Coronavirus thread for optimists only

The planet is getting a chance to cleanse its lungs..pollution way down..oceans cleaner as well.

Everything is going to be fine, just install Norton antivirus.

Good thread, BB.

I've taken to listening to Radio 4 Extra - it's about the only station where you can get a break from the news!

Women who think the world is ending more likely to offer up a ****

Self isolation from China for the foreseeable. Ban Chinese imports. Subsidise UK business to fill the void and keep prices down.

Zero unemployment.

I had heart problems a few years ago.... Been on medication ever since, so I think I might be getting one of these letters soon telling me to stay in for twelve weeks.

No footie or racing.... Might start playing a bit of online poker. Maybe try to learn a language, Spanish maybe. Anyone else got any ideas?

Opening poster appears to be conveniantly forgetting that people haven't stop dying from other causes.
Although we can expect a significant fall in traffic fatalities.

Contract Bridge

v skillfull app

I'll be busy over the next few months of lock down preparing for stardom.

But for the deaths I think a period of realism brought by an event like Covid-19 is good for the people and businesses of every country. It focuses on value, and not just financial status, and me, me, me only.

The death rate might be pretty normal, it's the uncertainty that's concerning for most eg a smoker and/or a heavy drinker is more likely to get related diseases eg lung/throat cancer and cirrhosis respectively than one who does neither.

But, Covid-19 does not discriminate.

UK tourism to soar as people stay home.

Community spirit returns as people look after their neighbours.

Society appreciates its lorry drivers, shelf stackers and till staff.

Still short of 15,000 deaths world wide, and the virus has been going for nearly three months.

Even 15,000 deaths in the UK alone in the past, would not have resulted in the madness we are seeing from our government and the stockpiling plebs.

I'm not a vindictive person however, I'll remind those who've panicked-bought about KARMA. Events/things in life happen for a reason.

Seeing all the bellends wandering around without a care in the world doesn't give me much hope

Mar 22, 2020 -- 9:36PM, Dr Crippen wrote:

Still short of 15,000 deaths world wide, and the virus has been going for nearly three months.Even 15,000 deaths in the UK alone in the past, would not have resulted in the madness we are seeing from our government and the stockpiling plebs.

It's way way more than that

China is claiming that they have had 81k cases, with 3,261 deaths.
They claim that they have just 5,353 active cases remaining, giving a mortality rate of 4.3% for completed cases.

Now, we don't believe them, there are many more deaths.
So, are there more deaths within the number of reported cases, or are there many more unreported cases, some of whom will have survived.

Which is it?

Yes nick 4 extra is a good distraction even if the loop comes around a bit quick,learning a language is a great idea,as for me I used to paint a lot before life took over, for some unknown reason I went into hobby craft about 6 months ago & bought a load of new supplies but didn’t have the time to start up again,nows my chance.

Mar 22, 2020 -- 9:47PM, Angoose wrote:

China is claiming that they have had 81k cases, with 3,261 deaths.They claim that they have just 5,353 active cases remaining, giving a mortality rate of 4.3% for completed cases.Now, we don't believe them, there are many more deaths.So, are there more deaths within the number of reported cases, or are there many more unreported cases, some of whom will have survived.Which is it?

Unreported mass murder to stop the spread. Mass graves

Any country that participates in organ harvesting on a scale like below is capable of anything

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=RR5o43zZSiA&feature=emb_logo

Plenty of examples of humanity at its best in this crisis. Millions of people doing what they have been asked to do in order to help others.
People are looking out for neighbours, friends, family.

The vast majority of UK behaving in the interest of saving lives .
Thousands of health workers prepared to risk their lives in order to save others.

So many positive stories, just don't let the selfish few take over the news.

If the world powers set out to wreck the world's economy they couldn't do a better job.

The flu pandemic in 1968 took 1 million. The Asian Flu (1956-1958) killed 2 million. 1918 flu pandemic 20 50 million.

https://www.mphonline.org/worst-pandemics-in-history/

Where were the economy destroying, freedom restricting measures, and empty shelves then?

