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shmmeee

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  • Mar 20, 2020
  • #5,496
cc84cov said:
Plenty online regarding vaccinations mate I’ve always looked into the ingredients of them some of the stuff is strange
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Yeah I wouldn’t listen to the anti-vax nuts mate. Up there with flat earthers. Im sure chemicals sound scary when you just read them off a list but they’re all tested and safe, this is a good article on vaccine contents: How a Vaccine Is Like a Banana — and Why That's Good
 
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LastGarrison

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  • Mar 20, 2020
  • #5,497
Grendel said:
The source is someone I know who works in admissions. They operate the 135 rule. It’s a real concern that the grades required for admission are awarded - what then? It’s also a massive concern that many universities need overseas students or they face bankruptcy - so first choices see a situation where all uk students are offered the grades - then it’s oversubscribed by an enormous amount and the second choice preference is ignored and starts begging for places. It’s a nightmare for them
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Yes and no.

I’m hearing that universities are, as of today, already offering unconditional offers (and confirming firmed places) based on predicted grades that just meet their requirements when over the past few years unconditional offers have been made on students who are predicted grades that exceed requirements.

On the whole today’s news is good news as it should mean that September intakes will go ahead when there was a growing concerning that they would need to be shifted to January.

A LOT of universities are teetering anyway (and there are some big names being banded about) due to the costs related to the OFS, the lower demographic of UK 18 year olds and Brexit which will mean a massive drop in EU numbers but the reintroduction of the post study work visa is a massive life line.

At this stage we don’t know the effects that corona will have but currently the lights are on and burning brightly for international students coming into the UK and pretty much every uni is seeing the benefit of this, however, you only have to listen to the (excellent) speech that the Warwick VC released yesterday that this could potentially cost them 30mil and that’s Warwick. You have to worry the effect it will have on the smaller, modern and less international universities in the UK.

Cov will be affected no doubt but they are one of the biggest recruiters of international students in the UK so should ride this storm but there will definitely be bumps in the road ahead.
 
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TTG

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  • Mar 20, 2020
  • #5,498
So to summarise the last 150 pages, some dumb twat has ruined the whole world's summer by deciding to munch on a bat
 
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CCFCSteve

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  • Mar 20, 2020
  • #5,499
Sick Boy said:
At the moment the country has been on lockdown for a couple of weeks and for the most part it’s being taken seriously compared to before but over this week 40,000 have been caught out for no valid reason and fined.

There is no plan to isolate the elderly but everyone is supposed to stay at home and only go into the shop closest to where you live (alone). The problem is that the hospitals and ICUs are so stretched that treating people is being done based on their age.

In Bergamo the army were out transporting coffins as there is now nowhere to keep them, it’s beyond depressing.

Apparently they think we are approaching the peak but Verona could be one of the next hotspots as there has been a sudden increase in cases and deaths here too.

My partner and her family are doing ok thanks for asking. She is currently very stressed working in the hospital and she often has to stay at her parents’ due to where her job is based (up in the mountains) and her dad has vetro high blood pressure so is considered high risk, especially due to her job.

Technically she isn’t supposed to do her journey but has been doing it but it looks like they’ve got more restrictions coming in which would make it even more risky for her to travel, so it’s all a bit shit really.

The lockdown is currently due to end on the 3rd April but I reckon the 2nd May is more realistic.

My worry is Spain though as from what I can tell it has the possibility of ending up worse than here. Seeing

Seeing it from the outside it seems the UK is heading towards a tragedy, I’m genuinely very worried about it. I admit that I was not taking the situation seriously a month ago but after this year people there should be taking it seriously and the government trying to protect its people more.
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All the best to you, your family and wider family mate
 
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cc84cov

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  • Mar 20, 2020
  • #5,500
shmmeee said:
Yeah I wouldn’t listen to the anti-vax nuts mate. Up there with flat earthers. Im sure chemicals sound scary when you just read them off a list but they’re all tested and safe, this is a good article on vaccine contents: How a Vaccine Is Like a Banana — and Why That's Good
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I hear you mate I’ll give that a read I’ve also read some of the ingredients anti freeze, weed killer & metal fragments,it’s a minefield this subject I feel vaccinations hence why the numbers are probably so high why people don’t vaccinate.
 

Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • Mar 20, 2020
  • #5,501
CCFCSteve said:
All the best to you, your family and wider family mate
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Thanks mate, much appreciated.
 
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Broken Hearted Sky Blue

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  • Mar 20, 2020
  • #5,502
Brittania hotels utter cunts sacking all the staff and throwing them out of their accommodation
 
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cc84cov

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  • Mar 20, 2020
  • #5,503
Just seen the numbers last 24 hours this is spreading at some pace

I know we all have a crack on here & some friendly arguments etc but make sure everyone is staying safe during this lads
 
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David O'Day

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  • Mar 20, 2020
  • #5,504
Skyblueweeman said:
I spend between £50-£100 week on fuel. I claim some back as business mileage but dont think that £4 daily saver and a mocha latte from Costa is an average...

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You're not working 30,hours a week at minimum wage mate trying to support a family
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Mar 20, 2020
  • #5,505
Broken Hearted Sky Blue said:
Brittania hotels utter cunts sacking all the staff and throwing them out of their accommodation
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Where at?
 

cc84cov

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 20, 2020
  • #5,506
How many cases we got in Coventry ?
 
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Broken Hearted Sky Blue

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  • Mar 20, 2020
  • #5,507
Nick said:
Where at?
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Aviemore wankers
 
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Ring Of Steel

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  • Mar 20, 2020
  • #5,508
Astute said:
I'm just glad some agree with me at last.

If we would have hid from it we would have been in the same situation when we got back 'to normal'.

The way forward seems ti be keep the infection rate to what the NHS can cope with. Then hope that they can come up with a vaccine ASAP. The longer this goes on the worse it will get.
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Why is it important if people agree with you? Doesn’t mean your view is any less valid than anyone else’s just because they don’t agree with you, it’s just as valid- it’s a football forum full of bored, mildly stressed & frustrated football fans, not a WHO think tank
 
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covmark

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  • Mar 20, 2020
  • #5,509
Broken Hearted Sky Blue said:
Aviemore wankers
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Yeah, just saw that on the news, absolute fucking cunts.

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Ring Of Steel

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 20, 2020
  • #5,510
cc84cov said:
Plenty online regarding vaccinations mate I’ve always looked into the ingredients of them some of the stuff is strange,I know a girl who had the cervical cancer jab & still caught it & died.
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Not for this thread but vaccines are merely another way of pharma companies extorting money. My first instinct would be to refuse it, but then you think about the people you might infect yourself and it becomes a much tougher proposition.
 
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Broken Hearted Sky Blue

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  • Mar 20, 2020
  • #5,511
covmark said:
Yeah, just saw that on the news, absolute fucking cunts.

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Yes three those poor people out on the street this shouldn’t be allowed
 

cc84cov

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 20, 2020
  • #5,512
Ring Of Steel said:
Not for this thread but vaccines are merely another way of pharma companies extorting money. My first instinct would be to refuse it, but then you think about the people you might infect yourself and it becomes a much tougher proposition.
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I feel the exact same mate
 
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covmark

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 20, 2020
  • #5,513
Sick Boy said:
At the moment the country has been on lockdown for a couple of weeks and for the most part it’s being taken seriously compared to before but over this week 40,000 have been caught out for no valid reason and fined.

There is no plan to isolate the elderly but everyone is supposed to stay at home and only go into the shop closest to where you live (alone). The problem is that the hospitals and ICUs are so stretched that treating people is being done based on their age.

In Bergamo the army were out transporting coffins as there is now nowhere to keep them, it’s beyond depressing.

Apparently they think we are approaching the peak but Verona could be one of the next hotspots as there has been a sudden increase in cases and deaths here too.

