When will this shit end?

[zahidf]

2 minutes ago, Mellotr0n said:

Just realised - if Johnson has said it will be put to MPs on the 22nd for a vote, that probably means a press conference 2-3 days prior for us to see it, that's generally been the way hasn't it?

Week of the 22nd. I imagine revealed on the 22nd, vote on the Weds

[phimill]

4 minutes ago, DeanoL said:

There's been some challenging weather.

Yeah snow was bad Sunday which would have effected people getting out there on Monday.

Tomorrows data for Tuesday should be better!

[Crazyfool01]

Back to hating Boris .... why dont they pay people enough to stay at home ? surely in the long run it would have been cost effective ? I dont get this strategy ? 

[steviewevie]

 

7 minutes ago, zahidf said:

CRG on board

 

These research groups who don't actually research, they just oppose.

[efcfanwirral]

 

7 minutes ago, zahidf said:

Ah thats a shame. Wonder if there is a specific reason for the drop off like supply.

 

5 minutes ago, DeanoL said:

There's been some challenging weather.

 

Just now, phimill said:

Yeah snow was bad Sunday which would have effected people getting out there on Monday.

Tomorrows data for Tuesday should be better!

Yeah considering the groups being vaccinated I imagine getting there will have been an issue for some, it's not just the snow days but the ice on the roads after and also I can't imagine the crazy rain for two days helped matters, with flooding in some areas. I wouldn't have driven in that for anything, so dangerous

[steviewevie]

1 minute ago, crazyfool1 said:

Back to hating Boris .... why dont they pay people enough to stay at home ? surely in the long run it would have been cost effective ? I dont get this strategy ? 

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

[Fuzzy Afro]

2 minutes ago, zahidf said:

Week of the 22nd. I imagine revealed on the 22nd, vote on the Weds

Not sure there needs to be a vote on a “roadmap” out of lockdown but I could be wrong. 

[xxialac]

Just now, crazyfool1 said:

Back to hating Boris .... why dont they pay people enough to stay at home ? surely in the long run it would have been cost effective ? I dont get this strategy ? 

Because they're incompetent.

[steviewevie]

Going to have to break it to my daughter that she will be staying home for the whole of February too.

[Ozanne]

10 minutes ago, Mellotr0n said:

Just realised - if Johnson has said it will be put to MPs on the 22nd for a vote, that probably means a press conference 2-3 days prior for us to see it, that's generally been the way hasn't it?

He didn’t say it would be put to a vote. He said they would present the roadmap to the Commons on that date after recess. A vote would potentially come after that.

[Mellotr0n]

Just now, Ozanne said:

He didn’t say it would be put to a vote. He said they would present the roadmap to the Commons on that date after recess. A vote would potentially come after that.

Ah ok. Perhaps the press conference will be that evening?

[zahidf]

7 minutes ago, efcfanwirral said:

 

 

 

Yeah considering the groups being vaccinated I imagine getting there will have been an issue for some, it's not just the snow days but the ice on the roads after and also I can't imagine the crazy rain for two days helped matters, with flooding in some areas. I wouldn't have driven in that for anything, so dangerous

Youd hope theyd use the vaccines anyway with other groups though... But lets see the rest of the week. 

[Toilet Duck]

15 minutes ago, DeanoL said:

Yes, unless something goes badly wrong - new strain of the virus having significant vaccine resistance or such.

This is a pretty easy read and a good update of where we are with the various variants...I hadn't been paying as much attention as I should when I wondered about VoCs in the US...seems there's 3 they are keeping an eye on (on the surface, they look fairly similar to the others that we are watching)...

 

[st dan]

6 minutes ago, crazyfool1 said:

Back to hating Boris .... why dont they pay people enough to stay at home ? surely in the long run it would have been cost effective ? I dont get this strategy ? 

Only thing I can think of is due to the number of people currently WFH, paying them extra to do it is not required in a many cases. For example, when I was struck down with Covid few weeks back I did my job the exact same as I have done since March. Also those currently on furlough it shouldn’t affect either. 

Although obviously many do not all into these categories and simply cannot get to their job if they test positive - these should definitely be financially supported if their work aren’t offering full sick pay. 

I just think they can’t be bothered introducing a system to work it out and paying those who actually need it, and at the same time don’t want to needlessly pay out to those who don’t. 

[Ozanne]

4 minutes ago, Mellotr0n said:

Ah ok. Perhaps the press conference will be that evening?

Yeah I’d think so as that is a Monday and after half term so it seems ideally placed for the next phase. 

[zahidf]

One theory?

 

[zahidf]

Yup

 

[Fuzzy Afro]

1 minute ago, zahidf said:

One theory?

 

Between care homes and the snow making it logistically difficult, I’ll give them a mulligan for an off day. But we need to hope this doesn’t become a habit. 

[zahidf]

 

[efcfanwirral]

A very strange one! Usually nothing in these situations but something to keep an eye on

[philipsteak]

1 hour ago, zahidf said:

Yeah i reckon May bank holiday will be when they really agitate for stuff to reopen

That's when my company are planning for. Earlier if possible for key sites but not expected. 

[fraybentos1]

12 minutes ago, zahidf said:

One theory?

 

Seems a realistic theory. Plus snow I guess is a factor. There still remains a lot of unknowns regarding the numbers and defo seems to be a lag. See where we are by the end of the week.

The fact we are viewing 300k a day as underwhelming shows how far we have come. If someone had said we would be doing a peak of this amount per day a few weeks ago it would have been impressive imo.

[zahidf]

Murkier and murkier

 

 

So there is a best efforts clause...

[zahidf]

Rejoin ain't going to happen for a while methinks 

 

[xxialac]

Priti Patel up now.

When I see her trying to talk tough, I just think 'oo, you're 'ard!',

Brilliantly her statement provided no explanation as to how quarantine would work but there would be some details 'next week'.

She also wants airlines to check that people's reason to travel is valid. Because Easyjet staff are obviously the most qualified to assess whether someone is making up a reason to fly.

 

Edited January 27, 2021 by xxialac