djchapsticks Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Lyle Lanley said: I still think they will lift the restrictions in the next week. If they don’t they will be much worse backlash than it was 2 weeks ago. Every day that they remain in place with a wall of increasing evidence showing that the restrictions are making no difference and an increasing number of medical professionals and scientists coming out and saying that there's no need for restrictions, the more and more they are going to be questioned and pushed back on. They've lost the room here, the only thing they can salvage is a diminishing amount of damage control with every passing day. The only people who are still fully on the 'it's still very dangerous so restrictions are needed' bandwagon are the lunatic fringe/grifters like Deepti and the 'SNP can do no wrong no matter what' mob. Most people are either already off the wagon or are becoming increasingly sceptical as to the rationale behind the decisions. Edited January 4, 2022 by djchapsticks 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squalor Vic Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 28 minutes ago, Clown Job said: If it’s negative stay at home anyways…. Because reasons? Great advice It's unreal how people can't grasp the financial implications staying at home with a cold could have. So many people in poorer areas, on low incomes etc just can't afford to take a few days off without pay or with SSP (which is a joke anyway)...its not that easy, and tbh, staying at home with a cold is just a ridiculous suggestion 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 24 minutes ago, Todd_is_God said: I hope you are right. But, with BJ extending the time Plan B is in place, it is perfect for her usual "we think we need to go further" spiel. I just can't put it past them to do something completely stupid as they have had a collective heads gone over the last week or so. If they just go back to where we were in the autumn then it's just on a par with where England is at the moment. How can they be seen to care more? Trying to enforce more ridiculous, dystopian and pointless plastic screens and one-way systems? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Sannox Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 10 minutes ago, Squalor Vic said: It's unreal how people can't grasp the financial implications staying at home with a cold could have. So many people in poorer areas, on low incomes etc just can't afford to take a few days off without pay or with SSP (which is a joke anyway)...its not that easy, and tbh, staying at home with a cold is just a ridiculous suggestion Sadly, nothing unreal about it Vic. These people restricting us are “money blind”. They have no concept of paying bills and balancing books. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deegee Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 1 minute ago, Elixir said: If they just go back to where we were in the autumn then it's just on a par with where England is at the moment. How can they be seen to care more? Trying to enforce more ridiculous, dystopian and pointless plastic screens and one-way systems? Yip; I’ve been loving the return of security guards at the entrance of the supermarket, directing folk on entry only/ exit only doors, protected and marked out by a line of shopping baskets lol. Especially useful in halting the airborne virus post-Christmas and New Year when the store is practically empty but the “theatre of shop doors” continues to keep us safe. Also loving the return of more plastic shields which cause you to literally twist your neck around them to hear the assistant and to hand over your payment. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael W Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 34 minutes ago, Clown Job said: If it’s negative stay at home anyways…. Because reasons? Great advice Sorry your flight is cancelled as the pilot has to stay at home. He doesn't have covid, but he sneezed this morning. Sorry for any inconvenience caused. Sorry there's barely any groceries today - a few of the drivers coughed so we had to cancel their round whilst they isolate for sevwn days even though every LFT is negative. Come back next week. Whilst there are some things that we should look at doing, i.e. ending the presenteeism culture that basically forces people in when they're coughing their lungs up, there are quite a few absolutionists like the man quoted who are broken beyond all repair by this. What a way to lead your life. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael W Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 15 minutes ago, Squalor Vic said: It's unreal how people can't grasp the financial implications staying at home with a cold could have. So many people in poorer areas, on low incomes etc just can't afford to take a few days off without pay or with SSP (which is a joke anyway)...its not that easy, and tbh, staying at home with a cold is just a ridiculous suggestion As long as Alan's weekly Prime delivery reaches him, he's alright Jack. Probably has a box of sanctimony on subscription. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnash Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 49 minutes ago, Thorongil said: According to the current numbers, the likelihood of being hospitalised due to COVID of any stripe is 0.005%. 