Deker Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, AVB said: I went to the gym this morning. Busier than usual with all the people ‘working from home’. Oddly I decided to pack in the gym today until it's all blown over, I've been in training for a cycling holiday in May which is pretty much guaranteed to get cancelled now (I need to wait until the airline decides!!!) so for the next few weeks/months it'll be a spinning bike in my spare room, dull I know but my dad is in poor health at the minute so his safety must come first (even if he doesn't help himself). I was also meant to be going to Las Vegas in June but it looks like that won't happen either Just now, Shotguneddy said: same here, people are saying it will get very bad here soon like Italy France Spain within days probably all be on lockdown, people buying all the pasta and toilet rolls panicking leaving nothing for the older people who genuinely need it . Selfish xxxxx, at least there’s plenty of larger and peanuts left on the shelves for me Time to book some stalking in to fill the freezer Edited March 17, 2020 by Deker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotguneddy Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 8 minutes ago, Deker said: Oddly I decided to pack in the gym today until it's all blown over, I've been in training for a cycling holiday in May which is pretty much guaranteed to get cancelled now (I need to wait until the airline decides!!!) so for the next few weeks/months it'll be a spinning bike in my spare room, dull I know but my dad is in poor health at the minute so his safety must come first (even if he doesn't help himself). I was also meant to be going to Las Vegas in June but it looks like that won't happen either Time to book some stalking in to fill the freezer Good idea, that’s a shame about biking holiday and Vegas mate, like u said health and family over anything hope your dads ok good luck with it all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestonSalop Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 I've packed in the gym too. Went last Thursday evening and STILL no-one is cleaning down equipment after use. Dirty pigs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVB Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 2 hours ago, WestonSalop said: I've packed in the gym too. Went last Thursday evening and STILL no-one is cleaning down equipment after use. Dirty pigs. Everybody at my gym always has been attentive to this and especially now. We wipe down all equipment with antibacterial wipes before and after use. It’s fortunately a small boutique gym so ‘busy’ is 7-10 people and on a nice day half of those will be working on the outside equipment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southeastpete Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 Anti bacterial wipes won’t kill the virus though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davyo Posted March 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 That's it,send home at 14.00 and have been told 'dont return for 12 weeks'unless told.Connected to home wifi ok but cant get logged into HMRC secure intranet. Had it this morning when I checked my emails before heading off to work.So looks like a lot of staff throughout the UK are trying to do the same.Keep safe PW! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 5 hours ago, AVB said: I went to the gym this morning. Busier than usual with all the people ‘working from home’. Brave. I have finished with my gym, yoga and rowing has been cancelled even the use of ERG's in training is not allowed. My trip to South Africa in April is curtailed as the borders closed yesterday. The SA airline is close to collapse so will not refund the flight tickets so I am falling back on the credit card. Tesco's has been ravaged by a plague of locusts and the roads are very quiet. I wont be visiting my mum at the weekend as a precaution. Other than that not much change given there are only 7 cases in Bristol and 1 in Somerset so far. 15 hours ago, Old farrier said: Could you please explain your method of disinfecting goods delivered and methods to avoid any cross contamination from the goods and or moneys/ change used to pay for the transaction ? just curious We can only do the same as everyone else when they buy from the supermarket. Personally I have a spray bottle of alchol that I used for my shopping last night but not sure how effective the method was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 Diluted Bleach or cleaners with at least 70% Alcohol seem to be the best - Anti Bac wipes or sprays MAY be totally ineffective unless the packaging states that they kill Bacteria AND viruses. When I worked at a Primary School we used to clean all high usage areas with a cleaning/Antibac spray then wipe over with diluted Milton which was left for at least 5 minutes before drying with a paper towel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVB Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 1 hour ago, oowee said: Brave. I have finished with my gym, yoga and rowing has been cancelled even the use of ERG's in training is not allowed. My trip to South Africa in April is curtailed as the borders closed yesterday. The SA airline is close to collapse so will not refund the flight tickets so I am falling back on the credit card. Tesco's has been ravaged by a plague of locusts and the roads are very quiet. I wont be visiting my mum at the weekend as a precaution. Other than that not much change given there are only 7 cases in Bristol and 1 in Somerset so far. We can only do the same as everyone else when they buy from the supermarket. Personally I have a spray bottle of alchol that I used for my shopping last night but not sure how effective the method was. I don’t consider it brave just sensible risk management. Keeping fit, both mentally and physically, is important and, considering the cleaning routine in place, I don’t believe I am at greater risk of catching it at the gym than I am in Tescos. Also it is important that we support local small businesses. If the gym closes then it will undoubtably fold. It is very likely that more people will be made bankrupt than die. