Interestingly, 1954, this graphic has just been shown on BBC News 
Barrie
If selfish idiots think theyâre showing some kind of âblitz spiritâ by defying the rules, they need to realise what theyâre doing is exactly as reckless and antisocial as ignoring the blackout rules during the blitz.
Maybe we need some public information films with someone playing Warden Hodges in his ARP helmet, yelling at people to get indoors (and maybe to âput that ruddy light outâ, just for the Dadâs Army fans).
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I cannot understand this oneâŚ
McDonaldâs closes today, Iâve seen on the news and for myself earlier when I passed by on the ring road here. Chaos as drivers are blocking the road queueing to get a burger at the drive through. I mean all of a sudden they want a burger, the last burger for a while, theyâve got to have one.
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One blessing, we donât live in the USA! Can you imaging being in a shopping mall with 200 armed idiots panic buying, one false move and all hell breaks loose!
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It was such a lovely day on Sunday, that my wife and I took a topless ride up to a local beauty spot - Heavenâs Gate, near Longleat in Wiltshire, for a little walk. There were about two-hundred people doing much the same thing, but everyone we saw was following the government health guidelines regarding social distancing.
It was really a last-minute treat, because as Linda is asthmatic, and in an âat riskâ group, we both now have to self-isolate to protect ourselves.
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Well done Chris, glad you & your good lady got your walk before the more stringent measures were initiated also pleased to hear that folk you came upon, were all heeding the appropriate guidelines.
Barrie
Unbelievable - complete thickheads ! They will expect to be treated by the NHS if they get sick. Too many people in this Country are determined not to comply with the rules. Pity the Government canât imprison them on a big ship and anchor it miles out to sea.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VM2lApW1kMU&fbclid=IwAR0Bz1Z7zi8XjWzGbEwbMN_e5Yu6BENeXZS7GxcnI2tvN94S7H8y3Uy9myI unbelievable stupid woman.
Going out for a drive now just for the fun of it is probably now about as socially acceptable as drink driving. Good job I couldnât buy that new mx5 last year now as it would now be worth less than a pack of loo roll!!
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Just listened to that radio interview clip. That woman is an idiot! Total disregard for herself, which is fair enough but also for anyone else! Selfish, ignorant, stupid! Multiply that up and we have part of the issue, folk that are ignoring Govt advice to the detriment of our country.as said, unbelievable really. 
Barrie
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Barrie, donât know if you remember Teddy Rooseveltâs nice line about foreign policy. âSpeak softly and carry a big stickâ.
Just sayinââŚ
I live in Spain but work in uk and they dont mess about here lockdown means lockdown , the Guardia Civil and local police, see to that .You get stopped for no good reason and you will be fined or arrested .We re at 2 wks L O down and itâs horrible- NO FOOTY, NO BARS /RESTAURANTS , ok if thereâs SUN. There are idiots here also , At least ive got my uk registered , mx5 mk1 Harvard 1997, to play with - now on spanish plates! 
,adios amigos 
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Went early for a walk this morning on the canal loop, the quiet bit. On our way back home walking back down the lane we came across the below.
A double whammy fine there, an unnecessary journey plus fly tipping. Morons.
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In Leeds, the household waste sites are closed, fair enough. We have loads of stuff that we want to dispose of but it wouldnât enter my head to do something like that Mick? Were going to continue with our clearing out, bag it well and just wait until normal service resumes, I might even hire a skip. Issue with that at the moment though, it would be full of other peoples crap before we had a chance to fill it! Morons!
Barrie
Iâm planning on getting into my mx5 tomorrow.
I wonât actually drive anywhere, Iâll just start the engine long enough to drop the roof and sit there, in the garden, enjoying the fresh air for a while!
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I reported some black bin bags dumped in a wooded area just off the roadside a few weeks ago. The clean up team came ( took them a while) and picked them up. Went by afterwards and there a bit further in still bags. In touch again with the local councillor and asked him why the others werenât picked up? He said too difficult to get at, blimey if I can get to them (I can) why canât the council men?
At least the McDâs, KFC, Costa and local bakery waste has ceased to be thrown out of passing cars, the Stella cans and wine bottles are still discarded as normal.
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I expect, to be mirrored throughout the UK and beyond, seeing most indie fast food & sit-in food outlets go to the wall, together with nail bars, charidee shops, and the endless âvarietyâ of street hawkers.
Trouble is, this plague will also cull thousands of indie specialists, some of who may come back, but many will have to throw the towel in. Itâs a minor predicament for me in the grand scheme of things but I do not think Iâll be getting the Mk1âs final painting & other bits done FOC at the resto garage as the owner does have potential health issues which could see Cov-id taking him out.
I do not think this global disaster has gained itâs full momentum yet, nor do I believe the UK in particular has seen anything approaching itâs zenith.
Every one I speak to seems to âknow someone in the knowâ these days, but the fact is I do, being a member still of Forth Valley Broadcasting based in out local mega hospital, and having a B-in-L who is a First Responder in the Ambulance service.
Suffice to say, some of the chats over last few days have been rather disquieting in terms of potential escalations, herding cats trying to find out who infected who & when, and no chance of a National level anti-viral jag this year.
It all bringhs back the mid 1950âs when I did not see my Mother for 3 months, and my Dad lived out of a surgery trying to fight the last so called Asian flu killer epidemic.
Successive goverments both here & globally have learned & implemented absolutely nothing.
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Some good points there Scottishfiver. I especially like the thought of an anti-viral jag. Maybe we should all drive around in one of them 
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