faraway saint Posted January 28, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2022 5 hours ago, HSS said: Div does the same……………although to be fair it’s to dozens rather than millions Don't post so much then, that's one less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Denim Posted February 3, 2022 Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 Jeremy Vine was one of lockdown’s biggest supporters. Today the topic on his programme is “Were lockdowns a mistake?” I was asking if they were a mistake 2 years ago but was very much in the minority. Shouted down at every turn, labelled a “denier”. “eugenist”, “sociopath”, etc, merely for questioning the narrative. A program like this on a populist TV show would have been unthinkable 2 years ago. But here we are, the narrative is now changing and folk are beginning to realise that lockdowns are the biggest health policy disaster of all time. I was on the right side of history from the start. In time, it will be difficult to find anyone who admits they ever supported lockdowns. Those who supported them are responsible for the deaths of millions worldwide and plunging hundreds of millions into poverty. You know who you are. 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slarti Posted February 3, 2022 Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 Jeremy Vine was one of lockdown’s biggest supporters. Today the topic on his programme is “Were lockdowns a mistake?” I was asking if they were a mistake 2 years ago but was very much in the minority. Shouted down at every turn, labelled a “denier”. “eugenist”, “sociopath”, etc, merely for questioning the narrative. A program like this on a populist TV show would have been unthinkable 2 years ago. But here we are, the narrative is now changing and folk are beginning to realise that lockdowns are the biggest health policy disaster of all time. I was on the right side of history from the start. In time, it will be difficult to find anyone who admits they ever supported lockdowns. Those who supported them are responsible for the deaths of millions worldwide and plunging hundreds of millions into poverty. You know who you are. [emoji6]So what did they decide the answer to the question was? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antrin Posted February 3, 2022 Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 (edited) 34 minutes ago, Sue Denim said: A program like this on a populist TV show would have been unthinkable 2 years ago. No, it wouldn’t. Populist tv still has mentalist shite like that… Mrs Brown? Edited February 3, 2022 by antrin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazil85 Posted February 3, 2022 Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 4 hours ago, Sue Denim said: Jeremy Vine was one of lockdown’s biggest supporters. Today the topic on his programme is “Were lockdowns a mistake?” I was asking if they were a mistake 2 years ago but was very much in the minority. Shouted down at every turn, labelled a “denier”. “eugenist”, “sociopath”, etc, merely for questioning the narrative. A program like this on a populist TV show would have been unthinkable 2 years ago. But here we are, the narrative is now changing and folk are beginning to realise that lockdowns are the biggest health policy disaster of all time. I was on the right side of history from the start. In time, it will be difficult to find anyone who admits they ever supported lockdowns. Those who supported them are responsible for the deaths of millions worldwide and plunging hundreds of millions into poverty. You know who you are. 😉 Lockdowns weren’t a mistake. Without them the NHS would have very likely been overwhelmed, many more lives would have been put in serious risk and it would have been a death sentence to large numbers of people. You were wrong then & thats only been further confirmed as we have gathered more & more data. In other news, still no sign of all these lockdown caused excess deaths, coming up to a year since the last full one. Great news. 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LargsBud Posted February 3, 2022 Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, Sue Denim said: Jeremy Vine was one of lockdown’s biggest supporters. Today the topic on his programme is “Were lockdowns a mistake?” I was asking if they were a mistake 2 years ago but was very much in the minority. Shouted down at every turn, labelled a “denier”. “eugenist”, “sociopath”, etc, merely for questioning the narrative. A program like this on a populist TV show would have been unthinkable 2 years ago. But here we are, the narrative is now changing and folk are beginning to realise that lockdowns are the biggest health policy disaster of all time. I was on the right side of history from the start. In time, it will be difficult to find anyone who admits they ever supported lockdowns. Those who supported them are responsible for the deaths of millions worldwide and plunging hundreds of millions into poverty. You know who you are. 