Coronavirus: General discussion (see opening post for rules)

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My Sharona Parady - Goodbye Corona

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Social distancing corporate logos:

 

 

[elsiegee40]

Good morning all.

 

Please make sure you don’t work this weekend unless there’s a dire emergency.

 

It’s really hard, when you are working from home, to set boundaries but do try to make today and tomorrow different from your working week if you can. Your mental health needs this break.

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Link:

[Hillary Clinton Tweet]

 

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Good morning all.

 

Please make sure you don’t work this weekend unless there’s a dire emergency.

 

It’s really hard, when you are working from home, to set boundaries but do try to make today and tomorrow different from your working week if you can. Your mental health needs this break.

 

I had the same message from a senior member of staff last weekend. However, from another came a request framed with:

 

"It won't take long. Could you just..."

 

The rest of the request removed due to confidentiality concerns.

 

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!!!NOTE: NSFW: Multiple occurrences of strong expletive!!!

MODS: Please remove if deemed unsuitable.

 

YouTube link:

[witch]

mrwITch's company have now said that - presumably as things are working well with people working remotely - once all is back to normal they may then operate a "blue/green" system where half the workforce are working from home at any one moment. They were in the process of buying more workspace but now think they wont need it.

Not sure how this will work - OK if you WANT to work from home but a lot of people couldnt easily do it long-term. Laptops set up on ironing boards in the corner of the room, that sort of thing.

[StevieM]

Laptops set up on ironing boards in the corner of the room, that sort of thing.

 

Have you been spying on me?

[Roberto]

mrwITch's company have now said that - presumably as things are working well with people working remotely - once all is back to normal they may then operate a "blue/green" system where half the workforce are working from home at any one moment. They were in the process of buying more workspace but now think they wont need it.

Not sure how this will work - OK if you WANT to work from home but a lot of people couldnt easily do it long-term. Laptops set up on ironing boards in the corner of the room, that sort of thing.

 

Yes they need to think about how many people can work at home comfortably and safely, which is very different to how many people can manage in extraordinary times.

 

I’m actually quite pleased with how our IT infrastructure has coped where I am. I was part of a project to deliver remote working for our worldwide group, doing things like handing out 1500 iPhone 11s in jan/feb/early March, but it’s working really well so far for our 5000-odd people, but a considerable number of those are ‘coping’ with wfh rather than enjoying it. I do think lots of businesses will be rethinking their plans for wfh, office space requirements, that kind of thing when the world returns to normal.

[mikeprice]

mrwITch's company have now said that - presumably as things are working well with people working remotely - once all is back to normal they may then operate a "blue/green" system where half the workforce are working from home at any one moment. They were in the process of buying more workspace but now think they wont need it.

Not sure how this will work - OK if you WANT to work from home but a lot of people couldnt easily do it long-term. Laptops set up on ironing boards in the corner of the room, that sort of thing.

 

 

But if you know that this will be a frequent thing to do then the company should be able to help out with some dosh for a proper desk or table to make a proper set up

 

presuming that you have the room, of course

[elsiegee40]

Superbadtransmittablecontagiousawfulvirus! It’s brilliant!

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Link:

[Picture Tweet]

 

You’re not stuck at home, you’re safe at home.

 

Please do the right thing and stay there.

 

#StayAtHomeAndStaySafe

 

[caffrey]

Has language, but I like this one

 

https://twitter.com/bramble444/status/1243814319558705152

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Link: Manchester City sign over use of the Etihad to the NHS during Covid-19 crisis [Metro.co.uk]

 

Manchester City have donated the use of the Etihad Stadium to the National Health Service to aid the fight against coronavirus.

 

The 55,000 seater stadium is likely to be used by the NHS to run training courses for staff involved on the frontline to treat the pandemic, according to Sky Sports.

 

The government have sought creative solutions to the need for greater medical space in the last fortnight and work has begun on the Excel Centre in east London to be transformed into a hospital.

 

With the peak of the pandemic expected in the UK in around a fortnight’s time, the government have ramped up use of facilities elsewhere and a temporary hospital is being prepared at the Manchester Central Convention Complex in the city centre...

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Link: Manchester City sign over use of the Etihad to the NHS during Covid-19 crisis [Metro.co.uk]

 

Might get a decent crowd, at last

[elsiegee40]

Something to do in your isolation... make that tinfoil hat [emoji57]

 

 

[mikeprice]

Something to do in your isolation... make that tinfoil hat [emoji57]

 

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Nah - I was reading about this yesterday

 

if you look you will find out (saw it on Reddit so it must be true) that Wuhan was the first city to implement 5G all over the city

Plus we all KNOW (although the government is covering it all up) that RADIATION from mobile phones - and those wifi point that we install in schools - are killing people

Plus 5G is bigger and more powerful that previous version - you can tell because it says 5 rather than 4

 

so - put that all together and it is obvious that this Corona Virus is a version of normal Flu that has been mutated by the 5g network in Wuhan and is now affecting the whole world

 

That seemed to be the jist of the long article I read

 

 

so - are we all clear now

 

and - YUP - I was bored

 

 

posting this here on the assumption that people on this forum will be intelligent and realise the concept of sarcasm and have enough techy knowledge to understand what I mean

DO NOT repost this on Facebook - there is enough carp around as it is!!!!

[elsiegee40]

 

OK ,so I don’t believe everything I see on social media. However, if the commentary to these photos is true then I am truly appalled at panic buying wastage.

 

Source

https://www.facebook.com/586630426/posts/10163215411645427/

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Please note that the Mental Health and Wellbeing threads have been updated in both General Chat and the Employment Advice forums to include NHS Every Mind Matters.

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Successful social isolators:

 

Link: How Many People Are In Space Right Now?

 

[mikeprice]

Successful social isolators:

 

Link: How Many People Are In Space Right Now?

 

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Very interesting

 

 

not the most dynamic website I have ever seen

 

about as gripping as Is It Friday Yet?

 

but changes less

[mikeprice]

Wasn't sure if this should be here or in the cool things thread

 

But - wife's son works at the local hospital and he has 2 things happening tomorrow

 

a) he is being photographed tomorrow as one of their 'Covid Heroes' - due the the amount or training they have completed

b) he has been asked to apply for a new job - a promotion - something to do with managing the transfer process from ICU to revovery

 

Wife is extremely proud!!!

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Social distancing? What's that?

 

Standing shoulder to shoulder, and handling unsanitised pens.

 

Poor example, as ever.

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