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Yeah sure... but that's not what I was asking (sorry don't mean to sound rude). I meant is there something specific about steroid medication which makes covid more dangerous, or are we just talking about general severity of the asthma?

Nigello Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It isn't tricky I meant that despite them being a good idea in theory, figuring out how to enable their safe and legal use is tricky.

Seabag - I have asthma too. With my inhaler it's rarely an issue, but without the beclometasone I'd struggle. Are you saying that being on a steroid inhaler somehow makes you more vulnerable? (apart from the obvious - milder asthma = healthier)

I think they're a great way of getting round a city, but it's a matter of figuring out how they fit into our infrastructure. They go a similar speed to bikes, so using in cycle lanes seems sensible - but the network has a long way to go. They're dangerous for pedestrians on the pavements. They're vulnerable on roads, as they're unable to take bumps and potholes (and are unfortunately often ridden recklessly). So at the moment.. it's a bit of a tricky one.

Also sorry to hear about your loss Teddyboy. Cancer is an absolute bastard and a terrible way to go, for far too may of our loved ones. But... Covid is a bastard too. 60K deaths so far just in the UK. Many of whom would have been alone in a hospital, unable to say goodbye to friends or family. Unable to breathe, and/or suffering from multiple organ failure. Many anaesthetised and on life support. So let's hope that we can get these vaccines rolled out quickly, and that most of the vaccine sceptics come round. And in the meantime, people start taking social distancing and other precautions a bit more seriously.

Nigello Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I think it will be earlier than summer - end of > April for most adults. If offered a time slot > everyone should just take it and don't fanny about > thinking about waiting for the Oxford vaccine etc. Let's hope so! I do think it's more likely that the Oxford vaccine will be the one rolled out to the masses, as it's so much cheaper and easier.

My gut feeling is that it will probably take around a year before the majority of us (including young-ish, healthy-ish adults) have been vaccinated. Maybe even longer than that for school age children. But I'm not sure I agree that it "won't be safe until young people get done". Safe/unsafe... it's not a binary switch. I am hopeful that an early vaccination program concentrating on health workers and elderly, combined with widespread testing and a degree of naturally developed immunity in the population will mean that the February third wave is much milder than the Oct/Nov second wave. And that by Easter, we will be seeing very low daily deaths. As much as I want to be able to go to the pub, take my daughter to see family, go on holiday, get the economy moving, save businesses, etc... keeping the deaths and ICU cases down is still the most important thing IMO.

Yes, screed on wooden floorboards is definitely a bad idea!

Do you mean real time video conferencing (e.g. Zoom?) I've not heard of state schools doing that, and not sure how if would work in a class of 30 children. But during the spring lockdown our school were giving the kids daily videos (usually on YouTube) as well as PDF work sheets, etc. We submitted the work every day by uploading a photo to an app. It worked well, but took up a lot of parents time, so quite tough when working from home.

I think so many of these old houses have sloping floors, particularly nearer the back. Maybe it's just natural movement of the property over time (they don't really have "foundations" to speak of), and maybe some bowing of the wood. First thing would be to lift the floorboards and check for any rot/infestation problem. If the joists are in good condition, then I think it's perfectly OK to level them up with extra bits of wood before laying the floorboards again. It's not a permanent cure, but should be good for many years. (If you need to cut floorboards, obviously be careful that you make the cut over the joist, not over a void!) If you've had rot or woodworm, repairing or replacing joists can be a big job.. it's usually time to get the builders in, not really DIY/handyman territory.

Other island nations seemed to handle it well... New Zealand, Australia, Japan. Hong Kong and Taiwan on a smaller scale. We should have just closed the borders back in March. Japan's an especially interesting case, they didn't need any hard lockdown or the threat of fines, because there's a much stronger sense of social responsibility and orderliness. And it's not full of complete fuckwits.

It splits the party internally - but how much does it really split the electorate? What share of the vote would a spin-off socialist party really win?

