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Post by robertb213 on Nov 28, 2021 17:37:18 GMT
I also don't understand how someone, who is enough of a theatre fan to be a member of this board, is unwilling to take the most simple of measures to help ensure our theatres can stay open.
Quire frankly, I hope you catch fleas.
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Post by Jan on Nov 28, 2021 17:42:46 GMT
Mods - can we ‘muzzle’ this person in the real sense with a swift block? I’m all for free speech but don’t come to this board for trolling which surely this person is otherwise there’s really no hope... You're all for free speech are you ? Just as well as its protected under Article 10 of the Human Rights Act. Nothing in there about freedom of speech only for opinions you agree with. |
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Post by olliebean on Nov 28, 2021 18:21:19 GMT
Mods - can we ‘muzzle’ this person in the real sense with a swift block? I’m all for free speech but don’t come to this board for trolling which surely this person is otherwise there’s really no hope... This is the Covid thread and I'm talking about Covid. I'm not saying anything rude to anyone just expressing a different (and widely held) opinion to others on here. Earlier you posted this: I'm triple jabbed as most people will be soon. Enough is enough. Let's crack on and deal with any extra deaths if we have to which strikes me as either trolling or sheer callousness. |
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Post by robertb213 on Nov 28, 2021 18:25:50 GMT
I don't think they're a troll, I just think they genuinely don't care, which actually may be worse.
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Post by theglenbucklaird on Nov 28, 2021 18:43:13 GMT
Ignore button if you want. Just makes me sad
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Post by Phantom of London on Nov 28, 2021 18:51:12 GMT
If the govt wants us to comply with restrictions, it needs to show we're in some kind of emergency where disaster's certain or near-certain without them. If it can produce a compelling case that that is true, I shall comply. If not, I shall not. "Just in case" is not good enough. In fairness a year ago on here you claimed that Covid to be ‘fake’, despite 145k dying of this dreadful disease, including loved ones who post on here, who the vaccine tragically came too late - so then why would you muzzle up? God forbid we want to invade your personal comfort. You/I might not like the Government, but everyone has to trust the Government in times of crisis. |
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Post by zahidf on Nov 28, 2021 18:52:55 GMT
If the govt wants us to comply with restrictions, it needs to show we're in some kind of emergency where disaster's certain or near-certain without them. If it can produce a compelling case that that is true, I shall comply. If not, I shall not. "Just in case" is not good enough. In fairness a year ago on here you claimed that Covid to be ‘fake’, despite 145k dying of this dreadful disease, including loved ones who post on here, who the vaccine tragically came too late - so then why would you muzzle up? God forbid we want to invade your personal comfort. I've never called Covid fake. |
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Post by londonpostie on Nov 28, 2021 21:01:50 GMT
I do think one of the great problems with social media is not social media per se but the English-speaking sub division, which is dominated by that basket case of a country across the Atlantic. SM obv. has many issues.
Spend time on SM and before long you start to see cultures fuse and very quickly you see people in, say, Milton Keynes demanding we 'defund the police', or that eveything is fake, or that every issue is 2-sided and you're either with us or against us. Eeeeetc. Everything is hightened and 'insane' and verging on catastrophe.
It's a generational susceptibility imo, and one difficult to contend with when its indirect and multi-sourced. Could really do without more 'cultural bleed'. Sometimes it's a good idea to take a deep breath and have a cup of tea.
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Post by Jon on Nov 28, 2021 22:30:00 GMT
I'm no fan of the face covering but it really came in handy yesterday when I was out in central London with the very cold weather. I think if the weather continues like this, I'm investing in a balaclava.
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Post by danb on Nov 30, 2021 15:35:28 GMT
Moving on…..do we expect shows to close again this time? Will the government end up forcing mass attended events to shut down? Just booked my train tix for Xmas week theatre visit and made sure I bought the insurance just in case!
