A few take aways from this pandemic

1. China won world war three without firing a shot
2. Europeans are not as educated as they appear
3. Rich people are less immune than the poor
4. No priest, vicar, mullah, astrologer or any other dogmas can actually save a virus patient
5. Heath professionals are worth a damn sight more than football professionals
6. Animals are most likely to feel the same in zoos as we do in quarantine
7. The planet regenerates quickly without human interferance
8. Oil is worthless in a society without consumption
9. The majority of people can easily work from home
10. Everyone can survive without junk food
11. Living a hygienic life is not difficult
12. Men can cook too.
13. The media tends to be full of **** and is largely self serving (But we knew that anyway)
14. Actors are just entertainers, not heroes.
15. Life is fragile; handle with care.

any more?

 

Not sure 12 is owt new, men have always been able to cook.

I'd add 16. The internet is a godsend

 

Pissed?

 

18. Boris Johnson is made out of Teflon

 

Like Radlingers gloves.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/politic...08a459b6585968#block-5eabe3278f08a459b6585968

 

19. Many vulnerable people are unable to make choices for themselves and are selfish enough that they only willing to make sacrifices to keep themselves alive if everyone else does too.

 

20. Many of those in protected industries and especially those in public sector employment do not seem to care too much about the finances of others.

Controversial but seemingly very true.

 

20 No Cold calls .

 

That made me chuckle for the first time in ages

 

Good point actually. I've noticed that despite social distancing being such an important thing there has been an increase in the amount of junk mail I've received.
With a backlog of parcels and mail piled up outside mail centres and postie's having to work extra hours it seems royal mail are still pushing on with sending out junk mail. Should have been the first thing they stopped

 

lol
welcome to my world

 

Where's your evidence for that?

 

How has China won ww3?

 

Durkar fish and chip shop has reopened Thurs Fri Sat

 

Well the BBS is a good start. So many people who are extremely critical of anyone daring to raise the issue of this lockdown risking their job and then it turns out they're working or are public sector at home on 100%. Easy to tell others what to do when you're in a protected industry

But it isn't just here, look on twitter, look on Facebook, everywhere. You will find many people who are losing out suggesting changes, you won't find many protected doing the same.

 

Number 1 should read, without telly were fooooked, please keep broadcasting long after man,

 

I don't think a 91 year old is risking losing their job. That 100% I'm getting is way less than many furloughed people's 80% too, I work 37 hours a week term time only on a TAs wage and get just over £1000 a month - lucky me. What's everyone going to do with their money when their child/partner/parent has died? Pay for a funeral? Those who have been offered no support like John Peachy have been screwed over by the government, not me, and the solution should be support put in place for people like him - not everyone be allowed to mingle again and die. The lockdown should have been much faster and much stricter. Those things didn't happen so now more support needs to be put in place for people's finances but that's still not happening properly. I'm extremely critical of the government and those moaning that they are a bit bored, not those who are in financial difficulty who I have never criticised for pointing that out once. It should never have been allowed to get to this point and most people are decent and just have different fears. Some are fearful of their finances, some are fearful of thousands of people dieing. None of those fears are wrong and I doubt either side are truly uncaring of the other side's fear either, they are just coming from a different place. I am still being paid so yes, my worries are more focussed on people dieing and the kids who I'll have to give bereavement support to if they've lost a friend or family member than my finances right now. People who aren't getting paid have more immediate money worries and so aren't always able to think more widely about others (I don't mean that as condescending as it sounds, I just mean that everyone only has so much energy to focus on one thing at a time and if you have money struggles taking up your energy that's obviously going to take up almost all your focus). The people who are being 'extremely critical' are 1) not actually critical of people saying it will risk their job, are they? (these days you say you're English and you're thrown in jail springs to mind) and 2) are being critical from a place of caring about lives being lost not through being selfish and unthinking of others.

 

Havanah red is a prime example. I said that employed people cannot refuse to work if their employer opens up. His response was as clear as it could be "you are happy for people to die". Criticising me for daring to have a job and not be protected.

My biggest immediate fears aren't financial for me. I have savings. Its seeing my friends who I work with who aren't as lucky as me scared about being able to afford to live. Its seeing my elderly relative being deprived the life extending surgery that was scheduled. Its seeing another elderly relative seemingly forced to see out their days alone. Seeing my niece grow up over WhatsApp because nobody is allowed to visit her. Wondering why her dad is allowed to smoke which is known to kill you prematurely yet I despite the risks being ridiculously low I'm not allowed to see her.

I don't think that the fortunate ones on full pay in protected industries are able to see the bigger picture. I think it only makes them more detached from the reality of the situation. In my industry I come into contact daily eitger via telephone, in person or simply by seeing their details on a computer, of around 1000 families every day who have all had their livelihood taken away. That isn't an immediate fear for me, it's a genuine concern for others. They have no choice in the matter because we cannot trust vulnerable people to make good choices.

 

You're correct that it can be hard to see a bigger picture of something you're not involved with. Humans find it really hard to look outside their own experiences and tend to think everyone is like themselves. I do think that most people are arguing for what they honestly believe is best though (I mean what they think is best for everyone, not just the selfish people who really do only care about what is best for them).