Coronavirus -archive

[mentalboy]

[mentalboy]

[Kawasaki Jimbo]

[Riejufixing]

I see that because of a new virus mutation causing concern in Brazil, that "Travel from Brazil to the UK could be halted".

Has the government learned nothing at all in the last year? They are too late, if it's not done "now". Plus the new variant has already been detected in Japan, and will soon spread all over the world anyway, and so will come into the UK indirectly. I think all arrivals should quarantine in supervised premises, as they do in New Zealand. With necessary commercial travel (e.g. lorry drivers) tests should be required instead, or some other means found.

[hellkat]

Aw sweetie.
Keep us updated (if you're feeling up to it!)

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[Pigeon]

[Polarbear]

Lost a friend to this fucking virus today.

He and I were at college together and sailed on a few ships together in the late end of the 1990's. He rode a BMW GS and before lockdown we used to meet up every month or so at 'On Yer Bike' near Aylesbury for a burger and a rabbit.

His wife told me he died after 50 days in ICU in an induced coma. She hadn't even been able to say goodbye to him.

Just one of many similar stories but if it only brings it home when someone you know.

I'm going to chat to Captain Morgan down the boat tomorrow so if I post utter bollox, ignore me.
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[hellkat]

*hugs, sweetie*

I think this must really be the only way it Gets Real for any of us.
Either we get it or someone close to us gets it.

I've not yet experienced either so I am still just bumbling along

Isn't it weird how (as bikers) we seem to encompass all those images of skulls, violence or weird freaky shit, and yet we're often as affected by death as anybody else, grief doesn't really change just because you're surrounded by images of death.

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[Riejufixing]

[Jmoan]

[Scotsrick]

My opinion is transmission is to a great degree done by people who are going about their normal business.

Work, schools, uni, shopping, commuting etc.

To blame the increase on her 2 doors down that had her sister and kids round for the afternoon is grasping at straws and simply looking for ‘someone to blame’ It may be a contributory factor but is a minuscule percentage compared to the millions of normal human interactions above.

[MCN]

Anyone Working From Home due to Isolation Rules/Laws/Guidance?

You probably are not sufficiently Insured by your home insurance.

You may be able to claim Tax back for the extra expense. No access to subsidised canteens and heating and maintenance of your home.

Just a thing that dawned on me.
Don't know if discussed on the BCF boards.

I'm not working at home for the record. 😉
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Disclaimer: The comments above may be predicted text and not necessarily the opinion of MCN.

[JackButler]

How hard is it to lock down an old folks home???

Apparently it's very hard, judging by the disproportionate numbers of deaths. The statistics of which your MSM of choice is not talking much about?
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[Riejufixing]

[JackButler]

[arry]

[Islander]

[Easy-X]

If the lockdown(s) get any worse I'm tempted to order up some arm surplus hazmat suit and wander round my local Sainsbury... just for the memes
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[Riejufixing]

[MCN]

[Riejufixing]

[Rebel]

https://i.postimg.cc/yNxwCNBZ/mask.jpg

[WD Forte]

[Islander]

[stinkwheel]

We are over-focusing on masks though. It's the reducing numbers of face to face interactions we should be concentrating on. i think it'll come out in the wash that face masks are of limited benefit.

I saw a supermarket advert the other day stating they were making the wearing of masks mandatory. It showed two people walking round the shop with one of those small trollies with masks on. If only one of them had done the shopping, it would have literally halved the risk of someone catching or transmitting the virus during that shopping trip.

That said, even that's not concentrating on the right thing. There's been a spike locally to me emenating from an illegal Boxing day shoot and after-party. There have been at least ten cases (and still counting) I'm aware of as a direct result of this event. We're now on the families of the person who attended starting to go down.

Even funerals. I spoke to someone yesterday who said instead of going to the funeral, they were going to stand at the side of the road as the hearse went past. This somehow morphed into a group of about 20 people standing at the side of the road in one place as the hearse went past passing hip-flasks of port and brandy about...
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“Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles.