Home bargains in Hawick has hand sanitiser two bottles per customer.......

On Fri, 06 Mar 2020 10:31:56 +0000, Jim Stewart wrote:

Home bargains in Hawick has hand sanitiser two bottles per
customer.......

Just bveen down to Aldi. Stripped bare of the large packs of loo rolls
and a few other things.

I bought my monthly donation to the food bank (a trolley load) and
someone apparently said I was panic buying. The staff soon put them right.

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On 06/03/2020 10:31, Jim Stewart wrote:
Home bargains in Hawick has hand sanitiser two bottles per customer.......

That is rather a long way for me. I can't buy the stuff locally which
is quite rediculous. I have been wondering whether I should make my own
after someone post a link to the WHO web site.


--
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On 06/03/2020 10:31, Jim Stewart wrote:
Home bargains in Hawick has hand sanitiser two bottles per customer.......

At the price some companies are charging you might want to use this instead:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Glenfarclas-Highland-Single-Scotch-Whisky/dp/B004CEV2HU

Or a strong vodka if you can't be trusted to use the scotch to wash your
hands.

On 06/03/2020 10:31, Jim Stewart wrote:
Home bargains in Hawick has hand sanitiser two bottles per customer.......

I have several bottles of hand sanitizer, a large box of medical surface
wipes, a similar box of hand disinfecting wipes, a good supply of P3
face masks, boxes of nitrile gloves in two sizes and wraparound
protective glasses. All bought online within the past week or so.
Looking at the same sites now, it seems I got in just ahead of the rush.

--
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"nightjar" wrote in message
...
On 06/03/2020 10:31, Jim Stewart wrote:
Home bargains in Hawick has hand sanitiser two bottles per
customer.......

I have several bottles of hand sanitizer, a large box of medical surface
wipes, a similar box of hand disinfecting wipes, a good supply of P3 face
masks, boxes of nitrile gloves in two sizes and wraparound protective
glasses. All bought online within the past week or so. Looking at the same
sites now, it seems I got in just ahead of the rush.

Yebbut you have always been that anal :-(

You're the only one I have ever heard of that
is silly enough wrap the tyres of a car that
wont be used for a while in brown paper to
keep the tyres from degrading too quickly.

On 06/03/2020 15:46, nightjar wrote:
On 06/03/2020 10:31, Jim Stewart wrote:
Home bargains in Hawick has hand sanitiser two bottles per
customer.......

I have several bottles of hand sanitizer, a large box of medical surface
wipes, a similar box of hand disinfecting wipes, a good supply of P3
face masks, boxes of nitrile gloves in two sizes and wraparound
protective glasses. All bought online within the past week or so.
Looking at the same sites now, it seems I got in just ahead of the rush.

horder

On 06/03/2020 16:34, Rod Speed wrote:


"nightjar" wrote in message
...
On 06/03/2020 10:31, Jim Stewart wrote:
Home bargains in Hawick has hand sanitiser two bottles per
customer.......

I have several bottles of hand sanitizer, a large box of medical
surface wipes, a similar box of hand disinfecting wipes, a good supply
of P3 face masks, boxes of nitrile gloves in two sizes and wraparound
protective glasses. All bought online within the past week or so.
Looking at the same sites now, it seems I got in just ahead of the rush.

Yebbut you have always been that anal :-(

You're the only one I have ever heard of that
is silly enough wrap the tyres of a car that
wont be used for a while in brown paper to
keep the tyres from degrading too quickly.
and he was quite right too ...

On Sat, 7 Mar 2020 03:34:11 +1100, cantankerous trolling geezer Rodent
Speed, the auto-contradicting senile sociopath, blabbered, again:

FLUSH troll****

03:34??? LOL So for HOW long have you been up and trolling tonight again,
you clinically insane senile asshole from Arsetralia? I'll soon find out!
LOL

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"Pancho" wrote in message
...
On 06/03/2020 10:31, Jim Stewart wrote:
Home bargains in Hawick has hand sanitiser two bottles per
customer.......

At the price some companies are charging you might want to use this
instead:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Glenfarclas-Highland-Single-Scotch-Whisky/dp/B004CEV2HU

Not high enough ethanol content.

