Bluewolf

What the fuck is going on??? The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reversed its coronavirus testing guidance after it sparked backlash among prominent health experts. Last month, the CDC altered its testing guidelines to state that people didn’t need to get tested if they came in contact with someone with Covid-19 if they were not displaying symptoms. The move quickly sparked backlash among health experts because they thought it would discourage people from getting tested. About 40 per cent of coronavirus patients are asymptomatic, according to the CDC. Now the new guidance says that people without symptoms who have been in close contact with an infected person “need a test.”

I would probably agree with you about the Newcastle spend but would be interested to see what the total was for them that period compared to others?? It might have been more a case of Keegan bringing who he wanted and money was no object rather than it being a hideous amount for each player... Just googled it, they spent a total of 34Mill on players half of which went on Shearer alone in 94/95 and that was 20 odd years ago. By comparison we spent 5.5Mill on players the same season so yea, could be argued that both them and Blackburn were all about throwing cash about to win things from sugar daddies long before the likes of Chelsea/City were doing it... We just did the same thing only our sugar daddies were bigger than theirs...

They did mate, often gets overlooked and then didn't Newcastle do something similar under Keegan??? I remember the running joke at that time was "What do you have if you have 10Mill in one pocket and 15Mill in the other"??? "Kevin Keegans trousers on"...

Everything from the decision making to the implementation is just a complete mess... If it's not one thing it's another. mixed messages, U turns etc... Saddens me that we have a Government that is mostly ineffective and yet continues to pat itself on the back for a job badly done while shrugging off any criticism of any kind.. They say adversity builds character but for me more importantly shows it... The 'World Beating' testing has now been proven to have been a dismal failure and all this in the face of a potential second spike going into the winter period.. They are just bumbling along and it's fucking embarrassing...

They have a load on E-Bay... might order a couple

They look interesting... Just googled them, quite a few out there

One early morning last week while I was out on the decking area having a coffee ( about 4am ) In the silence I could suddenly hear this rustling under the seating where I was sitting so I got my phone and shone the light under there thinking it might be a Mouse or a Rat only to find a Hedgehog grubbing about... very,very rare to see them these days, last time we saw one was last year on the lawn of next doors house.. I could see something moving from the window while I was decorating and went out to investigate so I took Leelah out to see it as she has never seen one EVER!! Well tonight the Mooms was trying to get under the chairs we have stacked up in the corner and suddenly emerges with this hedgehog in her mouth and carries it over to the seating area then promptly starts dribbling everywhere because she has spikes stuck in her mouth... got it in a box now for a while and when the cat and dog are both in later I will let it out again to go about it's business.. Not sure how it got in as the place is fairly secure but it found a way... I often hear noises in the very early hours when I am out there but have never actually seen anything.. It has plenty of places to hide/hibernate so may have been with us sometime without previously being discovered.. Might explain why the cat continues to hang around the pond area every evening patrolling up and down...

Any of the above do not paint a very good picture do they... You could probably make a fairly decent case for all 3 points and I am inclined to believe it is the third option with a sprinkling of the other two.. Going by the news articles and interviews I have seen Johnson is clearly not a details man, We only need to see his handling of the Covid/Lockdown situation to know how he has performed in those areas.. He allocates stuff out all over the place then takes no other direct interest in it or control until it comes back to bite him in the arse... Like the "World Beating" track and trace debacle... it's a fucking shambles and even though we all knew a second wave/winter situation was very much on the cards they again find themselves ill equipped to deal with it even now and it's frightening to think where we could be if it does spike up again.. Incompetence is probably the theme here.. not only his own but also those he has running things..

@Steve Bruce Almighty you always have a sensible point of view on these matters so what do you make of the Brexit Treaty Breach situation?? I know I like to bash Johnson but this is a curious one... On one hand he signed what he claimed to be "An Oven Ready Deal" some time ago and now he is doing his best to wriggle out of it?? Obviously this is causing a lot commotion between the for and against camps.. It's curious because if you listen to what he is now saying it's that the EU are playing hard ball over the deal and not holding up their end of the bargain and we could be seriously tied down which is why he is prepared to break it but from what I can gather from other articles ( and I am no expert on these matters ) it's that that option was always in there from the beginning if they chose to go down that path?? Trouble for me is that Johnson has shown himself to be such a ducker and diver throughout the Covid situation and Brexit that I simply don't trust anything that comes out of his mouth anymore..

Looking at some of the content and claims it might be worth moving it to the Science Fiction thread....

Well we obviously dispute that horrendous claim... Secondly...

I think that certain individuals who shall remain nameless have continued to pour scorn on our transfer funding coming from our own 'Coutihno moment' while even you admit that the reason you could bring in players of value at a higher transfer cost was off the back of that.... It would seem as though we both have decent elastic bands....

Funny that.. we had a 'Hazard situation' that was very similar to that....

I like some of his stuff but can't say I am a huge fan... don't mind giving it a watch though

I really hope things pick up for him.... What a waste it would be if going there has condemned him to being injured and stuck on the bench all the time.. Not had a great start has he..

How many??? Are you expecting a world shortage or something...

Sounds like fear mate... nothing to do with the virus..

I can do better than that... I will give you my actual address so you can come round and see for yourself.... Then I will dob you in...

@DeadLinesman The policing minister has encouraged people to report their neighbours for not complying with the new “rule of six” coronavirus restriction as it came into force in England. From Monday, social gatherings of more than six people are illegal, with people facing fines of up to £3,200 if they do not abide by the measure in indoor and outdoor settings. Kit Malthouse said concerned neighbours should ring the non-emergency police number 101 to report violations.

I watched 'Draft Day' last night... Pretty good actually, well worth sticking with for the last 20 minutes alone.. 8/10

Going to try and make the last of the good weather while I can...

On holiday at last... 12 days of chill

Expectation v Reality... This bloke videos his missus/sister while trying to learn dance moves... did make me laugh https://9gag.com/gag/azmZLXB