Corona Virus Treatment

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  1. Snorky85

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    Well, my nice neighbour has reported our horrible neighbour (the one who doesn't actually live here) to the local PCSO for visiting this site. The PCSO is having to check to see whether that is ok or not. Absolutely ridiculous - but let's watch this space. No doubt the police will allow her to come here everyday although it is in no way essential. If I can't travel to my second home, and I can't drive 3 mins down the road to the next village park to walk my dog (to avoid getting hit my vehicles on the narrow pathless country road) then she shouldn't be turning up here.
     
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      Let's just stay at home. The Old Essentials are not the New Essentials.

      I do worry about the people who are less able to cope with the situation. On our daily walk today we again met only very considerate and cheerful people, gracefully giving a wide berth and a nice hello with a smile. Then I thought about the families with illness, physical or mental, addictions, and all the kids in those homes where the school has at least provided a routine and a way to overcome the challenges at home.
       
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        Since when have OWLS eaten bluebells???....:whistle:
         
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            Well, technically, despite the emergency powers given to them, the Police have no powers to try to decide what people can buy when shopping. So, any Police Force trying to implement that policy would be in danger of over stepping their authority. It would either mean them checking peoples shopping when they left the Supermarket or stopping Drivers and checking their shopping on the road.........it's not a policy that this Government would support or approve. So, it's the police, if the story is true, that are creating the shambles. Tesco is quite entitled to sell Easter Eggs or any other item they wish to advertise for sale. I think things, sometimes, are taken too far by believing that such stories are a nationwide policy.:wallbanging::dunno::cat-kittyandsmiley::coffee:
             
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              There's also a big problem, especially on social media, with fake news and disinformation. Even Facebook are saying they can't keep up with trying to monitor it - or is that disinformation? :scratch:

              This is one of the sites that can, possibly, help you with answers
              Full Fact - Full Fact is the UK's independent fact checking organisation

              There are other accredited sites.
               
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                Just to lighten the mood (we all need a chuckle right now).

                Michael Spicer on Twitter

                There is a part one (the link) and part two, the next tweet.
                 
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                  :lunapic 130165696578242 5:...brilliant @snorky!!!!:roflol: Love the ' useless picnic basket full of mince ' and the dead eyed airline pilot ' bits!!!:lunapic 130165696578242 5:
                   
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                    After having read the report in the link, all I can say is that there are a number of inaccuracies in it. As regards how it will turn out. Although there was a rise yesterday, oved previous days, it had started to plane out. At least, it had according to official information. Todays figures have not been released as yet, so it remains to be seen how things are working out.

                    As all land borders to Sweden are closed, we cant actually leave the country at present unless its for essential purposes.

                    I'm not going to pass any comments as to whether or not the current restrictions here are working. I prefer to see the official information to things, rather than disinformation.

                    One other thing. Earlier on in this thread, a member living outside of the UK was told that he did not know the correct situation in the UK. That same comment also applies to people that are not living in Sweden!

                    No offence meant to anyone with any of my comments in this post.
                     
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                      ha ha yes that really made me chuckle. Michael Spicer has done some cracking little videos like that.
                       
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                        From the 2 quotes mentioned no way would I read such junk!
                         
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                              That’s ok- no one is forcing you to. Each to their own. We are the “friendly” online gardening forum after all.
                               
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                                Aw ...it's only a bit of light hearted fun to bring a smile on our faces and lift our sunken moods in these very gloomy times @Islander77 :)
                                 
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