Bibs 11,665 Posted January 22 Report Share Posted January 22 If that's to encourage people to self-isolate after a +test, the sort of person who doesn't still isn't especially with £500 of the governments money in their pocket. What a dumb and ridiculously expensive idea. 1 Quote 88 Esprit NA, 89 Esprit Turbo SE, Evora, Evora S, Evora IPS, Evora S IPS, Evora S IPS SR, Evora 400, Elise S1, Elise S1 111s, Evora GT410 Sport Evora NA For forum issues, please contact the Moderators. I will aim to respond to emails/PM's Mon-Fri 9-6 GMT. Link to post Share on other sites
andydclements 814 Posted January 22 Report Share Posted January 22 Couldn't agree more. I get that if somebody will loose income due to self-isolating then a payment will ease the problem but if somebody's income is not decreased* and expenditure not increased then why should it be necessary to give them money for having been infected? (* I could have said e.g. people on benefits, but I'd have meant only receiving benefits with no other income. Also people like myself aren't impacted, I get sick pay, or if I'm well but isolating then I can simply carry on as normal working from home). A week or so ago, I noticed something on the field next to where I live, whatever it was arrived over the course of one day. A couple of days ago I walked the few hundred metres and found that it's a lot of glass bottles, so went and collected them yesterday and took them to the local bottle bank (as art of my now daily walk). I picked up in excess of 12 bottles (all Lambrini , all the same size 1.25l IIRC), so either one household got through 15litres + of that stuff in a day, or there was a gathering to celebrate some event, and it was well after Christmas. Obviously here in the countryside we are immune to the infection hence not needing to follow the rules, pity nobody informed the virus of that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PaulCP 731 Posted January 22 Report Share Posted January 22 If they people a grant of £500 for abiding by the law and self isolating then I will be applying for a £500,000 grant for being a law abiding citizen all of my life! Ridiculous idea! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
910Esprit 577 Posted January 22 Report Share Posted January 22 I had a late night visit from the police last night checking on my recent movements! It seems that one of my neighbours has been monitoring my movements.... Anyway, copper was nice as pie and no case to answer! However, it sort of made me wonder what life would have been under the Stasi Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SFO 228 Posted January 22 Report Share Posted January 22 26 minutes ago, 910Esprit said: I had a late night visit from the police last night checking on my recent movements! It seems that one of my neighbours has been monitoring my movements.... Anyway, copper was nice as pie and no case to answer! However, it sort of made me wonder what life would have been under the Stasi Your neighbour sounds like a nutter with not enough to keep him/herself occupied Quote Link to post Share on other sites
910Esprit 577 Posted January 22 Report Share Posted January 22 (edited) That's exactly right.. Anyway, forewarned is forearmed! Edited January 22 by 910Esprit Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gold FFM C8RKH 6,736 Posted January 22 Gold FFM Report Share Posted January 22 On 20/01/2021 at 18:08, Chillidoggy said: I see the Archbishop of Canterbury (aged 65) has jumped the vaccination queue. So a vaccine is better protection than Religion. Yup, that figures as most Religious Factions are just political groups anyway. On 20/01/2021 at 18:39, Chillidoggy said: Something to do with him doing care work or similar. I do feel he should have turned the other cheek. It goes in your arm, not your arse Quote Alcohol. Sex. Tobacco. Drugs. Chocolate. Meh! NOTHING in this world is as addictive as an Evora +0. It's not for babies! The first guy to ride a bull for fun, was a true hero. The second man to follow him was truly nuts! Link to post Share on other sites
pete 1,966 Posted January 22 Report Share Posted January 22 BBC News - Covid: 400-person wedding party in Stamford Hill broken up by police https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-55764673 Quote hindsight: the science that is never wrong Link to post Share on other sites
Bibs 11,665 Posted January 22 Report Share Posted January 22 It seems that religion wants to be exempt from mass gathering bans, the NYC wedding with 900 people was Jewish too. Strange! Quote 88 Esprit NA, 89 Esprit Turbo SE, Evora, Evora S, Evora IPS, Evora S IPS, Evora S IPS SR, Evora 400, Elise S1, Elise S1 111s, Evora GT410 Sport Evora NA For forum issues, please contact the Moderators. I will aim to respond to emails/PM's Mon-Fri 9-6 GMT. Link to post Share on other sites
exeterjeep 318 Posted January 22 Report Share Posted January 22 2 hours ago, C8RKH said: t goes in your arm, not your arse The arse is for speaking out of. 1 minute ago, Bibs said: It seems that religion wants to be exempt from mass gathering bans, May be these covidiots should be excluded from hospital treatment if they get covid, or have to pay a large fine before going into hospital. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kimbers 1,915 Posted January 22 Report Share Posted January 22 3 hours ago, 910Esprit said: I had a late night visit from the police last night checking on my recent movements! It seems that one of my neighbours has been monitoring my movements.... Anyway, copper was nice as pie and no case to answer! However, it sort of made me wonder what life would have been under the Stasi A huge % of Police work is currently dealing with COVID law breakers and people who don't realise they are breaking it (or those that do and don't care)! Plus of course those instances where people dial 999 because their neighbour has gone out for the 2nd time that day so "It can't be essential". So I feel your pain but the Police have to be seen to be acting. You would be shocked by how many people are breaking the rules constantly. Walking with 2 other people from outside their household, travelling to a park 10 miles away when there's one 30 seconds away because "I wanted a change of scenery". Having someone round and telling you they are "their support bubble" then the next day its someone else (you can't change it), Refusals to wear masks making up some crappy health issue they don't have a exemption certificate for, "Just popping out for a drive because I was bored", meeting some mates in the park, going out and getting a bunch of flowers "for the Mrs to cheer her up", Having 2 other couples round for a game of Bridge because "We've done it for 30 years and we added them on our support bubble" (which is their grown up son and not their elderly friends). I could go on for ages. 1 Quote Possibly save your life. Check out this website.http://everyman-campaign.org/ Distributor for 'Every Male' grooming products. (Discounts for any TLF members hairier than I am!) Link to post Share on other sites
