BoroMart 139 Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 9 hours ago, AnglianRed said: Everyone's just having to play it by ear Sorry mate but that isn't acceptable. We have a department of health that should have plans in place for global pandemic scenarios. They may not have every variable understood, but control methods and disaster mitigation should exist already. Playing it by ear means that no one has learnt a thing from previous pandemics, either here or more recently in africa and asia, and that our leadership have been negligent in preparation. Link to post Share on other sites
BoroMart 139 Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 6 hours ago, ABH said: It was never government policy. So they need to get their communication sorted. When the PM stands in front of a camera umming, ahhhing, and pointing to other people to answer, and the only actual statement of substance about spread control is 'herd immunity' then they need to take a long hard look at themselves and ask if they are the people capable of leading this crisis. It was embarrassing. Get up there and tell us what you are doing NOW, not that lots of people will die and at some point (2022?) herd immunity will stop the spread. Link to post Share on other sites
BoroMart 139 Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 13 minutes ago, BearSmog said: Have we had any confirmed oneboro cases yet? feeling a little 'off' today, probably psychosomatic since I found out that two people on my floor in my office have gone down with it. To be fair I haven't been in the office for 2 weeks though, so hopefully, ok Link to post Share on other sites
Blanco 4,900 Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 30 minutes ago, BearSmog said: Have we had any confirmed oneboro cases yet? Well I got three cases of Guinness this morning when I got wind of the pubs closing for two weeks 😀 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Foogle 2,078 Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 43 minutes ago, BearSmog said: Have we had any confirmed oneboro cases yet? We need to implement some sort of 'no quoting' quarantine so that we can't get sick off of other people's posts... 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Changing Times 12,220 Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 36 minutes ago, Foogle said: We need to implement some sort of 'no quoting' quarantine so that we can't get sick off of other people's posts... Thankfully, nobody gets sick of my posts 👍 1 Link to post Share on other sites
wilsoncgp 9,230 Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 1 minute ago, Changing Times said: Thankfully, nobody gets sick of my posts 👍 Link to post Share on other sites
Foogle 2,078 Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 3 minutes ago, Changing Times said: Thankfully, nobody gets sick of my posts 👍 I set em up, you knock em out of the park! Link to post Share on other sites
Changing Times 12,220 Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 2 minutes ago, Foogle said: I set em up, you knock em out of the park! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
wilsoncgp 9,230 Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Who else is able to and is being directed to work from home soon or already? In an industry like mine it makes sense. We're on computers all day, there are some quirks to make sure everything runs smoothly but generally we're hearing a lot of companies going into lockdown. Me and my wife both work at different companies in the same industry and we've already had one person who has potentially caught the virus in each place so efforts have been stepped up to make sure things don't shut down entirely. I'm worried for people who work in non-essential areas of retail who may be forced to go home, I've already heard some won't be paid and the government is being pushed to extend some form of SSP to them. Given the reputation of the universal benefits scheme, I'm really worried some are going to go without. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Smogzilla 7,385 Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 12 minutes ago, Changing Times said: Thankfully, nobody gets sick of my posts 👍 1 Link to post Share on other sites
trekkers 104 Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Got a call from my Ops Director today saying that the client at the offices where we work have advised the workforce to work from home. Not sure where that leaves me and my catering team tomorrow!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
Changing Times 12,220 Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Smogzilla said: Before he read one of my posts he was at death's door. Now look at him! Edited March 15, 2020 by Changing Times Link to post Share on other sites
boro-unger 3,818 Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 4 minutes ago, trekkers said: Got a call from my Ops Director today saying that the client at the offices where we work have advised the workforce to work from home. Not sure where that leaves me and my catering team tomorrow!!!! Just send them some e-sandwiches 🥪 Link to post Share on other sites
BearSmog 1,382 Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 35 minutes ago, wilsoncgp said: Who else is able to and is being directed to work from home soon or already? In an industry like mine it makes sense. We're on computers all day, there are some quirks to make sure everything runs smoothly but generally we're hearing a lot of companies going into lockdown. Me and my wife both work at different companies in the same industry and we've already had one person who has potentially caught the virus in each place so efforts have been stepped up to make sure things don't shut down entirely. I'm worried for people who work in non-essential areas of retail who may be forced to go home, I've already heard some won't be paid and the government is being pushed to extend some form of SSP to them. Given the reputation of the universal benefits scheme, I'm really worried some are going to go without. I work in supported living supporting vulnerable adults with learning disabilities, no chance of me working from home... 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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