| Lockdown 10:20 - Mar 17 with 7418 views | spell_chekker |
In 40 minutes, at midday, I'll be going into government enforced lockdown.
I went out this morning to fetch the bins and bumped into the council litter picker.
He said that "they" aren't telling us everything and that really a country has exploded a nuclear bomb and the radiation is now all around us and falling out of the sky.
My god, it's going to be a boring couple of weeks.
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| Lockdown on 12:03 - Mar 26 with 490 views | basilrobbiereborn |
London update :
a very successful morning, retail-wise. Reborn Towers now has a pretty full larder, all things considered. Praise be unto Borough Market....
Lockdown is now biting here. Lewisham was dead this morning, traffic levels being at about 1% of what is normal. London Bridge the same. Very few people knocking about ; supermarket supplies better. Fresh fruit and vegetables pretty plentiful, but pasta, tinned goods, long-life milk and toilet roll still scarce. We are up to 97 cases in this Borough as of yesterday, which makes us the 11th worst in the country. I expected worse, to be honest.
I think that is me indoors until Sunday now. |  |
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| Lockdown on 20:02 - Mar 26 with 483 views | BringBackTheRedRoom |
| Lockdown on 12:03 - Mar 26 by basilrobbiereborn |
London update :
a very successful morning, retail-wise. Reborn Towers now has a pretty full larder, all things considered. Praise be unto Borough Market....
Lockdown is now biting here. Lewisham was dead this morning, traffic levels being at about 1% of what is normal. London Bridge the same. Very few people knocking about ; supermarket supplies better. Fresh fruit and vegetables pretty plentiful, but pasta, tinned goods, long-life milk and toilet roll still scarce. We are up to 97 cases in this Borough as of yesterday, which makes us the 11th worst in the country. I expected worse, to be honest.
I think that is me indoors until Sunday now. |
Lytham Update :- A special report.
Disaster this morning. Monique my neighbour had part of her house extension collapse today. No surprise really was built by some rough looking sorts from Over Wyre (Think cross between Auf Wiedersehen, Pet and Deliverance). Knew they were going to be trouble when she had to get her friend from Burnley to help translate.
Anyway it turns out that Monique is a self employed exotic dancer, so has asked me to return tonight to help with filling out her tax returns (all while keeping six feet away of course). So in these troubled times how could I say no? Also she's promised to show me some novel uses you can do with baps.
Stay safe out there.
Red Room signing off. |  |
| ‘Where there is harmony, may we bring discord. Where there is truth, may we bring error. Where there is faith, may we bring doubt. And where there is hope, may we bring despair’ |
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| Lockdown on 06:01 - Mar 27 with 464 views | spell_chekker |
| Lockdown on 20:02 - Mar 26 by BringBackTheRedRoom |
Lytham Update :- A special report.
Disaster this morning. Monique my neighbour had part of her house extension collapse today. No surprise really was built by some rough looking sorts from Over Wyre (Think cross between Auf Wiedersehen, Pet and Deliverance). Knew they were going to be trouble when she had to get her friend from Burnley to help translate.
Anyway it turns out that Monique is a self employed exotic dancer, so has asked me to return tonight to help with filling out her tax returns (all while keeping six feet away of course). So in these troubled times how could I say no? Also she's promised to show me some novel uses you can do with baps.
Stay safe out there.
Red Room signing off. |
It's been a week and a half now of the initial fortnight period since lockdown began so I'm wondering when an extension period of another 2 weeks will be announced.
They've surely got to extend the lockdown as figures are presently worse than when it started.
I'd be surprised if people could be confined for more than 1 month though.
Supermarket yesterday. I found and wore and old pair of disposable rubber gloves that had been sitting in the back of a cupboard for a few years.
Supermarket stocks were pretty much the same as Robbie's. | |
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| Lockdown on 06:54 - Mar 27 with 458 views | spell_chekker |
Lockdown observation:
Of the few cars circulation, a higher percentage than usual seem to be irresponsible drivers screeching about.
Is it the druggy and petty criminal sub-class, I wonder? | |
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| Lockdown on 11:09 - Mar 27 with 442 views | BringBackTheRedRoom |
| Lockdown on 06:54 - Mar 27 by spell_chekker |
Lockdown observation:
Of the few cars circulation, a higher percentage than usual seem to be irresponsible drivers screeching about.
