02-10-2021, 06:49 PM
(02-10-2021, 06:44 PM)richbaggie Wrote:(02-10-2021, 06:23 PM)Kit Kat Chunky Wrote:(02-10-2021, 06:01 PM)richbaggie Wrote: This lockdown has really started to bite now. Groundhog day existence, a stressful job with no escape valve is having major effect on my own mental state. I'm lucky to have wife and daughter at home with me, God knows how friends I have who live at home alone are getting through this. Not seeing my granddaughter is a particular killer for me.
Thankfully, if you ignore the news but look purely at the data, we are moving steadily towards better days. I say ignore the news because they seem to continue to wallow in the negatives. An example being how they report the daily figures, comparing to day before rather than the more important 7 day comparison.
Feels like we are moving towards some minor lifting of restrictions in March with April seeing more lifted and maybe pubs by May. I can cope with that. Lockdown for anytime beyond that and people will start to not comply in huge numbers.
Not only that Rich, but seasonality will mean that numbers are low. If you tell everyone to stay at home, when you have infections of less than 1000, then you can see a mass revolt. We didn't have riots last summer, but if lockdown isn't lifted then you can see a great undercurrent of discontent (not that I would condone public unrest).
Yep, for sure. The breaking point is close for a lot of people and that could easily lead to it lighting a fuse.
Bojo to set out 'the road map out of lockdown' on February 22nd. Can't see many restrictions being lifted if I'm honest.