HomeCorona virus can piss off now! Was meant to be going to a Dave Haslam club night on Saturday but its been cancelled. If they start cancelling all the gigs i have tickets for (which i know they will do) then i'm going to be very pissed off.
Coronavirus - will we survive?
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summercummings
Bollotom2014
Norpig
Sluffy
Natasha Whittam
Ten Bobsworth
Leeds_Trotter
y2johnny
MartinBWFC
luckyPeterpiper
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okocha
Cajunboy
wanderlust
karlypants
Angry Dad
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boltonbonce
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302 Re: Coronavirus - will we survive? Mon Mar 16 2020, 13:35
boltonbonce
Nat Lofthouse
Is this him Norpig? Never heard of him myself.
303 Re: Coronavirus - will we survive? Mon Mar 16 2020, 13:37
Guest
Guest
gloswhite wrote:I'm thinking TROY, that they are taking precautions in case some of their staff are off sick. This move will allow them to shuffle their workforce, and allow the night shift to be deployed during normal working hours.T.R.O.Y wrote:Weird, why would they do that?
Ye I suppose that makes sense, thanks Glos. Must be doing a roaring trade at the moment given the panic buying I've seen.
304 Re: Coronavirus - will we survive? Mon Mar 16 2020, 14:04
wanderlust
Nat Lofthouse
Phrase of the day? "Collegiate approach". It roughly means a co-operative attitude and shared responsibility.
4 times I've heard it used on the radio this morning, first of all when Radio 5 Live's wake up to money programme had that guy from Money Supermarket telling everyone who was phoning in to ask if they could their money back for holidays/flights/Sky Sports subscriptions etc that now was not the time to make demands, but the time when we should be very understanding about the situation travel companies etc are in.
Telling folk to suck it up came across as a bit rich coming from the guy who made his fortune helping people to fight back against profiteering businesses I thought.
Then we had a string of experts questioning the Government's coronavirus strategy over on Radio 4 and up pops some guy suggesting that they shouldn't question the Government and take a "collegiate approach" - the clear implication being that the message is more important than the reality. Bloke had a mini meltdown when some senior medico asked why the Government don't just tell the truth and publish their own modelling in full - which will say it will last for x years and y people will die and the real cost will be z.
"Of course the Government will be open and honest - it's just that people don't need to know that kind of information".
"Collegiate approach" - the new terminology for just getting on with it without asking too many questions and accepting what we are told at face value - straight out of Orwell IMO.
4 times I've heard it used on the radio this morning, first of all when Radio 5 Live's wake up to money programme had that guy from Money Supermarket telling everyone who was phoning in to ask if they could their money back for holidays/flights/Sky Sports subscriptions etc that now was not the time to make demands, but the time when we should be very understanding about the situation travel companies etc are in.
Telling folk to suck it up came across as a bit rich coming from the guy who made his fortune helping people to fight back against profiteering businesses I thought.
Then we had a string of experts questioning the Government's coronavirus strategy over on Radio 4 and up pops some guy suggesting that they shouldn't question the Government and take a "collegiate approach" - the clear implication being that the message is more important than the reality. Bloke had a mini meltdown when some senior medico asked why the Government don't just tell the truth and publish their own modelling in full - which will say it will last for x years and y people will die and the real cost will be z.
"Of course the Government will be open and honest - it's just that people don't need to know that kind of information".
"Collegiate approach" - the new terminology for just getting on with it without asking too many questions and accepting what we are told at face value - straight out of Orwell IMO.
305 Re: Coronavirus - will we survive? Mon Mar 16 2020, 14:05
Norpig
Nat Lofthouse
Yes that's him, he was a DJ at the Hacienda and has also written a few books about the Manchester music scene.boltonbonce wrote:Is this him Norpig? Never heard of him myself.
306 Re: Coronavirus - will we survive? Mon Mar 16 2020, 14:12
boltonbonce
Nat Lofthouse
I might listen to the interview. I need calming down after a terrible confrontation on the M&S slipper aisle.
Some old geezer was trying to buy all the zip ups, and it got a bit ugly. Finally had to take him down with a large bottle of Filippo Berio olive oil.
These are troubling times.
Some old geezer was trying to buy all the zip ups, and it got a bit ugly. Finally had to take him down with a large bottle of Filippo Berio olive oil.
These are troubling times.
