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    oaksoft got a reaction from Sue Denim in Coronavirus   
    John Swinney confirms masks are still very likely to be mandatory by Christmas.
    Which means they'll be with us until next summer because there's not the slightest chance they'll be removed in the middle of flu season.
    You really have got to laugh or you'd go crazy.
    Enjoy everyone.
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    oaksoft got a reaction from Helmettroll in Coronavirus   
    It's never going to end Doakes. I'm waiting for the "ah but we should mask-up to eliminate flu" crowd to pipe up. One of the Independent Sage members has already voiced that opinion. Susan Michie (?) believes we should NEVER give up masks. Are people really up for that? A lifetime of masking up? Seriously?
    Once certain people get a power rush they really struggle to give it up.
    Some of these scientists who are on the TV and radio everyday probably didn't speak to anyone outside academia prior to covid. Now they are inundated with people following their every word and they are drunk on that high. That why Jason Leitch makes stupid egotistical comments like "don't even bother to pick up the phone to me" regarding crowds of 500. Where does he get off talkinhg to anyone like that? Nobody elected this twat but he's sounding off like he's in charge.
    We've got a problem here and unfortunately the public support them in large numbers so I'm not sure how we're ever going to break free of their unwarranted and continued intrusion into our lives.
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    oaksoft reacted to portmahomack saint in Colts   
    Bazil was 100% against it like most of us 
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    oaksoft reacted to Doakes in Coronavirus   
    Short period of lockdown to protect the NHS
    Longer lockdown, we need to protect the NHS
    OK - the NHS is fine, but just another few weeks to flatten the curve until the vulnerable are vaccinated
    The vulnerable are vaccinated but just another few weeks, we're being cautious
    We know almost everyone is vaccinated but cases are still high
    Oh wait, it's almost flu season, further restrictions likely to continue over winter
    Climate restrictions set to be agreed at COP26 in November 
    I fully expect restrictions to be the new normal, especially regarding travel
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    oaksoft reacted to Eric Arthur Blair in St. Mirren v Dunfermline Athletic 13-07-21   
    Here's the goal for those who haven't seen it
    https://streamable.com/1ju2mu
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    oaksoft got a reaction from BuddieinEK in Do you want England to win on Sunday?   
    It was the working class who bought Sky subscriptions in their millions which kept the entire farce afloat for the last 30 years. There is no escaping that shared responsibility.
    The working classes sold their own sport.
    Absolutely nothing excuses either the racism, the storming of Wembley or the violence last night. The people involved are not working class. They are scum.
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    oaksoft got a reaction from BuddieinEK in Coronavirus   
    That is pretty unfortunate to say the least.
    You are right about the risks. They are very real and won't be going away (potentially ever although I'm not fully bought into that narrative yet - it may still burn itself out) but the vaccines will never protect us 100%.
    Not sure about the "complacency" comment (just don't like the word) but I do think that within a few weeks or months people will be back to behaving as normal pre-2020 as long as hospitalisations remain low. Will be interesting to see if people ditch social distancing and masks in shops once the law is removed.
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    oaksoft reacted to BuddieinEK in Latest Scores   
    If Italy had scored first they would have defended with their lives and been hard to break down.

    Best thing for an open game was an early England goal.

    What a great goal it was too.
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    oaksoft reacted to BuddieinEK in Latest Scores   
    Agreed.
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    oaksoft got a reaction from BuddieinEK in Latest Scores   
    It spills into school bullying BEK.
    That's one of the many areas where I have a problem with it.
    None of this is benign.
    This Anyone But England pish has nothing to do with not having a sense of humour about it either, which is the usual line of attack. It's thinly veiled anti-English pish.
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    oaksoft got a reaction from BuddieinEK in Latest Scores   
    FFS. Gutted?
    Do you ever look in the mirror and think to yourself "There's something not quite right here"?
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    oaksoft reacted to BuddieinEK in Latest Scores   
    No it's not.

    Any neutral who is gutted chooses to be so.

