Covid-19

Zlatan · Post by **Zlatan** » Mon May 25, 2020 5:10 pm

Zlatan wrote: ↑
Mon May 25, 2020 4:49 pm
Ok, so far his explanation is acceptable. I think he has displayed some genuine humility in this press conference.

The point to note as far as I can assess that was not immediately apparent was the threat he felt in his London home, and I can understand his position.

If only the detail had been more transparent in the first place it could have saved a lot of fuss.

I’m actually in two minds about this now. At first he displayed some humility but now he’s become arrogant again.

Perhaps that is the purpose of this shitshow... to divide the opinion and deflect attention from what actually happened.

Zlatan · Post by **Zlatan** » Mon May 25, 2020 5:11 pm

Now he’s talking ********. Of course he could have stayed in Durham - I’ve worked from home for the past 2+ months with no problems at all

taio · Post by **taio** » Mon May 25, 2020 5:12 pm

The trip to the castle and its explanation is an absolute joke.

ksrclaret · Post by **ksrclaret** » Mon May 25, 2020 5:12 pm

Cannot believe how bad this is. I am stunned.

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Mon May 25, 2020 5:12 pm

Zlatan wrote: ↑
Mon May 25, 2020 5:07 pm
Is it against the law for someone to urinate in public?

I don't think it is, but it gets filed under something else in most cases, such as drunk and disorderly when people do it on a night out.

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Mon May 25, 2020 5:13 pm

It's the Castle Bernard trip i don't get,how was that essential travel?

And if he didn't stop on the trip from London he must have been belting it up the motorway.Especially given his wife was ill and he had a 4 year-old in the car.

Grumps · Post by **Grumps** » Mon May 25, 2020 5:14 pm

I was with him, till the bizzare story of the trip to the castle

Does his wife not drive? Plus it doesn't fit the guidelines in any way.

SonofPog · Post by **SonofPog** » Mon May 25, 2020 5:14 pm

taio wrote: ↑
Mon May 25, 2020 5:12 pm
The trip to the castle and its explanation is an absolute joke.

Agreed, the rest I have some time for, but the, I needed to test my eyesight, so I took my whole family for a drive, ended up in a tourist spot, felt sick, so walked for 15 minutes line is really laughably bad.

Bordeauxclaret · Post by **Bordeauxclaret** » Mon May 25, 2020 5:14 pm

I’ll tell you something, DSR is going to have to work hard tonight.

Grumps · Post by **Grumps** » Mon May 25, 2020 5:15 pm

Zlatan wrote: ↑
Mon May 25, 2020 5:07 pm
Is it against the law for someone to urinate in public?

Not for a 4yr old, too young for criminal responsibility..... But keep trying

Zlatan · Post by **Zlatan** » Mon May 25, 2020 5:17 pm

Grumps wrote: ↑
Mon May 25, 2020 5:14 pm
I was with him, till the bizzare story of the trip to the castle

Does his wife not drive? Plus it doesn't fit the guidelines in any way.

That’s how I feel too, I’m feeling very conflicted by this. Yesterday I was so bloody angry as I haven’t seen my kids or my parents in over 2+ months and I felt betrayed; then his explanation including detail we didn’t know about such as the threat he felt at home in London seemed plausible and although still breaking the rules was something I could relate to; and now he’s undone all the humility and is the arrogant cock that I think we all know he is.

ksrclaret · Post by **ksrclaret** » Mon May 25, 2020 5:18 pm

He's lying through his teeth. Thinks he has dodgy eyesight so he drives 30 miles. With his 4 year old in tow.

I just cannot believe how stupid he thinks we all are. This is supposed to be an intelligent guy who understands 'the people'.

Pimlico_Claret · Post by **Pimlico_Claret** » Mon May 25, 2020 5:18 pm

I can't remember stopping to fill up with petrol. FFS, give up now man, you are becoming a laughing stock.

Zlatan · Post by **Zlatan** » Mon May 25, 2020 5:18 pm

Grumps wrote: ↑
Mon May 25, 2020 5:15 pm
Not for a 4yr old, too young for criminal responsibility..... But keep trying

Don’t be obtuse, it was a genuine question in regards to the law - I could look it up, but I asked in case anyone knew

Damo · Post by **Damo** » Mon May 25, 2020 5:19 pm

Zlatan wrote: ↑
Mon May 25, 2020 5:11 pm
Now he’s talking ********. Of course he could have stayed in Durham - I’ve worked from home for the past 2+ months with no problems at all

Running the country from home was you?

