Coronavirus

[Strontium]

1 minute ago, Bjornebye said:

How did they get on during the flu? 

 

We've never had a lockdown with the flu.

[Guest]

Just now, Strontium Dog™ said:

 

We've never had a lockdown with the flu.

Why not? It's just the same as Covid-19. Isn't it?

[Strontium]

1 minute ago, Fluter in Dakota said:

Why not?

 

Because nobody's thought that destroying their own economy was a good idea before.

[Bjornebye]

Just now, Strontium Dog™ said:

 

Because nobody's thought that destroying their own economy was a good idea before.

Why did you delete part of his reply? 

[Guest]

Just now, Strontium Dog™ said:

 

Because nobody's thought that destroying their own economy was a good idea before.

Wars can destroy economies. I'm pretty sure there are countries that have started wars.

[Strontium]

3 minutes ago, Bjornebye said:

Why did you delete part of his reply? 

 

I'm ignoring needless provocation.

[johnsusername]

19 minutes ago, Strontium Dog™ said:

If they're not bringing in as much money, they can't employ as many people. Pretty basic economics.

 

I mean, John Lewis is a worker's cooperative. If they're shedding jobs, then you know the money isn't there to keep them.

John Lewis made £117m profit in 2019 so they had a decent well to go to, unless they've dished all that out. Burger King had a £1.7 billion revenue in 2019. 

 

Also, they were shut for what, ten weeks? Isn't there insurance for covering these things? And won't they have started making money again by now? 

 

I dunno, I don't know enough about how it all works, just thinking out loud really. 

[cloggypop]

16 minutes ago, Strontium Dog™ said:

 

I'm ignoring needless provocation.

Why are you replying to Stig? 

[Anubis]

I think we’re just going to have to face up to the fact that there are too many cunts in this country. How can you think they’re doing a shit job but vote for them.

 

 

 

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, Anubis said:

I think we’re just going to have to face up to the fact that there are too many cunts in this country. How can you think they’re doing a shit job but vote for them.

 

 

 

Heopfully the gradual swing into unfavourable will continue to take effect.

[Stickman]

1 hour ago, johnsusername said:

Are businesses now using this as a handy opportunity to give workers the bullet? All I'm hearing on the news is burger king, boots, John Lewis etc saying they're shutting stores and getting rid of staff. Surely these businesses were making millions in profits before March - are they saying that's all run out and things will never be the same? Or are they just housekeeping under the cover of a crash? 

 

Don’t panic it’s only temporary as next year the no deal Brexit will sort this mess out what with fabulous trade deals and jobs galore and so much much more....Boris and the Tory party said so and they don’t lie  

[Bjornebye]

1 hour ago, Strontium Dog™ said:

 

I'm ignoring needless provocation.

Or acknowledging you were wrong. Just once. 

[Strontium]

24 minutes ago, Bjornebye said:

Or acknowledging you were wrong. Just once. 

 

If it ever happens I'll acknowledge it.

[Duff Man]

I wonder if there's any other explanation besides "people are shit" for this phenomenon of a near constant 40% of the electorate believing the Tory party are the best choice to govern our country, despite bucket fulls of evidence to the contrary, including currently being top of the pops in the death charts during a global pandemic? Probably not worth exploring any further, of course, but sometimes I do wonder.

[Strontium]

Probably that 44% of them voted Tory little more than 6 months ago, and they don't need to really reconsider it for another four years. I'd imagine most people have more pressing concerns at the moment than how they're intending to vote in 2024.

[Guest]

13 minutes ago, Strontium Dog™ said:

 

it happens I acknowledge it.

Two can play that game.

[Strontium]

Because completely altering the meaning of someone's post is exactly the same as them excising personal digs.

[Guest]

4 minutes ago, Strontium Dog™ said:

Because completely altering the meaning of someone's post is exactly the same as them excising personal digs.

I saw a question being asked - why did you delete part of his reply?

 

The question of why not? Covid-19 and the flu are the same (which if I recall was a claim made) was replied to with an answer that had nothing at all to do with the question - which therefore completely changed the meaning of the question asked.

[Strontium]

Nobody here has ever claimed that covid and the flu are the same thing.

[Elite]

18 minutes ago, Fluter in Dakota said:

Two can play that game.

 

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Elite said:

 

You can't touch this.

[Bjornebye]

23 minutes ago, Strontium Dog™ said:

Because completely altering the meaning of someone's post is exactly the same as them excising personal digs.

What digs????? Just admit you were wrong about it at the beginning? No personal digs. 

[Bjornebye]

14 minutes ago, Strontium Dog™ said:

Nobody here has ever claimed that covid and the flu are the same thing.

Nope, you know full well thats not whats being said. See, you're being a wriggly arse again.

[TheHowieLama]

On 28/02/2020 at 09:55, TheHowieLama said:

 

To directly answer the question and accepting that this virus is 10 times more deadly than flu -- there will need to be 50 million infections before there are 500,000 fatal cases.

 

12.2 mil cases -- 550,000 deaths

 

Need to pump up the estimated asymptomatic number here 

[Stickman]

That Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden looks the spit of the bloke who used to be in Game On ....Minus Samantha Janus