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    I'm not sure if Magic is doing a banter there or not.

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    Are any of you guys prepared for this to drag on for six months?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shindig View Post
    Are any of you guys prepared for this to drag on for six months?
    Fuck no. Any more than 30 days and it'll be carnage.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shindig View Post
    Are any of you guys prepared for this to drag on for six months?
    Yep and have been for a while.

    How well I cope I'm not sure, but working from home is better than dead or (obviously much more likely) killing someone else from giving it to them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Yevrah View Post
    Yep and have been for a while.

    How well I cope I'm not sure, but working from home is better than dead or (obviously much more likely) killing someone else from giving it to them.
    On the assumption we'd still have a functioning society and you'd still be in employment? Nobody is prepared for more than 30 days of this, whether they can WFH or not. End.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Magic View Post
    On the assumption we'd still have a functioning society and you'd still be in employment? Nobody is prepared for more than 30 days of this, whether they can WFH or not. End.
    I'm not prepared for losing my job, no. But I can isolate for 6 months. I do have the luxury of working from home as long as I have this job though. Genuinely feel for those that don't.

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    Same here. My rainy day fund is more for a rainy season.

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    We need to get a Werewolf game going.

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    It's not really possible for me to work from home. However, if I had to just stay in the house for months on end, I'd be fairly comfortable doing so. Setting trivia for TTH would while away a few days at least.

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    It may be time for the ULTIMATE TTH FM 2020 NETWORK GAME.
    Or at least a 16 team knockout draft tournament... In fact. I may set that up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Andy View Post
    What's UC? Universal credit?
    Yeah

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    Glastonbury cancelled. I can't remember the last time I felt bothered by it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shindig View Post
    Are any of you guys prepared for this to drag on for six months?
    I'd probably be ok for quite a while, my wife can work from home easily enough and our mortgage is tiny.

    Sadly the vast majority of the country would be stuffed after they miss one months pay. So many people either live month to month, have huge debts, huge mortgage etc. 6 months would be life changing for everyone in the UK.

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    I could happily sit off work indefinitely, just like the old days; but literally being confined to the house would have me going mental. Good job they're phasing all this stuff in slowly.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Andy View Post
    I'd probably be ok for quite a while, my wife can work from home easily enough and our mortgage is tiny.

    Sadly the vast majority of the country would be stuffed after they miss one months pay. So many people either live month to month, have huge debts, huge mortgage etc. 6 months would be life changing for everyone in the UK.
    My old man is in your line of work, and he reckons a week off would stuff most of the average lads in the business.

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    Aye, and there won't be enough demand in other sectors to for them to pivot into something else.

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    It's actually *quite* funny to see all these boys wae a TRADE on Twitter saying they're a time-served this and a highly experienced that can anyone help only to see thousands of replies like 'Amazon are hiring drivers'.

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    Is it too early to drink wine?

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    Never too early.

    Companies I'll never deal with again:

    Virgin Media
    Premier Inn
    Easyjet
    Hotels.com

    Absolute fucking cunts.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lewis View Post
    My old man is in your line of work, and he reckons a week off would stuff most of the average lads in the business.
    Yeah, it's right. I know people struggling already.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Magic View Post
    Never too early.

    Companies I'll never deal with again:

    Virgin Media
    Premier Inn
    Easyjet
    Hotels.com

    Absolute fucking cunts.
    Are they laying people off already?

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    If they have you can add the Olympic Committee to that list of shits. Absolute lunacy to proceed with the Olympics, in any form whatsoever.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Boydy View Post
    Are they laying people off already?
    Nah VM not refunding BTSport
    Premier Inn not allowing me to credit a booking
    Easyjet not crediting me my flights for Germany
    Hotels.com not crediting me the hotel for Germany

    The only ones who have been superb for me recently is Tesco.

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    I've just been turned away from the Brighton Toy and Model Museum. The next Chinaman I see is getting lamped.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shindig View Post
    Glastonbury cancelled. I can't remember the last time I felt bothered by it.
    Presumably there won't be a festival season at all this year. My brother is absolutely fucked, that's most of his yearly income gone.

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    It's payday on Friday as well. I should be sorted well into 2021 if my bank doesn't Northern Rock itself again.

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    A UBI will have to come in if it goes on for long and there is actually a lot of virus about.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Magic View Post
    Nah VM not refunding BTSport
    Premier Inn not allowing me to credit a booking
    Easyjet not crediting me my flights for Germany
    Hotels.com not crediting me the hotel for Germany

    The only ones who have been superb for me recently is Tesco.
    The way I look at it is all those companies have employees and I am not going to shit myself about my refunds if it means someone would be laid off sooner.

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    Yeah, I took the BA refund because it was offered but I'd already written that money off. This is act of God territory.

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    Quote Originally Posted by -james- View Post
    Presumably there won't be a festival season at all this year. My brother is absolutely fucked, that's most of his yearly income gone.
    Drugdealing?
    I'm a twit

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    Quote Originally Posted by Baz View Post
    Drugdealing?
    He sets up fancy tents for poshos and rigs stages. Whether he supplements that income I have no idea. Probably.