Barry_Chuckle · Post by **Barry_Chuckle** » Mon May 25, 2020 5:19 pm

2 things I'd like to know....

1 - Does his wife have a driving licence? He's innsinuating he had to test his eyesight by driving to Bernard Castle, if he's not done this and set off to London, he could have been stranded halfway if his sight failed. Surely his wife would complete the journey if she has a licence.

2- his home had been targeted, I wouldn't dispute this as a possibility, however, have all 3 family members returned to London because I can see his home most definitely being a target now?

Damo · Post by **Damo** » Mon May 25, 2020 5:19 pm

He's absolutely schooling these idiots here. It's no wonder the media despise him.

Granny WeatherWax · Post by **Granny WeatherWax** » Mon May 25, 2020 5:20 pm

“Acted like any responsible parent would”

By driving his car to test his eyesight with his 4 year old kid in the back.

Biggest work of fiction since Harry Potter. Boris you are a disgrace.

Zlatan · Post by **Zlatan** » Mon May 25, 2020 5:20 pm

Damo wrote: ↑
Mon May 25, 2020 5:19 pm
Running the country from home was you?

Sorry I didn’t realise that Dom was the PM

taio · Post by **taio** » Mon May 25, 2020 5:20 pm

SonofPog wrote: ↑
Mon May 25, 2020 5:14 pm
Agreed, the rest I have some time for, but the, I needed to test my eyesight, so I took my whole family for a drive, ended up in a tourist spot, felt sick, so walked for 15 minutes line is really laughably bad.

I had a feeling yesterday the castle trip could be a real weakness in the story that followed:

taio wrote: ↑
Sun May 24, 2020 10:50 am
I can't see how Cummings can survive this and nor should he. Suspect more will come out which makes his position increasingly untenable - the trip to the castle could be an interesting one.

Zlatan · Post by **Zlatan** » Mon May 25, 2020 5:22 pm

Damo wrote: ↑
Mon May 25, 2020 5:19 pm
He's absolutely schooling these idiots here. It's no wonder the media despise him.

Your definition of schooling must be different to mine

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Mon May 25, 2020 5:22 pm

What are the rules on looking after children?

Dominic Cummings has defended his actions by saying that “the rules made clear that if you are dealing with small children, then that can be exceptional circumstances”.

The stay at home guidelines say people who live with someone who develops symptoms "must stay at home and not leave the house for 14 days".

However, the same guidance document also says that “we are aware that not all these measures will be possible” if you are living with children.

On Friday, Dr Jenny Harries, the deputy chief medical officer for England, pointed out that "risk to life" would be a valid reason to break lockdown rules.

Back in March, Dr Harries said that if both parents were unable to look after a small child and had no access to family or other support, they should get help from the local authority.

I guess his argument could be that he had family support available,but whether that justifies travelling the distance he did is open to debate.

And at the time of travel he was well enough to drive 300 miles or so,if he was well enough to do that surely he well enough to tend to a toddler.

ksrclaret · Post by **ksrclaret** » Mon May 25, 2020 5:22 pm

Zlatan wrote: ↑
Mon May 25, 2020 5:20 pm
Sorry I didn’t realise that Dom was the PM

Thank god we got rid of those unelected, unaccountable officials telling us what to do.

Damo · Post by **Damo** » Mon May 25, 2020 5:22 pm

Zlatan wrote: ↑
Mon May 25, 2020 5:20 pm
Sorry I didn’t realise that Dom was the PM

Sorry, I think you must have read something that I didnt write

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Mon May 25, 2020 5:23 pm

He should have said there's a secret 'eye test for drivers' department at Barnard Castle.

Damo · Post by **Damo** » Mon May 25, 2020 5:24 pm

Zlatan wrote: ↑
Mon May 25, 2020 5:22 pm
Your definition of schooling must be different to mine

To be fair. You thought your job, selling software or advising people how to download it or whatever you do was as complex as advising the prime minister.
Of course we are going to define things differently

ksrclaret · Post by **ksrclaret** » Mon May 25, 2020 5:24 pm

Damo wrote: ↑
Mon May 25, 2020 5:19 pm
He's absolutely schooling these idiots here. It's no wonder the media despise him.

