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By *naswingdress OP Woman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

What previous crises have you lived through?

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By *ionelhutzMan
over a year ago

liverpool

"What previous crises have you lived through? "

Nothing like this.

Probally have to go back to world war 2 ti find anything comparable.

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By *inky SpiceWoman
over a year ago

Glasgow

Foot and Mouth in 2001, the year I opened my tourist based business. And the the Iceland volcano (not going to try to spell it) when I was running an online mail order business and the postal situation became too unreliable.

There's always something!

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By *naswingdress OP Woman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

When I was 12 the local water supply became seriously contaminated to the point where we weren't even allowed to brush our teeth with it, serious risk to health.

I remember that we made the recommended changes, which were annoying, and got on with our lives. (And one of the boys in my class drinking out of a hose and the teachers going ballistic

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This isn't the same, but I do wonder if our mindset has shifted along the way.

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By *ionelhutzMan
over a year ago

liverpool

"When I was 12 the local water supply became seriously contaminated to the point where we weren't even allowed to brush our teeth with it, serious risk to health.

I remember that we made the recommended changes, which were annoying, and got on with our lives. (And one of the boys in my class drinking out of a hose and the teachers going ballistic

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This isn't the same, but I do wonder if our mindset has shifted along the way."

That was probably just Manchester

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By *iamondCougarWoman
over a year ago

Norfuck! / Lincolnshire

Nothing could compare to what’s happening now - it’s a very unique situation and very unsettling

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By *naswingdress OP Woman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

"When I was 12 the local water supply became seriously contaminated to the point where we weren't even allowed to brush our teeth with it, serious risk to health.

I remember that we made the recommended changes, which were annoying, and got on with our lives. (And one of the boys in my class drinking out of a hose and the teachers going ballistic

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This isn't the same, but I do wonder if our mindset has shifted along the way.

That was probably just Manchester

It wasn't Manchester.

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By *naswingdress OP Woman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

"Nothing could compare to what’s happening now - it’s a very unique situation and very unsettling "

Oh definitely. This is 1918 type stuff. I suppose I'm aiming at "this is unprecedented but we're tough".

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By *P_80Man
over a year ago

Waterford

I was in Australia when SARS came about.

It was a bit of a thing for about a week but then everything was grand.

Nothing like this shit though.

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By *naswingdress OP Woman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

"I was in Australia when SARS came about.

It was a bit of a thing for about a week but then everything was grand.

Nothing like this shit though."

I think SARS and MERS were on a much smaller scale, although obviously SARS was a much bigger deal in Australia. I remember well.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was in the arndale centre the day of the IRA bombing

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It was during the 2011 London Riots I realised just how fragile the concept of civil society is.

Strap in, folks, because this is about to get nasty.

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By *ty31Man
over a year ago

NW London

The closest I can compare this too are the bomb scares in London- first the IRA then the 1999 Nail Bombings.

Although this is much more widespread. I do think a lot of people are overreacting and panicking though.

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By *P_80Man
over a year ago

Waterford

"I was in Australia when SARS came about.

It was a bit of a thing for about a week but then everything was grand.

Nothing like this shit though.

I think SARS and MERS were on a much smaller scale, although obviously SARS was a much bigger deal in Australia. I remember well."

Ah yeah, worldwide it wasn't a big scare but in Australia at the time there was a bit of a panic but it seemed to blow over very quickly.

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By *naswingdress OP Woman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

"I was in Australia when SARS came about.

It was a bit of a thing for about a week but then everything was grand.

Nothing like this shit though.

I think SARS and MERS were on a much smaller scale, although obviously SARS was a much bigger deal in Australia. I remember well.

Ah yeah, worldwide it wasn't a big scare but in Australia at the time there was a bit of a panic but it seemed to blow over very quickly."

Yes. Australia and New Zealand are in a pretty unique position for culturally European countries.

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By *ightkitty4uWoman
over a year ago

Epsom

Was talking about this at work, nothing compares...

The Heatwave of 76, 2000 fuel crisis, 911

But they all dissapreared, this might reappear come autumn next year etc

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By *naswingdress OP Woman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

"Was talking about this at work, nothing compares...

