superjack Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 1 minute ago, Sooperstar said: Building sites staying open tomorrow. Surely that wi be so they can be made as safe as possible before they close? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemclaren Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 47 minutes ago, hughesie27 said: Thought amazon were only delivering medical supplies just now? I got a nice case for my new headphones today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
151 Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 51 minutes ago, vegas-voss said: Just watched Nicola on the Nine and she said you should not be going to work unless it's is essential and she will be talking to employers to explain to them what is essential Good because until they spell it out to my company they will stay open putting people at risk. People car share, stand together at smoke shelters, congregate in groups here. There are anywhere up to 500 folk in here at once - but yet you aren't allowed mass gatherings? Until they stop leaving it to assumption and actually state what companies are allowed to operate, companies will rip the arse out it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redjambo Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Taffin said: Bollocks, everyone had to go and ruin it for those of us being responsible. My partner and I don't live together and now it will be against the rules to go to each other's houses which after a week of self-isolating (barring 1 trip to the shop) to make sure neither of us had it is pretty depressing. Cyber sex. A friend tells me it can be fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Future's Maroon Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 1 minute ago, Sooperstar said: Building sites staying open tomorrow. FFS, is the population really this daft? Some of the stuff I have seen on social media make we wonder....it’s pretty bloody clear to even a half educated human. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooperstar Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 1 minute ago, superjack said: Surely that wi be so they can be made as safe as possible before they close? Nope, it's so the brickies can keep laying bricks. Nothing has been done for the self employed yet, so the brickies are working on to keep paying their bills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seaside jambo Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Sites will be closed by the end off the week that’s a cert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Albert Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 13 minutes ago, JFK-1 said: I doubt it's going to help that he specified people should go out for food as 'infrequently as possible". How can you do that without buying a lot? Because to survive a few days or even weeks you really don't need to buy a lot frequently. We have friends who have a chest freezer packed with food who are out every day scouring several supermarkets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bindy Badgy Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 52 minutes ago, hughesie27 said: Thought amazon were only delivering medical supplies just now? I had a DVD delivered this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T.F.Robertson Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 18 minutes ago, JFK-1 said: I doubt it's going to help that he specified people should go out for food as 'infrequently as possible". How can you do that without buying a lot? The "infrequently" bit did strike me as an invitation to fill your boots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire_At_The_Disco Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 1 minute ago, Seaside jambo said: Sites will be closed by the end off the week that’s a cert Agreed we are self employed we are going in tomorrow to tidy up a job and pick up or tools etc but will be home and done by 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malinga the Swinga Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 4 minutes ago, Wham Bam Austin McCann said: Good because until they spell it out to my company they will stay open putting people at risk. People car share, stand together at smoke shelters, congregate in groups here. There are anywhere up to 500 folk in here at once - but yet you aren't allowed mass gatherings? I Until they stop leaving it to assumption and actually state what companies are allowed to operate, companies will rip the arse out it. Not all companies are as irresponsible as yours. Mine went to working from home a week ago if you had laptop and were able to do so, have sent mail out confirming that where wfh not an option, health comes first and that you will be paid even if you can't get into work. Actually think they have done a great job. We are a key worker company but with Skype, webex, and mobiles, we will make it work, because in reality, we cannot allow failure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King prawn Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 8 minutes ago, BlackJAC? said: I think it will calm down. The UK pattern mirrored that of both Spain and Italy. Empty shelves, then once the lockdowns happened the supermarkets slowly went back to normal. The recent pictures of the Spanish shops have shelves fully stocked and next to no one in them. It will be the delivery services that go into overdrive now. This. Our supermarkets were stripped bare on the first weekend of the lockdown but last weekend the only thing we were lacking was a wide choice of meat nevertheless there was plenty of bbq food! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sirudi Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 10 minutes ago, Francis Albert said: There is no way the army could lockdown a population which didn't accept the need to lockdown. Shooting? Mass arrest and internment? So who is going to enforce it then ? And please, don’t say the police. The army could enforce it without the use of guns. Just like the police are expected to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seaside jambo Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 No materials will get delivered to site so they will have to close also sales and show homes are or will be closed so no sales no building am afraid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Folk will go out more than once, or twice, or thrice a day. Once or twice for ‘exercise’. Once or twice for ‘essential shopping’. Couple of times (at least) to ‘walk the dog’. At least once a day to ‘visit the pharmacy’. Honestly, they will. Couples will go out together. They will not distance themselves from each other by a minimum of 1 metre. Honestly, they won’t. So, so open to