Topic: Corona Virus Panic/Discussion Thread

@themcnoisy Course they’d send them up north. Same reason we’re stuck with Trident, as far away from London as possible.

@themcnoisy I told braith about your plight, he sends his regards

I watched this documentary once on Netflix about plausible sources of the apocalypse and they surmised that the rabies virus could mutate and cause a zombie-like disease in humans. It would spread like wildfire through air borne salivary droplets at first and cover the globe quickly through international airplane travel. Then of course the last remaining remnants of humankind would catch it when the rest are all going mad and trying to eat each other, where it will spread through the saliva in the bites.

Sounds reasonable. Looks like I’m stocking up on ammo and canned goods this weekend. I need to play The Last of Us again for practice. I didn’t pay enough attention the first time to the technique for creating a passable shiv and nail bomb.

@Gremio108 The Wirral should have allied with Cheshire and this would never happen.

@nessisonett Faslane is a fantastic base tbf.

OK so we are leaving the EU today, any other day that's big big news. Now due to the corona virus and people being quarantined 1 mile from my house I couldn't give a sh£#.

Send them back. Send them back.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-51325192

Get your face masks on and stock up on pilchards and tinned spaghetti.

@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy Excellent work!

WE’RE GOING TO DIE!!!!!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-51325192

TIME TO PANIC

I remember when bird flu arrived in the UK and people were panicking. At the end of the day these type of viruses usually come from densely populated countries, especially those that play a bit fast and loose on general hygiene on animals. As long as your not old or have underlying health issues then it shouldn't be a worry.

@RogerRoger

Coronavirus hits the UK. Gamers like;

@RogerRoger Yeah. I think I’m too lazy to take on crafting, even in the event of a zombie apocalypse. I’m more of a “run and hide” type of real life combatant. 😅

@Thrillho ...Waiting for the respawn back at the bonfire.

@Th3solution

So more..

I'm a transplant patient on immunosuppressants so I'm buggered. As long as I don't cark-it until after my 3rd playthrough of Cyberpunk 2077 then it's cool.

@RogerRoger The town where I grew up did actually have a gun store, selling hunting rifles and shotguns. No idea if it still exists but in the zombie apocalypse scenario I can picture people holing up in there and subsisting on the fishing bait that was also sold.

@RogerRoger I lived a couple of doors down from a gun shop in when I lived in Preston. It never seemed to get that much custom though, thankfully.

One of the guys off my uni course popped in one day out of curiosity to see if they would let him buy a gun without a licence. They didn't. He almost managed to convince them to sell him a small sword though.

@Gremio108 I really hope you mean Preston as in the north of England because the idea of a gun shop with added short swords is hilarious in a town like that.

@nessisonett Yep that's the one. Don't know if it's still there. I'd google it but I don't want to end up on a watched list

@nessisonett Scratch that, just looked it up. It's still going apparently. I eagerly await my free rifle for the plug I've just given them on here. Even though I didn't name them.

@RogerRoger One can buy a gun and ammo (of the hunting variety anyways) at Walmart here in the States. Not to mention the ubiquitous Gun Shops, Gun Shows, and other retailers, large and small, which sell them. Many athletic / ‘sports and outdoors’ shops have guns in their hunting and fishing departments. I think handguns are limited to actual gun shops — I don’t know, never bought one, but you don’t have to look hard to find a store. When the zombie apocalypse hits, we have some options, so if Gremio’s Gun Shop (hey, I like the sound of that) is insufficient, come on over! 😄

Strangely, I think swords are a little harder to find and much more of a niche market. I’m unsure of their legality, and it varies by state, but I think there are limits. Seems like it’s illegal to carry them but you can own one if it’s considered decorative and stays in your house. I’ve always wanted a big broadsword to hang above the mantle, but they are really rare and I’ve only ever seen some at a specialty knife and cutlery store.

When I was a kid, one of the shops I loved to go to had throwing stars that I’d enjoy gawking at through the glass display case. I can’t find those now either. I think there’s some irony in the regulation and distribution of something as innocuous as a throwing star or bladed contraband vs a shotgun, but I digress. The point is, if real life becomes The Last of Us Part III, then we gamers are set and have a leg up as our whole lives have been training for that moment. Unless zombies figure out a way to wield a shotgun or a Scottish Claymore, in which case we’re all in big trouble.

@Th3solution I reckon the laws must be pretty lax in the UK when it comes to decorative swords, my pal has a huge claymore on his wall and it’s sharp af.