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? 

3 minutes ago, peelyfeet said:

Italy growth in death rate % (+12%)  and new cases  (+10%) 

Big drop in both,  for the first time in ages - hope this is a trend and not a blip.

either the lockdown is working or Lombardy is getting herd immunity, or both

either way it appears that its working 🙏

 

Has the UK number dropped a bit today?

12 minutes ago, Rudy’s Message said:

People can’t grasp basic language skills nevermind trying to work out how far apart 2m is. 

Innit tho bruv.. 

2 minutes ago, peelyfeet said:

could you get any temps in or is it too difficult? - there may be loads looking for work

Unskilled, I have a few temps in already

2 of them have already gone off

The unskilled stuff I can bring people in. But there's some skills I can't easily replace

 

3 minutes ago, Casino said:

Ok, cheers

We have about 30 people who can't do their work at home

I now have 6 self isolating

I can't carry on very much longer

If we drop below 15 or 20 if it's the wrong folk, we will need to shut the doors

This is why I favour a lockdown

At our place it’s flipped 

Got 6 drivers with no work as they deliver to restaurants bars etc 

but online sales (Amazon) has gone through the roof toilet roll and oat milk especially so we now have drivers packing web orders 

 

I’ll know I’ve had enough of being on lockdown when I’d happily see the scousers lift the title instead.

For now, I’m digging in and willing to do what it takes.

I make it 15 from 17 at our place who couldn't really work from home, one of the 2 who can starts wfh tomorrow and I'm in isolation so am already wfh (I include myself in the 15 altho I can really wfh).

I can see it ending up 5 or so of us trying to do everything unless it all goes into lockdown.

2 minutes ago, Spider said:

Has the UK number dropped a bit today?

Yeah down from +32% to +21% growth compared to yesterday.

In the countries where its slowed down, the pattern seems to be that when it drops below +15% consistently, it ultimately tails off, so hoping this will happen in Italy too - I think the higher the amount of deaths, the longer it takes for the tail off to occur, I would imagine until they can get the beds to patients requiring ICU ratio 1:1 there's going to be lots of people dying who would otherwise be saved.

 

10 hours ago, kent_white said:

30% of our team are off at the moment. None of them think they've got CV. If we could test them - they might be back on the front line in 2 days. As it stands - they won't be back in for about 2 weeks. And more people will ring in tomorrow. 

I've got a banging headache and a sore throat. I've had it for a few days. If I'd have been tested Friday - it would really help me returning with some confidence tomorrow. Right now I'm worrying in case I'm one of the weird ones who doesn't get the cough and temperature and I end up passing it on to others!

That's where I've been at since I self isolated with symptoms a fortnight ago, was proper ill for a week, but went back yesterday but still got sore throat and headache (sinuses).I've definitely had a virus of some sort. 50% of my department off and maybe more tomorrow.

 

15 minutes ago, Casino said:

Unskilled, I have a few temps in already

2 of them have already gone off

The unskilled stuff I can bring people in. But there's some skills I can't easily replace

 

I can help

4 minutes ago, Alf Hartigan said:

That's where I've been at since I self isolated with symptoms a fortnight ago, was proper ill for a week, but went back yesterday but still got sore throat and headache (sinuses).I've definitely had a virus of some sort. 50% of my department off and maybe more tomorrow.

 

Where are you based?

8 minutes ago, peelyfeet said:

Yeah down from +32% to +21% growth compared to yesterday.

In the countries where its slowed down, the pattern seems to be that when it drops below +15% consistently, it ultimately tails off, so hoping this will happen in Italy too - I think the higher the amount of deaths, the longer it takes for the tail off to occur, I would imagine until they can get the beds to patients requiring ICU ratio 1:1 there's going to be lots of people dying who would otherwise be saved.

 

Think a 2 week lockdown here might spare us the real shit seen in Italy?

If so, Boris needs to just come out tomorrow and absolutely nail the country down, full beans.

2 weeks does much less damage than months of fucking about.

Lets bring Xmas forward. 

3 minutes ago, Spider said:

Think a 2 week lockdown here might spare us the real shit seen in Italy?

If so, Boris needs to just come out tomorrow and absolutely nail the country down, full beans.

2 weeks does much less damage than months of fucking about.

Lets bring Xmas forward. 

Exactly

As ET mentions above, it's going to put untold, unfair strain on the ones who stay healthy

 

4 minutes ago, Spider said:

If so, Boris needs to just come out tomorrow and absolutely nail the country down, full beans.

