theironroad
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That's a good question as my mom is worried as she uses my local one to pay for her electricity and gas top ups as well as the odd bits and bobs
Could you do the top ups online for her?
That's a good question as my mom is worried as she uses my local one to pay for her electricity and gas top ups as well as the odd bits and bobs
You're in the IoM aren't you? It isn't the UK, they presumably come up with their own rules.
Could you do the top ups online for her?
Corner shops sell food products so I reckon they will be allowed to remain open.I wonder how they define a hardware shop? Is B&Q Open? If it is, how about Homebase, The Range, Dunelm Mill etc
What about your typical Corner Shop, neither technically a newsagent or a supermarket.
How about WHSmith, it’s basically a newsagent.
The attitude you display is sad to see and frankly dangerous to others. You would be first in line if other people impacted you and put your life in danger. Show some compassion for others. Just once.Austerity indirectly killed 45,000 people in two years (source: https://www.channel4.com/news/factcheck/factcheck-did-austerity-kill-120000-people) alone and nobody gave the tiniest little stuff.
I swear the world's gone mad.
Will newsagents be open.
Probably not that important but I just thought about it because I was intending to go and pay my newspaper delivery bill before the end of the week. It’s not a large amount as my paper is pre paid with vouchers but the shop might appreciate it being paid at this difficult time.
Until today WHSmith told its staff that it was 'positioning itself to the government as an essential service' because of its 'offering'. The leaked letter to staff is on twitter somewhere.
Give them a phone call as they may be able to take payment online or over the phone.
A lot of newsagents sell groceries or contain post offices, so I'd imagine they'll stay open.
Yep.The attitude you display is sad to see and frankly dangerous to others. You would be first in line if other people impacted you and put your life in danger. Show some compassion for others. Just once.
I've not seen a traditional newsagent in a while - most of them are local shops that happen to sell papers but also food and stuff and so are grocery shops. Do they still exist?
Here are the essential shops that will still be open:
But retailers will still stay open for online orders.
- Supermarkets
- Pharmacies
- Vets
- Newsagents
- Pet shops
- Hardware stores
- Retail shops in hospitals
- Petrol stations
- Launderettes
- Undertakers
- Banks
- Post Offices
Without wishing to appear frivolous, I'm disappointed off licences don't appear on that list. With the pubs shut and many people feeling stressed at what lies ahead, I'm sure many of us would welcome the chance to enjoy a drink.
But one that has near universal support from all those in the medical profession (who are best qualified to advise), and all those in Parliament, who we rely on to take these decisions on our behalf. So I’d say it’s probably right.
There doesn't seem to be an endgame. That's what worries me. Lockdowns can't go on for long. It just seems panic-stricken. There seems to be no consideration of the consequences of the actions being taken. Millions of people are being tipped out of work with barely a mention.
What happens next? They don't seem to have a clue. Last week the experts thought herd immunity would work.
Supermarkets?
But alcohol is hardly an essential tbh
Maybe not yet, but soon will be
There doesn't seem to be an endgame. That's what worries me. Lockdowns can't go on for long. It just seems panic-stricken. There seems to be no consideration of the consequences of the actions being taken. Millions of people are being tipped out of work with barely a mention.
What happens next? They don't seem to have a clue. Last week the experts thought herd immunity would work.
What happens next? They don't seem to have a clue. Last week the experts thought herd immunity would work
Without wishing to appear frivolous, I'm disappointed off licences don't appear on that list. With the pubs shut and many people feeling stressed at what lies ahead, I'm sure many of us would welcome the chance to enjoy a drink.
I completely agree about the lack of an end-game. To be honest, that's the thing that worries me the most about this whole situation; the deeper in we get, the harder it's going to be to find a way out. I don't agree about the economics; to be blunt, it's better to be alive, but unemployed, than dead.There doesn't seem to be an endgame. That's what worries me. Lockdowns can't go on for long. It just seems panic-stricken. There seems to be no consideration of the consequences of the actions being taken. Millions of people are being tipped out of work with barely a mention.
What happens next? They don't seem to have a clue. Last week the experts thought herd immunity would work.
The lack of an end-game from this is a genuine problem, though. There's a real concern amongst the medics and scientists that, in a few months time, when these restrictions are simply no longer sustainable, we will be back where we started with the virus spreading unchecked. I agree that but for the 'lockdown' there would be many, many more deaths in the coming weeks. The risk is that, by having the lockdown, all we do is delay those deaths by a few months rather than preventing them. Maybe, just maybe, if our luck changes, a vaccine or a treatment will be developed which can be rolled out in time to prevent such a rebound, but hoping for that that is one hell of a gamble.You really don't seem to get it do you?
The consequences of no action being taken are thousands more , younger and older , will die. Not be out of a job, but die.
Retail (closed)
Hair, beauty and nail salons, including piercing and tattoo parlours, Massage parlours, All retail with notable exceptions...
Exceptions
Supermarkets and other food shops, health shops, pharmacies including nondispensing pharmacies, petrol stations, bicycle shops, home and hardware shops, laundrettes and dry cleaners, bicycle shops, garages, car rentals, pet shops, corner shops, newsagents, post offices, and banks.
There's a thought. I'd not thought about what influence that particular advisor had on this area of policy over the past months...Boris was slow off the mark and should have stopped listening to Cumming's bonkers "Herd immunity" theory especially as it would have shortened my life span by 30 years.
I have a relative who attends gyms and swimming pools four times a week to keep their arthritis in check. Or did attend...Unfortunately, the side effects on the social impact this will cause are catastrophic. I have a distant relative who is a recovering alcoholic who relies on regularly attending AA meetings to keep her safe & sober.