0.005% - what's your source for that? It's incredibly low - 1 in 20,000. I suspect you really mean 0.5%, which would be more in accord with UK daily hospital admissions of c. 1400 and daily infections of c. 120,000. But not totally in accord, as that would make the figure 1.2%. I don't sympathise with the doom-mongers at all, but let's make the case for relaxing restrictions without resorting to making up statistics. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginaro Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 There was an STV tweet posted here earlier, and I couldn't believe one of the replies had shared that misleading FT graph from last week with the missing Scotland and Wales data. So I wondered - what is the graph showing now... 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorongil Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 10 minutes ago, Gnash said: 0.005% - what's your source for that? It's incredibly low - 1 in 20,000. I suspect you really mean 0.5%, which would be more in accord with UK daily hospital admissions of c. 1400 and daily infections of c. 120,000. But not totally in accord, as that would make the figure 1.2%. I don't sympathise with the doom-mongers at all, but let's make the case for relaxing restrictions without resorting to making up statistics. In 3 days in Scotland the hospital total has increased by 288, whilst 55,000 cases have been recorded. I did of course mean 0.5%. Apologies. But again I would point out that the real percentage is far, far lower in reality due to the amount of untested infected people and the fact that people are being recorded in the COVID hospital numbers despite not requiring hospital treatment for COVID. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1885 Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 Just tested positive on lateral flow, feels like I've got a bad cold (been couple years since one of them!) and a bit achey/shivery earlier but seems manageable. Just in time for going back to work tomorrow, baws.I feel utter pish, think we need another lockdown. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted January 4, 2022 Author Share Posted January 4, 2022 Congrats to everyone who hasn’t caught Covid yet! to those who have caught it, hang your heads in shame you dirty dirty people. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeWhoWalksBehindTheRows Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 1 hour ago, Clown Job said: If it’s negative stay at home anyways…. Because reasons? Great advice These c***s are off their heads. If I took a day off everytime I had a runny nose I'd never be in bloody work. I do a ton of beak though right enough so it's constantly running. And I don't work. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PedroMoutinho Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 1 hour ago, Ginaro said: There was an STV tweet posted here earlier, and I couldn't believe one of the replies had shared that misleading FT graph from last week with the missing Scotland and Wales data. So I wondered - what is the graph showing now... I couldn’t believe it but the Falkirk FC CEO (‘SNP member’ in his Twitter bio) was liking that nonsense graph on his Twitter last week along with associated Bella Caledonia commentary. I’m sure everyone who shared that nonsense will share this one in the interests of balance… 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted January 4, 2022 Author Share Posted January 4, 2022 This Utah tech CEO having a very normal one. https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/entrata-chair-emails-tech-ceos-claiming-covid-vaccine-part-of-sterilization-plot-by-the-jews The email by David Bateman, shared with FOX 13 by numerous sources, begins with the subject line "Genocide." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeartsOfficialMoaner Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 The plans for 100,000 critical workers to take daily tests will turn into a disaster. The amount of them off work for a week with a cold when they are feeling fine. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djchapsticks Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 14 minutes ago, ICTChris said: This Utah tech CEO having a very normal one. https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/entrata-chair-emails-tech-ceos-claiming-covid-vaccine-part-of-sterilization-plot-by-the-jews Sounds plausible. They are really going baws oot though by vaccinating all countries to take America over. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 Absolutely minterrific for the Scottish Government. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 Hahahahahahaha 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trogdor Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 1 hour ago, PedroMoutinho said: I couldn’t believe it but the Falkirk FC CEO (‘SNP member’ in his Twitter bio) was liking that nonsense graph on his Twitter last week along with associated Bella Caledonia commentary. I’m sure everyone who shared that nonsense will share this one in the interests of balance… I do enjoy the delicious irony of those sharing the graph which is clearly missing days of data with crap like 'restrictions are working', 'Scotland is doing better' etc. etc. These are the very same people who rail against misinformation and fake news and they are perpetuating it themselves. You couldn't make it up. I guess its fine when it suits their political interests. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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