Don't know why (probably tired after a long day travelling yesterday), but my brain interpreted that as the majority of cats were wearing masks.
As you were.
Don't know why (probably tired after a long day travelling yesterday), but my brain interpreted that as the majority of cats were wearing masks.
I'd have to agree with the "It's an IQ test" part of that. They might not agree with my opinion on what a passing score is.The crowd ... held signs ... ‘it’s not a pandemic, it’s an IQ test’.
The U.S. government issued its most severe warnings against travel to Britain this week as coronavirus cases there soared to the highest levels in months and authorities in England scrapped nearly all remaining restrictions in a bid to restart the economy.
The State Department and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday urged all Americans to avoid visiting the country. “Even fully vaccinated travelers may be at risk for getting and spreading COVID-19 variants,” the CDC said in an updated travel notice.
In its highest-level advisory Monday, the State Department delivered an even sterner warning. “Do not travel to the United Kingdom due to COVID-19,” the advisory said.
This is why questions like "are you f.cking [redacted]?" should be considered perfectly acceptable parliamentary language, because there is no other suitable response to this.headshot wrote: ↑Mon Jul 19, 2021 4:14 pmZahawi has just announced that only fully vaccinated people will be allowed in nightclubs from the end of Sept...even though nightclubs opened to packed crowds last night. So 10 weeks for the virus to spread through the nightclub community (and their families and friends), then we'll make sure that people are safe.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/li ... e7a316c4da
This isn't closing the barn door after the horse has bolted. This is getting a horse before you've thought about applying for planning permission to build a barn.
A Whitehall source also confirmed that the investment minister, Gerry Grimstone had written to at least one major manufacturing employer, first reported by the Times, telling them that the app’s instructions to isolate were only advisory.
A No 10 spokesperson said: “Isolation remains the most important action people can take to stop the spread of the virus. Given the risk of having and spreading the virus when people have been in contact with someone with Covid it is crucial people isolate when they are told to do so, either by NHS test and trace or by the NHS Covid app.
“Businesses should be supporting employees to isolate, they should not be encouraging them to break isolation.”
I'm getting really fed up with the scriptwriters now. Giving your villains names like "Mr Grimstone" is a device that was done to death by Dickens, and has been widely satirised ever since. Time for some new blood in the writers' room I think.FlammableFlower wrote: ↑Tue Jul 20, 2021 1:53 pmIt's mind-numbing in it's sheer stupidity. You can feel your brain clagging as you try to work out how they got there.
We now also have the ""it's just advisory, not a legal requirement" to self-isolate if pinged by the app, but we really, really would like you to. Except we also want everyone to carry on working..." view from government.A Whitehall source also confirmed that the investment minister, Gerry Grimstone had written to at least one major manufacturing employer, first reported by the Times, telling them that the app’s instructions to isolate were only advisory.
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What do you mean by a good quality mask? FFP2 or (better) FFP3 disposable masks are probably about as good as you will get and are cheap.Trinucleus wrote: ↑Tue Jul 20, 2021 4:18 pmA dilemma.
We've got a theatre trip booked the week before hopefully go to Crete, in mid September
To avoid testing positive before the holiday, safest option is obviously not to go to the theatre. But assuing we're feeling lucky would a good quality face mask be worth buying? A disposable one is our normal face covering of choice. A friend has given us some face visors but they presumably don't do much to stop you breathing in nasties?
The best one is a properly fitting FFP3 or N99 mask. I have never worn one for more than a few minutes, but they tend to feel hot and sticky. Medical personelle wear them for extended periods so I think it is just a matter of getting used to it. After that I would suggest a new medical/surgical procedure mask underneath a well fitting cloth mask. The cloth mask serves to seal the medical mask against your face.Trinucleus wrote: ↑Tue Jul 20, 2021 4:18 pmA dilemma.
We've got a theatre trip booked the week before hopefully go to Crete, in mid September
To avoid testing positive before the holiday, safest option is obviously not to go to the theatre. But assuing we're feeling lucky would a good quality face mask be worth buying? A disposable one is our normal face covering of choice. A friend has given us some face visors but they presumably don't do much to stop you breathing in nasties?
