BBC news at 10 tonight.

Pictures shown from shops around England, as they reopened today.
First thought, what makes people queue in their 100’s outside Clothes shops? Are they that desperate for something new to wear?
Secondly, pictures showing at least a dozen folk pushing and grappling to get into one shop as it opened its doors. Some people really are as thick as pig shit, and have obviously not learnt a single thing from the last 3 months.

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Originally Posted by William Treseder

Pictures shown from shops around England, as they reopened today.
First thought, what makes people queue in their 100’s outside Clothes shops? Are they that desperate for something new to wear?
Secondly, pictures showing at least a dozen folk pushing and grappling to get into one shop as it opened its doors. Some people really are as thick as pig shit, and have obviously not learnt a single thing from the last 3 months.

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Nike shop in London, ridiculous.....

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Originally Posted by William Treseder

Some people really are as thick as pig shit, and have obviously not learnt a single thing from the last 3 months.

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Perhaps they have but are simply past caring? Or maybe the people you describe have to come to realise that the odds are very firmly in their favour?

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Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman

Perhaps they have but are simply past caring? Or maybe the people you describe have to come to realise that the odds are very firmly in their favour?

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I reckon people who think that the vast majority of people are going to be walking around with a new found element of good will to all men and women and a new sense of what's important in life are going to be disappointed. Give it a couple of weeks and plenty of people wont give a **** for anyone.

Just as people sat in queues to get a drive-thru starbucks / Mcdonalds its the same with Primark, the chance to feel life is getting back to normal, alot appear be teenagers and they have been stuck in aswell,

lets not forget the governments messages, they are now looking at 1 M and talking of " contact " being closer than 2 M's for over 15 mins

life is returning back to a new norm

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Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman

Perhaps they have but are simply past caring? Or maybe the people you describe have to come to realise that the odds are very firmly in their favour?

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Well if thats the case, why don't we all just say **** it, and open the pubs and restaurants to full max, and all go to the football?

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Originally Posted by Tuerto

I reckon people who think that the vast majority of people are going to be walking around with a new found element of good will to all men and women and a new sense of what's important in life are going to be disappointed. Give it a couple of weeks and plenty of people wont give a **** for anyone.

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I’d say give it a couple df days.

What cracks me up is that people can’t try on the clothes in the shops, so the only advantage over buying online is that they can see and feel the clothes, although they’re being asked not to touch them.
It’s bonkers. I live in Bristol and it doesn’t interest me in the least.

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Originally Posted by William Treseder

Pictures shown from shops around England, as they reopened today.
First thought, what makes people queue in their 100’s outside Clothes shops? Are they that desperate for something new to wear?
Secondly, pictures showing at least a dozen folk pushing and grappling to get into one shop as it opened its doors. Some people really are as thick as pig shit, and have obviously not learnt a single thing from the last 3 months.

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Maybe people have growing children and they're desperate for new clothes.

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Originally Posted by lardy

Maybe people have growing children and they're desperate for new clothes.

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Maybe, but i doubt it. 👍

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Originally Posted by William Treseder

Maybe, but i doubt it. 👍

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Quite. My 7 year old has grown out of a lot of his clothes during lockdown, nice time for a growth spurt. Tesco had a 50% off all clothes promotion recently and my local Asda also sells clothes. I might be lucky in having 2 supermarkets within 2 miles of the house, but never have I thought of leaving him with small clothes until Primark reopens.

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Originally Posted by The Hooded Claw

What cracks me up is that people can’t try on the clothes in the shops, so the only advantage over buying online is that they can see and feel the clothes, although they’re being asked not to touch them.
It’s bonkers. I live in Bristol and it doesn’t interest me in the least.

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...is it relevant that you live in Bristol?

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Originally Posted by William Treseder

Well if thats the case, why don't we all just say **** it, and open the pubs and restaurants to full max, and all go to the football?

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I wouldn't advise that in your case, old bean. Your odds are not so good.

:thumbup:

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Originally Posted by blue matt

Just as people sat in queues to get a drive-thru starbucks / Mcdonalds its the same with Primark, the chance to feel life is getting back to normal, alot appear be teenagers and they have been stuck in aswell,

lets not forget the governments messages, they are now looking at 1 M and talking of " contact " being closer than 2 M's for over 15 mins

life is returning back to a new norm

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In England at least, Wales is still in the dark ages where no one has teeth left

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Originally Posted by William Treseder

Well if thats the case, why don't we all just say **** it, and open the pubs and restaurants to full max, and all go to the football?