The Heatwave of 76, 2000 fuel crisis, 911

But they all dissapreared, this might reappear come autumn next year etc "

I think 911 fundamentally changed our social landscape.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Was talking about this at work, nothing compares...

The Heatwave of 76, 2000 fuel crisis, 911

But they all dissapreared, this might reappear come autumn next year etc

I think 911 fundamentally changed our social landscape."

Whilst I agree I don’t think it was quite the Black Swan event with the resultant imposition on life that coronavirus will be.

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

Im 55 so ive lived through loads. The ira bombings where bad and we had power cuts and three day weeks but nothing like this

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was talking today about the fuel crisis in 2000 because people for some bizarre reason are now filling up their cars with petrol....

I saw one woman today with cans full of it

. Way to go when NHS staff can't get in to work because of no fuel

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By *estivalMan
over a year ago

borehamwood

remember as a kid watching what to do if there was a nuclear strike.looking back at it now wouldnt of done any good live just outside london so our house would of been vaporised apart from that mad cow disease sars avian flu

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By *appytrailmanMan
over a year ago

Manchester

Biggest crisis I've had was a personal one and that was getting Noravirus 4 days before Christmas...I hadnt done any shopping!

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By *estivalMan
over a year ago

borehamwood

"I was talking today about the fuel crisis in 2000 because people for some bizarre reason are now filling up their cars with petrol....

I saw one woman today with cans full of it

. Way to go when NHS staff can't get in to work because of no fuel "

dont understand the petrol thing if we all have to end up staying in ya wont be using ya car anyway lol

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By *iamondCougarWoman
over a year ago

Norfuck! / Lincolnshire

"Nothing could compare to what’s happening now - it’s a very unique situation and very unsettling

Oh definitely. This is 1918 type stuff. I suppose I'm aiming at "this is unprecedented but we're tough"."

I think it will test the resolve of many ...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Jeremy corbyn leader of the labour party

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

OTT the whole thing, ridiculous the way it’s gone 17-20 thousand die every year of the common flu, ffs we couldn’t fight a war nowadays

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"OTT the whole thing, ridiculous the way it’s gone 17-20 thousand die every year of the common flu, ffs we couldn’t fight a war nowadays "

Do you understand how contagious this is?

That people can carry the virus asymptotically?

Ignorance really must be bliss

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By *estivalMan
over a year ago

borehamwood

"It was during the 2011 London Riots I realised just how fragile the concept of civil society is.

Strap in, folks, because this is about to get nasty."

yep that was pretty crazy spent the night on the balcony of my mates flat in clapham watching all the little hoodrats nicking anything that wasnt nailed down

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"It was during the 2011 London Riots I realised just how fragile the concept of civil society is.

Strap in, folks, because this is about to get nasty.

yep that was pretty crazy spent the night on the balcony of my mates flat in clapham watching all the little hoodrats nicking anything that wasnt nailed down"

I give it a month before swathes of the population begin rioting.

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By *aven RedWoman
over a year ago

Liverpool

The riots a few years ago. I was with a friend in her house with our children and it was pretty scary stuff. Roads were closed, people were told not to leave their houses, shops were looted x

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By *anky_PankyWoman
over a year ago

Filthy Fuckeryville

Thankfully I have never lived through anything like this. Let's just hope we all live through this..... Xx

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By *naswingdress OP Woman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

"Nothing could compare to what’s happening now - it’s a very unique situation and very unsettling

Oh definitely. This is 1918 type stuff. I suppose I'm aiming at "this is unprecedented but we're tough".

I think it will test the resolve of many ..."

I agree. I hope we can stick together.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

When I was nursing was often on standby for anything that called for us to come into work. We were expected to stay in the hospital for as long as required.

We’d have additional training for crisis situations, as I worked on Medical Admissions and then respiratory would have training in working in masks etc, had to wear them during the Bird Flu outbreak. A mare as I get claustrophobic, but had to be done x

Viv xx

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

Transport Strikes of the Beecham era

Miners Strikes of the Thatchers era

Power Strikes of the 70's ( was it Wilson ?)

