Posted 5 months ago.
Close friend.
Veggie, non alc / smoke, daily runner.
No other complications.
Died of it.
She was early 40's.
comment by super phoenix rangers - Blacklivesmatter (U14864)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by * (U22266)
posted 27 minutes ago
comment by Rabbac1965 (U17090)
posted 1 minute ago
What our 'friend' fails to mention is that the other 7 killers are diseases such as cancer, heart disease, Dementia, resperatory NONE of which are either preventable or infectious. I think the opinion might change if someone close got it.
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I now know of 2 people who have had it.
1 lost his sense of smell and 1 carried on as normal.
Your point is what exactly?
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I know of a few and Al bit one have fully recovered although some were seriously ill.
Unfortunately the person who did not fully recover has permanent respitory damage. She was under 30, fit and healthy with no underlying conditions
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Sorry to hear that, but sadly they’re not alone.
One of my colleagues’ neighbours, a young woman in her early 20’s, is a marathon runner. Now looks like she might be a former marathon runner as her lungs could be permanently damaged after contacting the virus.
Bit more serious than a temporary loss of smell.
Pedro<1 lost his sense of smell and 1 carried on as normal.>
The 2nd fella would have broken the law.
If he ever existed.
In fact I would venture to suggest he would have been a cretin.
To be infected & to carry on as normal.
But since you just made that whole thing up, no real harm done
Its a shame people die from it but whats the alternative?
We all lose our jobs waiting for a vaccine
comment by Timmy (U14278)
posted 3 minutes ago
Its a shame people die from it but whats the alternative?
We all lose our jobs waiting for a vaccine
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People always need lawyers
comment by Timmy (U14278)
posted 6 minutes ago
Its a shame people die from it but whats the alternative?
We all lose our jobs waiting for a vaccine
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When people value money over life that’s an issue.
I know plenty who have lost their jobs including family.
Friends & extended family.
But they are still alive.
comment by Tiddles (U17634)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by Timmy (U14278)
posted 6 minutes ago
Its a shame people die from it but whats the alternative?
We all lose our jobs waiting for a vaccine
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When people value money over life that’s an issue.
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I know it's just Timmy winding you up but issue or not, it is what our leaders must make decisions on and they do, regularly.
As discussed, there is no infinite pot of money that does not cost lives in other ways. Easy to label current covid deaths. Harder all the subsequent suicides, hearts, cancers, perforated bowels etc. i.e. making decisions on the value of covid deaths versus different deaths. Can't be easy but the fact remains people are valuing certain lives over others. We would all do it if push came to shove.
comment by Tiddles (U17634)
posted 26 minutes ago
comment by Timmy (U14278)
posted 6 minutes ago
Its a shame people die from it but whats the alternative?
We all lose our jobs waiting for a vaccine
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When people value money over life that’s an issue.
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Problem is, without money how do we as a nation arm ourselves with the resources to continue fighting this virus and future pandemics?
Without the ventilator's the death toll would have been 3x worse (optimistic estimate), where do you think those machines came from? Disclaimer: it wasn't a charity shop esque donation!
I’m not advocating for everyone to sit at home until there’s a vaccine.
But there is a need to break the back of the virus so to speak before letting everyone loose again. I live in NZ, i work in essential services as part of the food supply chain, i worked right through.
Other people didn’t, we got rid of it, it came back and we managed the area it came back into. It’s allowed the country and very priveledged position of recovering quicker than others.
Dread to think what the country will be like in a years time. The unemployment will be at least 15 20 percent.
comment by Benjamin Kallman (U1734)
posted 17 hours, 55 minutes ago
comment by Joe-ny Stokes is my da (U15888)
posted 4 minutes ago
I think we'd have lost the war if we had 65 year old fighting in it
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there 65 now not during the war
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I mean.... whit?
comment by Timmy (U14278)
posted 7 hours, 18 minutes ago
Dread to think what the country will be like in a years time. The unemployment will be at least 15 20 percent.
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At least you'll still be a virgin
Just seen one of those street singers in my town who has with him a contactless machine to give him a tip, how depressing, step closer to being a cashless society and every negative that comes with it
I love being cashless. Quicker, cleaner, easier and I’ve earned about 1000,000 air miles in the last 4 years. Haven’t paid for a flight in ages
comment by Timmy (U14278)
posted 7 hours, 39 minutes ago
Dread to think what the country will be like in a years time. The unemployment will be at least 15 20 percent.
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On the plus side you will have a load more drinking buddies during the day.
comment by Manfrombelmonty (U1705)
posted 41 minutes ago
I love being cashless. Quicker, cleaner, easier and I’ve earned about 1000,000 air miles in the last 4 years. Haven’t paid for a flight in ages
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It also gives banks the power to freeze people's money "for their own good".
comment by Anne Ziety (U22412)
posted 1 hour, 41 minutes ago
comment by Manfrombelmonty (U1705)
posted 41 minutes ago
I love being cashless. Quicker, cleaner, easier and I’ve earned about 1000,000 air miles in the last 4 years. Haven’t paid for a flight in ages
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It also gives banks the power to freeze people's money "for their own good".
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I don’t really keep much in the bank other than a rainy day fund. Everything else is invested elsewhere and can easily be accessed without a bank account or cash
Big difference is that Sweden could go for herd immunity because they had the resources in reserve to do so. We didn't.
Just shows what can be done when you have well funded public services. We prefer tax cuts.
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posted on 10/9/20
Posted 5 months ago.
Close friend.
Veggie, non alc / smoke, daily runner.
No other complications.
Died of it.
