My pub sessions tend to start and finish earlier nowadays than they once did. Starting at 3pm means that I would be plenty pissed enough by 10.
Now this is the clever bit that Boris has done I feel. Now he’s put out these figures of doom, that the general public are lapping up, he can bring in the most draconian of measures and then say that if he didn’t do it then the figures would of been doubling, catastrophic etc etc etc. The double whammy is that meanwhile you have neighbours snitching on neighbours for having 7 people in their house (the police grass line can not cope so I hear), thus creating discord amongst people for years......all the while the Tories spend another 30 years in power, looking after their mates. Hats off the the man, he’s a ****ing genius.......
never thought about the snitching sewing discord. There might be a mighty number of people unhappy with each other in the community.
Wouldn’t that be the Tory way ? Divide the community and stay in power......it’s what Thatcher did for years.
Boris is speaking to the nation tonight, but it's the same time as Bake Off, the wife and daughter have already told me what we'll be watching.
Telegraph article on 30% of covid deaths in June and August actually being down to other illnesses, according to an Oxford study. I wonder if 30% is accurate.
So all those that were foaming at the mouth about people going to parks and beaches should all along have been directing their ire at people that were staying indoors?
It depends on what you mean by staying indoors - the highest risk environments appear to be larger family gatherings (ie. more than just the household) and indoor events. So it's safe to say that the overwhelming majority of infections took place within four walls. The beach itself is probably not a problem, but spending time on an overfilled train to get there without everyone wearing masks would be the bigger risk. People going to parks have never been a problem, and this has never been regulated in Germany - unless an infected person comes up and hugs me or deliberately sneezes in my face then nothing is going to happen there. I have always been for absolute maximum lockdown regulations indoors - but compensated by comparative freedoms outside.
Nicola Sturgeon talking to Scottish Parliament at the moment - some quick points (I've only put down what I've caught so far)... Curfew for pubs, bars and restaurants - 10pm - and table service only. Non-compliance will result in fines and closure. No visiting other households. Work from home if at all possible. Employers must provide safe areas. Schools to remain open. Face coverings to be legally enforced. Self-isolation to be legally enforced, but offered support by local services, with up to £500 for low income families. Only meet other people, from one other household, outdoors or in regulated indoor premises up to a maximum as six people. No car sharing with non-family members. Do not book travel overseas unless it is essential. NHS services to be re-started for cancer, lung, heart etc stuff All to be reviewed in three weeks.
To those people who largely agree with the things that are going on, afforded by the new powers that government have allowed themselves, is there any part of you, and if so to what degree, that is concerned about the infringements on our liberties that have come around so quickly?
It's getting reviewed in three weeks I think, though don't know if that will help you. Best advice would be to contact the hotel pal.
I'd be surprised if there was any change for hotels. We stayed in West Kilbride, Inverness and Perth in August before/after doing the NC500 and in each hotel: - mask to be worn in the hotel except in room or while in the bar / restaurant - table service only - on site catering closed earlier than normal - disposable cups in room - limited numbers of rooms available to book in some hotels Overall the hotels felt very safe and were very clean If you are looking to eat out in Inverness book somewhere before you go. Quite a few places were closed in the city centre. And the city centre has really gone downhill in the last few years - a lot of empty units as the out of town developments have grown
You stayed in West Kilbride? There's **** all there Or was it Seamill....? The Hydro is a nice hotel, been there for a couple of weddings....should've given me a shout, I'm about 30 minutes from there
No good telling me now Steels!! It was the Seamill House Hotel. Superb place that has obviously had a lot of money spent on it. Great views over the water from the balcony. Got the ferry over to Bute the following morning
Some of my son's pals are from Bute, nice wee island although Rothesay is a bit dated now. Used to go on a pub crawl there every summer, but don't see that happening any time soon now
I was talking about the situation in Germany with a colleague based out there after we'd finished the formal part of our meeting, and his take was that Germans are - mostly - more law abiding and cautious, with people mixing less during the crisis