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They are in Northern Ireland and Europe, minus the football of course

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Originally Posted by kendoddsdadsdogsdead

...is it relevant that you live in Bristol?

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At the moment I'd say yes, as hes got the option to go to Primark, but us in Wales haven't.

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Originally Posted by The Hooded Claw

What cracks me up is that people can’t try on the clothes in the shops, so the only advantage over buying online is that they can see and feel the clothes, although they’re being asked not to touch them.
It’s bonkers. I live in Bristol and it doesn’t interest me in the least.

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Bristol doesn't interest me in the least either. :hehe:

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Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman

Perhaps they have but are simply past caring? Or maybe the people you describe have to come to realise that the odds are very firmly in their favour?

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I'd say that's about right unless they are on a day out from a care home, are c78 years old and suffering from chronic heart disease or something.

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Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman

I wouldn't advise that in your case, old bean. Your odds are not so good.

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Quite right. Although i’m far from approaching my autumn yrs, one can’t be too careful.
I’m happy to observe the sheep from afar.

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Originally Posted by William Treseder

Quite right. Although i’m far from approaching my autumn yrs, one can’t be too careful. I’m happy to observe the sheep from afar.

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The counter argument, of course, is that each of us have a finite amount of time on this planet. Truth be told, you and I have no idea where we are in terms of our individual lifespans. We may have decades, years, months, days, hours or only minutes left. Who knows for sure?

What I do know is that life at the moment is not what it should be. Imagine if the past three months were among your last on earth. A grim thought indeed.

As for the sheep, the vast majority of them are out in the fields doing what they naturally do. Unlike us.

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Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman

The counter argument, of course, is that each of us have a finite amount of time on this planet. Truth be told, you and I have no idea where we are in terms of our individual lifespans. We may have decades, years, months, days, hours or only minutes left. Who knows for sure?

What I do know is that life at the moment is not what it should be. Imagine if the past three months were among your last on earth. A grim thought indeed.

As for the sheep, the vast majority of them are out in the fields doing what they naturally do. Unlike us.

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Does your wife still keep you locked in the cellar like a gimp all dressed in black rubber ?

If she does can I come round for tea next tuesday ?

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Originally Posted by William Treseder

Pictures shown from shops around England, as they reopened today.
First thought, what makes people queue in their 100’s outside Clothes shops? Are they that desperate for something new to wear?
Secondly, pictures showing at least a dozen folk pushing and grappling to get into one shop as it opened its doors. Some people really are as thick as pig shit, and have obviously not learnt a single thing from the last 3 months.

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I think it’s fair to say with the mass protests that we’ve witnessed in the last 2 weekends that social distancing is well and truly over.

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Originally Posted by J R Hartley

I think it’s fair to say with the mass protests that we’ve witnessed in the last 2 weekends that social distancing is well and truly over.

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Preceded by VE Day and the thousands basking on the beaches, let's not forget.

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Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman

Preceded by VE Day and the thousands basking on the beaches, let's not forget.

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Bournemouth beach was rammed

And round here they were all outside pissed up on VE day

Some of em even dressed up in forties womens frocks and did their hair up

Stupid feckwits

And that was the blokes ...

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Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman

Preceded by VE Day and the thousands basking on the beaches, let's not forget.

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Absolutely, 4 wrongs dont make a right, all daft.

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Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman

Preceded by VE Day and the thousands basking on the beaches, let's not forget.

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Let us not forget

When the sun goes down , we will remember them

By ignoring social distancing , dressing up like idiots and getting pissed and having house parties

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Originally Posted by J R Hartley

Absolutely, 4 wrongs dont make a right, all daft.

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The truth of the matter is that social distancing has been effectively ignored in countless shops and supermarkets all over the country since about the end of April, if not earlier. I called into M&S on Queen Street yesterday late-morning on my home from work and it was typically busy - people, mostly elderly women, browsing the clothes sections at their leisure totally unhindered, while the food hall was well populated and has been for the last couple of months. People are still going through the motions to a degree, but it feels like it's for show now rather than for genuine results.

