Coronavirus (COVID-19)

[Billy Jean King]

Good to see we are focusing on the big real world issues impacting us all

Blame the banal inane Journalists at the briefing, unbelievably one asked that very question hence the Leitch reply

[Jacksgranda]

28 minutes ago, madwullie said:

I've lived in various towns and cities in Scotland and never once have I had carol singers at the door. TBH I thought shit like that only happened in Enid Blyton stories. 

They come round every year here. Although not this year, by all accounts.

ETA: And I don't think we're getting a visit from Santa this year, either.

Edited November 30, 2020 by Jacksgranda

[Melanius Mullarkey]

44 minutes ago, Marshmallo said:

Good to see we are focusing on the big real world issues impacting us all

Maybe Leitch should go round putting wee red dots on folks doors who don’t obey the rules.

That'll show them.

[Dan Steele]

25 minutes ago, Snafu said:

Board games and carol singers, since when did we all end up back in the 1960's?

Here's the thing - KerPlunk isn't a board game or a quiz and I'm not sure if the sticks would harbour the virus. Allowed or banned?

[Todd_is_God]

4 minutes ago, The Skelpit Lug said:

Here's the thing - KerPlunk isn't a board game or a quiz and I'm not sure if the sticks would harbour the virus. Allowed or banned?

Wrap the sticks in shiny wrapping paper to be sure.

[Gus Setsniffer]

37 minutes ago, Snafu said:

Board games and carol singers, since when did we all end up back in the 1960's?

You don't play board games ?

 

 

Edited November 30, 2020 by Gus Setsniffer

[superbigal]

On 16/11/2020 at 15:32, superbigal said:

 

 

It is time for another overall review and look at each council with possible changes coming tomorrow.  We can look back in time from 7 day figures to November 13th and compare with, 7 day figures to 27th November.   Basically progress for all councils in the last documented 14 days. The data 13th November was the day before all the moves to Tier 4 etc.  So those councils now have about 7 days of data in the new higher restrictions.

 

Overall cases per 100K were 141.5 in Scotland and are now 110.5. That is a decrease overall of 21.91% in a period of 14 days,  of which 7 days were in higher restrictions.   My observations would say that the restrictions do appear to be working with better progress in Tier 4 areas than previous when in Tier 3.

 

I now have the last 14 days of Data for each Council.

Start with the tier 4 Councils and move down to Tier 1    My comments  Bold if significant

East Ayrshire  Tier 4   172.1 to 128.7    Decrease  25.21%    Clear they should be promoted to tier 3 next week.

East Dunbartonshire  Tier 4   224.6 to 120.6    Decrease 46.30%   Clear they should be promoted to tier 3 next week.

East Renfrewshire  Tier4  197.8 to 160.2  Decrease 19.00%     Progress but much more needed

Glasgow City  Tier 4   275.6 to 168.8   Decrease 38.75%   I believe this does prove Tier 4 restrictions work as Glasgow stubbornly refused to move for many weeks.  Sorry to all those that do not blame behaviour but mainly schools.

North Lanarkshire  Tier 4  237.6 to 175.2   Decrease  26.26%   More good progress

Renfrewshire  Tier 4  241.8 to 215.0    Decrease  11.08%   I think they are the great unwashed that almost nothing impacts.

South Ayrshire  Tier 4  159.0 to 130.5   Decrease  17.92%    Easing towards a promotion but slower than others.

South Lanarkshire  Tier 4   229.3 to 194.7  Decrease  15.08%   Pretty poor performance compared to others

Stirling Tier 4  167.7 to 134.8   Decrease   19.61%        Easing back towards Tier 3 but slower than others

West Dunbartonshire  Tier 4   181.0 to 100.1  Decrease 44.69%    No reason not to promote them ahead of the week on tuesday that is the current earliest.   In fact may get a double promotion when it happens on this trend.

West Lothian   Tier 4  158.4 to 137.6  Decrease 13.13%   Slow progress.