    Very immature and irrational, all the moreso after the 16 month reality check we have just had.
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    oaksoft reacted to Slarti in Do you want England to win on Sunday?   
    That's just Oaky and his family out for a Sunday roast in their normal gear.
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    oaksoft got a reaction from BuddieinEK in Latest Scores   
    Because you are a full grown adult are you not?
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    oaksoft got a reaction from BuddieinEK in Do you want England to win on Sunday?   
    Not fussed either way.
    Just disappointed that Scotland are not in this position.
    I have close friends up here who are English and I'm happy for them that they get to experience something like this because this isn't something which happens very often.
    For that reason I'll be quite happy for them to win.
    Also, I'm a grown man, not a 12 year old child.
    The arrogance or the entitlement thing is odd.
    If you want arrogant and entitlement, you can't get better than the Germans, the Dutch, the Spanish and the Italians. Alternatively, closer to home, speak to any police officer or school teacher and see if you can last  minutes without wanting to walk away in despair.
    In 1978, we sent thousands to Argentina believing that we were GOING to win that World Cup. I also remember the rage when we lost to Peru and couldn't beat Iran. Costa Rica in 1990 was another low point so we're not above any of this.
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    oaksoft got a reaction from BuddieinEK in Latest Scores   
    Sickening?
    That's an odd choice of phrase.
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    oaksoft reacted to BuddieinEK in Latest Scores   
    What was sickening about their first?

    Great movement and passing at pace forced an error.

    Nothing sickening or lucky about it.

    Penalty? No, not for me... but I've seen them given for less and if anything, I'm relieved VAR isn't dominating discussions or being abused.

    Last challenge was silly and gave the ref a decision to make.
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    oaksoft reacted to BuddieinEK in Latest Scores   
    Denmark were untouchable for a 20 minute spell in the first half. England bossed the other 100 minutes.
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    oaksoft got a reaction from jaybee in Latest Scores   
    Nah. They fully deserved that win tonight.
    By far the better team.
    Should have had a 2nd half penalty too.
    Good game to watch.
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    oaksoft got a reaction from BuddieinEK in Latest Scores   
    Nah. They fully deserved that win tonight.
    By far the better team.
    Should have had a 2nd half penalty too.
    Good game to watch.
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    oaksoft reacted to BuddieinEK in England v Italy THE FINAL Euros 2020   
    Brilliant player. Sublime.


    Oh.... Thanks for the free bet 365... Or should I say... Donation.
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    oaksoft got a reaction from Percy Veer in Irritating Words, Phrases and Whatever Else.   
    Rather than some of us pretending we have the faintest idea how this all works because we've spent 5 minutes Googling it, here's a link to some people who you can be sure absolutely do know.
    https://www.nssl.noaa.gov/education/svrwx101/lightning/faq/
    Looks like I was on the right tracks about the build up of a charge differential and then energy being subsequently released. The bit I forgot was about the dielectric (in this case the air) breakdown causing lightning although the mechanism behind that is perhaps not so clear. You then see thunder coming from the shock wave as the air tries to move above the speed of sound so you were right there.
    Most interestingly of all, it's the lightning channel which precipitates the thunder so @smcc was right all along.
    Between the 3 of us, we finally got there. And had an unusually interesting chat in the process. Well at least I was interesting. Least said about you.....
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    oaksoft reacted to Slarti in Irritating Words, Phrases and Whatever Else.   
    It's not true ... sort of.

    The thunder comes from the rapidly expanding and collapsing air surrounding the lightning as it makes a path through it. The air expands due to the lightning but the noise comes from the air, not directly from the lightning.
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    oaksoft got a reaction from Percy Veer in Irritating Words, Phrases and Whatever Else.   
    Pretty sure that's not true but happy to be corrected.
    Both occur as part of the release of energy from the build up of massive charge differences in the atmosphere.
    Sound and light are emitted.
    Probably some heat too.
    Definitely a whole heap of chemical changes too including the formation of ozone.
    Our atmosphere is an amazing thing.
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    oaksoft got a reaction from Slarti in Irritating Words, Phrases and Whatever Else.   
    Pretty sure that's not true but happy to be corrected.
    Both occur as part of the release of energy from the build up of massive charge differences in the atmosphere.
    Sound and light are emitted.
    Probably some heat too.
    Definitely a whole heap of chemical changes too including the formation of ozone.
    Our atmosphere is an amazing thing.
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