Main Coronavirus / Covid-19 Discussion Thread

[Billy the Fish]

Happy freedom day everyone!

What will you do with your new freedoms? I've got the day off work but thinking it's a bit too hot to go out and I've heard the roads might be busy so I'll probably just stay in and watch TV

 

[Mellotron]

Popped into Co-op this morning - would say still about 85-90% mask wearing, slightly surprised it was so high.

 

[dazzer6666]

R4?

I’ve found the cerebral shows fronted by the likes of Evan Davis to be a calm oasis, in a malestrom of stirring everywhere else.

Talkradio - just started trying it out atm in the morning.

 

[vegster]

Popped into Co-op this morning - would say still about 85-90% mask wearing, slightly surprised it was so high.

I did a bit of shopping first thing this morning in Lidl, Waitrose and Morrisons for various things, as you say about 90% of staff and customers still wearing masks and squishing the hand gel.

The vast majority of people NOT wearing masks were blokes about 20-50 years old who strode around trying to make eye contact and almost looking for an argument.

 

[Mellotron]

I did a bit of shopping first thing this morning in Lidl, Waitrose and Morrisons for various things, as you say about 90% of staff and customers still wearing masks and squishing the hand gel.

The vast majority of people NOT wearing masks were blokes about 20-50 years old who strode around trying to make eye contact and almost looking for an argument.

The two people I saw unmasked in Co-Op were 20-30 year old "hard" blokes.

I'm guessing it's some sort of insecurity thing, like you can't be an "alpha" and wear a mask.

 

[Notters]

Happy freedom day everyone!

What will you do with your new freedoms? I've got the day off work but thinking it's a bit too hot to go out and I've heard the roads might be busy so I'll probably just stay in and watch TV

Avoid all contact with the general public.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

The two people I saw unmasked in Co-Op were 20-30 year old "hard" blokes.

I'm guessing it's some sort of insecurity thing, like you can't be an "alpha" and wear a mask.

Who, I doubt wore masks anyway

 

[dazzer6666]

The two people I saw unmasked in Co-Op were 20-30 year old "hard" blokes.

I'm guessing it's some sort of insecurity thing, like you can't be an "alpha" and wear a mask.

***ts, probably. Just waiting to be challenged so they can tell someone to **** off.

 

[LamieRobertson]

Well it’s here

I hope those that are nervous are ok today

I hope those that are happy it’s here are responsible

I’m only going clubbing the three times this week

 

[dsr-burnley]

FarmFoods, 3 customers wearing masks, 4 not. Staff, 1 wearing a mask round her chin, the other no mask at all.

I find the cheaper the shop, the more likely people (both customers and staff) have been to leave off the mask.

 

[Mellotron]

Who, I doubt wore masks anyway

That was my thinking.

 

[A1X]

 

[LamieRobertson]

The two people I saw unmasked in Co-Op were 20-30 year old "hard" blokes.

I'm guessing it's some sort of insecurity thing, like you can't be an "alpha" and wear a mask.

Erm…I don’t quite fall into this category….but then I tend to go when quiet …I’ll just be getting on with my shopping have a chat and out…I’m not a lover of shopping but I’ll make my own judgements over whether it’s busy or not and exercise my newly found right

Ps I have adhered to the law to date

 

[dazzer6666]

Nice sunny week ahead, many schools broken up - sure there will be an awful lot of people 'unfortunately' pinged and 'have' to isolate this week.......................at what point does this become a nightmare for employers as the system gets abused I wonder.........probably is already ?

 

[Mellotron]

Erm…I don’t quite fall into this category….but then I tend to go when quiet …I’ll just be getting on with my shopping have a chat and out…I’m not a lover of shopping but I’ll make my own judgements over whether it’s busy or not and exercise my newly found right

Don't misunderstand me - by and large I'm relatively agnostic in my stance on masks/covid in general. I try to take the centrist, balanced view and not go along with the hysteria at either extreme. I'm making a (perhaps shallow) judgment on the blokes I saw based on their demeanour.

Similarly, I turned up at a petrol garage the other day and saw a sporty car fly right into the disabled spot right in front of the doors. Very clearly not disabled. You can guess whether they wore masks or not.

This isn't to judge all who don't wear masks, just there are a certain type who don't...bit like how not all Brexiteers are racist, but all racists are Brexiteers.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Happy freedom day everyone!

What will you do with your new freedoms? I've got the day off work but thinking it's a bit too hot to go out and I've heard the roads might be busy so I'll probably just stay in and watch TV [emoji106]

I'm not sure what new freedoms actually affect me. Nothing really changes for me today.

I think I can now go to the pub without booking ?

That is a plus. Not so much of a plus on a Monday, mind.


Still, by way of balance, I can see that Cyrus the Virus is now free to run amok so that is less good news

 

[vegster]

The two people I saw unmasked in Co-Op were 20-30 year old "hard" blokes.

I'm guessing it's some sort of insecurity thing, like you can't be an "alpha" and wear a mask.

I think you are correct, the Alpha Male thing goes back to well before Neanderthals, any little skill or learned behaviour and masculinity enhancer was going to help you get an" edge" so you got to pass your genes on. . Sadly that kind of falls flat when dealing with viruses.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

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Bit weird

Everyone is saying how mask rules are still being followed.

 

[dsr-burnley]

bit like how not all Brexiteers are racist, but all racists are Brexiteers.

Or like "not all people who think themselves better than the rest of us make stupid sneering generalisations, but all people who make stupid sneering generalisations think themselves better than the rest of us".

 

[LamieRobertson]

Don't misunderstand me - by and large I'm relatively agnostic in my stance on masks/covid in general. I try to take the centrist, balanced view and not go along with the hysteria at either extreme. I'm making a (perhaps shallow) judgment on the blokes I saw based on their demeanour.

Similarly, I turned up at a petrol garage the other day and saw a sporty car fly right into the disabled spot right in front of the doors. Very clearly not disabled. You can guess whether they wore masks or not.

This isn't to judge all who don't wear masks, just there are a certain type who don't...bit like how not all Brexiteers are racist, but all racists are Brexiteers.

It’s fine….I totally understand where you were coming from…and my response wasn’t appropriate anyway as I’ve been wearing one …reasons why are another matter.

Total has been dubbed ‘freedom’ day …..it’s been watered down a bit and perhaps not what was envisaged when the four steps were announced ..for me personally not much of a difference to whatever I did last week…hospitality industry will be relieved ..it remains to be seen how people behave, in how responsible they (I am) are and whether some can start to be less covid centric