Coronavirus

[Mike T]

In the days when I used to live in Suffolk but travelled to The Lakes a couple of times a month I did a lot of motorway driving. I quickly learnt that sticking to the speed limit was far more relaxing - and presumably safer - than trying to do the journey quickly. And of course going slower than 70 if dark/foggy/wet/very busy. So many speeding drivers were braking hard so often in front of me - particularly when they saw - or thought they saw - a police vehicle.

The response to Covid 19 measures is similar - so many comments on social media about how to get away with breaking the rules - false names/contact details in pubs, pretending you are in separate groups rather than together, less than 2 metre distancing, pretending you have a valid reason for not masking, childish risk assessments - it should be the other way around - how can we be as safe as possible - and most safety measures are free.

Cases going up, hospital admissions going up, no-time-limit deaths going up - presumably the Government will wait until the pressure on NHS beds becomes headline news again before taking more appropriate measures. Winter will be fun. Herd immunity is obviously still the aim. But how many do we lose achieving it?

As to the R number - anything above 1 is too high. Even 1 just keeps us where we are.

[Derby Tup]

Maybe time to re-address your social media use Mike? Where do you see these comments? Do you actually follow the people who make them?

[Graham Breeze]

In the days when I used to live in Suffolk but travelled to The Lakes a couple of times a month I did a lot of motorway driving. I quickly learnt that sticking to the speed limit was far more relaxing - and presumably safer - than trying to do the journey quickly. And of course going slower than 70 if dark/foggy/wet/very busy. So many speeding drivers were braking hard so often in front of me - particularly when they saw - or thought they saw - a police vehicle.

The response to Covid 19 measures is similar - so many comments on social media about how to get away with breaking the rules - false names/contact details in pubs, pretending you are in separate groups rather than together, less than 2 metre distancing, pretending you have a valid reason for not masking, childish risk assessments - it should be the other way around - how can we be as safe as possible - and most safety measures are free.

Cases going up, hospital admissions going up, no-time-limit deaths going up - presumably the Government will wait until the pressure on NHS beds becomes headline news again before taking more appropriate measures. Winter will be fun. Herd immunity is obviously still the aim. But how many do we lose achieving it?

As to the R number - anything above 1 is too high. Even 1 just keeps us where we are.

It's a bit like carrying safety kit in fell running - you can be blase; but one "I could die up here" experience concentrates the mind.

For six years I drove from north Leeds to south London every week. My car did 30,000+ miles a year. You never forget your first high speed motorway crash - assuming you survive.

[Mike T]

A good article: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/a...winter/616204/

[Fellbeast]

A good article: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/a...winter/616204/

That’s really good, thanks 😊

[Witton Park]

In the days when I used to live in Suffolk but travelled to The Lakes a couple of times a month I did a lot of motorway driving. I quickly learnt that sticking to the speed limit was far more relaxing - and presumably safer - than trying to do the journey quickly. And of course going slower than 70 if dark/foggy/wet/very busy. So many speeding drivers were braking hard so often in front of me - particularly when they saw - or thought they saw - a police vehicle.

The response to Covid 19 measures is similar - so many comments on social media about how to get away with breaking the rules - false names/contact details in pubs, pretending you are in separate groups rather than together, less than 2 metre distancing, pretending you have a valid reason for not masking, childish risk assessments - it should be the other way around - how can we be as safe as possible - and most safety measures are free.

Cases going up, hospital admissions going up, no-time-limit deaths going up - presumably the Government will wait until the pressure on NHS beds becomes headline news again before taking more appropriate measures. Winter will be fun. Herd immunity is obviously still the aim. But how many do we lose achieving it?

As to the R number - anything above 1 is too high. Even 1 just keeps us where we are.

we have debated the R number calculation before and how it can be misleading and like DT I would urge you to audit your social media activity.
I largely see people like me who are sceptical and frustrated, but nevertheless still abide by the regulations.

[Dave_Mole]

sceptical and frustrated, but nevertheless still abide by the regulations

you literally just linked to a video which says that lockdown and facemasks had "no impact" on the spread of C-19. That's not scepticism. It's actually encouraging people not to wear them. One of the blogs you linked to earlier had "advice" about how to avoid wearing masks and provided a graphic to print out which claimed exemption.

You also seem quite keen in oncologist Karol Sikora. Oncologist. Not viriologist. He's also described the NHS as "the last bastion of Communism".
You don't seem very keen on Imperial. But Sikora has described himself as "...professor of oncology at Imperial College"....but, hang on, he wasn't!! In fact Imperial took legal action to stop him describing himself as such.

But your "sceptisism" leads you to reject the largest study so far into infection rates, because of supposed "huge problems" with the tests. Which are accounted for in the methodology.

[Witton Park]

got it bad haven't you

[Dave_Mole]

[Witton Park]

I can't recall who, but my understanding of trolling was called in to question recently, but I certainly see an intent to provoke on your part Dave.

It seems you cannot leave any post of mine alone. You have to comment and of course every comment isn't just a counter comment, but it is drizzled with disdain, maybe even hatred.

It used to be Oracle who took the brunt of your approach and whilst I took a little flack, it was small beer in comparison. Without Oracle it seems you have moved on to target me.

I try my best not to rise to it, but unfortunately I get drawn in as a result of your relentless responses that I often feel can't go without a reply.

Post what you want. From now on, I will not respond.

Have a good weekend.