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Will you take the Vaccine coming out next week
Lurkst replied to shlomo's topic in House prices and the economy
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Coronavirus - potential Black Swan?
Lurkst replied to LetsBuild's topic in House prices and the economy
Foreign Secretary who thinks Lima is in the Philippines, no surprise really. -
Coronavirus - potential Black Swan?
Lurkst replied to LetsBuild's topic in House prices and the economy
And conversely infection rates are much higher. As others have said a more important figure is the percentage of Covid-19 sufferers receiving ICU treatment when required. -
Coronavirus - potential Black Swan?
Lurkst replied to LetsBuild's topic in House prices and the economy
Have a look at this. Comparison of death notices in Bergamo, last month versus last week... Anyone thinking this is no worse than seasonal flu is seriously deluded. -
Will Corona virus cause a house price crash?
Lurkst replied to reddog's topic in House prices and the economy
Yep, not just operational staff either. I effectively work for Airbus and am bricking it -
Coronavirus - potential Black Swan?
Lurkst replied to LetsBuild's topic in House prices and the economy
Exactly, regular flu kills around 1 in 1000 sufferers. Current figures from Italy have 1 death for every 15 cases. -
Coronavirus - potential Black Swan?
Lurkst replied to LetsBuild's topic in House prices and the economy
A very worrying read.... https://www.itv.com/news/2020-03-11/italy-doctors-coronavirus-covid-19-quarantine-milan-health/ -
And the award for bump of the decade goes to...
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There's only 50 minutes more daylight in London compared to Glasgow at this time of year, and you get the benefit in the summer. Plus as Billy Connolly said, there's no such thing as bad weather, just the wrong clothes...
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Deary me Merryn... https://moneyweek.com/478619-2/#disqus_thread
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Indeed. I only just got rid of the wife's 15 year old Civic, while I commute daily in an 11 year old Avensis. 140,000 on the clock and still running well (touch wood). When I started driving in the 80s there were hardly any 10 year old cars on the road. Improved reliability was always going to result in sales of new cars tailing off...
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'Golden Age of House Prices' Set To End
Lurkst replied to rantnrave's topic in House prices and the economy
Not In My Borough In East Sussex?