Or a strong vodka

Ditto.

if you can't be trusted to use the scotch to wash your hands.

You should use metho, thats fine for hand washing,

Not ideal if you do it a lot tho, gives you very dry hands,

"Jim Stewart" wrote in message
...
On 06/03/2020 16:34, Rod Speed wrote:


"nightjar" wrote in message
...
On 06/03/2020 10:31, Jim Stewart wrote:
Home bargains in Hawick has hand sanitiser two bottles per
customer.......

I have several bottles of hand sanitizer, a large box of medical surface
wipes, a similar box of hand disinfecting wipes, a good supply of P3
face masks, boxes of nitrile gloves in two sizes and wraparound
protective glasses. All bought online within the past week or so.
Looking at the same sites now, it seems I got in just ahead of the rush.

Yebbut you have always been that anal :-(

You're the only one I have ever heard of that
is silly enough wrap the tyres of a car that
wont be used for a while in brown paper to
keep the tyres from degrading too quickly.

and he was quite right too ...

Sure, but few are silly enough to bother.

On Sat, 7 Mar 2020 05:20:13 +1100, cantankerous trolling geezer Rodent
Speed, the auto-contradicting senile sociopath, blabbered, again:

FLUSH the trolling senile asshole's latest troll****

05:20, you senile asshole troll? LOL

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On 06/03/2020 17:40, Jim Stewart wrote:
On 06/03/2020 15:46, nightjar wrote:
On 06/03/2020 10:31, Jim Stewart wrote:
Home bargains in Hawick has hand sanitiser two bottles per
customer.......

I have several bottles of hand sanitizer, a large box of medical
surface wipes, a similar box of hand disinfecting wipes, a good supply
of P3 face masks, boxes of nitrile gloves in two sizes and wraparound
protective glasses. All bought online within the past week or so.
Looking at the same sites now, it seems I got in just ahead of the rush.

horder

Prepper :-)

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On 06/03/2020 16:34, Rod Speed wrote:


"nightjar" wrote in message
...
On 06/03/2020 10:31, Jim Stewart wrote:
Home bargains in Hawick has hand sanitiser two bottles per
customer.......

I have several bottles of hand sanitizer, a large box of medical
surface wipes, a similar box of hand disinfecting wipes, a good supply
of P3 face masks, boxes of nitrile gloves in two sizes and wraparound
protective glasses. All bought online within the past week or so.
Looking at the same sites now, it seems I got in just ahead of the rush.

Yebbut you have always been that anal :-(

You're the only one I have ever heard of that
is silly enough wrap the tyres of a car that
wont be used for a while in brown paper to
keep the tyres from degrading too quickly.

You are confusing me with somebody else. I've never had a car that won't
be used for a while.

--
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"nightjar" wrote in message
...
On 06/03/2020 16:34, Rod Speed wrote:


"nightjar" wrote in message
...
On 06/03/2020 10:31, Jim Stewart wrote:
Home bargains in Hawick has hand sanitiser two bottles per
customer.......

I have several bottles of hand sanitizer, a large box of medical surface
wipes, a similar box of hand disinfecting wipes, a good supply of P3
face masks, boxes of nitrile gloves in two sizes and wraparound
protective glasses. All bought online within the past week or so.
Looking at the same sites now, it seems I got in just ahead of the rush.

Yebbut you have always been that anal :-(

You're the only one I have ever heard of that
is silly enough wrap the tyres of a car that
wont be used for a while in brown paper to
keep the tyres from degrading too quickly.

You are confusing me with somebody else.

Nope.

I've never had a car that won't be used for a while.

It was while you were on holiday or something like that.

On 06/03/2020 11:29, Bob Eager wrote:
On Fri, 06 Mar 2020 10:31:56 +0000, Jim Stewart wrote:

Home bargains in Hawick has hand sanitiser two bottles per
customer.......

Just bveen down to Aldi. Stripped bare of the large packs of loo rolls
and a few other things.

I bought my monthly donation to the food bank (a trolley load) and
someone apparently said I was panic buying. The staff soon put them right.



Panic buying of toilet rolls around my way and the shelves are bare.


