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  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    That’s a shame Philippa, think of the war, you came home and didn’t have a roof at all😉
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    @Lyn and @philippa smith2- you two are far too upbeat to post that on this thread.

    That chat is also starting to sound very similar to Monty Python...
    " We were so poor, we lived in a cardboard box..."  :D
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Hey ho ... is this curmudgeonly enough?  OH's company aren't going to take part in the government scheme to pay 80% of his wages ... belt tightening starts here 😟  They've told him that he can apply for Benefits ........ but he won't get any 'cos he lives with me and I have "Savings" ... aka my little pension pot :#  

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    That's very miserable of them @Dovefromabove!  Do they not want to retain him when this is all over?  I don't understand such behaviour.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    I don’t think Davids firm will pay either, if he claims benefit from what I can see is £94.00 per week,  that won’t cover his rent.
    I can see him not mentioning his government at risk form and carrying on. He also feels a sense of duty to deliver these medical packages. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    He only works part-time on a Zero-hours contract but usually works around 20 hours a week ... no way of selling paintings at the moment ... galleries and exhibitions all closed.  Having looked online I can't really see why they should choose not to access the scheme ... we'll go into it a bit deeper tomorrow.  

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    Looks like the local chavs had a school shutting blowout up the woods on the weekend. I suspect more diseases than just CV-19 were passed about that night :|  Broken glass and cans left everywhere as usual. Normally I go and clear up for recycling but even with gloves and tongs I don't fancy the risk right now. I'll report to the council I suppose and see if they're still doing litter picks.
    It's weird walking the dog right now. Everyone is very wary and giving each other a wide berth. It feels really impolite, like you're treating people like lepers. :#
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I wish I hadnt gone down to the local superstore to pick uo my new glasses. On the way out , some arsehole coughed beside me. I hadn't been out of the house for a week!
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • KT53KT53 Posts: 9,016
    My brother-in-law works for Royal Mail.  Despite the coronavirus RM have failed to provide them with gloves, still require them to stand side by side to sort the mail, and insist on calling all staff together every day into a crowded meeting area.  They have also asked people to bring hand sanitiser in from home!
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    I've been very wary of the mail. Most delivery drivers seem to be taking sensible precautions but our postman doesn't seem like he'd understand hygiene rules.
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
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