I had dodgy eyesight. So I drove to a castle. It was 30 miles. I took my 4yo. I did what any parent would do. I felt sick. So I got out and looked at the bluebells. Then my penis accidentally fell into someone else.

Take that media.

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Mon May 25, 2020 5:25 pm

Bordeauxclaret wrote: ↑
Mon May 25, 2020 5:14 pm
I’ll tell you something, DSR is going to have to work hard tonight.

Shane Warne would have trouble spinning this story.

Damo · Post by **Damo** » Mon May 25, 2020 5:26 pm

ksrclaret wrote: ↑
Mon May 25, 2020 5:24 pm

I had dodgy eyesight. So I drove to a castle. It was 30 miles. I took my 4yo. I did what any parent would do. I felt sick. So I got out and looked at the bluebells. Then my penis accidentally fell into someone else.

Take that media.

I'd imagine that is something like what will be written by some of these creations following this. And some people like you will believe it

Zlatan · Post by **Zlatan** » Mon May 25, 2020 5:27 pm

Damo wrote: ↑
Mon May 25, 2020 5:22 pm
Sorry, I think you must have read something that I didnt write

You inferred that I was running the country so I assumed that’s what you thought DomCum was doing as that was your inference wasn’t it...?

I have been keeping a prestigious educational establishment functioning from home, you know the sort of place where technological developments have been assisting with the fight against this disease. In doing so, we have managed to adapt and use tech to continue functioning as normally as possible - it’s fair to assume that he could have continued from Durham until he felt OK to drive don’t you think...?

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Mon May 25, 2020 5:27 pm

ksrclaret wrote: ↑
Mon May 25, 2020 5:22 pm
Thank god we got rid of those unelected, unaccountable officials telling us what to do.

Exactly i didn't vote for brexit to have this unelected idiot running the country.

Granny WeatherWax · Post by **Granny WeatherWax** » Mon May 25, 2020 5:27 pm

Damo wrote: ↑
Mon May 25, 2020 5:19 pm
He's absolutely schooling these idiots here. It's no wonder the media despise him.

Can only assume this is a parody account.

Billy Balfour · Post by **Billy Balfour** » Mon May 25, 2020 5:28 pm

I found it hard to believe anything he says when he can come out with such gems as - I went for a drive to see if I could drive. Gobsmacking that's he's still in the job. He drew up these rules and quite clearly they don't apply to him.

ksrclaret · Post by **ksrclaret** » Mon May 25, 2020 5:28 pm

Damo wrote: ↑
Mon May 25, 2020 5:26 pm
I'd imagine that is something like what will be written by some of these creations following this. And some people like you will believe it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FafVtHWn4X8

I thought it reminded me of something.

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Mon May 25, 2020 5:28 pm

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Jakubclaret · Post by **Jakubclaret** » Mon May 25, 2020 5:29 pm

FactualFrank wrote: ↑
Mon May 25, 2020 5:23 pm
He should have said there's a secret 'eye test for drivers' department at Barnard Castle.

Nothing much there industry wise, I think GSK are the main employers locally maybe he went for some pharmaceuticals.

ksrclaret · Post by **ksrclaret** » Mon May 25, 2020 5:30 pm

Bordeauxclaret wrote: ↑
Mon May 25, 2020 5:14 pm
I’ll tell you something, DSR is going to have to work hard tonight.

Damo's on shift this evening. I'm sure DSR will clock on tonight.

Zlatan · Post by **Zlatan** » Mon May 25, 2020 5:31 pm

Damo wrote: ↑
Mon May 25, 2020 5:24 pm
To be fair. You thought your job, selling software or advising people how to download it or whatever you do was as complex as advising the prime minister.
Of course we are going to define things differently

Of course we will. I am educated, you are not.

Damo · Post by **Damo** » Mon May 25, 2020 5:34 pm

Zlatan wrote: ↑
Mon May 25, 2020 5:27 pm
You inferred that I was running the country so I assumed that’s what you thought DomCum was doing as that was your inference wasn’t it...?