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On Sat, 7 Mar 2020 06:08:49 +1100, cantankerous trolling geezer Rodent
Speed, the auto-contradicting senile sociopath, blabbered, again:

FLUSH senile troll****

06:08??? NO way for you to go back to bed, senile idiot? And why would you
if Usenet is the ONLY place where you can talk to someone without them being
able to quickly get away from you! LOL

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On Sat, 7 Mar 2020 06:51:29 +1100, cantankerous trolling geezer Rodent
Speed, the auto-contradicting senile sociopath, blabbered, again:

FLUSH the 86-year-old trolling senile asshole's latest troll****

06:51 and OVER THREE HOURS of your idiotic trolling already, you senile
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alan_m wrote:
On 06/03/2020 11:29, Bob Eager wrote:
On Fri, 06 Mar 2020 10:31:56 +0000, Jim Stewart wrote:

Home bargains in Hawick has hand sanitiser two bottles per
customer.......

Just bveen down to Aldi. Stripped bare of the large packs of loo rolls
and a few other things.

I bought my monthly donation to the food bank (a trolley load) and
someone apparently said I was panic buying. The staff soon put them right.



Panic buying of toilet rolls around my way and the shelves are bare.

What is one supposed to do with a toilet roll that helps avoid a viral
infection? ... or shouldn't I ask?

--
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·

"Chris Green" wrote in message ...
alan_m wrote:
On 06/03/2020 11:29, Bob Eager wrote:
On Fri, 06 Mar 2020 10:31:56 +0000, Jim Stewart wrote:

Home bargains in Hawick has hand sanitiser two bottles per
customer.......

Just bveen down to Aldi. Stripped bare of the large packs of loo rolls
and a few other things.

I bought my monthly donation to the food bank (a trolley load) and
someone apparently said I was panic buying. The staff soon put them right.



Panic buying of toilet rolls around my way and the shelves are bare.

What is one supposed to do with a toilet roll that helps avoid a viral
infection? ... or shouldn't I ask?

Presumably its to dry your hands with after washing them or using
the cream. They're then flushed down the lavatory. Its cheaper than
using paper towels and using ordinary towels might pass on the
the infection, Its probably all ******** but was probably recommended
on a TV programme or something.

michael adams

"michael adams" wrote in message
...

"Chris Green" wrote in message
...
alan_m wrote:
On 06/03/2020 11:29, Bob Eager wrote:
On Fri, 06 Mar 2020 10:31:56 +0000, Jim Stewart wrote:

Home bargains in Hawick has hand sanitiser two bottles per
customer.......

Just bveen down to Aldi. Stripped bare of the large packs of loo rolls
and a few other things.

I bought my monthly donation to the food bank (a trolley load) and
someone apparently said I was panic buying. The staff soon put them
right.



Panic buying of toilet rolls around my way and the shelves are bare.

What is one supposed to do with a toilet roll that helps avoid a viral
infection? ... or shouldn't I ask?

Presumably its to dry your hands with after washing them or using the
cream. They're then flushed down the lavatory.

Cant be that. No one is furiously washing their hands here
yet because there have been no confirmed infected people
in my substantial town yet, or anywhere near it, an yet the
shelves are bare of dunny paper and the supermarkets will
only let you buy a couple now when they have any.

Its cheaper than using paper towels and using ordinary towels might pass
on the the infection,

And yet the official hand washing instructions say
nothing about drying your hands with dunny paper.
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/health-5...w-germs-spread

Its probably all ******** but was probably recommended
on a TV programme or something.

No it isnt here.

On 06/03/2020 21:30, michael adams wrote:

Its probably all ******** but was probably recommended
on a TV programme or something.


When Mark Carney morphed from being a climate change expert to a medical
expert overnight and said that we are all going to be infected by Covid
19 the UK population took notice and started buying supplies for their 2
to 4 weeks of self isolation.


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"alan_m" wrote in message
...
On 06/03/2020 21:30, michael adams wrote:

Its probably all ******** but was probably recommended on a TV programme
or something.

When Mark Carney morphed from being a climate change expert to a medical
expert overnight and said that we are all going to be infected by Covid 19
the UK population took notice and started buying supplies for their 2 to 4
weeks of self isolation.

Doesnt explain why the supermarket shelves
have been stripped of dunny paper in Oz tho.

