welshbairn Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 I'm looking out for October holiday bargains. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Are companies telling their employees this? I doubt all but the stupidest of employers are giving the exact opposite advice to their employees.It’d be grounds to look for a new employer if they were, to my mind. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 1 minute ago, Bairnardo said: Aye. Part of me thinks that a lot of the govt measures are aimed at ensuring folk take this seriously. If you could reliably get folk to wash their hands, minimise contact with vulnerable people etc then that would probably be as much as we could do, but folk wont do it unless they are convinced the threat is serious. I agree with the mass gatherings thing, I think crippling every day life is too far. Of course I realise that virologists know better than me, but it just seems to me like we are on the verge of going too far Even if it does get some folk taking it seriously, you can never underestimate the ability of people to be stupid and selfish. Case in point would be the fucking bellend that Radio Scotland keep giving airtime to who insists "they cannae stoap me comin tae the pub" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankChickens1 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 1 minute ago, Bairnardo said: Aye. Part of me thinks that a lot of the govt measures are aimed at ensuring folk take this seriously. If you could reliably get folk to wash their hands, minimise contact with vulnerable people etc then that would probably be as much as we could do, but folk wont do it unless they are convinced the threat is serious. I agree with the mass gatherings thing, I think crippling every day life is too far. Of course I realise that virologists know better than me, but it just seems to me like we are on the verge of going too far Ironically I think we aren't going far enough. We're all going to do this and then when the restrictions are eventually lifted the virus will just work its way back in from places where it hasn't been eradicated. So then, if it's essentially impossible to go far enough, is it better to cause massive disruption and nearly get there (but still fail), or to cause less disruption and miss by miles. My view is literally anything which affords the NHS even just a few more weeks before the storm is worth pursuing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ross. Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 2 minutes ago, welshbairn said: I'm looking out for October holiday bargains. I'm sacking a holiday this year. If I can avoid spending my savings and keep myself in a job, there should be a glut of houses coming on the market in the next year... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Just now, Ross. said: I'm sacking a holiday this year. If I can avoid spending my savings and keep myself in a job, there should be a glut of houses coming on the market in the next year... I'm looking to pick up a few flats in central Edinburgh 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyderspaceman Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 3 minutes ago, welshbairn said: I'm looking out for October holiday bargains. I don't follow your logic. If the thing has died down by October then lots of folk will be desperate to get a holiday, the firms will be desperate for cash and will milk the situation by raising prices. Or have I got it all wrong? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 If you want a bargain holiday you probably roll the dice and go and book it now for September or October surely? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The DA Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 I've decided to self-isolate from all COVID-19 news. I'm a worrier - and this isn't helping. A once-a-day check to see of the guidelines have changed but that's it. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The OP Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 7 minutes ago, Mark Connolly said: Even if it does get some folk taking it seriously, you can never underestimate the ability of people to be stupid and selfish. Case in point would be the fucking bellend that Radio Scotland keep giving airtime to who insists "they cannae stoap me comin tae the pub" They can stop people going to the pub but they've chosen not to for the sake of plausible deniability when pubs go to the wall so (in a sense) he is right. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 11 minutes ago, FrankChickens1 said: That's not very nice - Even DAFC has managed to look past my disdain of his political views as I slip into the abyss At this time of uncertainty I believe a degree of continuity is both important and reassuring. On that basis I will continue to be “not nice”. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnie_man Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 32 minutes ago, Ross. said: We have everyone working from home who can work from home. The rest of us are business as usual, unless self isolating. Expecting to have working from home capability in place in the next few weeks, but I'm not convinced. Was meant to be in that position from last week onwards and for whatever reason it hasn't happened. Pretty much us. Work from home if you have the capability, those who currently don't go into the office on a rota basis until IT catch up with getting them remote access. One thing is for sure, those companies who spent years chipping away at Business Continuity Plans to save money, are now getting bitten on the arse. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross. Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 3 minutes ago, Mark Connolly said: I'm looking to pick up a few flats in central Edinburgh The AirBnB market is probably going to take an absolute hammering. Anyone who didn't put up a huge deposit and is relying on the income is probably praying for government intervention right now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Just now, The OP said: They can stop people going to the pub but they've chosen not to for the sake of plausible deniability when pubs go to the wall so (in a sense) he is right. His argument wasn't in favour of supporting local business. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The OP Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Mark Connolly said: His argument wasn't in favour of supporting local business. Neither is mine. What I suppose I am getting is they are telling people not to go to the pub but condoning the attitude of "I'll just go anyway" by keeping it legal to do so. Edited March 17, 2020 by The OP 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross. Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 1 minute ago, Burnie_man said: Pretty much us. Work from home if you have the capability, those who currently don't go into the office on a rota basis until IT catch up with getting them remote access. One thing is for sure, those companies who spent years chipping away at Business Continuity Plans to save money, are now getting bitten on the arse. Ours was actually reasonable, for the most part. They have dispersed hundreds of us across various offices in the last few weeks and it has been relatively seamless. The last few will be sorted out in time, just hugely frustrating that I'm one of the ones having to wait. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Just now, The OP said: Neither is mine. What I suppose I am getting is they are telling people not to go to the pub but condoning the attitude of "I'll just go anyway" by keeping it legal to do so. I wouldn't go so far as to say they are condoning it, more that they are crediting people with a level of common sense that isn't present 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 So for a bit of practical advice, my anniversary is soon and we had planned to have a night away somewhere and go out for dinner etc. I assume it would be foolish to book a hotel anywhere at this moment? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The OP Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Mark Connolly said: I wouldn't go so far as to say they are condoning it, more that they are crediting people with a level of common sense that isn't present They either need to commit to one or the other. "You shouldn't go to the pub but pubs will be open to the public" is ridiculous. Edited March 17, 2020 by The OP 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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