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    "It's a tattoo tent, your Honour." EDIT: Oh, almost.

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    We signed up to a daycare a few months ago ready for when my wife goes back to work. We told them we'd let them know how many days per week we'd need, and when we'd like to start - but provisionally said it'd be near the end of April. There's also the fact that my wife might not even end up actually working from her proposed start date, as I reckon schools will be closed by the end of April.

    Today we've received an invoice through for 5 days of childcare per week starting from April 1. Obviously if our son was already in daycare, we'd be obligated to keep paying for the duration of the 4 week notice period - but he's not.

    Not sure if they're just trying it on or whether it's just a miscommunication.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jimmy Floyd View Post
    The way I look at it is all those companies have employees and I am not going to shit myself about my refunds if it means someone would be laid off sooner.
    Typical Tory cunt. As if that's going to stop them.

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    Also my daughter is in quarantine now.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SvN View Post
    We signed up to a daycare a few months ago ready for when my wife goes back to work. We told them we'd let them know how many days per week we'd need, and when we'd like to start - but provisionally said it'd be near the end of April. There's also the fact that my wife might not even end up actually working from her proposed start date, as I reckon schools will be closed by the end of April.

    Today we've received an invoice through for 5 days of childcare per week starting from April 1. Obviously if our son was already in daycare, we'd be obligated to keep paying for the duration of the 4 week notice period - but he's not.

    Not sure if they're just trying it on or whether it's just a miscommunication.
    All Welsh schools are closed from Friday. I'd be surprised if English ones last the week.

    EDIT: Scottish ones likely this week too, according to Sturgeon.
    Last edited by Lee; 18-03-2020 at 01:27 PM.

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    Scottish schools shut until August according to my mole.

    Hopefully causes chaos at my work
    Last edited by Waffdon; 18-03-2020 at 01:30 PM.

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    My parents are stepping up the move to get into a care home. I know they want to isolate the 70+ folks but a care home is the only way they're likely to get regularly tested. Also, the care company they've just left has folded.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Boydy View Post
    I knocked on my elderly neighbours door yesterday (he and his wife must be in their 80s) to see if they have anyone to go to the shops for them or if they needed anything. He said they were okay for now and I told him to just knock on my door if they do need anything. Just watched them head out somewhere in the car.
    Motherfucker's been to M&S this morning and I've just seen him and his wife head out again.

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    Getting out is really, really fucking important to the elderly.

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    There is all the talk about having an 'elderly hour' in the shops to allow them to get supplies before it sells out, but in actual fact, it's the old fuckers that are the ones out in the shops and hoarding all the items. Every day I pop in to get some lunch and it's full of old farts, blocking aisles, stocking up. Woe betide they let anyone do their shopping for them.

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    My dad was talking about stocking up before. Everyone want to hunker down and put the sandbags up, regardless of age.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Boydy View Post
    Motherfucker's been to M&S this morning and I've just seen him and his wife head out again.
    Fits the old part of my anecdotal take on the old and the young screwing this. Why is an interesting question.

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    The elderly that I've spoken to are intent on carrying on as usual, and donning it into submission with their stubborness. Maybe they believe that incontinence is the antidote.

    "It's just a cold. The flu kills more than this does, son."

    I did speak to one guy yesterday, though, who is adamant that it's all a ploy to tank the economy and inject us all with mercury when they start vaccinating.

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    Just went to the shop to get a few bits and there was a woman in front of me in the queue coughing and spluttering everywhere, with a half-hearted limp fisted hand to the mouth. She then went straight from the shop to the cafe next door, coughing the entire way, where she apparently works.

    The same cafe has been plastering Facebook with "We're still open and taking extra precautions, please come in" messages.

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    Still 'business as usual' here, we're not sending anyone home or changing the way we do anything. We'll presumably lose some more staff when the schools close at which point we'll probably end up coming in anyway and pointlessly sitting in an empty office.

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    Quote Originally Posted by John Arne View Post
    In the Deaths per Population league table (nations over 550 cases only), Italy continue to lead the way, over 3.5x more than second placed Iran.
    Iran aside (2nd), European nations dominate the Top 6.

    I fucking adore you for this

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    Quote Originally Posted by Yevrah View Post
    Anecdotal admittedly, but in my circle of friends I'm hearing some shocking stories of people they know (seemingly both young or very old) who're behaving like this isn't happening.

    "I don't need to isolate as I'm in a low risk group and am only socialising with people who've made the same choice" is one common one I keep hearing.

    I suspect we'll be moving up the league table very quickly with that approach.
    Quote Originally Posted by SvN View Post
    "We're all going to get it anyway, may as well get it over with" is another one I keep hearing.
    Yesterday Orlando banned restaurants and bars from being open passed 5pm or some kinda weirdo shit

    Well since it's St. Patty's day you know they were out moaning.

    One said in our group chat oh, just means you have to go out of Orlando to go to the bar.

    I said Or, conversely, stay the fuck home? *heart face emoji*.

    Then someone was bemoaning they didn't get to see some fucking Disney parade "one last time".

    Disney is a cult and it's making me realize I hate everyone I know.

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    I just realised @John Arne 's table has playoff and relegation spots.

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