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Who is your first pick in the deputy leadership race? This poll is closed.
R. Allin-Khan	6	1.60%
R. Burgon	80	21.33%
D. Butler	72	19.20%
A. Rayner	35	9.33%
I. Murray	5	1.33%
P. Flaps	177	47.20%
Total:	375 votes

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Guavanaut: Nov 27, 2009; Looking At Them Tittys
1969 - 1998; Toilet Rascal

Ash Crimson posted:

Don't know if you know this, but there's a sudden, unforseen shortage of said items

Things you can still buy:

Lard
Caustic soda
Aloe gel
Rectified spirit

e: 106 proof is 53%abv, too weak for hand sanitizer.

# ? Mar 16, 2020 16:38

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# ? May 25, 2024 22:01

Mano: Jul 11, 2012

Deketh posted:

Yeah I'm looking forward to some nice weather and a wild camp at the weekend. Can't do/receive any damage out there.

Oh snap me too. Could be a few people doing that since the weather has been so poo poo for so long

It's like 18C around here, better prepare for a sunburn.

# ? Mar 16, 2020 16:38

stev: Jan 22, 2013; Please be excited.

Guavanaut posted:

Things you can still buy:

Lard

Caustic soda

Aloe gel

Rectified spirit

e: 106 proof is 53%abv, too weak for hand sanitizer.

I'm just going to pour out a bowl of whiskey and stick my hands in it. Then I might as well drink it.

# ? Mar 16, 2020 16:41

forkboy84: Jun 13, 2012; Corgis love bread. And Puro

Ash Crimson posted:

Don't know if you know this, but there's a sudden, unforseen shortage of said items

Wow, sucks for you, there's two shops in my village and as of yesterday they both still had soap and shower gel and even loo roll.

Smugness aside, try smaller shops, local corner shop or Spar or Scot Mid type stores. Also check your local pharmacy for soap.

# ? Mar 16, 2020 16:47

bionic vapour boy: Feb 13, 2012; Impervious to fun.

We're hosed lol https://twitter.com/epiplexis_/status/1239573022568259587

# ? Mar 16, 2020 16:48

forkboy84: Jun 13, 2012; Corgis love bread. And Puro

He just loves Tugen on that hat

# ? Mar 16, 2020 16:50

Microplastics: Jul 6, 2007; It's what's for dinner.

Does the government really need to use twitter to reach out to ventilator manufacturers? Would've thought there'd be a better way, like I dunno looking them up in the loving yellow pages would be better

# ? Mar 16, 2020 16:54

Luxury Tent Carpet: Feb 13, 2005; I hunted the Orphan of Kos and all I got was this stupid t-shirt

they should take it to Facebook Marketplace imho

# ? Mar 16, 2020 16:54

sassassin: Apr 3, 2010; by Azathoth

First Welsh death today.

# ? Mar 16, 2020 16:55

Guavanaut: Nov 27, 2009; Looking At Them Tittys
1969 - 1998; Toilet Rascal

stev posted:

I'm just going to pour out a bowl of whiskey and stick my hands in it. Then I might as well drink it.

You need 60% minimum. Wray & Nephew Overproof Rum might work at a pinch. Or methylated spirits (don't do the drinking part with this).

# ? Mar 16, 2020 16:56

Microplastics: Jul 6, 2007; It's what's for dinner.

# ? Mar 16, 2020 16:57

thespaceinvader: Mar 30, 2011; The slightest touch from a Gol-Shogeg will result in Instant Death!

Welp I did my weekly shop, I couldn't get eggs or digestive biscuits, and I had to get tablets rather than powder for the laundry, and I'm glad I bought loo rolls a week early last week, but otherwise I'm OK. I do most of my shopping for fresh stuff which was mostly at about the same stock level as a normal monday afternoon, i.e. pretty poo poo.

loving place looked like it'd been looted though.

I've been feeling a little tight chested and coughy, but I put that down to allergies, I'm not actually feeling ill at all, and it's normal for this time of year for me, but I might see if work thinks I ought to stay off tomorrow. Could be I've got it anyway, and this is just the incubation period, who the gently caress even knows any more.

Had a couple of stressed conversations with people at work, including the one where someone said 'but we couldn't afford' and I immediately challenged it, because we obviously loving CAN afford it.

Trip into London is postponed til next month though, thank gently caress.

# ? Mar 16, 2020 16:57

forkboy84: Jun 13, 2012; Corgis love bread. And Puro

JeremoudCorbynejad posted:

Does the government really need to use twitter to reach out to ventilator manufacturers? Would've thought there'd be a better way, like I dunno looking them up in the loving yellow pages would be better

They want constituents to know they are pretending to do something

# ? Mar 16, 2020 16:58

Microplastics: Jul 6, 2007; It's what's for dinner.

forkboy84 posted:

They want constituents to know they are pretending to do something

Then why not just "we have reached out to..." like a normal pers- oh

# ? Mar 16, 2020 17:03

forkboy84: Jun 13, 2012; Corgis love bread. And Puro

JeremoudCorbynejad posted:

Then why not just "we have reached out to..." like a normal pers- oh

# ? Mar 16, 2020 17:04

thespaceinvader: Mar 30, 2011; The slightest touch from a Gol-Shogeg will result in Instant Death!

