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Post by Big Blue on Dec 9, 2020 12:19:47 GMT
All drug development is carried out on the public after a fashion. The Paracetomol-pill mix we take today is not the same as the one initially developed and approved after people have reacted to the other gunk in it.
Anyway, that's immaterial now: Bill Gates is busy controlling his new automaton-army recruit, Margaret from Coventry. She's been eating custard creams and drinking tea insatiably for a solid 24 hours now: he's not sure what he can use that kind of skill for but it's sure to be world-dominating.
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Post by LandieMark on Dec 9, 2020 12:22:56 GMT
I thought Simon had a sense of humour. Clearly I was wrong.
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Post by Alex on Dec 9, 2020 12:33:45 GMT
I think if they put a microchip in me and start monitoring what I'm up to they'll quickly get bored!
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Dec 9, 2020 12:36:51 GMT
I think if they put a microchip in me and start monitoring what I'm up to they'll quickly get bored! Who needs to be microchipped when you’re married?
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Post by ChrisM on Dec 9, 2020 12:43:57 GMT
Bill Gates is busy controlling his new automaton-army recruit, Margaret from Coventry. She's been eating custard creams and drinking tea insatiably for a solid 24 hours now: he's not sure what he can use that kind of skill for but it's sure to be world-dominating. I'd be very worried, the Americans don't "do" tea, especially after the Boston Tea Party. They may try to get it banned......
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Post by Martin on Dec 9, 2020 18:49:59 GMT
I thought Simon had a sense of humour. Clearly I was wrong. What’s happened, not another ‘flouncing’?
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Dec 9, 2020 19:23:10 GMT
I thought Simon had a sense of humour. Clearly I was wrong. What’s happened, not another ‘flouncing’? He’s been recalled to the Mother Ship.
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Post by LandieMark on Dec 9, 2020 19:29:23 GMT
I was a bit sick of him pushing conspiracy theories so vehemently, so I may have changed his forum profile status appropriately to "Tinfoil Hat Wearer".
Whether that was it, I don't know, but all he had to do was message me and I would have changed it back.
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Post by Martin on Dec 9, 2020 19:30:10 GMT
I was a bit sick of him pushing conspiracy theories so vehemently, so I may have changed his forum profile status appropriately to "Tinfoil Hat Wearer". Whether that was it, I don't know, but all he had to do was message me and I would have changed it back. Fair enough.
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Dec 9, 2020 19:45:20 GMT
I was a bit sick of him pushing conspiracy theories so vehemently, so I may have changed his forum profile status appropriately to "Tinfoil Hat Wearer". Whether that was it, I don't know, but all he had to do was message me and I would have changed it back.
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Post by racingteatray on Dec 9, 2020 20:32:36 GMT
I did wonder who "Deleted Member" was.
Pity. But I fear that conspiracy theorism can easily become rather like the Moonies and suchlike cults. Once you go too far down the rabbit hole, you not only don't want to hear dissenting opinions but you actively get angry with those who don't agree with your chosen views and then cut contact with them.
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Post by LandieMark on Dec 9, 2020 21:34:46 GMT
Too many red pills.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 9, 2020 23:16:38 GMT
They only give me the green one's, proper little smarties though, none of your Aldi rip off's. I'm trying to get hold of the blue one's but, round mind you. No need to mess up my bp with the other blue one's.
It seems I will not be getting the vaccine. Prior bad reactions to vaccines. Not sure what to make of that having been on the fence.
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Post by johnc on Dec 12, 2020 9:11:12 GMT
I'm still seething this morning after a conversation with a friend last night - one of his mates (I have met him but don't know him) who runs a decent sized building company is a bit quiet on the work front due to a couple of jobs being delayed till mid January. Normally he would find smaller jobbing work to do or bring forward any small jobs to fill the gap. However he has decided to give the guys a month off at the taxpayer's expense - he has put them all on furlough! This is not what the scheme was designed for!!!!!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2020 11:32:27 GMT
All systems have their loopholes and there will always be those who take advantage.
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Post by ChrisM on Dec 12, 2020 11:43:08 GMT
..... he has decided to give the guys a month off at the taxpayer's expense - he has put them all on furlough! This is not what the scheme was designed for!!!!! How do you know? Imagine the poor furloughed employees - customers suddenly don't want work done in December because "the workers" may bring the virus in just as Christmas approaches, or they may themselves be furloughed or have less income than they had budgeted due to their customers cutting back. We're working flat out where I am employed, including Saturday overtime for staff who could well wish that they were able to Christmas shop or be safe at home. However we need to complete work delayed by the effects of the virus so that it can be invoiced this month. Yet some staff who were furloughed earlier this year have decided to take their holiday leave now, meaning that those of us still at work are having to work harder and longer...... There were always going to be winners and losers when we were ordered to "stay at home"
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Post by johnc on Dec 12, 2020 14:04:08 GMT
..... he has decided to give the guys a month off at the taxpayer's expense - he has put them all on furlough! This is not what the scheme was designed for!!!!! How do you know? Because in my game I often see human behaviour at its worst. The builder in question has been very busy the whole year and has signs up all round my area. Furlough is designed to provide assistance where the alternative would be redundancy. It is not designed to pay the wages through a period when the construction industry would be shut down for a full 2 weeks in any case.
