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Gavin Chipper

I would hope that people would refrain from spitting in public now. I don't spit while running anyway but I wonder if it's some biological difference between people where some people get more of a yucky phlegmmy build-up than others. Boris Johnson is in intensive care if you didn't already know. C4C...

Gavin Chipper

This article from the BBC is slightly more balanced than we normally get. There's very little of it, but there is at least some discussion of what is the right level of lockdown rather than "The government have said this, so this must be exactly the right balance." A couple of bits of discussion: P...

Gavin Chipper

I think it's valid. Suppose it was established that having a meal in a restaurant with an infected person gave you a 50% chance of being infected. Sheer chance, different immune systems, whatever. How many people would you expect to be infected if that person spent the same amount of time at a spee...

Gavin Chipper

Unlucky Sean! A good standard by both players for a heat game.

Gavin Chipper

Ian Volante wrote: ↑
Sun Apr 05, 2020 8:41 pm

Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑
Sun Apr 05, 2020 3:29 pm
It's not working for me right now as I type this.
It's fine here. Tried a hard refresh?

It started working later on.

Gavin Chipper

Matt Hancock has now said that they could ban exercising outside the home if people don't obey the rules. Personally I think this would be crazy. Apparently lots of people were gathering in parks at the weekend, not obeying the rules. I'm not sure how big the problem was, but some of the pictures I'...

Gavin Chipper

It's not working for me right now as I type this.

Gavin Chipper

And more importantly, on what date will parkruns come back?

Gavin Chipper

I've read the blog post now. Not listened to the interview though!

Another thing that annoys me is the "Stay at Home" message that's permanently on the screen on Channel 4. Government propaganda on Channel 4.

Gavin Chipper

I've also seen that although the PM said only one form of exercise a day that is only actually law in Wales. I should say that at present I'm more inclined to the view that we should be doing what we know is right, rather than looking for loopholes. What the government say and what we consider to b...

Gavin Chipper

There was a round in this game where DC couldn't better 6 and I got four 7s. I think these included TAILORS and GIAOURS.

Gavin Chipper

I'd very much hope she was actually fined for doing something against the law, which was aggravated by her refusal to give her name. If the police ask for your name and what you are doing, you are perfectly entitled to respond "Going about my lawful business, officer". (Do not try this at home, or ...

Gavin Chipper

Yeah, that was weird.

Gavin Chipper

Whether you think it's a good thing or a bad thing, we are very much living in a police state right now. (Woman fined for not telling police who she was or what she was up to at a train station.)

Gavin Chipper

People who don't spell and pronounce it "Linkedln", because that's what it looks like and what it deserves to be called. (As in with a lower case ELL, not a capital EYE.)

Gavin Chipper

I think it's solely Charlie.

Gavin Chipper

The police dyed a blue lagoon black to deter visitors. Talk about police state. Fake news. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-22843481 Well, that's an article from 2013 when they dyed it black for a completely different reason. It's probably just how they deal with things. Too ma...

Gavin Chipper

The police dyed a blue lagoon black to deter visitors. Talk about police state. By the way, according to this BBC article : Take exercise. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: "People will only be allowed to leave their home for... one form of exercise a day". That sounds like a clear legal order - an...

Gavin Chipper

Charlie said on Apterous that it's broken but without elaborating.

Gavin Chipper

Howie Myers wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 31, 2020 4:21 am
r3 alt - SUNGAZE

Not in as far as I can see.

Gavin Chipper

Matt Morrison wrote: ↑
Sun Mar 29, 2020 10:27 pm
You're biased as fuck because you love exercising. Spare a thought for people who like being social and people who like touching stuff.

True.

Anyway, another example of this turning people into dickheads - people trying to stop shops from selling Easter eggs because they're not essential.

Gavin Chipper

In this BBC article , it says In the letter, being sent to 30 million homes, the prime minister warned stricter restrictions could be put in place if necessary. One worry is that they will further restrict exercise, by e.g. having a time limit rather than just "once a day" and also restricting how f...

Gavin Chipper

Callum Todd wrote: ↑
Wed Mar 25, 2020 7:10 am
Carol Vorderman on BBC Coronavirus newscast last evening. Brief Countdown chat at the start.

Countdown to the apocalypse.

Gavin Chipper

I think there are a lot of people whose health might actually benefit from this. People who normally do no exercise and are now cooped up in their houses are told that they can go out to exercise once a day - once more than they normally do! And perhaps through boredom they're more likely to do it ...

Gavin Chipper

This is kind of pot luck really. But as we're here: 1. Nick Hewer 2. Rachel Riley 3. Susie Dent 4. Gyles Brandreth (might as well keep it Countdown related with these four) 5. Donald Trump 6. Angela Merkel 7. Greta Thunberg 8. Emmanuel Macron 9. Justin Trudeau 10. Scott Morrison Obviously not everyo...

Gavin Chipper

Some people are phoning the police because they think their neighbours are going out to exercise twice. I think this sort of thing can bring the best and worst out in people. (In this case the worst obviously.)

Gavin Chipper

Marc Meakin wrote: ↑
Fri Mar 27, 2020 12:51 pm
I was going to post a Coronavirus watch.
Listing ten people to contract it , not necessarily die from it
Anyone interested ?

Yeah, do a thread though.

