Chat about Novel Coronavirus - 2019-nCoV - COVID-19

I will not be the first one clapping on my self centred little street

Yes, no one will want to be the first to clap. It will only have any effect if there is high uptake. If no one shares it, it def wont happen, or will be a meaningless act. Could be meaningless anyway. Going to keep sharing it as little else to do.
https://twitter.com/LSHTM/status/1243202668643876864

Mad Frankie Fraser

Tune!

https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=zUNpEpZsovQ&feature=share

https://twitter.com/SadiqKhan/status/1243213497497989122

Don't know if anyone has posted this but a Council Tax deferred payment tip:

If you pay council tax via direct debit, most people are on a 10 payment in 12 schedule with Feb and March free of payments.
If your council allows (which most will) you can move these payment free periods to April and May, so that your 10 payments will begin on June until March.

Hopefully helps out some folk? I've just done it for Eastleigh Council, and all my work colleagues have managed to sort out the same.

I think the round of applause is a lovely idea. When we saw the video of people doing it (in Barcelona), the train of thought in our flat was that when you can't do much to help, there's no harm in appreciating the people out there risking so much to.

Nm, found the answer.

So 2m is the length of a car?
Alway good advice keeping a cars distance away from...
... Drivers

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#fake news

The quote is associated with all of them, and they've surely all said it, but is attributed to Freewheelin Franklin.

https://www.comicsvalue.com/Gilbert-SheltonFabulous-Furry-Freak-Brothers-PosterFreewheelin-Franklin-Says/391253126460.html

Again, not about the number of planes. Not sure why that's so difficult to understand?
Maybe duty free still being open for business during lock down is fine, I suppose cheap booze is essential now off-licenses are allowed to stay open!

first tax rises of the johnson post virus world announced by the chancellor

look out self employed people, they're coming for you first

The Daily Mail reporter has just asked two of the same questions already asked. It's like every video conferencing call I've ever been on.

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out in his garden with a guitar every day minstrelling it up

A dude plays his sax in the Streatham woods from time to time. Quite enjoy it.
He was out there earlier while I had a lunchtime doze in the sun. Nice. #smooothjazz

calm down.

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FWIW everybody here in Valencia claps at 8pm and it’s pretty amazing... as much about neighbours saying hello and keeping spirits up.

but have you heard the Smidnam Wells bagpipester?

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In retrospect, should´ve gone for baked potato instead of the soufflé tonight.

In happier times you should venture back for one of the inkspot brewery taproom days. Good Times.

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Would get a snipers rifle

I've been considering starting an 'Unintended Consequences' thread for this kind of stuff.

Road KSI stats is going to be an eye opener

One of them was on mute as well.

The Daily Telegraph had instructions on washing your sex toys during the lockdown.

What? How were Daily Telegraph readers cleaning them before the lockdown? Does Jeeves of Belgravia have an intimate services division?