Angus Tier 3   84.3 to 69.7   Decrease 16.80%    After peaking they should stand a real chance of promotion this week.

City Of Edinburgh  Tier 3  86.9 to 71.8  Decrease 17.37%     Great chance of imminent promotion to tier 2

Clackmannanshire  Tier 3    99.0 to 137.8  increase 39.19%    Although it looks bad the population is only circa 45K and cases is 71 people.  Should stay tier 3 but under review.

Dundee City  Tier 3   138.0 to 90.4   Decrease 34.49%  Dundee turn blue at last and another good week gives them a shot of promotion.

Falkirk   Tier 3     88.3 to 47.2  Decrease 46.54%    Falkirk has to get promoted to Tier 2 (Apart from Marshy)

Fife Tier 3   143 to 99.6  Decrease 30.34%  Like Dundee moving slowly the correct way to possible promotion in 8 days

Inverclyde  Tier 3   101.5 to 106.7   Increase 5.12%    This council seems to go up and down like a whores nickers. 

Midlothian  Tier 3   58.4 to 74.6   Increase 27.73%   Why defeat was snatched from the jaws of victory

Perth & Kinross Tier 3   88.8 to 98.7  Increase 11.14%  Tory farmers still having to many harvesting parties

North Ayrshire  Tier 3  139.5  to 123.9  Decrease 11.18%    Stay Tier 3

Aberdeen City Tier 2   55.5 to 87.9    Increase 58.37%     Far too naughty in the football bars.  Relegation imminent for the Dandies

Aberdeenshire Tier 2   53.2 to 91.5    Increase 71.99 %    Again relegation incoming tomorrow

Argyll & Bute  Tier 2    31.4 to 66.4   Increase 111.46% %   Very small population so fluctuations vary. Survive for now.

Dumfries & Galloway  Tier 2   51.1 to 22.8  Decrease 55.38%    These teuchters should now join their highland friends in tier 1

East Lothian   Tier 2  60.7 to 55.1   Decrease 9.22%   Cemented their recent promotion.

Scottish Borders  Tier 2  61.5 to 33.8  Decrease 45.04%   Like Dolce & Gabanna above a chance of promotion to the championship

Highland  Tier 1    20.4 to 15.7 Decrease 23.03%  I really wonder what you need to do to get to the holy grail.

Moray   Tier 1  32.4 to 9.4  Decrease 70.98%    Same comments as Highlands

Na h-Eileanan Siar  Tier 1   22.5 to 11.2 Decrease 50%    Basically was 6 case and now 3   get them in the holy grail

Orkney Tier 1   4.5 to 4.5 No change   1 Case get them in Tier 0

Shetlands Tier 1   0 to 8.7  (Was 0 cases and now 2 cases.  Get them in Tier 0)

 

Edited November 30, 2020 by superbigal

[Ron Aldo]

It is time for another overall review and look at each council with possible changes coming tomorrow.  We can look back in time from 7 day figures to November 13th and compare with, 7 day figures to 27th November.   Basically progress for all councils in the last documented 14 days. The data 13th November was the day before all the moves to Tier 4 etc.  So those councils now have about 7 days of data in the new higher restrictions.
 
Overall cases per 100K were 141.5 in Scotland and are now 110.5. That is a decrease overall of 21.91% in a period of 14 days,  of which 7 days were in higher restrictions.   My observations would say that the restrictions do appear to be working with better progress in Tier 4 areas than previous when in Tier 3.
 
