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BoJo says the UK is locking down, again (Original Post)
irisblue
Oct 2020
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irisblue
(33,024 posts)1. Oh! By sheer luck of the draw Guy Fawkes night is Thursday 5 November 2020
spanone
(135,877 posts)2. trump calls him a loser in 3...2...1
Eid Ma Clack Shaw
(490 posts)3. It's not. They're just closing a few things.
Theyre keeping schools and universities open, so this will do little good. The trouble with government by right-wing morons.
underpants
(182,880 posts)4. We should too.
We wont and cant because of Jared, Mitch, Governors (in that order) but we should. This is a rare second last chance.
irisblue
(33,024 posts)5. I'm betting that late next week some states will.
underpants
(182,880 posts)6. The problem is money.
As my wife said (no one has been on top of this and more spot on ON this since January than her) - get stimulus checks out. Stock up. Everything is closing for a month. Prepare. Do with less.
I pointed out that there are a lot of people who arent officially in the system. From documentation to care givers.