Is it the druggy and petty criminal sub-class, I wonder? |
You're beginning to get the names and stories of individual victims now, which I hope might start to hammer home to the idiots out there how serious this is.
Just spotted this....
Julie, 16, youngest French victim of pandemic
The smiling face of a Parisian teenager named Julie A beams from the pages of French websites today. The 16-year-old schoolgirl is the country's youngest victim of the coronavirus.
Her sister, Manon, has warned that her death shows that everyone is a risk from Covid-19.
"Julie just had a light cough last week and it got worse with mucus at the weekend. On Monday they went to see the doctor and that's when she was diagnosed with respiratory distress. She's had no particular illnesses before," Manon told Le Parisien newspaper.
Julie was taken to hospital and transferred to the Necker hospital in Paris where she was put on a respirator on Tuesday night. But it was too late to help as her lungs had failed.
"We've got to stop thinking this only affects the elderly. No-one is invincible against this mutant virus," says her sister. | |
| ‘Where there is harmony, may we bring discord. Where there is truth, may we bring error. Where there is faith, may we bring doubt. And where there is hope, may we bring despair’ |
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| Lockdown on 11:17 - Mar 27 with 439 views | spudgun |
| Lockdown on 11:09 - Mar 27 by BringBackTheRedRoom |
You're beginning to get the names and stories of individual victims now, which I hope might start to hammer home to the idiots out there how serious this is.
Just spotted this....
Julie, 16, youngest French victim of pandemic
The smiling face of a Parisian teenager named Julie A beams from the pages of French websites today. The 16-year-old schoolgirl is the country's youngest victim of the coronavirus.
Her sister, Manon, has warned that her death shows that everyone is a risk from Covid-19.
"Julie just had a light cough last week and it got worse with mucus at the weekend. On Monday they went to see the doctor and that's when she was diagnosed with respiratory distress. She's had no particular illnesses before," Manon told Le Parisien newspaper.
Julie was taken to hospital and transferred to the Necker hospital in Paris where she was put on a respirator on Tuesday night. But it was too late to help as her lungs had failed.
"We've got to stop thinking this only affects the elderly. No-one is invincible against this mutant virus," says her sister. |
Crikey, Boris has it now. | | | |
| Lockdown on 11:35 - Mar 27 with 435 views | BringBackTheRedRoom |
| Lockdown on 11:17 - Mar 27 by spudgun |
Crikey, Boris has it now. |
Wondered why he wasn't at yesterday's briefing | |
| ‘Where there is harmony, may we bring discord. Where there is truth, may we bring error. Where there is faith, may we bring doubt. And where there is hope, may we bring despair’ |
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| Lockdown on 13:08 - Mar 27 with 422 views | BringBackTheRedRoom |
| Lockdown on 11:35 - Mar 27 by BringBackTheRedRoom |
Wondered why he wasn't at yesterday's briefing |
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has it now.
Gove to do daily briefings. | |
| ‘Where there is harmony, may we bring discord. Where there is truth, may we bring error. Where there is faith, may we bring doubt. And where there is hope, may we bring despair’ |
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| Lockdown on 13:29 - Mar 27 with 419 views | spudgun |
| Lockdown on 13:08 - Mar 27 by BringBackTheRedRoom |
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has it now.
Gove to do daily briefings. |
Not all bad news then. 
And I remember Monique... or rather Sharon.
That boa constrictor should be in a secure tank... | | | |
| Lockdown on 10:24 - Mar 28 with 396 views | spell_chekker |
An extension of the lockdown period was announced for us yesterday.
France now in lockdown for a minimum of another 2 weeks - until 15th April. | |
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| Lockdown on 12:16 - Mar 28 with 394 views | spell_chekker |
| Lockdown on 13:29 - Mar 18 by BringBackTheRedRoom |
If this article is anywhere near accurate in the NYT then we're in for the long haul.
U.S. Virus Plan Anticipates 18-Month Pandemic and Widespread Shortages
The 100-page federal plan laid out a grim prognosis and outlined a response that would activate agencies across the government.
WASHINGTON – A federal government plan to combat the coronavirus warned policymakers last week that a pandemic “will last 18 months or longer” and could include “multiple waves,” resulting in widespread shortages that would strain consumers and the nation’s health care system.
The 100-page plan, dated Friday, the same day President Trump declared a national emergency, laid out a grim prognosis for the spread of the virus and outlined a response that would activate agencies across the government and potentially employ special presidential powers to mobilize the private sector.
