What Restrictions Do You Think Should Be Eased After Current 3 Week Review Period Ends?

[colonies man]

Prey tell, when do you think "normality" will be restored?

I don’t know and my point was that nsc appears to have a section of posters who throw out figures that are at best valueless.


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[colonies man]

Maybe it’s just me are the same dozen or so posters who appeared to dominate the brexit threads now doing the same on the coved threads.They either are universal experts,overate themselves or have to much time on their hands.I suspect it’s time on their hands as we all have.

 

[darkwolf666]

Normality not returning for 12/18 months is yet another example of pure guess work which sadly riddles these boards.

Well, the poster of that clearly wasn't alone, as according to this poll over 50% of people think normality will not be restored for 12 months or more - maybe they all read NSC!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-52228169

 

[Mellotron]

I guess it depends what you count as normality. Some things will change forever. Some things will be back roughly to “normal” within the next few months.

 

[Machiavelli]

Print some extra money, it worked for the banks!

It's happening already

 

[ManOfSussex]

Due to a huge new team of DWP staff working long hours to deal with the influx of claims. Things that work well, just don’t hit the headlines.

10,000 DWP staff I read were switched roles to process claims. You no longer have to phone in either, as the amount of calls was impacting on the national telephony system apparently. The website is holding up better now than it was too, but not everybody is online or internet savvy though. Turn2us think 3.5m extra will be on it as a result of this. Massive societal cost and cost to the state all of this. Grim times ahead.

 

[The Clamp]

Garden centre attract the worst type of “I’m alright jack” Boomers who would flock there in droves if they reopened. Order stuff online if they’re that desperate to plant something.

 

[WATFORD zero]

Garden centre attract the worst type of “I’m alright jack” Boomers who would flock there in droves if they reopened. Order stuff online if they’re that desperate to plant something.

I am, and I did. See https://www.northstandchat.com/showthread.php?379071-Gardeners-Question-Time&p=9305568&viewfull=1#post9305568

 

[Mr Bridger]

Maybe it’s just me are the same dozen or so posters who appeared to dominate the brexit threads now doing the same on the coved threads.They either are universal experts,overate themselves or have to much time on their hands.I suspect it’s time on their hands as we all have.

You’ve call it right.

 

[LamieRobertson]

By comparisons I guess... 12 weeks in solitary confinement against being able to go out to work, for shopping and exercise. No the second option isn’t easy, but it’s certainly soft compared to the first...

You are spot on...and its kind of why we all need to remember the burden each of us are carrying at this time, small or large ...I am aware that you are needing to have particularly broad shoulders right now.

 

[Barham's tash]

Normality not returning for 12/18 months is yet another example of pure guess work which sadly riddles these boards.

Normality will not exist until we have a vaccine for this virus. That has been widely publicised as not likely to be until at least the next 12/18 months.

I don’t know and my point was that nsc appears to have a section of posters who throw out figures that are at best valueless.I

Based on the current up to date publically available information from epidemiologists not valueless.

If you genuinely think you and your mates will be in a pub, or a cinema, or a football stadium for that matter and NOT socially distanced before a vaccine exists then more fool you my friend.

 

[colonies man]

Normality will not exist until we have a vaccine for this virus. That has been widely publicised as not likely to be until at least the next 12/18 months.



Based on the current up to date publically available information from epidemiologists not valueless.

If you genuinely think you and your mates will be in a pub, or a cinema, or a football stadium for that matter and NOT socially distanced before a vaccine exists then more fool you my friend.

You have put words in my mouth.I make no mention of pub,cinema or stadium.

 

[colonies man]

Normality will not exist until we have a vaccine for this virus. That has been widely publicised as not likely to be until at least the next 12/18 months.



Based on the current up to date publically available information from epidemiologists not valueless.

If you genuinely think you and your mates will be in a pub, or a cinema, or a football stadium for that matter and NOT socially distanced before a vaccine exists then more fool you my friend.

Epidemiologists as with most experts in most situations historically have followed the usual pattern.Sadly you can find an expert to back up almost any scenario and that is why you tube is full of comedians building routines around experts conflicting opinions.
I’m not one of the nsc know all’s but my totally uneducated guess is that by the time a vaccine is found,tested and available the virus may well have passed through.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Normality will not exist until we have a vaccine for this virus. That has been widely publicised as not likely to be until at least the next 12/18 months.



Based on the current up to date publically available information from epidemiologists not valueless.

If you genuinely think you and your mates will be in a pub, or a cinema, or a football stadium for that matter and NOT socially distanced before a vaccine exists then more fool you my friend.

The damage to the country will be devastating if your time line of 12/18 months is correct.

People won’t accept that long of a wait to have some normality back.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

It will ease when the rush for beds is managed and the new infections is sustainable. There will be an unwritten acceptable toll a week to allow some freedoms to come back but I cannot see jollies in the pubs or any other gatherings until you have been tested and proved had it and got over it and they can meet up, not with untested and relax more on age and geography but other than that for as along as it takes to find a vaccine

 

[RossyG]

If you genuinely think you and your mates will be in a pub, or a cinema, or a football stadium for that matter and NOT socially distanced before a vaccine exists then more fool you my friend.

I think we will. Pointless to debate that now, but let’s see what happens. Our future selves can report back in a year.

 

[dazzer6666]

The damage to the country will be devastating if your time line of 12/18 months is correct.

People won’t accept that long of a wait to have some normality back.

Glimmer of hope on that front....

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/coronavirus-vaccine-could-be-ready-by-september-flmwl257x

 

[A1X]

People won’t accept that long of a wait to have some normality back.

I especially think this is a risk for young people and young families who might not be prepared to stay inside for a year to protect an older generation who might not be around for long anyway in a lot of cases. If we're still in lockdown unbroken at Christmas then I think people will just start ignoring it quite quickly.

 

[The Clamp]

Normality will not exist until we have a vaccine for this virus. That has been widely publicised as not likely to be until at least the next 12/18 months.



Based on the current up to date publically available information from epidemiologists not valueless.

If you genuinely think you and your mates will be in a pub, or a cinema, or a football stadium for that matter and NOT socially distanced before a vaccine exists then more fool you my friend.

I’m not so sure. 18 months of lock down? Can’t see it happening. I wouldn’t rule anything out at this stage but I find that unlikely. The lock down is to slow the spread to ease the burden on the NHS so it stands to reason a lockdown will he lifted before a vaccine. I would imagine we shall see restrictions loosened for the under 55 age group by end of May, with the rest following gradually over summer. London may be longer.

A rule of only socialising if you can prove you’ve had the virus and are now clear throws up one very big problem. People deliberately trying to contract the virus and another tsunami for the NHS and people ignoring the lock down to mingle and catch it.

 

[wehatepalace]

I especially think this is a risk for young people and young families who might not be prepared to stay inside for a year to protect an older generation who might not be around for long anyway in a lot of cases. If we're still in lockdown unbroken at Christmas then I think people will just start ignoring it quite quickly.

Christmas? You’ll be lucky if people don’t start rebelling at the end of April !
Government can’t afford us to be locked up for much longer than that either.......the country will be f*cked, I’m confident restrictions will start being lifted in May, slowly but they will get lifted !