OV9

Martial law..

simon_g wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 2:45 pm I'm all good for WFH (and have been for a couple of years) but if/when schools and nurseries close I'm going to be able to do about 10% of the work I usually do. Maybe 20-30% if I spend every evening working.

Oldest is in reception so it's not like I can tell them to just bugger off and do their homework for a couple of hours. Wife isn't frontline NHS but needs to be on their network to get the data she needs so has to go into the office for that.

Ours is in Kindergarten so one down from reception. I think I managed 2hrs work this morning before he got bored and started making trouble. Going to be lots more evening working I think.

That said, we're still unknown as to how this is going to affect the development sector. A key part of our evidence base is traffic surveys - few Authorities likely to accept any surveys undertaken until thinkgs return to normal, so this could grind a lot of the development planning sector to a halt. It shouldn't make a difference to strategic planning and anything post-planning. But developers are likely to start winding a lots of schemes down I reckon as they struggle to maintain income from sales and also struggle with staffing.

Does heighten just how precarious the status quo is, doesn’t it!

So I have to work whilst the wife and our 2 kids are off and living the life of Riley. FFS.

NotoriousREV wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 6:01 pm So I have to work whilst the wife and our 2 kids are off and living the life of Riley. FFS.

Be glad you still can.

Rich B wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 6:07 pm

NotoriousREV wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 6:01 pm So I have to work whilst the wife and our 2 kids are off and living the life of Riley. FFS.

Be glad you still can.

For now. Don’t know if MrsREV will be getting paid or not.

Aye, chum of mine is an event photographer.

He's a bit fucked for the time being.

Beany wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 6:09 pm Aye, chum of mine is an event photographer.

He's a bit fucked for the time being.

Can he not diversify and become a zombie apocalypse photographer? Selling pics of empty cities for £££?

Swervin_Mervin wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 6:18 pm

Beany wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 6:09 pm Aye, chum of mine is an event photographer.

He's a bit fucked for the time being.

Can he not diversify and become a zombie apocalypse photographer? Selling pics of empty cities for £££?

Or work in porn. Reckon traffic on porn sites will sky-rocket soon

Zombie porn?

Many good quality London restaurants have begun putting their staff on zero hours contracts or offering redundancy.

My brother-in-law was one of these today, and is events management/restaurant manager level, so it’s not just the waiters and low end kitchen staff.

Jose Pizarro (Spanish chef on tv a bit) lives opposite us and has the right idea and is busy turning his main restaurant into a wine shop/grocery/takeaway today in the hope that it props the business up and keeps some staff employed.

Hilton hotels are offering redundancy ahead of staff cuts - one in Birmingham is down to only 3% occupancy

Many of our local restaurants are switching to takeaway/delivery services. For people like us who don't get as much chance these days to eat out they'll probably start to get more business from us!

Feck ordering takeaway, how do you trust the chef not being infected.

all GCSE and A-Level exams cancelled - I have a pile of chemistry mock papers that year 11 did this morning, they're scheduled for a maths calculator paper tomorrow and another science (Biology i think) mock exam on friday, wondering whether its worth marking these tonight or whether we have enough grades already to go on to satisfy OFQUAL enough to award those based on prior performance - although there are always those slackers that leave it until the last moment. They are now fucked as they'll be 2-3 grades below where they need to be under normal circumstances but i expect colleges etc will offer places anyway!
Am still expected to provide online work for other yeargroups though and will do so, had a whole bunch of google classroom training this week and last week to get everyone up to speed on that - luckily i've been building a resources bank of powerpoints and worksheets for years and years so can do that with minimal fuss!

mik wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 6:50 pmZombie porn?

Rule 34

Evening gents. Have been stuck trying to get stuff sorted for people all day and literally not seen any news at all.

All good in the hood?

Ascender wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 8:14 pm Evening gents. Have been stuck trying to get stuff sorted for people all day and literally not seen any news at all.

All good in the hood?

I'm thinking not. But if you live with your parents you may be ok.... boomer.

Seriously I see my business not getting any revenue in any time soon. For you guys out there I do worry.

Swervin_Mervin wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 7:51 pm Many of our local restaurants are switching to takeaway/delivery services. For people like us who don't get as much chance these days to eat out they'll probably start to get more business from us!

Yep, one of the best restaurants in town has started doing deliveries. I suspect the demand will be so high they'll continue once this is over.

I’m hearing more about the army stepping in on Friday, let’s see what happens.

Heard that, too. Someone I know claims to have been told by someone who works in government.