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Posted: Tue May 12, 2020 12:15am
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Locknut

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I think I’ve worked it out... 

* 4 year olds can go to school but university students who have paid for their tuition and the accommodation that they aren’t living in, can’t go back to university. 

* I can go to school with many 4 year olds that I’m not related to but can’t see one 4 year old that I am related to. 

* I can sit in a park, but not tomorrow or Tuesday but by Wednesday that’ll be fine. 

* I can meet one person from another household for a chat or to sunbathe but not two people so if I know two people  from another household I have to pick my favourite. Hopefully, I’m also their favourite person from my household or this could be awkward. But possibly I’m not. In fact, thinking about it, I definitely wouldn’t be. But as I can’t go closer than 2m to the one I choose anyway so you wouldn’t think having the other one sat next to them would matter - unless two people would restrict my eyeline too much and prevent me from being alert. 

* I can work all day with my colleagues but I can’t sit in their garden for a chat after work. 

* I can now do unlimited exercise when quite frankly just doing an hour a day felt like I was some kind of fitness guru. I can think of lots of things that I would like to be unlimited but exercise definitely isn’t one of them. 

* I can drive to other destinations although which destinations is unclear. I was supposed to be in Brighton this weekend. Can I drive there? It’s hundreds of miles away but no one has said that’s wrong. 

* The buses are still running past my house but I shouldn’t get on one. We should just let empty buses drive around so bus drivers aren’t doing nothing. 

* It will soon be time to quarantine people coming into the country by air... but not yet. It’s too soon. And not ever if you’re coming from France because... well, I don’t do know why, actually. Because the French version of coronavirus wouldn’t come to the UK maybe. 

* Our youngest children go back to school first because... they are notoriously good at not touching things they shouldn’t, maintain personal space at all times and never randomly lick you. 

* We are somewhere in between 3.5 and 4.5 on a five point scale where 5 is all of the virus and 1 is none of the virus but 2,3 and 4 can be anything you’d like it to be really. Some of the virus? A bit of the virus? Just enough virus to see off those over 70s who were told to self isolate but now we’ve realised that they’ve done that a bit too well  despite us offloading coronavirus patients into care homes and now we are claiming that was never said in the first place, even though it’s in writing in the stay at home guidance. 

* The slogan isn’t stay at home any more.So we don’t have to say at home. Except we do. Unless we can’t. In which case we should go out. But there will be fines if we break the rules. So don’t do that. 

Don’t forget... 

Stay alert... which Robert Jenrick has explained actually means Stay home as much as possible. Obviously. 

Control the virus. Well, I can’t even control my dogs and I can actually see them. Plus I know a bit about dogs and very little about controlling viruses. 

Save lives. Always preferable to not saving lives, I’d say, so I’ll try my best with that 

one, although hopefully I don’t need telling to do that. I know I’m bragging now but not NOT saving lives is something I do every day. 

So there you are.  If you’re the weirdo wanting unlimited exercise then enjoy. But not until Wednesday. Obviously.

PS When can Year 7 go back to school? Not even asking for a friend!



tebo53

Posted: Tue May 12, 2020 12:24am

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Posted: Tue May 12, 2020 12:24am

Locknut wrote on Tue May 12, 2020 12:15am:

I think I’ve worked it out... 

* 4 year olds can go to school but university students who have paid for their tuition and the accommodation that they aren’t living in, can’t go back to university. 

* I can go to school with many 4 year olds that I’m not related to but can’t see one 4 year old that I am related to. 

* I can sit in a park, but not tomorrow or Tuesday but by Wednesday that’ll be fine. 

* I can meet one person from another household for a chat or to sunbathe but not two people so if I know two people  from another household I have to pick my favourite. Hopefully, I’m also their favourite person from my household or this could be awkward. But possibly I’m not. In fact, thinking about it, I definitely wouldn’t be. But as I can’t go closer than 2m to the one I choose anyway so you wouldn’t think having the other one sat next to them would matter - unless two people would restrict my eyeline too much and prevent me from being alert. 