I now have the last 14 days of Data for each Council.
Start with the tier 4 Councils and move down to Tier 1    My comments  Bold if significant
East Ayrshire  Tier 4   172.1 to 128.7    Decrease  25.21%    Clear they should be promoted to tier 3 next week.
East Dunbartonshire  Tier 4   224.6 to 120.6    Decrease 46.30%   Clear they should be promoted to tier 3 next week.
East Renfrewshire  Tier4  197.8 to 160.2  Decrease 19.00%     Progress but much more needed
Glasgow City  Tier 4   275.6 to 168.8   Decrease 38.75%   I believe this does prove Tier 4 restrictions work as Glasgow stubbornly refused to move for many weeks.  Sorry to all those that do not blame behaviour but mainly schools.
North Lanarkshire  Tier 4  237.6 to 175.2   Decrease  26.26%   More good progress
Renfrewshire  Tier 4  241.8 to 215.0    Decrease  11.08%   I think they are the great unwashed that almost nothing impacts.
South Ayrshire  Tier 4  159.0 to 130.5   Decrease  17.92%    Easing towards a promotion but slower than others.
South Lanarkshire  Tier 4   229.3 to 194.7  Decrease  15.08%   Pretty poor performance compared to others
Stirling Tier 4  167.7 to 134.8   Decrease   19.61%        Easing back towards Tier 3 but slower than others
West Dunbartonshire  Tier 4   181.0 to 100.1  Decrease 44.69%    No reason not to promote them ahead of the week on tuesday that is the current earliest.   In fact may get a double promotion when it happens on this trend.
West Lothian   Tier 4  158.4 to 137.6  Decrease 13.13%   Slow progress.
Angus Tier 3   84.3 to 69.7   Decrease 16.80%    After peaking they should stand a real chance of promotion this week.
City Of Edinburgh  Tier 3  86.9 to 71.8  Decrease 17.37%     Great chance of imminent promotion to tier 2
Clackmannanshire  Tier 3    99.0 to 137.8  increase 39.19%    Although it looks bad the population is only circa 45K and cases is 71 people.  Should stay tier 3 but under review.
Dundee City  Tier 3   138.0 to 90.4   Decrease 34.49%  Dundee turn blue at last and another good week gives them a shot of promotion.
Falkirk   Tier 3     88.3 to 47.2  Decrease 46.54%    Falkirk has to get promoted to Tier 2 (Apart from Marshy)
Fife Tier 3   143 to 99.6  Decrease 30.34%  Like Dundee moving slowly the correct way to possible promotion in 8 days
Inverclyde  Tier 3   101.5 to 106.7   Increase 5.12%    This council seems to go up and down like a whores nickers. 
Midlothian  Tier 3   58.4 to 74.6   Increase 27.73%   Why defeat was snatched from the jaws of victory
Perth & Kinross Tier 3   88.8 to 98.7  Increase 11.14%  Tory farmers still having to many harvesting parties
North Ayrshire  Tier 3  139.5  to 123.9  Decrease 11.18%    Stay Tier 3
Aberdeen City Tier 2   55.5 to 87.9    Increase 58.37%     Far too naughty in the football bars.  Relegation imminent for the Dandies
Aberdeenshire Tier 2   53.2 to 91.5    Increase 71.99 %    Again relegation incoming tomorrow
Argyll & Bute  Tier 2    31.4 to 66.4   Increase 111.46% %   Very small population so fluctuations vary. Survive for now.
Dumfries & Galloway  Tier 2   51.1 to 22.8  Decrease 55.38%    These teuchters should now join their highland friends in tier 1
East Lothian   Tier 2  60.7 to 55.1   Decrease 9.22%   Cemented their recent promotion.
Scottish Borders  Tier 2  61.5 to 33.8  Decrease 45.04%   Like above a chance of promotion to the championship
Highland  Tier 1    20.4 to 15.7 Decrease 23.03%  I really wonder what you need to do to get to the holy grail.
Moray   Tier 1  32.4 to 9.4  Decrease 70.98%    Same comments as Highlands
Na h-Eileanan Siar  Tier 1   22.5 to 11.2 Decrease 50%    Basically was 6 case and now 3   get them in the holy grail
Orkney Tier 1   4.5 to 4.5 No change   1 Case get them in Tier 0
Shetlands Tier 1   0 to 8.7  (Was 0 cases and now 2 cases.  Get them in Tier 0)
 

Good to see a decrease pretty much across the board. As I understand it any arra currently in tier 4 will be there until the 11th regardless of how big a decrease in cases they may have had. Even at that point, I suspect the best any of them can hope for will be tier 3.

