What are we missing?

[The Moose]

An interesting discussion over lunch today. If COVID-19 didn’t exist and/or there wasn’t a pandemic, what would be going on in the world that we are now missing?

[dandarez]

Normality?



Not that there was much of that before cv.

[Scabutz]

Brexit, the US election, Russia bending their own rules to allow Putin to stay in power. Climate stuff. The usual.

[Big-Bo-Beep]

the PC Harper trial would have a higher news profile.

the presidential race

fat boab's trial

[anonymous-user]

What's the situation with Boeing and their 737 MAX? That seems to have gone very quiet. Will it ever return?

[Mr Tidy]

XIII said:

What's the situation with Boeing and their 737 MAX? That seems to have gone very quiet. Will it ever return?

I think that one already crashed and burned!

[dazwalsh]

XIII said:

What's the situation with Boeing and their 737 MAX? That seems to have gone very quiet. Will it ever return?

That many airlines were pissed at not receiving it, now are probably very glad of it.

[GCH]

Sanity.

[Leylandeye]

Prince Andrew must feel he's been handed a "get out of jail card". Nobody cares that he's done a U turn on helping the authorities.

Not much being said about Bill Gates.

The migrant crisis is being ignored.

Nothing about Britain's Got X Factor Voice Pop type shows (so we've got something to be grateful for)

[grumbledoak]

XIII said:

What's the situation with Boeing and their 737 MAX? That seems to have gone very quiet. Will it ever return?

I think a big chunk of the US stock market crash was Boeing!

It is a good time, as someone once said, to "bury bad news". I wonder who else is up to it...

[schmalex]

At least Greta Thunburg is being kept off the TV

[Ratski83]

The EARN IT Bill in America just gone through its first reading could mean an end to private messaging on the internet, no more p2p encryption and the govt will be able to read all your messages.

[Mr_Megalomaniac]

The Moose said:

An interesting discussion over lunch today. If COVID-19 didn’t exist and/or there wasn’t a pandemic, what would be going on in the world that we are now missing?

Epstein

[popeyewhite]

The Moose said:

An interesting discussion over lunch today. If COVID-19 didn’t exist and/or there wasn’t a pandemic, what would be going on in the world that we are now missing?

Not sure, but hopefully the folly of the UK spending 100 billion on a new train set we don't need, when we should be spending the cash on something we do, like the NHS and vastly more hospital beds, will be highlighted and actioned upon post apocalypse.

"But the lines are at full capacity"

[Thales]

[vaud]

A dull start to the F1 season.

[CzechItOut]

A sneaky attempt to end encryption is worming its way through Congress

[Mr Whippy]

CzechItOut said:

A sneaky attempt to end encryption is worming its way through Congress

Bit off topic. GPG PGP cryptocat, veracrypt packages via email, yadda yadda.
So don’t use google/facebook stuff and you’re fine, if you care.

[Mr Whippy]

popeyewhite said:

The Moose said:

An interesting discussion over lunch today. If COVID-19 didn’t exist and/or there wasn’t a pandemic, what would be going on in the world that we are now missing?

Not sure, but hopefully the folly of the UK spending 100 billion on a new train set we don't need, when we should be spending the cash on something we do, like the NHS and vastly more hospital beds, will be highlighted and actioned upon post apocalypse.

"But the lines are at full capacity"

If it’s an apocalypse the NHS won’t then need the spend.

Nor may trains.

They need to get some by-passes built though.
Local jobs/contracts for local people. No more EU tendering for the jobs? Yay!

[speedy_thrills]

Even if sitting at home people will be buying subscription services, shopping online, increasing their girth etc. A few might even try upskilling.

One of the reasons I invest in non-cyclicals like utilities is that few people plan to live in a cold house reading by candlelight.