Covid Test Sir? Just Get In Your Car And Drive For 2 Hours.....

[mushroom25]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-53990068

this has been going on for some weeks - I mentioned some weeks back that a colleague in Birmingham had been sent to Lincoln for a test (but was poo-pooed by others on this site).

is this maybe to check that your eyesight isn't affected by the virus? probably not! but what can the justification be for forcing potentially sick people into their cars for hours?

[Peter Pedant]

// Yes, the system must be going wrong.//
no I think they offer appts in Timbuktoo so that the registers in the computer dont flag - 'full' or 'cant place'

which are used as quality markers....

[theshedman]

If you have to travel for miles to get a test the chances are that you may have to stop on the way to stretch your legs or use toilet. If it is then shown that you do have the virus the chances are that you may have passed it on to others either going to or coming from the test. If you do have symptoms and are not feeling great to start with driving to the test itself could put you or others in danger. Friend had a test locally a few days ago to be able to be seen in hospital. She was told that the only test she could have was early in the morning as they were fully booked otherwise. She got there had test and during the whole time there was not another person waiting for test although there were many testing stations with staff waiting to do tests.

[DTCwordfan]

Plenty of space down here....the one in my health centre carpark yesterday was as dead as a dodo.

[Peter Pedant]

// you may have to stop on the way to stretch your legs or use toilet. If it is then shown that you do have the virus the chances are that you may have passed it on //

no the chances arent - - even er if er someone helps you

we know this by the superficial study ( no money in it see) of where and how - churches ( not notorious possy places (*) ) and parties
and not public lavatories - and in some communities - houses

sozza some really complex ideas in that one

(*) Mary Queen of Scots complained that one of her prison ( not fotheringay ) - every corner was a p-ssing place

add ing some historical colour to an otherwise ....

[jno]

it was the same at Versailles, pp, people just went wherever they were, in corners or behind doors. No wonder there was a mirror gallery so they couldn't do anthing without being seen.