Holidays

[Mannyroader]

42 minutes ago, Escobarp said:

Not sure Thailand accepting tourists yet from UK. I’m due to fly 5th December 

Not allowing any foreign tourists in yet. Might be some allowed in October but no details so far. Tourist industry is really hurting here.

[Casino]

24 minutes ago, ZicoKelly said:

 

if you look at the figures on 08/08 when regional was introduced, and then the last one - of the 10 regions, 3 have gone up, the rest down, including the overall score for the region

Manchester and Bury look to have issues, Wigan less so

that would suggest they do work to me, as much as I hate them

Bury is surprising

Not that its high, more that the worst area is whitefield

Thats definitely not muslimified

Quite the opposite in fact

[Guest]

28 minutes ago, ZicoKelly said:

 

if you look at the figures on 08/08 when regional was introduced, and then the last one - of the 10 regions, 3 have gone up, the rest down, including the overall score for the region

Manchester and Bury look to have issues, Wigan less so

that would suggest they do work to me, as much as I hate them

Hmm...

wonder if it was worthwhile?

 

[Escobarp]

7 minutes ago, Mannyroader said:

Not allowing any foreign tourists in yet. Might be some allowed in October but no details so far. Tourist industry is really hurting here.

Thanks mate. Useful if you can keep me posted if you hear anything?
 

I can move my flights for no charge to next year so am tempted to bite the bullet do it now and then see what @Traf can sort for me for some winter sun instead this year. Choices limited though I’m guessing although we can both self isolate on return for 14 days not a problem so that helps a lot 

[Mannyroader]

3 minutes ago, Escobarp said:

Thanks mate. Useful if you can keep me posted if you hear anything?
 

I can move my flights for no charge to next year so am tempted to bite the bullet do it now and then see what @Traf can sort for me for some winter sun instead this year. Choices limited though I’m guessing although we can both self isolate on return for 14 days not a problem so that helps a lot 

I hope things change for the better so you can come in December but it is nigh on impossible to predict what will happen here.

[Zico]

34 minutes ago, Casino said:

Bury is surprising

Not that its high, more that the worst area is whitefield

Thats definitely not muslimified

Quite the opposite in fact

Maybe it's the Jews 

[Spider]

2 minutes ago, ZicoKelly said:

Maybe it's the Jews 

I saw a Jew zipping along the pavement on an electric scooter in Prestwich the other day and it’s one of the funniest things I’ve seen in ages. But I don’t know why.

[Zico]

Just now, Spider said:

I saw a Jew zipping along the pavement on an electric scooter in Prestwich the other day and it’s one of the funniest things I’ve seen in ages. But I don’t know why.

Did his hat blow off?

[Spider]

21 minutes ago, ZicoKelly said:

Did his hat blow off?

Nearly. And his little ringlets were flapping about wildly.

Cant see his rabbi being happy with such decadence.

[Escobarp]

Just now, Spider said:

Nearly. And his little ringlets were flapping about wildly.

Cant see his rabbi being happy with such decadence.

Someone told him there was a gas leak 

[Casino]

45 minutes ago, ZicoKelly said:

Maybe it's the Jews 

Not sure we can say that

[victor meldrew]

2 hours ago, Casino said:

Not sure we can say that

yes you can ,fuck the wokes, i,ve had enough

[royal white]

6 hours ago, boogs said:

You not going for an upgrade on your gnashers while your there, like your mates J & big D??? haha

Haha they were only up the road from me. There’s loads out here getting furlough teeth 

[MickyD]

3 hours ago, ZicoKelly said:

Maybe it's the Jews 

 

2 hours ago, Casino said:

Not sure we can say that

 

2 hours ago, Escobarp said:

Someone told him there was a gas leak 

But that’s fine!

[boogs]

31 minutes ago, royal white said:

Haha they were only up the road from me. There’s loads out here getting furlough teeth 

I guessed right then. I had a stab at putting 2 and 2 together from all the stuff he puts on face ache. Know J from years back when she worked behind bar at pub I frequented and D is a sound fella. That's a serious set of whites he's bought 😁

[Spider]

Sister who works for Jet2 in Majorca just had notice that they are sacking the whole year off. All flights and holidays cancelled to the Balearics.

 

 

[Spider]

Also, 10pm curfews and the army being drafted in to enforce them.

Spain is heading back to lockdown.

[Tonge moor green jacket]

1 hour ago, Spider said:

Also, 10pm curfews and the army being drafted in to enforce them.

Spain is heading back to lockdown.

Shame.

Level gone up here today a bit too. Grab your tent or cottage quick.

[Nobster]

We’re in France but heading home on Monday as talk of closing the boarders again, cases are definitely on the increase here.

[Sweep]

11 hours ago, Nobster said:

We’re in France but heading home on Monday as talk of closing the boarders again, cases are definitely on the increase here.

fucking hell it's never ending this thing, I know a few on here are adamant that there will definitely not be a second wave......but it seems our Government, and others around the world, aren't as convinced. The economy is going to be absolutely fucked come the end of this year, if it isn't already.

We've just started seeing some of our customers make staff redundant as they return from furlough. One of our customers, up North, has just announced that about 25 people out of the 50 that they furloughed in April will be made redundant. The "process" officially starts for the when they all return to work next week. 

