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Originally posted by ArmaniJeans View PostIt's a pain, but would it better just to accept a missing year at this stage and the majority of children just repeat the year. Ultimately there's no hurry.
Primary school will have missed a few extra weeks but that's not the end of the world. Over the course of their student life it's a small percentage of time.
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It's not just group mutings that are good on Whatsapp. I have nearly everybody muted, the more you talk to me the more chance you have of being muted. I muted me own mother.
I learned this lesson from an ex since she is an "influencer", but like a real one, she got so many messages on whatsapp/instagram/youtube/email every day that it would drive you crazy to have notifications. Life is much more peaceful now with everything muted, including her. I kid.
Originally posted by Keane View PostI've decided to stop eating meat for the week out of boredom.
Originally posted by shrapnel View PostFor any gamers here, Total War: Shogun 2 is currently free on steam (instead of £24.99)
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French football season cancelled and no sporting events whatsoever until September.
Have been thinking this would happen everywhere but Prem honchos seem pretty bullish that they will be back in late May early June. What's peoples thoughts on this? UK numbers are beginning to stabilize but I'm not sure what there testing per capita is in comparison to France for example?
I just find it hard to imagine how team sports can return from a logistics point of view alone in the current environment, even if behind closed doors.
Separately, I took some inspiration from GAB and have built myself a shed and some decking. Not quite finished but will post a pic for those interested once finished.
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Originally posted by TheVelvetFog View PostFrench football season cancelled and no sporting events whatsoever until September.
Have been thinking this would happen everywhere but Prem honchos seem pretty bullish that they will be back in late May early June. What's peoples thoughts on this? UK numbers are beginning to stabilize but I'm not sure what there testing per capita is in comparison to France for example?
I just find it hard to imagine how team sports can return from a logistics point of view alone in the current environment, even if behind closed doors.
Separately, I took some inspiration from GAB and have built myself a shed and some decking. Not quite finished but will post a pic for those interested once finished."Worldly wisdom teaches that it is better for reputation to fail conventionally than to succeed unconventionally." - John Maynard Keynes
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Originally posted by LuckyLloyd View PostIf Germany get up and running behind closed doors there will be huge political / public pressure for the U.K. to match the Krauts.Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product. ~Eleanor Roosevelt
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Originally posted by GimmeabreakI had a small drill bit that I was using to drill pilot holes for screws for my woodwork projects. probably 2mm or 3mm in dia. The problem is I only had one, the next problem being that if I broke it I basically couldn't do any work. Well guess what, I broke it. Does anybody know anywhere I'd get one?
These are delivering I believe
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Originally posted by LuckyLloyd View PostIf Germany get up and running behind closed doors there will be huge political / public pressure for the U.K. to match the Krauts.
EDIT: just seen this https://www.skysports.com/football/n...ntil-september
Surely FIFA/UEFA just take this out of governements hands and say season cancelled, sorry. Agree deals with top leagues to defer some of the following seasons prize money to lower leagues etc. Hard to sort, sure, but it just seems even more difficult to start some leagues and not others without it badly affecting next season too.Last edited by TheVelvetFog; 28-04-20, 15:01.
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Originally posted by GimmeabreakI had a small drill bit that I was using to drill pilot holes for screws for my woodwork projects. probably 2mm or 3mm in dia. The problem is I only had one, the next problem being that if I broke it I basically couldn't do any work. Well guess what, I broke it. Does anybody know anywhere I'd get one?
This for example.
Btw Did you ever get a call back from the HSE re your volunteering?Last edited by V for Vendetta; 28-04-20, 14:56.‘IF YOU had not committed great sins, God would not have sent a punishment like me upon you.” Genghis Khan
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Originally posted by GimmeabreakI had a small drill bit that I was using to drill pilot holes for screws for my woodwork projects. probably 2mm or 3mm in dia. The problem is I only had one, the next problem being that if I broke it I basically couldn't do any work. Well guess what, I broke it. Does anybody know anywhere I'd get one?
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Originally posted by zuutroy View PostRTE stream. Leo saying he hasn't seen enough. Could still be posturing I guess.
Meanwhile things normies probably have no influence over causing the (vast?) bulk of the issues - nursing homes, direct provision centres, day trippers over the borders not being subject to the rules etc. Why didn't anyone arrest those cunts hanging around waiting for GO'D and that other tosspot?
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Originally posted by zuutroy View PostRTE stream. Leo saying he hasn't seen enough. Could still be posturing I guess.
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Originally posted by Keane View PostWhy didn't anyone arrest those cunts hanging around waiting for GO'D and that other tosspot?You are technically correct...the best kind of correct
World Record Holder for Long Distance Soul Reads: May 7th 2011
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Originally posted by zuutroy View PostThe CMO said community transmission was suppressed. Hospital and ICU admissions are probably as low as they're getting and have been for a week, so why continue to sit on our hands? I don't see the sense in having 400 empty ICU beds while keeping society paralysed. I think 2-3 weeks of pre-March 28th measures should be next up (ie no school, no pubs, no gatherings over say 100 people, only businesses that can ensure distancing re-open).
