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  1. When will this shit end?

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    How does it all end? The only way I can see it ending (before a vaccine) is when we know exactly who in the country has had it, who in the country currently has it (isolate them) and then test everybody coming in to the country. How long would that take though 🤷🏼‍♂️ 

  2. When will this shit end?

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    23 minutes ago, Deaf Nobby Burton said:

    I don’t mean this as being offensive towards you or your job in any way shape or form, but what is wrong with these people that want to come in multiple times per day?

    I don’t mind shopping in normal circumstances, but at the moment even now things are more orderly and have calmed down, I’d rather restrict my visits to the absolute best minimum, government advice or otherwise.

    I know we’re all bored and would love a bit more freedom, but visiting a supermarket multiple times per day is not my idea of fun at the moment.

    Don’t know why I’d have been offended by that? Right now the more you leave your house and go to places where there are other people, the longer this will go on for. Fact. Therefore it’s frustrating seeing people go to a supermarket 4/5 times per day to buy a chocolate bar or a bottle of wine or something else that could have all been bought in one shopping trip. In regards to shopping government request is that you go out once per day for essentials. 

     

    31 minutes ago, EasyUserName said:

     

     

    I hope my comment wasn't taken as a specific comment against anyone. 

     

    It was more of a general observation.  I know people who are desperate not to be told to go on furlong (because, as has been stated on here, they'd go mad) & others who want to rather badly.

     

    Throw in the holiday situation and it's more challenging.  We've been told that those on furlong are not able to use holidays so can roll them over to the next two years, and this includes public holidays.  So Easter coming up for those on Furlong means another two days to use by the end of 2022 for them. 

    Those working must use them this year or lose them.  So, someone on furlong until the end of May will have around 7 days to roll over to 2022 (accrued and bank holidays) whilst someone working gets to enjoy Easter & the two May Bank Holidays at home and has to use the accrued days by the end of 2020. 

     

    It's little things like this that make the situation rather interesting in the application. 

    No offence was taken on my behalf mate, in regards to the holiday thing. We only have 1 member of staff currently off on 12 week Furlough, they have been told though that they need to use holidays and I think she had already taken 2 weeks holiday prior so she is being forced to take all of her holidays before she returns and the new work year has only just started. 

  4. When will this shit end?

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    10 minutes ago, EasyUserName said:

    There is a whole new layer of inequality opening up in society because of this situation.

     

     

     

    I was talking to someone this morning who bitterly regretted that they could not go on furlong, as their employer provided a critical service (non-medical but supporting equipment).  They were very negative, did a half-job and left early complaining the whole time about others they knew “sitting at home with free money” to paraphrase. 

     

     

     

    I’m not suggesting this applies to you, but I can see how this will leave people with different feelings to the whole affair, and very bitter towards others they perceive to have “had it easier”.  Especially when the bill comes due to pay it all back (extra taxes for all etc).

     

     

     

    Ripe for exploitation by politicians in the future too of course, as a nice distraction from the real issues.

     

    I’m not bitter about still by going to work, it’s my choice to do the job that I do. It’s just frustrating seeing that we’ve had to take some drastic actions in our household so we can still continue to go to work and people are using it as a bit of an added holiday. Obviously you need to live your life, nobody is saying that you can’t leave your house under no circumstances but if you give people an inch they’ll take a mile and there is definitely some cases of that going on now. 

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    14 hours ago, crazyfool1 said:

    Yep it’s that time of year ... I guess family’s will have bbqs too ... but rain would make a difference to keeping people inside too .. we moved our entire homeshop operation to outside opening hours ... 2am - 8am and yesterday I was asked if I wanted to go back on those hours ... I declined ... that might mess me up more !! Our store have been quite good with individual health related requests ... so maybe you can phrase it something like that 

    We don’t have a night team, there’s no one in the shop overnight and I am 100% convinced that we’ve been told that we can’t work nights due to them having to pay us more. In the Tesco Express stores, they have been alright in accommodating staff that have pre-existing conditions, giving people 12 weeks paid leave and being off with full pay for 2 weeks if you need to isolate. They have put Perspex screens up in front of the tills but they were installed by the staff and the dipstick that installed ours has installed one too high so if you’re a bit shorter like Mrs Kid it’s absolutely useless and then the other is too short so passing shopping underneath it is like a challenge off the Krypton Factor. 

    14 hours ago, gizmoman said:

    "it’s just frustrating seeing the same faces in the shop multiple times per day" can totally understand your annoyance at this, they are making it harder for your other customers too, I would tell them it's max 2 visits per day, your management need to know about this.

    As for the BBQ comment, there's no harm in people wanting to be outdoors and as long as they stay in their own gardens with their own kids I can't see why you're so negative, it can't be easy trying to keep kids entertained 24/7 and letting them have a bit of time cooking in the garden is going to get them some fresh air and hopefully sunshine too.

