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Obviously I'm talking about preventing killing humans. I'm ways outlined in a documentary by Attenborough called xtinction The Facts. Very informative. A future pandemic may be even more deadly than Covid19. I'm astounded that you talk about prevention of catastrophes such as pandemics...

We're bringing it in on ourselves to a great extent. I learnt a lot from the Attenborough documentary "Extinction: The Facts", which was on earlier this week. Rainforests contain loads of viruses, through wet markets & say the fashion industry - these viruses are getting transferred from...

Don't blame me, I voted for the other guy! But on a serious note, there's now panic ensuing. It's high time scientists warnings are adhered to & not laughed at. Countering threats such as pandemics, nuclear war & environmental catastrophe need to be prioritised now. This current crisis is a...

Agreed. This almost invisible enemy respects no borders & global solutions are required.

True, peaceful protests are a right & it's how change comes about. I'm glad to see that Sir David Attenborough programme last night & more climate emergency reporting on the news today. Very encouraging. No need for any arguments, everyone should just research the best science themselves...

Completely agree. History has shown that there are dictators that are willing to take advantage of the situation. But, if you listen to say climate scientists, they want change within existing structures. I think what's needed is more honesty & accountability in the media as well as more...

Exactly, people in free societies need to fight to maintain the hard fought rights they have & to push for a more fairer society. In fact, fight for the very survival of future generations. We're all responsible, apathy will just increase inequality & the threats we face. And as for the 'wink...

Very good analysis there mate. One way or the other, somethings going to change with the current system. Sewer tabloids don't help much either - with their demonisation of any sort of suggestion of tweaking the current system to a more sustainable one. With meaningless curse words of 'far-left'...

Watched Extinction: The Facts on the box last night, an excellent programme which outlined the existential threats the loss of biodiversity has on us all. It also touched on pandemics such as the threat of virus transmission from wet markets & the link to the fashion industry over here to risky...

But on the other hand. IF one person carried Covid into the UK, it has now spread & caused 41,600 deaths. So maybe not such a poor analogy after all. Yes, there is a chance the virus may not spread as exponentially as it first did (especially if we're careful) or spread among different segments...

Can't argue with that as you've just done that yourself.

Well, social media has been mentioned but that's very toxic & polarised so I stay off it. Of course, say for example, if someone has a medical condition which means they are permitted not to wear a mask, then I can see how they can be judged. I was in a restaurant a week or so ago & one server...

Will keep an open mind about masks. There's a lot we're still learning about this virus. Personally don't see the issue as meriting the use of terms such as 'vigilantes' or 'maskivists' - which smack of unconstructive knee jerk emotions to me. Two leaders in particular come to mind have who...

Platform staff may have useful skills. "STAND CLEAR OF THE HUMAN BEANNNNNNN!!!!!"

The way I see it, this pandemic is a huge warning - to not take our way of life for granted. I mean about a year ago, during the election time, if a leader or senior MP had said that we'd better get our pandemic response to a high standard, would it really have been a vote winner? It seems...

Ta for info @ Tom Quinne. I've been to a box & signalling centre during my training period, I work on the freight side. From my (albeit limited) experience, the signallers are quite good. Obviously, as a driver I'm not completely au fait with the signallers regulations. So, patience is...

I take it then, that if you come to a stand at an automatic signal at danger and you can see there's nothing in the section ahead, then you should still press SG as there could be a signal fault, or the signaller could have changed it to red. As I understand it, automatic signals can be changed...

A very informative thread, what I've taken from it is: A) Drivers & signallers should work as a team. B) A coffee, whilst vitally important, should not distract from the task in hand whilst it's being prepared. C) Adding to point B, a fully functional hot drink holder is crucial to the...

If I can interject a little humour to the discussion. When you mentioned "simple lever monkeys", it reminded me of the song 'Dance Monkey' by the Tones & I. The singer in the video being the driver lol.

What's the best volume to say: "STAND CLEARRRRRRRRRRRR!!!"