Monkey Tennis Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 Right, that's me off to visit a range of retail outlets and entertainment venues. I'll be moving between them by various modes of public transport. I'll be armed with a clipboard and staring intently at strangers. I'm keen to get a sense of whether people are behaving weirdly. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Am Featha Taigh Nan Clach Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 On 03/04/2022 at 23:59, Elixir said: This thread can die if the Scottish Government finally present clean, non-shat bed sheets on the 18th. After that, let's just hope it stays dead. Until then, keep on simping. When you think a thread should die if the mask mandate is dropped on the 18th April..... ...but there are still freaks and Simps on the internet to be furious at! 3 hours ago, Elixir said: Also, the utter psychos who hang about the BNO Covid tweets like a fly around shite are absolutely incandescent at this development. So, so pleasing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AYRSHIRE_ANGUS Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 10 hours ago, Monkey Tennis said: What laughable rubbish. You really do inhabit a very different world from that which most people live in. Great to see the overdue back of masks, but the stuff on here, the running totals of percentages in various shops, is utterly demented. My preferred working environment, as someone that lives on my own and hates WFH, has been completely obliterated. I'm going to America next month with friends of 25 years from working in a Glasgow office (and I haven't worked with them since 2002). Forming friendships/relationships at work that last that length of time or even at all has now become much harder. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 12 minutes ago, AYRSHIRE_ANGUS said: My preferred working environment, as someone that lives on my own and hates WFH, has been completely obliterated. I'm going to America next month with friends of 25 years from working in a Glasgow office (and I haven't worked with them since 2002). Forming friendships/relationships at work that last that length of time or even at all has now become much harder. Did you mean to reply to me with that? I agree with what you're saying, but don't see the direct relevance to my post. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 1 hour ago, Am Featha *****h Nan Clach said: When you think a thread should die if the mask mandate is dropped on the 18th April..... ...but there are still freaks and Simps on the internet to be furious at! Well, clearly you're unbothered! Terrific stuff! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AYRSHIRE_ANGUS Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 4 minutes ago, Monkey Tennis said: Did you mean to reply to me with that? I agree with what you're saying, but don't see the direct relevance to my post. Sorry it was more if you disagreed with oaksoft's comment about the working environment changing. I'm not working at the moment as was made redundant last year, was hoping office culture would have returned by now but so far it seems like most places are doing three days in the office at most, along with "hotdesking" which I'm not a fan of either. Ever since March 2020 I've badly missed the office chat and laughs. The idea of starting a new job fully WFH cracks me up. I don't have a "home", just a shitey wee flat where I keep my stuff and sleep! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 3 minutes ago, AYRSHIRE_ANGUS said: Sorry it was more if you disagreed with oaksoft's comment about the working environment changing. I'm not working at the moment as was made redundant last year, was hoping office culture would have returned by now but so far it seems like most places are doing three days in the office at most, along with "hotdesking" which I'm not a fan of either. Ever since March 2020 I've badly missed the office chat and laughs. The idea of starting a new job fully WFH cracks me up. I don't have a "home", just a shitey wee flat where I keep my stuff and sleep! I'm certainly no fan of WFH as a permanent enforced picture for anyone. In fact, I sought permission to go in each day when the lockdowns were each at their peaks. The Oaksoft post I scoffed at concerned masks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Dufresne Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 3 hours ago, Trogdor said: Aye, at least you're triple jabbed. It can still be pretty horrendous. Hope you are on the mend shortly. My lot seemed to have it mild when they got it and I managed to dodge it. I feel not bad but my wife has also tested positive today and is floored by it. Our 5 year old grand daughter was sent home from school today as she is ill but so far she is negative. The wee man is just running about wondering why everyone is ill and he is OK. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donathan Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 1 hour ago, AYRSHIRE_ANGUS said: My preferred working environment, as someone that lives on my own and hates WFH, has been completely obliterated. I'm going to America next month with friends of 25 years from working in a Glasgow office (and I haven't worked with them since 2002). Forming friendships/relationships at work that last that length of time or even at all has now become much harder. On the office culture point, I don’t think working from home 5 days a week every week is a long term solution for that many industries because I do think getting together and collaborating face to face is important but at the same time, I also think working in offices 5 days a week is already a thing of the past. 2/3 days hybrid working is great for the following reasons: - That office culture you talk about can still exist. A couple of days a week is easily enough to form those meaningful friendships especially since you’re more likely to make an effort to eat lunch with colleagues or grab a beer with them after work if it’s the only time you’re seeing them all week. - Having days where everyone is in the office can largely negate the need for zoom calls, which we can all agree are fucking horrific. - WFH days are great for no commute, school run etc, but are also more productive than being in the office a lot of the time. If you don’t have any meetings and you’ve got a solo piece of work that requires you to just get your head down and get on with it, that’s what WFH days should be for. I expect that most office workers will be working from home 2-4 times a week going forward and in the office 1-3 days a week. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red23 Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 On 18/04/2022 at 18:41, Rugster said: You really do just continue to accentuate your status as a rapy weirdo. What by asking if the teacher behind the mask was hot? How do you get by in life taking everything so serious, you must have some crippling problems in life going on as well as being a virtue signalling fud. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugster Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 Just now, red23 said: What by asking if the teacher behind the mask was hot? How do you get by in life taking everything so serious, you must have some crippling problems in life going on as well as being a virtue signalling fud. How do you know the teacher was a female? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red23 Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 Just now, Rugster said: How do you know the teacher was a female? An educated guess given most school teachers are female.........again it was a joke, don't get too precious about it. -2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red23 Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 On 18/04/2022 at 18:41, oaksoft said: Honestly, you have a problem. Seek help. ETA. Actually you have two problems. The first, and least important, is that you have a group of friends who are telling you that you are funny. imagine getting so upset over that, never met someone and thought ah shes quite hot? or you too much of a white knight for that? -2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeTillEhDeh Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 imagine getting so upset over that, never met someone and thought ah shes quite hot? or you too much of a white knight for that? Your mask has slipped . . . again . . . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 Loved going to a shop today and not wearing a mask. It really did feel like I was wearing nothing at all. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons_1988 Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 I’d be content with never discussing face masks ever again. I suspect I’ll be wrong when October/November rolls around but I’ll enjoy it for now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshmallo Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 There were two worse posts along similar lines to red23's yesterday on exactly the same theme (one now deleted) and there wasn't a peep. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
die hard doonhamer Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 15 minutes ago, throbber said: Loved going to a shop today and not wearing a mask. It really did feel like I was wearing nothing at all. You were meant to wear them on your face. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gav-ffc Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 12 hours ago, scottsdad said: The wife is getting her ear pierced today. The place has contacted her to say that in their shop, they are keeping masks for staff and customers. No mask, no needle. Noticed a few tattoo/piercing shops saying the same in Falkirk, one owner is massive snp simp so no surprise but they just had an outbreak at said shop while masks were legal requirement. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gav-ffc Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 10 minutes ago, gav-ffc said: Noticed a few tattoo/piercing shops saying the same in Falkirk, one owner is massive snp simp so no surprise but they just had an outbreak at said shop while masks were legal requirement. Even if your exempt you still need to wear a mask then a few posts later shows one of the artists at a convention not wearing a mask. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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