3 day week due to electricity cuts

Foot and Mouth in animals and humans

S.A.R.S

M.E.R.S

Global Financial Crisis 2008.

dot-com bubble crisis

Aberfan

1981 Aids HIV

Asian Flu late 50's early 60's

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

"The riots a few years ago. I was with a friend in her house with our children and it was pretty scary stuff. Roads were closed, people were told not to leave their houses, shops were looted x"

Toxteth Riots ?

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

Poll tax riots.....

2011 London Riots

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By *enseandsensualityMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

70s energy crisis, powercuts, three day week

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"OTT the whole thing, ridiculous the way it’s gone 17-20 thousand die every year of the common flu, ffs we couldn’t fight a war nowadays

Do you understand how contagious this is?

That people can carry the virus asymptotically?

Ignorance really must be bliss

Yep I do, not ignore them just realistic mate, my opinion, I am allowed one

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

I forgot the bread strikes........

Never forget my dad trying to do bread....

We needed to soak it in milk ... could have built a house from it

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

Smallpox ...... we all got vaccinated

Measles believe it or not ... was dangerous years ago.

Scarlet Fever .... never hear of it these days.

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

Oh yeah ...... polio ..... we were vaccinated against that too thankfully.. so many.

Thalidomide - another that left people with changed form and difficulties.

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

Ebola wasn't so long ago. Did worry me for a while.

Typhoid still reigns .......as does Tuberculosis ...... about a quarter of a million dead each year from each of those......

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

I win.

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By *aven RedWoman
over a year ago

Liverpool

"The riots a few years ago. I was with a friend in her house with our children and it was pretty scary stuff. Roads were closed, people were told not to leave their houses, shops were looted x

Toxteth Riots ?"

Not the ones in 80's. The ones a few years ago x

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By *ssex_tomMan
over a year ago

Chelmsford

"It was during the 2011 London Riots I realised just how fragile the concept of civil society is.

Strap in, folks, because this is about to get nasty."

I predict looting and mass unrest... Army on the streets..

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By *ssex_tomMan
over a year ago

Chelmsford

"Smallpox ...... we all got vaccinated

Measles believe it or not ... was dangerous years ago.

Scarlet Fever .... never hear of it these days."

Lots of cases here in schools last year..

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

"Smallpox ...... we all got vaccinated

Measles believe it or not ... was dangerous years ago.

Scarlet Fever .... never hear of it these days.

Lots of cases here in schools last year.."

Are you in the past Tom ?

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By *horehouseprincessWoman
over a year ago

small town near Munich

Tschernobyl. Dont remember much tbh though

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A small but dirty war and getting shot, a few transportation crashes, life, 2007 floods, parenthood, no sex, that brings me pretty much up to date...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I was talking today about the fuel crisis in 2000 because people for some bizarre reason are now filling up their cars with petrol....

I saw one woman today with cans full of it

. Way to go when NHS staff can't get in to work because of no fuel

dont understand the petrol thing if we all have to end up staying in ya wont be using ya car anyway lol"

We will need fuel for our quad bikes and scramblers a lot of fun can be found when isolated on a rural Scottish farm

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By *ionelhutzMan
over a year ago

liverpool

"It was during the 2011 London Riots I realised just how fragile the concept of civil society is.

Strap in, folks, because this is about to get nasty."

It's very true that.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Smallpox ...... we all got vaccinated

Measles believe it or not ... was dangerous years ago.

Scarlet Fever .... never hear of it these days.

Lots of cases here in schools last year..

Are you in the past Tom ?"

Scarlet fever is still pretty common, it's just easily treatable now

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By *ouple in LancashireCouple
over a year ago

in Lancashire

"Ebola wasn't so long ago. Did worry me for a while.

Typhoid still reigns .......as does Tuberculosis ...... about a quarter of a million dead each year from each of those......

Similar age to yourself and had actually forgotten most of those..

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By *naswingdress OP Woman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

"I win."

It's a pretty shitty competition

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Being a resort rep during 9/11.

Being guarded by armed policed and military whilst on airport duties.

I did think that was bad but it’s nothing compared to covod.

I do think the last 2 weeks have changed the world and no doubt it’s destroyed the travel industry when it was already in crisis.