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Post by Alex on Dec 12, 2020 17:17:49 GMT
One of the biggest problems with the furlough scheme for many employers has been the annual leave of their employees still accruing with the travel restrictions causing them to not take any or as much leave over the summer. We've got lots of people taking time off now because we have to use it by year end and customers are the same which is causing some of our work to drop off as there is no one around to do it or at the customers end to host it. We were required to take a weeks leave in April in order to help with this.
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Dec 12, 2020 17:26:13 GMT
The sensible solution would be to let employees role some days accrued into next year.
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Post by Martin on Dec 12, 2020 18:29:07 GMT
The sensible solution would be to let employees role some days accrued into next year. I’m letting everyone roll 5 days holiday, the cost has been accrued for hourly paid employees but I’d rather they took holiday in the first quarter of next year than just get paid. They’ve worked a lot of extra hours / days and need the rest. Nothing to do with also trying to avoid increased absence..... The earning potential of a warehouse colleague in one of my (food) sites has been phenomenal this year (inc overtime / incentives / shift premiums). The average take home pay for 2020 will be just under £40k and some will have earned close to £50k by the end of December. For picking boxes.
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Jan 7, 2021 15:51:28 GMT
Sister-in-Law started jabbing in York Tuesday and Mother-in-Law gets her jab tomorrow in Alnwick. Hopefully they can step up the pace and get the vulnerable done as quick as possible. My mum is 78 so I think it'll be a few weeks for her.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2021 16:12:40 GMT
I have had what amounts to an instruction to go and get the standard flu jab. A, "We noticed you have have not yet had a flu jab, go to your gp surgery and get one". There are other suggestions too but overall "Get one now".
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Post by Roadrunner on Jan 7, 2021 16:34:16 GMT
Mum mum is 80 and had her vaccination today. They seem to be getting on with it around here.
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Post by Martin on Jan 7, 2021 16:36:48 GMT
My parent are in the back end of the mid 70s and have been told to expect a vaccination early February. But that was a couple of weeks ago, so may happen more quickly if they're able to ramp up the capacity.
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Post by racingteatray on Jan 7, 2021 19:02:34 GMT
Just this evening been chatting again to an older friend of mine (he's 58 and his wife is 66) who is not in good way. They both caught Covid just before Christmas and have had a thoroughly miserable festive period. She had a raging sore throat and headaches which have now calmed a bit, but he is the more worrying one. He's had an on-and-off fever of 99-100 for the last two weeks and isn't in a very good way. They live literally two minutes' walk from the Chelsea & Westminster hospital, so are trying to avoid going there before it is absolutely necessary, but I'm unsure whether that's the best approach. It worries me that he still has the fever after two weeks.
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Jan 7, 2021 19:13:33 GMT
Just this evening been chatting again to an older friend of mine (he's 58 and his wife is 66) who is not in good way. They both caught Covid just before Christmas and have had a thoroughly miserable festive period. She had a raging sore throat and headaches which have now calmed a bit, but he is the more worrying one. He's had an on-and-off fever of 99-100 for the last two weeks and isn't in a very good way. They live literally two minutes' walk from the Chelsea & Westminster hospital, so are trying to avoid going there before it is absolutely necessary, but I'm unsure whether that's the best approach. It worries me that he still has the fever after two weeks. I think he needs to get treated, two weeks is too long with symptoms that aren’t abating.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2021 19:18:25 GMT
Likewise, no sense in avoiding treatment, best to get down there asap.
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Post by racingteatray on Jan 7, 2021 19:29:56 GMT
Just this evening been chatting again to an older friend of mine (he's 58 and his wife is 66) who is not in good way. They both caught Covid just before Christmas and have had a thoroughly miserable festive period. She had a raging sore throat and headaches which have now calmed a bit, but he is the more worrying one. He's had an on-and-off fever of 99-100 for the last two weeks and isn't in a very good way. They live literally two minutes' walk from the Chelsea & Westminster hospital, so are trying to avoid going there before it is absolutely necessary, but I'm unsure whether that's the best approach. It worries me that he still has the fever after two weeks. I think he needs to get treated, two weeks is too long with symptoms that aren’t abating. He's got some medication from the GP. We agree though - my wife was on the phone trying to persuade them gently earlier, but not having much success. Fingers crossed.
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Post by michael on Jan 8, 2021 13:59:28 GMT
Moderna approved. More great news for supply in the UK.
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Post by racingteatray on Jan 8, 2021 14:07:59 GMT
Moderna approved. More great news for supply in the UK. Are you channelling Matt Hancock?
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