[RD]

I stand by the hysteria comment...

If exponential-growth continues, (e.g. doubling every 3 days), how many dead in the next month ? ...
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/21/upshot/coronavirus-deaths-by-country.html

... there is not even any sport to watch ...

Except marble racing.

[alancalverd]

there is not even any sport to watch

There rarely is. Television's obsession with golf baffles me, and I have no idea why anyone thinks that overpaid wimps playing soccer is entertaining. Cricket, snooker and rugby are good on TV but sadly there isn't nearly enough cricket on the good channels.

[Petrochemicals (OP)]

there is not even any sport to watch

There rarely is. Television's obsession with golf baffles me, and I have no idea why anyone thinks that overpaid wimps playing soccer is entertaining. Cricket, snooker and rugby are good on TV but sadly there isn't nearly enough cricket on the good channels.

Where as snooke is a propper sport and cricketers and rugger players are badly paid. And thus the lack of pay is a reason for them not to play.

If exponential-growth continues, (e.g. doubling every 3 days), how many dead in the next month ? ...
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/21/upshot/coronavirus-deaths-by-country.html



Except marble racing.

And in countries with a far more advanced pandemic
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/coronavirus-italy-spain-frances-full-21737649

Too many zombie apocalypse films for people

   

[PmbPhy]

All non-essential businesses have been closed down here in Massachusetts, USA. The hysteria Its gotten to be so bad that the Governor has called out the national guard in my neighboring town (Lawrence) and closed all non-essential businesses.

The hysteria confuses the heck out of me. When the virus hit our town shoppers bought up all the toilet paper and bottled water. Now why would they do that? That's like thinking "Him ... I may get that virus so I should get lots of TP."
Seems to me that more people will die of car accidents than this virus this year.

[alancalverd]

I think the TP panic began, at least in the UK, with some brilliantly irresponsible journalism. The same static image has appeared several times on all the news channels, of one empty supermarket shelf in Australia, with no voiceover from the shop or any customers, so as far as we know it could have just been a regular Sunday "clean and restock", or, as the shelf was bent, clearing it for repair.

I have it in mind to circulate a photograph of my neatly cut lawn (there's nothing else to do!) , with the caption "potato famine hits Britain - residents eat grass" and see what happens.

[chris]

I though they were bats (to eat them that is)

Ozzy Osbourne must be crapping himself...

[Colin2B]

Ozzy Osbourne must be crapping himself...

Is diarrhoea one of the symptoms? 

Good job no one threw a pangolin on the stage!

[RD]

How long does COVID-19 survive on gratuitous pens ? ...
www .youtube.com/watch?v=vq2DrA56HHs#t=20m40s

[alancalverd]

Around 72 hours seems to be the consensus, but this experiment should provide better data.

Anyway, it's good to see that cowardly little Donald can now write his own name, and heartwarming that the big boys applauded. And he did it first time, without breaking his felt-tip pen, so he didn't need the whole box that Mummy had given him. He is very special and we all love him for trying so hard - he knows lots of words and can say most of them!

[Petrochemicals (OP)]

Around 72 hours seems to be the consensus, but this experiment should provide better data.

Anyway, it's good to see that cowardly little Donald can now write his own name, and heartwarming that the big boys applauded. And he did it first time, without breaking his felt-tip pen, so he didn't need the whole box that Mummy had given him. He is very special and we all love him for trying so hard - he knows lots of words and can say most of them!

I sense underlying issues alan. Anyway i was more than grateful to the worlds billionaire rulers for issuing a whole 2 trillion dollars to buoy up the stockmarket. Shame that iswas not there to invest in ventilators before hand, remember running the country down is a bad thing (which is what is happeneing now according to chancellors past)because when an emergency comes it will be too late and you will have no reserves to fall back on and your country will be in serious trouble. Remember, it isnt prudent to live beyond your means, unless other countries are also devaluing their currency that is and you won't loose out. And your shares are knackered. And each government issue saves you the loss of 100 million quid. 

Gawd bles ya' mr osbourne.