Gavin Chipper

Boris Johnson originally just wanted to carry on as normal so we'd get herd immunity when 60% of people had got this coronavirus. So I suppose he's just doing his bit.

Gavin Chipper

I've just listened to the full version of this. While I thought it was interesting in parts, I think it perhaps lacked direction, and the conversation with James Haughton seemed to drag at points, with it seeming to turn into a round by round discussion of some of his games at one point. I'll probab...

Gavin Chipper

Marc Meakin wrote: ↑
Fri Mar 27, 2020 12:47 pm
Boris has it
This shit got real.

Prince Charles already has it. If by "real" we mean even posh twats are getting it.

Gavin Chipper

They could put an edited version on All 4. And do they still have that repeat slot at around 5am?

Gavin Chipper

Just in case anyone hasn't seen, here's the reason why we had no show on Tuesday, from Rachel herself.... Something lighthearted was said when we recorded back in November which could be interpreted differently in today’s world. Was a last minute decision erring on the side of sensitivity. Doesn't ...

Gavin Chipper

This sort of thread is what makes C4C great, regardless of whether one agrees with the specific content. I can't imagine a discussion like this appearing in my Facebook feed without getting shut down immediately. Anyway - there are lots of aspects to the NHS. So what do people mean when they say it'...

Gavin Chipper

One of my neighbours is always gardening. I saw him out there today, and he briefly stepped into the lane before going back again. And I said "That's his one outing allowed. If he does that again, I'm calling the police."

Gavin Chipper

I think there are a lot of people whose health might actually benefit from this. People who normally do no exercise and are now cooped up in their houses are told that they can go out to exercise once a day - once more than they normally do! And perhaps through boredom they're more likely to do it n...

Gavin Chipper

I had a weird chest infection around the end of February too, was given antibiotics and didn't think anything further of it, was told it couldn't possible be COVID as I hadn't come into contact with anyone with it. Fast forward to this weekend just gone, I've got an elevated temperature and my sens...

Gavin Chipper

Just been to Tesco's. It all seemed pretty dystopian.

Gavin Chipper

Fiona T wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 24, 2020 7:50 pm
Apparently available on Sky's all 4 catchup service (according to digitalspy). Curiouser and curiouser.

This also happened.

Gavin Chipper

Found this under SHART which made me laugh: ‘I just sharted all down my leg, and I don't know how to hide it from people seeing it at the supermarket.’ https://www.lexico.com/definition/shart Weird, I can't see that sentence listed. ‘I've had things happen that my emergency kit in the truck has hel...

Gavin Chipper

I think some of the measures brought in yesterday are an overreaction. The problem is groups of people together, not people out alone or with their families. So there's no sensible reason to say you can only go out once to exercise. There's no problem with someone spending their entire day faffing a...

Gavin Chipper

Coronavirus is a Channel 4 conspiracy so they could take Countdown off the air for a bit and bring it back with Rachel no longer pregnant so it doesn't look like she's pregnant one day and back to work after giving birth the next day.

Gavin Chipper

I think we need one of these to discuss everything about our experiences and opinions etc. Personally I think a lot of people and indeed whole countries are struggling to get the balance right. Closing restaurants, pubs etc. is an unfortunate but sensible move. It's difficult to properly practice "s...

Gavin Chipper

A shame but I suppose it was inevitable given how close it is now. Eurovision was cancelled and that was on the same day.

Gavin Chipper

But how does a supernundrum work?

Gavin Chipper

What loser would discuss it on Apterous anyway? This is the main place.

Gavin Chipper

Why isn't wearing helmets in cars a thing like it is on bikes (pedal and motor)? The risk of head injury might not be as high, and it would be annoying, but the risk still exists. Literally no-one ever talks about this.

Gavin Chipper

Why does the BCG vaccine scar much more than other vaccines?

Gavin Chipper

What was the format - what does any of that actually mean?

Gavin Chipper

Have you gone mad?

Gavin Chipper

This is an outrage! :o Are Maureen and Callum aware that you've been on here impersonating their husband and grandad?! They were all fake made up names, not anything serious so no I’ve not impersonated anyone. I just used Maureen Grabhams name but I never pretended to be her. I appreciate the apolo...

Gavin Chipper

Cool. We'll see you when you rejoin us!

Gavin Chipper

People with a fever and dry cough.

Gavin Chipper

I'll have a wobble...

Gavin Chipper

Is this an admission about your other posts? Or some sort of joke within a joke?

Gavin Chipper

Johnny Canuck wrote: ↑
Fri Mar 13, 2020 9:49 pm
Not even CO-VID?

I went to CO-VID 19.

Gavin Chipper

This champion geezer is pretty good. Very solid on the letters. I think I've beaten him in one letters round over two games but the numbers have let him down a bit.

Gavin Chipper

I would be up for this but large gatherings might not be such a good idea.

Gavin Chipper

Series 82 contesant Steve Agace

And series 46 champion Ben Wilson

Gavin Chipper

Series 82 contestant Iain Campbell

And UKIP guy Patrick O'Flynn

Gavin Chipper

What? Edit - I mean, why is it funny and why is a picture of a football with that weird blood hand/face on it relevant? I'm not getting it at all. The volleyball's from Cast Away. Do you want to build a snowman? is from Frozen. These are both somewhat successful films. Actually, I just looked up th...

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