P.K. Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 1 hour ago, TheTeapot said: Howard is to address the nation on Thursday. Get your masks now. If he knows what he's going to say then why not say it now...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banker Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 2 minutes ago, P.K. said: If he knows what he's going to say then why not say it now...? Speech not written yet as everyone been on holiday and it’s not as dramatic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTeapot Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 1 minute ago, P.K. said: If he knows what he's going to say then why not say it now...? I think there's a comin meeting in the morning, got to make sure everyone is on the same page, national unity & that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.K. Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 11 minutes ago, TheTeapot said: I think there's a comin meeting in the morning, got to make sure everyone is on the same page, national unity & that Presumably they received their briefing papers a week ago...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nom de plume Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 (edited) 16 minutes ago, TheTeapot said: I think there's a comin meeting in the morning, got to make sure everyone is on the same page, national unity & that Minutes redacted. We couldn’t possibly need to know who is behind these draconian measures. After all, this is a democracy. Edited September 1, 2020 by Nom de plume 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Banker said: About time!! https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/government-calls-covid-19-general-update-media-conference/ Another! The man is press conference mad. Just put out a press release with whatever the new rules are. But no, it's got to be a game show where Quayle mumbles something cryptic. Then the assembled ladies, gentlemen and mongeese of the press play twenty questions to guess what the policy. Meanwhile a greek chorus of Manx Voices make Uninformed Comments in the live stream comments predicting that everybody will die. Then sometime on Friday the IOM Constabulary tweet out a completely different interpretation of the policy alongside the news that they've rounded up half the Island for breaking the new laws against looking feckless in a public place. Edited September 1, 2020 by Declan 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTeapot Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 14 minutes ago, Nom de plume said: Minutes redacted. We couldn’t possibly need to know who is behind these draconian measures. After all, this is a democracy. We don't have any draconian measures anymore. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banker Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 1 hour ago, TheTeapot said: We don't have any draconian measures anymore. What do you call the 14 days quarantine without any testing when the other islands are invested in testing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTeapot Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 Cheap. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southfork Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 On 8/31/2020 at 5:30 PM, Mr Newbie said: A few people have mentioned costs above and if in that response you’re saying that you’re running yourself ragged trying to do stuff on the cheap for government and that’s perhaps one of the reasons why we aren’t testing as many people as other islands seem to be doing then I’d say that’s information that might be material to others wondering why we’re still taking the low volume self service approach that we seem to be taking when Jersey seem to be blitzing it and Guernsey is testing a significant amount more too. Cost is now being starting to be suggested as the main reason why we’re ignoring testing and seem to be testing so few people compared to just about everywhere else. You’d hope that the main driver behind 14 days self isolation and only testing those who seek out a test is not that it costs next to fuck all to do in comparison to what Jersey and Guernsey are doing to try to keep their economies more open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 6 minutes ago, Southfork said: Cost is now being starting to be suggested as the main reason why we’re ignoring testing and seem to be testing so few people compared to just about everywhere else. By whom specifically and exactly? With links. Please don't dodge this question. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Southfork said: You’d hope that the main driver behind 14 days self isolation and only testing those who seek out a test is not that it costs next to fuck all to do in comparison to what Jersey and Guernsey are doing to try to keep their economies more open. Obviously and clearly accepting that our economies have relatively little in common. For example, tourism is a significant part of the economies of Jersey and Guernsey. Here: only the bikes are, arguably and maybe, significant. Edited September 1, 2020 by pongo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nom de plume Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 (edited) Meanwhile in Jersey. 84,000 people tested. No hospital admissions. They’ve protected their health service. Edited September 1, 2020 by Nom de plume Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTeapot Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 Personally I think it's great that they are having a go at trying things, but it most certainly is not as rosy as some would like to make out 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southfork Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 (edited) 21 minutes ago, pongo said: By whom specifically and exactly? With links. Please don't dodge this question. What a strange reply. I’ve seen it suggested several times on Twitter and Facebook now in the last few days. I didn’t realize it was compulsory to have to provide links to casual comments made here to other posts so I won’t as I can’t be arsed. Edited September 1, 2020 by Southfork Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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