Among the “additional key federal decisions” listed among the options for Mr. Trump was invoking the Defense Production Act of 1950, a Korean War-era law that authorizes a president to take extraordinary action to force American industry to ramp up production of critical equipment and supplies such as ventilators, respirators and protective gear for health care workers.
“Shortages of products may occur, impacting health care, emergency services, and other elements of critical infrastructure,” the plan warned. “This includes potentially critical shortages of diagnostics, medical supplies (including PPE and pharmaceuticals), and staffing in some locations.” P.P.E. refers to personal protective equipment.
The plan continued: “State and local governments, as well as critical infrastructure and communications channels, will be stressed and potentially less reliable. These stresses may also increase the challenges of getting updated messages and coordinating guidance to these jurisdictions directly.”
The plan, which was unclassified but marked “For Official Use Only // Not For Public Distribution or Release,” was shared with The New York Times as Mr. Trump escalated his efforts to curb the spread of the virus. After weeks of playing down the seriousness of the pandemic, saying it would miraculously disappear, Mr. Trump began shifting to a more sober tone during a news conference on Friday announcing the national emergency.
Much of the plan is bureaucratic in nature, describing coordination among agencies and actions that in some cases have already been taken, like urging schools to close and large events to be canceled. But its discussion of the Defense Production Act came as lawmakers and others urged Mr. Trump to invoke its powers.
“While the administration’s response has so far lacked the urgency this crisis has called for, there are still steps you can take to mitigate the damage,” Senator Bob Menendez, Democrat of New Jersey, wrote in a letter to Mr. Trump on Tuesday. “Invoking the powers vested in the DPA will enable the federal government to step up and take the type of aggressive steps needed in this time of uncertainty.”
Another letter sent last week by 57 House Democrats led by Representative Andy Levin of Michigan made similar points: “During World War II, our country adapted to the demands of the time to produce mass quantities of bombers, tanks, and many smaller items needed to save democracy and freedom in the world. We know what the demands of this time are, and we must act now to meet these demands.”
Senator Jack Reed, Democrat of Rhode Island, said that Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper told him on Tuesday that the Pentagon would provide federal health workers with five million respirator masks and 2,000 specialized ventilators. “The American public is on wartime footing in terms of battling the spread of this disease, and the Pentagon has to be part of the effort to help protect the health and safety of the American people,” Mr. Reed said.
But Mr. Trump said on Tuesday that he was not ready to invoke the Defense Production Act. “We’re able to do that if we have to,” he told reporters. “Right now, we haven’t had to, but it’s certainly ready. If I want it, we can do it very quickly. We’ve studied it very closely over two weeks ago, actually. We’ll make that decision pretty quickly if we need it. We hope we don’t need it. It’s a big step.”
Passed in 1950 shortly after American troops went to war defending South Korea against an invasion from North Korea, the Defense Production Act was based on powers used during World War II and authorized the president to require businesses to prioritize and accept contracts necessary for national defense.
Over the years, its scope has been expanded to include domestic preparedness and national emergencies. A president can make direct loans or loan guarantees and purchase commitments, subsidies or other incentives to influence industry to help in times of crisis.
Other key decisions outlined as options for the president include distributing medical supplies and equipment from the Strategic National Stockpile, providing money to states to help them meet demands caused by the coronavirus outbreak and prioritizing the distribution of essential resources to focus on areas most in need.
“The spread and severity of Covid-19 will be difficult to forecast and characterize,” the government plan said. It warned of “significant shortages for government, private sector, and individual U.S. consumers.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/17/us/politics/trump-coronavirus-plan.html |
It's neck and neck with France vying with Iran for 6th place.
The UK looking to consolidate in 8th.
The hope is that China will be expelled from the competition for a breach of CVFP (coronavirus fair play) rules and the Champions League and Europa Cup slots will be awarded to countries in 5th and 6th places. | |
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| Lockdown on 12:44 - Mar 28 with 387 views | Imperial |
| Lockdown on 12:16 - Mar 28 by spell_chekker |
It's neck and neck with France vying with Iran for 6th place.
The UK looking to consolidate in 8th.
The hope is that China will be expelled from the competition for a breach of CVFP (coronavirus fair play) rules and the Champions League and Europa Cup slots will be awarded to countries in 5th and 6th places. |
The wife is into cleaning all surfaces particularly after the documentary last night. I think it is as much about keeping busy as it is about her desire to keep the house virus free.