There are very, very shit times ahead

 

edit: took out the name of the actual town the company is based in, as the workforce aren't aware that half of them are about to lose their jobs....they found out when they go in on Tuesday

Edited August 28, 2020 by Sweep

[Tonge moor green jacket]

1 hour ago, Sweep said:

fucking hell it's never ending this thing, I know a few on here are adamant that there will definitely not be a second wave......but it seems our Government, and others around the world, aren't as convinced. The economy is going to be absolutely fucked come the end of this year, if it isn't already.

We've just started seeing some of our customers make staff redundant as they return from furlough. One of our customers, up North, has just announced that about 25 people out of the 50 that they furloughed in April will be made redundant. The "process" officially starts for the when they all return to work next week. 

There are very, very shit times ahead

 

edit: took out the name of the actual town the company is based in, as the workforce aren't aware that half of them are about to lose their jobs....they found out when they go in on Tuesday

Rishi launched a retraining effort yesterday- got to happen as this disease has surely changed our way of life.

Looking at Rolls Royce for example, some going in Barnoldswick as demand for flights diminishes.

I do wonder if some of their expertise will get refocused on engineering in green technologies. Turbine blades etc.

Large cash pots being given to local government for cycle lanes, presumably helping towards getting folk fitter and carbon emissions down.

An opportunity for those willing to he flexible. 

[Sweep]

24 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Rishi launched a retraining effort yesterday- got to happen as this disease has surely changed our way of life.

Looking at Rolls Royce for example, some going in Barnoldswick as demand for flights diminishes.

I do wonder if some of their expertise will get refocused on engineering in green technologies. Turbine blades etc.

Large cash pots being given to local government for cycle lanes, presumably helping towards getting folk fitter and carbon emissions down.

An opportunity for those willing to he flexible. 

A lot will depend on if people can afford to be flexible

One of my best customers, has been furloughed since April, he's just been told he's going to be made redundant (we're seeing this a lot in the last couple of weeks) - he knew it was coming, as I guess would anybody who has been on furlough for so long. In the time he's been out of the business, they've streamlined and also started to outsource some of what they used to do. As a company, they'll be leaner and more profitable, and also reduce their headcount, so pretty good for the business.

Anyway, as he knew it was coming, he's been looking at some of these re-training initiatives and schemes in his local area (sort of around Ipswich) - as somebody who is about 35 years old, he's I'd say the perfect age for retraining, the problem he has (and he acknowledges it's his problem, and nobody elses) is that he's looking from going from a normalish wage of £50K per year down to a trainee wage of £20K/£25K per year for a couple of years  -  that's a huge drop for anybody.

Sadly, the industry we work in, whilst it's always a huge growth area, and will continue to be, at present it holding it's breath and not really recruiting, until we know what's going on with Brexit, especially as all the EU funding for R&D will stop, and the UK Government still hasn't said yet if they will or won't continue to the same sort of levels (although that's for a different thread 🙂)

So then......does he re-train on a very, very low wage, or try and keep looking for a wage similar, or at least closer to what he was on before. He's still got a mortgage to pay, and I don't know his exact circumstances, but I'd say he'll struggle to survive on £25K per year, once he's burned through any redundancy he'll be getting

Of course, that's the same problem/issue that thousands of people are going to have in the coming months

[Casino]

cycle lanes ffs

Just chuck your money in the bin

[Sweep]

7 minutes ago, Casino said:

cycle lanes ffs

Just chuck your money in the bin

Without a doubt a massive waste of public spending

[MancWanderer]

1 hour ago, Sweep said:

A lot will depend on if people can afford to be flexible

One of my best customers, has been furloughed since April, he's just been told he's going to be made redundant (we're seeing this a lot in the last couple of weeks) - he knew it was coming, as I guess would anybody who has been on furlough for so long. In the time he's been out of the business, they've streamlined and also started to outsource some of what they used to do. As a company, they'll be leaner and more profitable, and also reduce their headcount, so pretty good for the business.

Anyway, as he knew it was coming, he's been looking at some of these re-training initiatives and schemes in his local area (sort of around Ipswich) - as somebody who is about 35 years old, he's I'd say the perfect age for retraining, the problem he has (and he acknowledges it's his problem, and nobody elses) is that he's looking from going from a normalish wage of £50K per year down to a trainee wage of £20K/£25K per year for a couple of years  -  that's a huge drop for anybody.

Sadly, the industry we work in, whilst it's always a huge growth area, and will continue to be, at present it holding it's breath and not really recruiting, until we know what's going on with Brexit, especially as all the EU funding for R&D will stop, and the UK Government still hasn't said yet if they will or won't continue to the same sort of levels (although that's for a different thread 🙂)

So then......does he re-train on a very, very low wage, or try and keep looking for a wage similar, or at least closer to what he was on before. He's still got a mortgage to pay, and I don't know his exact circumstances, but I'd say he'll struggle to survive on £25K per year, once he's burned through any redundancy he'll be getting

Of course, that's the same problem/issue that thousands of people are going to have in the coming months

I still go with the mantra of “it’s easier to get a job when you’ve already got one”

I took a massive wage drop a few years ago after a small redundancy payout. Just meant losing the luxuries. Holidays were few and far between and my ST had to go. Managed to get this job after two years. If I hadnt taken that job I wouldn’t be where I am now