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People just not getting the message ......I haven’t even used my car for nearly two weeks now.

 

That report does send a bit of an odd message though, because people like the woman they talked too were probably genuinely out for a walk, maintaining social distance and doing it correctly. I assume we are meant to be getting exercise still? - I notice they didn't go over and question any groups having little picnics etc, who are more likely to be breaking the rules.
It's tricky because on the one hand you've got 4 reasons that mean you can legitimately leave your house, but then people seem to be portrayed as flouting the lockdown when they may just be out walking.
Plenty of cocks out there too though, like the Dad with his kid

 

I use it for everywhere I need to go, safest mode of transport right now.

Filled up yesterday when I realised how cheap petrol is right now.

 

Yeah kind of showed one extreme to the other that. Not convinced the woman on her own was doing anything wrong.

 

Where I am not working because of lockdown I don’t need to drive .....plus a friend of ours works at a supermarket and does our shopping for us.....so the only time we are out the house is for our isolated exercise.

 

Likewise, mine too, just rotate the wheels on the drive to eliminate flat spots on the tyres. If people in built up areas or whatever are in fact ignoring the instruction to stay at home, then the graph showing the growth of casualties in this pandemic will just keep going up and we're in lock down for even longer. Down here near the coast very quiet indeed. May I just wish all contributors on this board, their families and friends, a safe and successful journey through these dangerous times.

 

Ditto. Got 105.9 for petrol the other day.

 

I use it pick up/drop off my lad and go shopping. Working from home so no need for that obviously which has saved me a little bit of dough.

I used it today too to get somewhere for exercise as I didn't fancy the struggle of keeping my 5 year old away from all the ****s on the pavement. Been going out late when not got him though so no need.

 

Yeah I couldn't believe it when I saw it so had to be done. Will probably last me 2 months at the current rate.

 

Using the bus to go to work (I’ll drive in tomorrow because it’s Sunday). The other day it was just me and the bus driver for the whole journey. Felt quite privileged.

 

I think I've seen more people where I live than I did before the lockdown. Cyclists, dog walkers, people with their kids, none of whom I recognised as locals and I do understand why, it's a nice rural area and they're unlikely to rub shoulders with anyone. But what annoys me is that although it is probably safe to do it, they have been asked/told not to but have chosen to ignore it.
Some have questioned the police lately for overstepping the mark for stopping people and asking where they are going, handing out fines and so on but if people carry on ignoring the requests it will get worse.

 

I've been going on little weekend drives, which will soon turn into little weekend drives plus walks (when it isn't cold and muddy). Easiest way to see some semblance of normalcy without encountering other human beings.

And I filled my car up from dead-empty to so-full-you-could-smell-it for the equivalent of £17. Perhaps at some point we'll conclude that we shouldn't base our economy on a resource whose value is so incredibly unpredictable...

 

This was shared on Facebook by a friend, who is a nurse at the general hospital.
A ward prepared as an ICU, for if/when needed.

 

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Found out today, while doing overtime, where our latest contract has come from and why we are working our nuts off more than ever. Our smart medical mattresses/beds are being installed in the converted ExCeL arena in London for next week.

 

105.9p

And that's considered cheap?

 

We're quite a bit younger than you

Normally 1.20 ish. Paid 1.45 at a service station on the way back from Anfield in February

 

For what it's worth, I wasn't right about anything here. The experts were right. The math was right. And I was alarmed because, when the empirical evidence all points one way, there's likely to be only one result. It was (and is) hard to wrap our heads around the idea that we're pretty much as vulnerable to pandemics in 2020 as we were in 1919, but that's the uncomfortable reality.

(If you're reading this in early 2121, start stockpiling)

 

You are indeed. Little secret. The first petrol ever bought was 35p per GALLON [4.54 litres].

 

I paid 102.9 the other day, and I’m older than both of you.