On Thu, 21 May 2020 12:47:55 +0100, Grumpy Old White Guy wrote:

On 5/20/2020 8:32 PM, Commander Kinsey wrote:
Why are stairlifts so slow? A whole minute to get upstairs is not acceptable for an old person desperate for the toilet.

Because most people have become pussified snowflakes, unwilling to accept modest risk.

Agreed. Although in the case of the stairlift, at any speed you are safe due to the supplied belt. If you don't use it, your fault not theirs, so no compensation claim, nothing for them to worry about. And they could even make it disable the motor if you don't fasten the belt.

But people have become incredibly illogical too. Ever notice all the obese people wearing masks? Apparently it never occurred to them that being obese was more of a threat than the Wuhan virus?

Agreed. Although I've seen nobody in the UK wearing a mask, we don't bother.

If they are so afraid of dying, why don't they change their diet and lose some weight? The evidence is clear, metabolically healthy people are largely unaffected by the Wuhan virus.

Agreed. When a fat person says they have a medical problem, I just say "Eat. Less. Food." You don't need to change your diet, just eat less of it. Or go for a run or something, it's not rocket science.