I am convinced we will all need to contract this virus to eventually be free of it.
Yes with my health conditions my odds of recovery are considerably less than most but there appears no other viable option at the moment.
Social distancing and self isolation is freeing medical resources to cope over a longer period of time which is the right thing to do but in my opinion only delaying the inevitable that all of us will eventually have to go through the coronavirus live or die sweepstakes if society is going to return to "normal". | | | |
| Lockdown on 14:18 - Mar 28 with 384 views | spell_chekker |
| Lockdown on 12:44 - Mar 28 by Imperial |
The wife is into cleaning all surfaces particularly after the documentary last night. I think it is as much about keeping busy as it is about her desire to keep the house virus free.
I am convinced we will all need to contract this virus to eventually be free of it.
Yes with my health conditions my odds of recovery are considerably less than most but there appears no other viable option at the moment.
Social distancing and self isolation is freeing medical resources to cope over a longer period of time which is the right thing to do but in my opinion only delaying the inevitable that all of us will eventually have to go through the coronavirus live or die sweepstakes if society is going to return to "normal". |
Exactly, it's easy to forget some of the original principles.
Ex: Most of us are going to get it. It's a question of pushing back the peak and spreading it out over a period of time so that the hospitals can cope. | |
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| Lockdown on 16:12 - Mar 28 with 377 views | spudgun |
| Lockdown on 14:18 - Mar 28 by spell_chekker |
Exactly, it's easy to forget some of the original principles.
Ex: Most of us are going to get it. It's a question of pushing back the peak and spreading it out over a period of time so that the hospitals can cope. |
Over Wyre report:
We are nearly a week into self-isolation and it`s really upsetting me to witness mrs spudgun standing at the living room window, gazing aimlessly into space with tears running down her cheeks. It breaks my heart to see her like this.
I`ve thought very hard how to cheer her up.
I`ve even considered letting her in.
But rules are rules.... | | | |
| Lockdown on 16:32 - Mar 28 with 374 views | BringBackTheRedRoom |
| Lockdown on 16:12 - Mar 28 by spudgun |
Over Wyre report:
We are nearly a week into self-isolation and it`s really upsetting me to witness mrs spudgun standing at the living room window, gazing aimlessly into space with tears running down her cheeks. It breaks my heart to see her like this.
I`ve thought very hard how to cheer her up.
I`ve even considered letting her in.
But rules are rules.... |
I truly hope Mrs Spud gets to read this thread! 😎 | |
| ‘Where there is harmony, may we bring discord. Where there is truth, may we bring error. Where there is faith, may we bring doubt. And where there is hope, may we bring despair’ |
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| Lockdown on 18:15 - Mar 28 with 362 views | Lala |
| Lockdown on 16:32 - Mar 28 by BringBackTheRedRoom |
I truly hope Mrs Spud gets to read this thread! 😎 |
I’ve had my granddaughter today as my daughter is also a key worker and had to work. My grandaughter is still attending school with 120 other children Monday to Friday so she’s technically safer with me than she is in the week.
We walked to get some essentials then planted some cress seeds 😊 eggs on toast for lunch and not a bad isolation day to be fair.
Work for me tomorrow, am in 6 days a week at the mo so am very lucky the lockdown cabin fever is really not so bad at all for me.
The streets are quieter in Bispham ward for sure but definitely not desolate and buses are still passing by.
Go on Spud, let the lady in
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| Lockdown on 18:27 - Mar 28 with 359 views | BringBackTheRedRoom |
| Lockdown on 18:15 - Mar 28 by Lala |
I’ve had my granddaughter today as my daughter is also a key worker and had to work. My grandaughter is still attending school with 120 other children Monday to Friday so she’s technically safer with me than she is in the week.
We walked to get some essentials then planted some cress seeds 😊 eggs on toast for lunch and not a bad isolation day to be fair.
Work for me tomorrow, am in 6 days a week at the mo so am very lucky the lockdown cabin fever is really not so bad at all for me.
The streets are quieter in Bispham ward for sure but definitely not desolate and buses are still passing by.