😉 Wow. Your post started off making reasonable points then descended into a bit on an unhinged rant. Firstly its has always been right to question lockdowns because stuff like that should always be questioned and never just accepted blindly. But I think it's pretty clear that the lockdowns at the beginning were necessary for 2 main reasons - 1. We didn't have a vaccine and had to stop the hospitals from being over run. This was pretty obvious at the time considering the way the hospitals were filling up. 2. We don't have crystal ball and at the time we didn't know what the virus was or what effects it would have. It could have been far worse than it was so we needed to reduce its impact as far as possible until we knew more about it. It's pretty clear the lockdowns at the beginning were needed and made sense - not so much the post-vaccine lockdowns. Edited February 3, 2022 by LargsBud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted February 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 2 hours ago, LargsBud said: It's pretty clear the lockdowns at the beginning were needed and made sense - not so much the post-vaccine lockdowns. 100%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALBIONSAINT Posted February 3, 2022 Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 Is Covid still a thing? It’s not featuring much on the news now. Now that the public have realised that omicron isn’t going to be killing between 300-6000 people a day (jezz these people are running the economy) the government have come up with a couple of replacement fears. Russia and fuel poverty. You can’t escape it, programmes about how to keep warm on a budget, scare stories about HUGE increases in bills. Meanwhile those pesky Russians are at it again, daring to fly in international air space, daring to amass troops on their border (even though they have been doing this for the last 7 years) I ran through some of the so called end of the world scenarios I had experienced with a young person recently.......IRA bombs, lead pipes, nuclear war with Russia, Chernobyl, acid rain, Third World War, wars in the Middle East, meteorites, etc etc. I told him the best thing he could do was turn off his mobile phone and stop watching the news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted February 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 35 minutes ago, ALBIONSAINT said: Is Covid still a thing? It’s not featuring much on the news now. Now that the public have realised that omicron isn’t going to be killing between 300-6000 people a day But, wait, history tells us.................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bazil85 Posted February 4, 2022 Report Share Posted February 4, 2022 12 hours ago, faraway saint said: But, wait, history tells us.................... History tells us pandemics subside as well. We are hopefully getting to the end, the next variant will be a big watershed moment. Very minimal restrictions over December (and not by stealth like England) likely saved lives & better protected the countries health. No wonder Sturgeon has higher approval ratings 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waldorf34 Posted February 17, 2022 Report Share Posted February 17, 2022 Cases up ,hospital numbers up ,deaths up ! Not finished with this yet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted February 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2022 1 hour ago, waldorf34 said: Cases up ,hospital numbers up ,deaths up ! Not finished with this yet! Cases........................average still on a downward trend Hospital numbers......................marginally up Deaths.......................average still on a downward trend. Not finished but not worth mentioning, as it's barely mentioned on any media outlets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waldorf34 Posted February 20, 2022 Report Share Posted February 20, 2022 On 2/17/2022 at 6:00 PM, faraway saint said: Cases........................average still on a downward trend Hospital numbers......................marginally up Deaths.......................average still on a downward trend. Not finished but not worth mentioning, as it's barely mentioned on any media outlets. Numbers still up ,hospital numbers still rising , R number rising. Just because it's not on the news is not a reason to not keep reporting it as and where we can It's still a problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted February 20, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2022 Just now, waldorf34 said: Numbers still up ,hospital numbers still rising , R number rising. Just because it's not on the news is not a reason to not keep reporting it as and where we can It's still a problem Eh? Cases, staying steady. Hospital, MARGINALLY rising, still very low (About half what they were just about a month ago) ICU, DROPPING. (All the above in Scotland) Still a problem, so much so England will be dropping ALL restriction within a few weeks, that includes mask wearing. Only a problem if you want