I still have to sit next to him when he begs to go out for a drive with his L plates on....
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I still have to sit next to him when he begs to go out for a drive with his L plates on....
Went to the Lidl local to me today, managed to get 9 rolls of loo paper and 4 bottles of water (lemon and lime sparkling), then went to an Aldi slightly further away for rest of shopping ( this is usual ) now I will make an observation not meant to offend anybody nor wake up the WOKE generation to begin their usual crap.
In the local Lidl used by mainly immigrants and our local East Europeans I noticed the level of social distancing were beyond non existent with plenty of hugging, kissing of cheeks and handshaking which is how it’s done in their communities, much picking up of fruit, vegetables and fresh meat in packaging only to be replaced and something else picked up in between handshakes etc, now surely this must be inexcusable and down right bloody stupid.
As well as this the staff were not wearing surgical gloves ( I was ) and handling all these products on the tills that have been handled multiple times by multiple people. This store looked like it was in the last dregs of a closing down clearance sale, very little on the shelf’s.
However in the Aldi out in the sticks so to speak, apart from no toilet or kitchen roll the shelf’s were adequately filled, all staff wearing surgical gloves with bottles of hand sanitizer available for them to use in between customers, the customers were 98% middle class white almost all attempted to keep to the 2 metre social distancing perimeters and very little picking up of produce most bending down to look and only picking up after seeing what they wanted and putting it in trolleys etc most I saw paid by contactless.
The difference was startling ,no pushing or shoving, no rudeness no bulk buying.
Now my point is this having lived abroad and worked abroad for many years, I know in Africa and Asia and the sub-continent shopping is a social occasion with much social interaction and greetings it just appears to me that we need better communication and instruction to inform this section of the shopping public that their normal routines whilst shopping must be curbed, if necessary using the media to inform them that this must stop.
This is not a dig at any of these communities it’s just an observation that the British shopper is taking it far more seriously than our foreign friends and is obeying the instructions from government whereas the foreign contingent who probably don’t speak or understand English very well have no idea that they are putting themselves and others at a far greater risk because they won’t change how they shop.
My point is in all this is that on the news etc regarding the shopping crisis there has been no mention whatsoever about handling of produce and putting it back possibly contaminating the next customer and so on and so forth, has anybody else noticed this or is it just me.
Also everything I have brought into the house I have wiped down and kept separate from everything for 24 hours to avoid cross contamination because as I’ve stated my wife is in the severely at risk group.
If I have offended anybody with this observation I apologise, that was never my intention.
In the local Lidl used by mainly immigrants and our local East Europeans I noticed the level of social distancing were beyond non existent with plenty of hugging, kissing of cheeks and handshaking which is how it’s done in their communities, much picking up of fruit, vegetables and fresh meat in packaging only to be replaced and something else picked up in between handshakes etc, now surely this must be inexcusable and down right bloody stupid.
As well as this the staff were not wearing surgical gloves ( I was ) and handling all these products on the tills that have been handled multiple times by multiple people. This store looked like it was in the last dregs of a closing down clearance sale, very little on the shelf’s.
However in the Aldi out in the sticks so to speak, apart from no toilet or kitchen roll the shelf’s were adequately filled, all staff wearing surgical gloves with bottles of hand sanitizer available for them to use in between customers, the customers were 98% middle class white almost all attempted to keep to the 2 metre social distancing perimeters and very little picking up of produce most bending down to look and only picking up after seeing what they wanted and putting it in trolleys etc most I saw paid by contactless.
The difference was startling ,no pushing or shoving, no rudeness no bulk buying.
Now my point is this having lived abroad and worked abroad for many years, I know in Africa and Asia and the sub-continent shopping is a social occasion with much social interaction and greetings it just appears to me that we need better communication and instruction to inform this section of the shopping public that their normal routines whilst shopping must be curbed, if necessary using the media to inform them that this must stop.
This is not a dig at any of these communities it’s just an observation that the British shopper is taking it far more seriously than our foreign friends and is obeying the instructions from government whereas the foreign contingent who probably don’t speak or understand English very well have no idea that they are putting themselves and others at a far greater risk because they won’t change how they shop.
My point is in all this is that on the news etc regarding the shopping crisis there has been no mention whatsoever about handling of produce and putting it back possibly contaminating the next customer and so on and so forth, has anybody else noticed this or is it just me.
Also everything I have brought into the house I have wiped down and kept separate from everything for 24 hours to avoid cross contamination because as I’ve stated my wife is in the severely at risk group.
If I have offended anybody with this observation I apologise, that was never my intention.
Fair play for finding an angle in difficult circumstances.
Conversely, the supermarket I was in this morning was crammed full of mainly white, middle to lower class people acting like complete ****tards.
No one keeping their distance and grabbing at everything they could lay their hands on.
His real name is Sergei and he works at an ‘agency’ in Russia?
He is afraid that revealing his name and place of work will cause him problems?
You tell us, you’re the expert.
And now I know why everyone is stocking up on loo roll
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I've found this the most sensibly balanced between fact and alarm.
I, too, work in health and I am more scared than I've ever been in over 30 yrs of health care.
