Bobstar posted:

Plus the other countries are looking at their calendars and going "eh, we were going to put the barriers up in 8 days anyway"

gonadic io posted:

Implementing visa control for Brits is a very far cry from preventing all travel, for Brits and non-brits

Tarnop posted:

And when there actually does turn out to be something we're the best at, we beat our chests about how great we are instead of using it to help.

Bobstar posted:

Plus the other countries are looking at their calendars and going "eh, we were going to put the barriers up in 8 days anyway"

Flayer posted:

This government get's Brits banned from 50 countries and counting, kills probably over 100k people, destroys the economy and completely fucks up Brexit and all associated diplomacy and literally cancels Christmas. AHEAD IN THE POLLS!

kyojin posted:

If I were a cynic I would say that the uk gov's actions were entirely intentional and that they wanted to create this chaotic situation so that they can blame covid instead of brexit when everything goes to hell on Jan 1st

kyojin posted:

If I were a cynic I would say that the uk gov's actions were entirely intentional and that they wanted to create this chaotic situation so that they can blame covid instead of brexit when everything goes to hell on Jan 1st

BizarroAzrael posted:

I've seen an MP on Tinder, which is sort of the same, if you think about it.

feedmegin posted:

Well, just tried to go to my local ASDA. Massive queue,, as long as I ever saw in March, only it was even more actual people because noone was social distancing.

So I crossed the street and went to Iceland instead which was merely regular busy. At least I got my Christmas oranges.

feedmegin posted:

At least I got my Christmas oranges.

quote:

Antarctica no longer Covid-free after 36 people test positive
The experts remain wary that the outbreak on the secluded continent can have greater implications due to its remote nature and subzero temperature

Antarctica, the only continent to remain unscathed by the coronavirus pandemic, has reported its first Covid infections. Thirty-six people tested positive at the Chilean research base, the Chilean military said on Tuesday.

The virus outbreak took place at General Bernardo O’Higgins Riquelme research base in Antarctica, where 26 members of the Chilean army and 10 maintenance workers were infected.

"36 men tested positive for Covid-19, of which 26 are Army personnel and 10 are civilians from a contractor company that was performing scheduled maintenance work at the Antarctic base," the military said.

All the 36 members have been evacuated to the city of Punta Arenas in Chile for isolation and are being monitored by the doctors.

The planet’s coldest and most unwelcoming continent had succeeded in remaining Covid-free until now by halting all the projects on its research bases on the continent.

Though there are no permanent residents in the Antarctica, it has 13 Chilean facilities and 1,000 researchers, according to the Associated Press.

The experts remain wary that the outbreak on the secluded continent can have greater implications due to its remote nature and subzero temperature.

“A highly infectious novel virus with significant mortality and morbidity in the extreme and austere environment of Antarctica with limited sophistication of medical care and public health responses is high risk with potential catastrophic consequences,” Associated Press quoted the document by the Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs.

Hanne Nielsen of University of Tasmania told ABC that the presence of the virus in the continent has “implications for local wildlife, with the threat of humans transmitting the virus to other species."

"The remote nature of Antarctica heightens any health risks, so access to Antarctica may be constrained for longer periods,” she added.

As the novel coronavirus infected over 77 million people globally and accounted for more than 1 million deaths, a new variant of Sars-CoV-2 found in the UK has sparked a new wave of fear.

At least 25 countries imposed temporary ban on flights to and from the UK after the more aggressive variant of virus was reported. According to initial data, it is 70 per cent more easily transmitted.

Miftan posted:

Makes sure you stick some tin foil and candles on them to annoy Guavanaut.

Guavanaut posted:

And he received the oranges from their hand, and he fashioned it with an engraving tool, and made a molded idol. Then they said, “This is your god, O England, that brought you out of the land of Europe!”

Jaeluni Asjil posted:

Trip report: Home Bargains.

Went about 20 mins ago. Almost empty. Apart from kids' toys, almost everything else except food roped off. Got mum a £1 bottle of wine (small one obviously - she can't drink much without getting entirely slaughtered and I have an idea one of my brothers has sent her a hamper).

The thing I am planning to get her from Ikea is currently unavailable for home delivery (and has been for weeks) so will have to get it when it finally does reappear.

Also bought a large tub of Vit C + Vit D capsules. (150 for £3.99) - they're 'therapeutic' doses ie about 3x RDA so I figure they'll last a year if I take one every 2-3 days. I do have some general multivits as well.

Waitrose later for some particular toiletries items unavailable elsewhere (including online!)

kyojin posted:

Borange

Just Another Lurker posted:

The Vit D (D3 i assume) takes seven days from ingestion till you get any benefit, the quicker version is hospital use only via injection.

I'm prescribed D3 myself for low D level (3200iu per day plus i take an additional 4000iu (that i bought) at this time of year), i definitely want a good immune system this year.

RichardA posted:

Which is somewhat amusing. Last time I checked the stats Australia, New Zealand, and Iceland had a greater proportion of cases sequenced.

Jakabite posted:

Charisma chat: I’ve only met one MP and that was Angela Smith when she was briefly a CUK. She was doing some weird publicity thing with a board you stuck stickers on indicating whether you liked Brexit or not. I went and had a conversation with her and she was actually one the most charmless, bland, easily annoyed people I’d ever met. Gentle ribbing about CUK was met with poorly concealed grimacing fury, so I decided to prod a bit further and give her poo poo for all kinds of issues and she basically got into a huff and walked off lol. Her husband was much better at it and maintained a calm good humour through it all.

Guavanaut posted:

Jaeluni Asjil posted:

Trip report: Home Bargains.

Went about 20 mins ago. Almost empty. Apart from kids' toys, almost everything else except food roped off. Got mum a £1 bottle of wine (small one obviously - she can't drink much without getting entirely slaughtered and I have an idea one of my brothers has sent her a hamper).

The thing I am planning to get her from Ikea is currently unavailable for home delivery (and has been for weeks) so will have to get it when it finally does reappear.

Also bought a large tub of Vit C + Vit D capsules. (150 for £3.99) - they're 'therapeutic' doses ie about 3x RDA so I figure they'll last a year if I take one every 2-3 days. I do have some general multivits as well.

Waitrose later for some particular toiletries items unavailable elsewhere (including online!)

Convex posted:

I've started (posting about PC game giveaways), so I'll finish: Brigador is free on GOG today. I don't know much about the game but the soundtrack is

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAzIuxldPhE

(you get the soundtrack as an extra with the game)

Gort posted:

Close the loving schools and offices you cowards