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by Plymtom
Sun Mar 15, 2020 6:51 am
Forum: Medical and Healthcare
Topic: Gloves and coronavirus
Replies: 6
Views: 2481

Re: Gloves and coronavirus

Yes I'm another one who gloves would be little if any advantage, I'm a face and hair touching type, and I'm trying to curtail it, and at the shops given that goods are out there by people, touched by other shoppers, and the virus is reported to be able to survive on hard surfaces for up to 24 hours,...
by Plymtom
Sat Mar 14, 2020 8:08 am
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: Will there be food shortages in the UK?
Replies: 84
Views: 16368

Re: Will there be food shortages in the UK?

The question is, is there enough slack in the system to cope with increased demand generated by the prospect of everyone needing enough at home to stay at home for 2 weeks ( once?) ? I'd say there will be major problems, the just in time system probably extends right back to the source in most cases...
by Plymtom
Fri Mar 13, 2020 6:54 am
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: are you planning to hunker down to avoid ppl contact due to covirus
Replies: 12
Views: 2985

Re: are you planning to hunker down to avoid ppl contact due to covirus

The projected length of the crisis means shopping still has to be done, and my son will still have to go to work, other than that we should minimize contact with others, this is like Russian Roulette - only with greater odds of getting shot, and lesser odds of dying, imagine your revolver has 6 cham...
by Plymtom
Wed Mar 11, 2020 6:32 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: Lockdown?
Replies: 149
Views: 30247

Re: Lockdown?

For many people being with their "other half" and perhaps "the kids" 24/7 will be an eye opener. I Actually for 4 of 5 of us that is the norm as 3 of us do not go out but for medical appointments, but I can confirm although my lot are all adults now a whole family in a normal ho...
by Plymtom
Mon Feb 17, 2020 8:19 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: They laugh at us stockpiling bogroll but...
Replies: 15
Views: 4502

Re: They laugh at us stockpiling bogroll but...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-51527043?ns_source=twitter&ns_mchannel=social&ns_linkname=news_central&ns_campaign=bbc_news_asia :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :lol: :lol: I have sat here for several minutes trying to imagine the motive or cunning plan behind the heist, I hop...
by Plymtom
Mon Feb 17, 2020 7:17 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: They laugh at us stockpiling bogroll but...
Replies: 15
Views: 4502

Re: They laugh at us stockpiling bogroll but...

While its bulky its an easy prep to have isn't it. I know there are viable options I saw a guy ( I believe he's dead now) Woodsman who was an outdoor survival specialist in one of his videos he talked about an Ass rag and a face rag Clearly marked kept in his rucksack and regularly washed, well I d...
by Plymtom
Sun Feb 16, 2020 8:27 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: They laugh at us stockpiling bogroll but...
Replies: 15
Views: 4502

Re: They laugh at us stockpiling bogroll but...

Do you remember the term "gurning" when you pull a face, well when picking up my daughter from school many years ago, there was a friend of her's grandmother hoping from one leg to the other with a face on I will never forget, I asked what was wrong to which she replied " I wish they ...
by Plymtom
Wed Feb 12, 2020 1:28 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: UK running short of surgical and dust masks.
Replies: 51
Views: 14717

Re: UK running short of surgical and dust masks.

:tinfoil Territory ; Once or twice whilst having alcohol fueled debates I had suggested that with population being an issue, it would not surprise me if some countries were working on flu like things as almost an ethnic cleansing thing, or thinning the population in general, like I said alcohol fue...
by Plymtom
Tue Feb 11, 2020 9:00 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: UK running short of surgical and dust masks.
Replies: 51
Views: 14717

Re: UK running short of surgical and dust masks.

Although I also shared the view that, viewed in isolation, the numbers don't appear that scary, however we have to bear in mind that this infection rate is happening in cities that are effectively totally locked down, who knows what the infection numbers would look like if it were treated as "...
by Plymtom
Tue Feb 11, 2020 7:00 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: UK running short of surgical and dust masks.
Replies: 51
Views: 14717

Re: UK running short of surgical and dust masks.

This may cause offence and I certainly don't want to trivialise a lethal illness that has no cure and is spreading but I do feel things should be kept in perspective in that currently around 500 people have died from the new corona virus. This needs to be considered against the half a million peopl...