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Title: Boris news conference at six
Post by: STEMO on 08 December 2021, 17:30:50
Cancel those parties.
Title: Re: Boris news conference at six
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 08 December 2021, 17:38:58
Boris can't cancel my Christmas.

He is fop-haired chancer who may be running out of luck.

Title: Re: Boris news conference at six
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 08 December 2021, 17:52:44
The 'experts' reckon that thanks to Omicon there will be over 1000 hospitalisations a day in the New Year.  :o

These are the same 'experts' that predicted disaster if and when all the restrictions were dropped back in July.   :-X

100,000-200,000 cases a day I think they said?  ::)
Title: Re: Boris news conference at six
Post by: STEMO on 08 December 2021, 17:57:53
The 'experts' reckon that thanks to Omicon there will be over 1000 hospitalisations a day in the New Year.  :o

These are the same 'experts' that predicted disaster if and when all the restrictions were dropped back in July.   :-X

100,000-200,000 cases a day I think they said?  ::)
Well....next year anyway.
Title: Re: Boris news conference at six
Post by: Rangie on 08 December 2021, 18:17:28
Had ours today , well met up with some friends for pre Xmas meal & drinks at a great country pub got another planned next week at the same place, so Boris can go f**k himself, ( in fact he probably already has)
Title: Re: Boris news conference at six
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 08 December 2021, 18:43:18
Johnson, Whitty, and Vallance were suitably apocalyptic in their appraisal. ::) ::) ::)

Anyone know the current number of fatalities from the Omicron strain. ::)


Title: Re: Boris news conference at six
Post by: dave the builder on 08 December 2021, 19:26:05
Boris is implementing "plan B"
pity his mum didn't do the same
(https://www.verywellhealth.com/thmb/QQgl7jkUwTT31lXGigPRPSV4reo=/614x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)/165701705-56a1c3e23df78cf7726dbf61.jpg)
Title: Re: Boris news conference at six
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 08 December 2021, 19:51:39
https://youtu.be/5_S4eGrczdQ (https://youtu.be/5_S4eGrczdQ)

His mum and her sisters are not to be messed with. ;D
Title: Re: Boris news conference at six
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 08 December 2021, 23:12:42
Johnson, Whitty, and Vallance were suitably apocalyptic in their appraisal. ::) ::) ::)

Anyone know the current number of fatalities from the Omicron strain. ::)
Conveniently not.
Title: Re: Boris news conference at six
Post by: 78bex on 09 December 2021, 00:11:50
This bloke seems to know his onions

 https://youtu.be/5E6gpPJwYIY (https://youtu.be/5E6gpPJwYIY)

Title: Re: Boris news conference at six
Post by: STEMO on 09 December 2021, 07:09:43
This bloke seems to know his onions

 https://youtu.be/5E6gpPJwYIY (https://youtu.be/5E6gpPJwYIY)
I only had time to watch the first 10 mins, so far, and I found one statistic very interesting. Out of the hospitalised patients in SA with covid, the vast majority were 'incidental'. In other words, they were not hospitalised because of covid, but found to have covid when routinely tested. I wonder if this kind of patient is included in the figures released daily over here. If so, if would really skew the numbers.
Title: Re: Boris news conference at six
Post by: Migv6 le Frog Fan on 09 December 2021, 07:24:28
Bigger picture is that the new variant is still an unknown quantity. Early signs suggest it could be pretty mild in comparison with previous variants, but its too early to tell yet, so we need to err on the side of caution until the picture becomes clear.
If that means wearing a mask, so be it. If you wont / cant wear a mask, dont go out and breathe over everyone else.
Its possible you might kill them without even knowing youve done it.
The word doesnt revolve around you and you alone.
Title: Re: Boris news conference at six
Post by: Rangie on 09 December 2021, 08:06:42
Simply carry on being sensible , if you are someone who doesn't care or believe hope your demise is swift.
Title: Re: Boris news conference at six
Post by: Varche on 09 December 2021, 08:25:52
We in Andalucia have been sitting pretty , with the lowest infection rate in Europe.

