Very strange. When push comes to shove

this is going to be a calculation of "lives" v "the economy" I suppose (unless & until a vaccine is found) - but "the economy" is also "lives", and predominantly, the lives of the young and healthy - so sooner or later I wonder if it will resolve into a generational conflict between old/frail and young/fit - and at what point will the hypothetical 30 yr old with 2 children (but now, no job, money, schools, prospects ....) say that the sacrifice is not justified. I have a feeling (see Brexit) that it could happen sooner than we would like to think.

Posted By: paulg on March 18th 2020 at 09:47:43

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I’ve basically had (Coronavirus) - Jim, Mar 18, 08:23:15
- A continuous cough is defined as when you cannot hold your breath for 10 seconds (Coronavirus) - Pixelman, Mar 18, 10:02:58
- Good luck mate appreciate it's really (Coronavirus) - Old Splat, Mar 18, 09:21:47
  - We will be ok. Hope your self isolation is not proving too hard! We are (Coronavirus) - Jim, Mar 18, 09:32:01
    - Mrs Splat decided to go and see one of her daughters (Coronavirus) - Old Splat, Mar 18, 10:25:44
      - "lower" shirley. (n/m) (Coronavirus) - Pixelman, Mar 18, 10:29:09
        
        Very true. Only had it installed last week. (Coronavirus) - Old Splat, Mar 18, 10:42:04
        
        Nailed it. (n/m) (Coronavirus) - Pixelman, Mar 18, 10:43:14
    - Very strange. When push comes to shove (Coronavirus) - paulg, Mar 18, 09:47:43
      - I think they just need to get some sort of grip on the numbers quickly (Coronavirus) - Jim, Mar 18, 10:16:46
    - I thought this was a good idea... (Coronavirus) - DrDublin, Mar 18, 09:35:59
      - Shame about paywalls though. (n/m) (Coronavirus) - DrDublin, Mar 18, 09:36:55
- Based on DOY's video down there then it doesnt seem you have that (Coronavirus) - earlydoors, Mar 18, 09:08:10
- It's really difficult isn't it? (Coronavirus) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Mar 18, 08:40:58
  - Oh for a quick self-testing kit so we'd all know (n/m) (Coronavirus) - duke of york, Mar 18, 08:42:12
    - Absolutely. That cannot come soon enough. I'm asthmatic and I think I have it (Coronavirus) - Yellalee, Mar 18, 09:07:58
      - my nephew is asthmatic & has it (Coronavirus) - paulg, Mar 18, 09:50:50
      - How badly has it affected your asthma? (Coronavirus) - earlydoors, Mar 18, 09:09:18
        
        I am using my reliever every couple of hours or so (Coronavirus) - Yellalee, Mar 18, 09:13:14
        
        that doesnt sound great (Coronavirus) - earlydoors, Mar 18, 09:16:47
        
        yes. If you could get a quick test then it would take away that stress a bit. Obviously if (Coronavirus) - Jim, Mar 18, 09:34:38
        
        They're working on a retrospective test apparently (n/m) (Coronavirus) - duke of york, Mar 18, 09:37:08
        
        Yep. That would be huge. Especially for the NHS workers initially. (Coronavirus) - Jim, Mar 18, 09:38:33
    - VMT (n/m) (Coronavirus) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Mar 18, 08:43:18
- Yeah, I'm a bit confused (Coronavirus) - duke of york, Mar 18, 08:29:43
  - I’ve been confined to bed since Sunday evening (Coronavirus) - paddonwasjesus, Mar 18, 10:21:56
    - Yeah, you could just have actual flu (n/m) (Coronavirus) - duke of york, Mar 18, 10:32:59
  - Which video is that? Ta. (n/m) (Coronavirus) - jampersands, Mar 18, 08:58:26
    - This one (Coronavirus) - duke of york, Mar 18, 08:59:08
      - thanks, er, duke (Coronavirus) - jampersands, Mar 18, 09:07:42
        
        Your Royal Highness is fine (n/m) (Coronavirus) - duke of york, Mar 18, 09:30:14
- That’s pretty much where I’ve been (Coronavirus) - camcan, Mar 18, 08:27:11
  - Same for me - stiff neck, persistent headaches, shivers now and then and bouts of fatigue (Coronavirus) - Dracula, Mar 18, 09:35:14

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