Thread: Corona Virus

Does anyone here recall the hoopla back in the Old Country, when the Poms / NHS went into instant Hospitals ? - Called them 'Nightingales'. A few hundred million pounds, and meant to handle the hundreds of thousands of dead, dying and feeling poorly victims of this... UNN -PREC - ce-Dented Pandemic.

There was a tiny whisper about some of them having minor glitches like beds / wards with no plumbing, medical gasses, vacuum supply and the like... Small Inconveniences..as were the lack of ... kitchens.

Anyway, they've solved all that. Biggest One has vanished overnight.... Nightingale Hospitals pictured lying empty as UK hit by mutant Covid strain - Mirror Online

Any sensible person would hold off shutting down in light of this New, Improved, super-duper infective 'variant'... Makes one wonder.

Originally Posted by superquag

Does anyone here recall the hoopla back in the Old Country, when the Poms / NHS went into instant Hospitals ? - Called them 'Nightingales'. A few hundred million pounds, and meant to handle the hundreds of thousands of dead, dying and feeling poorly victims of this... UNN -PREC - ce-Dented Pandemic.

There was a tiny whisper about some of them having minor glitches like beds / wards with no plumbing, medical gasses, vacuum supply and the like... Small Inconveniences..as were the lack of ... kitchens.

Anyway, they've solved all that. Biggest One has vanished overnight.... Nightingale Hospitals pictured lying empty as UK hit by mutant Covid strain - Mirror Online

Any sensible person would hold off shutting down in light of this New, Improved, super-duper infective 'variant'... Makes one wonder.

Yes I do James 2, as it was in most media & I thought to myself "What a fantastic idea with all these people in one location for concentrated treatment" Alas that was in the early days & commercial ( read, cost cutting) decisions have obviously been made since.

As you say it "Makes one wonder?" Do you suspect dodgy dealings going on or NFI?




Any sensible person might but this is led by Bo-Jo the Buffoon.

Have just been watching the backpackers on the news in Sydney yesterday , we should pack then all into the one plain & send them backpacking home to were they come from. They hear the word party & there brain shuts down.

Originally Posted by 1950landy

Have just been watching the backpackers on the news in Sydney yesterday , we should pack then all into the one plain & send them backpacking home to were they come from. They hear the word party & there brain shuts down.

They can party after they have returned from assisting Farmers Harvesting their produce. "Ah no mate, I want to have a good time, **** that working lark".


It could easily turn into a "I've got Covid-19 but I don't want to die Party." Stiff!


At the same time, these Bums are also consumers of produce that could be better supplied to other deserving folk, or they could ask those at "Home" to send Food Parcels to OZ as Oz did for the UK in times of distress.

There's a novel idea M. Bee.

Originally Posted by 4bee

They can party after they have returned from assisting Farmers Harvesting their produce. "Ah no mate, I want to have a good time, **** that working lark".


It could easily turn into a "I've got Covid-19 but I don't want to die Party." Stiff!


At the same time, these Bums are also consumers of produce that could be better supplied to other deserving folk, or they could ask those at "Home" to send Food Parcels to OZ as Oz did for the UK in times of distress.

There's a novel idea M. Bee.

Every day more and more places go on to the Covid watch list. I know record numbers are being tested, and that's great. But isn't the gestation period for COVID up to 7 days ? Wouldn't it have been more sensible to call a full lockdown, for 14 days? Then test those with symptoms? I've just read an article that said all passengers on a flight from Griffith, to Sydney, should get tested. Griffith is out in the bush, Isn't it? If a passenger who was on the plane was infected, that means it's already out there. Just saying.

Originally Posted by V8Ian

I had it down as a witty 4beeism, I'm disappointed now.

GEEEEEEEZ, I'm deeply hurt, nay dismayed, that I have disappointed you with "Coffee Gender".



Would you like a speshul comment made just for you, Ian? But in the real world, if Rick really drinks as much coffee as he implies at his many, many Cafe Bars then it stands to reason at some point the colour will permeate to his skin. So Brindle & Coffee Gender could eventually be quite PC.


Not unless the Frothy stuff permeates first, then that would change the whole conversation as he becomes a "W"

Originally Posted by 4bee

GEEEEEEEZ, I'm deeply hurt, nay dismayed, that I have disappointed you with "Coffee Gender".



Would you like a speshul comment made just for you, Ian? But in the real world, if Rick really drinks as much coffee as he implies at his many, many Cafe Bars then it stands to reason at some point the colour will permeate to his skin. So Brindle & Coffee Gender could eventually be quite PC.


Not unless the Frothy stuff permeates first, then that would change the whole conversation as he becomes a "W"

Was this random wisdom another divine intervention?

A list of designated COVID hotspots, Sydney.

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