throbber Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Fucking madness. Last night we get told “we must stay at home” and can only go out for one walk a day or leave to get essentials from shops unless we are key workers. Then today every building site I know had people walking around the place with no fucking clue why we were there in the first place and what the instructions were but were pretty certain lockdown was imminent based on last nights announcements and how other infected countries were acting.I heard nothing back from anyone senior at the company but the second hand instructions I heard were to secure the sites and go home til further instructions assuming we would have to be staying at home in line with everyone else. Then I get the text about an hour ago that says only go to work if you absolutely can’t do it from home - which applies to what % of the construction industry exactly? Using the entire 2 m away from one another rule simply isn’t going to work, I was casually observing over the last couple of weeks what the average person on site is like in terms of being conscientious about the spread of the disease and most people aren’t giving a f**k, it’s not just the guys on the tools either you are seeing site managers and the likes happily shaking hands with one another and standing right beside each other and this is before you even mention how many people come and go on your average building site on a daily basis and the sharing of welfare facilities. But the government seem to think it’s okay to send (how many on site construction workers are there in the UK?) out to work and spread the infection like wildfire so long as they give the advice to stay 2 meters apart from one another and work outside?I wish I hadn’t spent so many years watching David Icke stuff on YouTube as this is the clearest example of problem reaction solution/order out of chaos you will ever see. For the second night on a row now I have no idea what is happening tomorrow and if we’re going to work or not or if we can expect to get 80% of our wage paid due to the shutting down of building sites which is happening with some companies but not all of them it would seem. Nobody has a fucking clue. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 (edited) 30 minutes ago, bernardblack said: Can we discuss the best Lady Gaga song this evening? Her early work was a little too depthless for my taste. But when 'Born This Way' came out in 2011, I think she really came into their own, commercially and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that gives the songs a big boost. She's been compared to Madonna but I think Gaga has a more bitter, cynical sense of humour. In 2009 Gaga released the Fame Monster, her most accomplished album. I think her undisputed masterpiece is Bad Romance, a song so catchy that most people probably don't listen to the lyrics. But they should because it's not just about paranoia and loneliness in society. It's a personal statement about the artist herself. Edited March 24, 2020 by Hedgecutter 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 3 minutes ago, throbber said: Fucking madness. Last night we get told “we must stay at home” and can only go out for one walk a day or leave to get essentials from shops unless we are key workers. Then today every building site I know had people walking around the place with no fucking clue why we were there in the first place and what the instructions were but were pretty certain lockdown was imminent based on last nights announcements and how other infected countries were acting. I heard nothing back from anyone senior at the company but the second hand instructions I heard were to secure the sites and go home til further instructions assuming we would have to be staying at home in line with everyone else. Then I get the text about an hour ago that says only go to work if you absolutely can’t do it from home - which applies to what % of the construction industry exactly? Using the entire 2 m away from one another rule simply isn’t going to work, I was casually observing over the last couple of weeks what the average person on site is like in terms of being conscientious about the spread of the disease and most people aren’t giving a f**k, it’s not just the guys on the tools either you are seeing site managers and the likes happily shaking hands with one another and standing right beside each other and this is before you even mention how many people come and go on your average building site on a daily basis and the sharing of welfare facilities. But the government seem to think it’s okay to send (how many on site construction workers are there in the UK?) out to work and spread the infection like wildfire so long as they give the advice to stay 2 meters apart from one another and work outside? I wish I hadn’t spent so many years watching David Icke stuff on YouTube as this is the clearest example of problem reaction solution/order out of chaos you will ever see. For the second night on a row now I have no idea what is happening tomorrow and if we’re going to work or not or if we can expect to get 80% of our wage paid due to the shutting down of building sites which is happening with some companies but not all of them it would seem. Nobody has a fucking clue. Throbber would be Barry. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 32 minutes ago, MixuFixit said: Aye but telesales? We'll need them to find out what the democratic and inclusionary colour of our new ventilators should be. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd_is_God Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 45 minutes ago, MixuFixit said: Why are they saying folk should go to work if they can't work at home? Doesn't this directly contradict that any non essential business should shut? Should they not just say folk in that situation should stay at home and be paid as if they could work at home? They have said places where large groups of the public may gather must close, but have stopped short of saying all non-essential businesses must close. That is the problem. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugster Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 46 minutes ago, Shandon Par said: Can’t we just get back to the Madonna chat? Shut up 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 3 minutes ago, Rugster said: Shut up That was The Stranglers. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pozbaird Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 55 minutes ago, MixuFixit said: That's me had my text I think someone from the science community studying the virus begged Boris to test everyone in the UK, and Boris said he’d sort it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pozbaird Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 34 minutes ago, bernardblack said: Can we discuss the best Lady Gaga song this evening? I’ll kick us off with the iconic classic LoveGame Edge of Glory. It just soars. Wonderful. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 6 minutes ago, Rugster said: Shut up That’s Stormzy, not Madonna grandad. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 2 minutes ago, Sergeant Wilson said: That was The Stranglers. Nuh-uh. It was the Black Eyed Peas. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 11 minutes ago, Sergeant Wilson said: Throbber would be Barry. After his college classes I'd say maybe Neville, bullied by his wife and needing a stage hand to prop the sledgehammer on his shoulder. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Just now, Hedgecutter said: Nuh-uh. It was the Black Eyed Peas. It was The Stranglers first! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 38 minutes ago, bernardblack said: Can we discuss the best Lady Gaga song this evening? I’ll kick us off with the iconic classic LoveGame Bad Romance 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 12 minutes ago, Rugster said: Shut up Wasn't that the Black-Eyed Peas? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 1 minute ago, Sergeant Wilson said: It was The Stranglers first! In the 21st Century it's the Black Eyed Peas, grandad. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Dufresne Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Glasgow City centre was still fairly busy today. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resk Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 But yesterday there was a really short list of things that were to stay open. How come plainly not essential companies are able to ignore this?Because they didn't say "this short list of places should stay open, and no other workplaces should be open". They haven't instructed non-essential businesses to stop working, or said only key workers should go to work. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Glasgow City centre was still fairly busy today.Lady Gaga sang that? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resk Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 They have said places where large groups of the public may gather must close, but have stopped short of saying all non-essential businesses must close. That is the problem.^^^^ What he said. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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