Off Topic Thread 4.0

thomond2006 wrote: »

It's very hit and miss where I am. Last night I walked straight in at 8pm, when I left at 8:20pm there was a queue for 15 approx.

It actually ended up being a 45 min wait. Thought getting there early would beat the crowd but maybe I'll just go in the middle of the day next time

Bazzo wrote: »

Whatever about anything else, the sooner this queueing up for 20 minutes to get into a supermarket ****e end the better

I refuse to queue anywhere at anytime for anything. Went to my local tesco last night at 8pm and there was a queue of about a dozen people. Straight back out and down to lidl. Queue was in the car park. Straight back out and home.
Could never be arsed waiting for anything so I did without toast this morning.
Tipped into the local Londis there and it was virtually empty so I bought 5 loafs and a few other bits. I probably won't go near any major supermarkets until the queueing restrictions are lifted.

Dave_The_Sheep wrote: »

So what happens if you have done your shop, your trolley is full and you get to the tills and they all have a queue, however small?

You just wander around until one opens up? Or do you just leave and go home.

I have left the supermarket before where the tills were very busy and I'd have been waiting at least 10 minutes to get served. Just left the trolley and fcuked off (I know it was a shìtty thing to do).
Genuinely I will not queue if it takes more than a minute or 2.
It drives my missus demented but that's what I do.
I will leave a bar if it's too busy and I'd have to wait to be served. I never drink pints at a match because there'll be a queue. When we went to Eurodisney I went on very little because I wouldn't stand for 15 or 20 minutes to go on anything....(actually started raining on the 2nd day and that was brilliant because everyone went inside and there were next to no people queueing for the rides).
Lads in work laugh at me if we go to the shop and there's a crowd waiting at the deli...back out...I'm gone.
I just hate standing, waiting for anything...drives me demented.

errlloyd wrote: »

Anyone know what the deal with flour is?

There is none in any of the 6 nearest supermarkets to me. Is it suppliers closed, panic buying or just a massive uptake in baking.

The two latter. There was a segment on the news here about how the mills had doubled production but were still struggling to keep up with demand, just about starting to show back up on shelves now. It's very long shelf life and can be used to make an absolute staple so suppose people just started hoarding it.

I've done a rake of baking with the kids over the past 10 days. I've a few kilos of flour in the press so ok but I'll definitely have to top up now shortly. Aside from the fact that you can stuff your face, it's a very handy way to keep the kids busy for 1-2 hours.

I'd imagine there are a hell of a lot of parents doing similarly.

We've been baking every second day. Scones, cupcakes, swiss roll. Carrot cake coming next

Stheno wrote: »

Better to think of ot as a % increase just over 11% today

Far far better than the predicted 33% a few weeks ago

Exactly this. Think in terms of % increase, or even in terms of shapes.

We want this:



We currently have this:



We're a lot closer to the peak and descent than we were a week ago.

Stheno wrote: »

Did you mean we dont want the first graph?

We want the first graph. We want cases-per-day to peak and then descend.

Stheno wrote: »

The numbers confused me

Numbers are scary, think in shapes/patterns.

thomond2006 wrote: »

402 new cases today. Got a shiver down my spine seeing the daily number go over 400.

We really need to see the day by day positive cases against the number of tests analysed in order to understand. 400 could be 20% Or 10% or 5%

They could have 25 positive cases tomorrow but only analysed 100 swabs because they ran out of reagent.

thomond2006 wrote: »

Sorry all, my post should have been a bit clearer. I understand the percentage has remained fairly constant. While I knew it was coming, it was still a bit chilling to see over 400.

A friend of mines mother is in a nursing home. So far zero cases in this one. But he reckons if one staff member contracts covid19 asymptomatically it could wipe out 50% of the residents in no time as most are over 90.

The amount of Twitter experts who were able to solve the covid19 problem in their pub with their mates in early March is also astonishing. Its a pity none of them work in the DoH.