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https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/may/20/uk-furniture-stores-to-reopen-in-time-for-bank-holiday-weekend Cool, so anyone who is in a relationship with someone they don't live with still can't see them other than by standing two metres away outside... but furniture stores will be open? Man, with furniture and garden stores open, it's like everything is back to normal!
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Danger - Octopus! posted:https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/may/20/uk-furniture-stores-to-reopen-in-time-for-bank-holiday-weekend quote:The move comes after the government confirmed furniture stores were classified as ‘essential’ ahhhhghhhhhh Saint Drogo posted:bring it back round on Boris imo, who directly instructed them to do it for a few days of tabloid grace. you're right, gently caress the government
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May 20, 2020 20:08
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Danger - Octopus! posted:https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/may/20/uk-furniture-stores-to-reopen-in-time-for-bank-holiday-weekend DTF? No! DFS etc
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May 20, 2020 20:09
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I think more clarification is needed tbh. Like, if my other half and I meet outside (two metres apart) can we go into a DFS together? Could we buy a sofa and carry it to mine (one at either end for distancing) but then since she can't come in unless I employ her since we don't co-habit, would I have to give her some money before she carried her end of the sofa into my flat? What if we go mad with passion in DFS after not seeing each other for so long? Honestly, this whole thing is a minefield but thank god people will be able to buy sofas again
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May 20, 2020 20:13
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Just shag on a DFS test bed and go your separate ways until next time like everyone else, gently caress
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May 20, 2020 21:00
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Danger - Octopus! posted:https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/may/20/uk-furniture-stores-to-reopen-in-time-for-bank-holiday-weekend Buy a big bed so you and your gf can live in sin. And another wardrobe am I right fellas?
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May 20, 2020 21:09
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Cloner of the Elks posted:Just shag on a DFS test bed and go your separate ways until next time like everyone else, gently caress I'm not seeing that on the prohibited list so yeah this seems like the best option tbh.
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May 20, 2020 21:25
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I relaxed in the sun in the local park, drank some beer and read Gene Wolfe's Soldier in the Mist. His narrator's sense of dislocation really hits home right now.
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May 20, 2020 21:30
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Galewolf posted:Oh boy, I can imagine all Londoners packing into their cars and trains to go to the beach in Brighton. I was there before Christmas and I imagine it's lovely if the weather is like the same in here but dear god. My hot take: Brighton doesn’t have a beach, literally anywhere on the south coast would be better for that. And everything else that makes Brighton good is surely shut? Aginor posted:Mate of a mate says there's an influx of new covid-19 patients in Warwickshire. Why Warwickshire in particular, there’s not much there? And even the Cotswolds is mostly in Gloucestershire. I was down there for a country walk the other day, but barely saw a soul for 5 hours.
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May 20, 2020 22:44
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£69 for a Covid-19 test from Superdrug. Where did this number come from are they just trolling us? https://onlinedoctor.superdrug.com/coronavirus-antibody-test-kits.html
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May 20, 2020 23:28
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wooger posted:My hot take: Brighton doesn’t have a beach, literally anywhere on the south coast would be better for that. And everything else that makes Brighton good is surely shut? It does look like an aggregate crushing plants stock area but,still, it's quite long and spacious which I prefer instead of sandier but smaller beaches. Granted that I haven't seen many beaches in here so idk. I had some mussels by the beach when I was there and had a G&T for two quid in one of the bar/clubs looking at the pier, it was good.
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May 21, 2020 00:01
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Also, no new corona cases in London today guys, see you at the pub on Friday. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.in...3876.html%3famp
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May 21, 2020 00:04
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The Cosby Mysteries posted:£69 for a Covid-19 test from Superdrug. Where did this number come from are they just trolling us? Superdrug posted:Due to the high demand of orders, this service is currently not available. Please email us at email-removed if you wish to be contacted when we resume our service.
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May 21, 2020 00:35
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Renfield posted:
I'm sure it violates data protection laws but I'd love to know the ratio of orders Vs people that actually test positive
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May 21, 2020 01:00
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quote:Speaking at the No 10 daily briefing on Wednesday, Prof Powis said: "Public Health England have been evaluating the new antibody tests, the commercial tests that are becoming available."
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May 21, 2020 04:32
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blunt posted:
Oh you'll hear the numbers alright. They'll be big, and make the case for opening up very strong. I probably sound like a conspiracy lunatic, but it would certainly be excellent timing to have a huge amount of the population doing antibody tests precisely at this moment. Its almost impeccable timing if its coincidental, given that if they came out a month ago when they were supposed to, that data wouldn't benefit the country much at all (or at least the case for easing restrictions) and few people are going to get tested more than once to see if they have at some stage had it. No evidence to say heels were dragged so that the testing and reopening happened at the same time, but its certainly convenient.
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May 21, 2020 05:28
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Yeah if I could conveniently buy an antibody test at a good price I would.
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May 21, 2020 07:02
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Ape Fist posted:Yeah if I could conveniently buy an antibody test at a good price I would. Sounds like something the government should be paying for. What are we loving America?
