Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,879
Yes it is I suspect like the majority of small towns and villages.
It seems to be the people in larger towns and cities that think they are invincible, one only has to look at the pictures of the crowded tube for confirmation that they are just plain stupid.
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Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
had to pop into town earlier this morning for gas/electric top ups,town was like this.
Ross Miller
- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 17 Sep 2008
- Posts: 3,706
It is and it isnt - still too many over 70s out getting shopping, too many groups of 3 or 4 younger people wandering the streets and things like the car wash on London Road still operating
"Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today." - James Dean
"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength,
While loving someone deeply gives you courage" - Laozi
Bob Whysman
- Registered: 23 Aug 2013
- Posts: 1,938
Ross Miller wrote:It is and it isnt - still too many over 70s out getting shopping, too many groups of 3 or 4 younger people wandering the streets and things like the car wash on London Road still operating
That’s rather sad that there are ‘too many over 70’s out shopping.’ Perhaps it’s because they have no family or younger neighbours caring enough to shop for them and it’s either shop for food or starve.
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Weird Granny Slater
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 7 Jun 2017
- Posts: 3,071
Ross Miller wrote:...still too many over 70s out getting shopping...
Did you ID-check them, RM? There may be some young-looking over 70s out there trying to pull the knitting over your eyes.
'Pass the cow dung, my dropsy's killing me' - Heraclitus
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,879
I have no worries about us oldies it is those younger than 70 who are now more vulnerable because of their own stupidity.
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SWWood- Location: Dover
- Registered: 30 May 2012
- Posts: 261
Jan Higgins wrote:I have no worries about us oldies it is those younger than 70 who are now more vulnerable because of their own stupidity.
In the last month, you've compared Coronavirus to the common cold, bemoaned the "hysteria" and "scaremongering", and insisted you would ignore government advice designed to protect the elderly and vulnerable. Are you sure it's the under 70's demonstrating stupidity?
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
judgeing by the size of the que out side boots this morning most where 60 plus,it stretched from the self opening door next to the old sho zone shop to poundstrechers
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,879
SWWood wrote:In the last month, you've compared Coronavirus to the common cold, bemoaned the "hysteria" and "scaremongering", and insisted you would ignore government advice designed to protect the elderly and vulnerable. Are you sure it's the under 70's demonstrating stupidity?
So pleased you take such an interest in my opinion and the fact I refuse to be frightened by this awful virus. I still believe there is to much scaremongering by the media, why do they not promote the fact that the vast majority of people recover.
Yes I would go out and still will if I feel the need but would never knowingly put anyone at risk unlike so many a lot younger than myself who continue to carry on as if it was party time.
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Bob Whysman- Registered: 23 Aug 2013
- Posts: 1,938
Jan Higgins wrote:So pleased you take such an interest in my opinion and the fact I refuse to be frightened by this awful virus. I still believe there is to much scaremongering by the media, why do they not promote the fact that the vast majority of people recover.
Yes I would go out and still will if I feel the need but would never knowingly put anyone at risk unlike so many a lot younger than myself who continue to carry on as if it was party time.
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Captain Haddock
- Location: Marlinspike Hall
- Registered: 8 Oct 2012
- Posts: 8,101
Whoagh!
It's getting silly and we are starting to have a 'pop' at each other.
I'm right now on a narrowboat and the 'social media' is complaining about anglers, tow path walkers, hire boats and so on. Who sodding cares?
It's what people do when they are secretly frightened - existentialist angst and all that.
There's serious sh1t going on so let's look at the minutiae! FFS.
Personally I shall continue to post the usual outrageous comments just for the lol.
CoronaVirus is the biggest thing that has hit our generation. Bigger than the Twin Towers. Bigger than the financial melt down.
As with most things 'it's complicated'.
Let's try to stay nice to each other - please?
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Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
or its a brexit follow on. lol
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,879
Captain Haddock, can I apologise for my comment about you the other day.
I was having a bad day because I suspect like the rest of us who are stuck at home I am missing the contact with complete strangers that I get when going out. At the moment I even get excited when I see someone out in the street or a car go by, my road is never that busy but now even the smallest movement grabs my attention.
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Pablo- Registered: 21 Mar 2018
- Posts: 614
Jan, after a working life as a civil servant, a secondary school teacher and a Tory councillor, Bob must by now have a hide like a rhinoceros. He will know that insults like yours are to be enjoyed.
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Bob Whysman- Registered: 23 Aug 2013
- Posts: 1,938
#13. Have you been drinking the canal water again Captain?!
Do nothing and nothing happens.
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- Registered: 8 Oct 2012
- Posts: 8,101
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