Face Masks not stopping the spread of Coronavirus.

[islaydarkblue]

Early finish at the golf today (No deaths to report) due to getting fed up getting blown a boot.

Caught Jason on the itv saying he was A political and the decisions were A political but if there was any politicking that was up to the first minister.......make of that what you want..........they are either political or they are not ...I think most suspect they are.

Then there was a woman at the end of reporting Scotland who was widowed due to covid. She was encouraging/pleading with people to wear masks.

She was sitting next o a bench which was in memory to her man....think he was 49.

The inscription read in "memory of big jim"....considering she was fairly wee and large em assuming big jim didn't relate to his height.

It's heartbreaking when anyone loses someone youngish BUT again the guy looks like he was well overweight......a mitigating factor in his death no doubt.

The preaching has to stop and Govts have really got to admit they got this badly wrong.

Where do you play your golf.

[islaydarkblue]

Islay, correct me if i am wrong but i am sure that since lockdown you have posted that you have made trips to Dundee and then returned to Islay.

You say you sent an email to the the secretary and chairmain of Islay Community Council expressing great concern abouy covid 19 coming to Islay due to the golf tournament.

Are you not having great concerns that you could introduce the virus to Islay because you yourself have travelled from mainline Scotland as well?

Surely if your concerns were that great you should have stayed on the island??

I was in Dundee for four home games at Dens namely Alloa, Ayr United, Dunfermline and Arbroath.
Unfortunately Ayr United was my last home game as the season ended before the Dunfermline game which was due to take place on Saturday 14th March 2020.
Whilst in Dundee I had a COVID-19 test at Kings Cross Hospital which was negative. The test was the ‘real deal’ and not the watered down version which I have seen on TV news reports people getting at mobile testing sites or self testing kits.
I previously explained on this forum how my Covid-19 test was administered. There is saying that you would not wish it on your worst enemy but I can think of a few arseholes on Islay that I would be delighted to have this test.
Therefore I did not have the Covid-19 virus as I was suffering from a slight chest infection but the health professional are panicking hence the reason I had to have my Covid-19 test.
At least when I returned to Islay I had already had the full Covid-19 test whereas other people travelling to the island have probably had not undertaken the test.
There is a simple solution which Dundee players had to undertake prior to the start of previous season training. Get their temperature taken.
The staff at the Calmac office at Kennacraig and Glasgow Airport for flights to Islay could easily take the temperature of every passenger using a digital thermometer. Anyone with a temperature of over 38.5C which I previously read is the maximum permitted temperature would be refused to travel and told to get a Covid-19 test as soon as possible.
Sadly this is not happening.
I have still not received a reply from the secretary and chairman of Islay Community Council and I doubt if I will as the golf open competition is sponsored by a local distillery and they are revered like gods on Islay.
Nobody is allowed to ‘rock the boat’ as far as the distilleries on Islay are concerned.

[noahrab]

I was in Dundee for four home games at Dens namely Alloa, Ayr United, Dunfermline and Arbroath.
Unfortunately Ayr United was my last home game as the season ended before the Dunfermline game which was due to take place on Saturday 14th March 2020.
Whilst in Dundee I had a COVID-19 test at Kings Cross Hospital which was negative. The test was the ‘real deal’ and not the watered down version which I have seen on TV news reports people getting at mobile testing sites or self testing kits.
I previously explained on this forum how my Covid-19 test was administered. There is saying that you would not wish it on your worst enemy but I can think of a few arseholes on Islay that I would be delighted to have this test.
Therefore I did not have the Covid-19 virus as I was suffering from a slight chest infection but the health professional are panicking hence the reason I had to have my Covid-19 test.
At least when I returned to Islay I had already had the full Covid-19 test whereas other people travelling to the island have probably had not undertaken the test.
There is a simple solution which Dundee players had to undertake prior to the start of previous season training. Get their temperature taken.
The staff at the Calmac office at Kennacraig and Glasgow Airport for flights to Islay could easily take the temperature of every passenger using a digital thermometer. Anyone with a temperature of over 38.5C which I previously read is the maximum permitted temperature would be refused to travel and told to get a Covid-19 test as soon as possible.
Sadly this is not happening.
I have still not received a reply from the secretary and chairman of Islay Community Council and I doubt if I will as the golf open competition is sponsored by a local distillery and they are revered like gods on Islay.
Nobody is allowed to ‘rock the boat’ as far as the distilleries on Islay are concerned.