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sian Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 I went to see my parents on Sunday 86 and 85 respectively. We were sensible with our interaction and kept our distance but they are in Lockdown from today. It’s a strange feeling knowing that whilst we may not sometimes see them for months, I am now effectively not allowed to see them in the same open way. They live in Wales and are lucky in that they live in a village and they have land that surrounds their house so they can still get out in their garden and still have land around them that is theirs. I went through lists with my mother for shopping purposes should it come to my husband dashing down the motorway. She has said the local little town butcher will look after her and deliver and go next door to the convenience store and get her things. Younger neighbours will rally and make sure they have stuff and check on them and get her paper. They are very active and she is used to going to church and doing the flowers, visiting friends - they are both still able to drive. Going for her hair etc, chatting with the Tesco ladies in town so I think it will have a bit of an effect on her whereas my dad potters more at home. It felt horrible not hugging them. Her parting words to me were “if I die I don’t want any fuss, cremate me, no wake nothing. Just scatter me on the mountain”. To which I replied “Jesus you will kill me having to get to the top of that ******* mountain”. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 1 minute ago, Sian said: I went to see my parents on Sunday 86 and 85 respectively. We were sensible with our interaction and kept our distance but they are in Lockdown from today. It’s a strange feeling knowing that whilst we may not sometimes see them for months, I am now effectively not allowed to see them in the same open way. They live in Wales and are lucky in that they live in a village and they have land that surrounds their house so they can still get out in their garden and still have land around them that is theirs. I went through lists with my mother for shopping purposes should it come to my husband dashing down the motorway. She has said the local little town butcher will look after her and deliver and go next door to the convenience store and get her things. Younger neighbours will rally and make sure they have stuff and check on them and get her paper. They are very active and she is used to going to church and doing the flowers, visiting friends - they are both still able to drive. Going for her hair etc, chatting with the Tesco ladies in town so I think it will have a bit of an effect on her whereas my dad potters more at home. It felt horrible not hugging them. Her parting words to me were “if I die I don’t want any fuss, cremate me, no wake nothing. Just scatter me on the mountain”. To which I replied “Jesus you will kill me having to get to the top of that ******* mountain”. 😂 They're a different breed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 23 minutes ago, Sian said: I went to see my parents on Sunday 86 and 85 respectively. We were sensible with our interaction and kept our distance but they are in Lockdown from today. It’s a strange feeling knowing that whilst we may not sometimes see them for months, I am now effectively not allowed to see them in the same open way. They live in Wales and are lucky in that they live in a village and they have land that surrounds their house so they can still get out in their garden and still have land around them that is theirs. I went through lists with my mother for shopping purposes should it come to my husband dashing down the motorway. She has said the local little town butcher will look after her and deliver and go next door to the convenience store and get her things. Younger neighbours will rally and make sure they have stuff and check on them and get her paper. They are very active and she is used to going to church and doing the flowers, visiting friends - they are both still able to drive. Going for her hair etc, chatting with the Tesco ladies in town so I think it will have a bit of an effect on her whereas my dad potters more at home. It felt horrible not hugging them. Her parting words to me were “if I die I don’t want any fuss, cremate me, no wake nothing. Just scatter me on the mountain”. To which I replied “Jesus you will kill me having to get to the top of that ******* mountain”. I had a very similar conversation with my mom last night . Here's the funeral money , no wake , and scatter the ashes amongst the bluebells in our woodland on the side of the mountain . I've always told my mom that she never needs to worry about the cost of her funeral , because I've still got my ferreting spade , it didn't seems so funny last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 Popped into Morrisons to fill up with fuel, then do a bit of shopping, just needed a few bits sandwich stuff for pack up for work. In all the years working in retail i have never seen anything like it, the stuff the idiots had been taking off the shelves just amazed me. The women at the fuel station told me a bloke had gone in this morning, filled a deep trolley with toilet rolls, the counter assistant refused to serve him with that amount, he then started to get nasty with her. Paper towels all one, loo roll shelves empty, Calpol and other children's medication empty shelves, bread empty, soup shelves empty. What on Earth is going on with people, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 hello, Tesco Abingdon just the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 5 minutes ago, Dougy said: Popped into Morrisons to fill up with fuel, then do a bit of shopping, just needed a few bits sandwich stuff for pack up for work. In all the years working in retail i have never seen anything like it, the stuff the idiots had been taking off the shelves just amazed me. The women at the fuel station told me a bloke had gone in this morning, filled a deep trolley with toilet rolls, the counter assistant refused to serve him with that amount, he then started to get nasty with her. Paper towels all one, loo roll shelves empty, Calpol and other children's medication empty shelves, bread empty, soup shelves empty. What on Earth is going on with people, The loonies are over-reacting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 1 minute ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: The loonies are over-reacting! If i was still in that job i could batter some folk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sian Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 1 hour ago, mel b3 said: I had a very similar conversation with my mom last night . Here's the funeral money , no wake , and scatter the ashes amongst the bluebells in our woodland on the side of the mountain . I've always told my mom that she never needs to worry about the cost of her funeral , because I've still got my ferreting spade , it didn't seems so funny last night. I know, I’m trying to be level headed but for the first time I see them as vulnerable. I have never felt that way even given their age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 35 minutes ago, Dougy said: Popped into Morrisons to fill up with fuel, then do a bit of shopping, just needed a few bits sandwich stuff for pack up for work. In all the years working in retail i have never seen anything like it, the stuff the idiots had been taking off the shelves just amazed me. The women at the fuel station told me a bloke had gone in this morning, filled a deep trolley with toilet rolls, the counter assistant refused to serve him with that amount, he then started to get nasty with her. Paper towels all one, loo roll shelves empty, Calpol and other children's medication empty shelves, bread empty, soup shelves empty. What on Earth is going on with people, The wife went to Sainsbury’s today, normal shopping day! Empty shelves everywhere, one till operator refused to sell excessive amounts of one particular item that one selfish, greedy ******* had in their trolly, and offered it to others in the queue who hadn’t got any........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger-Mouse Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 46 minutes ago, Dougy said: Popped into Morrisons to fill up with fuel, then do a bit of shopping, just needed a few bits sandwich stuff for pack up for work. In all the years working in retail i have never seen anything like it, the stuff the idiots had been taking off the shelves just amazed me. The women at the fuel station told me a bloke had gone in this morning, filled a deep trolley with toilet rolls, the counter assistant refused to serve him with that amount, he then started to get nasty with her. Paper towels all one, loo roll shelves empty, Calpol and other children's medication empty shelves, bread empty, soup shelves empty. What on Earth is going on with people, I've just been to my local Lidl. Looks like the looters have hit it. No bread and hardly any meat left. Even the beers aisles have taken a kicking. I was going to buy some UHT milk but that was all gone too. Crazy people! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVB Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 Local Tesco’s also looks like it has been looted. You know things are bad when even all of the pot noodles are sold out. Lots of cheese though for some reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 I can see ration books coming back if it carry's on like this. We cant get any supply of anti-bac soap at work now until mid May, manufacturers cant meet demand, face masks also nil stock and unavailable with no time given to supply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 Is the internet going to stand the extra strain with all the people working from home, kids doing their school work and bored self isolators watching TV, films etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 30 minutes ago, AVB said: Local Tesco’s also looks like it has been looted. You know things are bad when even all of the pot noodles are sold out. Lots of cheese though for some reason. We live in a London borough with a high Indian population. Lots of Indian shops and supermarkets. They still have rice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39TDS Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 18 minutes ago, Vince Green said: Is the internet going to stand the extra strain with all the people working from home, kids doing their school work and bored self isolators watching TV, films etc? EE broke for a few hours around here today. I assumed the above was the cause. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grrclark Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 16 minutes ago, Vince Green said: Is the internet going to stand the extra strain with all the people working from home, kids doing their school work and bored self isolators watching TV, films etc? Some local infrastructure will likely see some challenges with capacity and if/when a fault does manifest it will be amplified. Some of the bigger cloud vendors have issued advisories that there may be some adverse performance until they rebalance or bring further capacity on stream. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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