2 weeks does much less damage than months of fucking about.

This. It has to be done. Now. I was very much in the “it’ll be OK” camp a couple of weeks ago. The pathetic shit going on in supermarkets and at the seaside shows that it’s got to happen now because too many people simply won’t listen to advice 

EVERYONE (of sound mine) is screaming out for a full lockdown. And yet he’s ignoring it. 
Reckon his team will trawl social media and there’ll be a turnaround very soon. 

1 hour ago, royal white said:

Again, why do you think the usual would listen to that I’d they can’t listen to a 2m rule 

Because you can drive round the streets and fine anyone you see and tell them to go home

The army can help with that

It's far easier and safer than trying to go round a park watching and warning everyone, that's like spinning plates

There's a reason why Spain, Italy and France went down that route 

And people appear to be listening

Lockdown won't stop everyone, but it'll stop a lot more people going out than they did today

Edit

Oh and Sydney shut down Bondi beach, because it was easier to do that than police everyone on the beach

So now no one is going to Bondi beach

Edited March 22, 20206 yr by ZicoKelly

24 minutes ago, Spider said:

I’ll know I’ve had enough of being on lockdown when I’d happily see the scousers lift the title instead.

May I remind you that I am drawing up a guest list for the opening night of Shed D’Lostock and this kind of talk will have you moved from the yes list on to the maybe list with @royal white and his Turkish delights the sick puppy

1 minute ago, Spider said:

Think a 2 week lockdown here might spare us the real shit seen in Italy?

If so, Boris needs to just come out tomorrow and absolutely nail the country down, full beans.

2 weeks does much less damage than months of fucking about.

Lets bring Xmas forward. 

Unfortunately I don't think it's going to save London for the next month or so, they're too few days behind Italy to spare them. The majority of the patients who die in London in the next 2 or 3 weeks will already be infected now, the longer he waits though, the longer it will take for the recovery in London to come into effect. 

everyone else in UK seems to be a few weeks behind London, so we've got a better chance   

5 minutes ago, peelyfeet said:

Unfortunately I don't think it's going to save London for the next month or so, they're too few days behind Italy to spare them. The majority of the patients who die in London in the next 2 or 3 weeks will already be infected now, the longer he waits though, the longer it will take for the recovery in London to come into effect. 

everyone else in UK seems to be a few weeks behind London, so we've got a better chance   

Until they start to ship the London infected into OUR northern ICU beds and then the problem becomes ours when our own get sick. 

22 minutes ago, Jol_BWFC said:

Where are you based?

Rather not say on here, suffice to say Social Care, and tomorrow will be a day full of contingency planning.

14 minutes ago, Smiley said:

Until they start to ship the London infected into OUR northern ICU beds and then the problem becomes ours when our own get sick. 

I don't know how that works  - i'll ask my mate who's one of the bosses at Chorley, see if he knows

Edited March 22, 20206 yr by peelyfeet

14 minutes ago, ZicoKelly said:

Because you can drive round the streets and fine anyone you see and tell them to go home

The army can help with that

It's far easier and safer than trying to go round a park watching and warning everyone, that's like spinning plates

There's a reason why Spain, Italy and France went down that route 

And people appear to be listening

Lockdown won't stop everyone, but it'll stop a lot more people going out than they did today

Edit

Oh and Sydney shut down Bondi beach, because it was easier to do that than police everyone on the beach

So now no one is going to Bondi beach

Seems to be the only way, unless today's figures do start to show a slowing trend.

However, I suppose it could go back up again after this weekend's fine weather exploits.

 

5 minutes ago, Mr Grey said:

I blame computers and digital clocks. 

Technology has fucked some people up. 

I blame Megson

Just now, Rudy’s Message said:

I blame Megson

I’m away to sleep. I’ve got to be up at 2m30 early start 

When McDonald’s shuts... 

6 minutes ago, Mr Grey said:

Im on a rota for the foreseeable, only one member of staff in the Office at College per day.  

Im doing 1 day every 2 weeks, seems sensible, we have about 45 Students in out of 3600 who's parent are key workers or they have vulnerable shit home lives.

1 premises person on site to open and close, probaby 2 Teachers to look after the Students, social distancing in College will be in place.

...and i will be able to at keast have an arse wipe every 2 weeks, as long as i go to the bog forca turd while at work.

Thats very sensible but private sector wont do it obviously. They need to be told, Govt needs to step up folk getting pissed off now.