Who’s going to work today?

[trigger_andy]

Just now, Richard 1234 said:

I think that’s the point it’s the Chinese government not it’s people that’s the problem.

I think its both the people and the government. The People, at least a portion of them, and the government for allowing them to live like that. Yes the government rules them with an Iron Fist, but does that have to make what appears to be a sizable portion of the population so completely lacking in compassion for life? Be it animals or human? There are other poor countries in the world yet the do not seem to be anywhere near as cruel. 

[john paget]

Currently doing an Ash clearfell site, no contact with anyone really, cancelled all domestic work.. had a customer who really wanted us in next week, but turned him down, doesn’t feel morally right and also not the professional image I want to portray..

[topchippyles]

(portray)  Like doing a little art work when on the job then ?  One should self indulge in ones inner feelings 

Edited March 28, 2020 by topchippyles

[Stere]

Least its not  some super spreading   new ebola strain with a   50% death rate?

 

Ebola virus disease

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[Khriss]

14 hours ago, struie said:

hawick...?

Nah... HAWICK got running water an pubs  ? K

[Khriss]

11 hours ago, tree-fancier123 said:

Well I can understand your objections to China, but you can't dismiss everything they've contributed to the modern world. I don't know the details but I expect many of them have made important contributions to medicine ( eating bats n killing sharks) , science ( didnt put a man on the moon )  maths  ( nope thats the Arabs)  even porn ( ......... Errrrrrr  dunno there ?) 

They did fight the Japanese fr a bit.  An those cheap chainsaws n tools aint to be sneezed at.  K

Edited March 29, 2020 by Khriss
Sorry sorry ?

[5 shires]

11 hours ago, Mr. Squirrel said:

I'm not contesting the countries track record. I used to live and work there so I'm far, far from ignorant to the ways in which the country works. I don't need to hear them from you.

But tarring an entire nations people with the same brush 'filthy Chinese' is unacceptable and disgusting language.

 

I know this is taking the thread off topic a bit and I apologise to the bystanders, but I just don't think it's ok to stand aside and turn a blind eye to this kind of thing.

I promised myself I wouldn’t react any more of your post on this subject but reading the news this morning it looks like China is going to face dyer consequences over the outbreak and there handleing of the Coronavirus and world leaders getting together to decide how to carry it out and has warned China it could come a pariah state.

i may not be a politician but if they are echoing what I said yesterday we’ll just maybe I was wright and you were wrong to defend them.

[Khriss]

11 hours ago, carlos said:

what about the ten thousand dead in italy alone!!!??? is that all down to the way the filthy Italians live!

i think the blame game is a road to nowhere and face the fact this virus is calling the shots the world over.

self preservation , social distancing, isolation and care for the vunerable is the way forward not racist generalizations imo.

carl

Well, certainly didn't wash their hands enufff! 

 

Actually as its an Airborne  respiratory illness tha volume of anti bacteria mouthwash still  on shelves speaks volumes abt our perceptions. (  i started on it soon as) 

 

But its a lovely sunny sunday here so will go to shed n get the pitchforks and flaming brands out....... K

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

On 25/03/2020 at 19:04, the village idiot said:

There was boffin on radio 4 today saying that the govt needs to be careful how many people in the population they stop from working.

 

There is a very real risk that in an overly severe economic shutdown scenario we will see more lives lost as a result of the shut down than are saved by protecting people from the virus.

 

It's a complicated old situation.

Did you listen on to Majeed on wireless yesterday?

 

Prof of Risk Management presented a case that at or beyond a 6% reduction in GDP, the adverse impact on life expectancy would would present a worse outcome than C19 predicted fatality impact. 
 

[the village idiot]

27 minutes ago, kevinjohnsonmbe said:

Did you listen on to Majeed on wireless yesterday?

 

Prof of Risk Management presented a case that at or beyond a 6% reduction in GDP, the adverse impact on life expectancy would would present a worse outcome than C19 predicted fatality impact. 
 

No I didn't listen on, but I have heard others making the same point.

 

It highlighted for me the fact that there are precious few straightforward decisions in life, especially decisions involving millions or billions of people.

 

Everything is complicated, and anyone floating simple 'one size fits all' solutions to a country's issues should be subject to scrutiny.