How is the corona virus affecting you?

Duck59 said:
There is a pub near where we live that has quite obviously been opening on the sly. Now, like all pubs, they get no deliveries, so there is no "fresh" beer available. I've seen the chap who works in the bar going in there with cases of stuff obviously bought from the local Co-op, so one imagines they are not intending to sell these at a loss.

So what we have, effectively, is people who are prepared to risk their health and, potentially, their lives, to drink rubbish lager at a higher price than which they could buy it themselves to drink at home.

It numbs the mind.
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How about the place not far from me which broke the law 8 times.

Pub caught breaking coronavirus lockdown rules 8 times

The outcome should be simple, the license should be revoked as the landlord is unfit to hold it.
 
My town, knock on wood, still has zero known incidence. (But we are a town of about 550 people. The building I used to work in has more people than that!)

Got to take a couple road trips Thursday and Friday. Someone had to go to chemo at the medical facility in Springfield, - another person dropped her off, and I picked her back up both days. Of course we couldn't social distance.

As for take out - I've done it at two places. The first you could see the lone cook in the back making the breakfast sandwiches. She wasn't wearing a mask, but the guy at the counter was.

At the second (where I ordered wings) all the ladies behind the counter wore masks. There was no way to peer into the kitchen.

At the first place, I handed the clerk a ten, and told him to keep the change. I didn't want to handle it, plus I figure they're hurting anyway. Plus I've always overtipped when the amount I needed to pay was small.

In this state, it is a requirement to wear masks in public spaces. I think it is this week that eating outdoors if the venue has a setup is now going to be legal.
 
Many shops in England opened today, though not here in Scotland. Looking at the stories on the BBC site, there's a fair bit of non-distancing going on. Another thing that seems evident is that lots of people are going to shops simply because they can rather than because they want to buy anything.
 
Duck59 said:
There is a pub near where we live that has quite obviously been opening on the sly. Now, like all pubs, they get no deliveries, so there is no "fresh" beer available. I've seen the chap who works in the bar going in there with cases of stuff obviously bought from the local Co-op, so one imagines they are not intending to sell these at a loss.

So what we have, effectively, is people who are prepared to risk their health and, potentially, their lives, to drink rubbish lager at a higher price than which they could buy it themselves to drink at home.

It numbs the mind.
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There's a few pubs near us that are open for takeaway only (food and drinks) so some pubs are able to get deliveries. There's one on the edge of our town that is right next door to a huge recreation area (forest, trails, open areas etc.) that sells various beers and ciders to take away in 1.5L pouches so we've started packing the picnic blanket and a couple of plastic glasses, cycling out there and stopping off for a beer on the way home. Its pretty popular but there's plenty of space and people are really good about keeping their distance and taking their rubbish home with them. Its lovely to be able to sit and have a drink and people-watch.

No toilets though...so you can't stay too long or drink too much! :p:
 
Duck59 said:
Many shops in England opened today, though not here in Scotland. Looking at the stories on the BBC site, there's a fair bit of non-distancing going on. Another thing that seems evident is that lots of people are going to shops simply because they can rather than because they want to buy anything.
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As reported by the BBC earlier, one couple in Manchester were asked what they had come out to buy:

"Cushions"

Strange priorities some have.
 
The Velvet Curtain said:
As reported by the BBC earlier, one couple in Manchester were asked what they had come out to buy:

"Cushions"

Strange priorities some have.
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This seems completely sensible to me. Cushions are one of those things you want to touch and feel to make sure they are plump and soft. Oh...wait a minute... are shoppers allowed to do touchy feely with the goods?
 
rascal said:
Everything back to normal. Malls etc packed as people spending money. Ski fields are packed. Duck shooting as well.

Russ
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41982
 
Duck59 said:
Another day, another screeching U-turn, this time brought about by a 22-year-old footballer.

If anyone had written this stuff for an episode of Yes Prime Minister, it would have been rejected as ludicrous. "Sorry, Jonathan, you need to keep it a bit realistic."
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I think Marcus, no Daniel.... sorry Marcus did very well.
 
Calls for minister stupid of health, lets two people from the uk To visit dying friend, drove aucklands to Wellington, about 8 hr drive, never tested after 5 days isolating. The woman got lost and rand friends. They met up hugged and kissed. Ffs, this guy is the guy on full lockdown, went mountain bike riding, then two days later took his kids to the beach, then moved house.
These people met other people on their trip. Then this same idiots department, let 8 Maori gang members to go to a funeral. 4 returned, 2 to 4 still missing. They have no idea.

Russ
 
Our government is trying to pass a law that makes the parliament obsolete for an indefinite time, something like martial law to enfore corona distancing and also give a license to just invade peoples homes without a warrant for possible violation of the 'max three visitors' rule.
This is not a conspiracy theory. This is getting scary.
 
In the latest hilarious episode of Oh Dear Oh Dear Minister, Health Secretary "Door" Matt Hancock has spent the last three months lauding a tracing app (costing millions of pounds of taxpayers' money) as "world beating," despite it being described by all manner of experts as useless. In the latest magnificent, rib-tickling U-turn, Matt appears before the press to inform us that the app is useless and will be withdrawn.
 
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