Coronavirus

[Premier Quality]

Kind of looks like everyone is a key worker at the moment...

https://schoolsweek.co.uk/coronavir...nerable-pupils/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

 

[Tredman]

Hmm, so we count since it only has to be one parent. Don't think we will send the twins to school since I am at home all day, but would be good if the 2 year old could go nursery.

 

[Del Woppio]

If you consider that most of the kids left in school will have parents in front line NHS, I wouldn't send them in unless it's absolutely unavoidable tbh

 

[Kenny]

So we have Tim Martin (Mr Spoons) today on the BBC telling us pubs should not be forced to close. Now, all for a balanced view and that but don't think we should taking advice from him on this subject (although I guess, we could put everyone who wants to ignore the stay at home advice in a Spoons, lock the door and wait for this to all blow over)

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Big contributor to the Conservative party and the Brexit campaign and palsy palsy with Cummings. Hmm - I wonder if this has anything to do with us doing an advisory rather than a ban.

 

[playtheace]

Problem with that is in the new GCSE's there is very little coursework. Nothing in English, Maths, History, Spanish, Science all of which my daughter is taking. Mocks are just past papers so could have been found online beforehand if someone wanted to, so essentially it's going to come down to teacher's predicted grades and then trying to find some sort of evidence to stand that up.

Last years papers were not online,these were the ones used for this years mocks (although i accept its easy to get previous years)
Our lads school actually ran two lots of Mock exams, the last lot was just a few weeks ago.

I think they have a pretty accurate idea what pupils deserve to get.

 

[playtheace]

Kind of looks like everyone is a key worker at the moment...

https://schoolsweek.co.uk/coronavir...nerable-pupils/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

Any locksmiths?......

 

[lemonjelly]

Hoping that people see brittanias actions and avoid them in the future when things have calmed down. Should only be 12 weeks apparently someone said last night...

boris's news conferences (they only started this fucking monday, and yesterday he couldn't remember how many he'd done - there's someone I have faith in managing the detail!) are woeful. Actually, more than anything for me they show up how he uses lots of words to say so little. Sunak did show him up by controlling a lot of the questions/answers in a better and more responsible way. The others have been professionals who clearly know what they are talking about. Boris is being shown that he doesn't know stuff. It is all a series of soundbites he's trying to get to take hold.

The end of a week of WFH, and I've been isolating myself since monday. As soon as I knew I had to leave work, I arranged for a colleague to see an appointment I had booked in monday lunchtime. That person has emailed in advising they've video conferenced a GP and have been advised to self isolate for 14 days as they are suspected to have coronavirus. My colleague was sent home first thing this morning, as she met with him monday.

WFH is interesting. Listening to lots of tunes I have not heard in ages, as well as catching up on loads I've not properly listened to. I need to completely re-jig the room I'm working in to make it more comfortable. My workplace is effectively shutting down today with security, estates and researchers remaining on site (there are staff there researching C-19 itself so...)

I'm also lucky in having a room to be able to work in. My wife has been amazing by giving me space, and we both have clear boundaries - times arranged for chatting and having a cuppa etc, but aside from that, she leaves me to crack on with work. I also put the laptop away and close the door on the room from 5pm-9am to manage myself and stop checking emails etc.

My skype for business doesn't work, but IT are looking at that.

I've brought some work stuff home to keep busy. Making sure I take the regular breaks is the hardest - staying in front of a screen is too easy (and makes it feel like you're working). Thus, I have 2 30 minute slots each working day to sit in a comfy chair and work on paper with a pen in my hand like the good old days.

At least it looks like a nicer day today!

 

[lemonjelly]

Oh yeah, my isolating was owing to contact with the relative of a confirmed case. Had no fever. I've had a cough since January (some on here know that when we've spoken at games). I'm unsure if it has changed over the past week, or whether that is a form of hypochondria.

Still, intending to continue to steer clear of everyone until a week on monday.

Staring to think there should be one day a week (saturdays or sundays - extend the opening hours just for them) where these keyworkers are the sole people with access to supermarkets or something.

 

[Kenny]

So, how many people are finding their inbox is now filled with emails from companies you had forgot you had even used and are letting you know how they are dealing with the virus.

 

[Kenny]

Big contributor to the Conservative party and the Brexit campaign and palsy palsy with Cummings. Hmm - I wonder if this has anything to do with us doing an advisory rather than a ban.

I do however agree with this from and say all bars should use this even when life returns to normal

"He said a sensible balance was for pubs to open but to implement "social distancing" measures, like no standing at the bar. "

 

[Kenny]

You can now pause your Sky Sports Subscriptions

https://www.sky.com/shop/tv/sports/pause?DCMP=ilc-skycom:ec_pause_sports

 

[The Bear]

I did mine earlier today. I just hope that they put it back on at the exact same discounted price and not the full price.

 

[Kenny]

The world and his mate trying to do this right now I presume

"Sorry

The page you are looking for is temporarily unavailable.

Please try again."

 

[Tyrannosaurus Dan]

One of our customers makes mortuary equipment and we supply them with the pallets & cases for transporting them. He has just phoned up to ask how busy we are as he needs some pallets. Each pallet will hold 30 mortuary trays and he is looking at potentially ordering 900 pallets. That is 27000 mortuary trays. Grim.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Hmmm. I can sort of see that. Once you have your pint you could sit at a quiet table and be some distance from other punters. However, unless you can shout your order from miles off and then go and pay by contactless as cash exchanges appear bad once the pint has been left by the bar staff and they have retreated you are going to have some form of contact. Not to mention what could be already on the glass or deposited on it by you if you are a carrier.

 

[Langers]

The world and his mate trying to do this right now I presume

"Sorry

The page you are looking for is temporarily unavailable.

Please try again."

I did mine just now - I do wonder just how big an impact good customer service is going to have throughout this crisis? Fair play to Sky for this.

 

[Kenny]

However, unless you can shout your order from miles off and then go and pay by contactless .

Actually in Spoons it would work. No service at the bar all done via their App

 

[b3h]

The hospital I work at has had deaths every day. The list of hospitals with deaths is only like 10 deep each day atm. Just can't stop thinking that it's in the hospital and will be throughout the whole thing, slowly getting worse. Staff coming back to work after having symptoms aren't even tested ffs. Doctors off the bank/agency are turning up and refusing to work on the corona wards. Hear the woman sorting it arguing with them every day that she can't give them more than 60 an hour etc.

 

[Kenny]

I did mine just now - I do wonder just how big an impact good customer service is going to have throughout this crisis? Fair play to Sky for this.

So it was you causing the delay for me...

Will try later this afternoon after the mad rush has calmed down