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By *ssex_tomMan
over a year ago

Chelmsford

"Smallpox ...... we all got vaccinated

Measles believe it or not ... was dangerous years ago.

Scarlet Fever .... never hear of it these days.

Lots of cases here in schools last year..

Are you in the past Tom ?"

Scarlet Fever in Essex schools in 2019.. in the distant past as you say.. sorry

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Cuban Missile Crisis 1962 could have been the end of everything.

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

"I win.

It's a pretty shitty competition

I know but y know ...... one has to brag

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By *ssex_tomMan
over a year ago

Chelmsford

"Smallpox ...... we all got vaccinated

Measles believe it or not ... was dangerous years ago.

Scarlet Fever .... never hear of it these days.

Lots of cases here in schools last year..

Are you in the past Tom ?"

There were 10,000 reported cases of Scarlet Fever in the UK last year

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By *ssex_tomMan
over a year ago

Chelmsford

I lived thorough the Cod war with Iceland

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I was in the arndale centre the day of the IRA bombing"

Park avenue hotel ira bomb.

And Woolworths ira bomb

Ira Bastard's.

RUC uncle killed by the ira too.

Oh and was petrol bombed twice.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I was in Australia when SARS came about.

It was a bit of a thing for about a week but then everything was grand.

Nothing like this shit though.

I think SARS and MERS were on a much smaller scale, although obviously SARS was a much bigger deal in Australia. I remember well.

Ah yeah, worldwide it wasn't a big scare but in Australia at the time there was a bit of a panic but it seemed to blow over very quickly."

It just disappeared, let's hope this one does, they are from the same family

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

Who shot JR that was tense

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

There's a TED talk by Bill Gates in 2015 ... covering the effects of a world wide virus...saying it will be the biggest killer because we are not prepared for it.

So much money has been spent on nuclear weapons and defence.

Not sure if allowed to put links up but Goo gle it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We have been very fortunate in Western Europe since end of WW2. It's mostly been a story of steady improvement.

I cannot imagine what it felt like in to be in West Africa during the Ebola outbreak. I just feel lucky that we are not facing a virus with an average fatality rate of 50%.

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By *partharmonyCouple
over a year ago

Ruislip

I remember the whole Chernobyl thing when I was at school.

I remember 9/11 and 7/7 clearly.

There were others like foot & mouth and Sars.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"OTT the whole thing, ridiculous the way it’s gone 17-20 thousand die every year of the common flu, ffs we couldn’t fight a war nowadays

Do you understand how contagious this is?

That people can carry the virus asymptotically?

Ignorance really must be bliss

Yep I do, not ignore them just realistic mate, my opinion, I am allowed one "

You’re not realistic you’re just ignorant.

Let’s see how sure you are about coronavirus in a fortnight when the morgues start piling up the bodies.

It beggars belief people like you are allowed to vote.

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By *orthern StarsCouple
over a year ago

Durham

Plenty of personal crisis, but foot and mouth was the last crisis that was on large scale nationwide.

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By *naswingdress OP Woman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

"I was in Australia when SARS came about.

It was a bit of a thing for about a week but then everything was grand.

Nothing like this shit though.

I think SARS and MERS were on a much smaller scale, although obviously SARS was a much bigger deal in Australia. I remember well.

Ah yeah, worldwide it wasn't a big scare but in Australia at the time there was a bit of a panic but it seemed to blow over very quickly.

It just disappeared, let's hope this one does, they are from the same family"

Slightly different circumstances here. Not likely.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Who shot JR that was tense"

Yea and don’t forget someone let the dogs out..... who?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Well I remember the great flood was pretty terrifying butmy mate Noah built this Arc...weird chap insisted on me bringing my brother as he liked us all 2 by 2

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I was talking today about the fuel crisis in 2000 because people for some bizarre reason are now filling up their cars with petrol....

I saw one woman today with cans full of it

. Way to go when NHS staff can't get in to work because of no fuel "

I'm a community nurse and worry about this element. I can use up to 3 full tanks of fuel in a week as I cover a huge geographical location spanning two differing localities.

