How Do You Feel About a Possible Lockdown

[LongDriver]

@Advantage_Out

several governments sanctioned the whole fucking thing

Pssst … careful with ya javla munnen coz depending on a couple a putz in here, ya could find yaself sanctioned Like Dex … just sayin like

[Advantage_Out]

Noted and taken care of. Ta!

[LongDriver]

Covid: No guarantees over Christmas lockdown, says Dominic Raab

Covid: No guarantees over Christmas lockdown, says Dominic Raab - BBC News

[ruthio]

For crying out loud, if they’re going to do it bloody DO it, don’t piddle about like a virgin on the verge!!!

Seriously, with only 3 days remaining until Frantic Friday is upon us, I can’t see it happening.

[May]

You put YOUR WHOLE SELF in
Your whole self out
In, out, in out, you shake it all about
You do the Hokey Cokey
And you turn around
That’s what it’s all about.

PROCRASTINATION!!

[AnnieS]

@Advantage_Out

OK. OK. It has nothing to do with these vaccines but

[AnnieS]

@ruthio

For crying out loud, if they’re going to do it bloody DO it, don’t piddle about like a virgin on the verge!!!

there has to be the ritual warming up of the public. It’s a bit like making a souffle

[Bruce]

Our Premier was waffling on about “personal responsibility” for reducing the spread of Covid in the community yet amazingly didn’t announce plans to make wearing seat belts or drink driving a matter of personal responsibility.

[spitfire]

If we are going to have a lockdown, it may as well be on a holiday period, where the income stream will not be affected!

[Lindyloo]

@OldGreyFox

It will make no difference to the spread of the virus whether we lockdown or not. You might delay the spread for a while, but once lockdown has been removed things will go back to normal and the virus will continue on it’s deadly path as viruses do every year at this time.

You’re missing the point! Lockdown will hopefully give some breathing space to the NHS when for a period of time there should be fewer patients brought in - so time to hopefully get the existing patients recovered and discharged…before lockdown ends and more patients are admitted. Lockdown is design to slow the spread and help the NHS cope.

[spitfire]

We may need the Martingale Hospitals again.

[LionQueen]

I think some misunderstood my bit about facebook. My personal facebook is brilliant, those are my friends and family, the bit I was talking about on facebook is local groups. I’m nosey and like to know whats happening in and around my town but some of the people on those groups beggars belief, the vitriol I see on there (I don’t know these people personally thank goodness) is just awful.

Someone said know what to go on and what not to go on on facebook well, yah, ya right, I really should stay away from the groups, the people on there make me mad.

Anyway the post was about how we feel about a lockdown, I shouldn’t have mentioned facebook lol

I personally am beginning to think is it even any use doing the lockdown as when we go back to ‘normal’ it will all kick off again when a new strain comes in but then someone mentioned it’s to take the strain of the NHS, well then yeah, its a good idea then. Gawd, I’m so confussed and don’t know where I’m at with my thinking anymore with this damn horrible stinking s*itty ruddy virus.

Somebody help me, I’m going insane

[spitfire]

One day, the will be PHD in insanity, and, the certificate will not be a drawback.

[JBR]

@spitfire

We may need the Martingale Hospitals again.

But they don’t have the staff.

[JBR]

@LionQueen

I personally am beginning to think is it even any use doing the lockdown as when we go back to ‘normal’ it will all kick off again when a new strain comes in but then someone mentioned it’s to take the strain of the NHS, well then yeah, its a good idea then. Gawd, I’m so confussed and don’t know where I’m at with my thinking anymore with this damn horrible stinking s*itty ruddy virus.

Somebody help me, I’m going insane

I understand your feelings. Don’t worry, though, because it looks like as time goes by, the new variants (if Omicron is exemplary) will become less and less serious. They might spread more quickly, as does the flu or the common cold, but they seem to have less effect on those who contract them.
This is probably due to both vaccines and the development of natural immunity.

I don’t think that worrying about it is going to help us.

Look back at the Spanish Flu in the early 20th century. Bad at the time; now unheard of.

[JBR]

@spitfire

One day, the will be PHD in insanity, and, the certificate will not be a drawback.

Oh, I already have that qualification. A Doctorate in Insanity (DI)

[spitfire]

Thank you, for coming out JBR.

[AnnieS]

@Lindyloo

You’re missing the point! Lockdown will hopefully give some breathing space to the NHS when for a period of time there should be fewer patients brought in - so time to hopefully get the existing patients recovered and discharged…b

and …vaccinated

[Bruce]

@JBR

Look back at the Spanish Flu in the early 20th century. Bad at the time; now unheard of.

Well, that is relatively recent, The Spanish Flu was the annual flu until about 1958 when it was overtaken by Asian Flu. I can remember when Asian Flu arrived and I am sure many on this forum will also.

@spitfire

If we are going to have a lockdown, it may as well be on a holiday period, where the income stream will not be affected!

I don’t know about the UK but here businesses are reporting a 40% drop in earnings as people cancel their holidays and party events because of Omicron. The hospitality industry is dying on its feet with the long school holidays coming up.

[Lindyloo]

@JBR

Don’t worry, though, because it looks like as time goes by, the new variants (if Omicron is exemplary) will become less and less serious. They might spread more quickly, as does the flu or the common cold, but they seem to have less effect on those who contract them.
This is probably due to both vaccines and the development of natural immunity.

BREAKING NEWS: it seems the new variant Omicron and future new variants are created inside people who have compromised immune systems, such as HIV. So to prevent new variants in future, we have to stop those who are medically at risk from getting ill. So a selective lockdown?