It all gone quiet on here - so a quick check to make sure you are all ok

[CalverleyBoy]

Yesterday I had a moan at some low life abusing NHS staff. Today it is time to give credit to people who are getting on with with - My daughter is at work whilst 60% of her colleagues have 'gone/being sent home' she works as a civil servant getting your pension/benefits paid - so well done to her and her colleagues one of who has come back in from her honeymoon to cover the gaps. However, my reminder for this post was the rattling of the dustbins this morning, whilst I was slumbering these guys were out at the crack of dawn shifting all our crap as usual, god help us if they decide they want to stay home - there must be a lot of bugs floating around them bins - so big well done to them. Of course the emergency services get credit and rightly so; however let's identify the anonymous workers that are going about their work quietly without accolades.

PS I don't use the word hero as that is reserved for the extraordinary sole who goes far beyond what is expected and is definitely not for use when describing footballers etc. playing a good game.

Stay safe people and we will have to have the celebratory drink when the promotion comes through.

[WTF11]

Yesterday I had a moan at some low life abusing NHS staff. Today it is time to give credit to people who are getting on with with - My daughter is at work whilst 60% of her colleagues have 'gone/being sent home' she works as a civil servant getting your pension/benefits paid - so well done to her and her colleagues one of who has come back in from her honeymoon to cover the gaps. However, my reminder for this post was the rattling of the dustbins this morning, whilst I was slumbering these guys were out at the crack of dawn shifting all our crap as usual, god help us if they decide they want to stay home - there must be a lot of bugs floating around them bins - so big well done to them. Of course the emergency services get credit and rightly so; however let's identify the anonymous workers that are going about their work quietly without accolades.

PS I don't use the word hero as that is reserved for the extraordinary sole who goes far beyond what is expected and is definitely not for use when describing footballers etc. playing a good game.

Stay safe people and we will have to have the celebratory drink when the promotion comes through.

The emergency services (as is now);

Refuse collectors
Grocery delivery drivers
Supermarket staff (all of them)
Those responsible for sewage/septic tank services
Vehicle recovery drivers
Petrol station workers
Power station workers (Gas, coal, wind farm. solar etc)
Phone network workers
Gas network distribution and home service engineers
Oil refinery workers
DWP staff
Truckers
And I'm sure many others who I haven't mentioned.

All taken for granted, just "part of the furniture" of normal every day life, but not any more (and hopefully, when things get back to something approaching what was "normal" we might just think a little more about who makes "normal" possible, and be a little more appreciative of what we ALL can and do contribute, and (even more improbable) a little kinder as a result?)

[Rev72]

You are always gonna get a minority of morons who will act like arse-holes but on the whole here in Rotherham I can honestly say that people are being very considerate..its like the penny has dropped and its the only way forward and out of this mess.

[MrsORichSenior]

https://www19.online-convert.com/dl/...acb1/image.jpg


Hi - hope all and families are well.Still OK here ........all Leeds Utd expats I'm in android contact with report all is well too so fingers still crossed for everyone wherever.


Managed to hit a tennis ball against a wall this week for 30 mins ........ have a daily 6am sprint to bakers to get my baguette quota each morning and am just able to squeeze in my garden 'patch' chores without breaking any curfews here which are upheld by armed Police.
........... still unbeaten (English version) Scrabble family Champion but sadly not so good at mackerel fishing over my garden/sea wall ............ I'm blaming the tides,a short line and the lousy hooks on my rod end floaty thingy ......... but it's a crazy thing fishing - a real challenge to learn in between doing other essential bits as needed.Here we can only go out 1km from our home to exercise daily for 1 hour with a Police drone whizzing around checking everybody adheres to which we do.

To all,stay safe & positive - MOT xx

[leedsutdman]

Just stop trying to squeeze things into your garden patch and you'll be fine I'm sure.

[Rev72]

Just stop trying to squeeze things into your garden patch and you'll be fine I'm sure.

[CalverleyBoy]

The emergency services (as is now);

Refuse collectors
Grocery delivery drivers
Supermarket staff (all of them)
Those responsible for sewage/septic tank services
Vehicle recovery drivers
Petrol station workers
Power station workers (Gas, coal, wind farm. solar etc)
Phone network workers
Gas network distribution and home service engineers
Oil refinery workers
DWP staff
Truckers
And I'm sure many others who I haven't mentioned.

All taken for granted, just "part of the furniture" of normal every day life, but not any more (and hopefully, when things get back to something approaching what was "normal" we might just think a little more about who makes "normal" possible, and be a little more appreciative of what we ALL can and do contribute, and (even more improbable) a little kinder as a result?)

And the postie

[WTF11]

And the postie

See? Knew I'd forget some real important folks! Doh!

[MrsORichSenior]

Just stop trying to squeeze things into your garden patch and you'll be fine I'm sure.

..... Courgettes seeds are relatively large and flat making them easy to work with within a small area under my glass (that's glass not ass)
MOT

[Jezleeds]

https://qfreeaccountssjc1.az1.qualtr...9-JThl1RYA39ng

A link to an online survey for a guy doing a dissertation on Leeds - it's for overseas fans and their experiences of supporting Leeds.

Right up a few streets on here, and will pass a bit of time whilst helping the chap out - 15 questions, pretty fast to do.