march 857 Posted January 22 Report Share Posted January 22 The Police only Issued 5 x £200.00 fines for the 400 people gathering - Not sure that is much of a deterrent for the attendees. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gold FFM Techyd 251 Posted January 22 Gold FFM Report Share Posted January 22 10 minutes ago, march said: The Police only Issued 5 x £200.00 fines for the 400 people gathering - Not sure that is much of a deterrent for the attendees. However the venue / organisers were fined £10,000 and that is going to be a deterrent. The 5 guests detained were perhaps all the attending officers could get to before the crowd dispersed! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
exeterjeep 318 Posted January 22 Report Share Posted January 22 7 minutes ago, Techyd said: The 5 guests detained were perhaps all the attending officers could get to before the crowd dispersed! As it was a wedding I would have thought they must have a guest (fine) list that could be examined and all asked to prove they were really somewhere else. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LotusLeftLotusRight 1,408 Posted January 22 Report Share Posted January 22 How could anyone have enjoyed that wedding? If you were a guest, you just wouldn’t want to be there. If you were the bride and groom, you would be worried sick about getting busted. I hope it was worth it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
march 857 Posted January 22 Report Share Posted January 22 41 minutes ago, Techyd said: However the venue / organisers were fined £10,000 and that is going to be a deterrent. The 5 guests detained were perhaps all the attending officers could get to before the crowd dispersed! No they weren't - the Police are considering it - the venue is claiming they new nothing about this 🙄, they are looking at the organisers but I bet this goes nowhere. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
910Esprit 577 Posted January 22 Report Share Posted January 22 1 hour ago, Kimbers said: So I feel your pain but the Police have to be seen to be acting. No compaints at all. The policeman was friendly, professional and polite. I would prefer them to clamp down on offenders Quote Link to post Share on other sites
100th_Idiot 368 Posted January 22 Report Share Posted January 22 A friend of mine caught the Rona. In his 50s but fit as he went to the gym 5 times a week doing weights and HIIT classes. Recovered after 2 weeks but gave it to his partner.She's a bit younger but asthmatic. She had to stop taking her asthma medicine as it's steroid based so impacts the immune response. Anyway all went quiet for a couple of weeks but the update is his partner has recovered OK but he is suffering from long covid effects. Severe fatigue and breathlessness. It's not just death you need to worry about. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pete 1,966 Posted January 22 Report Share Posted January 22 55 minutes ago, march said: No they weren't - the Police are considering it - the venue is claiming they new nothing about this 🙄, they are looking at the organisers but I bet this goes nowhere. New nothing so why we're black out curtains at every window Quote hindsight: the science that is never wrong Link to post Share on other sites
Gold FFM Techyd 251 Posted January 22 Gold FFM Report Share Posted January 22 58 minutes ago, march said: No they weren't - the Police are considering it - the venue is claiming they new nothing about this 🙄, they are looking at the organisers but I bet this goes nowhere. True, they are facing the fine and of course the venue will do what it can to get out of it but that does make it quite different to 'only issued 5 £200 fines' that you noted. 4 minutes ago, pete said: New nothing so why we're black out curtains at every window ....and how did they get in ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
march 857 Posted January 22 Report Share Posted January 22 16 minutes ago, Techyd said: True, they are facing the fine The problem is who is actually facing the fine. The school is claiming it new nothing as it used a 3rd party for letting the premises The 3rd party was just doing it's job and letting it as it had been charged to do (no longer apparently - contract cancelled) The newly weds? The person who booked the hall - who may claim they were never there and new nothing etc.. etc.. It just seems to me that it could be a real can of worms tracking down who was actually culpable especially as they only fined 5 people (I assume this means those are the only personal details the Police obtained) Personally I think its a good opportunity to throw the Mother in Law under the bus. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LotusLeftLotusRight 1,408 Posted January 22 Report Share Posted January 22 Why would the school be renting out its hall in the current circumstances anyway? Gyms, sports halls etc all closed. No meeting indoors beyond your household / bubble. The school should certainly pay a sizeable fine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
exeterjeep 318 Posted January 22 Report Share Posted January 22 On 21/01/2021 at 11:12, ChrisJ said: Got a funeral going on at the catholic church across the road - hundred or so people. Police standing around directing traffic. Is it this one on the bbc - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-55772495 10k fine for the funeral directors Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Buddsy 1,657 Posted January 22 Report Share Posted January 22 5 hours ago, Kimbers said: You would be shocked by how many people are breaking the rules constantly. Walking with 2 other people from outside their household, Every time I see groups of old ladies or friends walking around together my heart is lifted a little and inside I give them a salute or a thumbs up. Ive written to my MP 4 times telling her I do not consent nor do I appreciate these lock downs and I will not be voting Tory next election. Shes been pretty apologetic about it...luckily it turns out her husband shares the same views as I do on the subject! Actually seems a fairly decent part of Boris's MPs do too and have been telling him to end them. I see the movement of mass opening restaurants and pubs on the 31st January seems to be gaining pace. I do hope so but we will see. buddsy 1 Quote "Belief is the enemy of knowing" - Crrow777 Link to post Share on other sites
Peapod 103 Posted January 22 Report Share Posted January 22 More chance of restaurants and pubs opening on the 31st February than the 31st January. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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