* I can work all day with my colleagues but I can’t sit in their garden for a chat after work. 

* I can now do unlimited exercise when quite frankly just doing an hour a day felt like I was some kind of fitness guru. I can think of lots of things that I would like to be unlimited but exercise definitely isn’t one of them. 

* I can drive to other destinations although which destinations is unclear. I was supposed to be in Brighton this weekend. Can I drive there? It’s hundreds of miles away but no one has said that’s wrong. 

* The buses are still running past my house but I shouldn’t get on one. We should just let empty buses drive around so bus drivers aren’t doing nothing. 

* It will soon be time to quarantine people coming into the country by air... but not yet. It’s too soon. And not ever if you’re coming from France because... well, I don’t do know why, actually. Because the French version of coronavirus wouldn’t come to the UK maybe. 

* Our youngest children go back to school first because... they are notoriously good at not touching things they shouldn’t, maintain personal space at all times and never randomly lick you. 

* We are somewhere in between 3.5 and 4.5 on a five point scale where 5 is all of the virus and 1 is none of the virus but 2,3 and 4 can be anything you’d like it to be really. Some of the virus? A bit of the virus? Just enough virus to see off those over 70s who were told to self isolate but now we’ve realised that they’ve done that a bit too well  despite us offloading coronavirus patients into care homes and now we are claiming that was never said in the first place, even though it’s in writing in the stay at home guidance. 

* The slogan isn’t stay at home any more.So we don’t have to say at home. Except we do. Unless we can’t. In which case we should go out. But there will be fines if we break the rules. So don’t do that. 

Don’t forget... 

Stay alert... which Robert Jenrick has explained actually means Stay home as much as possible. Obviously. 

Control the virus. Well, I can’t even control my dogs and I can actually see them. Plus I know a bit about dogs and very little about controlling viruses. 

Save lives. Always preferable to not saving lives, I’d say, so I’ll try my best with that 

one, although hopefully I don’t need telling to do that. I know I’m bragging now but not NOT saving lives is something I do every day. 

So there you are.  If you’re the weirdo wanting unlimited exercise then enjoy. But not until Wednesday. Obviously.

PS When can Year 7 go back to school? Not even asking for a friend!



Excellent post Locknut...I enjoy your humour ;-)

Steve 

Derek0071

Posted: Tue May 12, 2020 8:33am

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Posted: Tue May 12, 2020 8:33am

Brought a smile to my face , it’s simples really 

Dodster

Posted: Tue May 12, 2020 10:04am

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Posted: Tue May 12, 2020 10:04am

Locknut wrote on Tue May 12, 2020 12:15am:

I think I’ve worked it out... 

* 4 year olds can go to school but university students who have paid for their tuition and the accommodation that they aren’t living in, can’t go back to university. 

* I can go to school with many 4 year olds that I’m not related to but can’t see one 4 year old that I am related to. 

* I can sit in a park, but not tomorrow or Tuesday but by Wednesday that’ll be fine. 

* I can meet one person from another household for a chat or to sunbathe but not two people so if I know two people  from another household I have to pick my favourite. Hopefully, I’m also their favourite person from my household or this could be awkward. But possibly I’m not. In fact, thinking about it, I definitely wouldn’t be. But as I can’t go closer than 2m to the one I choose anyway so you wouldn’t think having the other one sat next to them would matter - unless two people would restrict my eyeline too much and prevent me from being alert. 

* I can work all day with my colleagues but I can’t sit in their garden for a chat after work. 

* I can now do unlimited exercise when quite frankly just doing an hour a day felt like I was some kind of fitness guru. I can think of lots of things that I would like to be unlimited but exercise definitely isn’t one of them. 

* I can drive to other destinations although which destinations is unclear. I was supposed to be in Brighton this weekend. Can I drive there? It’s hundreds of miles away but no one has said that’s wrong. 

* The buses are still running past my house but I shouldn’t get on one. We should just let empty buses drive around so bus drivers aren’t doing nothing. 

* It will soon be time to quarantine people coming into the country by air... but not yet. It’s too soon. And not ever if you’re coming from France because... well, I don’t do know why, actually. Because the French version of coronavirus wouldn’t come to the UK maybe. 

