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Covid - 19
Old Cruser:
We have it in the UK and have to get on with it.
Tesco Clay Cross today was busy - 'like Christmas' staff were saying.
Most of the shelving was stocked but the soap had gone!!
Looks like we have panic buying in our midst.
Sorastro:
Coronavirus..When I first heard about this, the word containment was already outdated. To contain any virus {especially at source} is a near impossibility, especially with the vast "worldwide" movement of people in today's hurly burly world.
Self confinement is also not going to work too well. Watching yesterdays P.M.Q's when they talked about having time off work to for self confinement they made it sound so easy, but you can bet your bottom dollar, in many cases, if you rang your boss up and said you weren't coming in for a fortnight chances are you would be looking for another job. What about emergency service staff that HAVE to go because of the already chronic shortage of staff in their fields.
They also keep talking about constantly keeping surfaces clean, but what about huge areas of "office" space {yes even hospitals} where possibly the cleaning crews are brought in by agencies, where they work on tight budgets and have been known to use the cheapest of materials to do their jobs and speed is of the essence which ultimately leads to corner cutting in order for the agency to make as much money as possible from the cheapest outlay, I'm afraid many agencies like this would just add to the problem.
Same with public transport, I wonder how many times those bus train or tram seats get a good deep cleansing or the whole vehicle for that matter. My mother used to refer to cleaning like this as giving whatever it was "A quick lick and a promise".
One thing that is sadly missing nowadays.... when we were small and had a cold or whatever we used an old "snot rag" supplied by mum to wipe our noses on, then..
WE THREW THEM ON THE FIRE!!
We didn't let them sit festering in litter bins for hours on end.
Tarzan:
--- Quote from: Old Cruser on March 05, 2020, 02:49:02 PM ---We have it in the UK and have to get on with it.
Tesco Clay Cross today was busy - 'like Christmas' staff were saying.
Most of the shelving was stocked but the soap had gone!!
Looks like we have panic buying in our midst.
--- End quote ---
Looks like some people have only just discovered soap :))
Old Cruser:
--- Quote from: Tarzan on March 05, 2020, 11:11:12 PM ---Looks like some people have only just discovered soap :))
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Yep !! From what the cashier told me to buy antibacterial on line is costing a lot of money - £70.00 for 3 small bottles!!
Sorastro - I agree with what you say, it's almost impossible to keep this at bay - we can wash our hands, and after use our mobiles with the same hands we used before washing them!
We are booked for a two nights stay in York and a trip on a steam train to Scotland later this month for hubby's 70th. Will it happen?
Watch this space!!
The UK has now had it's first death from this Virus, there will probably be a few more!
Sorastro:
Just heard from my daughter who's seen it somewhere that obviously due to the outbreak....
As from Monday 23rd March Stagecoach will be running a Sunday service only.
Maybe Scimitar could confirm this?
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