My local petrol station ran out of fuel on sunday and only refilled monday night. The question were unreal at 3pm today. Xx

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By *ickygirl41Woman
over a year ago

Glasgow

"What previous crises have you lived through? "

Thatcher.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Having the shits 2016

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By *he riverdeep69Couple
over a year ago

North west ish

"OTT the whole thing, ridiculous the way it’s gone 17-20 thousand die every year of the common flu, ffs we couldn’t fight a war nowadays

Do you understand how contagious this is?

That people can carry the virus asymptotically?

Ignorance really must be bliss

Yep I do, not ignore them just realistic mate, my opinion, I am allowed one

You’re not realistic you’re just ignorant.

Let’s see how sure you are about coronavirus in a fortnight when the morgues start piling up the bodies.

It beggars belief people like you are allowed to vote."

No need to be rude because you have different opinions.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

People are literally dying right now because there are folk not abiding by the obvious advice to self-isolate and distance themselves socially given they could well be carrying a virus without showing symptoms.

So I will be rude actually, thanks.

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By *he riverdeep69Couple
over a year ago

North west ish

"People are literally dying right now because there are folk not abiding by the obvious advice to self-isolate and distance themselves socially given they could well be carrying a virus without showing symptoms.

So I will be rude actually, thanks."

Shame you can't put a decent reason argument across without being rude. Pathetic!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"We have been very fortunate in Western Europe since end of WW2. It's mostly been a story of steady improvement.

I cannot imagine what it felt like in to be in West Africa during the Ebola outbreak. I just feel lucky that we are not facing a virus with an average fatality rate of 50%."

I am trying to get cold comfort from this - at least it isn’t Ebola. At least half of us won’t be bleeding out.

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By *oppet22TV/TS
over a year ago

huddersfield

Foot and mouth

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

London riots when it was on fire for ages and everything was being looted. Think it was London.

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By *iger4uWoman
over a year ago

In my happy place

Power cuts in 70's. I was under 5 tho.

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By *iger4uWoman
over a year ago

In my happy place

So I will be rude actually, thanks."

Well said

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By *orksRockerMan
over a year ago

Bradford

Fall of the Berlin Wall!!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Has anybody mentioned The Cuban Missile crisis...came so close to Armageddon....

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By *hatYorkLadMan
over a year ago

York

Foot and mouth was a pretty bad time to be a farmer as I was at the height of it.

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

I was close to a bomb that exploded. Also got a wasp sting once and fell in stinging nettles

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

1994 (I think) rioting in Hull where I lived at the time, football related

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By *offee and KinksCouple
over a year ago

Notts/Derby

I once ran out of gin ... that was a crisis of epic proportions ...

Vixen

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I think this crisis will not be known as the corona virus, it will be The Great Toilet Paper shortage 2020.

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By *innie The MinxWoman
over a year ago

Under the Duvet

Recent panics that I can remember

Mad Cow

Bird Flu

Swine Flu

Foot and Mouth

Millennium bug

Nova Virus

Ebola (!!)

Difference between then and now is that social media wasn't about( or wasn't as widely used) to help spread rumours,lies,fear,hysteria and the occasional (overlooked) fact.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Power cuts in the early 1970s. Great, schools were closed...

Oil crisis 1973.

Heatwave of 1976, water shortage.

Oil crisis 1979.

Thatcher...

Brixton, Toxteth and other riots of 1981.

Falklands.

Aids.

Chernobyl.

Stock market crash 1987.

Foot and mouth.

Ebola.

Bird flu.

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By *amlee7986Couple
over a year ago

nottingham

"OTT the whole thing, ridiculous the way it’s gone 17-20 thousand die every year of the common flu, ffs we couldn’t fight a war nowadays

Do you understand how contagious this is?

That people can carry the virus asymptotically?

Ignorance really must be bliss

Yep I do, not ignore them just realistic mate, my opinion, I am allowed one

You’re not realistic you’re just ignorant.

Let’s see how sure you are about coronavirus in a fortnight when the morgues start piling up the bodies.

It beggars belief people like you are allowed to vote."

Around 800,000 people die each year from suicide, nice to see you're doing your bit to help prevent that

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By *naswingdress OP Woman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

Jesus I started this thread to try to lift spirits

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The BSE crisis in the 80s, which I strongly suspect is linked to the recent Brexit insanity.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Jesus I started this thread to try to lift spirits

How would remembering past epidemics/pandemics and general nasty stuff lift spirits!