307 Re: Coronavirus - will we survive? Mon Mar 16 2020, 14:33
Norpig
Nat Lofthouse
My local Tesco had to close this morning for 15 minutes due to overcrowding and it is absolutely massive! I've come to the conclusion that people are just sheep and idiots 
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308 Re: Coronavirus - will we survive? Mon Mar 16 2020, 14:34
wanderlust
Nat Lofthouse
I should write a book about the Russell Club (Caribbean Club) in the 70s before Wilson and Erasmus bought it and forced all the locals to relocate to the Big Western, the Nile/Reno's and the social club at the bottom of Moss Lane East. Factory was OK for seeing bands (Iggy, SLF etc) but never was the same as the spectacle of the old Russell (gut-wrenching dub, mud wrestling and Alistair Crowley play). Didn't really rate the Hacienda or Haslam although there were a few cracking nights (like the night when we saw 3 young dancers dressed as winged angels at the Flesh gay night - the lads who later became Take That) but it was never a patch on Sankey's Soap IMHO.Norpig wrote:Yes that's him, he was a DJ at the Hacienda and has also written a few books about the Manchester music scene.boltonbonce wrote:Is this him Norpig? Never heard of him myself.
Give me something to do when the crackdown comes.
309 Re: Coronavirus - will we survive? Mon Mar 16 2020, 15:00
Norpig
Nat Lofthouse
I love all the Factory era stuff Lusty so i would read it 
311 Re: Coronavirus - will we survive? Mon Mar 16 2020, 15:22
Norpig
Nat Lofthouse
I hope she gets it, stupid cow!
312 Re: Coronavirus - will we survive? Mon Mar 16 2020, 16:09
Cajunboy
Frank Worthington
My comment was not meant in the serious way you have taken it, it was just an off the cuff quip.Sluffy wrote:Cajunboy wrote:I do hope this important thread is not going to descend into another Sluffy/Lusty PRICK waving contest.
Fwiw my eldest brother is over seventy and has ongoing medical issues which puts him in the highest risk category, so I've got a very personal interest in all that is ongoing and have previously posted twice on this thread about how this should not be taken lightly.
Saying that though, the reality is this virus will not be terminal for the vast proportion of us and as long as the Government manages events so as to not overwhelm the NHS in terms of numbers seeking treatment at any one time, then even the vast majority in the high risk category such as my brother, will be able to survive catching the virus as well because the NHS resources would not have been swamped by a demand that it simply isn't catered to deal with.
It was to explain simply and visually why and how the Government was managing the events as they are that I posted up the video in the tweet, in order that we could all understand what was going on more clearly, only for the sites self appointed expert on everything to then pontificate to us where the Government and all its numerous, esteemed, highly specialised and professional medical experts and advisors were going wrong.
When I pointed out the absurdity of what he had said he responded with an utterly bizarre post telling us that the Government has an hidden agenda and is NOT doing its best for the country and all its people in managing this pandemic that has hit us and goes on to tell us how Trump had tried to buy the 'cure' to the virus in order to hold the rest of the world to ransom and finishes off by talking about not taking advise from propaganda put out from a tax avoidance specialist accountant???
If you or anyone else thinks I'm a prick, then that's fine with me, I won't lose any sleep over it but as far as I'm concerned there's only been one nutjob posting on this thread and it certainly isn't me.
I sure understand your worries about your brother, I'm 71, a paraplegic, having just started a 24 week course of chemotherapy ( not ideal for my immune system). My wife is 73 and has her own health problems so together we are a rather anxious couple at the moment, wondering what the future holds for us all.
I agree your tweet about the bucket video was very informative. I heard about it last weekend initially on the Iain Dale programme on LBC.
313 Re: Coronavirus - will we survive? Mon Mar 16 2020, 16:21
gloswhite
Guðni Bergsson
You and your wife hang on in the Cajun. I'm with you all the way.
314 Re: Coronavirus - will we survive? Mon Mar 16 2020, 16:38
Cajunboy
Frank Worthington
Thanks for that glos, I hope you and yours all stay free from the dreaded bug too!
We usually get the bulk of our food shopping delivered by Sainsbury's plus the odd visit to Booth's.
About two weeks ago we signed up with Ocado, just to have another string to our bow so to speak and had our first delivery last week. Today going on the Ocado website they are saying they cannot take on any new customers at the moment, so we were very lucky to have had our first order already, another dleivery due tonight.
We usually get the bulk of our food shopping delivered by Sainsbury's plus the odd visit to Booth's.
About two weeks ago we signed up with Ocado, just to have another string to our bow so to speak and had our first delivery last week. Today going on the Ocado website they are saying they cannot take on any new customers at the moment, so we were very lucky to have had our first order already, another dleivery due tonight.