After that schools should re-open with reduced class sizes for 3 weeks, and then full classes for the last 2 weeks of the year to see what difference it makes. IMO it would be ludicrous not to use those weeks after which there is a natural break in school attendance to do some sort of experiment on how viable a return in September will be.
All to be done while hammering people with the idea of staying 2m apart and wearing masks and sanitising their hands 20 times a day.
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Originally posted by GimmeabreakI had a small drill bit that I was using to drill pilot holes for screws for my woodwork projects. probably 2mm or 3mm in dia. The problem is I only had one, the next problem being that if I broke it I basically couldn't do any work. Well guess what, I broke it. Does anybody know anywhere I'd get one?
I've a brass 2.2mm and a 3mm should do the job.Turning millions into thousands
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Originally posted by Kayroo View PostI've seen this about a bit today. For what possible reason do you think that would have been a good idea?
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Originally posted by Keane View PostDid they not bring in special powers for the Gardaí to arrest people who are flouting the COVID-19 restrictions? Do those rules only apply to people sitting on the grass in public parks or do they apply to cunts gathering in large numbers to be cunts too?airport, lol
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Originally posted by TheVelvetFog View PostPossibly yes. Just can't see how the current government don't make a complete balls of it. Be interesting to see what UK numbers would be look like if they ramped up the testing. Am I right in saying they are still low on the table in comparison to the other big euro countries?
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Originally posted by Keane View PostFlouting the rules, sure we'll have to extend the lockdown over them.
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Originally posted by dobby View PostAh, don't watch telly or anything during the day so didn't see it. Have been told unofficially to be expected back in work next week with construction sites looking likely to open, boss will confirm or not at the weekend. I don't expect the 2km or anything else to be lifted tbh.
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Originally posted by Dice75 View PostI know a lot of the bigger Builders Providers have staff in already this week getting ready for a Tuesday opening.
Our place never closed. 4 lads have been working away. 1 from sales, 1 warehouse, 1 driver and the manager. Just depends if all our customers go back to work or not. We dont do private home sales, it's all commercial to big building sites so pretty good chance of getting back to work if they open the sites up.
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Originally posted by pgodkin View Postwell if they are not within 2km of there home, arent they breaking law?
Originally posted by Keane View PostDid they not bring in special powers for the Gardaí to arrest people who are flouting the COVID-19 restrictions? Do those rules only apply to people sitting on the grass in public parks or do they apply to cunts gathering in large numbers to be cunts too?
Originally posted by 6starpool View PostBecause they are all cunts. And it would have been funny.You are technically correct...the best kind of correct
World Record Holder for Long Distance Soul Reads: May 7th 2011
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Originally posted by Kayroo View PostThey are.
The powers allow for it but they have to be policed sensibly. What do you think happens if the Gardai arrest the 40 or so people there? How is that a sensible use of their resources? The Gardai were there today to limit the effect of the crowd on other court users, not to arrest idiots who want to congregate in clusters. Arresting them achieves nothing but possibly making them martyrs of a sort.
This is the only reasonable justification I've heard.
And prevent other crowds gathering for protests because if gemmas crew can do it why not us?airport, lol
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Originally posted by Kayroo View PostThey are.
The powers allow for it but they have to be policed sensibly. What do you think happens if the Gardai arrest the 40 or so people there? How is that a sensible use of their resources? The Gardai were there today to limit the effect of the crowd on other court users, not to arrest idiots who want to congregate in clusters. Arresting them achieves nothing but possibly making them martyrs of a sort.
This is the only reasonable justification I've heard.
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Originally posted by GimmeabreakI had a small drill bit that I was using to drill pilot holes for screws for my woodwork projects. probably 2mm or 3mm in dia. The problem is I only had one, the next problem being that if I broke it I basically couldn't do any work. Well guess what, I broke it. Does anybody know anywhere I'd get one?
Can link up with you down at butchers or something.I hold silver in tit for tat, and I love you for that
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Originally posted by Lao Lao View PostYeah, my understanding is that Woodies in particular have been lobbying to re-open and have staff in this week ensuring everything is ready to go in all stores.
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So I have been busy in lockdown painting & decorating.
I had a, painter booked in before all this to do ceiling, doors, walls etc. Not tiles.
So off I took dunno maybe 10 days ago, was tough going because I detest painting.
Apart from floor and tv. It's, all my own work and I'm delighted with results. Prob saved a nice bob too while doing so, apart from one tin of tile paint that was awful
https://youtu.be/jRh0MamQ0RMHer sky-ness
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Originally posted by coillcam View PostWoodies never stopped working. Managers and senior staff were in their stores receiving deliveries and fitting out the new season stuff as normal. The problem being they've been told to not let the public know while being absolutely flogged into doing the work of multiple people. The majority of staff are at home and being paid.
