coronavirus

[shrek]

22 minutes ago, Les Tonks Sidestep said:

and he's tested positive https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-52033845 

Seems a selfish move on his part moving to Scotland - wonder how many people he's come into unnecessary contact with as a result of relocating and what pressure his presence puts on medical services outside of London.

[ckn]

2 minutes ago, Moove said:

There isn't much left of ISIS after they were told to start working from home... 

A video call to their target then blow themselves up from the virus-free safety of their home.

[Damien]

2 minutes ago, shrek said:

Seems a selfish move on his part moving to Scotland - wonder how many people he's come into unnecessary contact with as a result of relocating and what pressure his presence puts on medical services outside of London.

I wonder if he gets the criticism that one of us lesser mortals would...

[Shadow]

37 minutes ago, Damien said:

Prince Charles tested positive.

Has the Queen put armed guards on him? It may be his best chance of getting the crown if he can infect mummy.

 

 

Poor taste? 

[ckn]

I sincerely hope he's OK and pulling through but if he's admitted to hospital with it then that may be a bigger impact on the blue-rinse brigade than anything Johnson could (or would) say in getting them to self-isolate.

[Dave T]

9 minutes ago, shrek said:

Seems a selfish move on his part moving to Scotland - wonder how many people he's come into unnecessary contact with as a result of relocating and what pressure his presence puts on medical services outside of London.

To be fair, it says people last saw him on the 12th March, so I wouldn't be surprised if they split up into different homes a couple of weeks ago to reduce cross contamination n if any of them got it. 

[Smudger06]

15 minutes ago, Dave T said:

Could you link to the guidance on driving. I've been wondering about this. Can I drive to go for my walk away from the vicinity of my home for example? 

I get that you can't aimlessly have a drive, but can I drive to a place for exercise? 

Is driving exercise? 

You may need to drive to shop for basic necessities. 

You may need to drive for medical need or to proivde help or care to a vulnerable person 

You may need to drive travelling too and from work 

You don't need to drive to do one form of exercise per day. 

Our options in this vase are a) Start and Finnish your walk at home or b) just stay at home. 

Stay at home to stop coronavirus spreading

Everyone must stay at home to help stop the spread of coronavirus.

You should only leave the house for 1 of 4 reasons:

• shopping for basic necessities, for example food and medicine, which must be as infrequent as possible
• one form of exercise a day, for example a run, walk, or cycle – alone or with members of your household
• any medical need, or to provide care or to help a vulnerable person
• travelling to and from work, but only where this absolutely cannot be done from home

[Dave T]

Just now, Smudger06 said:

Is driving exercise? 

You may need to drive to shop for basic necessities. 

You may need to drive for medical need or to proivde help or care to a vulnerable person 

You may need to drive travelling too and from work 

You don't need to drive to do one form of exercise per day. 

Our options in this vase are a) Start and Finnish your walk at home or b) just stay at home. 

Stay at home to stop coronavirus spreading

Everyone must stay at home to help stop the spread of coronavirus.

You should only leave the house for 1 of 4 reasons:

• shopping for basic necessities, for example food and medicine, which must be as infrequent as possible
• one form of exercise a day, for example a run, walk, or cycle – alone or with members of your household
• any medical need, or to provide care or to help a vulnerable person
• travelling to and from work, but only where this absolutely cannot be done from home

Thanks, do you have a link please? Appreciate it. 

[Smudger06]

5 minutes ago, Dave T said:

Thanks, do you have a link please? Appreciate it. 

Important

These 4 reasons are exceptions – even when doing these activities, you should be minimising time spent outside of the home and ensuring you are 2 metres apart from anyone outside of your household.

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

[Smudger06]

Just now, Johnoco said:

I was wondering about the driving to somewhere in order to exercise bit. I used to go to certain places running that were quite far away but am assuming it is unnecessary now and you should just stick to somewhere local. 

