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Corona Virus Treatment

Discussion in 'Off-Topic Discussion' started by ricky101, Feb 10, 2020.

  1. Scrungee

    Scrungee Well known for it

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    I deliberately included that enboldened bit about flowers because a Devon garden centre is being being done for selling them amongst the 1,000s of legitimate items they had on sale.

    I reckon about 50% of my neighbours are breaching the regulations in a way that's irresponsible, having their/childrens BF/GF regularly visit, having relatives visit [1], going out simply to move their car closer to home as so many people aren't going out, etc., etc.


    [1] One with COPD recently discharged from hospital is having her daughter and grandaughter round, the grandchild is out playing with all her mates all day, and her brother is in the woods sharing spliffs with his mates of an evening.

    Another is in cancer remission and her (working) son visits.

    Etc.


    Despite having quite a bit of stuff in our freezers, etc., I'm trying to get everybody to reduce their consumption, we don't know how long this will go on for. Mrs Scrungee has been reading her wartime cookery books ( Marguerite Patten and MoF), knew they'd come in handy one day.
     
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      @Fat Controller it might be worth you trying a local corner shop...all the supermarkets around here have sold out of flour, I managed to get a bag of bread flour from a village convenience shop. (Not Tesco express, they have nothing ) xx
       
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        On the luchtime news there was mention of the surviving Chuckle Brother, Paul aged 72, and how he had a mild attack of C19 over 4 days but had recovered ok, now urging folk to stay indoors.

        Sounds hopeful for us oldies, but if he had mild symptoms, how did he know it was C19, how could he have been tested when NHS staff still cannot get checked ?

        Coronavirus: Comedian Paul Chuckle reveals he has been suffering from COVID-19
         
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          @Fat Controller - again a tv report just the other day from one of the major flour factories saying there was no shortage and deliveries going out all the time.

          Making our own bread by hand, first time in many many years, though do seem to miss the heavy baked bread smell, perhaps the effect of the dried yeast vs real yeast ?
           
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          • Scrungee

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            But still unavaible from supermarkets when checking stock online. And liquid soap, etc. and lots of the other stuff they assured shoppers there was no shortage of and instore stocks would be replenished. But they haven't.

            Tesco's bakeries would give customers big chunks of yeast FOC, but don't know if that has now changed.
             
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              Sadly that kind of corner shop around our way are more likely to sell Lambrini than bread flour - they see self-raising as being an extravagance :heehee:
               
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                It already is, FC, and Police are being informed to not being so rigid.

                I agree completely, FC, but my point is that I'm wary of such anecdotes, and that if it did happen a note of the Officer(s) number should be taken and it be referred to the local MP as, like I said the Government is taking the line that such overstepping and beyond reasonable action is not the policy they want. The Police also have a duty, like the Public, to behave in a reasonable and civil way.
                There seem's to be more anger over the Derbyshire Police employing Drones over the Peak District to warn tourists and Walkers that they should not be there and possibly carrying the Virus into the Peak District Villages and town.
                 
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                  Just a thought - as people get C19 and recover, are they not going to feel more inclined to ignore the restrictions and go about their lives 'normally'...? Will add to the pressures
                   
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                    You clearly have not dealt with officers of The Met :heehee: - - behaving in a reasonable and civil way is not exactly a byword for them.

                    Equally, I would go back to my point about minimum wage staff not only not being in a position to, but also being very reluctant indeed to challenge an officer of the law. To them, if that officer says that 'X' should not he sold, then that is it, they are highly unlikely to question it. Hell, Mrs C recently struggled to get them to understand that they were legally obliged to fix the one drinking water tap in their building, so not even the managers are equipped to make these sort of challenges - and again, be as wary as you like, the fact remains that I have this straight from the horses mouth.

                    I agree that too much is being made of the situation in the Peak District - yes, people should not be driving up there to go and exercise (with or without a dog), and the police are quite right to challenge them on that; is using a drone to do so the way to do that though? No, not in my world - that is big brother stuff, and is not acceptable. However, the reports of them dying the water black in a 'beauty spot' (as has even been reported by the BBC) is utter rubbish - this is nothing at all to do with C19, but instead happens every year as a deterrent to keep people out of the water as it is highly toxic.

                    The trouble is, the whole time that you have things happening such as their behaviour in Boots or them spying on folks with drones, then it does not take much of a leap for folks to believe that stories like the dye in the water are real.
                     
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                      Well, there is still no clear evidence that people who have contracted Covid 19, and recovered, have developed an immunity to it and therefore they, as matters stand, could catch it again. So, recovering from Covid 19 is not a Green Light to ignore the restrictions.:dunno:
                       
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                        You might want to tell that to the government NHS fella on the BBC right now - he has literally just said that anyone who has had it will 'likely be immune and would therefore be able to return to work' in reference to medical and care staff.
                         
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                              pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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                              They seem to think that once you have had it you are unlikely to be susceptible in the near future, which brings us back the the government's original position of intending a good proportion of the population to actually get it and get over it, but slowly.
                              They then know who will need vaccine.

                              Regarding the police, I've never seen so many police cars around as I did when I was out on Monday, I'm guessing they aint got nothing else to do, especially the traffic cops, the traffic is so light, they are almost on holiday.:smile:

                              Just payed my Road tax and car insurance.
                              I will be expecting a refund, .............I dont think.:lunapic 130165696578242 5:
                               
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