Join for free
Page 5 of 8 « First < 3 4 5 6 7 > Last »
John's Avatar
John
Senior Member
John is offline
Eastleigh Hampshire
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 1,686
John is male  John has posted at least 25 times and has been a member for 3 months or more 
 
11-05-2020, 03:19 PM
41

Re: Freedom on Wednesday next (updated C19 rules)

Originally Posted by Barry ->
I am completely bemused regarding the furore over the latest advice in certain quarters.

Q. What is it that is apparently so confusing about the new "Stay Alert" slogan rather than "Stay at Home" ?

A. We are now allowed out more but we need to stay alert to the dangers whilst doing so.

How difficult is that?
I agree with Barry. The "alert" furor is just a load of people splitting hairs over the word, especially Keir Starmer. Most of us will carry on doing what we have been, it's just a glimmer of hope for the future months.
Percy Vere's Avatar
Percy Vere
Senior Member
Percy Vere is offline
Wilds and woolly wastes of Staffordshire, UK
Joined: Dec 2019
Posts: 4,792
Percy Vere is male  Percy Vere has posted at least 25 times and has been a member for 3 months or more 
 
11-05-2020, 03:28 PM
42

Re: Freedom on Wednesday next (updated C19 rules)

Originally Posted by Barry ->
I am completely bemused regarding the furore over the latest advice in certain quarters.

Q. What is it that is apparently so confusing about the new "Stay Alert" slogan rather than "Stay at Home" ?

A. We are now allowed out more but we need to stay alert to the dangers whilst doing so.

How difficult is that?
Not difficult at all Barry unless you are the BBC or some left-winger or other trying to stir the pot again.
scot37
Senior Member
scot37 is offline
Aberdeenshire
Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 1,262
scot37 is male  scot37 has posted at least 25 times and has been a member for 3 months or more 
 
11-05-2020, 03:37 PM
43

Re: Freedom on Wednesday next (updated C19 rules)

Originally Posted by Arena ->
That makes as much sense as....

Stay alert simply means stay alert to the dangers and take precautions. Simple really.
Bread's Avatar
Bread
Chatterbox
Bread is offline
Sudbury, United Kingdom
Joined: Dec 2018
Posts: 10,656
Bread is male  Bread has posted at least 25 times and has been a member for 3 months or more 
 
11-05-2020, 03:39 PM
44

Re: Freedom on Wednesday next (updated C19 rules)

If people don't understand what stay alert means, they should stay at home until they figure it out
Percy Vere's Avatar
Percy Vere
Senior Member
Percy Vere is offline
Wilds and woolly wastes of Staffordshire, UK
Joined: Dec 2019
Posts: 4,792
Percy Vere is male  Percy Vere has posted at least 25 times and has been a member for 3 months or more 
 
11-05-2020, 03:40 PM
45

Re: Freedom on Wednesday next (updated C19 rules)

Originally Posted by Bread ->
If people don't understand what stay alert means, they should stay at home until they figure it out
Precisely!
The Artful Todger's Avatar
The Artful Todger
Chatterbox
The Artful Todger is offline
Suffolk UK
Joined: Mar 2019
Posts: 12,816
The Artful Todger is male  The Artful Todger has posted at least 25 times and has been a member for 3 months or more 
 
11-05-2020, 04:09 PM
46

Re: Freedom on Wednesday next (updated C19 rules)

Originally Posted by scot37 ->
Stay alert simply means stay alert to the dangers and take precautions. Simple really.
Very good, but without spelling out in detail what the dangers are AND HOW TO RECOGNISE THEM - and what PARTICULAR precautions should be taken when encountering each one - it is as much use as a cracked glass eye.
The Artful Todger's Avatar
The Artful Todger
Chatterbox
The Artful Todger is offline
Suffolk UK
Joined: Mar 2019
Posts: 12,816
The Artful Todger is male  The Artful Todger has posted at least 25 times and has been a member for 3 months or more 
 
11-05-2020, 04:16 PM
47

Re: Freedom on Wednesday next (updated C19 rules)

"Stay alert" without spelling out details about what to be alert for is meaningless because of its ambiguity.

Stay at home is unambiguous.
Barry's Avatar
Barry
Chatterbox
Barry is offline
North Notts
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 15,676
Barry is male  Barry has posted at least 25 times and has been a member for 3 months or more 
 
11-05-2020, 04:26 PM
48

Re: Freedom on Wednesday next (updated C19 rules)

Originally Posted by The Artful Todger ->
"Stay alert" without spelling out details about what to be alert for is meaningless because of its ambiguity.

Stay at home is unambiguous.
If you really don't know what to be alert for, then you should probably ask someone....
Barry's Avatar
Barry
Chatterbox
Barry is offline
North Notts
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 15,676
Barry is male  Barry has posted at least 25 times and has been a member for 3 months or more 
 
11-05-2020, 04:41 PM
49

Re: Freedom on Wednesday next (updated C19 rules)

Originally Posted by The Artful Todger ->
Very good, but without spelling out in detail what the dangers are AND HOW TO RECOGNISE THEM - and what PARTICULAR precautions should be taken when encountering each one - it is as much use as a cracked glass eye.
Can't you really work that one out for yourself? Not been reading the papers?
The Artful Todger's Avatar
The Artful Todger
Chatterbox
The Artful Todger is offline
Suffolk UK
Joined: Mar 2019
Posts: 12,816
The Artful Todger is male  The Artful Todger has posted at least 25 times and has been a member for 3 months or more 
 
11-05-2020, 04:53 PM
50

Re: Freedom on Wednesday next (updated C19 rules)

Originally Posted by Barry ->
If you really don't know what to be alert for, then you should probably ask someone....
The issue here Is that there is no indication of precisely what to be alert for and how to recognise it if it were present.

Can one see it? Smell it? Feel it? Hear it? In short how to recognise its presence

It's analogous to putting a sign on the entry of a containment vessel of an atomic reactor reading "hazardous area - remain alert" but no mention of the nature of the hazard or what would indicate the presence of an unsafe situation arising.
 
Page 5 of 8 « First < 3 4 5 6 7 > Last »

« Previous Thread | Next Thread » (Or back to Top)


© Copyright 2009, Over50sForum   Contact Us | Over 50s Forum! | Archive | Privacy Statement | Terms of Use | Top

Powered by vBulletin Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.