Bigger threat to the local economy

Far less than those not wearing em though mate.

 

They've been wearing masks in Barnsley Town centre for years.

 

Hard to say if it's made any difference really

 

Not in my experience. In my experience when people weren't wearing them they were keeping a distance and being at least a bit careful. Now that they have masks on they seem to feel invincible, unless specifically told they don't distance at all, will happily pick up and put down goods many times and worst of all they constantly touch their mask and take it off and put it back on spreading any virus onto their hands and then onto anything they touch.

 

The reason I pointed the face coverings mate. I have to wear masks at work admitted not all day. But I’ve bought a simple visor with specs type frame attached. £2 Wear it over my normal specs. And genuinely forget I’m wearing it. ( having tried to drink and eat through it. I have slight breathing issues so find this much more comfortable.
Re the Graph. Hard to say it’s not either. Spikes are occurring and are causing lockdown again. Generally appears to be at big social gatherings where nobody can be arsed to follow any kind of guidance.

But I digress this is about helping the local economy with or without Covid which I was trying to point out against the backdrop of the working from home effect .The mask debate has been done to death so didn’t want to get drawn into another thread about it.
Help local businesses is all I wanted to point out. I’m not everyone’s mother and don’t expect everyone to think like I do. Just my view on the subject.

 

I genuinely have some guilt about abandoning certain businesses. But after the torrid time we had as a family through April and May I'm putting myself first.

 

Everything is working great for the millionaires who fund the Tory Party. What a surprise.

Have a ******* nice day.

Bye bye local business.

 

Can't remember the last time I went into town, or even Leeds/Sheffield. Would rather go to the supermarket for essentials & supplement by buying fruit/veg & meat from local high street. For proper shopping would go to meadowhall if needed but click and collect is better, even makes returning stuff easy.

 

How does click and collect make returns easier? I hate returning things so anything that makes it easier I'm interested in

 

Try it, you may like it. Will look great when the Glassworks is finished. There’s also the social side food and drink. But until the project is completed any support will i’m sure be welcomed. ( Some bigger retailers appear to be moving in ) Would you like to see the town die. And become a ghost town . Don’t think any of us want that.

 

I gave up on town centres in general a long time ago. They are too expensive, parking can be awkward and there just isn't the choice. I don't know how my sanity and pocket survived all that traipsing in the days before the internet.

 

I ship stuff back i dont like. No probs. But thats only the minority.

 

Why not put some money into the local economy though. You can do both. A few responders seem to be stuck in the, eff all int tarn brigade. With some of the replies appear not to give a toss. A poor state of affairs by my reckoning. Tis the reason there’ll be eff all int tarn.

 

If you buy something online, even click and collect you have the right to return it for a full refund even if its simply because you have changed your mind or don't like the item. If you buy in a shop legally you don't have the same entitlement to a full refund (though most retailers will offer one)

 

When we drop Masks and social distancing I'll be the first one out and about. I just find it unpleasant currently

 

Masks don't stop deaths they reduce infections rates, surely the graph should be looking at infections rates for those who have been in shops before and after the mask law - I know the data doesn't exist (part of the problem with deciding if it is working or not) but using deaths isn't appropriate.

1. The latest infections are in young people so the death rate is falling whilst infections are rising

2. Death isn't the only outcome from an infection, whilst it's the most serious it doesn't represent the full picture

 

I'm imagining....


Do you want it, sir. Oomph, Suits you, sir.

 

I haven't seen any data that backs up the use yet. If I do I'll be happy to admit it helps.

 

Figure 2a in this report may help, compares Hong Kong (mask wearing) to other non mask wearing countries and how COVID spread

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7177146/