Guest Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Bicurious Dad said: If you're in the household then you need to be under lockdown as well, as far as I understand it. Otherwise there'd be no point. Yes, this. When you live with someone who's showing symptoms, then you essentially have Schrödinger's virus and must err on the side of caution. And you self isolate for a week longer than them, because they'd already secretly had it for a week or so before symptoms started to show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Factotum Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Alan Sugar is proof positive that you do not need any sort of brain to be rich. You just need to be crooked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PowerButchi Posted March 23, 2020 Moderators Share Posted March 23, 2020 1 hour ago, TheBurningRed said: Yeah I can’t go out because I’m a part time carer for my parents and they’re high risk. I’m almost at a Richard Herring stage of playing Me1 vs Me2 with darts. At least I’ll be going back to the league season in great form. Whenever that is. Maybe a UKFF Skype league or something could be fun? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBacon Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 7 minutes ago, PowerButchi said: Maybe a UKFF Skype league or something could be fun? I'm pitching this to Sky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PowerButchi Posted March 23, 2020 Moderators Share Posted March 23, 2020 Found the correct camera angle I reckon. Put my phone on a string from the ceiling and we're away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members TheBurningRed Posted March 23, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted March 23, 2020 26 minutes ago, PowerButchi said: Maybe a UKFF Skype league or something could be fun? That would be a good idea. I used to play on WhatsApp video with these German guys in a league. I think I was the only one with a good setup. A folding ladder which has a nice big handle on it for me to attach a lazy arm for my phone on to. Perfect height to show the whole board.  A new board is going to be needed after all this. It’s already on its third rotation and getting more chewed up as the days go by. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator Onyx2 Posted March 23, 2020 Awards Moderator Share Posted March 23, 2020 2 hours ago, Undefeated Steak said: That there has supposedly been warehouses full of toilet rolls but no infrastructure to get them to the shops in time also doesn't make much sense. Logistics makes sure the system behaves at capacity. You don't send out half full lorries, and you make sure you have exactly the amount of lorries you need. Anything else is a waste of money. Therefore when there's a run on an item - any item - the retail supply chain takes at least two weeks to flex to the new model. If you have to bring more toilet rolls, you either don't take something else in it's place, or you get another lorry. Retail is run on a razor edge time and money margin and every shelf has to earn it's keep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator Onyx2 Posted March 23, 2020 Awards Moderator Share Posted March 23, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Undefeated Steak said: That there has supposedly been warehouses full of toilet rolls but no infrastructure to get them to the shops in time also doesn't make much sense. Double cuntage! Edited March 23, 2020 by Onyx2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sphinx Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Good news: got an email inviting me to schedule in a job interview over the phone. Bad news: Reading that loss of smell or taste is probably a symptom of coronavirus, which my housemate has. The job is customer service at a call centre which people are still going to rather than working remotely. Good news: I've been meaning to watch Mad Men for ages. I should make some good progress on it in two weeks (at least). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Undefeated Steak Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 (edited) Okay, I'm sad as fuck and because those supermarket numbers weren't making sense to me at all I did a bit of digging and the actual increase year on year vs March revenue 2019 is over 30% which would make more sense. Edited March 23, 2020 by Undefeated Steak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator Onyx2 Posted March 23, 2020 Awards Moderator Share Posted March 23, 2020 50 minutes ago, Sphinx said: Good news: I've been meaning to watch Mad Men for ages. I should make some good progress on it in two weeks (at least). Finished my third run through last week. Perfection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Lion_of_the_Midlands Posted March 23, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted March 23, 2020 Gregg's is shutting tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Hannibal Scorch Posted March 23, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted March 23, 2020 Boris to make a statement at 20:30 tonight. Seeing as 98% of the shops in my town center were closed today, just takeaways and Supermarkets open, I assume they are all bracing for lock down being announced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyattSheepMask Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 22 minutes ago, Lion_of_the_Midlands said: Gregg's is shutting tomorrow. There’s a new one at a petrol station round the corner from where I live. It opened today. Surely the Head Office knew they were going to make this decision and they could’ve postponed opening it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wideload90 Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Along with everyone else I've spoken to (via text) my money's on a lockdown. Hell, if all the fast food places are closing what's the point in anything else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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