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    Filthy2123ozjunkie
    見習いボスー
    Joined: 21 Jan 2013

    Thanks guys 🥰

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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
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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.

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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

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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
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              BD81
              Iron Heart Deity
              Joined: 11 Jan 2019

              Glad to hear that you are getting better !

              Welcome back 🤘

              R.I.P. Filthy🤘

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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 😄

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                    motojobobo
                    啓蒙家
                    Joined: 22 Aug 2015

                    Get well soon Mike!

                    The journey is the objective.

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                      Filthy2123ozjunkie
                      見習いボスー
                      Joined: 21 Jan 2013

                      Thanks 😄

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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?

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                          Stuart.T
                          Raw and Unwashed
                          Joined: 21 Sept 2017

                          And there you go, as predicted in June, hard lockdown in tier 4 England. No Christmas visits. A no leaving home order is in place. What Joe public might not fully understand is that in domestic law in England in areas where it applies, you can be prosecuted for leaving your home without a good reason. WOW.

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                            Kasi
                            見習いボス
                            Joined: 9 Oct 2014

                            I go weekly go visit my mum, the graveyard took it by a storm over 200 deaths due to covid..

                            A lot people I know in my town.  ::) 😞

                            Normally it would be 10 to 12 deaths a year.

                            This is completely madness.. :o ???

                            [img alt="3B4AD786-EA42-4CA8-A895-0D825447B18D.jpeg"]https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/ihf-images/14032/9631/ceb35a46-1d59-418d-9d27-30e9d2a287c4.jpeg

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

                            last edited by 26 Dec 2020, 19:41 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                              JDelage
                              啓蒙家
                              Joined: 13 Jan 2012

                              This is certainly unusual. A ratio of 10-to-12 deaths a year going to 200 for COVID is unheard of. In the US, as a whole, we're getting to 300k COVID-related deaths, which is about a 10% increase in total annual deaths (very much a back of the envelope calculation).

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                                Kasi
                                見習いボス
                                Joined: 9 Oct 2014

                                @JDelage
                                My town is a small town, that the Muslims community… others have had cremation

                                United Kingdom is a small Island..

                                Here are the figures

                                More people have die this year than ever..

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

                                last edited by 26 Dec 2020, 20:55 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                  louisbosco
                                  啓蒙家
                                  Joined: 21 Feb 2013

                                  @JDelage:

                                  This is certainly unusual. A ratio of 10-to-12 deaths a year going to 200 for COVID is unheard of. In the US, as a whole, we're getting to 300k COVID-related deaths, which is about a 10% increase in total annual deaths (very much a back of the envelope calculation).

                                  In Perth, Covid is non-existent. 0 cases within the community since May and the freedom to live life as normal. Even in Singapore (another place I'm familiar with and usually frequent), the Covid death rate is less than 30 with cases of over 50k. It is almost impossible for me to understand the figures in other places or relate to what is going on.

                                  "Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."

                                  • Harvey Specter
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                                    sabergirl
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                                    Joined: 4 Oct 2013

                                    I don’t understand how those of us in the US have become so desensitized to hundreds or thousands of deaths a day. Our response to this has been terrible, and it makes me very sad.

                                    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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                                      Stuart.T
                                      Raw and Unwashed
                                      Joined: 21 Sept 2017

                                      Thurrock, a Borough in South East England, has the highest rates in the UK. Its where my wife and I are from, and where our parents still live.

                                      My wife has been on a call with the Health Minister today. That is unheard of. The UK haven't had a state of national emergency, with all the powers that brings with it, for decades.

                                      I could rant on all day about the blatant disregard lots of people have for the guidance and law re covid. We went for a walk in a forest yesterday. The numbers of multiple household groups we observed was appalling.

                                      I can't even describe the pressure we in the public sector are under, and the media can't even start to reflect it. We are stressed, exhausted, and just fucking exacerbated by the public's (in part), disregard for guidance.

                                      Please, please, think about what you do and what the consequences might be.

                                      Take care everyone.

                                      last edited by 29 Dec 2020, 13:18 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                        JDelage
                                        啓蒙家
                                        Joined: 13 Jan 2012

                                        @Stuart.T:

                                        We went for a walk in a forest yesterday. The numbers of multiple household groups we observed was appalling.

                                        That's perfectly OK outdoors, let's be serious here.

                                        last edited by 29 Dec 2020, 18:04 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                          Giles
                                          IHUK Crew
                                          Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                          Not according to UK Govt guidelines….

                                          What does tier 4 mean?
                                          Under tier 4 restrictions, non-essential shops, hairdressers, and leisure and entertainment venues must close, with a new “stay at home” message introduced.

                                          People who need to travel for education or childcare are exempt, and exercise is unlimited. Where people cannot work from home, they will still be able to travel to work.

                                          Under the measures, households are not allowed to mix, but one person is allowed to meet with one other person outside in a public space. Support bubbles and those meeting for childcare are exempt.

                                          Those who are deemed clinically extremely vulnerable should not go to work and should limit time outside of their homes.

                                          Tier 4 residents must not stay overnight away from home, and cannot travel abroad.

                                          "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 29 Dec 2020, 18:13 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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