Go on Spud, let the lady in
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Hey! Good to see you posting Lala. ðŸ‘
Keep smiling, glad you got time with your Granddaughter, | |
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| Lockdown on 18:45 - Mar 28 with 355 views | Lala |
| Lockdown on 18:27 - Mar 28 by BringBackTheRedRoom |
Hey! Good to see you posting Lala. ðŸ‘
Keep smiling, glad you got time with your Granddaughter, |
Thank you! I’m lucky but probably won’t see her for at least 2 weeks now but can’t complain. FaceTime is a very wonderful thing 😊
Cant see this lockdown ending prior to start of May maybe ? Anybody else’s thoughts? | |
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| Lockdown on 19:18 - Mar 28 with 350 views | spudgun |
| Lockdown on 18:45 - Mar 28 by Lala |
Thank you! I’m lucky but probably won’t see her for at least 2 weeks now but can’t complain. FaceTime is a very wonderful thing 😊
Cant see this lockdown ending prior to start of May maybe ? Anybody else’s thoughts? |
Yep, I personally think it may run beyond the three weeks, but who really knows?
Very tough for those living in flats, and with kids.
And for mrs spud, of course...  | | | |
| Lockdown on 19:37 - Mar 28 with 348 views | Lala |
| Lockdown on 19:18 - Mar 28 by spudgun |
Yep, I personally think it may run beyond the three weeks, but who really knows?
Very tough for those living in flats, and with kids.
And for mrs spud, of course... |
Hahaha your life won’t be worth living once she’s burgled her way back in.
Yes, there are a lot much worse off than us. Cranky wouldn’t come close to it for me 😩 | |
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| Lockdown on 19:49 - Mar 28 with 346 views | BringBackTheRedRoom |
| Lockdown on 18:45 - Mar 28 by Lala |
Thank you! I’m lucky but probably won’t see her for at least 2 weeks now but can’t complain. FaceTime is a very wonderful thing 😊
Cant see this lockdown ending prior to start of May maybe ? Anybody else’s thoughts? |
Really hard to know how long this lockdown will last. Got a feeling it'll last well into the summer, last thing you want is lifting the lockdown too early, then everyone charges back to going to pubs, clubs, work, restaurants etc... and after 2/3 weeks it comes back and you have to start everything again.
Spud
I believe Mrs Spud in getting special ninja assassin training for Dora and the chickens. Be careful next time you go for a walk.....  | |
| ‘Where there is harmony, may we bring discord. Where there is truth, may we bring error. Where there is faith, may we bring doubt. And where there is hope, may we bring despair’ |
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| Lockdown on 20:51 - Mar 28 with 335 views | Lala |
| Lockdown on 19:49 - Mar 28 by BringBackTheRedRoom |
Really hard to know how long this lockdown will last. Got a feeling it'll last well into the summer, last thing you want is lifting the lockdown too early, then everyone charges back to going to pubs, clubs, work, restaurants etc... and after 2/3 weeks it comes back and you have to start everything again.
Spud
I believe Mrs Spud in getting special ninja assassin training for Dora and the chickens. Be careful next time you go for a walk..... |
I was kind of hoping that total lockdown would end early May but restrictions such as no pub or restaurant reopenings or gatherings of more than 10 or suchlike till maybe August time.
Though I have nothing to base this on at all other than my own musings. | |
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| Lockdown on 12:42 - Mar 29 with 322 views | spell_chekker |
| Lockdown on 20:51 - Mar 28 by Lala |
I was kind of hoping that total lockdown would end early May but restrictions such as no pub or restaurant reopenings or gatherings of more than 10 or suchlike till maybe August time.
Though I have nothing to base this on at all other than my own musings. |
Yes, as Lala.
There'll be a gradual lifting of restrictions. | |
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| Lockdown on 14:31 - Mar 29 with 309 views | basilrobbiereborn |
| Lockdown on 12:42 - Mar 29 by spell_chekker |
Yes, as Lala.
There'll be a gradual lifting of restrictions. |
TTL Report :
Lewisham deserted today - almost no traffic, very few people apart from at the supermarket and pharmacies.
Queuing for entry at Sainsbury's for the first time, but only twenty in the queue when we arrived - and when we left. Stocks good, apart from pasta, we even managed to buy toilet roll, some tinned goods and long life milk today. Strict enforcement of social distancing at the checkouts by two women wearing riot-police type visors. Cashier enclosed by plastic screens, which was new.
Bus home practically empty - which is unheard of on a Sunday morning. That's it for us until Thursday. | |
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