IainB

When we're talking about flu, I'm assuming we're talking about seasonal flu and the vaccine inoculates against multiple variants on what is predicted to be the most prevalent

Yes it does... and there's a vaccine for that and you start to show symptoms pretty quickly as there's around a 2 day incubation period, not 2-3 weeks. The question here is not who's right and who's wrong but how wrong do you let it get before doing something about it? Do we wait until 17,000 die before starting to act on it? You only have to do 1x2x3x4x5x6 etc. into a calculator before you start to come up with some very scary numbers!

Age of Coronavirus Deaths COVID-19 Fatality Rate by AGE: *Death Rate = (number of deaths / number of cases) = probability of dying if infected by the virus (%). This probability differs depending on the age group. The percentages shown below do not have to add up to 100%, as they do NOT represent share of deaths by age group. Rather, it represents, for a person in a given age group, the risk of dying if infected with COVID-19. AGE DEATH RATE confirmed cases DEATH RATE all cases 80+ years old 21.9% 14.8% 70-79 years old 8.0% 60-69 years old 3.6% 50-59 years old 1.3% 40-49 years old 0.4% 30-39 years old 0.2% 20-29 years old 0.2% 10-19 years old 0.2% 0-9 years old no fatalities *Death Rate = (number of deaths / number of cases) = probability of dying if infected by the virus (%). The percentages do not have to add up to 100%, as they do NOT represent share of deaths by age group. In general, relatively few cases are seen among children.

50 people wandering around for 2-3 weeks unknowingly infecting others around them, who in turn do the same etc. etc. You can't let the individual decide. The experiment that the BBC ran predicted 48,000,000 infections and half a million dead and that was at a 1% mortality rate, the mortality rate is currently at 3% One thing we can agree on is no need for abuse

Wow! Now that is an insult ridden post! When you say moderated, of course you mean censor everything you don't agree with? #bekind

blimey, you are a sensitive little snow flake aren't you, it was not my intention to be offensive, in fact it was you that brought up hysteria. I agree there is much hysteria about these days from many people with little understanding. All I was suggesting was for you to watch the programme that had done the most extensive research into the spread of a pandemic yet and then you could join the rest of the population in being hysterical... but at least you'd be informed about it. And you illustrate my point about the vaccine exactly... if there's 17,000 deaths with a vaccine, what do you think the body count would be without one? and it's iainb

So let em die then?... as long as you get your Speedway fix

being serious though... I suppose it depends on what you define as "large"

I was "trying" to be funny

What you're forgetting though is that there's a vaccine for common flu, there is no vaccine for Coronavirus and there is a 2-3 week incubation period where people could be spreading it not even knowing they've got it. If you've not already seen it, watch Contagion: The BBC Pandemic, I think it's still available on iPlayer... then come back to me without being hysterical

What Speedway wouldn't give for a "large public gathering"!!! No danger in Speedway being effected in that way... I'd be more concerned on how much of the fan base is left after this lergie has been and gone

There was a Rooboy song if memory serves and I think the team did one when, maybe when they won the league around 2010 ish?

Toadally cringetastic great mate! One question really... Why?

Well, I for one won't be there after he single handedly got a meeting abandoned at Peterborough a few years back. Not the only time he's done this. In fact he should probably allow free entry as a payback to the many fans he's cost over the years

Just call it the LHH Supporters Stand with LHH banners up either side of the plaque. Seems simple to me, a true supporter surely wouldn't want to be seen to stand in the way of sponsorship income to the club

Didn't Les Collins ride a GM to 2nd Place in 1982 LA?

I am Roberto Martinelli I am Mark Twain I am Isaac Hunt, oh no hang on I am Spartacus Who's Spartacus... didn't he used to ride for Long Eaton? Nigel Spartacus

Signed! I hope the worst that happens to you in life is that you get rained on! Nobody knows what the future holds for us. I fly solo now but up until recently went to Speedway up and down the country with my Father, he died from IPF (his lungs packed up), last meeting was ironically at Peterborough in 2017, although he never did, there would have been a point where he would have needed to use the disabled facilities had he made it through the winter. I helped a blind man across the road the other day, if it were down to you he'd still be on the other side... or worse. Have some thought for others and just sign the bloody petition!

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probably should be

It's often an excuse used, the times I've heard "it's totally beyond our control" at a Speedway meeting for the state of the facilities. If I was living in a rented house and there was a leak in the ceiling and it kept dripping on my invited guests head and my guests stopped visiting me I'd have to think about doing something about it

You can watch it on YouTube but the scrap he had with Sean Wilson at Sheffield is one of my most memorable nights at Speedway, taking his protective gear off while pointing at Sean as he made his way back to the pits... pure theatre or box office as they say these days. I don't think we ever really saw the best of him in this country, seemed to come and go... but when he was on a fast bike was a match for the best

All generally by 1 rider though... Scott Nicholls

They couldn't even run a double header in 4 hours last year, there's no way they'll be able to do a triple header! also when you consider a 15 minute walk each way to and from the car park and as Gemini says probably a lengthy queue to get in with their 2 "turnstiles". Another example of how out of touch the promoters are on what it's actually like to attend a Speedway meeting these days

Also will they be able to get it done in under 3.5-4 hours as there is a 4 hour limit on the shopping centre car park