Coronavirus Death Thread

[Spikey M]

I reckon my employer is even now poring over the text trying to find the loopholes to keep everyone in.

If he does, just go off sick Jim. Either back to back self isolations due to symptoms of every family member you have or play the stress/depression card.

The behaviour of many companies has been an absolute disgrace. Especially those close to / in London. The footage of the trains into London today was criminal.

My work mate forwarded a message from his wife to their family group chat earlier. She's Irish, head of the household, would have your bollocks in a vice grip if you crossed her. She's also a head nurse (Matron?) at a London Hospital. She's had to hand over 2 wards for Covid19 cases today. She's terrified and telling her 80 year old dad not to leave the house for any reason.

[Jimmy Floyd]

My place has already been applying the most liberal interpretation of ‘essential’ as possible. Currently going with ‘there is no longer a distinction between frontline and back office in the NHS’. I sort of take the point, but my job can absolutely be done from home and I’m very reluctant to increase my personal risk. I also need a wage, though.

I've developed a theory that they will now requisition several office staff for the warehouse in order to transfer our status to 'could not possibly do job from home'.

[Giggles]

If even half these horror stories are true then I'd seriously consider going out on my own terms if I got it.

[Lee]

I’m very willing to go off with something stress-related, quite honestly. I don’t care about anything more than I do about the risk to me and the people I care about.

[Luca]

I've developed a theory that they will now requisition several office staff for the warehouse in order to transfer our status to 'could not possibly do job from home'.

Any indication from previous co-workers as to how the Koreans are handling this?

[Jimmy Floyd]

Any indication from previous co-workers as to how the Koreans are handling this?

No idea (I'd need a ouija board to talk to them), but I would guess better than us.

[-james-]

My girlfriend's dad rung her about five minutes after the address to suggest/ask that we move in with them whilst visits are off the table.

I wasn't that fussed about the whole thing apart from not being able to buy pasta, but fuck this.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I wasn't that fussed about the whole thing apart from not being able to buy pasta, but fuck this.

Yeah, as a liver alone, the 'other than those you live with' bits really stung. I'm basically not allowed to see anyone until July or something.

[Magic]

My bird is going home tomorrow. She's leaving her flat on the 15th April. How are they going to enforce not doing a house move?

[Lee]

Yeah, as a liver alone, the 'other than those you live with' bits really stung. I'm basically not allowed to see anyone until July or something.

Are your relatives okay with video calling? I know it isn’t the same but it’s something. I’m making the assumption that mates are.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Are your relatives okay with video calling? I know it isn’t the same but it’s something. I’m making the assumption that mates are.

It's not something I've ever done before (I'm more of a voracious texter/whatsapper) but it might have to be now.

[Boydy]

I got a cat last week. Was something I'd been thinking of for a while. Moving to working from home for at least two months we were initially told made me finally go for it. Good timing, really.

[Giggles]

It's not something I've ever done before (I'm more of a voracious texter/whatsapper) but it might have to be now.

I've tried loads this week with the parents and Duo seems to work the best by far for ease of use and quality, closely followed by Whatsapp.

Skype, hangouts, and Facebook are turd.



.

[Boydy]

Gonna have to teach my folks how to skype though.

[Lee]

I’ve been What’s App video calling my parents every couple of days so they get the hang of it. They seem okay.

[Andy]

Some food items were subbed today and they're not taking on new customers.

I've got a box coming tomorrow will see how that goes, I've also just upgraded to 5x per week.

[Luca]

I’ve been What’s App video calling my parents every couple of days so they get the hang of it. They seem okay.

How long did it take you to learn how to do that?

[Luke Emia]

Just in our work group chat the Russian girl is asking what’s going on she doesn’t have English tv. They are all going in tomorrow morning as none of them have prepped to work from home. We are fucking mortgage advisers people it’s not essential. Besides which no valuations are going to be taking place.

[Andy]

Have been told not to go into work tomorrow.

Our work is for a housing association and around 20% of our jobs are emergencies, no idea if they will still need covering or not.

[Giggles]

Have been told not to go into work tomorrow.

Our work is for a housing association and around 20% of our jobs are emergencies, no idea if they will still need covering or not.

We're at the stage where the only emergency is your own now.

[Luke Emia]

My wife works for a large insurer(over 1000 people in the office) no plans to close as they deem the work they do to be essential.

Luckily she has been chosen to trial working from home as they were trying to plan. Absolute jokers though and this will be the problem firms will decide if they are essential.

[Alan Shearer The 2nd]

Curious to see what an oil company views as 'essential' in this context.

[Kikó]

I've got a box coming tomorrow will see how that goes, I've also just upgraded to 5x per week.

Depends what you ordered but it's basically some green beans and chicken thigh subbed out for me. I mean, it's basically nothing.

[Lee]

The hope has to be that after a couple of weeks of an inevitably horrible increase in cases and deaths, we see a bit of a change and by the end of the third week people are convinced enough that it’s having an effect that they’ll stomach a further extension of this.

