Covid restrictions - are you adhering or not?

[gremlin]

Had the dubious pleasure of going to Bluewater yesterday. Gremlinette and I agreed mask wearing was <10%.

Screwfix today was 0%

Not fussed either way. Probably way more risk filtering through the M25 traffic than catching the Chinese lurgey.

[DefTrap]

I'm loving the slightly weird logic of it all.

In-and-out shops and fetching your beer from the bar - no masks because if you're quick it won't get you right? It's like the 2 second rule for dropping food innit?

Shopping in big stores, masks on because the coughs and sneezes have time to get you yeah? And there's always one cheeky fecker with no mask on and their covid cloak on.

[Yorick]

Still compulsory masked here in public.

[Horse]

In that LondOn yesterday.

About 1 in 2 on the train there, a bit higher on the tube
Oddly, high% at Paddington concourse.
Some (a few) in the streets.
Went to an indoor event, probably just over half wearing.

[weeksy]

I heard there is an 'investigation' in the UK into what people are charging for them, so by 2025 you should have some resolution (once the old boys club and fly-by-night entrepreneurs have made enough money out of it), here they just made a law overnight and made it so.

You love to bitch about how the UK are doing it wrong... but you know places like France charge plenty for them too ? not just the UK ?

[Horse]

A rellie is also affected by Norway not recognising the Indian-manufactured version of the AZ vaccine. Again, not just the uk.

[slowsider]

You love to bitch about how the UK are doing it wrong... but you know places like France charge plenty for them too ? not just the UK ?

Are either of us French? Why would I care what the French are doing?

You don't really care what the English are doing now you can get for a tenner from your desert despots, let's be honest.

[slowsider]

CTA means I don't have to pay anything, much less whine about it.

[Count Steer]

Just out of interest Potty, what's the score with mask wearing over in Las-Vegas-by-the-Wadi?

[Horse]

I got overcharged to the tune of £450

If it was the going rate at the time, then it's just supply and demand, isn't it?

[derek badger]

Took the eldest kids camping a couple of weeks ago to a holiday park. 3 days later the 8yr old complains of a headache and he's running a fever of 39.4. Managed to get a lateral flow test done and it indicates positive, so we take him for a PCR. The other two are negative on lateral flow.

When the eldest's PCR comes back positive we all go and get tested...the wife and I are double jabbed, her with Pfizer and me with AZ. We're both negative but the 4 and 6 Yr old are positive but asymptomatic. 2 days later the wife feels rubbish and goes for another PCR...and it comes back positive. I then get a massive headache and sore throat and go for a another PCR yesterday. Last night I felt awful and hardly slept with flu like symptoms. No surprise then that I've just been text that I'm positive also.

I guess at least we've all had it together and the compounded isolation period is something like a block of 15 days. I can't imagine it being 5 lots of 10 days spread out over 2 months or similar. Sadly we miss a mate's wedding, the wife's foot operation is postponed again, all 3 kids miss the first day of school including the 4yr old who was super excited about it.

Double jabbed or not, it can still get you.

[weeksy]

Indeed, it does seem like we'll all be getting it at some stage doesn't it... it's just a question of the effects when it hits.

Good luck to you all Badger.

[Jody]

I heard there is an 'investigation' in the UK into what people are charging for them, so by 2025 you should have some resolution (once the old boys club and fly-by-night entrepreneurs have made enough money out of it), here they just made a law overnight and made it so.

You love to bitch about how the UK are doing it wrong... but you know places like France charge plenty for them too ? not just the UK ?

I spoke about this at the time, but just to remind you

PCR test in the UK in April £100- Drive 35 minutes to nearest place with appointments.
PCR test in France in April €60. But I never got sent a bill so the actual cost was €0 - Drive 10 minutes to most convenient place with appointments, 3 others with 15 minutes drive.

Antigen test in France last month €25, which will be fully reimbursed by the French version of NHS, so actual cost to me is €0

So no, Weeksy, France are not charging "plenty", but the UK are !

[weeksy]

I heard there is an 'investigation' in the UK into what people are charging for them, so by 2025 you should have some resolution (once the old boys club and fly-by-night entrepreneurs have made enough money out of it), here they just made a law overnight and made it so.

You love to bitch about how the UK are doing it wrong... but you know places like France charge plenty for them too ? not just the UK ?

I spoke about this at the time, but just to remind you

PCR test in the UK in April £100- Drive 35 minutes to nearest place with appointments.
PCR test in France in April €60. But I never got sent a bill so the actual cost was €0 - Drive 10 minutes to most convenient place with appointments, 3 others with 15 minutes drive.

Antigen test in France last month €25, which will be fully reimbursed by the French version of NHS, so actual cost to me is €0

So no, Weeksy, France are not charging "plenty", but the UK are !

Free to you isn't free to everyone....

However, i don't think there's much point me discussing it more as people really are quite bitter in these threads.

[Nordboy]

First case in our household. My wife has tested positive so is very much (and pissed off with) being treated like a leaper. So far minor flu symptoms and no taste/ smell.
No one else in the house showing any symptoms, work won't let me back in until two PCR tests, awaiting the results of the first, then another test due Thursday. NHS says I'm good to carry on, but work don't want me in. My boss wasn't happy as we had to cancel a pretty important course I was running this week!! tbf I was looking forward to the course and I'd put a load of effort into getting it up and running (well, obviously not anymore)

[ogri]

Back to work tomorrow, still occasional coughing , naff all else.
Wife gets released and work fit fom the 7th, that is all this h-hold survived the plague!

[weeksy]

However, i don't think there's much point me discussing it more as people really are quite bitter in these threads.

It's more of a mild whinge from me on general principle, I was equally as forthcoming about Norton ripping off their punters.
A scam is a scam.

No problem

[Skub]

Back to work tomorrow, still occasional coughing , naff all else.
Wife gets released and work fit fom the 7th, that is all this h-hold survived the plague!

Man,you'll need to dress that storyline a bit before impressing the grandkids.

[Supermofo]

GWS plague dudes! Not looking forward to getting it, but think it's inevitable at some point.

[DefTrap]

The fronch PCR is still free if you've a carte vitale, otherwise it's 50e. But it's a proper PCR rather than the playSkool DIY version the Brits are knocking out. Not that it's a competition or owt.

Fair call on being still able to get the covids even if double jabbed. I was out with my family and granddaughter at a UK outdoor playpark thing today - nobody gives a fvck anymore. The only masked ones were a small number of employees where their livelihood probably relies on them not getting it.

The UK is certainly balls deep in the 'getting back to normal' schtick. I've quite enjoyed myself. Back to France on Saturday, which will be an odd step backwards in terms of rules.