My partner and her family are doing ok thanks for asking. She is currently very stressed working in the hospital and she often has to stay at her parents’ due to where her job is based (up in the mountains) and her dad has vetro high blood pressure so is considered high risk, especially due to her job.

Technically she isn’t supposed to do her journey but has been doing it but it looks like they’ve got more restrictions coming in which would make it even more risky for her to travel, so it’s all a bit shit really.

The lockdown is currently due to end on the 3rd April but I reckon the 2nd May is more realistic.

My worry is Spain though as from what I can tell it has the possibility of ending up worse than here. Seeing

Seeing it from the outside it seems the UK is heading towards a tragedy, I’m genuinely very worried about it. I admit that I was not taking the situation seriously a month ago but after this year people there should be taking it seriously and the government trying to protect its people more.
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Good luck to you and your family mate. All the best.

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covmark

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  • Mar 20, 2020
  • #5,514
Broken Hearted Sky Blue said:
Yes three those poor people out on the street this shouldn’t be allowed
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Yep. Literally all they had were a couple of bags, after working for the company for years. Utter disgrace.

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Ring Of Steel

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  • Mar 20, 2020
  • #5,515
cc84cov said:
Plenty online regarding vaccinations mate I’ve always looked into the ingredients of them some of the stuff is strange,I know a girl who had the cervical cancer jab & still caught it & died.
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It’s already compulsory to have vaccinations at birth at some countries, I believe there is a stupid number you have to have in USA whether you like it or not. In some places you can face big fines & other sanctions for refusing to have them, and they are linked to autism & other problems. Different topic, but vaccinations are an incredibly murky and sinister topic.
 
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Broken Hearted Sky Blue

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  • Mar 20, 2020
  • #5,516
covmark said:
Yep. Literally all they had were a couple of bags, after working for the company for years. Utter disgrace.

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They have always been the same remember watching the series of the Adelphi hotel in Liverpool and the evil woman who ran it.
 
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Ring Of Steel

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  • Mar 20, 2020
  • #5,517
Nick said:
Where at?
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All of them

there is a list on Twitter, Cov is included. Immediate dismissal, hand your keys in, one guy had to sleep in a tent
 
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Broken Hearted Sky Blue

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  • Mar 20, 2020
  • #5,518
Ring Of Steel said:
It’s already compulsory to have vaccinations at birth at some countries, I believe there is a stupid number you have to have in USA whether you like it or not. In some places you can face big fines & other sanctions for refusing to have them, and they are linked to autism & other problems. Different topic, but vaccinations are an incredibly murky and sinister topic.
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It was here as well in the 50s early 60s
 
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Broken Hearted Sky Blue

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  • Mar 20, 2020
  • #5,519
Ring Of Steel said:
All of them

there is a list on Twitter, Cov is included. Immediate dismissal, hand your keys in, one guy had to sleep in a tent
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I didn’t know that don’t know how they can do something like that
 

Skyblueweeman

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  • Mar 20, 2020
  • #5,520
Yeah...hope you're ok Sick Boy. And Hill. And Tisza. And Brighton.

In fact, this is all rather shit isn't it?!

I'm totally confused by the whole situation if I'm honest. I kind of think that theres an element of overreaction - rightly or wrongly.

However this week, it became apparent that my decision 10 months ago to take a promotional maternity cover may now mean that at the end of May, I wont have a job. 5 months ago...two extremely senior VPs in my company commended me on taking a positive jump to this role and said I'd be fine at the end of it. Step forward Coronavirus to put a massive virus sized spanner in the works.

I'm lucky that me, my wife and my boy are happy. Not sure what that next 3-6 months hold but I'm going to remain positive for the sake of my boy.

Onward and upwards people. Here's hoping that football returns soon...I cant believe how much I've missed people arguing with whether Max Biamou (remember him?!) is any good or not...

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Skyblueweeman

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  • Mar 20, 2020
  • #5,521
Broken Hearted Sky Blue said:
Aviemore wankers
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That used to be one of our hotels. I stayed there the night I finished my Lands End to John OGroats bike ride...feel awful for the staff


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Johhny Blue

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  • Mar 20, 2020
  • #5,522
cc84cov said:
My friend past away last week funeral is 10 people only and the wake will now be off.
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Sorry to hear that. I’ll raise a glass for him/her tonight.
 
