Who thinks this up?

[Old McDonald]

@Old McDonald I ask because I wonder if you would have had the Operation and the same level of care had we been in the middle of Covid.
Even here in NZ where hospitals have certainly not been busy a lot of medical procedures were cancelled , whilst in levels 4,3 and 2.

I do not know for certain, but I do know that hospitals were carrying on as normal. I saw my GP at the beginning of March for a general review as he had requested. He suggested another ECG would not do any harm and sent a request to the local hospital. I was given an appointment within a few days for (I think) two weeks later, but we had already decided to self-isolate by then so declined the appointment. I had another appointment offered later and that too was declined. Also, as far as I know, the specialist heart operations hospital in Coimbra continued to do operations.

Whilst Portugal applied restrictions on socialising, there was no panic buying - toilet rolls, flour etc. were never in short supply in the shops, and life pretty well went on as normal so far as I know. I still heard all the delivery vehicles on their regular weekly or twice weekly trips and these have never stopped. Different tunes are played by the bread, fish, frozen foods and ag merchants as they approach the village about half a kilometre away across the river. I will be receiving a delivery of poultry food, cat food and cooking gas tomorrow from the family run ag merchant I have used since coming here. Isolation procedures are followed by all delivery people and I see no problem wiht that continuing forever more.

 

[JCMaloney]

Wasn`t sure where to drop this but.............. farmer cops a £10k fine for hosting a wedding on his land in Leeds.

Landowner handed hefty fine after holding wedding on farm - Agriland.ie

A landowner was issued with a hefty £10,000 (€11,000) fine over a wedding at a farm in Leeds, England, at the weekend.

www.agriland.ie

Suppose he must have upset the neighbours at some point.....

 

[Lowland1]

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Wasn`t sure where to drop this but.............. farmer cops a £10k fine for hosting a wedding on his land in Leeds.

Landowner handed hefty fine after holding wedding on farm - Agriland.ie

A landowner was issued with a hefty £10,000 (€11,000) fine over a wedding at a farm in Leeds, England, at the weekend.

www.agriland.ie

Suppose he must have upset the neighbours at some point.....

It’s time the Government opened up some re-education camps for these people. It will fit in with the policy of locking children up.

 

[Exfarmer]

Its why elite athletes go down with Glandular fever as they hit peak fitness. Seb Coe used to run across our top field and he used to get it.

or is it because when they. get to the sports villages , anything goes with athletes from across the world. There was a strong rumour that one top athlete had had relations with nearly everyone in their camp, at London

 

[le bon paysan]

or is it because when they. get to the sports villages , anything goes with athletes from across the world. There was a strong rumour that one top athlete had had relations with nearly everyone in their camp, at London

Coe suffered usually, about 2 weeks before competition . As he came towards the peak. Know nothing about the rest.

 

[Lowland1]

Letters: The Government is in thrall to risk-averse public-health doctors

SIR – The vast majority of students who graduate from medical school pursue careers that use the tenets of clinical medicine.

www.telegraph.co.uk

very good letter from a Surgeon who hasn’t met anyone with Corona in four months and has a case load down to 20% of its previous level and is actually working in an area that is now locked down.

 

[arcobob]

Wasn`t sure where to drop this but.............. farmer cops a £10k fine for hosting a wedding on his land in Leeds.

Landowner handed hefty fine after holding wedding on farm - Agriland.ie

A landowner was issued with a hefty £10,000 (€11,000) fine over a wedding at a farm in Leeds, England, at the weekend.

www.agriland.ie

Suppose he must have upset the neighbours at some point.....

I have no sympathy for the farmer but he was a sitting duck. How many other "event" organisers have been handed a similar fine? In my opinion an "event" can be anything from a rally, a rave, a demonstration, a sporting event or any other gathering which exceeds the guidelines.
As a matter of interest, if a wedding takes place with fifteen people in attendance but quite by chance fifty people arrive at a pub afterwards, seemingly by chance, and decide to celebrate the happy occasion. Who gets it in the neck? Nobody organised it and no rules are broken.

 

[JCMaloney]

Local pub had a bit of an issue.
Arranged a wake for 30 people following the death of a local Outlaws MC club leader.
300+ turned up......... it was a mighty impressive sight to be fair going along the A46 etc.

Coronavirus: Landlord sorry after 300 turn up for biker funeral

He says only 30 were expected in the marquee and voluntarily shut it down when hundreds arrived.

www.bbc.co.uk

Police seem to have picked the softer target for the fine.................

 

[Chopsy Varmint]

Local pub had a bit of an issue.
Arranged a wake for 30 people following the death of a local Outlaws MC club leader.
300+ turned up......... it was a mighty impressive sight to be fair going along the A46 etc.

Coronavirus: Landlord sorry after 300 turn up for biker funeral

He says only 30 were expected in the marquee and voluntarily shut it down when hundreds arrived.

www.bbc.co.uk

Police seem to have picked the softer target for the fine.................

Indeed. Where the landlord went wrong was not having a statue of the deceased for the mourners to topple whilst chanting about 'piggy tyranny and oppression'. The police would have dropped to one knee and then run away.