    Management already know about it, we had a discussion about the way we can go about it, and we were told we can’t refuse anybody service. I asked could we threaten it and was told yes. So there have been a few people threatened with not being served, I told a fella the other day, and then he asked how many times per day can he come in to the shop, I said the government request was once. He then bought what he would have came back and bought later on 🤷🏼‍♂️ 
    The BBQ thing I can blatantly see why it would look like a bitter comment and it is to a degree because I just don’t think it’s essential shopping. The commitments that people are making to stay in work is massive. Doctors and Nurses are not seeing their kids for 4/5/6 months so they can work and the kids stay with their grandparents during this whole mess and then people are going from shop to shop trying to find BBQ stuff making this whole problem worse. 

  6. When will this shit end?

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    3 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

    Where do you work?

    Tesco

    1 hour ago, crazyfool1 said:

    sorry to hear that ... im hoping the panic buying has how calmed down and that there are now restrictions as to the numbers entering ... reports I get back are that things have much improved but yes the usual suspects seem to continue to have a blatant disregard but they will be in the minority .... its tough and I know how obnoxious customers can be and the shit my colleagues have faced too ... as for refusing sale I guess as frustrating as it is , you have to accept company policy ( but what you dont need to accept is any kind of abuse ) and your company should be backing you on that especially now 

    The panic buying has stopped and the shelves are starting to fill up now, but due to the new measures that they’ve brought in in regards to distance that you need to keep from each other whether that is staff or customers it makes it impossible for us to work properly. We’ve asked can we change to working nights instead of days so we’re there outside of opening hours when the shop is filled with customers and we’ve been told no. Haven’t really had much flack off customers the vast majority understand that they have to abide by the new rules , it’s just frustrating seeing the same faces in the shop multiple times per day, not listening to governments request and some appearing to be using being off work as an extra holiday. Had several enquiries about BBQ stuff over the weekend. Need it to start pissing down. 

  7. When will this shit end?

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    I have nearly been back in work for a week now after taking the last of my annual leave for the year last week. Came back in to an absolute whirlwind of a situation in comparison to what it was like beforehand. I’ve never felt so deflated and frustrated when coming home from work. People blatantly not being bothered about the whole situation and making 6/7 trips a day to the shop as an excuse to leave the house. We’ve been told we can’t refuse anybody sale. Even with that in mind I’ve started threatening people with refusing to serve them if they continue to use the shop as an excuse to leave the house. It’s so hard, we’ve forced the other half’s Mum & Dad to move in with her Uncle for the foreseeable future just so we can carry on working and there are people who are just not bothered about the whole situation. 😢

  10. Michael and Emily - Class Acts

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    9 hours ago, eFestivals said:

    I almost hate to say it of an ex-Utd player, but Neville is about as good an egg as you find.

    In the same boat, I got a telling off from a steward for giving him all sorts of grief in the main stand at Anfield in 2009/2010 (I think). The game were Torres scored after brushing Rio Ferdinand off. Pepe Reina ran the whole length of the pitch to celebrate with David N’Gog after he scored a 90th minute goal to seal it. 
    When he retired from football I started reading his column in The Times and his insight on football was spot on and then when he started on the telly I thought his analysis was a breath of fresh air. 
    Complete opposite opinion of Carragher. Loved him as a player, can’t stand him now. Obnoxious helmet. 
     

  18. Life is shit, but one of the best ever episodes of The Simpsons in on Channel 4 now!

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    • Hank Scorpio : Uh, hi, Homer. What can I do for you? 

      Homer : Sir, I need to know where I can get some business hammocks. 

      Hank Scorpio : Hammocks? My goodness, what an idea. Why didn't I think of that? Hammocks! Homer, there's four places. There's the Hammock Hut, that's on third. 

      Homer : Uh-huh. 

      Hank Scorpio : There's Hammocks-R-Us, that's on third too. You got Put-Your-Butt-There. 

      Homer : Mm-Hmm. 

      Hank Scorpio : That's on third. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot... Matter of fact, they're all in the same complex; it's the hammock complex on third. 

      Homer : Oh, the hammock district! 

      Hank Scorpio : That's right.

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  24. Here’s a theory...

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    1 hour ago, whitehorses said:

    It’s a nice, but maybe fanciful, idea. 
     

    Edit: Would feel a bit boring knowing that much of the poster 15 months in advance no? 

    I was thinking the same about the suggestion that they’d release the lineup on the days that the festival should have been on this year, not knowing who’s playing is all part of the excitement isn’t it. 
     

    Saying that I reckon there’s gonna be loads there next year that were due to be there this year. 

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