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Post by Jake on Nov 20, 2020 19:17:39 GMT
Apparently we're flattening the 2nd peak here in the UK, although we are exiting lockdown 2 to go back to our tiered approach.
Ahh they're also going on about saving "Christmas", I couldn't give two flying F's about it, lots of other traditions for other religons had to be cancelled this year, I'm sure Christmas will be okay being missed just this once (let's hope its this once)
Anyway, on a personal level I've just been employed by Nissan. Which is something to be celebrated.....if we weren't hurdling to a no-deal Brexit deal & Nissan have still not said if they want to keep their Sunderland site open.
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Post by c on Nov 20, 2020 20:42:12 GMT
Can the UK cancel Brexit since it seems more and more people are regretting the decision to back it after they learned what it would actually mean to them?
US is three weeks away from a nasty viral bloom. Then we do a second bloom in six weeks. Given we have no control of the virus as it is with people demanding we open back up things are really scary here. We are at 1300 deaths a day. Trump is not working anymore, the Senate is in recess and neither are talking to the House here, so the federal government is basically out of the fight entirely.
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Post by Ness on Nov 20, 2020 20:44:49 GMT
Governor has us on a nighttime curfew.
And the house voted on a bill saying he can't do that.
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Post by Gyro LC on Nov 20, 2020 21:44:21 GMT
Apparently we're flattening the 2nd peak here in the UK, although we are exiting lockdown 2 to go back to our tiered approach. Ahh they're also going on about saving "Christmas", I couldn't give two flying F's about it, lots of other traditions for other religons had to be cancelled this year, I'm sure Christmas will be okay being missed just this once (let's hope its this once) Anyway, on a personal level I've just been employed by Nissan. Which is something to be celebrated.....if we weren't hurdling to a no-deal Brexit deal & Nissan have still not said if they want to keep their Sunderland site open. Congrats. Sales, mechanic, or something else? I love my Nissan Leaf.
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Post by Jake on Nov 20, 2020 22:05:30 GMT
Apparently we're flattening the 2nd peak here in the UK, although we are exiting lockdown 2 to go back to our tiered approach. Ahh they're also going on about saving "Christmas", I couldn't give two flying F's about it, lots of other traditions for other religons had to be cancelled this year, I'm sure Christmas will be okay being missed just this once (let's hope its this once) Anyway, on a personal level I've just been employed by Nissan. Which is something to be celebrated.....if we weren't hurdling to a no-deal Brexit deal & Nissan have still not said if they want to keep their Sunderland site open. Congrats. Sales, mechanic, or something else? I love my Nissan Leaf. Productions Operative. Whatever that may mean. A job is a job to be fair and for Nissan, you'd be stupid to turn that down in a city like Sunderland.
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Post by Jake on Nov 20, 2020 22:12:59 GMT
Can the UK cancel Brexit since it seems more and more people are regretting the decision to back it after they learned what it would actually mean to them? US is three weeks away from a nasty viral bloom. Then we do a second bloom in six weeks. Given we have no control of the virus as it is with people demanding we open back up things are really scary here. We are at 1300 deaths a day. Trump is not working anymore, the Senate is in recess and neither are talking to the House here, so the federal government is basically out of the fight entirely. We can't cancel Brexit sadly, the government passed a bill in the HOC that stated anything to do with Brexit must be put to a vote, due to the Conservatives having an 80-seat majority, anything they put through got passed instantly, then it got sent to the HOL and so forth. What we can do though in future is request to rejoin the European bloc, although we would have to drop the Pound Sterling as currency and join The Euro, as all new member states must do, which could be used as a battering stick should The Tories (or any other party, should they gain a majority) wish to reapply for membership. I don't know a single positive to come from the decision to leave the EU, it should have never been put to the public to decide upon. These past so many years have made me so angry and sad, so many racists have come crawling out of the woodwork, it seems Brexit has given them some sort of....legitimacy to their ways. Fucking Nigel Farage, who has never actually become a sitting MP in England. I mean I am fairly sure they may be other UK based members on this board to explain this in more detail and a more thorough approach than I have, I mean afterall I am from the apparent "Brexit" capital, we were the first city to declare to leave the EU (I voted to remain)...look at the tallies from other towns and cities and see there is a bigger margain of people who voted to leave there than our city. Ahh it just makes me angry. Screw Boris, Screw Brexit....we're screwed anyway.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2020 22:40:23 GMT
As much as I would like to think there are legitimate Brexiteers in the country who have a sound thought process, the truth is I know several Brexiteers and every single one of them is racist. I don't even think the campaigns either side ran mattered in the end - it was an immigration issue and the average Joe in rural England just doesn't want foreigners in this country.
Fwiw the EU is not perfect by any stretch, but as an attempt to unify many countries with many different cultures, it hasn't been a bad effort.