On 06/03/2020 21:00, Chris Green wrote:
alan_m wrote:
On 06/03/2020 11:29, Bob Eager wrote:
On Fri, 06 Mar 2020 10:31:56 +0000, Jim Stewart wrote:

Home bargains in Hawick has hand sanitiser two bottles per
customer.......

Just bveen down to Aldi. Stripped bare of the large packs of loo rolls
and a few other things.

I bought my monthly donation to the food bank (a trolley load) and
someone apparently said I was panic buying. The staff soon put them right.



Panic buying of toilet rolls around my way and the shelves are bare.

What is one supposed to do with a toilet roll that helps avoid a viral
infection? ... or shouldn't I ask?

waste of time if you put the roll on the holder the wrong way i.e. with
the paper touching the wall....

On 06/03/2020 19:08, Rod Speed wrote:


"Jim Stewart" wrote in message
...
On 06/03/2020 16:34, Rod Speed wrote:


"nightjar" wrote in message
...
On 06/03/2020 10:31, Jim Stewart wrote:
Home bargains in Hawick has hand sanitiser two bottles per
customer.......

I have several bottles of hand sanitizer, a large box of medical
surface wipes, a similar box of hand disinfecting wipes, a good
supply of P3 face masks, boxes of nitrile gloves in two sizes and
wraparound protective glasses. All bought online within the past
week or so. Looking at the same sites now, it seems I got in just
ahead of the rush.

Yebbut you have always been that anal :-(

You're the only one I have ever heard of that
is silly enough wrap the tyres of a car that
wont be used for a while in brown paper to
keep the tyres from degrading too quickly.

and he was quite right too ...

Sure, but few are silly enough to bother.
depends how cheap you are and how long you keep your tyres ....and why
do yanks spell tyres as tires ?...

On 06/03/2020 19:37, nightjar wrote:
On 06/03/2020 17:40, Jim Stewart wrote:
On 06/03/2020 15:46, nightjar wrote:
On 06/03/2020 10:31, Jim Stewart wrote:
Home bargains in Hawick has hand sanitiser two bottles per
customer.......

I have several bottles of hand sanitizer, a large box of medical
surface wipes, a similar box of hand disinfecting wipes, a good
supply of P3 face masks, boxes of nitrile gloves in two sizes and
wraparound protective glasses. All bought online within the past week
or so. Looking at the same sites now, it seems I got in just ahead of
the rush.

horder

Prepper :-)

headcase

In message , Jim Stewart
writes



depends how cheap you are and how long you keep your tyres ....and why
do yanks spell tyres as tires ?...

Whi shouldn't they?
--
Ian

Admittedly from Facebook source so take it or leave it for accuracy but worth thinking about.

"I'm a doctor and an Infectious Diseases Specialist. I've been at this for more than 20 years seeing sick patients on a daily basis. I have worked in inner city hospitals and in the poorest slums of Africa. HIV-AIDS, Hepatitis,TB, SARS, Measles, Shingles, Whooping cough, Diphtheria...there is little I haven't been exposed to in my profession. And with notable exception of SARS, very little has left me feeling vulnerable, overwhelmed or downright scared.

I am not scared of Covid-19. I am concerned about the implications of a novel infectious agent that has spread the world over and continues to find new footholds in different soil. I am rightly concerned for the welfare of those who are elderly, in frail health or disenfranchised who stand to suffer mostly, and disproportionately, at the hands of this new scourge. But I am not scared of Covid-19.

What I am scared about is the loss of reason and wave of fear that has induced the masses of society into a spellbinding spiral of panic, stockpiling obscene quantities of anything that could fill a bomb shelter adequately in a post-apocalyptic world. I am scared of the N95 masks that are stolen from hospitals and urgent care clinics where they are actually needed for front line healthcare providers and instead are being donned in airports, malls, and coffee lounges, perpetuating even more fear and suspicion of others. I am scared that our hospitals will be overwhelmed with anyone who thinks they " probably don't have it but may as well get checked out no matter what because you just never know..." and those with heart failure, emphysema, pneumonia and strokes will pay the price for overfilled ER waiting rooms with only so many doctors and nurses to assess.

