I wonder if he'll charge the usual Dyson premium...Some more good news:
Coronavirus: Government orders 10,000 ventilators from Dyson
The engineering firm developed a new type of ventilator in response to calls on behalf of the NHS.www.bbc.co.uk
He is donating 5000 ventilators to be fair (1000 of which are going to the UK).
So the government is overlooking medical manufacturers to award the contract to Dyson and JCB, two tory donors. Nothing dodgy going on there.Some more good news:
Coronavirus: Government orders 10,000 ventilators from Dyson
The engineering firm developed a new type of ventilator in response to calls on behalf of the NHS.www.bbc.co.uk
So the government is overlooking medical manufacturers to award the contract to Dyson and JCB, two tory donors. Nothing dodgy going on there.
Thats not normally how it works, but right now there is queues for the queues, unfortunately. You might also get substitutions for some items you ordered, depending on the availability of what you ordered.I've never ordered food online in my life.
Gave Morrisons a go this morning and have no idea what i'm suppose to be doing. i got trough the queue, only to be met with another queue once i hit checkout.
My wife informed me today that they are installing perspex screens in my local Aldi to shield the people on check out. I'll try to get in later on in the week, but they now have stick policies on how many people can be in the store at one time and the queues are long.
Sorry to hear it spiked your anxiety.Went to the local shop this morning, and while I was able to get some things the lack of space between people gave me a massive anxiety attack and now I have to reset the clock from when I was last close to someone. I will know by April 9th if I have Covid-19 or not now. Massively frustrating.
Yeah, specialist manufacturing tends to be slow because it's specialised and therefore high-speed, high-volume isn't usually required. Normally I'd be inclined to say that this is a sly government back-hander to Dyson, but in this case it's more likely to be that they could scale faster than the specialists could.Can those medical manufacturers achieve the scale required in such a short timeframe though?
Dyson is also working with a medical company to design these ventilators.
Sorry to hear it spiked your anxiety.
Local shops are honestly a minefield. You never know if it'll be quiet and fine or if it'll be humming with people.
For that reason I only go to larger supermarkets at the moment, as much as I prefer smaller shops.
- automated doors. No touching/pushing
- much more space, easier to avoid people
- self-service checkouts
- much more produce, less likely others have touched it
I've never ordered food online in my life.
Gave Morrisons a go this morning and have no idea what i'm suppose to be doing. i got trough the queue, only to be met with another queue once i hit checkout.
My wife informed me today that they are installing perspex screens in my local Aldi to shield the people on check out. I'll try to get in later on in the week, but they now have stick policies on how many people can be in the store at one time and the queues are long.
Exactly.Yeah, specialist manufacturing tends to be slow because it's specialised and therefore high-speed, high-volume isn't usually required. Normally I'd be inclined to say that this is a sly government back-hander to Dyson, but in this case it's more likely to be that they could scale faster than the specialists could.
That's a fair point - usually we shop at tesco but we've been going to our local co-op early in the morning and so far whilst we haven't been able to get everything we want and paying over the odds we were at least avoiding people, but the way you've explained it there also makes sense.Sorry to hear it spiked your anxiety.
Local shops are honestly a minefield. You never know if it'll be quiet and fine or if it'll be humming with people.
For that reason I only go to larger supermarkets at the moment, as much as I prefer smaller shops.
- automated doors. No touching/pushing
- much more space, easier to avoid people
- self-service checkouts
- much more produce, less likely others have touched it
Article in The Times saying the NHS should actually cope now according to one expert, and he thinks the fatality figure will be way below 20,000.
Can't read it as it's behind a pay wall but fingers crossed.
Not a priority they said...
London woman dies of suspected Covid-19 after being told she was 'not priority'
Kayla Williams, 36, from Peckham, south London, died a day after calling 999 Coronavirus – all updateswww.theguardian.com
I decided to go to Tesco instead of the small local shop I used last week. The small shop is really cramped, and while they're being careful it's not easy to give people enough space.That's a fair point - usually we shop at tesco but we've been going to our local co-op early in the morning and so far whilst we haven't been able to get everything we want and paying over the odds we were at least avoiding people, but the way you've explained it there also makes sense.
This is all very pragmatic, but yeah, we absolutely can. This is a 36 year old woman.And she wasn't.
We will have many more of these stories before this is all over, but we can't go handwringing over every one. The NHS is not blessed with foresight as to who will die, it is blessed only with statistics and the knowledge of local capacity to set what priorities it best can.
Yes it sucks, but this is the nature of the pandemic we are faced with.
Also further emphasizes that we can't afford cavalier attitudes to the virus no matter who we are or what the status of our health is.And she wasn't.