How many schools were closed?

This is a case of media exposure driving governments into making some very bad decisions.

Tend to agree dr,sometimes knowing too much can be bad for you.

a joke to lighten the mood

What is positive about Switzerland?

I don't know, but the flag is a big plus

China’s live meat markets finished, hopefully. Massive result for animal welfare.

It's way way more than that

It might be fewer if they're counting the deaths from regular flu in with the figures.

Don't worry Doc, we'll arrange for you to go and perform an audit of the numbers, you'll get to the bottom of it.

What are the current figures from regular flu?

Which we were told on TV by a credible authority to average 8,000 per year in the UK.

They don't appear to be releasing those.

No leftie slant on your last post Angoose.

You are slipping.

Injera, lets hope the other Asian countries doing this stop as well, it,s not just china. Next stop Vietnam!

Mar 22, 2020 -- 10:04PM, boxingthefox wrote:

Injera, lets hope the other Asian countries doing this stop as well, it,s not just china. Next stop Vietnam!

Thailand has 1 death yet the real number are in the hundreds
Covered up as deaths by lung infections and pneumonia
It's all about saving face for Asian countries, it's that important

Mar 22, 2020 -- 9:54PM, Dr Crippen wrote:

If the world powers set out to wreck the world's economy they couldn't do a better job.The flu pandemic in 1968 took 1 million. The Asian Flu (1956-1958) killed 2 million. 1918 flu pandemic 20 50 million.https://www.mphonline.org/worst-pandemics-in-history/ Where were the economy destroying, freedom restricting measures, and empty shelves then?How many schools were closed?This is a case of media exposure driving governments into making some very bad decisions.

The world is much more connected now. People travelling in their millions across countries day and night
Pretty sure there wasn't much aviation during the Spanish Flu or even much travel between towns/cities by car.
That is where the problem is as it's happening much quicker
Our tech to help people is better but the transmission is faster

Mar 22, 2020 -- 9:56PM, Injera wrote:

China’s live meat markets finished, hopefully. Massive result for animal welfare.

Absolutely no chance, people would starve if they weren't chewing on an old rat's tail or sucking the brains out of a monkey

Our tech to help people is better

What tech?

The NHS site says there's no treatment for Coronavirus.

They can pump air into a really sick patient's lungs to give their body a bit more time to heal itself but that's all.

The world is much more connected now. People travelling in their millions across countries day and night

Between 1918 and 1920 a disturbingly deadly outbreak of influenza tore across the globe, infecting over a third of the world’s population and ending the lives of 20 – 50 million people. Of the 500 million people infected in the 1918 pandemic, the mortality rate was estimated at 10% to 20%, with up to 25 million deaths in the first 25 weeks alone.

Coronavirus is nowhere as deadly.

Nowhere near as deadly.

in my day they were more worried about REDS UNDER THE BEDS  - yes they were portrayed as chinese too

can anyone find any cartoons from those days

ps  and I was a red

and so was dennis healey

His nose was red don’t know about the rest of him.

he was a commie

& a pianist

mecca • March 22, 2020 8:26 PM GMT
I had heart problems a few years ago.... Been on medication ever since, so I think I might be getting one of these letters soon telling me to stay in for twelve weeks.

No footie or racing.... Might start playing a bit of online poker. Maybe try to learn a language, Spanish maybe. Anyone else got any ideas?