I am scared that travel restrictions will become so far reaching that weddings will be canceled, graduations missed and family reunions will not materialize. And well, even that big party called the Olympic Games...that could be kyboshed too. Can you even
imagine?

I'm scared those same epidemic fears will limit trade, harm partnerships in multiple sectors, business and otherwise and ultimately culminate in a global recession.

But mostly, I'm scared about what message we are telling our kids when faced with a threat. Instead of reason, rationality, openmindedness and altruism, we are telling them to panic, be fearful, suspicious, reactionary and self-interested.

Covid-19 is nowhere near over. It will be coming to a city, a hospital, a friend, even a family member near you at some point. Expect it. Stop waiting to be surprised further. The fact is the virus itself will not likely do much harm when it arrives. But our own behaviors and "fight for yourself above all else" attitude could prove disastrous.

I implore you all. Temper fear with reason, panic with patience and uncertainty with education. We have an opportunity to learn a great deal about health hygiene and limiting the spread of innumerable transmissible diseases in our society. Let's meet this challenge together in the best spirit of compassion for others, patience, and above all, an unfailing effort to seek truth, facts and knowledge as opposed to conjecture, speculation and catastrophizing.

Facts not fear. Clean hands. Open hearts.
Our children will thank us for it.

#washurhands #geturflushot #respect #patiencenotpanic

On 07/03/2020 08:06, Ian Jackson wrote:
In message , Jim Stewart
writes



depends how cheap you are and how long you keep your tyres ....and why
do yanks spell tyresÂ* asÂ* tires ?...

Whi shouldn't they?
just not british that's why....not colorfull enough

I'd like to know why all the chemists have sold out of Paracitamol. I mean
come on folks.

Brian

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"Jim Stewart" wrote in message
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Home bargains in Hawick has hand sanitiser two bottles per customer.......

Plenty of paracetamol here. Ibuprofen is scarce. It's rational for
people to make sure they have /some/ of them now. They are the stock
thing to take for a mild fever as a result of a virus.


On 07/03/2020 08:27, Brian Gaff (Sofa 2) wrote:
I'd like to know why all the chemists have sold out of Paracitamol. I mean
come on folks.

Brian



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On Sat, 7 Mar 2020 10:34:51 +1100, cantankerous trolling geezer Rodent
Speed, the auto-contradicting senile sociopath, blabbered, again:


Presumably its to dry your hands with after washing them or using the
cream. They're then flushed down the lavatory.

Cant be that. No one is furiously washing their hands here

....and the pathologic auto-contradicting continues... LMAO

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Cynic wrote

Admittedly from Facebook source so take it or
leave it for accuracy but worth thinking about.

Nope.

"I'm a doctor and an Infectious Diseases Specialist.
I've been at this for more than 20 years seeing sick
patients on a daily basis. I have worked in inner city
hospitals and in the poorest slums of Africa. HIV-AIDS,
Hepatitis,TB, SARS, Measles, Shingles, Whooping cough,
Diphtheria...there is little I haven't been exposed to in
my profession. And with notable exception of SARS,
very little has left me feeling vulnerable, overwhelmed
or downright scared.

I am not scared of Covid-19. I am concerned about the
implications of a novel infectious agent that has spread
the world over and continues to find new footholds in
different soil. I am rightly concerned for the welfare of
those who are elderly, in frail health or disenfranchised
who stand to suffer mostly, and disproportionately, at the
hands of this new scourge. But I am not scared of Covid-19.

What I am scared about is the loss of reason
and wave of fear that has induced the masses
of society into a spellbinding spiral of panic,

More fool you.

stockpiling obscene quantities of anything that could fill
a bomb shelter adequately in a post-apocalyptic world.

**** all are that stupid.

I am scared of the N95 masks that are stolen
from hospitals and urgent care clinics where
they are actually needed for front line healthcare
providers and instead are being donned in
airports, malls, and coffee lounges,

**** all are that stupid.

perpetuating even more fear and suspicion of others.

Hardly the end of civilisation as we know it.

I am scared that our hospitals will be overwhelmed
with anyone who thinks they " probably don't have
it but may as well get checked out no matter what
because you just never know..."

More fool you.

and those with heart failure, emphysema, pneumonia
and strokes will pay the price for overfilled ER waiting
rooms with only so many doctors and nurses to assess.

