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[ShakaHislop]

First post lockdown haircut done. Feel more normal already!

Barbers had a good set up. Hand sanitiser on way in, every in masks, everything sanitised after use.

Did you go for the full skinhead?

[CraigDS]

Did you go for the full skinhead?

I’d have got the missus to do that rather than pay 18 quid for it 

[west_london_red]

I’d have got the missus to do that rather than pay 18 quid for it 

£18!!!

[CraigDS]

£18!!!

Well, meant to be £17 but I also got a mask from them for a quid as didn’t have one.

Pretty sure I paid £15 in the same place the day places shut down.

[wampa1]

£15!

[oldfordie]

I think that's precisely it - and the fact Johnson refused to confirm last week, when asked by journalists, whether healthcare and other public sector workers would receive a pay rise. He also had the gall during the same speech, to encourage people to 'clap for bankers' !! Twat.
The people I used to work with at my local hospital also didn't want a 'clap' and told me a minutes silence would have been more appropriate to remember the colleagues they'd lost to Covid in this crisis. I agreed with them.

That's a excellent suggestion, Johnson had a few reasons for calling for the clap for the NHS last night and none of those reasons had sod all to do with appreciating our NHS or NHS workers.

[TepidT2O]

£15!

I paid that for a pair of clippers 10 years ago...

I’ve paid £15 for a decade

[Elmo!]

I pay £24 pound for my haircut....

It is a bit longer though, and I only go about 3 times a year to make up for it. 

[Crosby Nick]

I pay £24 pound for my haircut....

It is a bit longer though, and I only go about 3 times a year to make up for it. 

In Scotland? Is that even possible?!

About £15 for me down here, not that I can quite remember!

[Welshred]

In Scotland? Is that even possible?!

About £15 for me down here, not that I can quite remember!

My old housemate pays £50 for his, says it's worth it because he gets a beer to drink whilst they're doing it. £50 like, Central London is horrific for Barber's prices

[TepidT2O]

My old housemate pays £50 for his, says it's worth it because he gets a beer to drink whilst they're doing it. £50 like, Central London is horrific for Barber's prices

What the fuck?

What are they doing to it?

Gilding it?

[Elzar]

My old housemate pays £50 for his, says it's worth it because he gets a beer to drink whilst they're doing it. £50 like, Central London is horrific for Barber's prices

Why would you want a beer while you're getting your hair done? Just get it cut and fuck off to the pub.

[So… Howard Philips]

My old housemate pays £50 for his, says it's worth it because he gets a beer to drink whilst they're doing it. £50 like, Central London is horrific for Barber's prices

The price you pay for being a dedicated follower of fashion I suppose.

[Jiminy Cricket]

I recall visiting my home town and went to my old barber for a hair cut - admittedly, 20+ years ago - he charged me a quid. Admittedly, it was just a buzz-cut - probably took him all of three minutes. But still.

Conversely, I was without clipper for awhile here in France, and was charged 30 euro at one place for a buzz-cut. Yeah, she washed my hair (not that it needed it), and put on some fancy oil on my head when done, but I would have preferred a no-nonsense, 3-minute and - allowing for inflation - 3 euro haircut.

[ShakaHislop]

Hundreds of scientists write letter to WHO arguing coronavirus is airborne: NYT
 

A group of 239 scientists representing 32 countries is reportedly preparing to ask the World Health Organization (WHO) to revise its recommendations for the novel coronavirus due to evidence it says supports the claim the disease is airborne.

The scientists are expected to publish an open letter making the request in a scientific journal next week, according to The New York Times. The letter is set to offer evidence that supports the position that smaller particles of the coronavirus can travel through the air and infect people.

The WHO has held that COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, is transmitted mostly by large respiratory droplets that fall to floor after being discharged via a sneeze or cough. The agency has said the virus is primarily spread through person-to-person contact and indirect contact with surfaces in the immediate environment of an infected individual.

A segment of the scientific community says evidence shows that the virus is borne through the air and can infect individuals upon being inhaled, the Times reported, noting that small particles can travel quickly following a sneeze. Exhaled droplets of the virus can travel more gradually the length of a room, some scientists say.

Airborne transmission would reportedly become a significant factor for response efforts. Masks would possibly be necessary in all indoor settings, regardless of whether social distancing was maintained. Health care workers would also likely require N95 masks that can filter out minuscule coronavirus particles.

Benedetta Allegranzi, technical lead on infection control for the WHO, told the Times that there is still a lack of solid evidence on airborne transmission.

“Especially in the last couple of months, we have been stating several times that we consider airborne transmission as possible but certainly not supported by solid or even clear evidence,” she said. “There is a strong debate on this.”

A WHO spokesperson told The Hill that the agency is "aware of the article and are reviewing its contents with our technical experts."

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/505936-hundreds-of-scientists-write-letter-to-who-arguing-coronavirus-is-airborne

[TSC]

My old housemate pays £50 for his, says it's worth it because he gets a beer to drink whilst they're doing it. £50 like, Central London is horrific for Barber's prices

He should get it free if he can down a pint at same time as getting a short back and sides.

