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O/T Wales and Covid

PostPosted: Sun Sep 06, 2020 4:15 pm
by redrobo
Spending a week in the Caenarfon area and did a visit to Lidl in Conwy on the way here.

Was surprised to see that very few people wore face masks in the store but evidently it is not compulsory in Wales to do so.

Just another growing example of how countries on England's borders differ.

:o :o :o

Re: O/T Wales and Covid

PostPosted: Sun Sep 06, 2020 4:31 pm
by HALMA 1983
Edit: second thoughts, I don't give a damn ;)

Re: O/T Wales and Covid

PostPosted: Sun Sep 06, 2020 9:40 pm
by Westgate Wanderer
redrobo wrote:Spending a week in the Caenarfon area and did a visit to Lidl in Conwy on the way here.

Was surprised to see that very few people wore face masks in the store but evidently it is not compulsory in Wales to do so.

Just another growing example of how countries on England's borders differ.

:o :o :o
Were the sheep wearing them?

Re: O/T Wales and Covid

PostPosted: Mon Sep 07, 2020 12:25 pm
by Keith
redrobo wrote:Just another growing example of how countries on England's borders differ.


Isle of Man 110 days COVID-19 free*. No masks, no social distancing, no giving details when you go in to a pub. Everything normal, apart from no tourists allowed over here!

*Apparently the definition of 'COVID-19 free' is 'no community transmission'. We had our first positive test yesterday, but that was someone who had returned from the UK. They were mid-way through 14 days mandatory quarantine when tested. Because they were an imported case and had been in quarantine, it doesn't count. New Zealand only ever managed eight days without any COVID-19 cases at all, but over 100 days before they had community transmission.

Re: O/T Wales and Covid

PostPosted: Mon Sep 07, 2020 4:07 pm
by HALMA 1983
Keith wrote:
redrobo wrote:Just another growing example of how countries on England's borders differ.


Isle of Man 110 days COVID-19 free*. No masks, no social distancing, no giving details when you go in to a pub. Everything normal, apart from no tourists allowed over here!

*Apparently the definition of 'COVID-19 free' is 'no community transmission'. We had our first positive test yesterday, but that was someone who had returned from the UK. They were mid-way through 14 days mandatory quarantine when tested. Because they were an imported case and had been in quarantine, it doesn't count. New Zealand only ever managed eight days without any COVID-19 cases at all, but over 100 days before they had community transmission.


That paradise of yours is way too exclusive, they could repatriate everyone to the mainland and get rid of all the prison's here by turning it into the new Devils island ;)

Re: O/T Wales and Covid

PostPosted: Mon Sep 07, 2020 6:37 pm
by P/T Indie
We went to south wales and were the only people in masks.

Apparently a supermarket is not an inclosed area and supermarkets were doing a good job monitoring 2 meters. They might have been at the start but not now.

Re: O/T Wales and Covid

PostPosted: Tue Sep 08, 2020 3:20 am
by Andy D
A new term being used "Granny Killers" down to attitudes of younger people "Oh Well, it only really kills OAPs"

Re: O/T Wales and Covid

PostPosted: Fri Sep 25, 2020 6:00 pm
by marky No.1
Isle of Man woman jailed having got off the ferry and filled up with fuel on the way home to quarantine

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe ... n-54266517

Re: O/T Wales and Covid

PostPosted: Fri Sep 25, 2020 10:57 pm
by Keith
marky No.1 wrote:Isle of Man woman jailed having got off the ferry and filled up with fuel on the way home to quarantine

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe ... n-54266517


The bizarre part of this story is, fuel here is about 10p per litre more expensive than it is over there! Everyone with half a brain goes across with enough petrol fumes left to get from the ferry to ASDA, then on return, is full to the brim! Not sure what level of dumb you need to be to arrive on the Island before 6am without enough fuel to get you home, then resist arrest when you get a knock on the door!

Re: O/T Wales and Covid

PostPosted: Fri Sep 25, 2020 11:45 pm
by Andy D
Keith wrote:
marky No.1 wrote:Isle of Man woman jailed having got off the ferry and filled up with fuel on the way home to quarantine

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe ... n-54266517


The bizarre part of this story is, fuel here is about 10p per litre more expensive than it is over there! Everyone with half a brain goes across with enough petrol fumes left to get from the ferry to ASDA, then on return, is full to the brim! Not sure what level of dumb you need to be to arrive on the Island before 6am without enough fuel to get you home, then resist arrest when you get a knock on the door!

they still have mental laws in the IOM, i know it was only recent they tolerated or slackened laws on homosexuality.

they have Laws written like where you can still kill somebody with a bow n arrow if they kill or steal livestock on private Land :lol:

Re: O/T Wales and Covid

PostPosted: Sat Sep 26, 2020 7:56 am
by Westgate Wanderer
Andy D wrote:
Keith wrote:
marky No.1 wrote:Isle of Man woman jailed having got off the ferry and filled up with fuel on the way home to quarantine

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe ... n-54266517


The bizarre part of this story is, fuel here is about 10p per litre more expensive than it is over there! Everyone with half a brain goes across with enough petrol fumes left to get from the ferry to ASDA, then on return, is full to the brim! Not sure what level of dumb you need to be to arrive on the Island before 6am without enough fuel to get you home, then resist arrest when you get a knock on the door!

they still have mental laws in the IOM, i know it was only recent they tolerated or slackened laws on homosexuality.

they have Laws written like where you can still kill somebody with a bow n arrow if they kill or steal livestock on private Land :lol:
Where can you buy a bow and arrows? ;)

Re: O/T Wales and Covid

PostPosted: Sat Sep 26, 2020 8:48 am
by Bristol Shrimp
Find yourself a nice yew for a bow and sharpen some flint for your arrows.

Re: O/T Wales and Covid

PostPosted: Sat Sep 26, 2020 9:44 am
by Keith
Andy D wrote:they still have mental laws in the IOM, i know it was only recent they tolerated or slackened laws on homosexuality.

they have Laws written like where you can still kill somebody with a bow n arrow if they kill or steal livestock on private Land :lol:


'Sadly', the killing of a Scotsman on a beach, on a Sunday, if he was wearing a kilt was always a myth.

Genuinely sadly, the dreadful treatment of homosexuals did indeed continue well in to the 1990's.

However, we're attempting to make up for it, as one of only about five countries that have had an openly homosexual leader (Chief Minister Alan Bell).

Re: O/T Wales and Covid

PostPosted: Sat Sep 26, 2020 10:54 am
by Bristol Shrimp
The others being Luxembourg, Belgium, Iceland, Ireland and Serbia I believe.

Re: O/T Wales and Covid

PostPosted: Sat Sep 26, 2020 12:47 pm
by Keith
Bristol Shrimp wrote:The others being Luxembourg, Belgium, Iceland, Ireland and Serbia I believe.


If you haven't Googled this, I'm impressed! I knew Iceland & Ireland.