Bet you're glad your post spiraled into a " virus is a conspiracy" thread......
It seems any theme on any platform and they pop up.....

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Robotaz wrote: ↑Sun Jan 23, 2022 8:16 pm Where I live in Colorado I don’t see any pandemic effects still in society around me. Everywhere is packed. People seem done with it.

Are people still very cautious in the UK?

I'd say that at an individual level some people are cautious, some are very cautious and some aren't cautious at all. It comes down to individual households and I'd also suggest that age isn't an indicator. I have family in Wyoming and Utah and whilst at times it feels like things over there are quite relaxed once again it comes down to individual behaviour.

Again, can we keep watch related threads on topic, please? If you want to discuss national variations in approach to the pandemic there is a long running thread where it would be more appropriate.

suicidal_orange wrote:

Robotaz wrote: ↑Sun Jan 23, 2022 8:16 pmWhere I live in Colorado I don’t see any pandemic effects still in society around me. Everywhere is packed. People seem done with it.

Are people still very cautious in the UK?

Stats are rammed down our throats daily on the news, masks are still supposed to be worn in shops and there's still hand sanitizer in most shop doorways as well as social distancing stickers on the floors and "max number of shoppers allowed in the shop" posters on the doors, meanwhile sporting events are filled to capacity. There are also random "road signs" directing people to vaccination and test centres and I don't even live in an area that has it bad. Supposedly there are still so many cases it's messing up transport of food and the like, menus are reduced due to staff shortages.

Did any/all of this ever happen in the US or is this one of those things where the U is a lie and every state does it's own thing so you can't really answer?

OK, so I moved from Lexington, Kentucky in late 2020 to western Colorado. Lexington is a very liberal city in a very conservative state. Lexington was locked down while right outside of town nobody cared. Here in Colorado I live in a very conservative town and cases have always been low and nobody ever cared. That said, I wear a mask in the grocery and big stores, but go in gyms and breweries that are full and nobody masked. Cases here during the Omicron peak that’s higher than ever are around 200 a day in a valley of 4 towns with 150,000 people. I see no spacing or anything since 2020 here.

I have been vaccinated and boosted, but am in the camp that you should do what you want. I have always been against lockdowns because they killed off so many small businesses and they’re so important to the US economy, aka the economy of my towns and neighbors.

Unless Omicron is succeeded by a monster far worse than Delta, it’s pretty much over for most of the US. In the areas where state government is bigger, they are still freaking out locked down and terrorizing the citizens. Again, if Omicron is the last of the variants of concern, 90% of the US will be fully moved on. There will always be pockets of people who want to freak out and hang onto it. It may very well be permanent in some enclaves of bigger cities in the northeast and west coast. And that’s their right if that’s what they want.

tikkathree wrote:

Robotaz wrote: ↑Sun Jan 23, 2022 8:16 pm Where I live in Colorado I don’t see any pandemic effects still in society around me. Everywhere is packed. People seem done with it.

Are people still very cautious in the UK?

I'd say that at an individual level some people are cautious, some are very cautious and some aren't cautious at all. It comes down to individual households and I'd also suggest that age isn't an indicator. I have family in Wyoming and Utah and whilst at times it feels like things over there are quite relaxed once again it comes down to individual behaviour.

True, in my town where nobody seems to care, I just saw a guy today masked in his car. I’m sure there are people even more concerned than him.

Your comment made me wonder though, will there be some who seem so traumatized that they never can move on, even when COVID is the same or less concern than the flu? I think so. And I’m not bashing those people. COVID was quite shocking and I’m sure some had their realities permanently changed.

I’m asking again, really politely. Please refrain from turning this watch thread into a discussion on the pandemic. As I said earlier, there is a thread for that.

Amor Vincit Omnia wrote: ↑Wed Jan 26, 2022 10:54 pm I’m asking again, really politely. Please refrain from turning this watch thread into a discussion on the pandemic. As I said earlier, there is a thread for that.

Thank you Steve. Was getting fed up with that

Desperately trying to keep this on topic, Hunter Green, especially with the ombré finish, is a match made in heaven with a bronze case. Zelos made a green & bronze Horizons GMT (render below) which was a beauty, and reminds me, the addition of an orange GMT hand would be a very attractive & for me perfect colour combination.

A couple of things hold me back. I’m still not keen on the wordmark & the all-bronze relief bezel wouldn't be my first choice, but I could easily see this colourway being introduced as a Sealander in due course, which would likely remove one of these obstacles. Mmmm mmmmm.

That looks good, I like that. 42mm in size, so it’s the size I like. I won’t rush to buy one as I have my MkIII 42mm bronze prototype, but I’ve no doubt that this will sell well.

Damn you CW, that's lovely!

Like the colour combinations myself as a bit out there. I do always worry about how quickly the patina will show as too quick and to me it appears manufactured.

Sheetmaself wrote: ↑Thu Jan 27, 2022 2:58 pm Like the colour combinations myself as a bit out there. I do always worry about how quickly the patina will show as too quick and to me it appears manufactured.

Don’t be worried. If you like bronze and are aware of the creeping patina, you’ll notice changes within 2-4 weeks. If you like it, great, if not, 30 seconds with a lemon will give you a rough reset. A full reset will take a little longer. To me, it’s one of the pleasures of owning a bronze watch.

As far as appearing manufactured is concerned, I don’t share your reaction. Patina can be forced, indeed most (all?) of the green carbuncled horrors you will see are forced, and in those cases I can well understand why you might conclude that. I wouldn’t wear them like that but thank goodness there are guys out there who are willing to do those things, so that we don’t have to!

Amor Vincit Omnia wrote:I’m asking again, really politely. Please refrain from turning this watch thread into a discussion on the pandemic. As I said earlier, there is a thread for that.

Sorry on Tapatalk sometimes I don’t notice I’m in the totally wrong thread if I’ve been in both. Hard to describe how it happens, but it does occasionally. It has something to do with the Participated feed design. My bad.

stefs wrote:

Amor Vincit Omnia wrote: ↑Wed Jan 26, 2022 10:54 pm I’m asking again, really politely. Please refrain from turning this watch thread into a discussion on the pandemic. As I said earlier, there is a thread for that.

Thank you Steve. Was getting fed up with that

Instead of getting fed up, try the forum tools and report the comment as being in the wrong thread so that it can be deleted or moved.