I was a regular attendee at Public Houses and enjoyed more than the odd tipple with sobriety not on the agenda.
Since they were ordered to close,much to my utter horror, I have not had a drop of alcohol.

I have sacrificed biscuits and cakes for 'Lent' (I am partial to both) and I have been taking regular walks as part of my 'Daily Exercise'.

Alas the change to my once normal routine is not reflected by a downward movement on my weighing scale.We are in 'Lockdown' but the scales have not gone down.

Edited by Willo (04 Apr 2020 11.52am)

Unsure if this has been covered yet, but the thread is getting too sedate so why not.

I see the usual morons are out and about trying to equate 5G masts with Coronavirus.

Incredible. Essentially just repackaging the mobile phone, then 2G, 3G, 4G dross for... 5G! People think I’m unduly harsh to the general population but Christ alive. The earth is flat!

Hopefully this episode is a good opportunity for some ruthless natural selection to occur.

Edited by SW19 CPFC (04 Apr 2020 1.45pm)

There could be some system of gentle restoration of pub opening, based on the days in the month and letters in the alphabet, with spreading achieved by age, so that Roy would be allowed pub time on the eighth day of each month, between (over 70 10:30 to 11:30, 60 to 70 12:00 to 13:00; 50 to 60 13:30 to 14:30; 40 to 50 15:00 to 16:00; 30 to 40 16:30 to 17:30; 24 to 30 18:00 to 19:00; and 18 to 24 19:30 to 20:30) 10:30 and 11:30. Those without passports would not be allowed on licenced premises. I have to admit that all this time for thinking makes a difference - my comments could be said to make less sense than before.

Think you're being a bit too dismissive of it Stirling. Actually, I think we've got to hope that they're right as if we've all got to "pay for it" through taxation afterwards, with the huge numbers that will be unemployed, this country and most of the developed world will be bankrupt (not notionally, as now, but actually as in defaulting on National Debt).

If austerity is re-imposed there'll be massive social unrest. The seeds of discontent are already well and truly sown across the UK and Europe, young versus old, haves versus have nots, wealthy versus not so wealthy, and were evident throughout Brexit, the French riots, Hong Kong (for another reason), Italy and Germany too to some extent.

With the above factors and the need to blame someone for it all, when it's over in a way it's just beginning. At the moment everyone's holed up in their homes. When we're allowed out the repercussions will begin.

It may not reach Civil war, but it may do, at least in the US, possibly here and across mainland Europe. And China and Russia will be watching on (not interfering, of course).

The depths of the oncoming Depression could be as bad as 1929. And that period ultimately came to an end and the world was able to press the reset button, only after the events that happened just ten years afterwards.

So, in a nutshell, I hope the MMT advocates are right because we can all just write this debt mountain off, for now.

I have been speculating with my dear wife about the timescale and conditions for the re-opening of Public Houses.

We discussed the possibility of phased opening whereby establishments are perhaps opened for a few days a week, or they are open all week but for limited hours,however with such a scenario there us the possibility that they would become far more crowded than they would do if normal hours applied.Perhaps initially there will be restrictions on the number of customers that can enter the public houses.I just have a feeling that all will not return to normality for quite a while.

Of course I have no idea of the range of options on the Government's exit plan in relation to the re-opening of these businesses.

It is vary rare that I consume alcohol indoors.An old friend (Now sadly deceased) used to say "Drinking at home is like drinking in cold blood" and he saved his alcohol consumption for away from his abode.

Edited by Willo (04 Apr 2020 1.22pm)

Every day is like a Sunday from a few decades ago. That’s what England is like now. Even down to youngsters being bored at home.