I had a good email from my MP though, suggesting concrete direct action, which is pretty good. SHe's a good egg.

# ? Mar 16, 2020 17:06

CGI Stardust: Nov 7, 2010; Brexit is but a door,
election time is but a window.

I'll be back

StarkingBarfish posted:

Have a very photogenic bluetit doing the 'guardian op-ed journo' pose:

Polly Toynbeak :3:

justcola posted:

Dowominyic Cuwummings

Guavanaut posted:

an anime starring Sensei Dominic of the Flowing Caliper dojo

# ? Mar 16, 2020 17:09

ShaneMacGowansTeeth: May 22, 2007; I think this is it... I think this is how it ends

Only one cross-channel route between Portsmouth/Plymouth/Poole/Cork/Rosslare and France/Spain now running

# ? Mar 16, 2020 17:11

Borrovan: Aug 15, 2013; IT IS ME.
🧑‍💼
I AM THERESA MAY

Very mildly symptomatic over here so I'm isolating, just had an online all staff meeting via webcam so got to play a fun game of "guess-who's-wearing-trousers" (spoiler: not me!). We're also ending all teaching effective immediately, before the University mandated Friday cut-off. Getting real over here.

Just spoke to my Gran though my Granddad's got "a cold", & she's been out loving line dancing this morning :bang:

Figures that the Government hasn't told them to isolate yet so she's gonna make the best of her freedom whilst she can. They are literally doing exactly what the Government they voted for says and it is going to get them killed. gently caress.

# ? Mar 16, 2020 17:14

Fumble: Sep 4, 2006; Can't post for 15 days!

Guavanaut posted:

You need 60% minimum. Wray & Nephew Overproof Rum might work at a pinch. Or methylated spirits (don't do the drinking part with this).

So my 57.6% Ethanol hand gel wont work?

# ? Mar 16, 2020 17:19

crispix: Mar 28, 2015; Grand-Maman m'a raconté
_{(Les éditions des amitiés franco-québécoises)}

Hello, dear

Borrovan posted:

Very mildly symptomatic over here so I'm isolating, just had an online all staff meeting via webcam so got to play a fun game of "guess-who's-wearing-trousers" (spoiler: not me!). We're also ending all teaching effective immediately, before the University mandated Friday cut-off. Getting real over here.

Just spoke to my Gran though my Granddad's got "a cold", & she's been out loving line dancing this morning Figures that the Government hasn't told them to isolate yet so she's gonna make the best of her freedom whilst she can. They are literally doing exactly what the Government they voted for says and it is going to get them killed. gently caress.

Tell her if she doesn't cut it out you're having everyone dress up in wild west outfits and playing Shania Twain at her funeral :mad:

# ? Mar 16, 2020 17:19

ShaneMacGowansTeeth: May 22, 2007; I think this is it... I think this is how it ends

We've also been given guidance for how to do our jobs out in the field (office staff can work from home) and it boils down to: ring ahead, and ask what Covid-19 measures they're enforcing, and follow them; and ask if anyone has had it on the premises. If the answer to the latter is yes, email corporate for advice

# ? Mar 16, 2020 17:19

Tesseraction: Apr 5, 2009

crispix posted:

Tell her if she doesn't cut it out you're having everyone dress up in wild west outfits and playing Shania Twain at her funeral

Don't really think that'll impress-a her much but what would?

# ? Mar 16, 2020 17:24

Apraxin: Feb 22, 2006; General-Admiral

https://twitter.com/YouGov/status/1239582366647103490
Everyone supports walling up a section of the population up in their homes indefinitely, apart from the people who'll be walled up indefinitely in their homes, study finds.

# ? Mar 16, 2020 17:34

Guavanaut: Nov 27, 2009; Looking At Them Tittys
1969 - 1998; Toilet Rascal

Fumble posted:

So my 57.6% Ethanol hand gel wont work?

Official advice from places where the official advice isn't "tilly ho take it on the chin bung a breathing bong to boris" is 60%

Effectiveness of alcohol based sanitizers in general against viruses falls off rapidly below 60%, and also above 90% because chemistry is weird.

# ? Mar 16, 2020 17:36

Jel Shaker: Apr 19, 2003

Apraxin posted:

https://twitter.com/YouGov/status/1239582366647103490
Everyone supports walling up a section of the population up in their homes indefinitely, apart from the people who'll be walled up indefinitely in their homes, study finds.

