Covid-19 Virus

I don't know why you care, you've been living on a different planet for years.

 

Is there an internationally accepted time limit on ‘teething problems’ past which we simply accept that the Government has FUBAR?

 

I don't think that's true. The problem (here in the UK anyway) is getting stuff from the UK-based warehouses to the UK-based stores. No long haul journeys involved in that

 

Heard from a good source, (not facebook), that there are issues with fuel deliveries imminent. Go out and top up your motors some time today.

 

Don’t worry, any breakdown of society, law and order can be attributed to ‘teething problems’. The Government will have an enquiry and find it wasn’t to blame, but people should care less about pronouns.

 

It’s people like you who cause the panic.

Get some bog rolls and pasta while you are out folks.

 

Yes, this is the problem.

I have a friend who works for a major supermarket. They literally have lorries ready to go on a daily basis with nobody to drive them. The wasted food at the distribution centres is horrendous apparently.

However, he doesn't think that there will be major shortages unless people panic buy.....so I guess there probably will be then!

 

I've tried that but got half a mile from the forecourt and my car cut out...

 

Set it on fire and start looting. It may look peaceful, but scratch the surface it’s GTA out there. Peers nervously through curtains at quiet street.

 

Fair enough. Ours are all long haul related, assumed it was the same everywhere else too.

 

Are they called 'abitdumbphones'?

 

I thought it was spelt c-h-a-r-l-a-t-a-n.

 

https://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news...jwHy7hCeQq3-1b02k2R_OFpmDQ#Echobox=1627034009

 

Apparently the working title for Apocalypse Now was "Teething Problems Now".

 

This is the end, beautiful friend, the end.

 

That's no way to speak about your family...

 

[THREAD_DRIFT] Coppola's original 'plan' for the release of that film was it was to play at single purpose-built (with a very early development of surround sound) cinema (imax prototype) in the middle of the continental US and punters would "...flock to it...." [/THREAD_DRIFT]

 

'And then he said:
Every step appears to be the unavoidable consequence of the preceding one
And in the end there beckons more & more clearly
Total annihilation.'

 

I wouldn't rule out looking for last minute cancellations, it all depends on how much notice you need to give your family members' employers.

 

For me the biggest faff would be having to think about and arrange to have an accredited test on the right day in a foreign country. Fortunately we got away to the west coast of Scotland with friends in June. We all sat around in thick clothing saying "This is just like Spain". Enjoyable nonetheless.

 

"Local" is long-haul in the US !

 

The UK now accepts rapid antigen tests I believe which means you can just get a test at the airport prior to boarding your plane home.
"Type of test
You must make sure that the test provider you choose can meet the standards for pre-departure testing.
The test must meet performance standards of ≥97% specificity, ≥80% sensitivity at viral loads above 100,000 copies/ml.
This could include tests such as:
A nucleic acid test, including a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test or derivative technologies, including loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) tests

• an antigen test, such as a test from a lateral flow device"

 

Have you considered camping?

 

Interesting, but I highly doubt they have all that in place at Seville airport, which we regularly travel from.

 

Ooh, people in the arts warning us for years in advance, who wudda thunk it.

 

You'd be surprised then.....
https://travelcovidtestcenter.com/sevilla-booking/

 

The biggest issue of course at the moment is that someone out of the 250 odd on the plane tests positive and all passengers are required to be locked in a hotel for x days on arrival.....and that is a real risk that I'm worried about with current infection levels.

 

I was up early this morning panic buying petrol and the garage was already busy with others panic buying petrol. What is wrong with people in this country?

 

Is that right? Hotel quarantine is linked to the status of the country you travel from isn't it? It has to be red listed to qualify you for 10 days in some crummy hotel. And no passenger should be able to board with a positive test and the next one takes places +2 days after arrival in the UK. It's true though if you're on a plane with someone who subsequently tests positive you'll have to quarantine for 10 days at home.

 

I know exactly what you mean. Whenever I want to drive it’s ruined by selfish people going for a drive and blocking the roads.

 

I think that’s to ensure anyone who didn’t get Covid gets a second chance to get it. It’s part of the Herd Immunity scheme.