catmiss

6 minutes ago, *_ash_* said:

You always say, "what's next?" - well, 2 years ago, if you'd said "what's next" - which you did on just about every topic... what would you think about a new virus that spread around the world in roughly 6 months?

 

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Let's assume for a minute that staff don't have to have any vaccinations

 

Right now, if you had an elderly relative (or anyone actually), and you, YOU... could choose from 2 nursing homes, 

1. Everyone had vaccination

2. Everyone refused vaccination 

 

And assuming the care otherwise was the same, 

 

which home would you choose? 1 or 2?

 

 

There are a couple of important points for care home owners:

*having all staff vaccinated will make them more attractive to potential residents/relatives 

*having unvaccinated staff could leave them vulnerable to legal action, possibly without insurance cover, if residents contract Covid. 

Although I ‘m not entirely comfortable with compulsory vaccination I think commercial interests may well prevail 

2 minutes ago, top4718 said:

If you have an illness that you have to be tested for to tell you you've got it you really don't want to be added to the stats to extend lockdowns.

I would want to know if I had Covid so I could isolate to protect my family and friends as my personal responsibility. What is done with that statistic is out of my control but I think it would me more than little old me who influenced the ending of lockdown 

I’m scared of getting anything touched by a policeman/woman 😳

1 minute ago, top4718 said:

You don't know they are untrue, your believing the narrative the government wants you to believe.

 

Do you not even find it a little odd that in hayfever season that symptoms connected with hayfever are now classed as potential Covid symptoms which will lead to more people going for tests and conveniently up the "cases" data, cases will then be the emphasis in the next government broadcast.

I’ve had hay fever alongside COPD for several years, if I felt any of my normal symptoms deviated from the norm and necessitated Covid testing wouldn’t I only be included if I tested positive? Isn’t it  good to identify/quarantine cases?

I’ve used City Taxis for years. After  acquiring a disability the limitation of space in the rear seats pushed back to facilitate screening has made access/exit difficult. A 

driver told me I shouldn’t be booking taxis if I can’t enter/exit swiftly as the delay costs him money. A relative booked a taxi for 4 but was refused a front seat passenger even though there was only room/seatbelts for 3 in the rear. Another driver told me the screens were to become a permanent fixture for security reasons. If this is the case the company needs to tell disabled people and/or parties of more than 3 people that, at the time of booking, they cannot be accommodated 

I’m trying to lose weight ahead of hip and knee replacement. The diet is going ok but finding a suitable cardio exercise is difficult when even weight bearing in the affected leg is compromised 

God rest Mr Snowman, I’m sure his carrot would have sustained some hungry being or composted the ground. Hoping the good weather forecast for the weekend will tan the 2 inch square of pale pink left by my analgesic patch #in pain but still vain

Perhaps should have said in a residential area at night

My experience of ground source heat pumps and rain water harvesting systems was the lack of maintenance expertise when systems failed 

My news feed reported two street robbers taking £700 from a victim. Who carries £700 cash  around?

Finally today, after 3 months,  got to see a GP I know, and more importantly knows me, diagnosis explained, appropriate treatment prescribed and referral to consultant made. I’ve felt fobbed off for weeks by reception staff and unknown GPS. Is this Matt Hancock’s future?

When I got married I earned more than my ex, as his career progressed he caught up so I did the part time unsocial hours as the kids arrived. As the supplementary breadwinner I was not only sidelined in financial decisions during the relationship but have, post divorce, less of a private pension income. So no, as an older woman, I wouldn’t entangle my finances again 

10 hours ago, Anna B said:

Speaking to police they would prefer dealing with a drug addict to a drunk any day of the week. If alcohol was introduced now it would probably have to be a controlled substance.

 

Presumably these young scrotes have parents. What are they doing to control their kids?  Why are they not teaching them how to behave? And if not, why not?

I worked nights in A &E in the early/mid  70s and alcohol fuelled verbal/physical abuse of staff was common then particularly at weekends and not only confined to young people. It’s a long-standing generational problem 

A couple of years ago I was behind a young man who was ID’d when buying a pack of lager. As I put my bottle of wine (probably for cooking😧) I flippantly asked if I, aged 65, had to show ID. The obviously peeded off assistant said yes and called my bluff when I had none. On a serious note a supermarket worker friend tells me workers have to pay the fine if shops are caught selling alcohol to underage customers 

11 minutes ago, top4718 said:

Good to see some normality and sanity returning.