Chuck a bag o�beans in there, brick up the front door and tell the grandkids that they�re hibernating

# ? Mar 16, 2020 17:38

forkboy84: Jun 13, 2012; Corgis love bread. And Puro

Holding company for British Airways lost over 25% of its value today.

# ? Mar 16, 2020 17:39

Ash Crimson: Apr 4, 2010

Really worried i might lose my job if this poo poo continues

# ? Mar 16, 2020 17:41

Barry Foster: Dec 24, 2007; What is going wrong with that one (face is longer than it should be)

I've had a headache all afternoon and I think I'm developing a sore throat

But it might just be psychosomaticals I suppose. Pretty high stress co-ordinating with my brothers to make my parents take this poo poo seriously

# ? Mar 16, 2020 17:41

Jose: Jul 24, 2007; Adrian Chiles is a broadcaster and writer

Apraxin posted:

https://twitter.com/YouGov/status/1239582366647103490
Everyone supports walling up a section of the population up in their homes indefinitely, apart from the people who'll be walled up indefinitely in their homes, study finds.

some nice results there

# ? Mar 16, 2020 17:42

forkboy84: Jun 13, 2012; Corgis love bread. And Puro

Ash Crimson posted:

Really worried i might lose my job if this poo poo continues

I'm worried it won't be bad enough to cause a much overdue revolution.

# ? Mar 16, 2020 17:42

hemale in pain: Jun 5, 2010

thespaceinvader posted:

Welp I did my weekly shop, I couldn't get eggs or digestive biscuits, and I had to get tablets rather than powder for the laundry, and I'm glad I bought loo rolls a week early last week, but otherwise I'm OK. I do most of my shopping for fresh stuff which was mostly at about the same stock level as a normal monday afternoon, i.e. pretty poo poo.

loving place looked like it'd been looted though.

I've been feeling a little tight chested and coughy, but I put that down to allergies, I'm not actually feeling ill at all, and it's normal for this time of year for me, but I might see if work thinks I ought to stay off tomorrow. Could be I've got it anyway, and this is just the incubation period, who the gently caress even knows any more.

Had a couple of stressed conversations with people at work, including the one where someone said 'but we couldn't afford' and I immediately challenged it, because we obviously loving CAN afford it.

Trip into London is postponed til next month though, thank gently caress.

try a small local shop if you can without a car park or trolleys. people can't load up insane number of items there.

# ? Mar 16, 2020 17:46

Ash Crimson: Apr 4, 2010

forkboy84 posted:

I'm worried it won't be bad enough to cause a much overdue revolution.

Be the change you want to see, go out and catch the Corona and then visit all your relatives, neighbours and friends and go cough at them if you're that desperate to accelerate this poo poo

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# ? Mar 16, 2020 17:48

Collateral: Feb 17, 2010

As personally terrible as this pandemic is, governments are going to have to nationalise, or part nationalise, a significant portion of the economy, and potentially implement a UBI, just to stop their precious markets from collapsing. Socialism via disaster.

# ? Mar 16, 2020 17:51

forkboy84: Jun 13, 2012; Corgis love bread. And Puro

Ash Crimson posted:

Be the change you want to see, go out and catch the Corona and then visit all your relatives, neighbours and friends and go cough at them if you're that desperate to accelerate this poo poo

The market will cope worse if this drags on longer and longer though

# ? Mar 16, 2020 17:52

sassassin: Apr 3, 2010; by Azathoth

Enough people are still out and about on government orders for this thing to ramp up spectacularly over the next couple of weeks. Many old Tories will die, never fear.

# ? Mar 16, 2020 17:53

ThomasPaine: Feb 4, 2009; We have no compassion and we ask no compassion from you. When our turn comes, we shall not make excuses for the terror.

Barry Foster posted:

I've had a headache all afternoon and I think I'm developing a sore throat

But it might just be psychosomaticals I suppose. Pretty high stress co-ordinating with my brothers to make my parents take this poo poo seriously

Honestly, I have been in exactly this

thespaceinvader posted:

I've been feeling a little tight chested and coughy, but I put that down to allergies, I'm not actually feeling ill at all, and it's normal for this time of year for me, but I might see if work thinks I ought to stay off tomorrow. Could be I've got it anyway, and this is just the incubation period, who the gently caress even knows any more.

situation for the last week and a bit. I can 100% categorically say that my minor shortness of breath and congestion get worse when I read about the virus either on here or other social media, and mysteriously disappear when I'm (trying to) work or chilling playing videogames or watching movies. So yes, could be I've had a super mild case but there's definitely a whole bunch of psychosomatic stuff going on too.

It's a bit of a piss take now though because I don't 100% if I've had it or not so even after isolating for 14 days I'm still not going to want to leave the house where I can avoid it, so I guess it's solitary for me for the next month or two at least.

# ? Mar 16, 2020 17:53