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Post by MetrolineGA1511 on Sept 18, 2021 6:10:30 GMT
It's funny how were talking about Christmas now, it's more than 3 months away! The problem is that businesses start preparing for Christmas way too early, it's as if when the summer holidays are over its suddenly Christmas and then the TV adverts start from early November It dawned on me a few years ago that we are smothered in the first 8 months of the year with summer holiday hype and in the final 4 months by Christmas hype. I always hate these ads along the lines of "Get over the post-Christmas blues by booking a summer holiday, so you have something to look forward to". If we book our holidays too early, we deny ourselves flexibility to book fresh ideas larer. None of which is relevant to Coronavirus, I hasten to add
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Post by WH241 on Sept 19, 2021 19:06:28 GMT
Was out and about driving in east London today and noticed just how bad congestion is getting on the roads! Beckton and Ilford were awful! It really does feel worse than before the pandemic! I really hope people do return to public transport sooner rather than later.
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Post by Eastlondoner62 on Sept 19, 2021 20:03:20 GMT
Was out and about driving in east London today and noticed just how bad congestion is getting on the roads! Beckton and Ilford were awful! It really does feel worse than before the pandemic! I really hope people do return to public transport sooner rather than later. Not holding much hope unfortunately. Many people I know ended up getting cars throughout the course of the pandemic and seem to have naturally managed to accumulate a year of NCB alongside realising that even old cars are far nicer to travel in that public transport. Until TfL do something that actually makes people want to use public transport I can't see the situation improving traffic wise. There's the blackmail going on by ULEZ and cycle lanes, but people still seem to prefer cars despite these obstacles showing how annoying it is actually using public transport. Something I realised is that a growing movement has happened where people drive into Zone 2 or outside the CC boundary, park their car and then use the tube in which isn't helping the traffic situation at all. My new place of work is a disaster for traffic levels outside but sadly I don't think many people are willing to take the tube. Sadly things like the impending temporary Northern Line closure suggests that this situation may actually get a bit worse than it gets better. If I wasn't hampered by congestion charge I'd almost certainly be driving into work everyday without a doubt.
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Post by ronnie on Sept 19, 2021 20:06:11 GMT
Was out and about driving in east London today and noticed just how bad congestion is getting on the roads! Beckton and Ilford were awful! It really does feel worse than before the pandemic! I really hope people do return to public transport sooner rather than later. Not holding much hope unfortunately. Many people I know ended up getting cars throughout the course of the pandemic and seem to have naturally managed to accumulate a year of NCB alongside realising that even old cars are far nicer to travel in that public transport. Until TfL do something that actually makes people want to use public transport I can't see the situation improving traffic wise. There's the blackmail going on by ULEZ and cycle lanes, but people still seem to prefer cars despite these obstacles showing how annoying it is actually using public transport. Something I realised is that a growing movement has happened where people drive into Zone 2 or outside the CC boundary, park their car and then use the tube in which isn't helping the traffic situation at all. My new place of work is a disaster for traffic levels outside but sadly I don't think many people are willing to take the tube. Sadly things like the impending temporary Northern Line closure suggests that this situation may actually get a bit worse than it gets better. If I wasn't hampered by congestion charge I'd almost certainly be driving into work everyday without a doubt. Same here, car any time of the day or night beats public transport frankly. My office is inside the congestion zone unfortunately so after a few months of driving and parking outside the CC and walking 20 min I have now gone back to using the tube - but if office was outside the CC trust me I wouldn’t have bothered using public transport
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Post by capitalomnibus on Sept 20, 2021 22:21:38 GMT
So presumably they’ll just close the Sunday when shopping hours are at their smallest and then reopen for normal hours Monday and Tuesday, as both are considered bank holidays normal trading rules apply. Hardly seems worth it. Seems a rather pointless gesture, obviously if nobody wanted to shop Boxing Day they wouldn't be open anyway. Seems that more and more people don't celebrate Christmas to any great extent and are often glad to get out of the house by Boxing Day. Well if they want to get out their house, go walk in the park. Sick of seeing this 24/7 society for greed, just let the world chill for a few days. It sure would not kill if Sainsburys etc were closed for 3 days. We have fridges freezers etc where you can keep items chilled.
