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JohnL Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > lots of people say the UKGOV can't send alerts as > we backed out of the testing. > > They just sent me one so they've reactivated the > feature :). It came directly from the mobile networks on behalf of the Gov, so we can all sleep easy knowing that Michael Gove doesn't have our numbers...

Totally agree tiddles, this is where the Gov needs to step in with something like a temporary guaranteed living wage, but then you get someone like Iain Duncan-Smith saying that would prove to be a disincentive to work...yes, that's the point of doing it!

People need to behave and act accordingly as if they already have the virus, not hoping or thinking they won't catch it...

Nobody is 'boycotting' pubs like it's some form of protest, they're being responsible citizens by staying away...

Ocado has suspended it's service due to the high demand, but will honour existing orders. I expect it's a logistical thing rather than not having enough food, as all the supermarkets seem to be saying there's no need to panic buy as there's enough food to supply the nation if people shop normally. Perhaps when the panic buyers start scoffing the mountain of food they've bought and start wiping their backsides with the 2 year supply of bog roll, the rest of us can shop normally...

I don't believe the Gov is putting the economy first (leaving the EU proves that), and I also don't believe in daft conspiracy theories that it's some kind of organised cull, especially as those most at risk are likely to be their core voters. But what I do know is that successive Tory Govs of which this PM and many senior ministers were active in, have deliberately underfunded the NHS and social care among others as part of an unnecessary 10-year austerity programme. There's no argument to be had that had they not done that then we would be in a better position to cope than we currently are. We can't suddenly magic up all the nurses, doctors, beds and equipment that has been lost in that time. Germany, a country similar in size has 4 times as many ICUs and recently ordered 10,000 extra ventilators. Our Gov meanwhile is sending blueprints on how to make a ventilator to various manufacturing companies asking them to knock out a job lot i.e. Operation Last Gasp...

Exactly edcam. The ineptitude of Johnson and his Gov during this crisis gets worse with each passing day. By giving advice rather than forcing people not to go to pubs/restaurants/theatres etc he has hung out to dry thousands of businesses, giving them no legal recourse to claim with their insurers for the inevitable losses and liquidations that will follow. France by contrast has promised no business no matter how small will suffer financially. He has well and truly f*cked business like he said...

Sephiroth Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ah good - I just kept reading how many people > couldn't get any slot for a month and wondered if > that was widespread It must depend on the area and provider, this morning I managed to book Ocado for 10 days time, I had to wait in a virtual queue for over half an hour just to get on the site, then later there were problems getting the payment to clear...

Beeb reporting that China saying only 8 new cases reported...

predictaddict haven't updated Week 24 points, still showing the postponed City v Arsenal game. I'll hold back on posting this weeks fixtures as I expect the Premier League will suspend the season until further notice...

If they're worried about the dog crapping everywhere and making a mess, they ain't seen nothing yet...

*Spots Louisa make a bolt for the laundry room after realising she threw her grandchild's used Pampers down the laundry shoot by mistake...*

*Spots Louisa throwing her laundry down the shoot, hears muffled ooooohs and ahhhhhhs...*

JohnL Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I got a bit Priti Patelish I'm afraid :) > > I'll go back to Roy Jenkins GB is the bouncer, I'm sure you'd make a better Roy Jenkins than Priti Patel though...:)

I prefer my bouncers Golden...

It will be interesting to see how the EU react to what Austria has apparently said in that it will close it's border to Italians, therefore a loss of Freedom of Movement. Are they happy to waiver that principle albeit temporarily?...

A lot of people quickly forget how the hardcore Brextremists think, right from the start of the referendum campaign they have played the blame game, so just as Covid 19 could be used as an excuse to extend the June deadline, it could also equally be used i.e. a C19 inspired economic slump, to blame and bury the effects of a No Deal Brexit...

Another bad week for me so far and having a shocker in the Fantasy too, better avoid Cheltenham...

*After turning round startled and accidentally knocking stanley clean out, decides to put him in the laundry shoot in the hope that the shock of waking up among Louisa's smalls will make him forget about the secret stash...*

ED Bird Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Real residents of East Dulwich are far too busy > living their lives. I meet them on a daily basis & > none of them take this forum seriously. Sounds like you've got a bit of a cliqu? going on there Birdy...

*Checks coast is clear, tiptoes into loo and places Andrex Aloe Vera Super Soft Velvety Quilted toilet roll behind secret tiled access panel. Washes hands for 20 seconds singing There'll Always Be An England...*

The virus could also allow the Gov to extend without losing face with the loony tunes...

The First rule of Troll Club: If an early hours, half-pissed thread falls flat on it's arse, troll a Brexit thread...

Are you using a cordless landline phone?...

*Sprays disinfectant everywhere...*