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daverangers said:
Plus borders with non EU countries shut for 30 days. Keeps repeating that we are at war.
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I just saw his speech Dave.
Tbh he has made himself look a bit stupid by closing all schools then holding Sundays vote, only to postpone the next round? <doh>
I also think he shot himself in the foot by saying no business will go bust. I like the idea of freezing rent/electricity/gas/water but will it happen?
I thought it was funny him telling the French people off for ignoring the advice. Like here in the UK things are changing daily.
Sadly the interview was followed by Trump who really is stupid.
 
Coronavirus: US man who stockpiled hand sanitiser probed for price gouging
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Image caption Matt Colvin bought all of the hand sanitiser he could find in stores across Tennessee
A man who stockpiled 17,700 bottles of hand sanitiser to sell on Amazon is being investigated for price gouging.

Matt Colvin, from Chattanooga in Tennessee, told the New York Times he had faced a "huge amount of whiplash".

Online platforms have cracked down on sellers listing coronavirus-related items at inflated prices.

Mr Colvin later said he would donate his goods but on the same day Tennessee's attorney general opened an investigation, the Times reported.

Mr Colvin said that from 1 March, the day after the first coronavirus-related death in the US was confirmed, he and his brother had spent three days driving across Tennessee, buying up all the hand sanitiser they could find.

He then listed the bottles on Amazon, selling some for as much as $70 (£57).

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Amazon then deleted listings of hand sanitiser, sanitising wipes and face masks with marked-up prices, while eBay outright prohibited the sale of any of these items.

After the initial article was published, Mr Colvin faced a major backlash, with many accusing him of attempting to profit off a global crisis.

He expressed remorse in a follow-up interview, saying he "had no idea that these stores wouldn’t be able to get replenished".

Price gouging - the act of re-selling an item in high demand with a "grossly excessive" price mark-up - is prohibited in the state of Tennessee if the governor has declared a state of emergency.

If found guilty, a person can be fined up to $1,000 (£813).

In a statement, Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery III said: "We will not tolerate price gouging in this time of exceptional need, and we will take aggressive action to stop it."
 
ELLERS said:
I just saw his speech Dave.
Tbh he has made himself look a bit stupid by closing all schools then holding Sundays vote, only to postpone the next round? <doh>
I also think he shot himself in the foot by saying no business will go bust. I like the idea of freezing rent/electricity/gas/water but will it happen?
I thought it was funny him telling the French people off for ignoring the advice. Like here in the UK things are changing daily.
Sadly the interview was followed by Trump who really is stupid.
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Completely agree about the vote still going ahead on Sunday. Can't understand how that was allowed to happen. As a freelancer I have already lost and will continue to lose most my earning, so reassuring to hear that he's going to provide something for freelancers, but no concrete promises. The telling people off for being in the park bit was really just a possible pop at the French mentality of being defiant, of course until they are invaded. ;)
 
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Waitrose Bracknell is officially out of loo roll and only the poshest pasta left that nobody can work out how to cook. Loads of wine though so all good as long as I can restrict myself to one **** per day for a while.
 
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West WindsR said:
You aren’t wrong.

Also I raised the point either here or another thread that every team will lose some players in theory after June. Cash-rich clubs have an opportunity to hoover up freebies. In theory when the season does re-commence it’ll be with Oteh (bless him) up front as the loanees are gone, no Cameron, Rangel, Pugh.
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I don't think Cameron, Rangel or Pugh are loanees are they? And given their age I'm not sure they would complain at a 3 month contract extension.

Doesn't alleviate the bigger issue (Eze going cheap) but a small positive!
 
Staines R's said:
Just thought I’d post to give a perspective of what we in the NHS are currently up against at the moment....all views are my own.

I’ve just come of a block of weekend night shifts and to say it’s been busy is an understatement. 75% of calls are down as ‘COVID POSSIBLE’, due to there being a cough or breathing difficulty mentioned, meaning that we have to suit up in mask, goggles and aprons, whilst also ensuring that the patient is also wearing a mask. This obviously makes each call last a lot longer as we also have to clean up the ambulance and ourselves after, often having to stay of the road for a lengthy amount of time, leading to a shortage of crews.
What angers me is the amount of calls I have gone to where healthy younger people have called 999 because they feel they have ‘difficulty in breathing’, when in fact that is far from the case and it’s simply down to a cough or feeling generally unwell. We are an emergency service, we should be dealing with life threatening emergencies.....not some f***wit who has a cough.
People need to learn to self care, follow the advice that’s been given and self isolate......then I can help the real people in need, the elderly, the infirm and the genuinely ill.
People will die over this, and I’ve probably been to a few of them... but worse still is that many, many more will die because we can’t attend to them when they have an arrest or a stroke or a hypo. We are on our knees here and near breaking point and it’s only the good will of many that is keeping us going.
Another point I’d ask is that if you have an elderly neighbour then PLEASE look out for them, offer to do some shopping or just be there in the time of need. Everyday I see elderly people who have no one there to help them, and at this time they are the ones who are gonna suffer.