If someone has an RTA and it's in no way their fault whatsoever, and end up taking an intensive care bed, it now is their fault entirely because they were driving when they should have been staying at home. (Or starting & ending their Exercise/ Walk at home, with absolutely no need to drive to conduct that allowed exercise. ) 

[JohnM]

1 hour ago, SSoutherner said:

Update on my MOT question

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-mots-for-cars-vans-and-motorcycles-due-from-30-march-2020?fbclid=IwAR1Uz3m2WvIhEIYGY54gDjcLfe4OjJ35e4umYVnxa0qouNI-cEy6KJ9nzVY

 

From 30 March 2020, MOT due dates for cars, motorcycles and light vans will be extended by 6 months. This is being done to help prevent the spread of coronavirus.

There’s separate guidance about what to do if your MOT due date is up to and including 29 March 2020.

There are different temporary rules for MOT tests for lorries, buses and trailers.

What you need to do

You do not need to do anything to extend your vehicle’s MOT expiry date if it’s on or after 30 March 2020. However, you must keep your vehicle safe to drive.

Your vehicle will be automatically given a 6-month MOT exemption. This will extend your current MOT expiry date by 6 months.

ExampleYour vehicle’s MOT was due to expire on 3 April 2020.

This will automatically be extended to 3 October 2020. You will need to get your MOT by this date.

You can check your MOT history to see when you have been issued an exemption. It will not be updated straight away, so keep checking back if your new due date MOT is not yet showing.

You will not get a paper exemption certificate.

If your vehicle tax is due, you can tax your vehicle as soon as your MOT due date has been updated.

If your vehicle’s first MOT is due

Your vehicle will be automatically given a 6-month MOT exemption from the date its first MOT was due.

Good news. Sensible news. Step by step measure s like this are beingvintroduced. Lets trust that there will be progress soon for the self employed.

[Industria ditat]

1 hour ago, Johnoco said:

What’s the advice on beards? I was gonna not shave for a bit but are you more likely to catch it with all the extra facial hair? 
 

 

(not serious before the beard taliban kick off) 

My son had to shave his off - partly for improved hygiene, partly because his face mask doesn't fit properly with it.

[JohnM]

22 minutes ago, ckn said:

I sincerely hope he's OK and pulling through but if he's admitted to hospital with it then that may be a bigger impact on the blue-rinse brigade than anything Johnson could (or would) say in getting them to self-isolate.

Is there a problem with the blue rinse bridge not self isolating in your experience? Don't seem that many of them on the tube.

Another question: do the rules specify you must quarantine only in your primary home? This is an issue in holiday areas as well as for Chas  and Co. 

[Dave T]

14 minutes ago, Smudger06 said:

Important

These 4 reasons are exceptions – even when doing these activities, you should be minimising time spent outside of the home and ensuring you are 2 metres apart from anyone outside of your household.

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

OK, so nothing official about driving? 

Because out of the four reasons you are allowed to leave your home, 3 would see many drive (work, shopping, health), and there doesn't appear to be any special rules around exercise. Your previous post about start and finish exercise at home read as though it was official rules. 

We had to drop supplies off at isolated family members yesterday and I was surprised how many were still on the roads so tried to find more guidance on this. 

We are quite lucky to have a lot of parks right near us, but we are in a populated area, meaning it can get busy. 

[SSoutherner]

3 minutes ago, JohnM said:

Good news. Sensible news. Step by step measure s like this are beingvintroduced. Lets trust that there will be progress soon for the self employed.

Not good news for mechanics however as a lot of the smaller places (especially bikes) rely on people coming in for MOT's for repair /service work. Mate has been laid off for the foreseeable, which is not helping the fact his testers certificate runs out in 6 days (no grace period on that announced yet), the online refresher needs taking on the MOT test PC with his user card plugged in and as he got it before the newer rule son min academic qualifications came in if he loses it he cant regain it, apparently him and the other tester both need to take it (they both did the exam on the same day when the online assessment was brought in so they both expire together)

[ckn]

8 minutes ago, Industria ditat said:

My son had to shave his off - partly for improved hygiene, partly because his face mask doesn't fit properly with it.

According to the Assault Pioneers in the army (seriously, seriously strange folk with often big beards), all you need for a good chemical seal around their gas masks is vasoline. Lots of it.

