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[Stephen]

Try ground glass

[Kendhni]

It sounds like his actions were out of proportion to the crime committed?

Some would say yes, others would say no.

[Onelife]

It sounds like his actions were out of proportion to the crime committed?

Some would say yes, others would say no.

What do you say?

[screwy]

I guess being a cop also won't make his life inside any more comfortable.

Yes,I was going to add that but Screwess was ordering me to the tea table.

[Stephen]

I guess being a cop also won't make his life inside any more comfortable.

Yes,I was going to add that but Screwess was ordering me to the tea table.

Never mess with the boss

[Stephen]

This amused me.

Fuel supplies: Mortar tanker tailed by drivers looking for petrol https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-n ... e-58767230

[screwy]

How thick are some people..

[Kendhni]

Reminiscent of the group of the single digit IQ brigade that didn't know the difference between a pediatrician and a pedophile

[Stephen]

How thick are some people..

........as shite.

It would make a good comedy sketch though

[Onelife]

How thick are some people..

For gawd sake, I was only following my wife's instructions

[Mervyn and Trish]

Am I being over optimistic? Although the number of Covid cases appears to be fairly steady the number of people in hospital and the number of deaths seems to be on a definite downward trend for the last week or two. That does seem to indicate that the jab is having the desired effect.

[towny44]

Am I being over optimistic? Although the number of Covid cases appears to be fairly steady the number of people in hospital and the number of deaths seems to be on a definite downward trend for the last week or two. That does seem to indicate that the jab is having the desired effect.

I think a high percentage of positive tests are of school age children, who probably account for very few hospital admissions.

[david63]

Am I being over optimistic? Although the number of Covid cases appears to be fairly steady the number of people in hospital and the number of deaths seems to be on a definite downward trend for the last week or two. That does seem to indicate that the jab is having the desired effect.

I would be more inclined say tentatively optimistic.

From what I have read the majority in hospital are the unvaccinated - so yes I would say that vaccination is having the desired affect.

[barney]

I chuckled reading today that the vaccine program has lost momentum
Surely everyone who wants one has had it and so it’s the refusers who are outstanding.
If they are not convinced by now, then they never will be.
I was surprised yesterday to find out that a local cafe owner, who I know pretty well is still unvaccinated.
When I asked him why, he said, well, umm, well, you know, still not convinced, don’t know what’s in it.

[Kendhni]

From what I have read the majority in hospital are the unvaccinated - so yes I would say that vaccination is having the desired affect.

The real telling point will be how this winter goes ... fingers crossed.

[Stephen]

I chuckled reading today that the vaccine program has lost momentum
Surely everyone who wants one has had it and so it’s the refusers who are outstanding.
If they are not convinced by now, then they never will be.
I was surprised yesterday to find out that a local cafe owner, who I know pretty well is still unvaccinated.
When I asked him why, he said, well, umm, well, you know, still not convinced, don’t know what’s in it.

Let the bu99er run the risk of croaking it. One less drain on the NHS.

[Happydays]

I don't think I'd be going to that cafe

[screwy]

What happened to Innocent till proven Guilty.?
A serving Police Officer charged with Rape. The man is pleading not guilty but the media have named him, if he is proven innocent his life and career are now in ruins. Obviously if he is guilty he deserves what’s coming.

[Quizzical Bob]

What happened to Innocent till proven Guilty.?
A serving Police Officer charged with Rape. The man is pleading not guilty but the media have named him, if he is proven innocent his life and career are now in ruins. Obviously if he is guilty he deserves what’s coming.

Only the accuser is allowed anonymity. The name of the accused can be revealed, as in other types of prosecution. There has been much debate over this.

[screwy]

Doesn’t make it right though QB.
I’ve locked up Cons who have been wrongly imprisoned,their lives are totally ruined even when cleared on appeal. Penalties against the accusers are nothing in comparison to innocent lives ruined.
Anonymity should beheld till proven guilty.

[Gill W]

The real telling point will be how this winter goes ... fingers crossed.

Yes, I agree. If cases have reached a plateau of 30 odd thousand new cases a day, that is a very high plateau.

I read that 11000 people have died since so called Freedom Day, I haven't checked that figure, but it would seem about correct. In any event, it's a lot of people. The NHS are stretched already and it's only October, so there's no slack in the system.

Schools are in a mess too. I believe the ONS figure last week said that 1 in 21 children aged 10 - 14 have the virus, which again seems very high. In places like Kettering, where the virus has really taken hold in schools, the figures are really grim.

Although the Government figures say that new cases are fairly steady, the Zoe figures are showing a daily increase in new cases.

I'd feel a lot happier if new cases weren't so persistently high

[towny44]

The real telling point will be how this winter goes ... fingers crossed.

Yes, I agree. If cases have reached a plateau of 30 odd thousand new cases a day, that is a very high plateau.

I read that 11000 people have died since so called Freedom Day, I haven't checked that figure, but it would seem about correct. In any event, it's a lot of people. The NHS are stretched already and it's only October, so there's no slack in the system.

Schools are in a mess too. I believe the ONS figure last week said that 1 in 21 children aged 10 - 14 have the virus, which again seems very high. In places like Kettering, where the virus has really taken hold in schools, the figures are really grim.

Although the Government figures say that new cases are fairly steady, the Zoe figures are showing a daily increase in new cases.

I'd feel a lot happier if new cases weren't so persistently high

I predict the worst is now over, with a gradual reduction in cases to a potential longterm acceptable level.

[Quizzical Bob]

Doesn’t make it right though QB.
I’ve locked up Cons who have been wrongly imprisoned,their lives are totally ruined even when cleared on appeal. Penalties against the accusers are nothing in comparison to innocent lives ruined.
Anonymity should beheld till proven guilty.

I agree. I don’t know why they are still debating it.

[Kendhni]

Which is also why those that want the death sentence reinstated should never be allowed to win in any society that considers itself to be civilised.

[Mervyn and Trish]

Glass half full or half empty?

Yesterday the media were reporting that 20% of forecourts in London and the South East had run out of fuel. Which means that 80% hadn't. Which of course isn't much of a story.

And in most other places it was pretty much back to normal. As I was out and about every garage I passed was open, had fuel and only had the usual two or three cars filling up. No queues. No panic. No problem. No story.