We will have many more of these stories before this is all over, but we can't go handwringing over every one. The NHS is not blessed with foresight as to who will die, it is blessed only with statistics and the knowledge of local capacity to set what priorities it best can.
Yes it sucks, but this is the nature of the pandemic we are faced with.
Someone needs to contact that stupid bloody women who went to the beach and "popped in to visit her friend" and tell her this. I wonder what her response will be then...Also further emphasizes that we can't afford cavalier attitudes to the virus no matter who we are or what the status of our health is.
I like you.I volunteered for a local animal sanctuary. Apparently a lot of the staff that work there are elderly and/or vulnerable so shouldn't be going in, so i'll be going in 3 times a week to feed and walk the dogs.
The only aspect to keep in mind with this report as it's being spread like wildfire is that it's her Aunt who's saying that she had no underlying medical issues not medical staff. It's obviously virulent and dangerous to younger people but the media have run with this headline and made it seem more concrete than it might be.Coronavirus victim, 21, had "no underlying health issues"
Stay the fuck inside y'all
Officials are yet to confirm the death and the circumstances surrounding it.
Ah I apologise, didn't see that. The BBC need to be more careful. Got to say, their reporting of this whole thing has been pretty lackluster.The only aspect to keep in mind with this report as it's being spread like wildfire is that it's her Aunt who's saying that she had no underlying medical issues not medical staff.
Woman, 21, 'with no pre-existing conditions dies of coronavirus'
The family confirmed the news in the hopes it will be a wake up call to all who are not taking social distancing seriously.metro.co.uk
Article in The Times saying the NHS should actually cope now according to one expert, and he thinks the fatality figure will be way below 20,000.
Can't read it as it's behind a pay wall but fingers crossed.
Ah I apologise, didn't see that. The BBC need to be more careful. Got to say, their reporting of this whole thing has been pretty lackluster.
The only aspect to keep in mind with this report as it's being spread like wildfire is that it's her Aunt who's saying that she had no underlying medical issues not medical staff. It's obviously virulent and dangerous to younger people but the media have run with this headline and made it seem more concrete than it might be.
Woman, 21, 'with no pre-existing conditions dies of coronavirus'
The family confirmed the news in the hopes it will be a wake up call to all who are not taking social distancing seriously.metro.co.uk
It's the Times, it's basically a mouth piece for the Conservative party.
Unless the NHS gets more ICU or ventilators within a couple weeks I'd doubt that claim.
A lot of people think this will be over after the Easter holidays by the way. Apparently the fact exams were cancelled and we were told things were off "for the forseeable future" isn't resonating with them.
I think even that might be a little optimistic... we'll see though.At work we're operating under the assumption that we won't return to "normal" operations until July.
They are opening temporary hospitals in conference centres across the country, and industry is currently gearing up to manufacture ventilators at scale.It's the Times, it's basically a mouth piece for the Conservative party.
Unless the NHS gets more ICU or ventilators within a couple weeks I'd doubt that claim.
My wife and I were having a discussion this morning, and we're both of the opinion that there's zero chance of schools going back this academic year. I do wonder if we might see schools re-opening in what would normally have been the summer holidays, though - i.e. July and August. Exams are obviously canned, but kids who aren't in exam years will still need the curriculum to be covered as far as possible.A lot of people think this will be over after the Easter holidays by the way. Apparently the fact exams were cancelled and we were told things were off "for the forseeable future" isn't resonating with them.
Every time I go to M&S, the crunchy peanut butter is gone but there's loads of smooth. What's all that about?
Hoarders have good taste.Every time I go to M&S, the crunchy peanut butter is gone but there's loads of smooth. What's all that about?
Every time I go to M&S, the crunchy peanut butter is gone but there's loads of smooth. What's all that about?
My wife and I were having a discussion this morning, and we're both of the opinion that there's zero chance of schools going back this academic year. I do wonder if we might see schools re-opening in what would normally have been the summer holidays, though - i.e. July and August. Exams are obviously canned, but kids who aren't in exam years will still need the curriculum to be covered as far as possible.
I seem to remember you being a teacher or working in a school, so no doubt you know way more about this than my amateur guesswork.
When Wimbledon is cancelled tomorrow, it'll soon hit home to them.A lot of people think this will be over after the Easter holidays by the way. Apparently the fact exams were cancelled and we were told things were off "for the forseeable future" isn't resonating with them.
My wife and I were having a discussion this morning, and we're both of the opinion that there's zero chance of schools going back this academic year. I do wonder if we might see schools re-opening in what would normally have been the summer holidays, though - i.e. July and August. Exams are obviously canned, but kids who aren't in exam years will still need the curriculum to be covered as far as possible.
I seem to remember you being a teacher or working in a school, so no doubt you know way more about this than my amateur guesswork.