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Coronavirus - how is it/has it affected you?

SwingsitlikeHogan said:
My point is whether or not they need to be fully open as they are if it is critical as Whitty tells us that we MUST reduce the opportunities and contexts that result in individuals from many different households coming into contact with the risk of infection; that it critical that we MUST reduce and absolutely minimise the times we leave our homes - and therefore we should remove as fa as possible the attraction to leave our homes.

If I have to stand in a Q outside a store in the cold and rain - I might thing twice about whether or not I actually need what I am after buying from the store. I might instead not bother - or I might find an alternative way of buying what I need that does not need me to leave my home.

I too think the law is wrong in respect of churches and others places of worship being open - and that is despite me knowing how very important it is for many. Some might think churches being open is 'essential'. On balance I do not.
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Suggest you listen to the good Professor on BBC Breakfast who suggest you look at your own compliance and not worry about those who makeup their own interpretation of the rules.
 
pauljames87 said:
Estate agents just been mentioned to look at closing tbh I fully agree

Sorry if you are one

But they are litterally open to keep the economy that's propped up by artificial house prices going ... It's not essienal to move
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But it is essential to complete house purchases that have already begun so Fragger can empty my garage of various white goods, lawnmower and fishing equipment.
Some time this year:mad:;)
 
Just a couple of things....

1. I've been shouting at the TV for months now at why London and the South hasn't had high infections. The most densely populated part of the country is escaping the virus. Then lo and behold.....Surrey now emerges as the most infected part of the country and London is in a mess and riddled with the virus. What a bluddy surprise!
I'm not often wrong and I'm right again.

2. Then, the other day at work at Morrisons, the Home Delivery team were called together by the store manager who then informed us that the hours we had been given were now slashed back to contract hours. This was because Morrison "do this every year" in an attempt to improve the last quarters figures so that the shareholders get a nice dividend. So cheers Morrisons for kicking your staff in the teeth for all their hard work and putting yourselves in danger during the lockdown.

Please, if possible, could you not shop at Morrisons during the last quarter.

Thanks
 
Crazyface said:
Just a couple of things....

1. I've been shouting at the TV for months now at why London and the South hasn't had high infections. The most densely populated part of the country is escaping the virus. Then lo and behold.....Surrey now emerges as the most infected part of the country and London is in a mess and riddled with the virus. What a bluddy surprise!
I'm not often wrong and I'm right again.

2. Then, the other day at work at Morrisons, the Home Delivery team were called together by the store manager who then informed us that the hours we had been given were now slashed back to contract hours. This was because Morrison "do this every year" in an attempt to improve the last quarters figures so that the shareholders get a nice dividend. So cheers Morrisons for kicking your staff in the teeth for all their hard work and putting yourselves in danger during the lockdown.

Please, if possible, could you not shop at Morrisons during the last quarter.

Thanks
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Do they know you’ve got unsupervised access??
 
pauljames87 said:
Talk in the queue at nursey of them shutting, the mum's really don't want them too, what else are we going to do with them whilst we work from home

Only 5 kids this afternoon

One mum did say she's upped her kid to all week now their spaces. That was a bit naughty but hey within the rules so no judgement
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29 in at my wifes setting. Absolutely not all key workers, some she knows for a fact are stay at home mums who just want their little bundles of potential virus out the way for a few hours. Utterly irresponsible.
 
clubchamp98 said:
Basically everyone’s job can be classed as key if you look long enough for a reason.
How’s an accountant a key worker?
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If an accountant is needed to ensure a critical business is able to stay open (paying staff, suppliers etc) then I can see why the job could be considered as such, hard to see how it cant be done almost 100% remotely these days though
 
Crazyface said:
Just a couple of things....

1. I've been shouting at the TV for months now at why London and the South hasn't had high infections. The most densely populated part of the country is escaping the virus. Then lo and behold.....Surrey now emerges as the most infected part of the country and London is in a mess and riddled with the virus. What a bluddy surprise!
I'm not often wrong and I'm right again.

2. Then, the other day at work at Morrisons, the Home Delivery team were called together by the store manager who then informed us that the hours we had been given were now slashed back to contract hours. This was because Morrison "do this every year" in an attempt to improve the last quarters figures so that the shareholders get a nice dividend. So cheers Morrisons for kicking your staff in the teeth for all their hard work and putting yourselves in danger during the lockdown.

