[timatoketchup]

Although those queues are ridiculous, there didn’t seem to be evidence of people buying an exorbitant amount.
From a Lidl point of view, their sales are matching what they were doing over the Christmas period, and at the Southampton depot they have been bringing in agency staff to cope with the increased orders from the stores.
The “Goods In” department is seeing a massive daily increase in supplies (sadly with no extra staff and zero gratitude from the so called managers who hide until the work is done) but today there were signs that demand might be starting to outstrip supply.
In the meat chiller, today, after all deliveries were in, there were 18 lines missing, some of them top selling chicken products, and the products that did arrive, were at around 30% of what would be expected for a normal Sunday, so there will be empty shelves in the shops for sure.
Sickness is starting to impact on performance as well, with fewer people available to do the work.

Mate can you PM me? We have a few things in common.

 

[Schrodinger's Cat]

Well, I have a call scheduled with me dad to try to talk him through setting up Skype in the morning.

We plan to sit him on our sideboard every Saturday morning, 9am so he can sit there, in his coat, for 2 hours, like he always does.

I've got more chance of getting through this virus unscathed than i have getting him to follow the set up instructions.

I've installed Chrome Remote Desktop on mine and my parent's pc. If they want anything doing, I just remote on and set things up for them

https://remotedesktop.google.com/mobile/

 

[----HistoryRepeating----]

Here’s an interesting take on the virus, from Graham Medley, a professor of infectious disease modelling.

"Most people have a fear of acquiring the virus. I think a good way of doing it is to imagine that you do have the virus, and change your behaviour so that you're not transmitting it,"

I have to say, I think society has become very selfish over the years. A lot of people look out for number one and don't spare a thought for others. They come out looking ill, coughing, and leaving dirty tissues for people to tidy up. I've witnessed this a lot over the last couple of weeks. It just makes me wash and disinfect myself more, but my mrs gets really cross. If you are ill, you can still pop out for fresh air, just stay away from public places, its common sense. And keep your god damn snot rag to yourself!

 

[greensaint]

Your friend with the smoker’s cough, has she had it checked out? If she hasn’t then she really should.
My wife thought that her cough was a smoker’s cough, but it turned out to be lung cancer.

Strangely any attempt to suggest that is met with a fierce response about her right to choose to inhale stuff. My Mum died of lung cancer but I actually think she knew that was the way she would go and chose to keep smoking.

I get upset 'cos she a really nice lady, and has a two year old child.

 

[TheSecondStain]

Covid-19 and the National League games: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51889070

 

[Schad]

Doing what exactly? All this talk of the virus becoming a defining point of the generation is comical.

It won't seem comical in a month. By May, life is going to be an awful lot different than anything any of us have experienced before, and it will remain that way for several months. I know that seems like so much doomsaying; it isn't. We need to get out of this comfortable "it can't happen to us" mentality. It has happened to us.

 

[saintrichie123]

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[Le Tissier's Laces]

We've just made the call to cancel the wedding. We're going to get it done asap instead just with our mums in attendance whilst they're still well and able to be out. We'll have the wedding celebration once this has all (hopefully) resolved itself.

Going to lose some ££, but the health of everyone is far more important.

 

[Saints_Alive]

It is important to stay positive and deal with life as it happens too, fear and panic can only cause more illness. Humankind has come through adversity and thrived in the past and I have faith in science to come up trumps eventually.

 

[Saints_Alive]

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That's very sad R.I.P.

 

[thereisonlyoneno7]

We've just made the call to cancel the wedding. We're going to get it done asap instead just with our mum's in attendance whilst they're still well and able to be out. We'll have the wedding celebration once this has all (hopefully) resolved itself.

Going to lose some ££, but the health of everyone is far more important.

Sorry to hear it LTL. Difficult times, but I suppose it had to be done. Stay safe.

 

[San Tejón]

Mate can you PM me? We have a few things in common.

Done

 

[saintrichie123]

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[Archers Road]

We've just made the call to cancel the wedding. We're going to get it done asap instead just with our mums in attendance whilst they're still well and able to be out. We'll have the wedding celebration once this has all (hopefully) resolved itself.

Going to lose some ££, but the health of everyone is far more important.

Didn’t know you were planning a wedding mate. Congratulations and good luck.

Ps. The wedding, however you do it, is the easy bit. Actually being married can sometimes be a bit more challenging

 

[Schad]

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[----HistoryRepeating----]

I think we need to follow protocol and calm down the predictions. The out break in Wuhan has been handled pretty well, and even if there's a numbers cover up, we know they aren't pulling bodies out of houses en masse. So we shouldn't talk ourselves into a bleak dystopian future just yet. Keep calm, keep clean and look out for your elderly neighbour. This panic reporting is going to do more harm than good.