If Britain doesn't get a free trade deal, the country's economy is dead. We're well into the era of globalisation, now is not the time for isolationism. More than 50% of the UK's exports go to EU countries. If tariffs are introduced, the effects will be catastrophic.
David Cameron is a disgrace. He put the economy of this country on the line so he could get a mandate. He ran a shit campaign, then he fucked off never to be seen again, leaving the country in pieces. What's even worse is we can't even get the Conservative party out of power because Labour want to be socialists. The country is fucked, I'm moving to Canada.
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Post by iron maiden on Nov 20, 2020 22:44:34 GMT
Congrats on the job Jake , I have quite a few friends and family in the UK and not one person I know voted in favor of Brexit, yet someone obviously did. Come on over Todd , though depending on where you land you'll find we've just as many issues as any other country. Though we do have RT and Emperor Foos, so that's pretty awesome.
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Post by c on Nov 20, 2020 23:17:07 GMT
America just returned to a pre-pandemic state with a mass shooting at a mall. Good to see things getting back to normal here.
It utterly shocks me Brexit was put in place without the free trade agreement locked down. Sounds like Canada, Japan and Aussieland are on with agreements, but the US will not likely do one because the conservatives oppose free trade right now (despite being for free market capitalism <.<). To get a deal from the US it will have to favor us.
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Post by c on Nov 20, 2020 23:31:06 GMT
Time for Trump to offer up his firstborn in the deal he made with the devil...
Jr has COVID.
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Post by Ness on Nov 20, 2020 23:52:06 GMT
America just returned to a pre-pandemic state with a mass shooting at a mall. Good to see things getting back to normal here. It utterly shocks me Brexit was put in place without the free trade agreement locked down. Sounds like Canada, Japan and Aussieland are on with agreements, but the US will not likely do one because the conservatives oppose free trade right now (despite being for free market capitalism <.<). To get a deal from the US it will have to favor us. Holy shit dude.
We have a open mall in America?!?
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Post by nazzer on Nov 21, 2020 1:41:38 GMT
Can anyone offer tips on wearing a mask and glasses without my glasses fogging up?
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Post by c on Nov 21, 2020 1:47:44 GMT
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Post by nazzer on Nov 21, 2020 1:56:26 GMT
Have you tried products like these ? Do they work?
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Post by c on Nov 21, 2020 2:04:28 GMT
I used stuff my old job had and they worked great. Also if your mask fits fully the glasses will not fog. One of those easier said than done things though. But the fog is from hot air coming up under your eyes.
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Post by c on Nov 21, 2020 2:13:21 GMT
Rudy's Giuliani son also has been tagged for pick up by the dark powers.
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Post by Jake on Nov 21, 2020 12:00:25 GMT
As much as I would like to think there are legitimate Brexiteers in the country who have a sound thought process, the truth is I know several Brexiteers and every single one of them is racist. I don't even think the campaigns either side ran mattered in the end - it was an immigration issue and the average Joe in rural England just doesn't want foreigners in this country. Fwiw the EU is not perfect by any stretch, but as an attempt to unify many countries with many different cultures, it hasn't been a bad effort. If Britain doesn't get a free trade deal, the country's economy is dead. We're well into the era of globalisation, now is not the time for isolationism. More than 50% of the UK's exports go to EU countries. If tariffs are introduced, the effects will be catastrophic. David Cameron is a disgrace. He put the economy of this country on the line so he could get a mandate. He ran a shit campaign, then he fucked off never to be seen again, leaving the country in pieces. What's even worse is we can't even get the Conservative party out of power because Labour want to be socialists. The country is fucked, I'm moving to Canada. I think what may have swayed your "Average Joe" also was that god-awful (& Blatent lie) Bus, you know the "£350 million to the EU? let's fund the NHS instead" I think it was, damn no shame at all. I've always said that David Cameron was wrong to put it to the public, it should have been debated within the HOC and that's that. An MP was killed because of their stance on the EU referendum, ahh anyway I think this is detracting a little from the thread topic title. Covid, eh...good news that Trump's kid has it? Isn't it?
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Post by Ness on Nov 21, 2020 13:13:54 GMT
Guess we're back to hoarding tp... for reasons?
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Post by Jake on Nov 21, 2020 14:30:47 GMT
Guess we're back to hoarding tp... for reasons? That died down within 2-3 days here in England during Lockdown 2 - Electric Bugaloo.
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Post by mikec on Nov 21, 2020 16:17:21 GMT
Guess we're back to hoarding tp... for reasons? TMI but my stomach is still not right a month after diagnosis. Glad I have toilet paper!
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Post by Gyro LC on Nov 22, 2020 1:38:30 GMT
Get a cheap bidet attachment and your TP use goes way down.
