When will this shit end?

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Vaccination update:

[stuartbert two hats]

11 minutes ago, BobWillis2 said:

Future generations will look back at us with disgust, wondering why even when we had so much evidence available we still shut down activities and industries that did not contribute to the spread of the virus but the result of which cost taxpayers billions of pounds. They’ll resent every penny of their taxes. 

Future generations aren't going to give a shit about waiting for three months to open things up when the last time we opened everything up thousands died unnecessarily.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Aren't they all tested beforehand anyway - so there's no one with covid actually playing?

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[JoeyT]

 

[rivalschools.price]

1 hour ago, stuartbert two hats said:

Sorry for also being a dick, but that's not what staycation means any more. It now means a domestic holiday somewhere is your own country or locality. It doesn't mean having time off and staying at home.

It did, but it doesn't. Language changes, at least we've not lost the word "literally".

I’m with @philipsteakon this one.

Most of my holidays as a child were in the UK and I took my kids on many UK hols before I could afford for us to all jet off abroad every year.

We had a great time with fantastic memories but calling it a staycation suggests it’s not a proper holiday and we certainly considered them proper holidays at the time.

The word may have a new meaning for a lot of people but in our family at least, all of them count as our holidays.

[philipsteak]

1 minute ago, rivalschools.price said:

I’m with @philipsteakon this one.

Most of my holidays as a child were in the UK and I took my kids on many UK hols before I could afford for us to all jet off abroad every year.

We had a great time with fantastic memories but calling it a staycation suggests it’s not a proper holiday and we certainly considered them proper holidays at the time.

The word may have a new meaning for a lot of people but in our family at least, all of them count as our holidays.

Yep, there was already a perfectly good word for a holiday in your own country. Holiday. 

I must admit though, a large part of my annoyance is that I really disliked the word anyway. The change in use just means it's getting used a lot more, especially now. And like I said, I work in tourism so I'm going to be hearing it a lot

[balthazarstarbuck]

1 minute ago, philipsteak said:

Yep, there was already a perfectly good word for a holiday in your own country. Holiday. 

I must admit though, a large part of my annoyance is that I really disliked the word anyway. The change in use just means it's getting used a lot more, especially now. And like I said, I work in tourism so I'm going to be hearing it a lot

The thing that bothers me about it is that it’s inherently inferior- that a new word needed to be created for it because people wouldn’t dream of holidaying in their own country otherwise, and you have to cross a border for it to qualify as a “real” holiday.

[oneeye]

20 minutes ago, rivalschools.price said:

I’m with @philipsteakon this one.

Most of my holidays as a child were in the UK and I took my kids on many UK hols before I could afford for us to all jet off abroad every year.

We had a great time with fantastic memories but calling it a staycation suggests it’s not a proper holiday and we certainly considered them proper holidays at the time.

The word may have a new meaning for a lot of people but in our family at least, all of them count as our holidays.

^^this

I live in Devon, every day's a holiday 😎

[oneeye]

And Williamson can fuck off; maybe he should sit in on a class tomorrow..

[BobWillis2]

1 hour ago, stuartbert two hats said:

Future generations aren't going to give a shit about waiting for three months to open things up when the last time we opened everything up thousands died unnecessarily.

That’s whataboutery. The last time we opened up vaccines were barely entering meaningful trials. 
That’s ignoring that we’ve never opened everything up. 

Edited March 7, 2021 by BobWillis2

[EasyUserName]

1 hour ago, BobWillis2 said:

Future generations will look back at us with disgust, wondering why even when we had so much evidence available we still shut down activities and industries that did not contribute to the spread of the virus but the result of which cost taxpayers billions of pounds. They’ll resent every penny of their taxes. 

I disagree.  We went into this with a pile of debt already - how many people do you know cared about where that debt came from?  Future generations will look back at this sitting on the sofa watching a Netflix dramatised show about it all, and then forgetting it.

 

 

[stuartbert two hats]

24 minutes ago, BobWillis2 said:

That’s whataboutery. The last time we opened up vaccines were barely entering meaningful trials. 
That’s ignoring that we’ve never opened everything up. 

It's not whataboutery, it's context on why this really quite short term delay isn't going to be remembered at all by future generations.

Gyms+beer gardens will be open in a month, cinemas in two months then everything in three months.

We've been at this a year, get some perspective.

[westholtschic]

54 minutes ago, oneeye said:

^^this

I live in Devon, every day's a holiday 😎

You’re not wrong 😁

[zahidf]

Global Britain helping their friends

 

 

 

[rascalpete]

2 hours ago, Ozanne said:

Vaccination update:

Will I jinx it if I say it looks like we’re back on form?

[Ryan1984]

2 minutes ago, rascalpete said:

Will I jinx it if I say it looks like we’re back on form?

Didn’t they keep saying a week into March, we’ll have loads? Also appears that the centres are increasing shifts and volunteer workloads etc.

[Crazyfool01]

Just now, Ryan1984 said:

Didn’t they keep saying a week into March, we’ll have loads? Also appears that the centres are increasing shifts and volunteer workloads etc.

This week will be a ramp up ..... ( an increase for those that dont like ramp up ) and next week will be bigger again ... 

[BobWillis2]

28 minutes ago, zahidf said:

Global Britain helping their friends

 

 

 

You love to see it.

[BobWillis2]

1 hour ago, EasyUserName said:

I disagree.  We went into this with a pile of debt already - how many people do you know cared about where that debt came from?  Future generations will look back at this sitting on the sofa watching a Netflix dramatised show about it all, and then forgetting it.

 

 

I find it a bit hard to believe that the biggest thing since the Second World War will become a Netflix docuseries and then forgotten about. 
 

[steviewevie]

2 hours ago, stuartbert two hats said:

Future generations aren't going to give a shit about waiting for three months to open things up when the last time we opened everything up thousands died unnecessarily.

this, and this again, and a bit more this.

[steviewevie]

8 minutes ago, BobWillis2 said:

You love to see it.

you do you silly twat

[BobWillis2]

Just now, steviewevie said:

you do you silly twat

Still churning out those great posts I see. 

[steviewevie]

5 minutes ago, BobWillis2 said:

Still churning out those great posts I see. 

BobWillis3 on it's way?

[incident]

23 minutes ago, Ryan1984 said:

Didn’t they keep saying a week into March, we’ll have loads? Also appears that the centres are increasing shifts and volunteer workloads etc.

Yep. I've got my first shifts booked for the 20th + 21st, at a centre that isn't even open this week.