However Malaga gave us all a shock when the hospital had a xmas party lunch for 173 and at least 70 later tested positive. A lot of the 70 in isolation werethe ICU staff.  Raises numerous questions. Needless to say other hospitals have split their does up into smaller groups or have cancelled them.

We will be having our lockdowns at Easter when sun starved North Europeans will be coming out of theirs and looking for a beach holiday!
Title: Re: Boris news conference at six
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 09 December 2021, 11:29:13
This bloke seems to know his onions

 https://youtu.be/5E6gpPJwYIY (https://youtu.be/5E6gpPJwYIY)
I only had time to watch the first 10 mins, so far, and I found one statistic very interesting. Out of the hospitalised patients in SA with covid, the vast majority were 'incidental'. In other words, they were not hospitalised because of covid, but found to have covid when routinely tested. I wonder if this kind of patient is included in the figures released daily over here. If so, if would really skew the numbers.
I suspect that they are, after all they've long included numbers of people who have Covid but died from unrelated things.
Title: Re: Boris news conference at six
Post by: henryd on 09 December 2021, 12:06:06
Another worrying thing is that 4 out 5 in intensive are the unjabbed, I accept some people can't because of medical reasoms but come on  >:(
Title: Re: Boris news conference at six
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 09 December 2021, 12:42:29
Another worrying thing is that 4 out 5 in intensive are the unjabbed, I accept some people can't because of medical reasoms but come on  >:(
This then gets spun as everyone else's fault. Currently waiting on my surgery for the booster appointment, and contrary to the impression I may give, I do where a mask where I am obliged to and don't have much to do with anyone outside of my immediate family or work.

Yes, I think that some of the rules make little or no sense, but they are what they are, and they could make alot less sense. I also think that the constant negativity around the whole thing is unnecessarily draining on everyone as every snippet of news seems to be engineered to scare yet more people more than they already are.
Title: Re: Boris news conference at six
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 09 December 2021, 13:05:57
Johnson, Whitty, and Vallance were suitably apocalyptic in their appraisal. ::) ::) ::)

Anyone know the current number of fatalities from the Omicron strain. ::)
Conveniently not.

The general rule seems to be that as a virus mutates it spreads more easily but becomes less potent.

I'll keep my powder dry for now, but it may be the Omicron variant is like a teabag that has just been dipped in it's 10th cup of boiling water.

We'll see.




Title: Re: Boris news conference at six
Post by: Migv6 le Frog Fan on 09 December 2021, 14:21:33
Lets hope so.  :y
Title: Re: Boris news conference at six
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 09 December 2021, 17:06:22
This bloke seems to know his onions

 https://youtu.be/5E6gpPJwYIY (https://youtu.be/5E6gpPJwYIY)
I only had time to watch the first 10 mins, so far, and I found one statistic very interesting. Out of the hospitalised patients in SA with covid, the vast majority were 'incidental'. In other words, they were not hospitalised because of covid, but found to have covid when routinely tested. I wonder if this kind of patient is included in the figures released daily over here. If so, if would really skew the numbers.

Yes of course they are. Thousands of people have contracted Covid in hospital after being admitted for other things and then become a Covid statistic.... whether you live or die.

Same as when people die of whatever, if there is even a slight whiff of Covid it'll go down on your death cert and you become a Covid stat!  ::)

An 85 year old friend went in with pneumonia last November and contracted Covid while he was in.  He went (or was put) into a coma for a while but came round luckily and the tough old bugger has made a full recovery.  :y  Although he did look really frail when he first came home.  :-\

The thing that he was most pissed off about was not that he had caught Covid in the hospital, but that when he woke up he found a Do Not Resuscitate label around his neck!  ::)
Title: Re: Boris news conference at six
Post by: STEMO on 09 December 2021, 17:22:09
This bloke seems to know his onions

 https://youtu.be/5E6gpPJwYIY (https://youtu.be/5E6gpPJwYIY)
I only had time to watch the first 10 mins, so far, and I found one statistic very interesting. Out of the hospitalised patients in SA with covid, the vast majority were 'incidental'. In other words, they were not hospitalised because of covid, but found to have covid when routinely tested. I wonder if this kind of patient is included in the figures released daily over here. If so, if would really skew the numbers.

