cambiebud Posted March 23, 2020 Report Share Posted March 23, 2020 So apart from me, who else is at work tomorrow [emoji24] Me🤪🤪 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linwood buddie Posted March 23, 2020 Report Share Posted March 23, 2020 9 minutes ago, cockles1987 said: So there's me, working for the Nations interest, a Janitor, https://images.app.goo.gl/GJkvDs5TbXpofPeB9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munoz Posted March 23, 2020 Report Share Posted March 23, 2020 19 minutes ago, cockles1987 said: So there's me, working for the Nations interest, a Janitor, a Night Watchman, Ricky's Grandson, and Cambi. A wee bit of everything there I'm working also. Bunch of Kunts obviously putting profits over the welfare of their employees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stlucifer Posted March 23, 2020 Report Share Posted March 23, 2020 I will be back at work on Thursday all being well. I'll only be attending sites to perform any critical work so I don't know how that will pan out. It might actually disrupt my normal working hours to keep things going. Given what the real emergency services are going through I won't be complaining about that.Most of the time I'll be on my own and well away from any interaction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W6er Posted March 23, 2020 Report Share Posted March 23, 2020 1 hour ago, eastlandssaint said: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2020/mar/23/uk-coronavirus-live-news-latest-boris-johnson-minister-condemns-people-ignoring-two-metre-distance-rule-in-parks-as-very-selfish I have to say I thought Boris came across very well. But The Guardian commenters don't seem to agree with me: Quote Borderpoll 6m ago 12 9 feckin weeks , 9 feckin weeks , thats how long the uk government has known that wholesale testing would need to be done , but made no preparation for testing nor sourced or ordered any test kits . For 9 weeks they have known that the NHS would need thousands more ventilators , but neither sourced nor ordered any . For 9 weeks they have known that the stock of PPE was woefully inadequate, but again failed to source or order any. The repeated failure to learn anything from accepted wisdom regarding the virus is ,at best , irresponsible, at worst it is criminal negligence. Someone or group of people must inevitably be held accountable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W6er Posted March 23, 2020 Report Share Posted March 23, 2020 6 minutes ago, Dickson said: Where were these people 9 weeks ago? It's funny how many experts there are amongst the Guardian readership who knew f**k all about medicine 5 weeks ago, beyond the drugs they were on. You should see P&B: Quote Cummings needs to be tried and jailed for mass manslaughter, I struggle to remember a bigger c**t. That’s impressive given some of the people around just now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TPAFKATS Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 I see we aren't allowed to complain about government inaction on this unless you can prove you are a medical expert.You know, this is why we have government, so that they can weigh up the evidence and LEAD us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linwood buddie Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 Mike Ashley has written to his staff saying that Sports Direct stores will remain open as he feels they are uniquely well placed to keep the UK fit during these times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doakes Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 17 minutes ago, linwood buddie said: Mike Ashley has written to his staff saying that Sports Direct stores will remain open as he feels they are uniquely well placed to keep the UK fit during these times. Says the guy that’s about 22 stone Chancing bastard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W6er Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 14 minutes ago, linwood buddie said: Mike Ashley has written to his staff saying that Sports Direct stores will remain open as he feels they are uniquely well placed to keep the UK fit during these times. I'm not sure whether you're joking, but can't be bothered to check. This is a good post on P&B: Not sure I can trust a man who apparently hasn't spotted the missing apostrophe...in his signature! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linwood buddie Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 2 minutes ago, Doakes said: Says the guy that’s about 22 stone Chancing bastard I’m not 22 stone cheeky bassa🤬 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linwood buddie Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 1 minute ago, W6er said: I'm not sure whether you're joking, but can't be bothered to check. This is a good post on P&B: Not sure I can trust a man who apparently hasn't spotted the missing apostrophe...in his signature! https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/coronavirus-mike-ashley-keeps-sports-21742586?utm_source=linkCopy&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salmonbuddie Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 [emoji38] Aye, maybe you're right. This is why we need a moderator who can move these posts into another thread. [mention=328]salmonbuddie[/mention] are you able to do this? I noticed that you edited your post without a trace, i.e. the usual 'Post edited by Salmonbuddie at...' which is curious.No idea, maybe because I use the Tapatalk app? Certainly not because I'm a moderator, that's for sure.Back on topic, our site closed on Friday but only 2 of us out of 4 with the same role have laptops. Because we're approaching financial year end, because BEIS hasn't relaxed its reporting requirements and because subbies need paying, we got permission for those 2 to attend site tomorrow and Thursday. Can"t see QS's being classed as essential (we know our place!) so I can see twice as much work ahead for me over the next couple of weeks. I haven't used any AL so far this year because we were planning a 4 week trip to Oz in April for a family wedding. I've been told by my line manager that becsuse i haven't taken any AL in the first quarter (HR monitors and reports on these things), I have to take a week off in April. Effectively then, because I'm working, I have to use up my AL and switch off my laptop for a week while those sitting about at home 'available for work' don't use any. Hardly seems fair, looking forward to those discussions...