Jules-and-Boo Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > In the bigger picture, Corbyn suspended basically > removes the Labour Party, just when we need an > opposition to the tories. Well it arguably splits the party in two. But I am not convinced that the kind of hard left voter who would vote for Corbyn but refuse to vote for Starmer, Miliband, etc (and vote for who instead??) is really a serious force at the polling station. I believe the centrist/swing vote is likely to be much more significant.

Clutterqueen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > try not to be too alarmed as they are very slow animals. Not sure about this, I've seen huge rats in the park chasing away squirrels and ducks to get their food (both of which seemed terrified of the rats), they seemed pretty nippy to me.

Blah Blah Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > We are ridiculously adverse to enforcement. Yep... if we look at countries which have handled this well... it's generally a combination of stronger enforcement (i.e. tougher border measures, actual enforced quarantine, even electronic wristbands) and a general willingness amongst the public to take sensible measures (masks, social distancing, not travelling). Whilst over here in the UK, people object to downloading an app and checking in at venues. Or wearing masks on public transport. There's also a general attitude of "if I'm allowed to do something, I WILL do it". Look at how many people flew abroad on holiday over the summer.

Most of the questions are not really relevant as they're specific to pitch location, license process/fee, etc. But yes I did.

We've lost our record shops, dive bars, gig venues, clubs. Carnaby street is essentially a mall. Covid will kill off half the pubs. Anything interesting has been booted out to make space for yet another Starbucks/Pret. IMO they're usually pretty cringeworthy, but they make the West End seem vaguely alive... and give people a reason to hang around in town, in an era when shopping online is the logical choice. So if anything... let's have more of them.

Plough Man Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Why the outrage? Because he has previous of extreme right wing views... Jews are the "sworn enemy" of Muslims? Maybe there's a shade of truth to that in some parts of the world, or amongst some factions, but it is not representative of any British Muslim that I know. Most of whom want to just practice their religion privately and get on with their life. (Not that I am denying that Islam has more than it's fair share issues, particularly at this current moment in history) (Neither am I denying that Corbyn and his buddies handled this all EXTREMELY badly)

hpsaucey Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ed_pete Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > P?t?. Pate is something quite different. > > Aw man! Thought this was going to be an > interesting kinky thread. I consider myself fairly open minded, but I've never heard of a kink called "pate"...

malumbu Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > My objective view is that many are obsessed with personal bests > and the tracking apps, and occasionally wont give > way/give space. It happened a couple of times on > the railway bridge, cyclists like me walking their > bikes, parents with young children some with > prams, all trying to give space and then a jogger > runs through the tight gap brushing by others. > Wonker. But not sure if that is 5, 55 or 95% of > joggers. It's usually a bloke thing too, the > competitive element I think that's more or less fair. If you want to bust out a PB, there's a time and place. Laps of Dulwich Park, or going out late at night for instance. Not during the day on busy pavements. Everyone (including joggers/runners) need to be prepared to step out into the road or to wait between parked cars to let others by. The selfish, stupid joggers are probably more like 50% than 5%. But I'd also suggest that completely gormless pedestrians not giving others space (staring at their phones, walking three abreast, or walking straight down the middle of the pavement) are of at least a similar ratio.

For me it's not a jogger vs pedestrian issue. It's more of a 'people not being dicks' issue. Unfortunately most people out there - whether they've moving 12km/h or 5km/h - seem to be in a world of their own and have no interest in keeping alert and cooperating to give each other space.

It's the "mask round the chin" thing that really annoys me. "Hey look guys, even though I have a mask I am not gonna bother wearing it, screw you!" Have even (occasionally) seen staff in restaurants, pubs, and shops doing the same. It's just... moronic.

rahrahrah Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Abe_froeman Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > It looks like the redevelopment will be very > > attractive - much better than what is there > now. > > > > https://ayleshamcentreconsultation.co.uk/ > > > What's with all the palm trees in this animation? > It looks like LA more than SE London And surely I'm not the only one getting a bit sick of all the Del-boy/3-wheeled-van bollocks. It's getting really cringeworthy, and it's not really part of Peckham's history is it?

KidKruger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Havant is actually a shithole This is the truth.

KidKruger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Havant is actually a shithole Truth.