[Elmo!]

In Scotland? Is that even possible?!

About £15 for me down here, not that I can quite remember!

Aberdeen's an expensive place... lots of rich people driving the prices up.

You can get it much cheaper, I just like my barber.

[Thepooloflife]

Over 3 million cases in USA now.......approaching 1% of entire population (that's the known cases)

[west_london_red]

Aberdeen's an expensive place... lots of rich people driving the prices up.

You can get it much cheaper, I just like my barber.

For £24 he should like you too!

[Sir Capon of Debaser]

My old housemate pays £50 for his, says it's worth it because he gets a beer to drink whilst they're doing it. £50 like, Central London is horrific for Barber's prices

During the Late 90s/ early 00’s all my mates were paying £50 back then for a sports cut at places like Toni n guys an other such gaffs in Southport

[west_london_red]

Well, meant to be £17 but I also got a mask from them for a quid as didn’t have one.

Pretty sure I paid £15 in the same place the day places shut down.

My barbers has slapped on an extra £2 for the mask and gel, taking it up to £14 and I’m crying over that! You could still get a hair cut in Hounslow for fiver only 3 years ago mind!

[west_london_red]

My old housemate pays £50 for his, says it's worth it because he gets a beer to drink whilst they're doing it. £50 like, Central London is horrific for Barber's prices

How do you stop getting hair in the pint if he’s drinking it while they are cutting his hair?

[UntouchableLuis]

Numbers of reported fatalities and positive cases continues to fall. It seems the virus is getting weaker or we have more available to stop it becoming really deadly to many again. Or maybe a bit of both.

I think if we get to this time next month and there hasn't been many spikes then we are in a very good position.

[Gnurglan]

Over 3 million cases in USA now.......approaching 1% of entire population (that's the known cases)

I would not be surprised if most countries end up with similar percentage. Hopefully not, or at least that it takes a little longer, which would he good for healthcare systems. But imagine what that means for China and India... 1% of ~2.5 billion people.

[God's Left Peg]

Why would you want a beer while you're getting your hair done? Just get it cut and fuck off to the pub.

Wouldn't the hair get in your beer?

[Buggy Eyes Alfredo]

How do you stop getting hair in the pint if he’s drinking it while they are cutting his hair?

My local gives you a can after checking in with a plastic lid that clips on. No limit on the amount of cans you can consume in the building at no additional cost. I normally guzzle 4-7 while receiving a hot towel & straight razor shave on my beard.

[west_london_red]

My local gives you a can after checking in with a plastic lid that clips on. No limit on the amount of cans you can consume in the building at no additional cost. I normally guzzle 4-7 while receiving a hot towel & straight razor shave on my beard.

4-7!?!? WTF that’s a full on session for someone like me!

[TSC]

There is still no date for when the government’s coronavirus contact tracing app will be rolled out to help stop the spread of the disease.


Giving evidence to the House of Lords science committee on Monday Baroness Dido Harding, who is leading the government’s test and trace service, said she could not give a date for when the app might be ready.

She said: “Technology development paths do not run in a smooth and linear way and so we're keen not to commit to a specific date as the technology development work is ongoing.”

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/coronavirus-contact-test-trace-app-isle-of-wight-a9600171.html

[Crosby Nick]

My local gives you a can after checking in with a plastic lid that clips on. No limit on the amount of cans you can consume in the building at no additional cost. I normally guzzle 4-7 while receiving a hot towel & straight razor shave on my beard.

Hark at David Boon.

[kavah]

Hark at David Boon.

had to google:

Responding to the story, Ian Chappell said, "In my day 58 beers between London and Sydney would have virtually classified you as a teetotaller. 

[ShakaHislop]

Johnson trying to pin the blame of the care home deaths on the care homes themselves for not "following the procedures"

Video
https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1280245135712956416

But Nadra Ahmed, chair of the National Care Association, which represents smaller and medium-sized care providers, said Johnson’s comments were “a huge slap in the face for a sector that looks after a million vulnerable people, employs 1.6 million care workers and puts £45bn into the economy every year”.

She added: “Despite the fact PPE was diverted, despite the fact we didn’t have testing in our services, despite the fact they’ve not put any money into our sector, it has worked its socks off, and it’s a huge disappointment to hear the leader of our country say what he’d said.”

A spokesman for the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services said Johnson was correct to say the sector needed reform and more funding. But he added: “Social care has been hit hard by Covid-19 and it feels unfair to blame care homes for the initial response to the pandemic as they did not feel prioritised from the outset.”

Caroline Abrahams, charity director of Age UK, said: “It would be unfair for anyone to suggest that care staff have been authors of their own misfortune: on the contrary, in a neglected and cash-strapped system they have been magnificent throughout the pandemic – arguably far better than we as a country deserved.”

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/jul/06/anger-after-johnson-appears-to-blame-care-homes-for-their-high-death-toll

[oldfordie]

Johnson trying to pin the blame of the care home deaths on the care homes themselves for not "following the procedures"

Video
https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1280245135712956416

This is one horrible pathetic government. they know this is going to get very nasty, it angers me so I imagine care home workers must be furious being smeared by these useless charlatans.