Perhaps but having shielded for over a year with communications from central, local government and the NHS putting the fear of God in me it’s all quite worrying. Perhaps I’ve been brainwashed!!!!

3 hours ago, Padders said:

Done some painting, mowed grass front and back, cut some trees back, washed car...

Chuffin sunshine, dunt half give me backache.

Makes me thirsty and, after a couple of glasses of vino in the evening sun, very tired too

I think a lot of people have given up on the ‘hands, face, space’ measures . Out of 12 on the bus today only 3 wore masks, one lady wore one to get on but removed it once past the driver and people were queuing pre pandemic style to get on the bus

On 22/05/2021 at 12:18, busdriver1 said:

It was re-routed missing out large parts of Lower Walkley because of the inconsiderate parking of local residents. Given that the buses used were of a smaller dimension than a fire engine lets hope they are not called upon to visit that area in an emergency.

Can’t fully agree with that. There were problems with parking on Carr Road but bus company stopped this part of route, there is the option of the 95 route for those north  of Walkley Road. The old 31 smaller bus route used to pass from Burnaby Green, along Walkley Road and  down wide Whitehouse Lane this serving both sides of the area. The new double decker 135 stops just above Walkley school, travels along Walkley Road, then a narrow double parked steep Whitehouse Road where next stop is located at the bottom, this removing service from many residents. Parking and bad weather results in regular diversions. It’s  well known, from drivers’ own testimony, (they do seem to be the most belligerent drivers I’ve ever encountered)  that First didn’t want this route and opted to bypass majority of users to make it unviable.

On 22/05/2021 at 07:11, HeHasRisen said:

Is Lower Walkley estate agent speak for somewhere a bit less desirable? 🤔

Not sure what you mean by that! But if a local you’d know that the term applies to anything below South Road. Area comprises of owner occupiers, private rented and  social housing. Does ‘less desirable’, which I don’t believe the area is, equate to less deserving of public transport ?

On 22/05/2021 at 06:29, Resident said:

If it was well utilised then it would have made money or at least covered it's operating costs and not been withdrawn.

Unfortunately many of the users were elderly or disabled so held passes for free travel which was deemed to make the service uneconomical . When the service was under review many  users/ pass holders offered to pay towards the cost but this was deemed administratively unviable. Consequently many in the area are left unable to negotiate the steep hills to access alternative routes planners identify. 

I don’t think receptionists should give diagnoses without offering a timely, at least GP telephone appointment to discuss on going care/treatment. Conveniently my GPs online complaint form  is missing a submit option. I’ve been with this practice all my life and have previously been happy with their service 

Our local, Lower Walkley, well utilised, 31 half hourly  service was withdrawn and replaced by First hourly 135 service which not only bypasses the main area of need but originates in Rotherham so stands no chance of being on time. Unsurprisingly passenger numbers have fallen no doubt giving SYPT concluding the service is no longer needed

Matt Hancock said he feels the pandemic has led the way for future GP working, I really hope not. After a telephone diagnosis by a trainee GP, accepted by telephone appointment by a new GP I’d never met I waited 10 days for a telephone appointment with a doctor I knew and trusted. She was sceptical re the  diagnosis and sent me for further investigations. 10 days later I rang for results today (Friday ) receptionist tells me doctor needs to see them and receptionist rang me back this pm and delivered a life changing  different diagnosis, no advice or treatment. No appointment available next week but I can try daily for appointment with any available GP.  Progress????

I think the same dilemma would apply if you needed ventilation due to pneumonia from an ineffectual treatment of chest infection or pneumonia from Covid

4 minutes ago, sibon said:

In this case, nobody is engaged in risky procedures. Covid can affect anyone. This is a medical emergency, the like of which we’ve never seen.

 

I don’t think it is unreasonable to expect people to take advantage of a free, safe vaccine. For the few who won’t, that is their choice, but they should also choose to deal with the consequences of that choice.

 

This isn’t about rock climbing, or smoking. This is a killer virus that we are trying to combat. People who believe that the trial doesn’t end until 2023, or that it contains a government tracker are a bit odd in my opinion. They are also a danger to the rest of us.

 

ETA: I should have made clear that I don’t include those who can’t take the vaccine, for health reasons.

I agree Covid can affect anyone, some may have mild illness, some more debilitating such as long Covid, some life threatening/death. Just as some smokers have bronchitis, some get COPD and some get lung cancer. Similar comparisons apply to rock climbing eg minor/life changing injuries/death. The NHS would be a very different service if it only provided for those who lived a ‘blameless’ life