* Our youngest children go back to school first because... they are notoriously good at not touching things they shouldn’t, maintain personal space at all times and never randomly lick you. 

* We are somewhere in between 3.5 and 4.5 on a five point scale where 5 is all of the virus and 1 is none of the virus but 2,3 and 4 can be anything you’d like it to be really. Some of the virus? A bit of the virus? Just enough virus to see off those over 70s who were told to self isolate but now we’ve realised that they’ve done that a bit too well  despite us offloading coronavirus patients into care homes and now we are claiming that was never said in the first place, even though it’s in writing in the stay at home guidance. 

* The slogan isn’t stay at home any more.So we don’t have to say at home. Except we do. Unless we can’t. In which case we should go out. But there will be fines if we break the rules. So don’t do that. 

Don’t forget... 

Stay alert... which Robert Jenrick has explained actually means Stay home as much as possible. Obviously. 

Control the virus. Well, I can’t even control my dogs and I can actually see them. Plus I know a bit about dogs and very little about controlling viruses. 

Save lives. Always preferable to not saving lives, I’d say, so I’ll try my best with that 

one, although hopefully I don’t need telling to do that. I know I’m bragging now but not NOT saving lives is something I do every day. 

So there you are.  If you’re the weirdo wanting unlimited exercise then enjoy. But not until Wednesday. Obviously.

PS When can Year 7 go back to school? Not even asking for a friend!



Clearest explanation I've heard so far: few other pointers;

  • the strategy is underpinned by science and specifically the R number - but no one quite sure exactly what it is
  • you can picnic in Carlisle but not in Gretna....because the R number is too high in Scotland except....(see above)
  • 17 million people under 25 in UK  accounting for 26 deaths out of the 32,000.....so on a risk assessment basis why disrupt the whole education system
  • when schools return its going to be safe obviously but not mandatory for kids or teachers to turn up if they feel otherwise
  • science behind face covering conveniently changes from no benefit to some benefit but absolutely not just a comfort blanket to coax people to come out of their bunkers
  • OK to not socially distance in a taxi for some reason
  • taking out the middle seats in planes will suddenly = 2 metres distancing and save lives
  • go back to work if you can get there by walking or cycling (not London commuters then)
  • if you're waiting for a bus and its already got its 10 permitted passengers onboard it's going to sail right on by....and so might the next one and the next one
  • don't worry about the role you have at work....so if crane driver can get to the building site but brickies can't that's OK, office cleaners can get in but no office staff....

Peter Rossa

Posted: Tue May 12, 2020 11:13am

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Posted: Tue May 12, 2020 11:13am

Can I copy and paste this on my Facebook page please?, I will give you credit, but its a bit clearer than what the PM has said.

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paulsav

Posted: Tue May 12, 2020 11:15am

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Posted: Tue May 12, 2020 11:15am

This is 4th time I,m reading this, all over Facebook, congrats to original writer but hate it when others steal their thunder.

Pauline.

Locknut

Posted: Tue May 12, 2020 11:33am

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Posted: Tue May 12, 2020 11:33am

Peter Rossa wrote on Tue May 12, 2020 11:13am:

Can I copy and paste this on my Facebook page please?, I will give you credit, but its a bit clearer than what the PM has said.

I’m not sure who original writer was i only cut and pasted as i thought it was funny as it brought a smile to my face in these sad times

Locknut

Posted: Tue May 12, 2020 11:35am

Locknut

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Posted: Tue May 12, 2020 11:35am

paulsav wrote on Tue May 12, 2020 11:15am:

This is 4th time I,m reading this, all over Facebook, congrats to original writer but hate it when others steal their thunder.

Pauline.

Yes your are correct I found it on facebook without details of original writer buy I should have made that clear but whilst laughing just cut and pasted to get other people to laugh in these sad times

Mariand

Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2020 5:22pm

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Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2020 5:22pm

Crazy Boris 

julietony

Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2020 8:57am

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Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2020 8:57am

brilliant, true and funny!

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