gazza77 Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 1 minute ago, Saintslass said: It is all getting very Dunkirk I think. This time in the field of scrubs from the world of costume makers! My sister in law, who makes costumes for the Scottish Opera & TV is currently making scrubs for the Scottish NHS. Please view my photos. http://www.hughesphoto.co.uk/ Little Nook Farm - Caravan Club Certificated Location in the heart of the Pennines overlooking Hebden Bridge and the Calder Valley. http://www.facebook.com/LittleNookFarm Little Nook Cottage - 2-bed self-catering cottage in the heart of the Pennines overlooking Hebden Bridge and the Calder Valley. Book now via airbnb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintslass Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Just now, gazza77 said: My sister in law, who makes costumes for the Scottish Opera & TV is currently making scrubs for the Scottish NHS. Good on her. I think it's great that everyone is pitching in where they can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 1 hour ago, ckn said: The military isn’t just a bunch of thick squaddies standing around with rifles Weeeell, you say that. Then there’s “A” company Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckn Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 3 minutes ago, Shadow said: Weeeell, you say that. Then there’s “A” company I did qualify it as “just” "When in deadly danger, when beset by doubt; run in little circles, wave your arms and shout" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleep1673 Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 2 hours ago, Saintslass said: I doubt our system is anything like that in Canada though. People do like to compare us with everyone else, usually by putting us down. We just have a different system. Unemployment benefit in the UK, Thanks to Universal Credit, normally takes 15 mins to process, and 6 weeks before first payment is made. Given the absence of so many DWP staff, dont expect payment that "quick". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 3 hours ago, Saintslass said: I really don't know what's gone wrong with the Telegraph of late. I don't remember any report of them changing editors or anything. I know the owners are looking to sell it but this isn't the way to find a buyer; it really isn't. The printed paper is better but even so it's nothing like it was even a year ago. I despair as for those of us who read the broadsheets but are to the right of centre there is nowhere to go if the Telegraph disappears up its own backside. Hi, I activated my free 6 months NHS Telegraph online. I received an email with a link so I can read it on my phone and tablet. Do you, or ckn, know if I can read it on my ordinary kindle e-reader please and if so how? Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryanC Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 9 hours ago, ckn said: Experts are no longer in favour with the Tabloidograph It’s no longer the Torygraph as I think even the most rabid of Tories have abandoned it like it was their drunken uncle urinating out of his window shouting at foreign folk. This from somebody who was praising the Mail? They are all as bad as each other. The MSM don't seem to be capable of differentiating between died "of" Covid-19 and died "with" Covid-19. The sooner we all get back outside and start to develop proper herd immunity the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintslass Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 7 hours ago, Niels said: Hi, I activated my free 6 months NHS Telegraph online. I received an email with a link so I can read it on my phone and tablet. Do you, or ckn, know if I can read it on my ordinary kindle e-reader please and if so how? Thank you. I don't know I'm afraid as I don't do Kindle. Hopefully someone else can help you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Tonks Sidestep Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 2 hours ago, BryanC said: This from somebody who was praising the Mail? They are all as bad as each other. The MSM don't seem to be capable of differentiating between died "of" Covid-19 and died "with" Covid-19. The sooner we all get back outside and start to develop proper herd immunity the better. The official figures don't appear to be differentiating either.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 52 minutes ago, Saintslass said: I don't know I'm afraid as I don't do Kindle. Hopefully someone else can help you. There's a 'Telegraph for Kindle' app which it claims works with all Kindles so that should do it. Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 10 hours ago, gazza77 said: My sister in law, who makes costumes for the Scottish Opera & TV is currently making scrubs for the Scottish NHS. Glyndebourne the same. Although Sussex NHS not Scottish. Also making some decorative masks from leftover fabric. Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 And whilst we get whimsical about British pluck, always worth remembering this: And, because we do like the Blitz and Dunkirk. 1,000 British soldiers died at Dunkirk. So, we're getting one of them every day right now as well. Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUBRATS Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 10 minutes ago, gingerjon said: And whilst we get whimsical about British pluck, always worth remembering this: And, because we do like the Blitz and Dunkirk. 