alta-pete Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 24 minutes ago, Fratelli said: In 4th year of Uni at the moment and still none the wiser as to how assessments and deadlines will be impacted. The uni have essentially just been saying "we'll give you a shout when we know" for the past 5 days now. Meant to get the definitive email today but nothing as of yet. Tbf to them they're going off government advice which is all over the place at best, but it'd be handy to know where we stand with stuff due in the next few weeks and exams right after. Season’s cancelled mate. No honours to be dished out. Whole thing gets reset and you start again next August. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red23 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 (edited) Although i take absolutely no joy in this, this could be an extremely harsh learning period for people who insist on continually trying to live well beyond their means and entirely on credit. I drive a 10 year old car and at work get taken the piss out of by folk on 20k a year with cars they are paying £350 a month on. I know couples who pay out around £1500 credit a month purely on credit - their jobs are now at risk. Recently spoke to someone about their new house, they had no idea how much it was or will end up paying other than "its £600 a month" no idea about term of mortgage or anything like that. The comment was "its cheaper than the last house i had" (despite it clearly being a more expensive property they are only basing it on monthly payments.) Sadly there are going to be a lot of casualty cases. Edited March 17, 2020 by red23 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Joe Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Wait until they announce the suspension of Coronation Street etc 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 1 minute ago, Angusfifer said: Wait until they announce the suspension of Coronavirus Street etc FTFY. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankChickens1 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Fears emerging the ~ 140k people said to be laid off in Ireland might, in the coming weeks, prove to be a drastic underestimate 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boostin' Kev Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Just found out what a Pangolin is, the Chinese will eat anything eh? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Raab claims he is confident Brexit trade talks with EU can still be concluded in 2020 Back in the Commons Labour’s Stephen Kinnock also asked Dominic Raab, the foreign secretary, if the government would extend the Brexit transition in the light of the coronavirus crisis. In response, Raab went further than he did when Ben Bradshaw asked this. (See 1.19pm.) He replied: As far as I’m aware the negotiations can still proceed, given all of the logistical arrangements we’ve put in place. We are confident we can get this done. And, actually, I don’t think delaying Brexit negotiations will give anyone the certainty on either side of the channel that they need. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- So, they're going to 'get Brexit done' by working from home ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 1 minute ago, Florentine_Pogen said: Raab claims he is confident Brexit trade talks with EU can still be concluded in 2020 Back in the Commons Labour’s Stephen Kinnock also asked Dominic Raab, the foreign secretary, if the government would extend the Brexit transition in the light of the coronavirus crisis. In response, Raab went further than he did when Ben Bradshaw asked this. (See 1.19pm.) He replied: As far as I’m aware the negotiations can still proceed, given all of the logistical arrangements we’ve put in place. We are confident we can get this done. And, actually, I don’t think delaying Brexit negotiations will give anyone the certainty on either side of the channel that they need. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- So, they're going to 'get Brexit done' by working from home ? Might as well try that, they don't seem to have got it done by working from work. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 8 minutes ago, Boostin' Kev said: Just found out what a Pangolin is, the Chinese will eat anything eh? Folk losing jobs over it all over. https://www.france24.com/en/20200316-pangolin-sales-plunge-in-gabon-over-coronavirus-fears 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Folk losing jobs over it all over. https://www.france24.com/en/20200316-pangolin-sales-plunge-in-gabon-over-coronavirus-fearsThey had loads of it in Tesco earlier. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 People need to urgently change their behaviour in order to limit how coronavirus is transmitted, according to academics whose research in the UK suggests that workplaces were ‘hotspots’ for transmission by younger people. But for the over-65s, it’s shops and restaurants. That comes from a piece in the Guardian by Petra Klepac, assistant professor of infectious disease modelling at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. What we have found in this data is that adults aged 20-50 make most of their contacts in workplaces. If those of us who can work remotely start doing so now, it will contribute to lowering overall transmission in the population. Another important finding is that people over 65 – who are particularly at risk from severe Covid-19 illness – make over half of their contacts in other settings (not home, school or work), such as shops, restaurants and leisure centres. By avoiding these interactions, people who are most at risk from the new coronavirus could halve their risk of infection. By changing our behaviour now, and sustaining these changes throughout the outbreak, we can significantly reduce our own risk of infection, and the risk to others, and by doing so help protect those most vulnerable. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jock_the_squak Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Working from home as from tomorrow. Got to take my desktop PC and 2 big 24" screen home 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boostin' Kev Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 (edited) 9 minutes ago, MixuFixit said: I dare say the eat them but it's the usual thing: scales, made of bog standard keratin as exists in all of our fingernails are, according to traditional medicine quacks, some miracle cure once ground up. It's funny how it's always endangered shit that supposedly does this stuff and not like slugs or whatever. Read their scales might have medicinal properties so this should all work out OK Edited March 17, 2020 by Boostin' Kev 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairn Necessities Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 18 minutes ago, red23 said: Although i take absolutely no joy in this, this could be an extremely harsh learning period for people who insist on continually trying to live well beyond their means and entirely on credit. I drive a 10 year old car and at work get taken the piss out of by folk on 20k a year with cars they are paying £350 a month on. I know couples who pay out around £1500 credit a month purely on credit - their jobs are now at risk. Recently spoke to someone about their new house, they had no idea how much it was or will end up paying other than "its £600 a month" no idea about term of mortgage or anything like that. The comment was "its cheaper than the last house i had" (despite it clearly being a more expensive property they are only basing it on monthly payments.) Sadly there are going to be a lot of casualty cases. Think this is right . Already know of people being asked to take half pay or 2 months unpaid leave . If you're living payday to payday this will be a killer . Bound to see unemployment soar in the next 6 mths. The economic impacts will be far worse than the health impacts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 From my general observations, I can't help but feel that the neglected office plants are going to be the forgotten fallen victims of this epidemic. #lestweforget 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 19 minutes ago, Boostin' Kev said: Just found out what a Pangolin is, the Chinese will eat anything eh? Not sure about that. I heard they are not that keen about cheese. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boostin' Kev Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Just now, Fullerene said: Not sure about that. I heard they are not that keen about cheese. They eat a lot more dairy products than they used to. Seen it used a lot as a reason for price rises for milk related items in the UK. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 My work have called an emergency meeting for 4pm for all employees. To avoid personal contact they are holding it in the production area. That's 120 people being told gather in a space that 6 people normally work in. Genius. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 My work have called an emergency meeting for 4pm for all employees. To avoid personal contact they are holding it in the production area. That's 120 people being told gather in a space that 6 people normally work in. Genius.Might be an orgy! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Trump says he will pump $850 billion into US economy to provide stimulus. Anthony Scaramucci (I know......) reckons it should be $2.5 trillion. How many bags of Jellytots are the Tories providing for UK ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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