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Post by 🤯 on Nov 22, 2020 1:43:08 GMT
Get a cheap bidet attachment and your TP use goes way down. Not too cheap though, or you might inadvertently get your shit pushed in. Amirite, The Kid!?!?
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Post by c on Nov 22, 2020 2:32:23 GMT
Trump skipped the g20 COVID control talks to go golfing today...
His absence was noted.
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Post by Ness on Nov 22, 2020 2:34:25 GMT
At this point I don't think his absence is even being noticed. He just disappeared from existence.
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Post by iNCY on Nov 22, 2020 4:25:20 GMT
My state borders open tonight for the first time in 130 days. Away for work from Wednesday, its been nice being home
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Post by c on Nov 22, 2020 7:18:50 GMT
US looking grim. As outbreaks spiral out of control, in places with no mask mandates they are also seeing massive staff shortages reducing the ability to treat the sick as well. Also seeing this in the body disposal industry, but so far they are keeping up. This winter though is expected to be extremely horrifying, particularly post Thanksgiving when there is a bloom and the cold returns. By Christmas should be issues with getting rid of the dead.
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Post by nath45 on Nov 22, 2020 7:55:10 GMT
US looking grim. As outbreaks spiral out of control, in places with no mask mandates they are also seeing massive staff shortages reducing the ability to treat the sick as well. Also seeing this in the body disposal industry, but so far they are keeping up. This winter though is expected to be extremely horrifying, particularly post Thanksgiving when there is a bloom and the cold returns. By Christmas should be issues with getting rid of the dead. You're painting a very bleek vision of the future.
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Post by c on Nov 22, 2020 8:15:42 GMT
Nurses in many states say that as people are dying they are confused as to what is going on because they heard the virus was not even real, or there were cures for it. Seen many stories like this as the virus takes the midwest. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/11/16/south-dakota-nurse-coronavirus-deniersThe state of much of the US before the virus was dismantling low profit hospitals from rural areas, and consolidating healthcare into big hospitals that focused on outpatient treatment. This is great for profit, but it means they cannot hope to deal with a widespread health crisis. Mix this in with cuts to all areas of public healthcare, you get understaffed hospitals were mistakes are so common that preventable medical deaths before the pandemic was estimated to be the third largest cause of death in the US after heart issues and cancer. Now put a population who takes no preventive measures during the a viral outbreak on top of that system and you get the US right now. The places being devastated were at risk and took no action to mitigate the damage that will be done until it was too late, if they even took action at all. To this day some areas have not implemented any social distancing or mask orders. Most Americans say they will refuse the vaccine as well. It is a fucking nightmare here that will likely see the US lag a year or two behind the world in controlling the virus. You all should be so grateful Trump lost the election or likely he would have pressed countries to open borders with the US to allow our sick to travel.
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Post by The Kid on Nov 22, 2020 13:41:14 GMT
Get a cheap bidet attachment and your TP use goes way down. Not too cheap though, or you might inadvertently get your shit pushed in. Amirite, The Kid !?!? Yeah especially if you get a Biden attachment on the TP. Wipe your ass with his face and it’s a scratch and ‘sniff’.
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Post by iNCY on Nov 22, 2020 15:04:54 GMT
Nurses in many states say that as people are dying they are confused as to what is going on because they heard the virus was not even real, or there were cures for it. Seen many stories like this as the virus takes the midwest. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/11/16/south-dakota-nurse-coronavirus-deniersThe state of much of the US before the virus was dismantling low profit hospitals from rural areas, and consolidating healthcare into big hospitals that focused on outpatient treatment. This is great for profit, but it means they cannot hope to deal with a widespread health crisis. Mix this in with cuts to all areas of public healthcare, you get understaffed hospitals were mistakes are so common that preventable medical deaths before the pandemic was estimated to be the third largest cause of death in the US after heart issues and cancer. Now put a population who takes no preventive measures during the a viral outbreak on top of that system and you get the US right now. The places being devastated were at risk and took no action to mitigate the damage that will be done until it was too late, if they even took action at all. To this day some areas have not implemented any social distancing or mask orders. Most Americans say they will refuse the vaccine as well. It is a fucking nightmare here that will likely see the US lag a year or two behind the world in controlling the virus. You all should be so grateful Trump lost the election or likely he would have pressed countries to open borders with the US to allow our sick to travel. There is no evidence that masks make any difference. I believe their only benefit having worn one for three months, is the prompt that there's a virus and to be mindful. Masks make no difference because people dont have the right discipline when it comes to sanitising and hand washing. In reality you need to sanitise, put your mask on, then sanitise again. Every time you touch your mask or touch anything you need to sanitise before you touch your face again or eating etc. If you don't do all of this, masks are worse.
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