I think a lot of folk would rather shave off a lifetime beard than that!

[ckn]

3 minutes ago, JohnM said:

Is there a problem with the blue rinse bridge not self isolating in your experience? Don't seem that many of them on the tube.

Another question: do the rules specify you must quarantine only in your primary home? This is an issue in holiday areas as well as for Chas  and Co. 

1. Yes. They're proving to be a bit disobedient but treated with sympathy given loneliness is such a big problem among the elderly. A hugely difficult subject with some very vulnerable people even without this pandemic.

2. No. If it's somewhere you can shelter safely then that's fine according to current rules. There is an issue developing of the spread from heavily hit London to the regions from people fleeing to "safety" but already with the infection. Prince Charles and his entourage is a perfect example.

[Damien]

4 minutes ago, JohnM said:

Is there a problem with the blue rinse bridge not self isolating in your experience? Don't seem that many of them on the tube.

Another question: do the rules specify you must quarantine only in your primary home? This is an issue in holiday areas as well as for Chas  and Co. 

Are you still using the tube?

I know the Welsh in particular have been highlighting the issue of people going to second homes for quite some time and have been asking people to keep away. Scotland too.

[Dave T]

Nicola Sturgeon offered some clarity on construction sites yesterday. She said unless they are building hospitals or similar, they should be closed. She then went on to say if the likes of gardeners or window cleaners could work on their own, they could carry on!

I think clarification is needed about not using your car unnecessarily, and shopping should be limited to one person per household rather than whole families going, which seems to be a thing. 

[Smudger06]

1 minute ago, Dave T said:

OK, so nothing official about driving? 

Because out of the four reasons you are allowed to leave your home, 3 would see many drive (work, shopping, health), and there doesn't appear to be any special rules around exercise. Your previous post about start and finish exercise at home read as though it was official rules. 

We had to drop supplies off at isolated family members yesterday and I was surprised how many were still on the roads so tried to find more guidance on this. 

We are quite lucky to have a lot of parks right near us, but we are in a populated area, meaning it can get busy. 

It's official that we should be minimising the amount of time we spend outside of the home using any of the 4 exceptions, driving to an exercise area before starting exercise and then driving back home afterwards is not minimising the time outside of home, it's increasing it. If scumbags want to go out driving, when they get stopped, best to use an excuse that's gonna hold up better than driving for exercise. 

[Shadow]

15 minutes ago, SSoutherner said:

Not good news for mechanics however as a lot of the smaller places (especially bikes) rely on people coming in for MOT's for repair /service work. Mate has been laid off for the foreseeable, which is not helping the fact his testers certificate runs out in 6 days (no grace period on that announced yet), the online refresher needs taking on the MOT test PC with his user card plugged in and as he got it before the newer rule son min academic qualifications came in if he loses it he cant regain it, apparently him and the other tester both need to take it (they both did the exam on the same day when the online assessment was brought in so they both expire together)

The Ducati Dealer in Alton has closed as of yesterday for at least 3 weeks.

The good news is my 1098 is now working properly again.

The bad news is it is locked in their workshop for the duration, and I owe them what seems to be the gross national debt of Kazhakstan.

[Damien]

Spain death toll now exceeds China. It is hard to see how those Chinese figures could be remotely true.

[Bedford Roughyed]

 

[GUBRATS]

1 hour ago, Johnoco said:

Most bizarre rumour I heard was that ISIS have advised people to not travel to Europe in light of the virus. WTF? I hope it’s a true story.

’Thinking of suicide bombing that major European railway station? Don’t! You may be putting yourself at risk of exposure to coronavirus’

#staysafe

 

They'll be nicking all the bhurkas off their wives 

[SSoutherner]

3 minutes ago, Shadow said:

The Ducati Dealer in Alton has closed as of yesterday for at least 3 weeks.

The good news is my 1098 is now working properly again.

The bad news is it is locked in their workshop for the duration, and I owe them what seems to be the gross national debt of Kazhakstan.

If they go under i shall be hunting for a "barn find" 1098 in a few years found in the corner of a liquidation closed garage