Yes of course they are. Thousands of people have contracted Covid in hospital after being admitted for other things and then become a Covid statistic.... whether you live or die.

Same as when people die of whatever, if there is even a slight whiff of Covid it'll go down on your death cert and you become a Covid stat!  ::)
Thank you for clearing that up, Sajid  ;D
Title: Re: Boris news conference at six
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 09 December 2021, 17:24:41
This bloke seems to know his onions

 https://youtu.be/5E6gpPJwYIY (https://youtu.be/5E6gpPJwYIY)
I only had time to watch the first 10 mins, so far, and I found one statistic very interesting. Out of the hospitalised patients in SA with covid, the vast majority were 'incidental'. In other words, they were not hospitalised because of covid, but found to have covid when routinely tested. I wonder if this kind of patient is included in the figures released daily over here. If so, if would really skew the numbers.

Yes of course they are. Thousands of people have contracted Covid in hospital after being admitted for other things and then become a Covid statistic.... whether you live or die.

Same as when people die of whatever, if there is even a slight whiff of Covid it'll go down on your death cert and you become a Covid stat!  ::)
Thank you for clearing that up, Sajid  ;D

No problem Uncle STEMO!  :y

Anything else you need clearing up................                                    Ask Lord Opti!  ;D
Title: Re: Boris news conference at six
Post by: TD on 09 December 2021, 17:41:38
Another worrying thing is that 4 out 5 in intensive are the unjabbed, I accept some people can't because of medical reasoms but come on  >:(
This then gets spun as everyone else's fault. Currently waiting on my surgery for the booster appointment, and contrary to the impression I may give, I do where a mask where I am obliged to and don't have much to do with anyone outside of my immediate family or work.

Yes, I think that some of the rules make little or no sense, but they are what they are, and they could make alot less sense. I also think that the constant negativity around the whole thing is unnecessarily draining on everyone as every snippet of news seems to be engineered to scare yet more people more than they already are.

Don't bother waiting for your surgery, Book it on the NHS website....same as I did...im booked in on Monday  :y
Title: Re: Boris news conference at six
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 09 December 2021, 18:08:25
On my travels today I popped into a branch of Pret for a quick sarnie at lunchtime. 

As it was pissing down outside I opted to stay in and headed downstairs to a basement like room, which turned out to be packed with students all mingling and wandering around with no masks on.

A girl at the table next to me had a nasty hacking cough, and when I rolled my eyes at them when she went into a particularly spasm of coughs, all I got in return was a load of giggles!  ::)  They didn't give shit about the poor old vulnerable bloke sat next to them.  :-\

I'll let you know if I survive or not!  :)
Title: Re: Boris news conference at six
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 09 December 2021, 18:08:57
They were pretty efficient at getting the first two done...
Title: Re: Boris news conference at six
Post by: Rangie on 09 December 2021, 18:10:17
We both had our boosters about 4 weeks ago , we have now had 3 letters each asking us to make appointments for the booster ! The amount of paperwork in each letter is totally ridiculous it's in umpteen different languages, what a waste of money.
Title: Re: Boris news conference at six
Post by: ronnyd on 09 December 2021, 18:21:00
Yeah, iv'e had emails and texts asking me to book my booster jab. Had it done weeks ago. The wastage in the NHS must be eye watering. :o
Title: Re: Boris news conference at six
Post by: Lizzie Zoom on 09 December 2021, 18:28:14
Whilst waiting the final 3 days before having my booster at a local chemist Covid jab centre, my GP wrote and text me to offer the jab.