A statement from number 10 tonight said.
Responding to the criticism, a No 10 spokesman said care homes had "done a brilliant job under very difficult circumstances".

He added: "The PM was pointing out that nobody knew what the correct procedures were because the extent of asymptomatic transmission was not known at the time."

So Johnsons excuse is nobody knew healthy people could be infected with Covid and pass it on to other people.
What a load of Boll.... the government told the NHS to send patients back to care homes without testing them for Covid on the 18th March. I was self isolating sat at home before the 18th March because I knew people could be walking around the Supermarket etc carrying the virus feeling fine.
So when did the Tories find out about asymptomatic transmission, did they immediately order the NHS to test patients for Covid before sending them back to care homes.

[ShakaHislop]

This is one horrible pathetic government. they know this is going to get very nasty, it angers me so I imagine care home workers must be furious being smeared by these useless charlatans.

A statement from number 10 tonight said.
Responding to the criticism, a No 10 spokesman said care homes had "done a brilliant job under very difficult circumstances".

He added: "The PM was pointing out that nobody knew what the correct procedures were because the extent of asymptomatic transmission was not known at the time."

So Johnsons excuse is nobody knew healthy people could be infected with Covid and pass it on to other people.
What a load of Boll.... the government told the NHS to send patients back to care homes without testing them for Covid on the 18th March. I was self isolating sat at home before the 18th March because I knew people could be walking around the Supermarket etc carrying the virus feeling fine.
So when did the Tories find out about asymptomatic transmission, did they immediately order the NHS to test patients for Covid before sending them back to care homes.

I edited my post at the same time you posted yours, with comments from the National Care Association.

[Macphisto80]

Boris passing the buck and lying? Ya don't say?

He's a cowardly c*nt. They all are. I doubt he had the virus or, at worst, was even bad with it to begin with. His bollocks shriveled up and he fucked off and hid for a few weeks when the pandemic was at it worst. Now he's out finger pointing and putting the blame on anyone but himself. Sounds familiar.

[Macphisto80]

This is one horrible pathetic government. they know this is going to get very nasty, it angers me so I imagine care home workers must be furious being smeared by these useless charlatans.

A statement from number 10 tonight said.
Responding to the criticism, a No 10 spokesman said care homes had "done a brilliant job under very difficult circumstances".

He added: "The PM was pointing out that nobody knew what the correct procedures were because the extent of asymptomatic transmission was not known at the time."

So Johnsons excuse is nobody knew healthy people could be infected with Covid and pass it on to other people.
What a load of Boll.... the government told the NHS to send patients back to care homes without testing them for Covid on the 18th March. I was self isolating sat at home before the 18th March because I knew people could be walking around the Supermarket etc carrying the virus feeling fine.
So when did the Tories find out about asymptomatic transmission, did they immediately order the NHS to test patients for Covid before sending them back to care homes.

But he did tell everyone to wash their hands and clap the NHS.

[oldfordie]

I edited my post at the same time you posted yours, with comments from the National Care Association.

They are not touching on the real issue, there would not have been a explosion of covid and so many deaths in care homes if the government had tested patients in hospital for Covid before sending them back to care homes,the government wanted to free up beds in hospitals and they made a complete cock up, they are now trying to cover up  that cock up by blaming the care homes themselves.I posted this 4 days ago when Johnson first started to off load blame,he obviously must of thought everyone fell for it as there was hardly any outrage, there is now.

Johnson blames Governance of Care homes for the rapid spread of Covid in care homes.
https://twitter.com/brexit_sham/status/1278981069660962816

18th March, A government order tells NHS hospitals to move elderly patients into care homes even if they have Covid-19
Results in a explosion of Covid-19 deaths in care homes.
1 Cardiologist says "We actively seeded this into the very population that was most vulnerable."

[Macphisto80]

The channel 4 news was reporting elderly patients being shipped back into care homes and test results mysteriously going missing by accounts of the nurses and front line staff that were witnessing what was going on. This was around late April, so it was known then, and they continued to do it.

[oldfordie]

The channel 4 news was reporting elderly patients being shipped back into care homes and test results mysteriously going missing by accounts of the nurses and front line staff that were witnessing what was going on. This was around late April, so it was known then, and they continued to do it.

Not sure what you mean, what was not known then. ?

[Macphisto80]

Not sure what you mean, what was not known then. ?

I'm saying it was known and being reported by mainstream news. C4 was the only mainstream news I saw it on, though. The BBC and ITV news weren't reporting anything about it to my knowledge.

[Zeb]

I'm saying it was known and being reported by mainstream news. C4 was the only mainstream news I saw it on, though. The BBC and ITV news weren't reporting anything about it to my knowledge.

Some local authorities reckon they've seen lower numbers of deaths because their public health officials did insist on testing as people were being moved into homes. Was covered on BBC as well as C4 back in late April, Guardian too, as Labour was trying to draw attention to it.