Please, if possible, could you not shop at Morrisons during the last quarter.

Thanks
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The only time I remember you being wrong is the hotel booking for sunningdale or thinking about it, the second time was that car parks are important for a golf course ;):LOL:
 
Sir David King really ought to do some research before he starts on his normal line of criticism. He’s just said that the military clinical staff should be involved in helping in vaccinating the population.

One - they are
Two - the majority these days are reservists who already work in the NHS

To busy running everyone down.
 
SaintHacker said:
29 in at my wifes setting. Absolutely not all key workers, some she knows for a fact are stay at home mums who just want their little bundles of potential virus out the way for a few hours. Utterly irresponsible.
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People can see the change in their kids at the same time tho. Stunts their development and they become nightmares stuck in doors

Can understand why people send them in

Maybe should if not key workers reduce to say I dunno one day a week just to keep their development I don't know
 
Old Skier said:
Suggest you listen to the good Professor on BBC Breakfast who suggest you look at your own compliance and not worry about those who makeup their own interpretation of the rules.
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I am quite capable of keeping my own side of the street clean and believe we act as fully compliant as we can without looking to see what we can do within the rules - rather we stay at home and only leave for a short walk for exercise and on that walk we will pick up a few essentials of we need them replenished at a local store. But whilst I can do my bit I am dependent upon others also doing their part and the government doing it's part in setting the rules and the laws to guide and manage us.

And of course I worry about all those who make up their own interpretation of the rules - stretching, pushing and breaking the boundaries of these rules - because through the actions of us all is the virus spread minimised in my community and the country - and my life is constrained as it is and will continue to be constrained until we get this under control.
 
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Leftitshort said:
Agreed. There’s no alternative currently......but I see a lot on here from the older demographic asking for schools to be shut, nursery’s to be closed, work to be stopped. Is there really an awareness of what this could cause? Not only mortgaging ourselves economically but also educationally. I still believe there is mileage in an extension of shielding but that ship may have sailed
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The latest is that we need a month or so for the vulnerable 65 and above to be vaccinated and then the NHS pressure will ease very much indeed.
So, no schooling for a month is a reasonable price to pay.
If kids can have the holidays they do normally, then they can recover from another month off.
Normal times, such time off is indefensible.
State we are in now, unprecedented, the time off is vital.
That ,together with everyone obeying the rules may give us a chance.
 
Tashyboy said:
during the first lockdown, me and mainly missis T did massive amounts of home school work with the kids. But were both retired and we both had the time. They could of gone to school seeing as mums a Bobby but we had them.
This time round me and Missis T have had Covid and are knackered. We just cannot help to home school the kids. Part of the problem for me is some parents have no interest what so ever in doing any school work with the kids and others want to do all of the school work and it just is not possible For some. At the moment you are juggling balls. Them balls being NHS work, working from home and home schooling. Your working from home and NHS are the main balls. Don’t drop them. Home schooling is not a target. Me I would speak to the school, explain the situation that you are doing as much as you can. They will understand. Home schooling is not a competition.?
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This is why I can’t understand why teachers are so low in the list for the vaccine.
If we want schools open the adults in the school need protecting, or the school partially shuts .
It’s basics imo to put school staff not just teachers right behind front line staff.
 
SwingsitlikeHogan said:
I am quite capable of keeping my own side of the street clean and believe we act as fully compliant as we can without looking to see what we can do within the rules - rather we stay at home and only leave for a short walk for exercise and on that walk we will pick up a few essentials of we need them replenished at a local store. But whilst I can do my bit I am dependent upon others also doing their part and the government doing it's part in setting the rules and the laws to guide and manage us.
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You are less dependent on others actions if you follow the proper actions. You seem to be more focused on what others are doing. If you are that concerned report them.
 
fundy said:
If an accountant is needed to ensure a critical business is able to stay open (paying staff, suppliers etc) then I can see why the job could be considered as such, hard to see how it cant be done almost 100% remotely these days though
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Yes but that reasoning could make any job key if you look long enough.
 
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