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? 

Hate nurseries. And I don’t mean the ones selling 2ft conifers! 
Both myself and the Mrs are quite possibly going to be “without income” in the next few weeks. 
No sympathy at all. Surely if schools and colleges closing - nurseries need to follow suit. We’ve been told we’d have to give a month notice and our place would go to someone else! Quite a shitty response. 
Arseholes!

1 hour ago, bwfcfan5 said:

Yep, same aim - its all we can do. Different strategy.

The paper talked about closures of schools, colleges etc so I'd be expecting those to follow fairly soon. it talked about protecting people in NHS so again perhaps schools open with small staff just for NHS workers to keep those on frontline.

I expect public organisations etc to be closing down fairly soon. In terms of measures we're moving now over the next few weeks towards Italy, Ireland, Spain and France. Our plans are basically (with the odd tweak here and there) theirs. 

Do we need to close schools?

no doubt we’ll find out

29 minutes ago, boltondiver said:

Do we need to close schools?

no doubt we’ll find out

I honestly think it would be mental to close schools.

You may as well shoot loads of grandparents who will have to care for them.

It's easter soon, maybe bring the 2 week break forward by a week.

39 minutes ago, boltondiver said:

Do we need to close schools?

no doubt we’ll find out

I think we will. At the right time (and I've heard a whisper that will be before Easter) but who knows. Schools are struggling as it is - many claim they can't open beyond this week. 

I personally think we're moving towards the complete curfew and lockdown in Italy anyway - already NHS beds at 90% capacity and rising - in a few days time.....

The country, business and everything is going to be secondary now. People can't work because they're looking after their kids - its going to be small fry in the grand scheme. The government are simply going to have to pump hundreds of billions in to keep business afloat. 

Barnet giving notice of redundancy for entire squad and coaching staff due to no games because of coronavirus.  Can see this happening at a few football clubs.

17 minutes ago, Spider said:

I honestly think it would be mental to close schools.

You may as well shoot loads of grandparents who will have to care for them.

It's easter soon, maybe bring the 2 week break forward by a week.

It’ll be absolute carnage. 
Say you have three kids, you both work, One of you has to stop working to look after them. It’ll cause so many problems for workplaces 

As does not testing people who are having to isolate a full household because one person is showing all the symptoms. I can see it could be a ball ache logistically and financially but if I could do none of my work at home and was just sat here then a company is suffering needlessly.

2 hours ago, leigh white said:

Had a key handed to me off one of the bar staff today in the Ale House to get in the back door when the pub shuts this weekend.😊

I'm calling bollocks here... Not having it that the Ale House actually ever closes 😁

What a shitshow 

32 minutes ago, Spider said:

I honestly think it would be mental to close schools.

You may as well shoot loads of grandparents who will have to care for them.

It's easter soon, maybe bring the 2 week break forward by a week.

They really need to try to keep them open

1 minute ago, RONNIE PHILLIPS said:

I'm calling bollocks here... Not having it that the Ale House actually ever closes 😁

Ha ha, i was going to London a few years ago and tried on the off chance it might be open at 6-45 am, it was.😊

69 uk deaths now 

6 minutes ago, Mr Grey said:

Home of cheap Fosters, fortunately for me they have Morreti

Which also tastes like cat piss

8 minutes ago, radcliffewhite1 said:

69 uk deaths now 

That’s 14 in the last 24 hours which is a reduction on yesterday when 20 died. 

2 minutes ago, Mounts Kipper said:

That’s 14 in the last 24 hours which is a reduction on yesterday when 20 died. 

71 just gone up 

Just ticked up to 71

Any way, here's what should happen:

* Schools stay open - the kids are not at risk

* Open the war chest. £300/400/500 billion. Whatever it takes. When this is over the economy will fucking fly

* Round up the oldies and send them all to the seaside for a few weeks, on the taxpayer.

* Leave the fucking pubs open

3 minutes ago, Mr Grey said:

Post if your alive 😀

You drink Holt’s 

Your immune system must be shit hot 

Just now, Spider said:

Just ticked up to 71

Any way, here's what should happen:

* Schools stay open - the kids are not at risk

* Open the war chest. £300/400/500 billion. Whatever it takes. When this is over the economy will fucking fly

* Round up the oldies and send them all to the seaside for a few weeks, on the taxpayer.

* Leave the fucking pubs open

Talk about schools around here finishing Friday 

 

2 minutes ago, radcliffewhite1 said:

Talk about schools around here finishing Friday 

 

I can see that happening. Just an extra week at Easter 

1 minute ago, radcliffewhite1 said:

Talk about schools around here finishing Friday 

 

I think it's probably right to keep them open as long as possible, but I suppose it depends upon how many teachers are available and not in isolation.

1 minute ago, Mr Grey said:

Basically thats because staff are off, sick list today was massive. But administered an online exam this morning, all Students turned up.

8 cases in the manchester area, 3 in Bolton, 3 in Wigan/Leigh. According to the postcode virus search online.

Didn’t have you down as a teacher!

1 minute ago, Mr Grey said:

Basically thats because staff are off, sick list today was massive. But administered an online exam this morning, all Students turned up.

8 cases in the manchester area, 3 in Bolton, 3 in Wigan/Leigh. According to the postcode virus search online.

Aye Plus there’s a few preggers too 

Production suspended at all our European factories as of now. 

1 minute ago, radcliffewhite1 said:

Aye Plus there’s a few preggers too 

With all this isolation business, I reckon a baby boom around Christmas.

Got texts off the school today.

They're low on staff and obviously supply agencies have no one left to send out.

Their 1st step will be to shut the nursery as that's nine compulsory education and spread the staff across the school.

Next step is potentially keeping kids like my lad who have 1 to 1 support home or in their special unit all day to allow TA's to help out elsewhere