Previously my GP surgery had not offered any Covid jabs at all and would not take any enquiries on the subject! ::) ::) ::)

Still it must be said that the whole Covid Jab operation has been a tremendous success with a staggering amount of planning and logistics involved :D ;)
Title: Re: Boris news conference at six
Post by: STEMO on 09 December 2021, 18:42:23
This bloke seems to know his onions

 https://youtu.be/5E6gpPJwYIY (https://youtu.be/5E6gpPJwYIY)
I only had time to watch the first 10 mins, so far, and I found one statistic very interesting. Out of the hospitalised patients in SA with covid, the vast majority were 'incidental'. In other words, they were not hospitalised because of covid, but found to have covid when routinely tested. I wonder if this kind of patient is included in the figures released daily over here. If so, if would really skew the numbers.

Yes of course they are. Thousands of people have contracted Covid in hospital after being admitted for other things and then become a Covid statistic.... whether you live or die.

Same as when people die of whatever, if there is even a slight whiff of Covid it'll go down on your death cert and you become a Covid stat!  ::)
Thank you for clearing that up, Sajid  ;D

No problem Uncle STEMO!  :y

Anything else you need clearing up................                                    Ask Lord Opti!  ;D
Well....it's still a bit red and itchy.... :(
Title: Re: Boris news conference at six
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 09 December 2021, 18:51:01
This bloke seems to know his onions

 https://youtu.be/5E6gpPJwYIY (https://youtu.be/5E6gpPJwYIY)
I only had time to watch the first 10 mins, so far, and I found one statistic very interesting. Out of the hospitalised patients in SA with covid, the vast majority were 'incidental'. In other words, they were not hospitalised because of covid, but found to have covid when routinely tested. I wonder if this kind of patient is included in the figures released daily over here. If so, if would really skew the numbers.

Yes of course they are. Thousands of people have contracted Covid in hospital after being admitted for other things and then become a Covid statistic.... whether you live or die.

Same as when people die of whatever, if there is even a slight whiff of Covid it'll go down on your death cert and you become a Covid stat!  ::)
Thank you for clearing that up, Sajid  ;D

No problem Uncle STEMO!  :y

Anything else you need clearing up................                                    Ask Lord Opti!  ;D
Well....it's still a bit red and itchy.... :(

Ah yes... Lord Opti's area of special interest!  :y                                                                                                                   
Title: Re: Boris news conference at six
Post by: TheBoy on 09 December 2021, 19:21:22
Another worrying thing is that 4 out 5 in intensive are the unjabbed, I accept some people can't because of medical reasoms but come on  >:(
This then gets spun as everyone else's fault. Currently waiting on my surgery for the booster appointment, and contrary to the impression I may give, I do where a mask where I am obliged to and don't have much to do with anyone outside of my immediate family or work.

Yes, I think that some of the rules make little or no sense, but they are what they are, and they could make alot less sense. I also think that the constant negativity around the whole thing is unnecessarily draining on everyone as every snippet of news seems to be engineered to scare yet more people more than they already are.

Don't bother waiting for your surgery, Book it on the NHS website....same as I did...im booked in on Monday  :y
Can't get boosters for love nor money round here.

So mine is a day or 2 before xmas, in Chipping Norton (no, not at Clarkson's Farm (I hope)).  Thats the soonest and nearest I could get.
Title: Re: Boris news conference at six
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 10 December 2021, 10:24:36
(https://i.postimg.cc/wT3J4YPV/Herod.jpg)
Title: Re: Boris news conference at six
Post by: Varche on 10 December 2021, 10:53:49
 ;D ;D

There are some tremendous memes doing the rounds.
Title: Re: Boris news conference at six
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 10 December 2021, 12:54:52
This bloke seems to know his onions

 https://youtu.be/5E6gpPJwYIY (https://youtu.be/5E6gpPJwYIY)
I only had time to watch the first 10 mins, so far, and I found one statistic very interesting. Out of the hospitalised patients in SA with covid, the vast majority were 'incidental'. In other words, they were not hospitalised because of covid, but found to have covid when routinely tested. I wonder if this kind of patient is included in the figures released daily over here. If so, if would really skew the numbers.

Yes of course they are. Thousands of people have contracted Covid in hospital after being admitted for other things and then become a Covid statistic.... whether you live or die.