abuse, this ruling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malinga the Swinga Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 5 minutes ago, Sooperstar said: Nope, it's so the brickies can keep laying bricks. Nothing has been done for the self employed yet, so the brickies are working on to keep paying their bills. So brickies putting cash before health, not just for them but for their families, friends and colleagues? Are they truly that thick or just selfish beyond belief. Should be fined as soon as they set foot into their work. The government have said they will be putting forward plan for self employed in next day or two, but these guys cannot wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 18 minutes ago, Jambosammy said: I work in a hotel it's still open canny believe it Swinging is an essential Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambo89 Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 I also didn’t realise Amazon were still doing deliveries of non-essential items. https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-amazon-suspends-all-non-essential-shipments-to-warehouses-2020-3?amp Also read a story that they had stopped delivering non-essential items in France and Italy. I was sure I read an Guardian article that this was also the case in the UK, but perhaps it was speculation. With the lockdown now in place, I would be surprised if you could continue buying Non-essentials in the UK pretty soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taffin Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 2 minutes ago, Seaside jambo said: No materials will get delivered to site so they will have to close also sales and show homes are or will be closed so no sales no building am afraid I know there was talk of builders merchants being classed as essential so not 100% certain that site deliveries will stop unless the site is closed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire_At_The_Disco Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 I bought 3 bags of seed tatties, lettuce seeds, carrots seeds, etc ... Going to turn the garden into an allotment... The Good Life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 13 minutes ago, redjambo said: Cyber sex. A friend tells me it can be fun. Don’t give us your ‘friend’ nonsense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Just now, Tambo_The_Jambo said: I bought 3 bags of seed tatties, lettuce seeds, carrots seeds, etc ... Going to turn the garden into an allotment... The Good Life Hi Penelope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Albert Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 15 minutes ago, Spellczech said: I once lived in a shoebox in Chelsea - the landlord thoguht it better that the apartment had a dishwasher over a washing machine. Even worse the turning handle was missing so if I used it I had to do it with pliers. Taking washing to the laudrette was a royal pain in the ass. I use to get shirts laundered at dry cleaners at S Kensington Tube Station but the Saturday morning trip to the Laudrette every 2 weeks was worse... Your apartment doesn't sound much like a shoebox to me. My bedsit in Earls Court had a Baby Belling. Dishwasher? Washing machine? Come on. I took my shirts to the laundrette and ironed them myself. Laundered at a dry cleaners? Sorry if this is a bit Monty Python Yorkshire sketch but ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malinga the Swinga Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Just now, jambo89 said: I also didn’t realise Amazon were still doing deliveries of non-essential items. https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-amazon-suspends-all-non-essential-shipments-to-warehouses-2020-3?amp Also read a story that they had stopped delivering non-essential items in France and Italy. I was sure I read an Guardian article that this was also the case in the UK, but perhaps it was speculation. With the lockdown now in place, I would be surprised if you could continue buying Non-essentials in the UK pretty soon. Amazon owner said on Bloomberg that they are delivering orders, but are prioritising orders with essentials first and the remainder when they can. Not it sure if 'specialist magazines' count as essential though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire_At_The_Disco Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 1 minute ago, Morgan said: Hi Penelope. 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambo89 Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 4 minutes ago, Morgan said: Folk will go out more than once, or twice, or thrice a day. Once or twice for ‘exercise’. Once or twice for ‘essential shopping’. Couple of times (at least) to ‘walk the dog’. At least once a day to ‘visit the pharmacy’. Honestly, they will. Couples will go out together. They will not distance themselves from each other by a minimum of 1 metre. Honestly, they won’t. So, so open to abuse, this ruling. This wasn’t part of the advice, in fact it specially mentioned groups of 2 or more people excluding those in the same household. It would be mental to advise this too, given that most couples live together / share a bed etc. Or maybe I’ve picked you up wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Spellczech Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 3 minutes ago, Francis Albert said: Your apartment doesn't sound much like a shoebox to me. My bedsit in Earls Court had a Baby Belling. Dishwasher? Washing machine? Come on. I took my shirts to the laundrette and ironed them myself. Laundered at a dry cleaners? Sorry if this is a bit Monty Python Yorkshire sketch but ... ? I said the landlord for some reason thought a person living alone in a shoebox would want a dishwasher instead of a washing machine. There was no washing machine, as there was only space for one machine - that's why I had to use a laundrette... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETTY29 Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Seem to be asking folk on the news if they could cope with doing one shopping a week? I dont recall that being mentioned Id rather continue to walk to Cameron Toll (and make it all part of a longer walk) every second or third day and buy what I deemed a few essentials rather than do a weekly hoard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 1 minute ago, jambo89 said: This wasn’t part of the advice, in fact it specially mentioned groups of 2 or more people excluding those in the same household. It would be mental to advise this too, given that most couples live together / share a bed etc. Or maybe I’ve picked you up wrong? I only mentioned the couples thing because of the sheer nonsense of the ruling here in France, and stupidly assumed it would be the same in the UK. My error, apologies, you didn’t pick me up wrongly at all. We find it absolutely ridiculous that we live together, sleep together, do more or less everything together but, when we step outside we have to walk 40 feckin inches apart! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redjambo Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 10 minutes ago, Morgan said: Don’t give us your ‘friend’ nonsense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Albert Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 1 minute ago, Spellczech said: ? I said the landlord for some reason thought a person living alone in a shoebox would want a dishwasher instead of a washing machine. There was no washing machine, as there was only space for one machine - that's why I had to use a laundrette... And my post was saying the idea of a choice betwen a dishwasher and a washing machine seemed a bit exotic to me. And that using a laundrette (had to) was hardly a hardship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemclaren Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 3 minutes ago, Morgan said: I only mentioned the couples thing because of the sheer nonsense of the ruling here in France, and stupidly assumed it would be the same in the UK. My error, apologies, you didn’t pick me up wrongly at all. We find it absolutely ridiculous that we live together, sleep together, do more or less everything together but, when we step outside we have to walk 40 feckin inches apart! Makes it easier for the polis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambo89 Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 2 minutes ago, Morgan said: I only mentioned the couples thing because of the sheer nonsense of the ruling here in France, and stupidly assumed it would be the same in the UK. My error, apologies, you didn’t pick me up wrongly at all. We find it absolutely ridiculous that we live together, sleep together, do more or less everything together but, when we step outside we have to walk 40 feckin inches apart! I never knew that about the France lockdown. That is a absolutely mental!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemclaren Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Just now, Francis Albert said: And my post was saying the idea of a choice betwen a dishwasher and a washing machine seemed a bit exotic to me. And that using a laundrette (had to) was hardly a hardship. Tell that to the kids nowadays... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
been here before Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Any word on Loyalty Points for the semi final yet? Im looking to use my daily walk to head down to the TO providing the queue isnt too long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FWJ Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 29 minutes ago, Wham Bam Austin McCann said: Good because until they spell it out to my company they will stay open putting people at risk. People car share, stand together at smoke shelters, congregate in groups here. There are anywhere up to 500 folk in here at once - but yet you aren't allowed mass gatherings? Until they stop leaving it to assumption and actually state what companies are allowed to operate, companies will rip the arse out it. Five of us standing about in a big circle this morning (2 metres away from each other) waiting for work to open up. Was like an awkward Christmas night out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 4 minutes ago, davemclaren said: Makes it easier for the polis. Very true, Dave. 4 minutes ago, jambo89 said: I never knew that about the France lockdown. That is a absolutely mental!!! Madness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 13 minutes ago, Sirudi said: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegas-voss Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 1 hour ago, graygo said: Wait ... Are there question marks missing there or have I missed a trick the past few years? Haha sorry there should be question marks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Albert Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 7 minutes ago, davemclaren said: Tell that to the kids nowadays... 😆 Rarely use emojis but ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
been here before Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Boris knows the score.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T.F.Robertson Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 20 minutes ago, Francis Albert said: Your apartment doesn't sound much like a shoebox to me. My bedsit in Earls Court had a Baby Belling. Dishwasher? Washing machine? Come on. I took my shirts to the laundrette and ironed them myself. Laundered at a dry cleaners? Sorry if this is a bit Monty Python Yorkshire sketch but ... Your final sentence was the frst thing came to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redjambo Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 13 minutes ago, Morgan said: I only mentioned the couples thing because of the sheer nonsense of the ruling here in France, and stupidly assumed it would be the same in the UK. My error, apologies, you didn’t pick me up wrongly at all. We find it absolutely ridiculous that we live together, sleep together, do more or less everything together but, when we step outside we have to walk 40 feckin inches apart! The one positive from this is that it's great to see that the French have reverted to good old Imperial units for their restrictions. Splendid!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hughesie27 Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 58 minutes ago, Victorian said: Laundrettes on the essential premises list. WUT. I could have told you that. Clearly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Roller Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 40 minutes ago, superjack said: Surely that wi be so they can be made as safe as possible before they close? Correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T.F.Robertson Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Victorian said: Will Smith and a dog time. Legendary post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegas-voss Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 42 minutes ago, Sooperstar said: Building sites staying open tomorrow. I thought Sturgeon said earlier in the day they were to shut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Roller Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Just now, vegas-voss said: I thought Sturgeon said earlier in the day they were to shut They’ll be shut by lunchtime. A lot of boarding up to be done first thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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