[The Moonster]

19 minutes ago, superbigal said:

West Dunbartonshire  Tier 4   181.0 to 100.1  Decrease 44.69%    No reason not to promote them ahead of the week on tuesday that is the current earliest.   In fact may get a double promotion when it happens on this trend.

 

No chance they'll promote us early, if at all. I reckon we could have our cases at near zero and we'd still be in the same tier as Glasgow.

[Granny Danger]

1 hour ago, Marshmallo said:

Good to see we are focusing on the big real world issues impacting us all

This has been a tough year and it’s only right that carol singing is off the agenda, but maybe by next we can put together a P&B carol singing choir.

What do you think?

[Marshmallo]

50 minutes ago, Melanius Mullarkey said:

Maybe Leitch should go round putting wee red dots on folks doors who don’t obey the rules.

That'll show them.

This is another really good post from you. The discourse is all the richer for your contribution. 

[Inanimate Carbon Rod]

£500 bonus for all NHS and social care staff just been announced. 

[101]

5 minutes ago, Inanimate Carbon Rod said:

£500 bonus for all NHS and social care staff just been announced. 

I'm sure @Tynierose will spend his on a Jason Leitch cardboard cutout

[DeeTillEhDeh]

Are those cards just for Sturgeon fan club members or could one be awaiting me when I get home from work?

SNP members - so not necessarily the Sturgeon fan club.

[Granny Danger]

6 minutes ago, 101 said:

I'm sure @Tynierose will spend his on a Jason Leitch cardboard cutout

Or he can buy Hearts.

 

 

 

 

 

Twice.

 

[Granny Danger]

1 hour ago, superbigal said:

It is time for another overall review and look at each council with possible changes coming tomorrow.  We can look back in time from 7 day figures to November 13th and compare with, 7 day figures to 27th November.   Basically progress for all councils in the last documented 14 days. The data 13th November was the day before all the moves to Tier 4 etc.  So those councils now have about 7 days of data in the new higher restrictions.

 

Overall cases per 100K were 141.5 in Scotland and are now 110.5. That is a decrease overall of 21.91% in a period of 14 days,  of which 7 days were in higher restrictions.   My observations would say that the restrictions do appear to be working with better progress in Tier 4 areas than previous when in Tier 3.

 

I now have the last 14 days of Data for each Council.

Start with the tier 4 Councils and move down to Tier 1    My comments  Bold if significant

East Ayrshire  Tier 4   172.1 to 128.7    Decrease  25.21%    Clear they should be promoted to tier 3 next week.

East Dunbartonshire  Tier 4   224.6 to 120.6    Decrease 46.30%   Clear they should be promoted to tier 3 next week.

East Renfrewshire  Tier4  197.8 to 160.2  Decrease 19.00%     Progress but much more needed

Glasgow City  Tier 4   275.6 to 168.8   Decrease 38.75%   I believe this does prove Tier 4 restrictions work as Glasgow stubbornly refused to move for many weeks.  Sorry to all those that do not blame behaviour but mainly schools.

North Lanarkshire  Tier 4  237.6 to 175.2   Decrease  26.26%   More good progress

Renfrewshire  Tier 4  241.8 to 215.0    Decrease  11.08%   I think they are the great unwashed that almost nothing impacts.

South Ayrshire  Tier 4  159.0 to 130.5   Decrease  17.92%    Easing towards a promotion but slower than others.

