Coronavirus - how is it/has it affected you?

andycap said:
Being self employed in construction who decides if its essential i go to work , me from a point of needing to keep an income , or the police deciding if a contract needs to be finished or not ?

Question answered , company has decided to cease all works until instructed that any works are deemed essential by clients
totally the right response in my view ,
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I’ve been text by two of our Electrical Wholesalers tonight saying they will be open as normal tomorrow. I will have to speak to the main contractors tomorrow to see if it’s business as usual, I think it probably will be until the client tells them to stop. My subbies are obviously keen to get in. All works are external lighting projects.
 
Papas1982 said:
Not more likely due to covid, but the chances of having an accident in your car are certainly shorter if you dont get in it.
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You could take that view every day of the week. Where would we be then?

Less likely to get liver disease if you don't drink.
Less likely to get cancer if you just don't smoke.
Less likely to get a STD if you don't go to the dogging club...
 
Swinglowandslow said:
Jeez
BBC news following Boris's broadcast ( excellently done, btw) had a reporter outside number 10!
Why is that necessary for her to be outside No.10?
Not good, beeb, not good.
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  1. I'd imagine it's not just the BBC, all the news services would have someone there. Any reason why only the BBC?
  2. Whilst it was anticipated they would do this, it was not certain they would
 
I'll be in work tomorrow but I've told the staff to stay off for 3 weeks. We will continue to operate for as long as delivery drivers are still working. Companies across Europe, including Italy and Spain, are still functioning, they are still placing orders. We can operate and comply with the requirements still.

Back to green keepers, they can work and isolate, it should not be difficult. They don't need to keep courses pristine, just do the basics so the key asset of the business is maintained.
 
I thought it was non essential shops and the specific hospitality businesses, cafes, pubs, restaurantS, cinema etc.
If they choose to do so, can other business's such as plumbers, electricians, flooring contractors, cleaners etc carry on working?
What about hospital out patient appointments ?
 
murphthemog said:
So why did you buy such an unfeasible pet? You might as well have got a horse, or an elephant.
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sorry been a long day, not getting that, something lost in translation? It's a springer dog!

Is it not normal to drive to dog walk for a lot of people?
 
woofers said:
If they choose to do so, can other business's such as plumbers, electricians, flooring contractors, cleaners etc carry on working
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Aren’t plumbers classed as key workers? Our nursery is open for children of key workers only and I know of one kid where the father is a plumber and the mother is working in fashion, so he must be the one qualifying the child. That would then probably extend to electricians as well.
 
larmen said:
Aren’t plumbers classed as key workers? Our nursery is open for children of key workers only and I know of one kid where the father is a plumber and the mother is working in fashion, so he must be the one qualifying the child. That would then probably extend to electricians as well.
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how difficult is it to apply some common sense

a plumber fixing a burst pipe, emergency
a plumber fitting a new bathroom, not an emergency
 
GreiginFife said:
You could take that view every day of the week. Where would we be then?

Less likely to get liver disease if you don't drink.
Less likely to get cancer if you just don't smoke.
Less likely to get a STD if you don't go to the dogging club...
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So when the PM says no non essential travel you think it should be ignored, or are you suggesting that travelling to golf is essential.
 
Robster59 said:
  1. I'd imagine it's not just the BBC, all the news services would have someone there. Any reason why only the BBC?
  2. Whilst it was anticipated they would do this, it was not certain they would
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1. It was the BBC I saw.How could I comment on others I didn't see - therefore not knowing if they were there even. If others were there then they needn't have been. Their channels can report on the broadcast without being anywhere near Downing Street.

2. Whatever the P M was going to say, it isn't necessary for the TV channels to have reporters (commenting on him ) to physically be in Downing Street.
 
andycap said:
Being self employed in construction who decides if its essential i go to work , me from a point of needing to keep an income , or the police deciding if a contract needs to be finished or not ?

Question answered , company has decided to cease all works until instructed that any works are deemed essential by clients
totally the right response in my view ,
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Construction is definitely not essential and never will be.
 
There are a load of stats around, here's another one for those who haven't already seen it

It took:
  • 67 days from the first reported case of coronavirus to reach the first 100,000 cases
  • 11 days for the second 100,000 cases
  • Just four days for the third 100,000 cases
 
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