Sorry if this post seems rambling but I’m tired, fed up and still got to go to Tesco’s to try and find some f****** bog roll, so my elderly in-laws can have a crap in peace.
In solidarity.
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Hope you're keeping well pal?

Keep up the good work. The NHS up here is already starting to feel the pinch, and although my missus no longer works in an acute setting, they are gearing up for a massive spike in cases. If one of the inmates where she works gets it, it could get a bit nasty trying to isolate them within their cells.

For.people like myself, self-employed contractors, we're going to severly feel the economic fallout from this. I'm.not that woried about being infected, but this could put my whole family at risk if I am.unable to.go out to work. I'm.fairly self contained, just myself and my work partner,but I think at sone stage our logistics partners who deliver our equipment (bearing in mind it comes from China) and our back office may be an issue. And that's without adding IR35 into the mix....
 
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Bloody hell no wonder Boris looked like he had just been kicked in the nuts at that briefing.... he was told Just before that a good result is that 250k will die in the UK. :emoticon-0106-cryin
 
Staines R's said:
Just thought I’d post to give a perspective of what we in the NHS are currently up against at the moment....all views are my own.

I’ve just come of a block of weekend night shifts and to say it’s been busy is an understatement. 75% of calls are down as ‘COVID POSSIBLE’, due to there being a cough or breathing difficulty mentioned, meaning that we have to suit up in mask, goggles and aprons, whilst also ensuring that the patient is also wearing a mask. This obviously makes each call last a lot longer as we also have to clean up the ambulance and ourselves after, often having to stay of the road for a lengthy amount of time, leading to a shortage of crews.
What angers me is the amount of calls I have gone to where healthy younger people have called 999 because they feel they have ‘difficulty in breathing’, when in fact that is far from the case and it’s simply down to a cough or feeling generally unwell. We are an emergency service, we should be dealing with life threatening emergencies.....not some f***wit who has a cough.
People need to learn to self care, follow the advice that’s been given and self isolate......then I can help the real people in need, the elderly, the infirm and the genuinely ill.
People will die over this, and I’ve probably been to a few of them... but worse still is that many, many more will die because we can’t attend to them when they have an arrest or a stroke or a hypo. We are on our knees here and near breaking point and it’s only the good will of many that is keeping us going.
Another point I’d ask is that if you have an elderly neighbour then PLEASE look out for them, offer to do some shopping or just be there in the time of need. Everyday I see elderly people who have no one there to help them, and at this time they are the ones who are gonna suffer.

Sorry if this post seems rambling but I’m tired, fed up and still got to go to Tesco’s to try and find some f****** bog roll, so my elderly in-laws can have a crap in peace.
In solidarity.
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Good luck, mate. Hoping my Nan will finally get the message now not to wander down to bloody Sainsbury’s.
 
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Well that was a waste of time.........no bread/bog rolls/pasta/tooth paste/jam/wipes/washing up liquid..the list goes on (at least I got a packet of bagels and chocolate raisins)
Also told that my local 24 hr Tesco’s will be closing at 10pm until further notice due to the staff being abused by vile c**** as they attempted to restock the shelves last night. Not great for night shift workers but totally understandable.
I’m beginning to hate this **** world we live in.
 
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Steelmonkey said:
Hope you're keeping well pal?

Keep up the good work. The NHS up here is already starting to feel the pinch, and although my missus no longer works in an acute setting, they are gearing up for a massive spike in cases. If one of the inmates where she works gets it, it could get a bit nasty trying to isolate them within their cells.

For.people like myself, self-employed contractors, we're going to severly feel the economic fallout from this. I'm.not that woried about being infected, but this could put my whole family at risk if I am.unable to.go out to work. I'm.fairly self contained, just myself and my work partner,but I think at sone stage our logistics partners who deliver our equipment (bearing in mind it comes from China) and our back office may be an issue. And that's without adding IR35 into the mix....
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They seem to be gearing up for something big mate, hospitals are having ‘dirty zones’ which are only dealing with respiratory conditions only and already they are full to the brim.
 
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finglasqpr said:
Massive respect to you and all the emergency services and healthcare professionals Stainesey. You all do a brilliant job.

You guys are also the most prone to catching the virus from members of the public so stay safe and keep up the fantastic work.
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To be honest mate, the chances of me getting it are extremely high as however much you try to complete IPC procedures correctly, it only takes 1 mistake for us to get infected. Am I worried ? Not really ‘cos it’ll be like a bad case of flu for me, cough and aching body.......I really ain’t gonna die. If I was 70 and had COPD it would be another matter entirely.
 
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Nice of Boris doing his bit to save the insurance industry. Shame about the pubs and restaurants who should’ve donated to the party when they had the chance.
 
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Sooperhoop said:
He was quick to pull the plug on Flybe as well, the bearded c*nt deserves to crash and burn...

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2 months without wages.
VA has about 9,000 staff from what I can see.
Richard Branson could personally pay all of these staff £500 a week and his net worth would fall from 4.1bn to 4.064bn.
His net worth would fall by 0.88%.
If you had £20 that would be a loss of 17.6p.
 
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