I think @machel titled this thread perfectly 
@velvet donkey posted:
I started this thread at the very beginning, local schools near to my granddaughters were having a few cases and pupils were returning from Italy skiing trips
@Former Member posted:It’s a joke. No better here, Florida Governor has even stopped them reporting numbers a few weeks ago, though apparently they are the worst in the country and rising. Still waiting for the quarantine situation to change so I can leave, slightly complicated by my husbands health. How are you?
Apart from not having to be able to visit my sisters in Dorset (I'm in Scotland), I'm not too bad, thanks. Me and Hubby have had both vaccinations and don't (and didn't) go anywhere much, so It's not impacting on us to any great extent, also having a fairly large house and garden means we don't feel cramped or 'hemmed in'.
@Former Member posted:It’s a joke. No better here, Florida Governor has even stopped them reporting numbers a few weeks ago, though apparently they are the worst in the country and rising. Still waiting for the quarantine situation to change so I can leave, slightly complicated by my husbands health. How are you?
ROXAN 
How are you doing ? I’m sorry to hear about your husbands health ….I hope things improve soon and you can come home .
@velvet donkey posted:
Yes , who would have thought at the time that we were going to still be dealing with it all these months later
@Baz posted:Yes , who would have thought at the time that we were going to still be dealing with it all these months later
I remember talking to the owner of my local corner-shop in the first month of lockdown. He was concerned it could go on for another three months, and I felt guilty because I told him that - given how long it took to develop a vaccine - I thought it would continue till September-October at the earliest... 
@Eugene's Lair posted:I remember talking to the owner of my local corner-shop in the first month of lockdown. He was concerned it could go on for another three months, and I felt guilty because I told him that - given how long it took to develop a vaccine - I thought it would continue till September-October at the earliest...
Yes, who would have thought we would still be in its grip 18 months later , eh Eugene
Even if it had been quickly realized it was as nasty a virus as it has turned out to be, it was still not thought it would become a global pandemic!
@Eugene's Lair posted:I remember talking to the owner of my local corner-shop in the first month of lockdown. He was concerned it could go on for another three months, and I felt guilty because I told him that - given how long it took to develop a vaccine - I thought it would continue till September-October at the earliest...
I remember joking with our local coop manager that his friend used to cough to fart and that now he farts to cough........turned out not to be such a laughing matter after all.......who knew
@Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing posted:Even if it had been quickly realized it was as nasty a virus as it has turned out to be, it was still not thought it would become a global pandemic!
Sadly I think you are right EFFT
Hanging on in there Roxan, hope you are too!
The Wembley Mutation. I can't believe how out of hand that got. Usual suspects - Fulham, Millwall, Reading Chelsea
Into the village to collect an emergency prescription - one glance at Costa and I could see it was half full of people chatting away like nothing was going on.
Popped into Boots , note on the window said "No more than three in this shop"
Utter bedlam and it's only going to get worse
@Saint posted:Into the village to collect an emergency prescription - one glance at Costa and I could see it was half full of people chatting away like nothing was going on.
Popped into Boots , note on the window said "No more than three in this shop"
Utter bedlam and it's only going to get worse
Sadly yes Renton
There was a doctor interviewed on North East tv and he looked so frustrated at the relaxing of rules
People are going to die to pursue herd immunity
@Baz posted:Nearly 50,000 new cases today ….and 63 deaths …..what about those figures don't the government understand !
It's the wild west Baz and I need a Colt 45. Or Winchester
@velvet donkey posted:It's the wild west Baz and I need a Colt 45. Or Winchester
Walther PPK my friend ... where's EC when you need him 
@velvet donkey posted:It's the wild west Baz and I need a Colt 45. Or Winchester
We are going to hell in a handcart Velvet
@velvet donkey posted:It's the wild west Baz and I need a Colt 45. Or Winchester
or one of these....is a real gun
think that's sorta scary....
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@Baz posted:Nearly 50,000 new cases today ….and 63 deaths …..what about those figures don't the government understand !
All they can say is 'look how much worse it would be if we hadn't got the vaccines.' They are happy to pretend that how much worse it's going to get is so insignificant that it won't matter!
They seem to happily forget that these percentages are not just figures, but represent real people. I totally understand that the ravages on the population are, sadly, not going to go away completely, but the government seem to be quite happy to purposely increase these ravages!!!!
@Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing posted:All they can say is 'look how much worse it would be if we hadn't got the vaccines.' They are happy to pretend that how much worse it's going to get is so insignificant that it won't matter!
They seem to happily forget that these percentages are not just figures, but represent real people. I totally understand that the ravages on the population are, sadly, not going to go away completely, but the government seem to be quite happy to purposely increase these ravages!!!!
Exactly ! I give it a month before they are forced to admit defeat and lockdown again …but not before a lot more people have died
It just gets more chaotic and ridiculous by the day.
Someone said that it must be OK because 'today's briefing CLEARLY showed that Whitty and Valance agreed with Boris and how he was doing things, but what I saw was that they were struggling to make Boris' idiocy palatable!!!
Why does Boris think that if we don't open in summer 2021 then we MUST open during winter 2021. It may be frustrating to leave it to next year, but isn't safety and health supposed to be the higher priority?
* Breaking News *
Sajid Javid has tested positive for coronavirus,
Health Secretary Javid tests positive for Covid - BBC News
"Health Secretary Sajid Javid says he has tested positive for Covid-19, but has had two jabs and his symptoms are "very mild".
Mr Javid, who became health secretary in June, said he had taken a lateral flow test on Friday night after feeling a "bit groggy" and it was positive.
He said he was now self-isolating until he got the results of a PCR test."
Just one 'disaster' after another!
@Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing posted:Just one 'disaster' after another!
Ain’t that the truth !
@Eugene's Lair posted:* Breaking News *
Sajid Javid has tested positive for coronavirus,
And he's supposed to be keeping us healthy
Joke!
@slimfern posted:And he's supposed to be keeping us healthy
Joke!
In all fairness though, he's not any less susceptible than the next man, assuming he's followed all the rules! 
Shakes head sadly........because there are no words left!
Oh dear, I see the travel industry are angry because the rules keep changing!