So I’d like to know where, you got the notion.

When you ‘Rock The Boat’ you generally get involved with corporations like the ‘Hues Corporation’.

They don’t like the boat being rocked as you might tip the boat over.

[Mudskipper]

Back on topic I noticed that the dentist was disappointed that so many people had turned up to an anti covid demonstration yesterday ,he said do these people think that 194 countries are making up the virus is real .....ffs man talk about missing the point by a mile ,they’re not disputing the virus exists well the majority don’t ,it’s whether this virus should still be referred to as deadly when it clearly isn’t ,over 400 die daily in the UK with cancer or related but I can still buy cigs/bevvy and live in McD’s if I choose too....

[Returnofrros]

Back on topic I noticed that the dentist was disappointed that so many people had turned up to an anti covid demonstration yesterday ,he said do these people think that 194 countries are making up the virus is real .....ffs man talk about missing the point by a mile ,they’re not disputing the virus exists well the majority don’t ,it’s whether this virus should still be referred to as deadly when it clearly isn’t ,over 400 die daily in the UK with cancer or related but I can still buy cigs/bevvy and live in McD’s if I choose too....

This is exactly my point but because they have started down this route it's almost impossible for them to do a u turn.....but they should

They are kinda stuck.

They can't declare they have beaten the virus as quite simply they can't.

They have to continually peddle the line of how dangerous it is.

Bcram mentioned finding a middle ground and being able to walk away and save face like Scargill.....best solution...... but I don't think they will.

[islaydarkblue]

This is exactly my point but because they have started down this route it's almost impossible for them to do a u turn.....but they should

They are kinda stuck.

They can't declare they have beaten the virus as quite simply they can't.

They have to continually peddle the line of how dangerous it is.

Bcram mentioned finding a middle ground and being able to walk away and save face like Scargill.....best solution...... but I don't think they will.

Nippy and Leith should be explaining how despite people in Scotland being forced to wear a mask in public places and in shops the number of confirmed positive cases of Covid-19 is continually rising.
In my opinion wearing a mask is not going to make any difference. The virus will just have to run its course
Nippy should end her daily press conferences and the BBC should stop putting out Jason’s public broadcasts announcements.
As usual the management of Argyll and Bute Council are slow to get things done.
Last weekend information signs appeared at the entrance to every village on Islay advising people to take care during this pandemic.
However the main tourist season for what it has been worth finished last weekend at the same time as the council were erecting these signs.
News travels slower the further west you are in Scotland.

[BCram]

Nippy and Leith should be explaining how despite people in Scotland being forced to wear a mask in public places and in shops the number of confirmed positive cases of Covid-19 is continually rising.
In my opinion wearing a mask is not going to make any difference. The virus will just have to run its course
Nippy should end her daily press conferences and the BBC should stop putting out Jason’s public broadcasts announcements.
As usual the management of Argyll and Bute Council are slow to get things done.
Last weekend information signs appeared at the entrance to every village on Islay advising people to take care during this pandemic.
However the main tourist season for what it has been worth finished last weekend at the same time as the council were erecting these signs.
News travels slower the further west you are in Scotland.

I think that Nicola should continue with her daily updates. I don't listen to them, never have, so what harm to they do?

[Returnofrros]

I think that Nicola should continue with her daily updates. I don't listen to them, never have, so what harm to they do?

Not good for democracy.

Even the press refer to her as "Nicola"....hogging the tv repeating the same things over and over again brainwashing the people.

Overreaction? Maybe but it's how I see it, North Korean like Scottish press ....the day will come when Nicola will just be referred to as leader.

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the day will come when Nicola will just be referred to as leader.

Does she have a daughter to take over when she dies?

[BCram]

Not good for democracy.

Even the press refer to her as "Nicola"....hogging the tv repeating the same things over and over again brainwashing the people.

Overreaction? Maybe but it's how I see it, North Korean like Scottish press ....the day will come when Nicola will just be referred to as leader.

Kinda disagree Rross. Seem to remember Harold Wilson doing a great job with his regular broadcasts to explain why things were happening. Eventually viewer fatigue took over and his chats drove away voters. Think there is a distinct possibility that Nicola is heading down a very narrow path that ends in her losing voter confidence within her own party. No need to worry about lack of political opposition, there will be enough internal fighting to cause problems that are far more difficult to overcome than the daily banter from Conservative or Labour or Lib Dem voters.