it to be a problem, not for me. Quite a few of my family have caught it within the last 3 weeks, slight sore head, lacklustre for a day or two, aye, that's a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callum Gilhooley Posted February 20, 2022 Report Share Posted February 20, 2022 Add me to the latest figures 😩 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted February 20, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2022 1 minute ago, Callum Gilhooley said: Add me to the latest figures 😩 You're a brave sodjer, you'll make it through to the other side. I thought I had it last weekend after coming back from holiday, four days of tests and nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portmahomack saint Posted February 20, 2022 Report Share Posted February 20, 2022 Just now, faraway saint said: You're a brave sodjer, you'll make it through to the other side. I thought I had it last weekend after coming back from holiday, four days of tests and nothing. Did you get a PCR lateral's not reliable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted February 20, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2022 2 minutes ago, portmahomack saint said: Did you get a PCR lateral's not reliable Ah didnae mate, TBH after the Sunday I was feeling ok and without being flippant, it's more than likely it would do me little harm. I'll keep industry going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callum Gilhooley Posted February 20, 2022 Report Share Posted February 20, 2022 (edited) 9 minutes ago, faraway saint said: You're a brave sodjer, you'll make it through to the other side. I thought I had it last weekend after coming back from holiday, four days of tests and nothing. I’d had a rally sore throat Thursday & Friday , tested both days - nothing. Eased off a bit yesterday - tested positive 😖 Feel ok-ish today so thought I’d check just In case , still positive . So far the throat is the only symptom, Nae fever, headaches, loss of taste n smell etc- hopefully stays that way. It’s nowhere near as bad as when I had it in Nov 2020 - not even close . and the good news is, tanned a Bottle of wine last night and the symptoms disappeared almost totally 🤷♂️ f**k the vaccine - Malbec is the answer 🍷 Edited February 20, 2022 by Callum Gilhooley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddieinEK Posted February 20, 2022 Report Share Posted February 20, 2022 Did you get a PCR lateral's not reliable Initially we were told LFT wasn't as accurate as PCR.Then we were told LFT was very accurate if negative but not so accurate if positive.That then changed to trust and rely on LFT tests, no need for a PCR.Meantime, LFT kits changed from boxes of 25 to boxes of 7 with much more non recyclable materials!They also decided to avoid swabbing the mouth and do both nostrils instead.A friend tested negative on both nostrils but positive when swabbing the mouth!Science based?Croc of shoite!Advice on the NHS and Care Inspectorate sited continually contradictory. Sent from my HD1913 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rascal Posted February 20, 2022 Report Share Posted February 20, 2022 Tested positive in late December with a PCR test. Took 13 days until the LFT test showed negative. Symptoms for the first few days were like flu. Tiredness too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portmahomack saint Posted February 20, 2022 Report Share Posted February 20, 2022 7 minutes ago, BuddieinEK said: Initially we were told LFT wasn't as accurate as PCR. Then we were told LFT was very accurate if negative but not so accurate if positive. That then changed to trust and rely on LFT tests, no need for a PCR. Meantime, LFT kits changed from boxes of 25 to boxes of 7 with much more non recyclable materials! They also decided to avoid swabbing the mouth and do both nostrils instead. A friend tested negative on both nostrils but positive when swabbing the mouth! Science based? Croc of shoite! Advice on the NHS and Care Inspectorate sited continually contradictory. Sent from my HD1913 using Tapatalk Never Knew Bazil was your friend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddieinEK Posted February 20, 2022 Report Share Posted February 20, 2022 Never Knew Bazil was your friend Not following your logic there bud?The changing parameters of science based advice has genuinely been a source of angst.As a manager, I have a team to pass fact based information on to.If the advice I am given is continually contradictory, how am I supposed to make informed decisions?What that has to do with any other forum user, I cannot fathom.Very strange comment.Sent from my HD1913 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portmahomack saint Posted February 20, 2022 Report Share Posted February 20, 2022 Mouth testing positive when negative elsewhere... Bazil... trying to be funny mate I laughed but then I always do at my jokes the wife says Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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