Why spanish ? If the latest news bulletins are to be believed they'll only be a few hundred coronavirus survivors in Spain for you to converse with . Bout as useful as learning Italian !
Maybe a better idea to learn russian . Don't think they'll let some silly little virus get the better of them

Si Senor

Dos cerveza por favor

A letter from f.scott Fitzgerald quarantined in 1920 in the south of France during the Spanish flu outbreak

Dearest rosemary,
It was a limpid dreary day,hung as in a basket from a single dull star.i thank you for your letter.
Outside I perceive what may be a collection of fallen leaves tussling against a trash can.it rings
like jazz in my ears.the streets are that empty,it seems as though the bulk of the city has
retreated to their quarters ,rightfully so.at this time it seems very poignant to avoid public spaces.
even in the bars,as I told Hemingway,but to that he punched me in the stomach,to which I asked if
he had washed his hands.he hadn’t.he is much the denier that one.why,he considers the virus to be
just influenza,I’m curious of his sources
The officials have alerted us to ensure we have a months worth of necessities.zelda & I have stocked
up on red wine,whiskey,rum,vermouth,absinthe,white wine,Sherry,gin,and lord,if we need it,Brandy
Please pray for us.

One positive is that we haven't had to see that twisted sister Greta the bed wetter for a few weeks.
That's worth a few million deaths right off the bat.

Mar 23, 2020 -- 9:22AM, BARROWBOY wrote:

A letter from f.scott Fitzgerald quarantined in 1920 in the south of France during the Spanish flu outbreakDearest rosemary,It was a limpid dreary day,hung as in a basket from a single dull star.i thank you for your letter.Outside I perceive what may be a collection of fallen leaves tussling against a trash can.it rings like jazz in my ears.the streets are that empty,it seems as though the bulk of the city has retreated to their quarters ,rightfully so.at this time it seems very poignant to avoid public spaces.even in the bars,as I told Hemingway,but to that he punched me in the stomach,to which I asked if he had washed his hands.he hadn’t.he is much the denier that one.why,he considers the virus to bejust influenza,I’m curious of his sourcesThe officials have alerted us to ensure we have a months worth of necessities.zelda & I have stockedup on red wine,whiskey,rum,vermouth,absinthe,white wine,Sherry,gin,and lord,if we need it,BrandyPlease pray for us.

Fcuk me is Crippen a reincarnation of Hemingway??

Absinthe oomph that's filthy tackle, got destroyed on that a few weeks ago

McDonalds closing all their UK stores tremendously positive news for the NHS.

It's good straight with plenty ice, Juce.  In moderation, of course - relse it's living death the next day.

Mar 23, 2020 -- 9:42AM, trilby22 wrote:

It's good straight with plenty ice, Juce.

This was shots, no ice
Somebody kept buying rounds of it at a bar I was in
Very messy!

jucel69

It's way way more than that

Then you can give us the real figure after you've sobered up.

And leave out the foul language.

Please do not try to provoke fellow forumites, dear Dr Crippen.

What, like you're trying to provoke me little edy?

Each time I reply in kind to another poster, you pop up and back up the other party.

Don't you think it's a bit cowardly to wait until there's always two onto one?

Merely reminding you that we should show a certain minimum level of civility, courtesy and manners should not be deemed as a provocation. If you feel that way, I am sorry. There is a very simple way to avoid these awkward situations - stay nice.

Also, quite recently we had the following conversation:

Dr Crippen • March 6, 2020 12:14 PM GMT
I do hope I didn't hit a nerve with little edy by mentioning erectile dysfunction. That would be most unfortunate.

edy • March 6, 2020 12:17 PM GMT
Why do you think I'm so opposed to you calling me little edy?

edy • March 6, 2020 12:18 PM GMT
So please don't call me that, or similar, if you think it is unfortunate and not desired to hit a nerve regarding my wiener.

edy • March 6, 2020 12:18 PM GMT
Unless, of course, you are a bully that wants to hit a nerve.

Dr Crippen • March 6, 2020 12:52 PM GMT
Why do you think I'm so opposed to you calling me little edy?

Brilliant comeback - class post.

edy • March 6, 2020 12:56 PM GMT
It's not a comeback, as much as it is an explanation why you, if you really are not a bully, should not be calling me "little edy" or similar. Something I have asked you to not do over half a dozen times without you listening.

Thank you for being a considerate grown up.

Why do you nonetheless feel the urge to bully me yet again by calling me something you know hurts me? You said you hoped you didn't hit a nerve. Please act according to your words. Thank you