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No.. mortality rate does not in any way relate to R.. except in the very obvious that more cases creates more death. The factors you describe of people taking greater care will affect the R value. but not the longer term prognosis for any positively confirmed victim . R is a number...

It is true for identified cases. That there are others is if course possible, but that is not how science works. Facts remain sacred , speculation is err .. speculative. More over there is anecdotal reports that mild infections produce antibodies but not immunity...so I also put that inside the...

Sorry not true. The case mortality rate is stubbornly sitting at about 5% for persons positively identified with the illness and then having treatment stopped. This is based on the Worldometer statistics. That there are anecdotal reports of people having it so mild does that it is not...

Right on.. Even today the UK authorities are faffing about. Flecc berates the Heathrow traffic ..and rightly, but allowing untested ,unquarantineed individuals take the Heathrow express is lunacy. It even feeds into our little Isle. The major party in NI takes its cues from Westminster, not...

"True of many coastal areas. I would think reducing the external contact radius by 180 degrees is very relevant..." Fully agree with that, and there is the added advantage that there is always a wind on the coast. This means dispersal .

This is a topic on which Vfr400 can give good advice. . A powered front wheel is the simplest electric power option , but it does come with limitations. .. We turn the front wheel .. sounds obvious , but that means it is often out of line with the direction of travel .. which is a recipe for...

The Irish position and more than half our fatalities were in care homes, where a lacuna developed. We fully locked down, with only care workers in attendance. Unfortunately these care workers were typically the husbands of Philippines Nurses , working in acute hospitals. Inevitably a fraction...

Sorry flecc, I still think that is whistling against the wind. The only part of your thesis I accept is that the lowest lieing fruit is already plucked . One of the more telling arguments is the Covaid worldometer graphic of new infections and deaths. There is a lag, but increased deaths...

I think your risk estimations are all wrong. What is your odds of the bungee cord failing when jumping in the cheddar gorge ?. Or potholing landslides or overdosing at a Rave in Ibiza

Yes apparently the Normans cultivated mega rabbits for the pot. Saw these critters in a zoo in Brittany some years ago.

.. contrast that with a pleasant drive 15kms away ,to a coastal pub / restaurant .. winner of 2019 PubFood of the Year . Sitting in the open air on one of the sunniest days ...last Friday , and scoffing Very very fresh Fish and Chips. All interactions with staff both sides masked , then...

Bring back Spangles... They were never sold in RoI,but were available in NI and of course mainland UK . They were a cause of great wonder whenever anyone ventured abroad and enhanced street cred no end in the local primary school. The existence of Aero in Green or Orange colours were also...

As You may have picked up, I was in France myself for a Month and arrived back last Wednesday week. Ireland never removed the requirement for quarantine . I have been self quarantining at home. ..The house is large enough for an additional guest space . I have a son in a vulnerable health so...

Whether the UK require it or not, all RoI vehicles will be adhering to the EU modified Vienna convention as per 2411/1998 EU. ..

1949 Geneva Convention on international road traffic and later the Vienna 1968 Convention .. note the integrated country designation on the number plate was actually explicitly excluded in the 1949 version ,and I think in 1968 and subsequent EEA /EU regulations allowed a derogation. Now...

Any NI or Mainland UK vehicle ,when used in an EU country has to have national identification codes on the rear of the car. Manifestly none of the cars I noticed yesterday ..with 2 exceptions , in RoI were legal. Just as a note for clarification... Can you identify the relevant piece of UK...

Just an interesting Brexit observation. Today is the first time since March, I have driven in a northerly direction from Dublin. During lockdown there was extremely limited travel and my car usage was minimal. Now I am not familiar with the UKs vehicle licence plate sequencing and letters...

Basically the A levels is evaluating knowledge gleaned from 16 years of formal education. Now while loss of 3 months tuition is very regrettable, it is not catastrophic...

I will agree with you on this topic. I cannot see why the A levels O levels and in our case the Leaving certificate were replaced with estimated grades . Schools are very big places and typically there are only 100 kids per school doing an exam. There are typically 30 rooms , so three or four...

...well of course the HP was contrived, but it had humour,and quality acting from the main adult actors