good luck delmbox
i,m hearing so many freelancers now being let go i,m still clinging on !
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good luck delmbox
i,m hearing so many freelancers now being let go i,m still clinging on !
I feel the same as Delmi regarding personal income vs the wellbeing of others.
I feel this mainly because whilst it might be a cause of worry, I feel like I should be able to get by for a few months , whether it be through dipping into savings, getting a loan, selling a guitar or applying for some sort of financial relief , if it’s available....maybe some temping ...whatever it takes, it will be temporary.
The other thing is thy of things get really bad, as someone in their late 30s , I might actually see friends, or older relatives ending up dying or becoming seriously ill. It won’t only be people in their 60s and 70s.
The severity of the situation is really starting to ramp up now in my part of northern spain and we are getting 70 odd cases a day and 15 or so deaths.
There are many people in ICU who are in their 40s and 50s and that is only going to get worse over the next few weeks....and that’s with us having been on a tottal lockdown since last Sunday.
I just don’t understand how cases are going up so much when the incubation period is around 5 days on average and everybody is at home. It seems like there is more to the transmission of this disease than just symptomatic people sneezing and coughing on others.
I tweeted last night that some true colours would be shown in the next few months and they won’t be a pretty shade.
I’ve already seen it in work, sadly from the owner and directors.
Had a stand up row with my boss, a director, yesterday and told him all he’s concerned about is preserving the cash of the multi millionaire owner (we have plenty in the bank, we are a cash rich business) and in 3 meetings over the course of the last week it’s all been about the owmer and not once has the welfare of the staff been mentioned or any measures taken apart from “wash your hands”.
This was before a 20% pay cut for the next 3 months was announced later in the day( but let’s be honest will be longer) which I’ll take on the chin and so did everyone in the company. In the grand scheme it’s **** all. There’s people trying to survive on 94 quid a week or less or for those workers paid cash in hand at pubs and restaurants will now be earning **** all.
I’ve been helping my elderly next door neighbour and got a shop in for a food bank earlier and it’s doing wonders for my mental health.
I want to be able to look at myself in the mirror after all this settles down.
You’re a good man :thumbup: sounds like your bosses are a bunch of ***** though. A cash rich business should be fine through all this without cutting salaries.
Hopefully you get back to full pay quick enough.
Like you said many people have it worse.
the prime minister appeal not to visit your mum tomorrow
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51991887
bill gates speaking in 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AEMKudv5p0
I have lost so much faith in our population. There's just such a large amount of idiots who still think its okay to go clothes shopping, meet up with your mates at mcdonalds (yes, they're still allowing people to queue inside) or whatever other social gatherings that are going to end up killing thousands of our loved ones.
We are literally on the same trajectory as Italy, and will end up probably worse in terms of deaths due to us reacting slower to the problem. I have issues with my lungs so if I get it more than likely I will die, but people don't care about that. They don't care about their elders and the weak and vulnerable. They care about not being bored more.
We live in a very ugly society.
Stay inside and stay safe mate.
As you said we are on exactly the same trajectory as Italy.
https://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus...tory_as_italy/
Watch Andrew Marr this morning.
The NHS has serious shortages of doctors nurses protective clothing.The Asian countries seem to be on top the virus better than us.
We should be home lock down now.
This is ****ing serious.
Organ Morgan has been very quiet. Has he quarantined himself in the politics forum where questions don’t get asked?
What I don't get is Italy has been on lockdown for 2 weeks or more and yet cases are increasing. How could this be? Can't be from people just going to the supermarket.
Got a similar nearby , apparently they are struggling as one is self employed , others though in famiky working guaranteed good pay thorough high end positions , two cars, mortgage free , savings anyway we are aware of them , they love what capitalism has delivered lol
Personal responsibility is key ,but folk are selfish, had to go for petrol yesterday cars ramed into Asda , and petrol station ,as long as the fit and young are healthy feck the rest , we have 30 petrol weeks with of food .
I might be wrong they maybe all shopping for the vulnerable and key health workers or stripping shelves for selfies reasons ???
I haven't been able to purchase a toilet roll for a week as I refused to bulk buy thinking others would follow 🤔
Fecking governments fault or this colour one 🤫
Incredible.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-51988877
Deaths more than double in a day in Wales as well - 5 in Newport;-
https://news.sky.com/story/coronavir...w-240-11961829
I don't normally go for these sort of things but it does feel as though the Earth is fighting back.
You idiots can't even buy toilet roll responsibly so I going to ht the resest button and start again. Pollution down etc Earth 1 - Numpties 0.
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries these are scary figures.