Random Irritations

The Chronicle were saying the whole NE will be lumped together. Hopefully not but you are right, we will have to wait and see the official announcement.
Just looking at the North West and it’s very specific areas, not all lumped together, but if you read the press it gives the impression of it being all under local lockdown and like Northumberland, County Durham is low, infact, lower than Hartlepool and Boro, but no mention of Cleveland being locked down. Very confusing!
 
Changes coming in on 28/9..
Much of the test will be a short video then you get asked 3 questions about the clip.
Same number of questions, same pass mark, same content..just a little different.
Thanks, I saw that news item this morning. If anything that sounds like it might be easier. But it does make practising for the test more difficult unless someone quickly brings out a mock version of it. :unsure:
 
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Full of cold, nasty cough. Can’t book a Covid test.

Crappy website directs me to make a booking 25 miles away but there are no appointments free for the next 7 days.

Have you got friends or family living in other parts of the country? There are stories in the papers and on websites about people using Aberdeen or Welsh postcodes to be able to book tests closer to home. One lady from East Anglia used a Welsh postcode (or possibly Bristol) and was able to book a test in Cambridge. Might be worth giving it a go if you know some other postcodes to try.
 
Not sure I’d risk visiting my parents or taking my kids to school based on ”more than likely not to”. Hence, my irritation.

I'm just repeating what the doctors and experts keep saying on the radio, a lot of people are trying to get tests just because they have cold like symptoms which is not Covid. If you have a headache and/or a fever with a cough I'd say get a test, but I personally wouldn't if I had a cold.
 
I'm just repeating what the doctors and experts keep saying on the radio, a lot of people are trying to get tests just because they have cold like symptoms which is not Covid. If you have a headache and/or a fever with a cough I'd say get a test, but I personally wouldn't if I had a cold.
I have a cough, I have a fever, I have a headache. I also have a cold. I still can’t get tested.
 
Idiots in the clubhouse where masks are compulsory to move around and only allowed off if you are sitting down to drink/eat. So many jokers/idiots coming in off the patio saying we're only walking 10 feet to the bar. Point is the rules are there for a reason. Abide by them. It's for all out benefit in the long run
 
tried searching for location of my grandparent's headstone on a website for the graveyard they are buried. I know it's there - I couldn't find it. Then I realised that as my granny is a 'MacI' with the 'a' dropped and a dot under the 'c' to indicate that - that that might be the issue. I eventually found it on the website by searching Mc.I:)

Just for info for anyone with a similar quandary when using an on-line or website search function
 
Due to the new system we use at work being :poop: a report that used to take me about 10 minutes in the old system is taking me an hour to even figure out how to do it. Why do people change things?? The old system worked, this one is painful.

Think they call it progress but I totally agree. Our recruitment software has changed from when I worked in the department and newer version is far less user friendly and clunky
 
Think they call it progress but I totally agree. Our recruitment software has changed from when I worked in the department and newer version is far less user friendly and clunky
All our systems are run by Oracle now, and all their systems are total crap. The holiday system for example, you used to just look at a calendar and click the days you wanted off - so nice and easy. Now in the Oracle version they measure days as 7.3 metrics so for three days off you have to book 21.9 hours off. It's so dumb and user unfriendly. With the document management systems I was just talking about, that I manage, Oracle actually owned both (Conject & Aconex) and decided to shut one of them down. Unfortunately they shut down the one that worked pretty well (Conject) and kept the nice clean-looking one that doesn't actually do anything properly and can be easily broken by practically anyone on the project.
 
3 today

Next door and their builders
My daughter's pre school
My wife

Next door are mental..getting a new driveway but moving soon apparently.. their drive is perfectly serviceable ... But getting it done as don't want to put off buyers.. crazy talk. Anyways their builders block the shared drive..my neighbour is oblivious as she doesn't drive. Doesn't understand that we can't get off with the shared drive blocked but they can because they have extra entrance

Onto pre school

We paid in June for uniform. It hasn't arrived and they no record of our order by looks. Yet my daughter's friend ordered in August and it arrived ..

Brings me onto another one with them but also my wife , they told us upping her to afternoons won't be an issue just do by Oct

So we asked today their basically full.. so prob won't get the just 2 full days we want .. ffs which is My wife all over .. didn't want to do it back then cus it's her little darling but now is fine

If we hadn't dithered we could have had our pick!!! Goodness sake dear we knew we were having twins why would you want a 3 year old running around same time if you can get free childcare that she enjoys!!!!
 
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