South Lanarkshire  Tier 4   229.3 to 194.7  Decrease  15.08%   Pretty poor performance compared to others

Stirling Tier 4  167.7 to 134.8   Decrease   19.61%        Easing back towards Tier 3 but slower than others

West Dunbartonshire  Tier 4   181.0 to 100.1  Decrease 44.69%    No reason not to promote them ahead of the week on tuesday that is the current earliest.   In fact may get a double promotion when it happens on this trend.

West Lothian   Tier 4  158.4 to 137.6  Decrease 13.13%   Slow progress.

Angus Tier 3   84.3 to 69.7   Decrease 16.80%    After peaking they should stand a real chance of promotion this week.

City Of Edinburgh  Tier 3  86.9 to 71.8  Decrease 17.37%     Great chance of imminent promotion to tier 2

Clackmannanshire  Tier 3    99.0 to 137.8  increase 39.19%    Although it looks bad the population is only circa 45K and cases is 71 people.  Should stay tier 3 but under review.

Dundee City  Tier 3   138.0 to 90.4   Decrease 34.49%  Dundee turn blue at last and another good week gives them a shot of promotion.

Falkirk   Tier 3     88.3 to 47.2  Decrease 46.54%    Falkirk has to get promoted to Tier 2 (Apart from Marshy)

Fife Tier 3   143 to 99.6  Decrease 30.34%  Like Dundee moving slowly the correct way to possible promotion in 8 days

Inverclyde  Tier 3   101.5 to 106.7   Increase 5.12%    This council seems to go up and down like a whores nickers. 

Midlothian  Tier 3   58.4 to 74.6   Increase 27.73%   Why defeat was snatched from the jaws of victory

Perth & Kinross Tier 3   88.8 to 98.7  Increase 11.14%  Tory farmers still having to many harvesting parties

North Ayrshire  Tier 3  139.5  to 123.9  Decrease 11.18%    Stay Tier 3

Aberdeen City Tier 2   55.5 to 87.9    Increase 58.37%     Far too naughty in the football bars.  Relegation imminent for the Dandies

Aberdeenshire Tier 2   53.2 to 91.5    Increase 71.99 %    Again relegation incoming tomorrow

Argyll & Bute  Tier 2    31.4 to 66.4   Increase 111.46% %   Very small population so fluctuations vary. Survive for now.

Dumfries & Galloway  Tier 2   51.1 to 22.8  Decrease 55.38%    These teuchters should now join their highland friends in tier 1

East Lothian   Tier 2  60.7 to 55.1   Decrease 9.22%   Cemented their recent promotion.

Scottish Borders  Tier 2  61.5 to 33.8  Decrease 45.04%   Like Dolce & Gabanna above a chance of promotion to the championship

Highland  Tier 1    20.4 to 15.7 Decrease 23.03%  I really wonder what you need to do to get to the holy grail.

Moray   Tier 1  32.4 to 9.4  Decrease 70.98%    Same comments as Highlands

Na h-Eileanan Siar  Tier 1   22.5 to 11.2 Decrease 50%    Basically was 6 case and now 3   get them in the holy grail

Orkney Tier 1   4.5 to 4.5 No change   1 Case get them in Tier 0

Shetlands Tier 1   0 to 8.7  (Was 0 cases and now 2 cases.  Get them in Tier 0)

 

It’s like the SG strategy might be working!  Surely this cannot be right?

[Detournement]

1 hour ago, Gus Setsniffer said:

You don't play board games ?

 

 

I'm looking for an adam's apple on the left (if I'm soberish).

[Gus Setsniffer]

4 minutes ago, Detournement said:

I'm looking for an adam's apple on the left (if I'm soberish).

does it really matter if they prefer you to be the ''top''  

[Kmeister]

Good to see we are focusing on the big real world issues impacting us all

I heard this on the radio and he was just responding to a question asked by one of the Journalists.

[welshbairn]

2 minutes ago, Kmeister said:

I heard this on the radio and he was just responding to a question asked by one of the Journalists.

Clearly he should have said "whatever, who cares about fucking choir singing, the schools will be closed anyway so there's nothing to worry about."