O/T Coronavirus Thread (3)

[flourbasher]

See post 184

Dubya.
I've never heard that term before so apologies for duplicating it.
Had to Google it.

[Pattylallacks2]

Given that more than 20,000 have now died in UK hospitals alone, the prediction that we will have the most Covid-19 deaths in Europe now seems nailed on.

[Exiletyke]

Dubya.
I've never heard that term before so apologies for duplicating it.
Had to Google it.

No apology necessary flour
I thought the nickname was widely known

[crashbang]

Just a sobering thought by the way. What would happen if we never found a cure for covid 19. We aint got one for the common cold...it's from the same family of viruses

How many this year , died from the common cold . Within a week from getting it.
We are from the same family as apes , but I don't climb trees naked.

[Exiletyke]

How many this year , died from the common cold . Within a week from getting it.
We are from the same family as apes , but I don't climb trees naked.

but I don't climb trees naked.[/QUOTE]

We've only your word on that

[CAMiller]

Dubya.
I've never heard that term before so apologies for duplicating it.
Had to Google it.

Don't worry about it Flour, it's an American annoyance. Here in Seattle we have The University of Washington, commonly abbreviated to UW or as it's known by the locals, YouDub

[CAMiller]

Here's a good one for you, due to all the financial assistance being given through this pandemic, unemployed people here in the State of Washington who were on less than $50K/year and not receiving health benefits from their employer are discovering that they are in fact better off being unemployed. Basic unemployment through the first 13 weeks is $865/week.

[great_fire]

Here's a good one for you, due to all the financial assistance being given through this pandemic, unemployed people here in the State of Washington who were on less than $50K/year and not receiving health benefits from their employer are discovering that they are in fact better off being unemployed. Basic unemployment through the first 13 weeks is $865/week.

Better off than if they were earning $49,999?

Something wrong there.

[CAMiller]

Better off than if they were earning $49,999?

Something wrong there.

Basic unemployment is usually $285/week but state/federal government have pledged an extra $600/week for everyone for the first 13 weeks during the pandemic. Also, independent of employment or retirement status, everyone whose 2018 income was under $75K ($150K for couples) have received a $1200 ($2400) one off payment.

[KerrAvon]

roly I wish I could share your view that we can't go back to where we were but sadly I think the forces of capitalism & greed will prevail once again [in due course]

If you think that Socialism has the answers to climate change, you should check out Chernobyl, the destruction of the Aral Sea and many of the other environmental ‘benefits’ brought to the Soviet Union by that economic system.

On greed, you are getting there. Addressing climate change means people giving up some of the things that they currently demand, such as cheap and plentiful air travel and large scale red meat consumption. I question whether people will do that; a poster on here who bangs the environmental drum accused me of being a ‘fascist’ for suggesting that he might cut his red meat consumptions as his contribution to the cause.