I, too, work in health and I am more scared than I've ever been in over 30 yrs of health care.
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A yoga tip for you Col, exhale fully before not breathing. It will last longer.
When you hold a gulp of breath in, your lungs are desperately trying to expel the Carbon Dioxide after the required Oxygen has been removed to avoid it getting into your bloodstream and poisoning you.
Try next time, especially if you are brave enough to venture into another big supermarket.
Expert on what exactly?
Why would revealing his name and hospital cause him problems? It’s just a genuine question.
This is a message from Nardinis in Largs, just down the coast from me.....
Today was a real eye opener.
We decided to remain open to provide a takeaway service for what I thought would be a few people grabbing the opportunity to appreciate a walk along Largs prom.
Staying open a few more days also allows us to wind things down in and business sense meaning less waste and staff completing their planned shifts.
I can't believe how busy the prom was. Crowds of people walking hand in hand, hugging, grandmothers holding babies, teenagers sharing drinks, elderly people galore mingling with others of all ages. Wow! Just Wow!
Now, I have strong links to two other countries in Europe and have witnessed this virus develop by talking regularly to family in both Italy and Spain. This nonchalant attitude was rife in both those countries only a couple of weeks ago. Italy yesterday announced almost 700 deaths in the preceding 24 hours. They can't cope, even after creating thousands of extra spaces in hospitals they are inundated with new cases. I heard the saddest news yesterday that they are letting people over a certain age die as they have to concentrate their efforts and resources keeping younger people alive. They are already calling the older generation 'heroes' as they will now be sacrificed. It now looks like Spain is headed in the same direction even though both countries have been in total lock down for a while now.
Seeing the prom rammed with people and dozens of cars queuing for the ferry today like nothing was out of the ordinary really saddened me. I should have been overjoyed, the till was ringing constantly and coffees and ice creams were flying out the door. I wasn't because it reminded me of the images my family and friends were sending me only a couple of weeks ago and now look where they're at. I sent them a photo of today's packed prom and they couldn't believe it especially when we should be using their recent experience as an example.
Everyone at work today was overcome with a strange feeling of guilt, almost as if we were contributing to this madness. For this reason we have decided to completely close this evening until this whole thing blows over.
An announcement not long ago pointed out it's spreading faster here than it did at this stage in both Italy or Spain. Please please please stay at home if you can, I couldn't bear seeing what is happening to my relatives happen here too. Cxx
Today was a real eye opener.
We decided to remain open to provide a takeaway service for what I thought would be a few people grabbing the opportunity to appreciate a walk along Largs prom.
Staying open a few more days also allows us to wind things down in and business sense meaning less waste and staff completing their planned shifts.
I can't believe how busy the prom was. Crowds of people walking hand in hand, hugging, grandmothers holding babies, teenagers sharing drinks, elderly people galore mingling with others of all ages. Wow! Just Wow!
Now, I have strong links to two other countries in Europe and have witnessed this virus develop by talking regularly to family in both Italy and Spain. This nonchalant attitude was rife in both those countries only a couple of weeks ago. Italy yesterday announced almost 700 deaths in the preceding 24 hours. They can't cope, even after creating thousands of extra spaces in hospitals they are inundated with new cases. I heard the saddest news yesterday that they are letting people over a certain age die as they have to concentrate their efforts and resources keeping younger people alive. They are already calling the older generation 'heroes' as they will now be sacrificed. It now looks like Spain is headed in the same direction even though both countries have been in total lock down for a while now.
Seeing the prom rammed with people and dozens of cars queuing for the ferry today like nothing was out of the ordinary really saddened me. I should have been overjoyed, the till was ringing constantly and coffees and ice creams were flying out the door. I wasn't because it reminded me of the images my family and friends were sending me only a couple of weeks ago and now look where they're at. I sent them a photo of today's packed prom and they couldn't believe it especially when we should be using their recent experience as an example.
Everyone at work today was overcome with a strange feeling of guilt, almost as if we were contributing to this madness. For this reason we have decided to completely close this evening until this whole thing blows over.
An announcement not long ago pointed out it's spreading faster here than it did at this stage in both Italy or Spain. Please please please stay at home if you can, I couldn't bear seeing what is happening to my relatives happen here too. Cxx
With respect Turkish, what’s with the surgical gloves ? Do you change them after EVERY contact with a possible COVID carrier ? Do you carry a box of new gloves with you and dispose of the old ones as clinical waste ?.
If not then it’s just a waste of time and I don’t get the point of wearing them. More important is the frequent hand washing.
Purley, that brings back memories.
Had a wonderful night there full of passion about 35 years ago. Memories eh?
In the fire service, we couldn't speak to the press or media without the say-so of a press liaison officer. If you did, you could be disciplined in case you gave out sensitive or incorrect information, or simply said something they wouldn't be comfortable with. So what we used to do if we were approached by the press we would say something like ...
'We were called to this address where we found an adult male with his penis trapped in a chastity belt after his wife lost the key. Following an effort made to release, the gentleman has been left to recover. '
We would then give them another name of another officer when asked who we were. ( Usually Sub Officer Brennan, the fat little twat. )