Taint gunna happen.

I am scared that travel restrictions will become so far
reaching that weddings will be canceled, graduations
missed and family reunions will not materialize.

Hardly the end of civilisation as we know it.

And well, even that big party called the
Olympic Games...that could be kyboshed too.

Hardly the end of civilisation as we know it.

Can you even imagine?

Yep.

I'm scared those same epidemic fears will limit trade,

More fool you.

harm partnerships in multiple sectors,

Ditto.

business and otherwise and ultimately
culminate in a global recession.

Hardly the end of civilisation as we know it.

But mostly, I'm scared about what message we
are telling our kids when faced with a threat.

More fool you.

Instead of reason, rationality, openmindedness
and altruism, we are telling them to panic, be
fearful, suspicious, reactionary and self-interested.

Hardly the end of civilisation as we know it.

Covid-19 is nowhere near over.

Duh.

It will be coming to a city, a hospital, a friend,
even a family member near you at some point.

Duh.

Expect it. Stop waiting to be surprised further.

Go and **** yourself.

The fact is the virus itself will not
likely do much harm when it arrives.

Its already killed thousands and ****ed the lives of
hundreds of thousands in only a couple of months.

But our own behaviors and "fight for yourself
above all else" attitude could prove disastrous.

Fantasy.

I implore you all.

Down on your knees...

Temper fear with reason, panic with patience
and uncertainty with education. We have an
opportunity to learn a great deal about health
hygiene and limiting the spread of innumerable
transmissible diseases in our society.

Bull****.

Let's meet this challenge together in the best spirit
of compassion for others, patience, and above all, an
unfailing effort to seek truth, facts and knowledge as
opposed to conjecture, speculation and catastrophizing.

Too boring.

Facts not fear. Clean hands. Open hearts.
Our children will thank us for it.

They never do.

#washurhands #geturflushot #respect #patiencenotpanic

On 07/03/2020 08:12, Cynic wrote:
Admittedly from Facebook source so take it or leave it for accuracy but worth thinking about.

"I'm a doctor and an Infectious Diseases Specialist. I've been at this for more than 20 years seeing sick patients on a daily basis. I have worked in inner city hospitals and in the poorest slums of Africa. HIV-AIDS, Hepatitis,TB, SARS, Measles, Shingles, Whooping cough, Diphtheria...there is little I haven't been exposed to in my profession. And with notable exception of SARS, very little has left me feeling vulnerable, overwhelmed or downright scared.

I am not scared of Covid-19. I am concerned about the implications of a novel infectious agent that has spread the world over and continues to find new footholds in different soil. I am rightly concerned for the welfare of those who are elderly, in frail health or disenfranchised who stand to suffer mostly, and disproportionately, at the hands of this new scourge. But I am not scared of Covid-19.

What I am scared about is the loss of reason and wave of fear that has induced the masses of society into a spellbinding spiral of panic, stockpiling obscene quantities of anything that could fill a bomb shelter adequately in a post-apocalyptic world. I am scared of the N95 masks that are stolen from hospitals and urgent care clinics where they are actually needed for front line healthcare providers and instead are being donned in airports, malls, and coffee lounges, perpetuating even more fear and suspicion of others. I am scared that our hospitals will be overwhelmed with anyone who thinks they " probably don't have it but may as well get checked out no matter what because you just never know..." and those with heart failure, emphysema, pneumonia and strokes will pay the price for overfilled ER waiting rooms with only so many doctors and nurses to assess.

I am scared that travel restrictions will become so far reaching that weddings will be canceled, graduations missed and family reunions will not materialize. And well, even that big party called the Olympic Games...that could be kyboshed too. Can you even
imagine?

I'm scared those same epidemic fears will limit trade, harm partnerships in multiple sectors, business and otherwise and ultimately culminate in a global recession.

But mostly, I'm scared about what message we are telling our kids when faced with a threat. Instead of reason, rationality, openmindedness and altruism, we are telling them to panic, be fearful, suspicious, reactionary and self-interested.