Same as when people die of whatever, if there is even a slight whiff of Covid it'll go down on your death cert and you become a Covid stat!  ::)
Thank you for clearing that up, Sajid  ;D

No problem Uncle STEMO!  :y

Anything else you need clearing up................                                    Ask Lord Opti!  ;D
Well....it's still a bit red and itchy.... :(

Ah yes... Lord Opti's area of special interest!  :y                                                                                                                   

No....no...no.

Red and itchy is a consequence of close relations with a 'Darzett farm girl' in a steamed up Marina coupe. :) ;)

Title: Re: Boris news conference at six
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 10 December 2021, 12:58:07
On my travels today I popped into a branch of Pret for a quick sarnie at lunchtime. 

As it was pissing down outside I opted to stay in and headed downstairs to a basement like room, which turned out to be packed with students all mingling and wandering around with no masks on.

A girl at the table next to me had a nasty hacking cough, and when I rolled my eyes at them when she went into a particularly spasm of coughs, all I got in return was a load of giggles!  ::)  They didn't give shit about the poor old vulnerable bloke sat next to them.  :-\

I'll let you know if I survive or not!  :)

I doubt you'll let us know if you don't survive. ;)

.......and stop perving on teenage girls. :)



Title: Re: Boris news conference at six
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 10 December 2021, 13:08:46
On my travels today I popped into a branch of Pret for a quick sarnie at lunchtime. 

As it was pissing down outside I opted to stay in and headed downstairs to a basement like room, which turned out to be packed with students all mingling and wandering around with no masks on.

A girl at the table next to me had a nasty hacking cough, and when I rolled my eyes at them when she went into a particularly spasm of coughs, all I got in return was a load of giggles!  ::)  They didn't give shit about the poor old vulnerable bloke sat next to them.  :-\

I'll let you know if I survive or not!  :)

I doubt you'll let us know if you don't survive. ;)

.......and stop perving on teenage girls. :)

Well you don't go into an art gallery and not look at the pictures!  ::)  :P  ;D
Title: Re: Boris news conference at six
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 10 December 2021, 22:09:43
Well it's all doom & gloom on the BBC tonight!  ::)
Title: Re: Boris news conference at six
Post by: STEMO on 10 December 2021, 22:15:52
Well it's all doom & gloom on the BBC tonight!  ::)
Yes, I've uninvited myself from all the Christmas parties I was invited to. Didn't take long  ;D
Title: Re: Boris news conference at six
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 10 December 2021, 23:15:59
Well it's all doom & gloom on the BBC tonight!  ::)
Yes, I've uninvited myself from all the Christmas parties I was invited to. Didn't take long  ;D

Shame, especially as you'd bought a new frock an' all!   ;D
Title: Re: Boris news conference at six
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 11 December 2021, 21:23:18
Nice to see the Saturday papers are all towing the party line :-X

Still, in other news...

https://youtu.be/O1DgWYdukZU
Title: Re: Boris news conference at six
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 11 December 2021, 22:38:41
Nice to see the Saturday papers are all towing the party line :-X

Still, in other news...

https://youtu.be/O1DgWYdukZU

Amish country looks real purty!  :y
Title: Re: Boris news conference at six
Post by: Nick W on 11 December 2021, 22:59:25
Well it's all doom & gloom on the BBC tonight!  ::)
Yes, I've uninvited myself from all the Christmas parties I was invited to. Didn't take long  ;D


Only twelve more sleeps until Christmas is cancelled.


Less if we're lucky.
Title: Re: Boris news conference at six
Post by: dave the builder on 12 December 2021, 08:54:01
Nice to see the Saturday papers are all towing the party line :-X

Still, in other news...

https://youtu.be/O1DgWYdukZU
Off you pop then
Just don't tell the Amish you're Donald Trumps UK PR guru  ;)
The lack of obscure Australian and American internet newsfeed ,in fact any news feed or internet or electricity will give you less to think about  :P
You can then concentrate on upping the horsepower of your transport from one horse power ,maybe get two horses to pull the hay-cart  :o