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Post by Mark on Nov 30, 2021 15:46:06 GMT
Moving on…..do we expect shows to close again this time? Will the government end up forcing mass attended events to shut down? Just booked my train tix for Xmas week theatre visit and made sure I bought the insurance just in case! I honestly doubt it. Early signs from new variant are more transmissible and less severe disease. That and the vaccines (and boosters) should allow us to move on fairly normally albeit with a high number of cases. |
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Post by nick on Nov 30, 2021 16:13:01 GMT
Moving on…..do we expect shows to close again this time? Will the government end up forcing mass attended events to shut down? Just booked my train tix for Xmas week theatre visit and made sure I bought the insurance just in case! I doubt it but it might bring vaccine passports back onto the agenda. |
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Post by Dave B on Nov 30, 2021 16:17:06 GMT
Moving on…..do we expect shows to close again this time? Will the government end up forcing mass attended events to shut down? Just booked my train tix for Xmas week theatre visit and made sure I bought the insurance just in case!
Given that 8/10 day isolation is back if you are exposed to Omicron no matter vaccination status... it seems certainly more possible for shows to close down on an ad hoc basis if key cast or crew are pinged in the next couple of weeks.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2021 16:17:49 GMT
Early signs from new variant are more transmissible and less severe disease. We're not certain of the severity yet; the early comments about the symptoms not being severe were a result of the first cases being in young and (otherwise) healthy people. But it would be good if it was less severe, because it might out-compete the more dangerous strains. |
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Post by nick on Nov 30, 2021 16:26:01 GMT
Early signs from new variant are more transmissible and less severe disease. We're not certain of the severity yet; the early comments about the symptoms not being severe were a result of the first cases being in young and (otherwise) healthy people. But it would be good if it was less severe, because it might out-compete the more dangerous strains. Yes it's interesting that this might (MIGHT) be a positive thing - lots of people becoming immune after catching this potentially milder variant and so bringing herd immunity closer. COVID parties might actually become a thing (I am joking btw). |
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Post by christya on Nov 30, 2021 16:48:42 GMT
I am annoyed (and a bit concerned) at some of the recent changes applying to both vaccinated and unvaccinated. It's annoying, but also it might put some people off getting vaccinated. For example, if I'm vaccinated and now have to have a PCR test by day 2 of returning - why aren't unvaccinated people either banned from flying, or back to full quarantine? It should be a move to a higher level for all - for me, that means the annoying PCR test. For the unvaccinated it should be back to quarantine or no planes for them!
I'm all for vaccine passports, and I do think it'll happen eventually.
On the subject of the PCR test, it is a bit silly overall. I've gone from being able to come straight home from the airport, do a test at home and quickly get the results without seeing anyone else, to having to go out the next morning to one of the largest shopping centres in the country in order to get a PCR test. Doesn't sound safer to me! I'd have booked a test at the airport, but they stop doing them two hours before we fly in.
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Post by zahidf on Nov 30, 2021 19:33:45 GMT
Early signs from new variant are more transmissible and less severe disease. We're not certain of the severity yet; the early comments about the symptoms not being severe were a result of the first cases being in young and (otherwise) healthy people. But it would be good if it was less severe, because it might out-compete the more dangerous strains. Seems like it might be ok |
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Post by lynette on Nov 30, 2021 20:59:50 GMT
I’ll take anything over 90%
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Post by Jon on Nov 30, 2021 23:49:33 GMT
5% reduction is nothing really, the flu vaccine is 40-50% in a good year, it can go as low as 10%.
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Post by zahidf on Nov 30, 2021 23:57:35 GMT
Not a big surprise
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Post by londonpostie on Dec 1, 2021 0:31:10 GMT
FFS. It's difficult enough to have a sensible conversation. Do we need a thread for tabloid tweets?
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Post by firefingers on Dec 1, 2021 13:34:51 GMT
Most Omicron cases are 'mild' and there's no evidence to suggest vaccines may be less effective against the variant, says WHO official
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Post by theglenbucklaird on Dec 1, 2021 16:18:09 GMT
FFS. It's difficult enough to have a sensible conversation. Do we need a thread for tabloid tweets? Now that the Prime Minister has admitted to having parties he says weren't illegal, can we include it in the sensible chat? |
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Post by Someone in a tree on Dec 1, 2021 16:23:07 GMT
'Do as I say not as I do' BJ is unbelievable |
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Post by talkingheads on Dec 1, 2021 16:43:54 GMT
To say that I am apoplectic with rage would be a huge understatement. There goes any chance of further compliance with Covid guidelines. Johnson has royally f***ed this country. I loathe him. I despise him. and, honestly at this point, anybody who votes Tory is culpable. I'm done being nice.
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