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Ring Of Steel

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  • Mar 20, 2020
  • #5,523
Broken Hearted Sky Blue said:
I didn’t know that don’t know how they can do something like that
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personally, I’m building a mental list of companies that I will never, under any circumstances give a single penny to ever again once this is over. This is where we see if an organisation deserves our cash. So far we have Wetherspoon & Britannia Hotels and the other one whose name escapes me right now

we should all do the same- hit these bastards in the pocket when they come to us asking us to spend our depleted funds there when this is over.
 
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Skyblueweeman

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  • Mar 20, 2020
  • #5,524
David O'Day said:
You're not working 30,hours a week at minimum wage mate trying to support a family
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I still have a mortgage to pay and a family to support...

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Ring Of Steel

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 20, 2020
  • #5,525
Skyblueweeman said:
Yeah...hope you're ok Sick Boy. And Hill. And Tisza. And Brighton.

In fact, this is all rather shit isn't it?!

I'm totally confused by the whole situation if I'm honest. I kind of think that theres an element of overreaction - rightly or wrongly.

However this week, it became apparent that my decision 10 months ago to take a promotional maternity cover may now mean that at the end of May, I wont have a job. 5 months ago...two extremely senior VPs in my company commended me on taking a positive jump to this role and said I'd be fine at the end of it. Step forward Coronavirus to put a massive virus sized spanner in the works.

I'm lucky that me, my wife and my boy are happy. Not sure what that next 3-6 months hold but I'm going to remain positive for the sake of my boy.

Onward and upwards people. Here's hoping that football returns soon...I cant believe how much I've missed people arguing with whether Max Biamou (remember him?!) is any good or not...

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How come you’d be at risk now, just out of sight out of mind or something?
 

Astute

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  • Mar 20, 2020
  • #5,526
Ring Of Steel said:
Why is it important if people agree with you? Doesn’t mean your view is any less valid than anyone else’s just because they don’t agree with you, it’s just as valid- it’s a football forum full of bored, mildly stressed & frustrated football fans, not a WHO think tank
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And your tune hasn't changed?

What gets me us people that lie. And over something we are only guessing about.

I am not happy that people are agreeing with me for agreeing with me. It is all about the situation. But to you it is all about point scoring and Boris bashing. But it is much more serious than that.
 

chiefdave

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 20, 2020
  • #5,527
Ring Of Steel said:
All of them

there is a list on Twitter, Cov is included. Immediate dismissal, hand your keys in, one guy had to sleep in a tent
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Imagine living in a foreign country working a shitty job on minimum wage. Worried about you family back home in Italy or Spain when someone gives you this. They're live in staff as well so lose their accommodation and, according to the news reports earlier, some can't even travel back to their home countries because of restrictions.
 
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Astute

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  • Mar 20, 2020
  • #5,528
Skyblueweeman said:
I still have a mortgage to pay and a family to support...

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Have you seen about the mortgage holiday?
 

Ring Of Steel

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 20, 2020
  • #5,529
Astute said:
And your tune hasn't changed?

What gets me us people that lie. And over something we are only guessing about.

I am not happy that people are agreeing with me for agreeing with me. It is all about the situation. But to you it is all about point scoring and Boris bashing. But it is much more serious than that.
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who is lying? Points- it’s a football messageboard pal, you may be overthinking it. And as for Boris bashing, if someone is doing a shit job would you rather we all pretend he’s doing ok?
 

Astute

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  • Mar 20, 2020
  • #5,530
chiefdave said:
Imagine living in a foreign country working a shitty job on minimum wage. Worried about you family back home in Italy or Spain when someone gives you this. They're live in staff as well so lose their accommodation and, according to the news reports earlier, some can't even travel back to their home countries because of restrictions.
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An utter disgrace. One company I will never use again.
 
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