Hopefully we’ll have bought enough time to have ramped up testing and be close to anti-body tests that we can start planning to open up some elements of normal life in the summer. We basically need to drive cases down enough that we can do a South Korea. We are much too far gone right now.

[Mike]

Yeah, as a liver alone, the 'other than those you live with' bits really stung. I'm basically not allowed to see anyone until July or something.

Same, I’m kinda glad I have to go into work once a week, if only to see other people in person.

[Disco]

I'm one of nature's hermits so isolation holds no particular concerns, not that I know if I'm supposed to be going in tomorrow or not.

[Boydy]

My dad's place is closing, thankfully. Was texting him about it there and replied a few times asking him different questions and then he replied saying "if you need any more info just phone me".

Ffs.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I'm a hermit too but it's the loss of control which is the problem. Like, if my mum invites me for dinner I am now legally obliged to say no, possibly for months. That's a truly damaging situation if it goes on for a long time, less so for me than for people in less fortunate situations than me.

[Lewis]

Where's your provisions now?!

[Shindig]

I'm a hermit too but it's the loss of control which is the problem. Like, if my mum invites me for dinner I am now legally obliged to say no, possibly for months. That's a truly damaging situation if it goes on for a long time, less so for me than for people in less fortunate situations than me.

"Son, I've already had it. Let's celebrate."

[Jimmy Floyd]

Where's your provisions now?!

In my cupboard and fridge, thank god.

I've got some tubes of smoked cheese which are either going to be the best or worst thing that has ever happened to me.

[Mike]

I'm a hermit too but it's the loss of control which is the problem. Like, if my mum invites me for dinner I am now legally obliged to say no, possibly for months. That's a truly damaging situation if it goes on for a long time, less so for me than for people in less fortunate situations than me.

Me and @Baz didn’t go to our parents for Monday Night Tea™️ today

[Alan Shearer The 2nd]

Shitting hell they've actually closed the work, the entire site including workshop. I always envisaged they'd force the place open no matter how close we ever got to a 28 Days Later scenario.

That'll be me doing next to fuck all now.

[Yevrah]

Message from the CEO. We're closing.

I decision I wholeheartedly agree with and support.

[mugbull]

Sweden seems to be the last western country left that’s not on lockdown. We’re doin alright for ourselves, same number of daily cases as 10 days ago

[Disco]

Still no answer from mine, what's the play here I wonder. He's either not answering in the hope that we all turn up or still trying to decide.

[Vercetti]

How are they planning on policing that "one form of exercise a day", exactly?

Hand stamps, like nightclubs?

[Disco]

Fined for exercising, bring back Brexit.

[Magic]

Ours are debating if we're essential workers or not.

Hint: we're most certainly not.

[Vercetti]

"You did three sit-ups*, earlier. Back home with ya!"

*a new record.

[Boydy]

Sweden seems to be the last western country left that’s not on lockdown. We’re doin alright for ourselves, same number of daily cases as 10 days ago

Sweden? We? I thought you were fucking Czech. You've had as many nationalities as Mert by now.

[Waffdon]

OK, final tweet tonight everyone. Have now spoken to No10 & had it confirmed that people CAN leave home to work - as long as they fully observe the 2m distancing rule. Seems to me to be in conflict with the big #StayAtHome message. But that’s the official policy. Over & out!


Shambles. It’s just the same as before but more shops are shut

[Shindig]

Well, you'd imagine a bigger police presence now.

[CJay]

Have been told not to go into work tomorrow.

Our work is for a housing association and around 20% of our jobs are emergencies, no idea if they will still need covering or not.

Wow really? I assume our lot (similar housing organisation in Northern Ireland) will be having emergency repairs done tomorrow. All ours are coded under pandemic emergencies and it’s up to the contractor to make the call if it is truly an emergency.

[Luca]

OK, final tweet tonight everyone. Have now spoken to No10 & had it confirmed that people CAN leave home to work - as long as they fully observe the 2m distancing rule. Seems to me to be in conflict with the big #StayAtHome message. But that’s the official policy. Over & out!


Shambles. It’s just the same as before but more shops are shut

Soz Lee.

[Yevrah]

Sweden seems to be the last western country left that’s not on lockdown. We’re doin alright for ourselves, same number of daily cases as 10 days ago

Details are scant, but apparently Sweden's approach is the worst in the world.

[Shindig]

I probably shouldn't have followed up Boris' address with Trump's Task Force shambles.

"There's gonna be tremendous deaths if we shut this off." Yes, mate. Unemployment can lead to death. Not as quickly as the virus, though.

[Lewis]

Details are scant, but apparently Sweden's approach is the worst in the world.

[Queenslander]

The unemployment lines are chaos again around the country with zero social distancing.

I dont see how Sydney and Melbourne dont become our Lombardy x2.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-...-wait/12080952

https://www.3aw.com.au/huge-queues-o...oyment-surges/

[Lee]

Soz Lee.

They’ll fucking love this, the twats. I’ve got a couple more days off. I’ll see how things evolve.