The good morning thread

Oneball

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Morning all

Another day of running around like a headless chicken ensues. As if it’s not enough to be trying to manage the staff shortages, the bureaucracy that feeds the powers that be has increased 10 fold. Conference call at 830, hopefully announcing that we’ll be moving to just doing work that affects the safety of the public.
 

zagatoes30

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Morning all, still WFH not difficult with my job but the long term future of the company and potentially my team will only show itself in the months to come, we are in the business of change which is only good if we have the budget to continue going forward. Tough times ahead I think
 

Felonious Crud

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Morning, all. It's extraordinary how broad the lockdown is. when you think through all the things that have to stop. It's the right thing to do, but the impact on people's lives is immense (never mind those impacted by having CV19 or the loss or fear of losing loves ones). Like many, I'm pleased with our government and the steps it's taking. It feels proportionate, and although I have a countryside skew of things, I don't see that a tighter lockdown would help. The Tube, however, looks woeful. We can only hope it will be brief; as Matt said, the economic and human impact will last much longer.

Anyway, my thoughts are with you all who are having to deal with all the fallout from this. Whilst my company is being battered by some of the decisions and needing to make some hard priority decisions, we're fortunate to be able to do that the safety of our own homes.

Until, then the days continue to bleed into one.
 

Mr.Cambio

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Morning everyone. Bit of office for me, but it's still a national holiday. Well, last weeks everything feels like holiday here, the roads, the stores, everything. It won't be too long, hopefully.
Take care all.
 

Wack61

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Pretty sure if I saw a tube packed like they seem to be I would turn round and find another way
A sign nobody is taking it seriously , I'm still reading , it's not as bad as they're making out posts on facebook.
Spanish flu in 1918 killed millions , communication and medicine have moved on since then but stupidity seems to have negated the advances in technology .
We'll be shut in our houses soon I feel
 

GeoffCapes

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Morning all. Bit of work this morning and then out on my bike this afternoon.
Same as yesterday really. However, I chose my route to ensure I would be away from the beaten track and the likelihood of seeing anyone was minimal.
However, when I went through Hythe at the end of my ride, it was like a normal Saturday afternoon!!! :mad::mad::mad:

A high proportion of the residents of Hythe are 60+ so they will be the ones in trouble if they get it.
But there were so many people flouting the rules.
 

GeoffCapes

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To be fair Mark here in France you would be arrested.
No cycling allowed mate.

I get that and am prepared for the (have Zwift in the garage) however, I saw two cyclists who had stopped at Waitress for something to eat and drink.
There they were sitting outside with shoppers and other people 'exercising' walking passed!

They're the ones who will mean that we get a France/Italy/Spain type lock down.

I think the Government have implemented things as they have in order that people use a bit of common sense. However, that has been sadly lacking in people of the UK for years now!
I won't even start on about the 6-7 boys playing football on a field I passed.:rolleyes:
 

Felonious Crud

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A sign nobody is taking it seriously , I'm still reading , it's not as bad as they're making out posts on facebook.
Spanish flu in 1918 killed millions , communication and medicine have moved on since then but stupidity seems to have negated the advances in technology .
We'll be shut in our houses soon I feel

The world was different then. Now, we have encroached heavily on animal habitats so the zoonotic transfer of diseases is much more likely in the first place. To compound that, we're a far more populous planet with far more travel so those diseases then spread far more quickly. My point is, we live on a planet on which viruses can run amok so much more successfully even compared to the devastation of Spanish flu.

I hope you're wrong about an even more aggressive lockdown. Around here things are fine and people appear to be doing the right things, but to be frank our population density out in the wilds of East Anglia is pretty light.
 

lozcb

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Morning guys , seems most are doing a stella job out there, various bit of good news , regarding possible recovery drugs etc, cant get that mortality rate graph out of my head , just be careful out there today , important task today to buy another set of glasses , after breaking a set set yesterday , sad my one main task of the day
 

philw696

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Morning Chaps.
Keep up the Good Work you Key Workers.
Let's hope the foolish ones start abiding by the rules.
So quite here it's unbelievable.
It's never been noisy unless something on at the Stadium the other side of the river.
Stay Safe all.
 

CatmanV2

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Morning. Heading out for a early walk with Mrs C then, clearly, WFH

Virtual leaving drinks from Experian this evening. Well the drinks and the leaving will be real. The get together will clearly be virtual!

Have a good day, stay safe all

C
 

2b1ask1

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Morning all, another day of staying within the guidelines; three sites to close and pop on pre-made nets on. Last day with Christine with me, she is fantastic.

Have fun al....