super_carson Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 I'd generally be happy to go in but I live 90 minutes away from my school and stay down there during the week so if I am not needed, I would really rather not go in.I'd agree that's sensible, and those with kids or perhaps someone in their households with health concerns should all work from home in my opinion. I live quite close to my school, I'm only 31 and have no health concerns (neither does my old man who is in our extended bubble, other than being 66) or kids. So, for me, if there's the option I feel like I should be in school. I'm far more productive there than at home anyway. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH33 Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 2 minutes ago, super_carson said: I'd agree that's sensible, and those with kids or perhaps someone in their households with health concerns should all work from home in my opinion. I live quite close to my school, I'm only 31 and have no health concerns (neither does my old man who is in our extended bubble, other than being 66) or kids. So, for me, if there's the option I feel like I should be in school. I'm far more productive there than at home anyway. I’ve said I’ll go in, I’m only a nursery assistant (based in a primary) and three hours a day but I’m also a single parent and struggled with the isolation last time. I’ve no Idea how many kids we’ll have back. The kids school only had two cases august to Christmas. They’ll be in three days. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistermark 75 Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 1 hour ago, Romeo said: What time is Nicola's statement today? Two p.m I believe. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 3 hours ago, 101 said: I had a look at their Facebook page they have 12,000 members. Either they don't all subscribe to their views or Scotland has come so far off the rails that even asking parents to look after their kids for 10 days to stop the spread of virus is now too much to ask parents to do. It's honestly unbelievable. I keep tabs on their Facebook page every once in a while. Last time I checked I had 7 Facebook Friends who were members, all mums I've known since school or previous workplaces. I realise what I'm going to say is anecdotal evidence, and thus folk can choose whether to ignore it or not, but 6 of them regularly post about how unfair it is that they're not able to have nights out / lunches / go shopping with their 'girlies'. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 36 minutes ago, paul-r-cfc said: Our head teacher has told us we're expected in school tomorrow for a "planning day". Fairly sure that could be done from home. Our council has told us we're to go in on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday this week and that's all the info we've been given. Tomorrow is an in-service day but we have been doing those from home all year. Our headteacher is a good lad and has said he will be advocating for flexible working for staff (essentially, those that want to go in can, those that want to work from home can). In March our council was the same - just about every other council had announced staff were to work from home but ours had us going in the first Monday of Lockdown 1. It wasn't until later that afternoon that they gave us permission to work from home. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul-r-cfc Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 I worked from home for every in service day this year so don't see why this should be any different. We're I working in a school more local to me, I'd be happy to go in. I'm more productive in there anyway. But I can't justify it just now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Jean King Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 I see it's everyone else's fault again apart from the SG minister who made the claim and can't deliver on it. How convenient!So who is to blame for us not receiving the vaccine ?Again assumption that we are somehow not going to distribute and administer what we receive when there is zero evidence of it.Can't anyone on here be even slightly optimistic we will manage ? I've never seen so many harbingers of doom in one place. Given the frequency of chat about mental health in the thread I would have thought the last thing anyone suffering on that front should be doing is following this thread, it really can't be doing any good reading post after post assuming something that hasn't going wrong is about to. It's bizarre negative behaviour. -2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Has bojo banned travel from south africa yet? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 28 minutes ago, super_carson said: I live quite close to my school, I'm only 31 Should probably have left by now though, eh? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.F.C Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 The real blame lies in the shambles of track/trace and testing.Also in allowing travel and holidays etc. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty dingus Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 59 minutes ago, Bob Mahelp said: People will ignore a 'stay at home' message. There's just no way that you'll get people going back to the days of sitting inside for months on end with one walk per day or whatever. f**k knows what we'll do if this vaccine resistant strain in South Africa makes a surge for world domination. What the fuckityfuck is this? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scary Bear Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 1 minute ago, D.A.F.C said: The real blame lies in the shambles of track/trace and testing. Also in allowing travel and holidays etc. Allowing foreign travel does seem a bit cavalier from a normally risk-averse government and my perception of the track and trace thing isn’t positive either. Probably need a few token resignations from ministers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 11 minutes ago, Billy Jean King said: Can't anyone on here be even slightly optimistic we will manage ? I've never seen so many harbingers of doom in one place. Given the frequency of chat about mental health in the thread I would have thought the last thing anyone suffering on that front should be doing is following this thread, it really can't be doing any good reading post after post assuming something that hasn't going wrong is about to. It's bizarre negative behaviour. It's almost like there has been almost a year of entire clusterfuck after entire clusterfuck on which people base their decisions on whether they believe those in power will get things right. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 10 minutes ago, Billy Jean King said: So who is to blame for us not receiving the vaccine ? Shifting the goalposts yet again. The pledge made by the SG's health secretary was that one million people in Scotland would be vaccinated by the end of this month. The only ones to blame for that not actually happening are i) the secretary of state responsible and by extension ii) Sturgeon for letting such a clownshoe oversee matters and making pronouncements that she couldn't actually deliver on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuckleMoo Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Has bojo banned travel from south africa yet?Think a travel ban came into force on Christmas Eve 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven W Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 2 minutes ago, dirty dingus said: What the fuckityfuck is this? I was wondering the same so done a wee Google search. More bad news! And you can be sure that strain will be here by now too. (Although didn't Pfizer say that they could tweak their vaccine in about six weeks if need be?) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
super_carson Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 What the fuckityfuck is this?One scientist has said there’s a question mark against the Oxford vaccine effectiveness given the number of mutations. He did also say that they couldn’t be sure yet, and that it wouldn’t take a significant length of time to adapt the vaccine should it be required, however. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuckleMoo Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 What the fuckityfuck is this?There's no evidence yet that it's resistant but there does seem to be alot of concern due to the size of the mutation. Even so I've read that the vaccines can be altered in about 6 to 8 weeks to counter the mutation 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Wee Bully Posted January 4, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 4, 2021 Shifting the goalposts yet again. The pledge made by the SG's health secretary was that one million people in Scotland would be vaccinated by the end of this month. The only ones to blame for that not actually happening are i) the secretary of state responsible and by extension ii) Sturgeon for letting such a clownshoe oversee matters and making pronouncements that she couldn't actually deliver on.I know you’re just doing this for bites, but let me break it down for you:1. All vaccine procurement is done by UK Government2. UK government announced how much vaccine they would have and when3. SG, based on this information, announced what they would be able to do4. UK government didn’t receive amount it thought it would get5. SG unable to meet its commitment due to factors completely outside its control.6. virginton uses words like “clownshoes” and wins the internet, again. 23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 11 minutes ago, D.A.F.C said: The real blame lies in the shambles of track/trace and testing. Also in allowing travel and holidays etc. I think the real blame lies with a lack of enforcement and folk coming back and not bothering with isolation. Also employers telling folk not to have the app on them is just madness. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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