I've never worn an FFP3 mask, but FFP2 masks are much more comfortable to wear for extended periods than surgical masks and offer much better protection.Herainestold wrote: ↑Tue Jul 20, 2021 4:31 pmThe best one is a properly fitting FFP3 or N99 mask. I have never worn one for more than a few minutes, but they tend to feel hot and sticky. Medical personelle wear them for extended periods so I think it is just a matter of getting used to it. After that I would suggest a new medical/surgical procedure mask underneath a well fitting cloth mask. The cloth mask serves to seal the medical mask against your face.
Thanks all, that's helpful. We were supposed to be going to a show in a couple of weeks and that's just been put back to October, so every chance someone will make the decision to cancel for usWFJ wrote: ↑Tue Jul 20, 2021 4:36 pmI've never worn an FFP3 mask, but FFP2 masks are much more comfortable to wear for extended periods than surgical masks and offer much better protection.Herainestold wrote: ↑Tue Jul 20, 2021 4:31 pmThe best one is a properly fitting FFP3 or N99 mask. I have never worn one for more than a few minutes, but they tend to feel hot and sticky. Medical personelle wear them for extended periods so I think it is just a matter of getting used to it. After that I would suggest a new medical/surgical procedure mask underneath a well fitting cloth mask. The cloth mask serves to seal the medical mask against your face.
I just went in work today - we're sorting out our desks for permanent hot desking and mix of WFH and office (2:3 but which way round isn't decided yet).gosling wrote: ↑Mon Jul 19, 2021 9:32 amGot the bus to the hospital and back this morning. Looked like the normal ratio of masked to unmasked people. Was on the tube last Sunday afternoon - it was full of pissed up, unmasked, young lads chanting football songs. Hoping that rush hour will be a little more civilized, but don't think my company is in any rush to send us back to the office.
We're clearing the desks so they can arrange for mixed working sometime in September if all goes well. We are a manufacturing site, so many people have been working onsite during the pandemic, and I went in a couple of times to the labs. I know fever isn't such a good indicator now, but with an FFP3 mask all the time, everyone else wearing masks, there being a thermal camera to let people in and only a handful of people, I thought it OK having been fully vaccinated.
A mask would help your poker face?gosling wrote: ↑Fri Jul 23, 2021 4:08 pmJust been watching the live stream for a big poker tournament in London. They're playing at the Vic casino, so no windows but some aircon, 10 people at each table (including the dealer), looks like tables are as close together as normal, i.e. enough of a gap for one person to walk through. On the feature table, one guy (Colin Wu) wearing a mask, everyone else not. Very glad I can't afford the buy in for this one
It would be really interesting to see how poker players got on if they were all wearing full face masks so no one could read anyone's expressions. Science experiment, anyone?Trinucleus wrote: ↑Sat Jul 24, 2021 9:18 amA mask would help your poker face?gosling wrote: ↑Fri Jul 23, 2021 4:08 pmJust been watching the live stream for a big poker tournament in London. They're playing at the Vic casino, so no windows but some aircon, 10 people at each table (including the dealer), looks like tables are as close together as normal, i.e. enough of a gap for one person to walk through. On the feature table, one guy (Colin Wu) wearing a mask, everyone else not. Very glad I can't afford the buy in for this one
Similar to playing online I guess. Now I'm off to google if there's been any studies on if there are differences in results for online or live poker. I know people definitely have their preferences for one or the other.Tessa K wrote: ↑Sat Jul 24, 2021 9:23 amIt would be really interesting to see how poker players got on if they were all wearing full face masks so no one could read anyone's expressions. Science experiment, anyone?Trinucleus wrote: ↑Sat Jul 24, 2021 9:18 amA mask would help your poker face?gosling wrote: ↑Fri Jul 23, 2021 4:08 pmJust been watching the live stream for a big poker tournament in London. They're playing at the Vic casino, so no windows but some aircon, 10 people at each table (including the dealer), looks like tables are as close together as normal, i.e. enough of a gap for one person to walk through. On the feature table, one guy (Colin Wu) wearing a mask, everyone else not. Very glad I can't afford the buy in for this one