Covid-19 is nowhere near over. It will be coming to a city, a hospital, a friend, even a family member near you at some point. Expect it. Stop waiting to be surprised further. The fact is the virus itself will not likely do much harm when it arrives. But our own behaviors and "fight for yourself above all else" attitude could prove disastrous.

I implore you all. Temper fear with reason, panic with patience and uncertainty with education. We have an opportunity to learn a great deal about health hygiene and limiting the spread of innumerable transmissible diseases in our society. Let's meet this challenge together in the best spirit of compassion for others, patience, and above all, an unfailing effort to seek truth, facts and knowledge as opposed to conjecture, speculation and catastrophizing.

Facts not fear. Clean hands. Open hearts.
Our children will thank us for it.

#washurhands #geturflushot #respect #patiencenotpanic

don't see the point of stockpiling food...when you get it you won't be
hungry ...

On Sat, 7 Mar 2020 12:39:53 +1100, cantankerous trolling geezer Rodent
Speed, the auto-contradicting senile sociopath, blabbered, again:


When Mark Carney morphed from being a climate change expert to a medical
expert overnight and said that we are all going to be infected by Covid 19
the UK population took notice and started buying supplies for their 2 to 4
weeks of self isolation.

Doesn¢t explain why the supermarket shelves
have been stripped of dunny paper in Oz tho.

....and the pathological auto-contradicting continues... LMAO

--
Marland answering senile Rodent's statement, "I don't leak":
"That¢s because so much **** and ****e emanates from your gob that there is
nothing left to exit normally, your arsehole has clammed shut through disuse
and the end of prick is only clear because you are such a ******."
Message-ID:

On 06/03/2020 19:51, Rod Speed wrote:


"nightjar" wrote in message
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On 06/03/2020 16:34, Rod Speed wrote:


"nightjar" wrote in message
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On 06/03/2020 10:31, Jim Stewart wrote:
Home bargains in Hawick has hand sanitiser two bottles per
customer.......

I have several bottles of hand sanitizer, a large box of medical
surface wipes, a similar box of hand disinfecting wipes, a good
supply of P3 face masks, boxes of nitrile gloves in two sizes and
wraparound protective glasses. All bought online within the past
week or so. Looking at the same sites now, it seems I got in just
ahead of the rush.

Yebbut you have always been that anal :-(

You're the only one I have ever heard of that
is silly enough wrap the tyres of a car that
wont be used for a while in brown paper to
keep the tyres from degrading too quickly.

You are confusing me with somebody else.

Nope.

Definitely

I've never had a car that won't be used for a while.

It was while you were on holiday or something like that.
When I go away, I either drive where I am going or, more rarely these
days, leave my car in an airport car park.

--
Colin Bignell

Brian Gaff (Sofa 2) wrote

I'd like to know why all the chemists have sold out of Paracitamol.

I know why, panicers are stupid. That’s why they panic.

I mean come on folks.

Wot abart us with diarrhoea ?

"Jim Stewart" wrote in message
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Home bargains in Hawick has hand sanitiser two bottles per
customer.......

On 07/03/2020 09:21, nightjar wrote:
On 06/03/2020 19:51, Rod Speed wrote:


"nightjar" wrote in message
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On 06/03/2020 16:34, Rod Speed wrote:


"nightjar" wrote in message
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On 06/03/2020 10:31, Jim Stewart wrote:
Home bargains in Hawick has hand sanitiser two bottles per
customer.......

I have several bottles of hand sanitizer, a large box of medical
surface wipes, a similar box of hand disinfecting wipes, a good
supply of P3 face masks, boxes of nitrile gloves in two sizes and
wraparound protective glasses. All bought online within the past
week or so. Looking at the same sites now, it seems I got in just
ahead of the rush.

Yebbut you have always been that anal :-(

You're the only one I have ever heard of that
is silly enough wrap the tyres of a car that
wont be used for a while in brown paper to
keep the tyres from degrading too quickly.

You are confusing me with somebody else.

Nope.

Definitely

I've never had a car that won't be used for a while.

