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Morning chaps sitting here watching the early morning news this cronavirus business is really getting a hold now , two families I know have had holiday's cancelled to Spain, this is going to effect us all personally and business wise I am lucky enough to have a shower upgrade a weeks work for a retired couple who are happy to have me in their home , then a full gas central heating job in a empty property to do so won't effect my work situation for the next 3 weeks or so. I have a elderly mother with asthma who lives alone who I am obviously conserved about she lives a 2 hour drive away and getting her to stay in will drive her stir crazy I am seriously considering bring her to stay with us for a month or so, how are you all coping with the problem ? Supermarket shelves are being stripped of basic essentials and I can see this getting worse your opinions please gentlemen. Keep well regards kop
 
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We've just had major changes in the last 2 days.

F1 GP - cancelled.
International Cricket - cancelled.
Football ( all codes ) - played at empty stadiums ...for now.
Cruise ships - banned for 30 days.
All international travelers to self quarantine for 14 days - where? how? if they don't have a home to do to!
( fines will be handed out to persons who don't self quarantine )

As for stockpiling of food - it was bad enough before these new laws come into play, now it's madness.

Re: Your Mum.
Go and get her.
If things get considerably worse, then there will be restrictions of travel and you may not be able to.
 
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I am seriously considering bring her to stay with us for a month or so,
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Based on my own past experience, I think you should make the offer, ensure she understands that you are sincere, and be ready for her to take you up on it. But don't jump the gun; moving her in with you will create its own stresses and risks. Looking after her vacant house for weeks/months on end will be quite a worry/burden in itself.
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Supermarket shelves are being stripped of basic essentials
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I think that this will be a relatively short term phenomenon. Like many here, I remember the 'sugar crisis' and the 'bread crisis' during the winter of discontent in the 1970s. There wasn't a real shortage of either, it was just panic buying created by the BBC showing stock footage of 'empty shelves' that pre-dated the strikes and that was filmed early on a monday morning before the shelves, which were deliberately emptied over the weekend, were re-stocked.
 
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Very worrying..
I was told by a GP that sneezes / coughs are like farts......except you can smell farts.

Walk into an elevator, you can smell a fart.
Walk into an elevator you can't smell a sneeze or a cough.

You may walk into an elevator and breathe in a virus!!!
 
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king of pipes said:
Morning chaps sitting here watching the early morning news this cronavirus business is really getting a hold now , two families I know have had holiday's cancelled to Spain, this is going to effect us all personally and business wise I am lucky enough to have a shower upgrade a weeks work for a retired couple who are happy to have me in their home , then a full gas central heating job in a empty property to do so won't effect my work situation for the next 3 weeks or so. I have a elderly mother with asthma who lives alone who I am obviously conserved about she lives a 2 hour drive away and getting her to stay in will drive her stir crazy I am seriously considering bring her to stay with us for a month or so, how are you all coping with the problem ? Supermarket shelves are being stripped of basic essentials and I can see this getting worse your opinions please gentlemen. Keep well regards kop
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From what I understand is people under 20 are not at risk...but can carry it ...so mixing age groups in close proximity is not a great move. Elderly people and others with pre existing problems are at risk and are best keeping out of the way. It is inevitable that it will get worse but trying to stop it peaking as it did in Italy will mean the health service can cope and vulnerable people can be looked after in turn
PANIC BUYING ..no one I know admits and is pathetic ...in fact using this thread we can all compare notes and experiences outside of the government info machine. Cpl Jones on Dads Army had the right idea and I will not PANIC. Centralheatking
 
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Morning chaps sitting here watching the early morning news this cronavirus business is really getting a hold now , two families I know have had holiday's cancelled to Spain, this is going to effect us all personally and business wise I am lucky enough to have a shower upgrade a weeks work for a retired couple who are happy to have me in their home , then a full gas central heating job in a empty property to do so won't effect my work situation for the next 3 weeks or so. I have a elderly mother with asthma who lives alone who I am obviously conserved about she lives a 2 hour drive away and getting her to stay in will drive her stir crazy I am seriously considering bring her to stay with us for a month or so, how are you all coping with the problem ? Supermarket shelves are being stripped of basic essentials and I can see this getting worse your opinions please gentlemen. Keep well regards kop
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I would say to to go and get your mum, but i guess you ideally need to have somewhere at your home where she can be isolated i.e. annex or something. Otherwise my thinking is that if she just lives with you whilst you go about your regular business she probably stands more risk of picking it up from you if you get infected than she would being at her own home??

My understanding is that if this thing goes the way it is forecast too it looks like the whole year is written off. I had a holiday holiday booked to Spain and Sardinia at the end of the month touring in a campervan. A week or so ago i was saying to my wife we'll still be going, then FOC advise against all travel to italy, then a couple of days later parts of spain, and now today advising against travel to whole of Spain. Everything is moving so quickly. I'm just one of many trying to contact my travel insurance and putting in a claim and thinking they cant pay out to everyone without going broke?
 