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Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman

The truth of the matter is that social distancing has been effectively ignored in countless shops and supermarkets all over the country since about the end of April, if not earlier. I called into M&S on Queen Street yesterday late-morning on my home from work and it was typically busy - people, mostly elderly women, browsing the clothes sections at their leisure totally unhindered, while the food hall was well populated and has been for the last couple of months. People are still going through the motions to a degree, but it feels like it's for show now rather than for genuine results.

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I have a feeling people are socially distancing themselves , from me , in particular

And I am not happy about it

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Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman

The truth of the matter is that social distancing has been effectively ignored in countless shops and supermarkets all over the country since about the end of April, if not earlier. I called into M&S on Queen Street yesterday late-morning on my home from work and it was typically busy - people, mostly elderly women, browsing the clothes sections at their leisure totally unhindered, while the food hall was well populated and has been for the last couple of months. People are still going through the motions to a degree, but it feels like it's for show now rather than for genuine results.

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I get your point. So should the government just abandon all restrictions today and let everybody take their chances?

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Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY

I have a feeling people are socially distancing themselves , from me , in particular

And I am not happy about it

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Try having a bath more than once a month

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Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman

Preceded by VE Day and the thousands basking on the beaches, let's not forget.

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Which did not materialise in the infection 'spike' the doom and gloom merchants threatened us with for enjoying ourselves .

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Originally Posted by William Treseder

I get your point. So should the government just abandon all restrictions today and let everybody take their chances?

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I've no idea to be honest. I'd be interested to know what 'the science' is really saying right now.

The problem, as I see it, is that the whole thing has been so badly-handled in the UK since day one and the guidance has become so blurred that a great many people don't really know what's supposed to be happening now, and a significant percentage simply no longer care to any great degree.

I was watching the BBC news channel reports yesterday afternoon regarding the non-essential shops opening in England. Half of the new things the owners are trying to implement to match the guidance they've been given are just nonsense and are totally different to what's happening in the supermarkets. The rules also differ from shop to shop, so there's no kind of consistency. Therefore, people won't do what they're supposed to do, either deliberately or accidentally, and will just attempt to carry on as normal.

Things like sport behind closed doors make sense, because that can be easily controlled. But the rest of it? Mostly nonsense in my opinion. Socially-distanced pubs and restaurants? Ridiculous idea. Bookshops open but no browsing? Farcical. Different rules for supermarkets and small shops? Completely stupid.

I don't know what the answer is, but to me you either allow places to open as normal or you don't allow them to open at all.

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Originally Posted by William Treseder

Pictures shown from shops around England, as they reopened today.
First thought, what makes people queue in their 100’s outside Clothes shops? Are they that desperate for something new to wear?
Secondly, pictures showing at least a dozen folk pushing and grappling to get into one shop as it opened its doors. Some people really are as thick as pig shit, and have obviously not learnt a single thing from the last 3 months.

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Yes people were pushing/crowding. But....cant recall where I saw it, a picture taken slightly further away shows that only about 10 were involved and they were surrounded by a similar number of media who also seemed to be pushing the queuers up against the door..... enhancing the narrative, maybe. "People queue sensibly and in an orderly, socially-distanced way" doesnt make for good headlines. That said, apart from food/match tickets and getting a new phone sorted, personally it's been about 2 years since I shopped in a shop. All done online these days.

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Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman

I've no idea to be honest. I'd be interested to know what 'the science' is really saying right now.

The problem, as I see it, is that the whole thing has been so badly-handled in the UK since day one and the guidance has become so blurred that a great many people don't really know what's supposed to be happening now, and a significant percentage simply no longer care to any great degree.

I was watching the BBC news channel reports yesterday afternoon regarding the non-essential shops opening in England. Half of the new things the owners are trying to implement to match the guidance they've been given are just nonsense and are totally different to what's happening in the supermarkets. The rules also differ from shop to shop, so there's no kind of consistency. Therefore, people won't do what they're supposed to do, either deliberately or accidentally, and will just attempt to carry on as normal.

Things like sport behind closed doors make sense, because that can be easily controlled. But the rest of it? Mostly nonsense in my opinion. Socially-distanced pubs and restaurants? Ridiculous idea. Bookshops open but no browsing? Farcical. Different rules for supermarkets and small shops? Completely stupid.

I don't know what the answer is, but to me you either allow places to open as normal or you don't allow them to open at all.

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Agree with everything you’ve said there. From day one, the governments advice had been as murky as a pair of Sludges Y- fronts.