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May 21, 2020 07:22
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I would love an antibody test, just in case I managed to get it and be asymptomatic. Then I could go outside without darting my eyes wildly and angrily from behind my mask at everyone. I uh, I realised my financial situation wasn't going to improve anytime soon and cats are expensive. Rather than begging for charity, I made an SA mart thread where you can buy my art at cheap prices. I probably should have done that a while back but I'm real bad at selling my stuff. https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3924278
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May 21, 2020 07:24
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Can't wait for the country to split in two, The Recovered and the Weak.
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May 21, 2020 07:39
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My friend is thinking of delaying his wedding from end of August for a year, I think it's wise not only because I doubt hell be allowed (if any) more than 10 guests, but also because I haven't made a decent best man's speech yet.
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May 21, 2020 07:46
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My sister's just delayed hers from August to next April, it's a sensible move I've done two best man's speeches and definitely didn't have anything prepared for either three months out so
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May 21, 2020 07:50
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Yeah I had two weddings get pushed. One was in May and they rescheduled it till 2021 and the other was supposed to be in June in northern Italy which obviously was doomed months ago. The one in Italy has been rescheduled to backyard wedding in Ipswich which works a little better for me but I feel bad for them since they did so much planning and lost some of their deposits.
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May 21, 2020 08:15
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my brother unfortunately had a wedding planned for the summer. they are trying to get deposits back because what's the chances of any of those companies still existing when they want to reschedule.
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May 21, 2020 09:31
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We're looking at rescheduling ours. We're in Scotland and it's early October so, not sure if it'll be allowed or not. Hoping we can just pick a date next year, give everyone time to get their poo poo together etc.
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May 21, 2020 10:08
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Had a milestone birthday in April. Was meant to have my stag in Spain in May. Was due to get married in July, now been moved to 2022. Still have a 2 week honeymoon booked for Italy in August that might still have to go ahead. Ain't no party like an S Club party..
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May 21, 2020 10:53
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Do not, my friends, become addicted to testing. It will take hold of you, and you will resent its absence.
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May 21, 2020 10:56
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Our air-bnb holiday (a remote, secluded wood cabin in the middle of nowhere) was cancelled. Guess we'll just stay in civilisation instead!
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Went to the supermarket this morning and maybe one in five people was wearing a mask/face covering of any kind, so I guess that advice was really taken on board by people.
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You just have to be alert m9
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I'm going for my fortnightly shop today. I won't be wearing a mask.
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sassassin posted:I'm going for my fortnightly shop today. I won't be wearing a mask. in post-apocalyptic Britain, the mask wears you
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I'm in the mood for a Subway sandwich but obviously they're closed. I have no issues making my own which would likely be better but it's the bread that is a problem. I can't be arsed to make my own so what supermarket has anything comparable?
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wooger posted:My hot take: Brighton doesn’t have a beach, literally anywhere on the south coast would be better for that. And everything else that makes Brighton good is surely shut? Couldn't tell you why to be fair. Guy works in Warwick hospital I believe and he says there's been increases. I suppose because you've got places like Warwick and Stratford-upon-avon with an elderly demographic, as soon as lockdown was eased these places are prime for people wandering around like close packed sheep. Gloucester, for example, everybody is out and about by the docks. loving irritating when you're hungover and just want cigarettes and coffee.
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Jose posted:I'm in the mood for a Subway sandwich but obviously they're closed. I have no issues making my own which would likely be better but it's the bread that is a problem. I can't be arsed to make my own so what supermarket has anything comparable? I think the "half baked full baguette" might be your best bet. Throw that bad boy into the oven for like 8 mins and 360noscope it with the fillings. Pretty much every market chain used to have those.
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Jose posted:I'm in the mood for a Subway sandwich but obviously they're closed. I have no issues making my own which would likely be better but it's the bread that is a problem. I can't be arsed to make my own so what supermarket has anything comparable? Sainsburys/ASDA have fairly decent bread selections in their superstores. Bit of tiger bread would be perfect for a sandwich.
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Jose posted:I'm in the mood for a Subway sandwich but obviously they're closed. I have no issues making my own which would likely be better but it's the bread that is a problem. I can't be arsed to make my own so what supermarket has anything comparable? That depends on what sub you usually go for, duh Maybe get a bake-at-home baton, or novelty sized hotdog buns, or just buy flatbreads depending on what you usually go for. Idk Jose, get creative!
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May 21, 2020 11:45
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alternatively open your own subway franchise and eat all the subs you want AND make money
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May 21, 2020 11:46
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Cloner of the Elks posted:alternatively open your own subway franchise and eat all the subs you want AND make money Yes. This is the correct option.
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Aginor posted:Couldn't tell you why to be fair. Guy works in Warwick hospital I believe and he says there's been increases. I suppose because you've got places like Warwick and Stratford-upon-avon with an elderly demographic, as soon as lockdown was eased these places are prime for people wandering around like close packed sheep. Tell a lie here. He actually works in a London hospital which begs the question why are the media reporting no new cases in London?
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