1,000 British soldiers died at Dunkirk. So, we're getting one of them every day right now as well. And yet there is a poster on the RL threads suggesting in an aggressive manner , " well let's not play sport till we cure every disease then , people die every day " In response to ' get real , you do realise how bad this is ' posts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryanC Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 33 minutes ago, Les Tonks Sidestep said: The official figures don't appear to be differentiating either.... A very quick and lazy way for doctors to sign off death certificates. Swab and test for Covid-19, if it's there, job done. Please don't tell me that this isn't happening. Sadly we have turned into a nation of terrified Mary Ellens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 10 minutes ago, GUBRATS said: And yet there is a poster on the RL threads suggesting in an aggressive manner , " well let's not play sport till we cure every disease then , people die every day " In response to ' get real , you do realise how bad this is ' posts I'm a big fan of people who say more people die of flu, or loads of people die in traffic accidents, as if the country doesn't spend billions every year and enforce behavioural changes through the law to reduce the number of deaths in those and other areas. As someone much wiser than me wrote elsewhere today: success against coronavirus will be in making it look like we massively overreacted. Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Evans Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 28 minutes ago, gingerjon said: And whilst we get whimsical about British pluck, always worth remembering this: And, because we do like the Blitz and Dunkirk. 1,000 British soldiers died at Dunkirk. So, we're getting one of them every day right now as well. Wasn't it Adolf Eichman that stated "100 dead it a tragedy. 1000 dead is a statistic"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnM Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 Swab and test for Covid-19, if it's there, job done. THat all takes time, though, and the media demand instant results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 Just now, Robin Evans said: Wasn't it Adolf Eichman that stated "100 dead it a tragedy. 1000 dead is a statistic"? It's why, regardless of political leanings, I think today's Guardian front page is so important: Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob8 Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 27 minutes ago, BryanC said: A very quick and lazy way for doctors to sign off death certificates. Swab and test for Covid-19, if it's there, job done. Please don't tell me that this isn't happening. Sadly we have turned into a nation of terrified Mary Ellens. I believe you are looking for a way to emotionally connect. I want to know that we support you. "You clearly have never met Bob8 then, he's like a veritable Bryan Ferry of RL." - Johnoco 19 Jul 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrone Shoelaces Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 13 hours ago, Saintslass said: I really don't know what's gone wrong with the Telegraph of late. I don't remember any report of them changing editors or anything. I know the owners are looking to sell it but this isn't the way to find a buyer; it really isn't. The printed paper is better but even so it's nothing like it was even a year ago. I despair as for those of us who read the broadsheets but are to the right of centre there is nowhere to go if the Telegraph disappears up its own backside. Is the " Times " not right wing enough ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryanC Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 Thanks for your somewhat patronising reply Bob. I don't think you really support me for one minute, no more than the many comments about "caring" for total strangers. Your support is not required, neither now or at any point in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob8 Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 Just now, BryanC said: Thanks for your somewhat patronising reply Bob. I don't think you really support me for one minute, no more than the many comments about "caring" for total strangers. Your support is not required, neither now or at any point in the future. It is always OK to reach out. It is also OK to be angry. "You clearly have never met Bob8 then, he's like a veritable Bryan Ferry of RL." - Johnoco 19 Jul 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryanC Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 40 minutes ago, Robin Evans said: Wasn't it Adolf Eichman that stated "100 dead it a tragedy. 1000 dead is a statistic"? Israeli ventriloquist act. Mossad agent: "Get in the box" Adolf Eichmann: "I don't want to go in the box" (Repeat ad nauseum) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryanC Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 1 minute ago, Bob8 said: It is always OK to reach out. It is also OK to be angry. You a buddhist? Or just a "right on" flake? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Tonks Sidestep Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 48 minutes ago, BryanC said: A very quick and lazy way for doctors to sign off death certificates. Swab and test for Covid-19, if it's there, job done. Please don't tell me that this isn't happening. Sadly we have turned into a nation of terrified Mary Ellens. Just because covid is present it doesn't mean that the person died of it so not quite as simple as you make out. Scotland's figures include anyone dying who tested positive in the previous 28 days. Maybe you'd like PMs carried out on everyone who dies and tie up vast resources doing that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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