She was early 40's.
posted on 10/9/20
comment by super phoenix rangers - Blacklivesmatter (U14864)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by * (U22266)
posted 27 minutes ago
comment by Rabbac1965 (U17090)
posted 1 minute ago
What our 'friend' fails to mention is that the other 7 killers are diseases such as cancer, heart disease, Dementia, resperatory NONE of which are either preventable or infectious. I think the opinion might change if someone close got it.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I now know of 2 people who have had it.
1 lost his sense of smell and 1 carried on as normal.
Your point is what exactly?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I know of a few and Al bit one have fully recovered although some were seriously ill.
Unfortunately the person who did not fully recover has permanent respitory damage. She was under 30, fit and healthy with no underlying conditions
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Sorry to hear that, but sadly they’re not alone.
One of my colleagues’ neighbours, a young woman in her early 20’s, is a marathon runner. Now looks like she might be a former marathon runner as her lungs could be permanently damaged after contacting the virus.
Bit more serious than a temporary loss of smell.
posted on 10/9/20
Pedro<1 lost his sense of smell and 1 carried on as normal.>
The 2nd fella would have broken the law.
If he ever existed.
posted on 10/9/20
In fact I would venture to suggest he would have been a cretin.
To be infected & to carry on as normal.
But since you just made that whole thing up, no real harm done
posted on 10/9/20
Its a shame people die from it but whats the alternative?
We all lose our jobs waiting for a vaccine
posted on 10/9/20
comment by Timmy (U14278)
posted 3 minutes ago
Its a shame people die from it but whats the alternative?
We all lose our jobs waiting for a vaccine
----------------------------------------------------------------------
People always need lawyers
posted on 10/9/20
comment by Timmy (U14278)
posted 6 minutes ago
Its a shame people die from it but whats the alternative?
We all lose our jobs waiting for a vaccine
----------------------------------------------------------------------
When people value money over life that’s an issue.
posted on 10/9/20
I know plenty who have lost their jobs including family.
Friends & extended family.
But they are still alive.
posted on 10/9/20
comment by Tiddles (U17634)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by Timmy (U14278)
posted 6 minutes ago
Its a shame people die from it but whats the alternative?
We all lose our jobs waiting for a vaccine
----------------------------------------------------------------------
When people value money over life that’s an issue.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I know it's just Timmy winding you up but issue or not, it is what our leaders must make decisions on and they do, regularly.
As discussed, there is no infinite pot of money that does not cost lives in other ways. Easy to label current covid deaths. Harder all the subsequent suicides, hearts, cancers, perforated bowels etc. i.e. making decisions on the value of covid deaths versus different deaths. Can't be easy but the fact remains people are valuing certain lives over others. We would all do it if push came to shove.
posted on 11/9/20
comment by Tiddles (U17634)
posted 26 minutes ago
comment by Timmy (U14278)
posted 6 minutes ago
Its a shame people die from it but whats the alternative?
We all lose our jobs waiting for a vaccine
----------------------------------------------------------------------
When people value money over life that’s an issue.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Problem is, without money how do we as a nation arm ourselves with the resources to continue fighting this virus and future pandemics?
Without the ventilator's the death toll would have been 3x worse (optimistic estimate), where do you think those machines came from? Disclaimer: it wasn't a charity shop esque donation!
posted on 11/9/20
I’m not advocating for everyone to sit at home until there’s a vaccine.
But there is a need to break the back of the virus so to speak before letting everyone loose again. I live in NZ, i work in essential services as part of the food supply chain, i worked right through.
Other people didn’t, we got rid of it, it came back and we managed the area it came back into. It’s allowed the country and very priveledged position of recovering quicker than others.
posted on 11/9/20
Dread to think what the country will be like in a years time. The unemployment will be at least 15 20 percent.
posted on 11/9/20
comment by Benjamin Kallman (U1734)
posted 17 hours, 55 minutes ago
comment by Joe-ny Stokes is my da (U15888)
posted 4 minutes ago
I think we'd have lost the war if we had 65 year old fighting in it
----------------------------------------------------------------------
there 65 now not during the war
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I mean.... whit?
posted on 11/9/20
comment by Timmy (U14278)
posted 7 hours, 18 minutes ago
Dread to think what the country will be like in a years time. The unemployment will be at least 15 20 percent.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
At least you'll still be a virgin
posted on 11/9/20
Just seen one of those street singers in my town who has with him a contactless machine to give him a tip, how depressing, step closer to being a cashless society and every negative that comes with it
posted on 11/9/20
I love being cashless. Quicker, cleaner, easier and I’ve earned about 1000,000 air miles in the last 4 years. Haven’t paid for a flight in ages
posted on 11/9/20
comment by Timmy (U14278)
posted 7 hours, 39 minutes ago
Dread to think what the country will be like in a years time. The unemployment will be at least 15 20 percent.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
On the plus side you will have a load more drinking buddies during the day.
posted on 11/9/20
comment by Manfrombelmonty (U1705)
posted 41 minutes ago
I love being cashless. Quicker, cleaner, easier and I’ve earned about 1000,000 air miles in the last 4 years. Haven’t paid for a flight in ages
----------------------------------------------------------------------
It also gives banks the power to freeze people's money "for their own good".
posted on 11/9/20
comment by Anne Ziety (U22412)
posted 1 hour, 41 minutes ago
comment by Manfrombelmonty (U1705)
posted 41 minutes ago
I love being cashless. Quicker, cleaner, easier and I’ve earned about 1000,000 air miles in the last 4 years. Haven’t paid for a flight in ages
----------------------------------------------------------------------
It also gives banks the power to freeze people's money "for their own good".
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I don’t really keep much in the bank other than a rainy day fund. Everything else is invested elsewhere and can easily be accessed without a bank account or cash
posted on 12/9/20
Big difference is that Sweden could go for herd immunity because they had the resources in reserve to do so. We didn't.
Just shows what can be done when you have well funded public services. We prefer tax cuts.
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