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Post by southlondon413 on Sept 20, 2021 22:40:29 GMT
Seems a rather pointless gesture, obviously if nobody wanted to shop Boxing Day they wouldn't be open anyway. Seems that more and more people don't celebrate Christmas to any great extent and are often glad to get out of the house by Boxing Day. Well if they want to get out their house, go walk in the park. Sick of seeing this 24/7 society for greed, just let the world chill for a few days. It sure would not kill if Sainsburys etc were closed for 3 days. We have fridges freezers etc where you can keep items chilled. Two days, they with other announced retailers excluding John Lewis/Waitrose will just close the Saturday and Sunday. Of course the JLP hasn’t opened stores on Boxing Day and Easter for many years, although these days that may only apply to Waitrose in John Lewis stores like in Kingston and Oxford Street.
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Post by LondonNorthern on Sept 21, 2021 20:08:23 GMT
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Post by Eastlondoner62 on Sept 21, 2021 20:15:14 GMT
It seems to be behind a paywall, but can already see that this article is just using an example to blow up a headline and gain attention rather than sticking to the truth, which is probably actually discussed in the article itself. Coronaviruses naturally occur in bats, bats have always had them as have many other animals. SARS-1 and MERS both were around before SARS-2 was a problem. The proposed study (judging by the tagline) would have meant infecting bats and releasing them into the wild, presumably to monitor the spread of such virus and how it impacts bat populations in the area. Studies are often conducted on animals in this manner so there's nothing actually new there. The obvious problem here is the fact someone ate something without ensuring it was virus free, leading to the transmission of the virus. If you looked at the diseases animals carry there could potentially be far worse pandemics than this one so I don't think this article is anything to worry about.
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Post by LondonNorthern on Oct 9, 2021 9:39:22 GMT
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Post by southlondon413 on Oct 9, 2021 10:15:28 GMT
The US is a certified hot mess right now, political divisions on every corner with an edge towards a full on dystopian nightmare.
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Post by LondonNorthern on Oct 9, 2021 10:20:36 GMT
The US is a certified hot mess right now, political divisions on every corner with an edge towards a full on dystopian nightmare. Well said and I don't understand the need to vaccinate 5 to 11 year olds. I understood 12 to 15 year olds as they seem to be the ones spreading it but I find it ridiculous how 5 to 11 year olds need to be vaxxed, I imagine the next step beyond that is going to be including the vaccine in the set of vaccines you get at a young age (which is somewhat more sensible as I think you get the flu vaccine close to when you are born?)
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Post by Eastlondoner62 on Oct 9, 2021 10:42:17 GMT
The US is a certified hot mess right now, political divisions on every corner with an edge towards a full on dystopian nightmare. Well said and I don't understand the need to vaccinate 5 to 11 year olds. I understood 12 to 15 year olds as they seem to be the ones spreading it but I find it ridiculous how 5 to 11 year olds need to be vaxxed, I imagine the next step beyond that is going to be including the vaccine in the set of vaccines you get at a young age (which is somewhat more sensible as I think you get the flu vaccine close to when you are born?)
It would make the most sense to jab infants when they get their jabs during those young ages, however you need to also work your way down. You can't just skip the 5 to 11 year old bracket and jump straight to infants.
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Post by LondonNorthern on Oct 9, 2021 11:16:46 GMT
Well said and I don't understand the need to vaccinate 5 to 11 year olds. I understood 12 to 15 year olds as they seem to be the ones spreading it but I find it ridiculous how 5 to 11 year olds need to be vaxxed, I imagine the next step beyond that is going to be including the vaccine in the set of vaccines you get at a young age (which is somewhat more sensible as I think you get the flu vaccine close to when you are born?)
It would make the most sense to jab infants when they get their jabs during those young ages, however you need to also work your way down. You can't just skip the 5 to 11 year old bracket and jump straight to infants. Fair enough but I thought in regards to the flu vaccine (unless you were asthmatic) you didn't get the flu vaccine in that bracket. I certainly remember not getting one until year 9 (was born in the 90s so might be different to now)
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Post by Eastlondoner62 on Oct 9, 2021 12:08:17 GMT
It would make the most sense to jab infants when they get their jabs during those young ages, however you need to also work your way down. You can't just skip the 5 to 11 year old bracket and jump straight to infants. Fair enough but I thought in regards to the flu vaccine (unless you were asthmatic) you didn't get the flu vaccine in that bracket. I certainly remember not getting one until year 9 (was born in the 90s so might be different to now) The Flu vaccine is offered to 2 and 3 year olds so can't see how the Coronavirus one eventually won't be different. The issue the Flu has is that it's highly variable, there's a number of dominant strains and the Flu jab each year is given by deciding which strain is the most dominant at the time, which is why it's not usually offered as the suggested jabs at a young age but rather as an optional add on. Covid-19 is nowhere near as variable as the flu (yet) so a single jab would do the job well.
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Post by richard on Oct 12, 2021 15:05:25 GMT
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