It was while you were on holiday or something like that.
When I go away, I either drive where I am going or, more rarely these
days, leave my car in an airport car park.

and when you come back the battery is flat because of the current drain
that modern cars have

"Jim Stewart" wrote in message
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On 07/03/2020 08:12, Cynic wrote:
Admittedly from Facebook source so take it or leave it for accuracy but
worth thinking about.
"I'm a doctor and an Infectious Diseases Specialist. I've been at this
for more than 20 years seeing sick patients on a daily basis. I have
worked in inner city hospitals and in the poorest slums of Africa.
HIV-AIDS, Hepatitis,TB, SARS, Measles, Shingles, Whooping cough,
Diphtheria...there is little I haven't been exposed to in my profession.
And with notable exception of SARS, very little has left me feeling
vulnerable, overwhelmed or downright scared.

I am not scared of Covid-19. I am concerned about the implications of a
novel infectious agent that has spread the world over and continues to
find new footholds in different soil. I am rightly concerned for the
welfare of those who are elderly, in frail health or disenfranchised who
stand to suffer mostly, and disproportionately, at the hands of this new
scourge. But I am not scared of Covid-19.

What I am scared about is the loss of reason and wave of fear that has
induced the masses of society into a spellbinding spiral of panic,
stockpiling obscene quantities of anything that could fill a bomb shelter
adequately in a post-apocalyptic world. I am scared of the N95 masks that
are stolen from hospitals and urgent care clinics where they are actually
needed for front line healthcare providers and instead are being donned
in airports, malls, and coffee lounges, perpetuating even more fear and
suspicion of others. I am scared that our hospitals will be overwhelmed
with anyone who thinks they " probably don't have it but may as well get
checked out no matter what because you just never know..." and those with
heart failure, emphysema, pneumonia and strokes will pay the price for
overfilled ER waiting rooms with only so many doctors and nurses to
assess.

I am scared that travel restrictions will become so far reaching that
weddings will be canceled, graduations missed and family reunions will
not materialize. And well, even that big party called the Olympic
Games...that could be kyboshed too. Can you even
imagine?

I'm scared those same epidemic fears will limit trade, harm partnerships
in multiple sectors, business and otherwise and ultimately culminate in a
global recession.

But mostly, I'm scared about what message we are telling our kids when
faced with a threat. Instead of reason, rationality, openmindedness and
altruism, we are telling them to panic, be fearful, suspicious,
reactionary and self-interested.

Covid-19 is nowhere near over. It will be coming to a city, a hospital, a
friend, even a family member near you at some point. Expect it. Stop
waiting to be surprised further. The fact is the virus itself will not
likely do much harm when it arrives. But our own behaviors and "fight for
yourself above all else" attitude could prove disastrous.

I implore you all. Temper fear with reason, panic with patience and
uncertainty with education. We have an opportunity to learn a great deal
about health hygiene and limiting the spread of innumerable transmissible
diseases in our society. Let's meet this challenge together in the best
spirit of compassion for others, patience, and above all, an unfailing
effort to seek truth, facts and knowledge as opposed to conjecture,
speculation and catastrophizing.

Facts not fear. Clean hands. Open hearts.
Our children will thank us for it.

#washurhands #geturflushot #respect #patiencenotpanic

don't see the point of stockpiling food...

More fool you...

when you get it you won't be hungry ...

But when you are self isolating without having got it, you may well be.

"nightjar" wrote in message
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On 06/03/2020 19:51, Rod Speed wrote:


"nightjar" wrote in message
...
On 06/03/2020 16:34, Rod Speed wrote:


"nightjar" wrote in message
...
On 06/03/2020 10:31, Jim Stewart wrote:
Home bargains in Hawick has hand sanitiser two bottles per
customer.......

I have several bottles of hand sanitizer, a large box of medical
surface wipes, a similar box of hand disinfecting wipes, a good supply
of P3 face masks, boxes of nitrile gloves in two sizes and wraparound
protective glasses. All bought online within the past week or so.
Looking at the same sites now, it seems I got in just ahead of the
rush.

Yebbut you have always been that anal :-(

You're the only one I have ever heard of that
is silly enough wrap the tyres of a car that
wont be used for a while in brown paper to
keep the tyres from degrading too quickly.

You are confusing me with somebody else.

Nope.

Definitely

We'll see...

I've never had a car that won't be used for a while.

It was while you were on holiday or something like that.

When I go away, I either drive where I am going or, more rarely these
days, leave my car in an airport car park.

You didnt then.