Coronavirus Sars-CoV-2/Covid-19 Megathread

[Richard Hakluyt]

It is just the way their minds work.

[crazy canuck]

Yeah I saw some of that on my Twitter feed - UK Police using drones to watch people going on secluded walks and then posting PSAs using the footage as examples as violations

[Sheilbh]

Yeah I saw some of that on my Twitter feed - UK Police using drones to watch people going on secluded walks and then posting PSAs using the footage as examples as violations

That was Derbyshire Police. I can only imagine they looked at the rich esteem and respect neighbouring Yorkshire forces are held in and decided they wanted a bit of that too

[Iormlund]

All non-essential activity to cease in Spain until 9th April.

Staff should continue being paid. Those who cannot WFH you will have to work the lost time later in the year. Not sure what happens with temporary layoff schemes (I was to be part of one).

[Tamas]

Yeah I saw some of that on my Twitter feed - UK Police using drones to watch people going on secluded walks and then posting PSAs using the footage as examples as violations

Thing is, if you say having a few people go touristy in remoter areas is ok, you'll have thousands there in no time. This is exactly what happened when the National Trust made their parks free, hoping to give people a chance to get some fresh air without piling up on each other - everyone took advantage of it and ended up crowding the places.

So while of course police is going to be arseholish about it, overall its the right approach.

[Malthus]

I've been doing my walks in the local cemetery near my house - I've always enjoyed cemeteries as green spaces.

Hardly anyone there (above ground, that is). People are not using the cemeteries more for walks, despite the emergency. You can easily walk for miles without running in to anyone.

[mongers]

I've been doing my walks in the local cemetery near my house - I've always enjoyed cemeteries as green spaces.

Hardly anyone there (above ground, that is). People are not using the cemeteries more for walks, despite the emergency. You can easily walk for miles without running in to anyone.

Great thinking, batman.

[Barrister]

Went to the grocery store today.

TP shelves were positively overflowing.

Chicken, which had been bare a few days ago, was stocked.

Flour - the normal shelves were looking sparse.  No all purpose, just a few oddball flours.  BUT a couple rows over were whole pallets of all purpose flour.

Hot dogs were oddly sparse.

Only thing consistently out of stock has been disinfecting wipes.

[Syt]

I've been doing my walks in the local cemetery near my house - I've always enjoyed cemeteries as green spaces.

Hardly anyone there (above ground, that is). People are not using the cemeteries more for walks, despite the emergency. You can easily walk for miles without running in to anyone.

You would enjoy the Vienna Central Cemetery. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna_Central_Cemetery

[mongers]

Yeah I saw some of that on my Twitter feed - UK Police using drones to watch people going on secluded walks and then posting PSAs using the footage as examples as violations

Thing is, if you say having a few people go touristy in remoter areas is ok, you'll have thousands there in no time. This is exactly what happened when the National Trust made their parks free, hoping to give people a chance to get some fresh air without piling up on each other - everyone took advantage of it and ended up crowding the places.

So while of course police is going to be arseholish about it, overall its the right approach.

I can see where Shelf is coming from and your point of view. I don't know what a good compromise.

My own dilemma is I live 1 mile from a national park, the New Forest, so do I take a bit or exercise in it and risk police shaming or do authorities let people use it and find it overwhelmed with people coming from all over Southern England, with dangers that'll have?

[Malthus]

I've been doing my walks in the local cemetery near my house - I've always enjoyed cemeteries as green spaces.

Hardly anyone there (above ground, that is). People are not using the cemeteries more for walks, despite the emergency. You can easily walk for miles without running in to anyone.

You would enjoy the Vienna Central Cemetery. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna_Central_Cemetery

I would indeed!

It was one of my plans to go to Vienna in the end of summer, and that cemetery was on the List.

Sadly, it will likely not be happening.

[Sheilbh]

Yeah I saw some of that on my Twitter feed - UK Police using drones to watch people going on secluded walks and then posting PSAs using the footage as examples as violations

Thing is, if you say having a few people go touristy in remoter areas is ok, you'll have thousands there in no time. This is exactly what happened when the National Trust made their parks free, hoping to give people a chance to get some fresh air without piling up on each other - everyone took advantage of it and ended up crowding the places.

So while of course police is going to be arseholish about it, overall its the right approach.

I can see where Shelf is coming from and your point of view. I don't know what a good compromise.

This?

My own dilemma is I live 1 mile from a national park, the New Forest, so do I take a bit or exercise in it and risk police shaming or do authorities let people use it and find it overwhelmed with people coming from all over Southern England, with dangers that'll have?

Yeah. This weekend is the test because this is after we've been given clear instructions, not advice, by the government and instead of mother's day it's the weekend the clocks go forward (the nadir of the year ).

[Legbiter]

Went to the grocery store today.

TP shelves were positively overflowing.

Chicken, which had been bare a few days ago, was stocked.

Flour - the normal shelves were looking sparse.  No all purpose, just a few oddball flours.  BUT a couple rows over were whole pallets of all purpose flour.

Hot dogs were oddly sparse.

Only thing consistently out of stock has been disinfecting wipes.

Yeast?

[mongers]

This?

WTF

[Tamas]

This?

WTF

Well, they could have just fined her, true.