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Hi Kop

I'd hang tight for a bit as they haven't quite imposed an elderly shutdown just yet. As RDS suggests, the question really is do you by bringing her to stay increase her risk of catching it? If you have a house full of kids probably not.

I popped into all my local supermarkets last couple of days trying to find some bog roll as we are genuinely down to using tissues. I don't give a stuff, I've travelled widely and happy to use hand and wash it after VERY carefully.

Shelves stripped bare, feck it bought some kitchen roll and cut it in half for the ladies.
 
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Sorry, meant if you have a house full of kids you're likely to increase her chances of getting it not decreasing.

Kop heard half of this tonight, I've read and listened to Dr. Chris Smith (virologist) for years as my eldest is at med school. Thought it was the most rational discussion I'd hear of late with decent advice without the hyperbole. Bare this in mind, the mortality rate will probably be around 1%. Ok one pecent of alot of people is alot but even amongst the over 80's 90% will recover.

www.bbc.co.uk

BBC Radio 5 Live - 5 Live News, Colin Murray

Colin Murray and Dr Chris Smith take your calls on the coronavirus pandemic.
www.bbc.co.uk www.bbc.co.uk
 
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From what some doctors have been told me I think the situation is very serious and unstoppable. We can't stop a virus which is basically similar to a cold virus.
It can be fatal to younger people and not just the over seventies.

Shops are being emptied here and I think they will get worse.
I am hoping to stop most work and stay at home as much as possible waiting to see how bad it becomes next few weeks.
 
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Let’s get a sense of perspective 170,000 cases worldwide, out of 7.5 billion. 1500 cases in England out of 60 million plus.

I really think the media is creating panic and I’m not really sure why.

The actual health condition of the virus is very mild, only fatal in 1% of cases and that figures even lower in Germany at 0.25%.

I’m not saying we shouldn’t prepare and yes the NHS will struggle but planning for a pandemic is different to creating a panic. Right now it feels like they are creating panic.
 
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Coronavirus...how it works. My friend is a professor of microbiology in Colorado USA. We talk in the early hours me at 5.0o am he before bedtime as that’s when our waking hours coincide. I asked him about the Virus.
1. The bug is contained/protected by a hard lipid (fat) shell which is very strong.
2. The hard shell is easily broken down by soap and hot water even fairy liquid...a bit like cleaning a varnish brush in thinners works but not in hot water.
3. Once the hard shell is broken the bug dies it transfers in this hard shell.
4. There is no point in using anti bacterial wipes as corona is a virus not a bacteria.
It really is that simple ...straight from a trusted friend and expert. Pass this on if you like as there is a lot of miss info about. Centralheatking
 
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That would be nearly 1 in 7 over 70s dying if 15%.
Problem is anyone who has already health issues or a weakened immune system will be at high risk of dying
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Well yes I did say nearly and I was rounding up a few times just to exagerate the point about statistics and more damn statistics. Of course you're right those with health issues will most likely be elderly and therefore more likely to perish. Mind you that disabled ex copper in the earlier poste article had probably already half eaten or drunk himself into an early grave by the looks of him.
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Coronavirus...how it works. My friend is a professor of microbiology in Colorado USA. We talk in the early hours me at 5.0o am he before bedtime as that’s when our waking hours coincide. I asked him about the Virus.
1. The bug is contained/protected by a hard lipid (fat) shell which is very strong.
2. The hard shell is easily broken down by soap and hot water even fairy liquid...a bit like cleaning a varnish brush in thinners works but not in hot water.
3. Once the hard shell is broken the bug dies it transfers in this hard shell.
4. There is no point in using anti bacterial wipes as corona is a virus not a bacteria.
It really is that simple ...straight from a trusted friend and expert. Pass this on if you like as there is a lot of miss info about. Centralheatking
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Wipes or sanitser? I haven't heard anything about using wipes to clean your hands. Soap and water preferable and sanitiser works as long as there is a high enough alchohol content, I suppose wipes don't work for that reason.
 
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townfanjon said:
I wont cancel any work but I am pretty sure the next few months will just be maintenance jobs , leaks , breakdowns etc etc . Cosmetic jobs will get left by us and the customer.
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I like this idea. Not sure I could pull it off. In the middle of a big job.
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townfanjon said:
I wont cancel any work but I am pretty sure the next few months will just be maintenance jobs , leaks , breakdowns etc etc . Cosmetic jobs will get left by us and the customer.
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What was said mate. Haven’t seen it.
 
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Started something here haven't I 🥴 don't really know what to do to be honest , a colleague of mine had a boiler swap cancelled today the customer didn't want him in the house to be on the safe side , I suppose we should expect this to happen more and more in the coming weeks. Kop
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Anyone now thinking about cancelling work? After watching tonight's pm press conference I'm seriously thinking about it.
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No I won't cancel work but probably avoid any toilet jobs you still got to earn a bit to pay your way . Kop
 
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