They lobbying as I understood it was on the basis that Lidl and Aldi sell some similar products that they do so it was an unfair competitive advantage for them to be open and Woodies to be closed.
They had to stop online orders for delivery last week I think it was as they were completely overrun.
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Originally posted by ghostface View PostGiven what's going on does anyone know are interest rates likely to stay low for the next couple of years or foreseeable future?People say I should be more humble I hope they understand, they don't listen when you mumble
Get a shiny metal Revolut card! And a free tenner!
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Originally posted by TheVelvetFog View PostFrench football season cancelled and no sporting events whatsoever until September.
Have been thinking this would happen everywhere but Prem honchos seem pretty bullish that they will be back in late May early June. What's peoples thoughts on this? UK numbers are beginning to stabilize but I'm not sure what there testing per capita is in comparison to France for example?
I just find it hard to imagine how team sports can return from a logistics point of view alone in the current environment, even if behind closed doors.
Separately, I took some inspiration from GAB and have built myself a shed and some decking. Not quite finished but will post a pic for those interested once finished.
Surely the Premier League behind closed doors can be played in such a controlled environment that it's a tiny risk?
I assume the issue is more certain clubs/players/people dragging their heels because it suits their own agendas.
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Originally posted by GimmeabreakI had a small drill bit that I was using to drill pilot holes for screws for my woodwork projects. probably 2mm or 3mm in dia. The problem is I only had one, the next problem being that if I broke it I basically couldn't do any work. Well guess what, I broke it. Does anybody know anywhere I'd get one?
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Originally posted by Raoul Duke III View PostI wonder will the image of "covid deaths now exceeding those who died in Vietnam" get much airplay when it happens (probably inside a week).
It's the kind of stat that might grab the popular imagination.Gone full 'Glinner' since June 2022.
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Wore a mask for the 1st time today shopping . Felt menacing . Reluctantly paid for my shopping but touch and go. Felt like emptying the register . Now what to do with this dark energy I have exposed myself to .
Earlier successfully escaped from duvet cover in record time . Felt less menacing .
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Originally posted by TheVelvetFog View PostPossibly yes. Just can't see how the current government don't make a complete balls of it. Be interesting to see what UK numbers would be look like if they ramped up the testing. Am I right in saying they are still low on the table in comparison to the other big euro countries?
EDIT: just seen this https://www.skysports.com/football/n...ntil-september
Surely FIFA/UEFA just take this out of governements hands and say season cancelled, sorry. Agree deals with top leagues to defer some of the following seasons prize money to lower leagues etc. Hard to sort, sure, but it just seems even more difficult to start some leagues and not others without it badly affecting next season too.
If I was hope casting I would wonder why the fuck starting next season should be considered more important than finishing the remaining (and most important part) of this season? I'd also note the extraordinary practical difficulties of declaring European qualifications / promotions / relegations on the basis of the games played to date or not declaring those things at all. Finally, I'd suggest that not finishing this season will challenge the competitive integrity of these competitions which, after all, have generally not been voided or incomplete since the last world war.
Moving back to an objective prediction, I think the UK government desperately needs some positive morale boosting news and finding a way to complete the football with some private sector solutionising and ingenuity fits with their political objectives. It will demonstrate that they are in control and able to match the Germans yada yada, blah blah. I also think that selfish concerns from individual clubs or the players union or whatever would be dragged through the absolute mud by the conservative UK press, a public relations nightmare that those interests likely wish to avoid at all costs. And ultimately the real money behind football, the tv interests, paid handsomely for their monkeys and will find ways to not so subtly insist they dance.
I also think ultimately that this is achievable, particularly if personnel involved are reduced to bare minimums and games are played in controlled neutral locations. And if the Germans find a way, the EPL will be told to go and fucking figure it out."Worldly wisdom teaches that it is better for reputation to fail conventionally than to succeed unconventionally." - John Maynard Keynes
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Originally posted by Lao Lao View PostOh I know they have had some staff in, but they were planning on ramping up the numbers of staff back in work at some point this week in advance of the 5th May, or at least that is what I was told.
They lobbying as I understood it was on the basis that Lidl and Aldi sell some similar products that they do so it was an unfair competitive advantage for them to be open and Woodies to be closed.
They had to stop online orders for delivery last week I think it was as they were completely overrun.This too shall pass.
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Originally posted by Gimmeabreakthanks all, Strewel was in the locale and arrived with an enviable box of drill bits from which I plundered one over a socially distant cup of tea. Then Lazare get's in touch with some and then BrianMc. Much appreciated. If any of you would ever like a losing horse tip I will be happy to supply it.This too shall pass.
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Originally posted by dobby View PostFIFA chief medical officer said today he doesnt want any games played before September 1st. Didnt elaborate when pushed on it by Bryan Swanson.
Cant find the tweet now for some reason. But it was on his own Twitter account.
Though from a FIFA point of view, you could cynically argue that a few flesh wounds on the finances of UEFA, the major European leagues, and the G20 clubs would all be a welcome result.
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