315 Re: Coronavirus - will we survive? Mon Mar 16 2020, 16:45
boltonbonce
Nat Lofthouse
Welcome to the wonderful world of Ocado, Cajun. My only gripe with them is that they don't sell Holland's pies.Cajunboy wrote:Thanks for that glos, I hope you and yours all stay free from the dreaded bug too!
We usually get the bulk of our food shopping delivered by Sainsbury's plus the odd visit to Booth's.
About two weeks ago we signed up with Ocado, just to have another string to our bow so to speak and had our first delivery last week. Today going on the Ocado website they are saying they cannot take on any new customers at the moment, so we were very lucky to have had our first order already, another dleivery due tonight.
316 Re: Coronavirus - will we survive? Mon Mar 16 2020, 16:46
wanderlust
Nat Lofthouse
You'd be the only one thoughNorpig wrote:I love all the Factory era stuff Lusty so i would read it
If we ever run into to each other we can compare notes over a pint or three.
317 Re: Coronavirus - will we survive? Mon Mar 16 2020, 16:54
wanderlust
Nat Lofthouse
The crackdown has started, initiated by the missus.
I phoned her to ask if she fancied going out for a curry tonight after I get back from the gym and she lectured me about how she can't afford to get the virus, how gyms are deathtraps, how the curry house is unhygienic and that the pub is definitely a no-go area. And if she catches it it will be my fault. With no sport on telly I'm seriously worried that if I want my life back I'm going to have to get rid of the missus.
See how the week goes, but it will be definitely crunch time on Friday night, usually footie followed by the pub with the lads. Or not.
I phoned her to ask if she fancied going out for a curry tonight after I get back from the gym and she lectured me about how she can't afford to get the virus, how gyms are deathtraps, how the curry house is unhygienic and that the pub is definitely a no-go area. And if she catches it it will be my fault. With no sport on telly I'm seriously worried that if I want my life back I'm going to have to get rid of the missus.
See how the week goes, but it will be definitely crunch time on Friday night, usually footie followed by the pub with the lads. Or not.
318 Re: Coronavirus - will we survive? Mon Mar 16 2020, 16:56
karlypants
Nat Lofthouse
Ocado are too posh for shite like that.boltonbonce wrote:Welcome to the wonderful world of Ocado, Cajun. My only gripe with them is that they don't sell Holland's pies.Cajunboy wrote:Thanks for that glos, I hope you and yours all stay free from the dreaded bug too!
We usually get the bulk of our food shopping delivered by Sainsbury's plus the odd visit to Booth's.
About two weeks ago we signed up with Ocado, just to have another string to our bow so to speak and had our first delivery last week. Today going on the Ocado website they are saying they cannot take on any new customers at the moment, so we were very lucky to have had our first order already, another dleivery due tonight.
Selling this kind of thing doesn’t attract the clientele they want.
319 Re: Coronavirus - will we survive? Mon Mar 16 2020, 17:05
Cajunboy
Frank Worthington
A big plus for us is that Ocado deliver everything in bags, so delivery is quick plus you don't have to sign for anything. Sainsbury's don't use bags other than for frozen food. They bring everything in plastic boxes and then manhandle everything, just what we don't want, then you have to sign on some grubby electronic device. We are expecting our next delivery in the next half-hour, just hope the van hasn't been ambushed by irate hungry pensioners in Knott End!boltonbonce wrote:Welcome to the wonderful world of Ocado, Cajun. My only gripe with them is that they don't sell Holland's pies.Cajunboy wrote:Thanks for that glos, I hope you and yours all stay free from the dreaded bug too!
We usually get the bulk of our food shopping delivered by Sainsbury's plus the odd visit to Booth's.
About two weeks ago we signed up with Ocado, just to have another string to our bow so to speak and had our first delivery last week. Today going on the Ocado website they are saying they cannot take on any new customers at the moment, so we were very lucky to have had our first order already, another dleivery due tonight.
320 Re: Coronavirus - will we survive? Mon Mar 16 2020, 17:07
Cajunboy
Frank Worthington
karlypants wrote:Ocado are too posh for shite like that.boltonbonce wrote:Welcome to the wonderful world of Ocado, Cajun. My only gripe with them is that they don't sell Holland's pies.Cajunboy wrote:Thanks for that glos, I hope you and yours all stay free from the dreaded bug too!
We usually get the bulk of our food shopping delivered by Sainsbury's plus the odd visit to Booth's.
About two weeks ago we signed up with Ocado, just to have another string to our bow so to speak and had our first delivery last week. Today going on the Ocado website they are saying they cannot take on any new customers at the moment, so we were very lucky to have had our first order already, another dleivery due tonight.
Selling this kind of thing doesn’t attract the clientele they want.
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