Bill Posted July 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 Quote My own take is that you should wear one if that's what you want to do If the medical advice suggests we should wear one to protect others, then that’s what a responsible person should do. Showing consideration for others is something we can’t argue about as there are no theories or exceptions, and that’s the point I’m getting at. Bill 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Observer II Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 Think surgeons have been wearing masks during operations for eons, which should give the planks a clue. 😷 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 If respect is the thing, then respect other peoples rights to not wear a mask if they don't feel it's the right thing to do. Medical "advice" "suggests". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Observer II Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 If you want to smoke - don't get on the bus; if you want to breath over folk - likewise. 😷 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 9 minutes ago, Observer II said: Think surgeons have been wearing masks during operations for eons, which should give the planks a clue. 😷 The clue being "they've always done it": https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4480558/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 6 minutes ago, Observer II said: If you want to smoke - don't get on the bus; if you want to breath over folk - likewise. 😷 Who gets on a bus and stops breathing for the duration of the journey, or gets on a bus and breathes over the other passengers? Absurd argument, 1/10, must do better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Observer II Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 Smoke or germs, take your pick - it's only absurd, as it doesn't suit your argument. 😷 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 46 minutes ago, Observer II said: Smoke or germs, take your pick - it's only absurd, as it doesn't suit your argument. 😷 Smoke or germs, neither of them bother me so much that I'd lock myself away to avoid them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Observer II Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 No need to be locked away, if everyone applies the basic precautions. 😷 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confused52 Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 5 hours ago, asperity said: If respect is the thing, then respect other peoples rights to not wear a mask if they don't feel it's the right thing to do. Medical "advice" "suggests". Respecting the other person's health seems rather more important in the scheme of things than respecting their desire to be awkward (or what ever other word or phases you want to substitute for the purposes of arguing). 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Observer II Posted July 9, 2021 Report Share Posted July 9, 2021 Reading the runes, looks like we'll be in another lock down by Xmas - see the Japs have had to face up to reality with the Olympics. 😷 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted July 9, 2021 Report Share Posted July 9, 2021 Just goes to prove that lock downs don't work, they just kick the inevitable down the road. Pointless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted July 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2021 Looking at the latest graph of new infections, the rolling rate of increase seems to show a very slight reduction despite the number of tests increasing. Always difficult to say but by this time next week we could hopefully see the first signs that we’re nearing the peak with the current variant provided the footie doesn’t mess things up. My crystal ball suggests the peak will be substantially less than the 100K/day that was predicted a few weeks ago, possibly even less than 50K. As for another lockdown before Christmas, I doubt it given most will have been double or even triple jabbed by then so there’d be little point if not too many folk are getting seriously ill. Bill 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confused52 Posted July 9, 2021 Report Share Posted July 9, 2021 57 minutes ago, Bill said: ... As for another lockdown before Christmas, I doubt it given most will have been double or even triple jabbed by then so there’d be little point if not too many folk are getting seriously ill. Bill 😊 I think that is right Bill. The last cohort of over 18's will be double jabbed around the same time that the booster programme starts by the second week in September. The kids are being allowed to run riot and lots will have caught it, which is notionally less risky than giving them the vaccine (neither is risk free). For delta the theoretical herd immunity threshold is about 85% but the vaccines are not perfect so it can probably never be achieved. Roll on the school holidays eh.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted July 10, 2021 Report Share Posted July 10, 2021 Given the number of roadworks going on in and around warringon you won't be able to leave town easily even if you wanted or are able to.........🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted July 10, 2021 Report Share Posted July 10, 2021 Why does anyone ever want to leave wonderful Warrington? it's a mystery 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Observer II Posted July 10, 2021 Report Share Posted July 10, 2021 15 hours ago, asperity said: Just goes to prove that lock downs don't work, they just kick the inevitable down the road. Pointless. The reason lockdowns haven't worked to-date, is because they've been brought in too late and exited too early - Gov has been behind the curve throughout - basically, because their heart is not in it. 😷 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted July 10, 2021 Report Share Posted July 10, 2021 1 hour ago, Observer II said: The reason lockdowns haven't worked to-date, is because they've been brought in too late There, fixed it for you 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted July 10, 2021 Report Share Posted July 10, 2021 On 7/7/2021 at 3:11 PM, asperity said: If respect is the thing, then respect other peoples rights to not wear a mask if they don't feel it's the right thing to do. Medical "advice" "suggests". Whoever "down voted" this, if you don't agree then say why, don't just click the down vote button 🙄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Observer II Posted July 10, 2021 Report Share Posted July 10, 2021 Talk like an Egyptian - in de Nile 😄 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted July 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2021 Twasn’t me either, but if I’d have seen it then I might well have been tempted. 😊 Bill 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confused52 Posted July 10, 2021 Report Share Posted July 10, 2021 46 minutes ago, Bill said: Twasn’t me either, but if I’d have seen it then I might well have been tempted. 😊 Bill 😊 It wasn't me either. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted July 10, 2021 Report Share Posted July 10, 2021 Must have been the Invisible Man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted July 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2021 Or possibly one of those who come here but never post anything. I'm still half tempted to give it a click down because what you say sucks. Bill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted July 10, 2021 Report Share Posted July 10, 2021 1 minute ago, Bill said: Or possibly one of those who come here but never post anything. I'm still half tempted to give it a click down because what you say sucks. Bill Well at least you're honest Bill, although you don't say why you wouldn't respect other people's rights to not wear a mask if they don't feel it's the right thing for them to do. Correction: Sorry you did say - "Because it sucks". Well that's pretty conclusive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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