I have been keeping a prestigious educational establishment functioning from home, you know the sort of place where technological developments have been assisting with the fight against this disease. In doing so, we have managed to adapt and use tech to continue functioning as normally as possible - it’s fair to assume that he could have continued from Durham until he felt OK to drive don’t you think...?

Your an IT technician

I wonder Dominic Cummings can get away with sitting at home,advising Boris to try turning it off and back on again

Amazing the shyte people come up with to make their mundane vocation, sound important

Swizzlestick · Post by **Swizzlestick** » Mon May 25, 2020 5:39 pm

Damo wrote: ↑
Mon May 25, 2020 5:19 pm
He's absolutely schooling these idiots here. It's no wonder the media despise him.

I know you’ve had that bad boy prepped all day, but it needs to actually relate to what’s happened.

Zlatan · Post by **Zlatan** » Mon May 25, 2020 5:40 pm

Damo wrote: ↑
Mon May 25, 2020 5:34 pm
Your an IT technician

I wonder Dominic Cummings can get away with sitting at home,advising Boris to try turning it off and back on again

Yes of course I am. I’m a VDI expert and I’ve been a key component in ensuring my organisation remains functional (note not technician), but you don’t need to worry about that.

What pray tell do you do?

Swizzlestick · Post by **Swizzlestick** » Mon May 25, 2020 5:40 pm

Zlatan wrote: ↑
Mon May 25, 2020 5:17 pm
That’s how I feel too, I’m feeling very conflicted by this. Yesterday I was so bloody angry as I haven’t seen my kids or my parents in over 2+ months and I felt betrayed; then his explanation including detail we didn’t know about such as the threat he felt at home in London seemed plausible and although still breaking the rules was something I could relate to; and now he’s undone all the humility and is the arrogant cock that I think we all know he is.

His home was under that much threat, nobody noticed he and his family weren’t there for two weeks.

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Mon May 25, 2020 5:42 pm

Zlatan wrote: ↑
Mon May 25, 2020 5:40 pm
Yes of course I am. I’m a VDI expert and I’ve been a key component in ensuring my organisation remains functional (note not technician), but you don’t need to worry about that.

Much experience with VPS? I work with a couple but always looking for better specs/price/value.

Damo · Post by **Damo** » Mon May 25, 2020 5:43 pm

Zlatan wrote: ↑
Mon May 25, 2020 5:40 pm
Yes of course I am. I’m a VDI expert and I’ve been a key component in ensuring my organisation remains functional (note not technician), but you don’t need to worry about that.

What pray tell do you do?

I'm a media distribution officer.
I start at 6-30 am each morning and I have usually delivered all the newspapers before 8.
Leaving me just enough time to get to school

Zlatan · Post by **Zlatan** » Mon May 25, 2020 5:43 pm

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Darthlaw · Post by **Darthlaw** » Mon May 25, 2020 5:44 pm

Damo wrote: ↑
Mon May 25, 2020 5:19 pm
He's absolutely schooling these idiots here. It's no wonder the media despise him.

You spelled trolling wrong there, Damo.

Not sure which is more entertaining, Cummings squirming or the reaction of those getting in a froth about his **** thin argument.

I bet he could give Mourinho a serious run for his money in winding folk up.

ksrclaret · Post by **ksrclaret** » Mon May 25, 2020 5:45 pm

Damo wrote: ↑
Mon May 25, 2020 5:43 pm
I'm a media distribution officer.
I start at 6-30 am each morning and I have usually delivered all the newspapers before 8.
Leaving me just enough time to get to school

At which point, DSR takes over and distributes some more.

martin_p · Post by **martin_p** » Mon May 25, 2020 5:46 pm

Damo wrote: ↑
Mon May 25, 2020 5:19 pm
Running the country from home was you?

Boris Johnson did it.

taio · Post by **taio** » Mon May 25, 2020 5:47 pm

Damo wrote: ↑
Mon May 25, 2020 5:19 pm
He's absolutely schooling these idiots here. It's no wonder the media despise him.

Given his performance or lack of he might as well have taken a risk and got Grant Shapps to shave his head, put some **** clothes on and try to get away with pretending to be him.

Damo · Post by **Damo** » Mon May 25, 2020 5:49 pm

ksrclaret wrote: ↑
Mon May 25, 2020 5:45 pm
At which point, DSR takes over and distributes some more.

You should post that joke more often.
It's really funny