Wandering Off Topic

[G-Unit]

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OH  HOHO!

It was you that corrected me many years ago and told me that Canabis came from Hemp!

With all your knowledge, have you got a very special interest in drugs/narcotics?

Not true; I have always said the same, cannabis does not 'come from' hemp. They are two different plants. I have no special interest in drugs and I have no idea why you should think I might have. I find it offensive that you continually make accusations about me.

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[John]

The very offensive comment made earlier today has been removed together with those posts which referenced it.  Some members have asked what represents an offensive comment but I feel certain they already know. There are ways to make ones views and opinions known without resorting to offensive language.

The comment should have been removed on sight so moderators please take heed!

[The General]

Ground radar is a well-known method.  The resulting images are not that easy to determine.

Indeed. The fact that Birch found 'disturbed ground' under a newly laid drive is not unexpected.
In fact if it didn't, then you'd be looking to get the builders back to do it properly.
But again, fair play to him, you have to admire tenacity of that nature, jumping over walls with all the kit.

[Erngath]

The very offensive comment made earlier today has been removed together with those posts which referenced it.  Some members have asked what represents an offensive comment but I feel certain they already know. There are ways to make ones views and opinions known without resorting to offensive language.

The comment should have been removed on sight so moderators please take heed!

The buck stops with anyone making such a very offensive comment.
The moderators have an unenviable task and cannot possibly screen every comment
Instead of commenting on the offensive post , I should have reported it .
There is obviously a reluctance to report a post which one deems to be offensive in one's own  opinion but when a post is, as you say very offensive, then perhaps it should be immediately reported and thus be brought to the attention of the moderators who in my opinion have a very difficult task.

Very off topic but very topical......  Is everyone in the same state of panic over this coronavirus as the media seem to be?

[Brietta]

The buck stops with anyone making such a very offensive comment.
The moderators have an unenviable task and cannot possibly screen every comment
Instead of commenting on the offensive post , I should have reported it .
There is obviously a reluctance to report a post which one deems to be offensive in one's own  opinion but when a post is, as you say very offensive, then perhaps it should be immediately reported and thus be brought to the attention of the moderators who in my opinion have a very difficult task.

Very off topic but very topical......  Is everyone in the same state of panic over this coronavirus as the media seem to be?

I think it is just another bad type of flu and they are giving us a warning about a possible pandemic which they may not have had the capacity to do with earlier ones of which there are very few but virulent when they do occur. 

It will be interesting to see if quarantining measures being taken actually work although I think confining people on the cruise ship off Japan might well have turned it into a breeding ground.
Haven't read the news today yet so I don't know if our single confirmed case in Scotland has multiplied as yet ... I think the measures taken are what should be done in any case of illness - remember "coughs and sneezes spread diseases"?

But I don't think there is any real cause for panic other than taking normal precautions against winter bugs for example flu jabs are already freely available if one is vulnerable.

[Mr Gray]

I think it is just another bad type of flu and they are giving us a warning about a possible pandemic which they may not have had the capacity to do with earlier ones of which there are very few but virulent when they do occur. 

It will be interesting to see if quarantining measures being taken actually work although I think confining people on the cruise ship off Japan might well have turned it into a breeding ground.
Haven't read the news today yet so I don't know if our single confirmed case in Scotland has multiplied as yet ... I think the measures taken are what should be done in any case of illness - remember "coughs and sneezes spread diseases"?

But I don't think there is any real cause for panic other than taking normal precautions against winter bugs for example flu jabs are already freely available if one is vulnerable.

if the figures are correct the mortality rate is a lot higher and it particularly affects those over 60. It seems it attacks the lungs a lot more aggressively than normal flu. I don't see how it can be contained but i think the idea will be to slow the  spread so the NHS can cope.

[Brietta]

if the figures are correct the mortality rate is a lot higher and it particularly affects those over 60. It seems it attacks the lungs a lot more aggressively than normal flu. I don't see how it can be contained but i think the idea will be to slow the  spread so the NHS can cope.

I think the worrying thing is that some people who have had a confirmed bout and recovered have taken it again.  I don't understand what that means?

Is there no natural immunity and will they be able to develop a vaccine if there isn't?

[Mr Gray]

I think the worrying thing is that some people who have had a confirmed bout and recovered have taken it again.  I don't understand what that means?

Is there no natural immunity and will they be able to develop a vaccine if there isn't?

it seems odd taht there are claims taht people have become re infected ...of course that may not be true. A vaccine sia least ayear away it seems.....no natural immunity. At the moment the figures may not be accurate but it seems to spread 2 to 3 times quicker than normal flu and the death rate is far higher......but mainly in the  elderly. it seems no child under 9 has died

[Erngath]

it seems odd taht there are claims taht people have become re infected ...of course that may not be true. A vaccine sia least ayear away it seems.....no natural immunity. At the moment the figures may not be accurate but it seems to spread 2 to 3 times quicker than normal flu and the death rate is far higher......but mainly in the  elderly. it seems no child under 9 has died

You are not allaying my fears Davel!
Once I see the headline news, I turn the television news over to a  non news Channel..
The final straw was Jacob Reece Moggs advising us to wash our hands and sing the National Anthem. Lol.
Prresumably the time it takes to sing the National Anthem is the required time necessary to wash one's hands properly..
I fluctuate between being very concerned to believing the media are causing unnecessary worry.
I had hoped that like the Romans the virus would find us Scots too scary and our weather too inclement to bother us.
On a serious note, it must be very concerning for all medical workers and those with serious underlying health problems.

[jassi]

The ability to be reinfected is concerning, in that it would mean that one can never be free of the risk.
I suppose it depends on how reliable the 'Test' is. There's bound to be a degree of false positives so some of the recurrence claims may not be correct.
I guess the position will become clearer as time goes on.

[Lace]

One ray of hope,  I read that they think this virus will be seasonal and so when the temperatures rise it will die off.   Unfortunately that will also mean it will come back next Winter,   hopefully there will be a vaccination by then.

[jassi]

from Guardian

"Overall probably around one percent of the people who get the virus may end up dying as a result, the press conference is told by Britain’s Chief Medical Officer, Professor Chris Whitty."

The question you have to ask yourself is ' Do you feel lucky'?  Well do you punk?  (Dirty Harry)

[The General]

One ray of hope,  I read that they think this virus will be seasonal and so when the temperatures rise it will die off.   Unfortunately that will also mean it will come back next Winter,   hopefully there will be a vaccination by then.

Another ray of hope is that the mortality rate is way higher among the elderly.

[jassi]

Another ray of hope is that the mortality rate is way higher among the elderly.

Well that's certainly something to look forward to

[The General]

Well that's certainly something to look forward to

Indeed.
On a serious note, the old British stiff upper lip will be quickly discarded when shut downs begin. It will be like end of days. And when they start shutting Gregg's, well..............