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    Kasi
    見習いボス
    Joined: 9 Oct 2014

    Eh but I don’t drink…

    Any body...

    The world's insane
    While you drink champagne
    And I'm livin' in black rain 4Q 🖕

    last edited by 17 Oct 2020, 21:42 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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      Alex
      IHUK Crew
      Joined: 28 Sept 2009

      @Chap:

      😃 😃 😃

      last edited by 17 Oct 2020, 21:43 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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        Kasi
        見習いボス
        Joined: 9 Oct 2014

        The new team reborn

        The world's insane
        While you drink champagne
        And I'm livin' in black rain 4Q 🖕

        last edited by 18 Oct 2020, 15:36 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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          Kasi
          見習いボス
          Joined: 9 Oct 2014

          This virus is so clever, it never goes past the South of Birmingham, just the North of Birmingham. It knows to come out after 10pm and it knows if their is more than 6 people together all at once etc etc.

          Boris you clown wake up…

          Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

          The world's insane
          While you drink champagne
          And I'm livin' in black rain 4Q 🖕

          last edited by 20 Oct 2020, 17:37 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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            Kasi
            見習いボス
            Joined: 9 Oct 2014

            Lock me up throw away the Key away, Boris thinking second national lockdown…

            Muppet shouldn’t have done the 50 percent eat out scheme.. making it harder for everyone to deal with.

            R Rate is 1.4....

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            The world's insane
            While you drink champagne
            And I'm livin' in black rain 4Q 🖕

            last edited by 30 Oct 2020, 23:31 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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              Stuart.T
              Raw and Unwashed
              Joined: 21 Sept 2017

              Thing is, Public Health England collect data re populations up and down the UK, based on various demographics. They don't share them openly with the news media, but if you work in certain fields, they are shared openly. I work in one such field. There is a huge socioeconomic, health, and racial/cultural divide between broadly the southern counties and those of the Midlands and Northern counties (broadly speaking) and these have contributed hugely to the spread of covid in certain areas.

              They wouldn't make Government any more popular if the hit the headlines, and the media would be accused of being socioeconomically and racially biased.

              The numbers are still rediculously small though, and most hospitals (certainly in the EoE region) aren't anywhere near capacity, despite what is being reported. I have to touch base with the safeguarding lead of our hodpital trust once or twice a week. They aren't panicking yet.

              last edited by 7 Nov 2020, 23:21 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                Filthy2123ozjunkie
                見習いボスー
                Joined: 21 Jan 2013

                Hey everybody, sorry for my absence. I've been very sick. I got home from a job in West Virginia the week before Thanksgiving and a few days after started having an itchy throat and stuffed up nose. Long story short I tested positive for SARS-cov-2 on Saturday and am going to be in isolation until the 9th just to make sure I am not still contagious.

                I don't think I am going to die or anything. No fever or respiratory issues, thank God. But I feel very weak and tired, and my sense of smell and taste is finally starting to return. Pseudoephedrine helps with the nasal congestion. I am hopeful I didn't give the virus to my Mom or my cats… since it has been 8 days and they still aren't having symptoms. I hope everyone is doing well.

                last edited by 1 Dec 2020, 17:57 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                  sabergirl
                  見習いボス
                  Joined: 4 Oct 2013

                  Dang, Mike. I’m so sorry to hear that you’re having to deal with this. I wish you a speedy recovery.

                  Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

                  last edited by 1 Dec 2020, 18:10 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                    Appfaff
                    Raw and Unwashed
                    Joined: 11 Oct 2013

                    hoping for a speedy recovery @Filthy

                    last edited by 1 Dec 2020, 18:10 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                      Filthy2123ozjunkie
                      見習いボスー
                      Joined: 21 Jan 2013

                      Thanks guys 🥰

                      last edited by 1 Dec 2020, 18:12 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                        neph93
                        見習いボス
                        Joined: 18 Aug 2014

                        @Filthy:

                        Thanks guys [emoji3059]

                        Sorry to hear this, buy pleased you are on the mend. Well done for getting tested asap.

                        “Some of those that work forces
                        Are the same that burn crosses”

                        • Virginia Woolf
                        last edited by 1 Dec 2020, 18:31 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                          Filthy2123ozjunkie
                          見習いボスー
                          Joined: 21 Jan 2013

                          I tried to get tested much sooner. But tests were virtually impossible to find pre-Thanksgiving.

                          last edited by 1 Dec 2020, 18:33 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                            Giles
                            IHUK Crew
                            Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                            Godspeed Mike…

                            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

                            last edited by 1 Dec 2020, 19:05 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                              Filthy2123ozjunkie
                              見習いボスー
                              Joined: 21 Jan 2013

                              Thanks G.

                              last edited by 1 Dec 2020, 19:07 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                              • BD81B
                                BD81
                                Iron Heart Deity
                                Joined: 11 Jan 2019

                                Glad to hear that you are getting better !

                                Welcome back 🤘

                                R.I.P. Filthy🤘

                                last edited by 1 Dec 2020, 19:28 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                  Kasi
                                  見習いボス
                                  Joined: 9 Oct 2014

                                  Mike
                                  Speedy recovery, fight it get better

                                  The world's insane
                                  While you drink champagne
                                  And I'm livin' in black rain 4Q 🖕

                                  last edited by 1 Dec 2020, 19:30 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                    Filthy2123ozjunkie
                                    見習いボスー
                                    Joined: 21 Jan 2013

                                    Thanks gents 😄

                                    last edited by 1 Dec 2020, 19:32 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                    • motojoboboM
                                      motojobobo
                                      啓蒙家
                                      Joined: 22 Aug 2015

                                      Get well soon Mike!

                                      The journey is the objective.

                                      last edited by 1 Dec 2020, 20:53 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                        Filthy2123ozjunkie
                                        見習いボスー
                                        Joined: 21 Jan 2013

                                        Thanks 😄

                                        last edited by 1 Dec 2020, 21:19 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                          DrPat
                                          Iron Heart Deity
                                          Joined: 9 Oct 2009

                                          I've been thinking about my shopping strategy recently.  The two main options are

                                          • Quick trips to the store every few days lasting under 15 minutes.  You come in contact with more people but the viral load is small if someone in the store sick.

                                          • Longer trips every week to 10 days lasting about 45 minutes.  You come in contact with less people but the time spent in a potentially infection environment is longer.

                                          In both cases, I would go to the store in the evening to minimize time spent in the checkout line.

                                          So far, I've opted for strategy (1) because from what I've read viral load is an important factor in determining how sick you become.  However, it seems that many people are choosing strategy (2) and that's what news outlets are recommending as well.

                                          Does anyone have any opinions, information, or evidence to support either of these strategies?

                                          last edited by 1 Dec 2020, 22:11 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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