RoyMac5 Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 36 minutes ago, Archied said: Yep , this is where people have lost the plot or never had it , our immune systems are probably the most important thing we have for survival Why do we even need vaccines for goodness sake! ariotofmyown 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 1 hour ago, maxjam said: I can't recall ever having time off through illness tbh, you just get on with things - and lets be honest, if people started taking days off through coughs and colds adding to your workload you'd think they were taking the p1$$. The only times I occasionally phoned in sick was when I was perfectly well and had something else planned. But thats another story... ? I think folk who lie to their employers and colleagues rather than just book a day's leave, yet whine about added workloads when other folk are off work sick, are the biggest piss takers myself ?♂️ ariotofmyown and i-Ram 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 1 hour ago, Archied said: Oops ,, I thought they were self portrait ? It is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyp Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 I have a friend whom has a 14 year old son that has numerous medical conditions. Rules or no rules I’m going to continue wearing my mask in order to protect his vulnerability's as his own immune system is incapable. I guess if I didn’t socialise with someone with a vulnerability I might think about it differently. Comrade 86, RoyMac5, ariotofmyown and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Half Fan Half Biscuit Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 1 hour ago, angieram said: But covid isn't like other colds and bugs so we have to create a culture that makes us collectively responsible for all aspects of our health. I know you're going to disagree, but I would like to think you are in a minority. If more people stopped off work for a couple of days when ill, the rest of the workplace would be much more productive, in my experience. Once had a boss who was very proud of not taking a day off work even when was sneezing all over the office. Seemed surprised when we all went down with flu. JoetheRam, GboroRam, angieram and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, TexasRam said: People will just take the piss though, for me you should only be off work if you’re not fit to attend. Sorry but feeling under the weather or a cold doesn’t warrant it in my opinion. I guess like everything else now a days we’ve just gone soft !!! So if you have the 'sniffles' but you want to be a hero, wear a mask. You are not doing your team/work mates a favour by infecting them, no matter how much of a stalwart you think you are, Captain Braveheart. Edited July 5, 2021 by Eddie ariotofmyown and angieram 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gone Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 3 minutes ago, Eddie said: So if you have the 'sniffles' but you want to be a hero, wear a mask. You are not doing your team/work mates a favour by infecting them, no matter how much of a stalwart you think you are, Captain Braveheart. Never wore a mask before if I had a cold and have never seen anybody else doing it. I didn’t see it causing too many issues if I’m honest. Kind Regards, Captain Braveheart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuffLuff Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 40 minutes ago, TexasRam said: You can still do all that ?? But now it looks like we have a choice not to. I’ll choose not to. Also It looks like I will have the choice to attend football matches next season restriction free, so it’s all sunny and good imo Im not asking what your preference is, im asking whats the problem carrying on with precautions at this moment and leading into the summer holidays? ariotofmyown 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gone Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 4 minutes ago, TuffLuff said: Im not asking what your preference is, im asking whats the problem carrying on with precautions at this moment and leading into the summer holidays? No problem if you want too, I don’t. Thats it really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ariotofmyown Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 1 hour ago, TuffLuff said: To be honest though…is everything that bad at the minute from a consumer point of view? I can get a beer when I want, have a chat at the local coffee shop, go to shops no fuss, have a bite to eat…and all we need to do is put a bit of sanitiser on and wear a mask where needed to. I mean, I can happily do these things for quite a bit longer. Maybe I’m not getting unnecessarily annoyed at stuff enough, but what’s the problem? I mean we’ve got to leave to live with it as we all like to keep saying. So in summary, you hate freedom! You should go and live in one of those authoritarian countries like, erm, Germany or South Korea and leave us freedom loving Brits to enjoy our freedom. TuffLuff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjam Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 Oooh its like Brexit all over again - tight split in the voting; Personally I'm done with all the restrictions on the 19th, if other people want to thats completely fine but I've had enough ? BriggRam, Chester40 and Bald Eagle's Barmy Army 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthram Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 (edited) 13 minutes ago, ariotofmyown said: So in summary, you hate freedom! You should go and live in one of those authoritarian countries like, erm, Germany or South Korea and leave us freedom loving Brits to enjoy our freedom. Just wondering how you came to that conclusion? What @TuffLuffis describing doesn’t sound like anti freedom to me, just continuing with the minor inconvenience (for vast majority) of wearing a mask and using hand sanitizers for a little bit longer. Hardly the stuff of 1984. (Unless of course you were being sarcastic and went over my head). Edited July 5, 2021 by Tamworthram ariotofmyown 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GboroRam Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 We're told that we're selfish and just want to remain in lockdown forever living the perfect furlough life, but asking people to wear a mask when they've got a cold now seems to be infringing people's freedom to cough on stuff. ariotofmyown 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GboroRam Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 1 minute ago, Tamworthram said: Just wondering how you came to that conclusion? What @TuffLuffis describing doesn’t sound like anti freedom to me, just continuing with the minor inconvenience (for vast majority) of wearing a mask and using hand sanitizers for a little bit longer. Hardly the stuff of 1984. I think you need to change the batteries in your sarcasm detector. Tamworthram, Comrade 86 and ariotofmyown 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthram Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 1 minute ago, GboroRam said: I think you need to change the batteries in your sarcasm detector. Yep just realised and edited my post. Where’s the embarrassed face emoji when you need it? GboroRam, ariotofmyown, Comrade 86 and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjam Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 4 minutes ago, GboroRam said: We're told that we're selfish and just want to remain in lockdown forever living the perfect furlough life, but asking people to wear a mask when they've got a cold now seems to be infringing people's freedom to cough on stuff. Lets not forget this... Everyone is free to wear one if they want, I'll just choose not to ? Comrade 86 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuffLuff Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Tamworthram said: Yep just realised and edited my post. Where’s the embarrassed face emoji when you need it? In fairness it was a pretty good satire of some of the debates I’ve ended up having in this sub forum over the years! Edited July 5, 2021 by TuffLuff ariotofmyown and Tamworthram 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GboroRam Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 3 minutes ago, maxjam said: Lets not forget this... Everyone is free to wear one if they want, I'll just choose not to ? He was saying it's not proven in April last year. BMJ article from February this year: https://www.bmj.com/content/372/bmj.n432 "US researchers recently looked at the impact of state-wide mask requirements on new cases per 100 000 population per day from 1 January 2020 to 24 October 2020.10 They reported that, after adjusting for interstate differences, states that adopted mask requirements early saw the strongest effects on numbers of new cases when compared with those that did not adopt such measures. The effect was smaller but still “clearly protective” when comparing early adopter states to late adopters. “These analyses advance the scientific evidence showing positive impacts of state-wide mask requirements in the US,” the researchers concluded." Comrade 86 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gone Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 12 minutes ago, GboroRam said: We're told that we're selfish and just want to remain in lockdown forever living the perfect furlough life, but asking people to wear a mask when they've got a cold now seems to be infringing people's freedom to cough on stuff. But people apparently are not being told to wear a mask from the 19th, what’s your issue with people saying “great I won’t wear one” then? Why all of a sudden for any aliment a mask should now be worn or your ignorant and uncaring? I find it bizarre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuffLuff Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 38 minutes ago, TexasRam said: No problem. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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