British Expats - Coronavirus

All non-essential retail stores, including hardware stores, alcohol retailers, and those offering curbside pickup or delivery, must open no earlier than 7 a.m. and close no later than 8 p.m. The restricted hours of operation do not apply to stores that primarily sell food, pharmacies, gas stations, convenience stores, and restaurants for takeout or delivery.

So are non essential stores still open? And if they are 7 am to 8 pm is quite a long timeframe.

It's changed because these restrictions were not in operation for the last few months.. plus as I mentioned, there are OTHER restrictions as well.

BristolUK

Jan 13th 2021 12:30 am

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Originally Posted by Boiler (Post 12957930)

I am not sure I understand this, is it more contagious at night?

Yes. It's not so easy to see and dodge the aerosols when it's dark out.

Although if you wear night vision glasses you can see them, plus they can't get in your eyes.

Siouxie

Jan 13th 2021 12:31 am

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Originally Posted by Boiler (Post 12957930)

I am not sure I understand this, is it more contagious at night?

It's to discourage the eejits that like to meet up with friends and party during the evenings / nights. It's not rocket science :D

scrubbedexpat091

Jan 13th 2021 12:41 am

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https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/british...76066dfdb7.png

Siouxie

Jan 13th 2021 7:08 pm

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FAQ for Ontario re 'stay at home' order - issued to reporters and news agencies (I found it on several reporters twitter accounts, I can't find it anywhere else) - there's 4 images in total with all the FAQ's - click on the tweet on Twitter to open the first page fully - then pan right using the arrow :)

scrubbedexpat091

Jan 13th 2021 7:54 pm

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Some getting tickets in Montreal because they got off work late and were out after curfew even though they had their employment authorization letters with them and apparently police are using the curfew stop to search persons and their property.

https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/mobile/montreal-evening-shift-workers-slapped-with-curfew-fines-despite-authorization-letters-1.5263664

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/monreal-police-quebec-curfew-1.5870961

caretaker

Jan 13th 2021 9:08 pm

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Originally Posted by Jsmth321 (Post 12958379)

In 1970 when the FLQ crisis prompted Pierre Trudeau to bring in the War Measures Act, the Montreal police used the convenience of no-warrant arrest powers to haul in every mafioso they could find. It was like Christmas for them.

OrangeMango

Jan 13th 2021 10:01 pm

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Originally Posted by Jsmth321 (Post 12958379)

It's precisely this idiocy with bothers me with Covid 19 laws.

Masks, no gatherings, not meeting others, working from home, that's all understandable. However the virus doesn't stop or begin just because it's evening.

And what happens if your car breaks down, or if you get stuck in a traffic jam? Risking an accident or demerit points just to make it home before the curfew.

They might just operate as in "Stalag 13". Anybody who is out and about after lights out will be shot.

scrubbedexpat099

Jan 13th 2021 10:35 pm

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Originally Posted by Siouxie (Post 12958364)

Hmm not everybody is on Twitter.
I know one person who isn't.

scrubbedexpat099

Jan 13th 2021 10:49 pm

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Originally Posted by OrangeMango (Post 12958444)

It does not take too much imagination to see how such powers could be abused on a significant level.

scrubbedexpat091

Jan 13th 2021 11:03 pm

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Some doctors who don't think rules apply to them jumping the que in Vancouver.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/briti...ueue-1.5872213

Shard

Jan 13th 2021 11:17 pm

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Originally Posted by Teaandtoday5 (Post 12957803)

I am never really sure what a ‘big box store’ is. Costco?

Those big stores in retail parks (as opposed to indoor shopping malls).

scrubbedexpat099

Jan 13th 2021 11:45 pm

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Home Depot
Lowes
Target
Wal Mart

BristolUK

Jan 14th 2021 12:19 am

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Originally Posted by Teaandtoday5 (Post 12957803)

I am never really sure what a ‘big box store’ is. Costco?

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Originally Posted by sharkus (Post 12957807)

Costco would count. I think it's stores that would sell multiple things, for example food, appliances, clothes and other things. So Walmart would possibly fall into that category too.

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Originally Posted by Shard (Post 12958486)

Those big stores in retail parks (as opposed to indoor shopping malls).

Is it not just a store - usually big ones - that sells stuff in big boxes?
Appliances, lawn mowers, flatpack furniture, computers, DIY stuff and larger DIY tools etc

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