Coronavirus

[Mudface]

3 hours ago, PestiRed said:

We’re down to a rolling 7 day average of 5 new cases and one death - it’s been a few weeks since the easing of restrictions so hopefully they seem to have been handled quite well. Next thing is to try and fix the economy - total year forecast is currently a 5% drop in GDP.

 

Govt have also given healthcare professionals a £1,000 bonus (for most nurses that equates to close to a months pay) with planned pay increases of 20% coming soon. They are also giving teachers an average of 10% salary increase in recognition of the work they’ve done in setting up remote learning.

 

I’m not naturally this govt’s biggest fan but they’ve got a few things right during this crisis. And they haven’t recommended clapping a single time

 

 

Amateurs. Here, our healthcare professionals are far more appreciative of a bunch of hypocrites halfheartedly applauding them once a week, then going back to the Daily Mail to rail against the countries many of them came from, than getting any extra cash. And it's obviously better for teacher morale to piss them off by forcing kids back to school for a pointless few weeks, give them conflicting safety advice and then brief against them to your pet journos- keeps them on their toes.

 

Our drop in GDP is likely to be far higher than yours, and we're brave enough to drop all pretence at a lockdown when we're still getting thousands of new cases a week. Poor show all round, Hungary.

[Jairzinho]

Yeah, Hungary will be disappointed when they look back on that.

[Mudface]

The Covid app is now estimating around 2300 new daily cases, down from 3900 last week and 8K (I think) the week before. Which is nice. Maybe we could start thinking about easing the lockdown in a couple of weeks...

[Colonel Bumcunt]

Fucking amazing to see 37,000 cases a day in Brazil.  That's a proper mental experiment they're conducting. 

[Manny]

Major incident declared as people flock to the south coast. What the fuck is wrong with people? What's so amazing about fucking Bournemouth that you flock there en masse, defying official advice in the process of doing so?

[johnsusername]

4 minutes ago, Manny said:

Major incident declared as people flock to the south coast. What the fuck is wrong with people? What's so amazing about fucking Bournemouth that you flock there en masse, defying official advice in the process of doing so?

Fuck all in Bournemouth. 

[Bjornebye]

1 minute ago, johnsusername said:

Fuck all in Bournemouth. 

Decent night out. The Candy Store back in the day was a really good night out. Some seriously hot women there as well. And Dr Nowt whatever his name is on here today is from there. And Lucy Pinder 

[Mudface]

55 minutes ago, Colonel Bumcunt said:

Fucking amazing to see 37,000 cases a day in Brazil.  That's a proper mental experiment they're conducting. 

Big increases across the US too and Sweden's still chugging along. I won't post this article as it's pretty long, but it gives a good guide to the current state of play- https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2020/jun/25/revealed-data-shows-10-countries-risking-coronavirus-second-wave-as-lockdown-relaxed

[Spy Bee]

Deaths slightly up on this time last week. Infections down, but not as significantly as they had been. Still, the rolling averages continue to subside.

[Spy Bee]

46 minutes ago, johnsusername said:

Fuck all in Bournemouth. 

In the times of no pandemic, even then, fuck this

 

[Sugar Ape]

5 minutes ago, Spy Bee said:

In the times of no pandemic, even then, fuck this

 

I can’t understand why people would go and sit in the middle of all that anyway. How is it enjoyable? Much rather sit in my garden or a park somewhere less busy than that. 
 

I do fucking hate the beach though to be fair.

[Spy Bee]

1 minute ago, Sugar Ape said:

I can’t understand why people would go and sit in the middle of all that anyway. How is it enjoyable?

Exactly! I'd rather shit in my hands and clap!

[Guest]

6 minutes ago, Spy Bee said:

Exactly! I'd rather shit in my hands and clap!

Hey! You say that like it's a bad thing!

[Bjornebye]

Half of them never normally go the beach anyway I bet. 

[Mudface]

Beach wankers.

[Elite]

There was less people on the beach at Normandy.

[Bobby Hundreds]

Government said it's fine and pissed all over the lockdown rules and shock horror people have become blase about it, alongside the constant good news battles won, everything open on INDEPENDENCE DAY.  From here on out it's the public's fault.

[Colonel Bumcunt]

2 hours ago, Spy Bee said:

In the times of no pandemic, even then, fuck this

 

Government will hate that.  All them people could be shopping.  They'll probably allow betting shops on the beach tomorrow. 

[johnsusername]

4 hours ago, Spy Bee said:

In the times of no pandemic, even then, fuck this

 

Need a good shark sighting.

 

 

[Mudface]

One particularly nice thing is that all the public bogs are shut...

[Tony Moanero]

6 hours ago, Sugar Ape said:

I can’t understand why people would go and sit in the middle of all that anyway. How is it enjoyable? Much rather sit in my garden or a park somewhere less busy than that. 
 

I do fucking hate the beach though to be fair.

Walking on the beach out of season is boss, sitting on a packed one isn’t.

[A Red]

The pubs are opening next week but if you can drink from home, you should. If you can’t drink from home you can go to the pub, but only for essential drinks. You should stay 2 metres apart unless you’re pissed then you can move up to 1 metre so someone can hold you up/chat you up/feel you up. Don’t get too pissed though as you need to stay alert, but if you do get too pissed, use your drunken aggression to beat the virus. There will also be a round of applause for all bar staff at 2am every day to make up for the pittance they earn. Stay safe everyone, Uncle Boris.

[suzy]

I love the coast but I wouldn’t sit on a crowded beach like that! Me and the husband both have next Wednesday off and I was hoping for a drive down to a beach. I know some quiet ones, mind you going midweek at this time of year is normally fine. There’s obviously a lot of furloughed people going at the moment. Regarding staying at home I can understand but there’s normally a nice breeze on coast. Plus I have neighbours who sometimes play loud music in their gardens. Hate it!

Also on the news they said some people had driven for 4 hours to get to Bournemouth!! Wtf!! For a day trip?? If I’d seen that amount on the beach I would have gone somewhere else.

[Colonel Bumcunt]

Isn't there a good case to be made to build a couple of decent man-made beaches or lakes around England? 

 

Would create jobs in tourism in some areas, lessen the strain on the existing locations. 

 

 

 

 

[Dougie Do'ins]

15 hours ago, Mudface said:

One particularly nice thing is that all the public bogs are shut...

They've been shut down here for about 40 years.