Slow news day? The real deal? End of the world? 
 

They’re saying it probably came from an animal, has Somebody been shagging monkeys again? 

1 minute ago, mickbrown said:

Pub is the only thing I’m missing. By fuck I’m proper missing it.  I can handle everything else. In fact it’s been very pleasant. 

Yeh same here. 

Some pretty interesting new research coming out tracing the origin of the virus.

Pretty much puts to bed the recent theories floating about that it was made in a lab. Also, it appears it was more likely to have originated in intensive animal factory farm than the wet market. Turns out scientists have been raising the alarm for years.

https://grain.org/e/6437?fbclid=IwAR1fHUxYbuIH_IKnE0rF4cjDX5gZSB2pDGcLjb3eAK8Sj4aNmQcSdoxBIbw#.XogylbfSSFs.facebook

 

2 minutes ago, London Wanderer said:

Some pretty interesting new research coming out tracing the origin of the virus.

Pretty much puts to bed the recent theories floating about that it was made in a lab. Also, it appears it was more likely to have originated in intensive animal factory farm than the wet market. Turns out scientists have been raising the alarm for years.

https://grain.org/e/6437?fbclid=IwAR1fHUxYbuIH_IKnE0rF4cjDX5gZSB2pDGcLjb3eAK8Sj4aNmQcSdoxBIbw#.XogylbfSSFs.facebook

 

Not a bad article that, obviously I don't know how true it is, but no good can come, long term, of intensive animal farming I'm sure most of us would agree.

 I think generally though only the insane and conspiracy theorists really believe it to be a man made thing, that has been unleashed into the world.............unless of course we're talking about 5G infrastructure, because that could be what's causing it 

4 hours ago, Sweep said:

and for pure muckage and filth

You want filth?

We have a site in Wales, we have just been instructed we cannot reopen that until 5th May. 
 

which would align with maybe another three weeks lockdown announced tomorrow? 

57 minutes ago, Not in Crawley said:

Aye - please open the schools!!

 

What are schools actually doing over here?

Daughter has to produce a video lesson and then be online 6 hours to answer questions from her class

Seems a lot less organised over here

 

I do agree though, schools HAVE to return, one way or another

Without schools, many can't return to work

8 minutes ago, superjohnmcginlay said:

We have a site in Wales, we have just been instructed we cannot reopen that until 5th May. 
 

which would align with maybe another three weeks lockdown announced tomorrow? 

I still think many of these dates aren t so much, untils as not before

If that make sense

4 minutes ago, Casino said:

What are schools actually doing over here?

Daughter has to produce a video lesson and then be online 6 hours to answer questions from her class

Seems a lot less organised over here

 

I do agree though, schools HAVE to return, one way or another

Without schools, many can't return to work

As I’ve said before it’s 4 months minimum til schools reopen up here so there must be a plan somewhere 

Just now, Escobarp said:

there must be a plan somewhere 

Didn't realise you did stand-up

1 minute ago, Traf said:

Didn't realise you did stand-up

😁 

53 minutes ago, peelyfeet said:

I really really hope we are - 4 days in a row under 800.

 

Radio just said its over 800 today, now all the numbers are in. I didn't hear the exact number they quoted though

 

Home schooling is shit. It benefits no-one in reality. Being honest, I was doing maths with my 13 year old lad earlier and the online tutorial was teaching me as well as him. I'm shite at Maths.

The kids simply cannot afford to miss 3 months. 

Keep cinemas/pubs etc closed by all means, but schools need to go back as soon as possible.

They are all very nice and all that, but I’ve no idea who these women are, given that i obviously don’t watch Emmerdale because I’m not a woman. 

Well the person to tell us is @only1swanny as he will be getting the heads up when they are reopening well before anyone else I would imagine 

and from what’s he’s said there is no sign of it? 

5 minutes ago, Sweep said:

Radio just said its over 800 today, now all the numbers are in. I didn't hear the exact number they quoted though

 

Obviously they were talking bollocks, as Sky just confirmed its below 800

NI extended another 3 weeks 

2 minutes ago, Escobarp said:

Well the person to tell us is @only1swanny as he will be getting the heads up when they are reopening well before anyone else I would imagine 

and from what’s he’s said there is no sign of it? 

The unions have written to the Department of Education asking for a plan or guidelines, nothing has come back as yet.

The unions would more than likely take a large hand in trying to prevent it as it's simply too risky. 

A school the size of the one I work in, has 1500 students, and it's impossible to follow social distancing, Primary school would be even worse and harder to follow. 

I don't expect to be back before September. 

 

Most people I've heard talk about it seem to think no way are schools returning before September.

As pointed put above, what that does with regards to child care, who knows, as you'd hope the parents are back at work before September

Rumours doing the rounds among teacher folk is early June.

19 minutes ago, only1swanny said:

The unions have written to the Department of Education asking for a plan or guidelines, nothing has come back as yet.

The unions would more than likely take a large hand in trying to prevent it as it's simply too risky. 

A school the size of the one I work in, has 1500 students, and it's impossible to follow social distancing, Primary school would be even worse and harder to follow. 

I don't expect to be back before September. 

 

Let’s see how that pans out 

my concern is that If it’s September companies simply won’t get going again 

once they open workers will be taking more time off for childcare it will have a massive impact 

Plus the chancellor will have to throw more money in for meal vouchers 

then you have vulnerable kids 

so on 

Edited April 15, 20206 yr by radcliffe white

Let’s be honest no one knows 

8 minutes ago, kaydan said:

Rumours doing the rounds among teacher folk is early June.

Would make sense to me. After what would have been the May half term. Last 6 weeks of the year.

Allows childcare providers that would usually run through school summer hols to open too. 

 

 

1 minute ago, radcliffewhite1 said:

Let’s see how that pans out 

my concern is that If it’s September companies simply won’t get going again 

once they open workers will be taking more time off for childcare it will have a massive impact 

Plus the chancellor will have to throw more money in for meal vouchers 

then you have vulnerable kids 

so on 

I honestly hope they do, 

but at the same time, putting 30 kids in a small classroom is asking for trouble, 

I'd imagine partial school openings first

year 10 and year 6 for transition time

Possibly year 7, as 11/12 is that age where parents might still feel the need to stay at home..

I have no idea with Primary school, 

 

30 minutes ago, Escobarp said:

Well the person to tell us is @only1swanny as he will be getting the heads up when they are reopening well before anyone else I would imagine 

and from what’s he’s said there is no sign of it? 

My other half works with the DfE.

Absolutely no inkling of schools opening 

1 minute ago, only1swanny said:

I honestly hope they do, 

but at the same time, putting 30 kids in a small classroom is asking for trouble, 

I'd imagine partial school openings first

year 10 and year 6 for transition time

Possibly year 7, as 11/12 is that age where parents might still feel the need to stay at home..

I have no idea with Primary school, 

 

Course it has to be safe

one of the reasons for not closing schools at first was parents would get grandparents to childmind who are at risk

yes some kind of phasing, headteacher at Phillips has suggested that