[emoji846] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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faraway saint Posted March 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, salmonbuddie said: No idea, maybe because I use the Tapatalk app? Certainly not because I'm a moderator, that's for sure. Back on topic, our site closed on Friday but only 2 of us out of 4 with the same role have laptops. Because we're approaching financial year end, because BEIS hasn't relaxed its reporting requirements and because subbies need paying, we got permission for those 2 to attend site tomorrow and Thursday. Can"t see QS's being classed as essential (we know our place!) so I can see twice as much work ahead for me over the next couple of weeks. I haven't used any AL so far this year because we were planning a 4 week trip to Oz in April for a family wedding. I've been told by my line manager that becsuse i haven't taken any AL in the first quarter (HR monitors and reports on these things), I have to take a week off in April. Effectively then, because I'm working, I have to use up my AL and switch off my laptop for a week while those sitting about at home 'available for work' don't use any. Hardly seems fair, looking forward to those discussions... Aye, on the AL issue, could see a lot of people, if they can't take it for the next few weeks/months having a problem in the latter part of the year. There should be some relaxation on having to use it up by the end of the year in the circumstances. Edited March 24, 2020 by faraway saint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salmonbuddie Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 Aye, on the AL issue, could wee a lot of people, if they can't take it for the next few weeks/months having a problem in the latter part of the year. There should be some relaxation on having to use it up by the end of the year in the circumstances. f**k them, this is about me![emoji23][emoji23] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted March 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 Thought for today...................how are Germany having such a low fatality rate compared to the number of cases? Cases Deaths Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanleySaint Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 Thought for today...................how are Germany having such a low fatality rate compared to the number of cases? Cases Deaths Wonder if they are testing more people? I'm on leave currently but had a message that we are closed for 3 weeks so won't be back at work until after Easter, office of over 600 people so makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shull Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 It will be a battle to get through my day without Greggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted March 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 20 minutes ago, StanleySaint said: 48 minutes ago, faraway saint said: Thought for today...................how are Germany having such a low fatality rate compared to the number of cases? Cases Deaths Wonder if they are testing more people? I'm on leave currently but had a message that we are closed for 3 weeks so won't be back at work until after Easter, office of over 600 people so makes sense. We're waiting on clarification, the management seem to be unsure. As soon as they confirm my 80% I'm out of here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopCat Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 Jeezo, them Chinese are now physically grabbing people, bundling them into vans and carting them away to god knows where. Massive over reaction.This aged well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted March 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 4 minutes ago, TopCat said: This aged well. Why? 🙄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TPAFKATS Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 Wonder if they are testing more people? I'm on leave currently but had a message that we are closed for 3 weeks so won't be back at work until after Easter, office of over 600 people so makes sense.Germany were testing 4 or 5 times as many folk per week as UK are /were.Germany has 25k ventilators with another 10k on order.UK has 5k ventilators and a twitter appeal from gov ministers for folk to build more. Germany started the whole social distancing before UK did. Germans also generally appear to be better at following the "rules" on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted March 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 A tad chaotic, and I can imagine this being replicated all over the UK. Our company, still uncertain if we are "essential" and accessing this 80% seems less than straight forward. So, sent home, asked to take a couple of days holiday to ensure we get paid for this week and give them time to clarify the situation. Seems reasonable to me. It's officially PARTY time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted March 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 7 minutes ago, TPAFKATS said: Germany were testing 4 or 5 times as many folk per week as UK are /were. Germany has 25k ventilators with another 10k on order. UK has 5k ventilators and a twitter appeal from gov ministers for folk to build more. Germany started the whole social distancing before UK did. Germans also generally appear to be better at following the "rules" on it. It seems you would be happier, although I doubt that's possible, in ANY other country in the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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