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malvolio replied

25 January 2020, 20:29
Originally posted by PhiltheGreek View Post

Indeed. It would be a nice touch if a latter day plague turned up today.

Both bubonic and pneumonic plagues are still out there. Thing is we are descended from people who survived it
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BR14 replied

25 January 2020, 20:13
Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post

rat with a good PR person....

is rat a tree, rat?
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BrilloPad replied

25 January 2020, 20:07
Originally posted by BR14 View Post

oh, - is rat right?
well, fancy rat.

rat with a good PR person....
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BR14 replied

25 January 2020, 20:06
Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post

Its the name of a car that has been crashed into a wall.

oh, - is rat right?
well, fancy rat.
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BrilloPad replied

25 January 2020, 20:03
Originally posted by BR14 View Post

a squireel ? is this another welsh thing ?

is it a dance?

Its the name of a car that has been crashed into a wall.
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BR14 replied

25 January 2020, 18:22
Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post

I was chatting to admin last night. Wondering why I left for a week. Thanks for reminding me.

A shame I have to keep returning to CUK for the fight against HMRC.

Anyway, there is a squireel nearby waiting to nibble your nuts.....

a squireel ? is this another welsh thing ?

is it a dance?
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BrilloPad replied

25 January 2020, 17:55
Originally posted by ATwat View Post

Some drivel

I was chatting to admin last night. Wondering why I left for a week. Thanks for reminding me.

A shame I have to keep returning to CUK for the fight against HMRC.

Anyway, there is a squireel nearby waiting to nibble your nuts.....
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BrilloPad replied

25 January 2020, 17:53
Originally posted by ladymuck View Post

Has the double posting "feature" returned?

What do you mean?
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AtW replied

25 January 2020, 17:52
Brillo’s got it - mods quarantine him with perm ban!
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ladymuck replied

25 January 2020, 17:50
Has the double posting "feature" returned?
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BrilloPad replied

25 January 2020, 17:48
Rat-on-a-stick - Wikipedia
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AtW replied

25 January 2020, 17:46
Originally posted by cojak View Post

I doubt that it is quite the same as plague. I’m working remotely with Russian and Chinese colleagues, the Chinese are fit as fiddles while all the Russians were off sick last week with vodka.

FTFY
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Paddy replied

25 January 2020, 15:13
Originally posted by ladymuck View Post

Spreading quite quickly, people dying. Yeah, no reason at all to try and contain it.

No idea what the incubation period is but, if it's as little as 24-48 hours, that's a long distance you can travel in that time and a lot of people you can come into contact with before you start suffering/showing symptoms.

I'd rather err on the side of caution myself and am grateful the Chinese are this time sharing information about the virus to help other countries know what to look for.

A typical flue like virus only needs one virus to be breathed in before attaching itself to the lung/s. It will multiply 1000 fold in 12 hours. Symptoms show in 24 hours by which time it has already spread. Furthermore, symptoms show that the immune system is working. A person with with a weak immune system may feel ok and then pop their clogs without notice.
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GigiBronz replied

25 January 2020, 14:08
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ladymuck replied

25 January 2020, 14:03
Originally posted by wattaj View Post

Am I the only one wondering why the Chinese have reacted so strongly to this outbreak? Quarantining 53 million people? WTAF? What is REALLY going on on the ground over there?

Spreading quite quickly, people dying. Yeah, no reason at all to try and contain it.

No idea what the incubation period is but, if it's as little as 24-48 hours, that's a long distance you can travel in that time and a lot of people you can come into contact with before you start suffering/showing symptoms.

I'd rather err on the side of caution myself and am grateful the Chinese are this time sharing information about the virus to help other countries know what to look for.
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