Coronavirus - how is it/has it affected you?

There's a new pub near me that had their opening night pencilled in for tonight for weeks (I'm guessing it's an Irish bar hence opening on Paddy's Day). How's your luck? Feel sorry for them and the amount of money they must have invested to get a new pub up and running, and they'll see basically none of it back. Some will go for a drink in the short term I'm sure but we can't be far off all pubs being closed.
 
Andy said:
They will have to pay SSP surely?
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Yep, but £94 a week or so is a massive step down. Having got more advice on my condition i think I may be able to hold out longer as my kidney function isn't too low as to cause imediate concern. Just got to keep my blood pressure below 140 and self isolate if I start to notice any changes.
 
Russ_D said:
Yep, but £94 a week or so is a massive step down. Having got more advice on my condition i think I may be able to hold out longer as my kidney function isn't too low as to cause imediate concern. Just got to keep my blood pressure below 140 and self isolate if I start to notice any changes.
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Ye, as much as its a boot in the baws to most working folk I doubt most employers will pay full wages.
 
Although we've been lumbered with my boomerang boy working from home?... All of his oppo's work on site's well away from their residences and stay in hotels often sleeping in the daytime as site access is usually overnight... If restaurants have to shut gonna be a problem for them to get fed... Bad enough working away from home, for long periods, and having to survive on KFC/MacD's...
 
rudebhoy said:
One of the worst companies ever. Anything to avoid having to refund customers.
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My flight with Ryanair is cancelled, and they've said we can have a refund no trouble. Only, when I click on 'get refund' on their website it just redirects to their homepage. When you enter live chat support, it just tells you you're in a queue - three hours I had with no response from the other end. Try and phone them - 'Network busy'. This could be interesting.

My wife reckons I can just ring my bank, since I paid on credit card, and get them to get my money back. Wondering if that would be best course of action?
 
Slight panic stations when The Boy came home this afternoon...not feeling good, a bit hot ........
Got the thermometer out....barely reached 36°
Phew..!
Will be keeping an eye on him though.....
 
Orikoru said:
My flight with Ryanair is cancelled, and they've said we can have a refund no trouble. Only, when I click on 'get refund' on their website it just redirects to their homepage. When you enter live chat support, it just tells you you're in a queue - three hours I had with no response from the other end. Try and phone them - 'Network busy'. This could be interesting.

My wife reckons I can just ring my bank, since I paid on credit card, and get them to get my money back. Wondering if that would be best course of action?
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Website will be overloaded with refund claims. Don't worry you'll get your money. Where were you going? It seems flights to Portugal are still on.
 
Crazyface said:
Website will be overloaded with refund claims. Don't worry you'll get your money. Where were you going? It seems flights to Portugal are still on.
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Bratislava on the 27th. Return flights were with Wizz Air, and I've just gone through their process of obtaining a refund. They said it may take over 60 days to get it but at least the process on their website appeared to work.
 
There is a news article about some Singaporean minister saying that the UK is not doing enough and should close schools. Was speaking to friends in India who asked me why UK is not closing. So sent them the regular BBC stuff around kids not being vulnerable, parents as key workers or spreading to their fragile grand parents.

Equally, I mentioned that child poverty means many kids get only 1 meal at school. By closing schools they are increasing the risk to kids even more. These children unfortunately also belong to parents who may have a steady job and are most likely to be impacted by small business shutting down. So school closure is not just a medical condition.

Friends could not believe that a 'Western country' like UK has child poverty. So had to go and dig out some stats. Can I say some of these are absolutely shocking. As a society we are failing our kids.

https://www.theguardian.com/society...rty-above-50-per-cent-in-10-uk-constituencies

https://cpag.org.uk/child-poverty/child-poverty-facts-and-figures
 
Mudball said:
We are doing ouselves proud in India. Tested positive and then try to escape on a plane. Apparently got dragged off, arrested and quarantined. I am sure, the muppets will be asking the FCO to spend tax payers money to 'rescue them'
https://www.gulftoday.ae/news/2020/...navirus-dubai-bound-flight-offloaded-in-kochi
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Not only him, but every other passenger on the plane offloaded to hospitals according to the article.

Will he technically have died from coronavirus if the other passengers kick the living :poop: out of him, as I'm some will feel like doing?
 
ColchesterFC said:
And if you're the owner of that business who is unable to claim insurance for business disruption because Boris hasn't ordered you to close but has told your customers not to visit?
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bar owners on sky news just said that insurance doesn't cover force closure by the government anyway
 
Blue in Munich said:
Not only him, but every other passenger on the plane offloaded to hospitals according to the article.

Will he technically have died from coronavirus if the other passengers kick the living :poop: out of him, as I'm some will feel like doing?
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Or, if any of the passengers die due to contracting Covid-19, will he be done for manslaughter? :D
 
Clubhouse now closed for the forseeable. Rakes and divot boxes removed and advised not to touch flags. All competitions cancelled.
 
Holiday to USA in April cancelled.
Gin Festival the wife is organising in May postponed.
Working from Home for at least the next 2 weeks.
Supposed tomorrow to start a new role based out Sweden in June can’t see that one working out.
 
HMRC have just set up a help line specifically for the self employed and businesses who will be struggling now due to Coronavirus

The Coronavirus helpline : 0800 0159 559

Apparently they will give you advice on your tax and any benefits you can claim for.
 
Our company have told us not to use Dutch ports any more and to use UK ports. Our work site is 1 + 1/2 hours transit from Scheveningen (The Hague) and 10 hours from Lowestoft which is now going to be our port of choice. It's not directly due to Corona Virus infection risks but more concerns over being able to get food, water and fuel supplies with much of the Netherlands on lock down.
 
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