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over a year ago

I grew up on a very remote island. winters were often harsh

mum always baked, parents had large chest freezers full to the brim as we would get snowed in for weeks at a time

one year dads land rover defender went into a drift and the snow came up the windscreen. abandoned it & had to walk home

awesome times as we learnt to ski, we would fill black bags with snow then sit on it and use as a comfy sledge, would attempt to build igloo

would fish as we were literally 100 yards from the sea

as kids we absolutely loved it

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By *naswingdress OP Woman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

"Jesus I started this thread to try to lift spirits

How would remembering past epidemics/pandemics and general nasty stuff lift spirits! "

We survived and we will again. Because we did.

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By *moothdickMan
over a year ago

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The last one was only a few hours ago, when I was sat perched on the pan and realised I had no paper ... cuz the greedy bastards have stripped the shelves

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By *ionelhutzMan
over a year ago

liverpool

Nothing has touched this and it's only just started.

Very worrying

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Once a vaccine is found to work it'll never be an issue for most of us again.

But there will be another one along as people don't learn lessons. Still saw people this weekend walking out the toilets and not hand washing, grim

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By *naswingdress OP Woman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

"Once a vaccine is found to work it'll never be an issue for most of us again.

But there will be another one along as people don't learn lessons. Still saw people this weekend walking out the toilets and not hand washing, grim

Odds are for most of us it'll be pretty mild, and herd immunity will help. The societal chaos in the meantime doesn't help.

But yes. I'm listening to virology podcasts at the moment. Every second or third sentence is "wash your hands!"

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over a year ago

"I grew up on a very remote island. winters were often harsh

mum always baked, parents had large chest freezers full to the brim as we would get snowed in for weeks at a time

one year dads land rover defender went into a drift and the snow came up the windscreen. abandoned it & had to walk home

awesome times as we learnt to ski, we would fill black bags with snow then sit on it and use as a comfy sledge, would attempt to build igloo

would fish as we were literally 100 yards from the sea

as kids we absolutely loved it

Sounds an amazing time.

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By *naswingdress OP Woman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

For me... It's not the same, but for months as a child our drinking water was dangerous, possibly deadly. This was before bottled water was a big thing. We all got through. We were ok.

This is bigger, no question. But most of us will get through this. Strength and solidarity.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Recessions from nineties and naughtiest but nothing like this

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Transport Strikes of the Beecham era

Miners Strikes of the Thatchers era

Power Strikes of the 70's ( was it Wilson ?)

3 day week due to electricity cuts

Foot and Mouth in animals and humans

S.A.R.S

M.E.R.S

Global Financial Crisis 2008.

dot-com bubble crisis

Aberfan

1981 Aids HIV

Asian Flu late 50's early 60's

Yup

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Recent panics that I can remember

Mad Cow

Bird Flu

Swine Flu

Foot and Mouth

Millennium bug

Nova Virus

Ebola (!!)

Difference between then and now is that social media wasn't about( or wasn't as widely used) to help spread rumours,lies,fear,hysteria and the occasional (overlooked) fact.

Got it in one..the media fiends at play..sure keep up with what's going on but seriously...one of my normally savvy friends has become hooked. People say how violence, drug addiction etc etc is far worse than any other time..it's not it is just communicated more due to media and social media. Yes take stock of current situation and apply but don't get swallowed up in the hype being generated

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In therror 70s people were having nuclear bunkers put in their gardens, many stockpiled cellars..adverts told you to listen for the nuclear alert signal and to hide under a bloody table...we also had the strike days...the unions got a bit keen so every man and his dog was striking so for half the week you d have water but no power so many long nights by candle light playing board games then the other half of the week you d have power but no water so you d go to the stand pipe at top of the street and thru many journeys fill your bath and pans and buckets..this went on for ages til union members started to tear up their memberships and return to work because their households were falling apart. At the end of the day follow the directives which as I understand it has not included stockpiling food etc..be smart and sensible. Every generation seems to think they ve had it worst..I don't believe so..it's just progress has made it more open on the media front.

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