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Defoe's Journal of a Plague Year, published in 1722, about the year 1665, in London, during the plague. 350 years ago but all strangely familiar.
I must say I'm not convinced that anything much will change ....

Posted By: paulg on March 11th 2021 at 15:19:30

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1 year since the pandemic was declared (Coronavirus) - SCC 28, Mar 11, 14:53:11
- Italy definitely wasn't a model to follow (Coronavirus) - Kangol Canary, Mar 11, 20:19:29
  - No shit Sherlock! (Coronavirus) - SCC 28, Mar 12, 09:31:37
- Shit never got real (Coronavirus) - Old Git, Mar 11, 18:14:09
- I'm frowning that the numbers seem to have flat lined this week (Coronavirus) - Basil Wrathbone, Mar 11, 16:17:14
  - hospitalisations plummetted though (Coronavirus) - CWC, Mar 11, 16:29:35
  - Yeah record 1.5m tests with loads of LFTs (Coronavirus) - SCC 28, Mar 11, 16:25:24
- how sweet u made yourself a reminder to dig it out (n/m) (Coronavirus) - fond, Mar 11, 16:17:01
- I lost a dad and a job since then. Must be more careful 😁 (n/m) (Coronavirus) - Captain Bligh, Mar 11, 15:58:57
- Hindsight is a wonderful thing (Coronavirus) - Winged Eel Creosote, Mar 11, 15:56:21
- I was sulking I couldn't go to Cheltenham with the lads. (Coronavirus) - lurd, Mar 11, 15:41:55
- We were on a beach in India. (Coronavirus) - tudders, Mar 11, 15:37:12
- Whatever happened to MWH? (n/m) (Coronavirus) - jamesward, Mar 11, 15:25:35
  - last seen in february doing community service (Coronavirus) - Tombs, Mar 11, 17:48:46
    - lol (n/m) (Coronavirus) - SCC 28, Mar 11, 18:18:42
  - His head fell off (n/m) (Coronavirus) - Bristol Graham, Mar 11, 16:38:19
  - Thought that was Captain Bligh now (Coronavirus) - SCC 28, Mar 11, 15:27:00
    - If Captain Bligh were he (Coronavirus) - norwaay, Mar 11, 17:10:29
      - You'd like a bit of attention from me, fjord boy. (n/m) (Coronavirus) - Captain Bligh, Mar 11, 17:57:21
      - That is true (Coronavirus) - SCC 28, Mar 11, 17:19:47
        
        Turns out he joined in November 2019 (Coronavirus) - SCC 28, Mar 11, 17:25:13
        
        I registered under a different name more than 10 years ago but (Coronavirus) - Captain Bligh, Mar 11, 18:04:30
        
        Thanks for clarifying (Coronavirus) - SCC 28, Mar 11, 18:16:48
    - I've said it before and I'll say it again (Coronavirus) - Captain Bligh, Mar 11, 16:32:42
      - Oh that is good news (Coronavirus) - SCC 28, Mar 11, 16:34:33
        
        I might be Gaz............ (Coronavirus) - usacanary, Mar 11, 18:10:57
        
        You just called me similar to someone you appear to dislike. (Coronavirus) - Captain Bligh, Mar 11, 16:38:24
        
        Well without the shitty bits (Coronavirus) - SCC 28, Mar 11, 16:45:56
        
        Thanks for your kind words. I'm like a less shit version of someone you deemed a troll! (Coronavirus) - Captain Bligh, Mar 11, 17:05:05
        
        Non shit tbf (Coronavirus) - SCC 28, Mar 11, 17:10:09
- v interesting. how we have learnt since then! (n/m) (Coronavirus) - shoddy, Mar 11, 14:57:17
  - I've learnt luds of non covid stuff, incredible stuff, mind blowing stuff (Coronavirus) - Tombs, Mar 11, 15:03:28
    - I'm currently reading (Coronavirus) - paulg, Mar 11, 15:19:30
      - things happen for a reason (n/m) (Coronavirus) - Tombs, Mar 11, 17:02:09
      - me neither. The world is still full of, and run by aresholes. (n/m) (Coronavirus) - CB41, Mar 11, 15:26:22
        
        Well, in common with opinions .... (n/m) (Coronavirus) - paulg, Mar 11, 15:28:03
  - The biggest thing was not intervening too soon (Coronavirus) - SCC 28, Mar 11, 15:01:05

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