O/T Coronavirus Thread

[Shark27]

You obviously don't do irony do you? but never mind eh
do you think the messages were clear btw?

To be fair I'm not struggling with understanding the message at all.

[Exiletyke]

To be fair I'm not struggling with understanding the message at all.

In that case tell us all
should a construction worker on non essential work go to work or not? [bear in mind " so long as he maintains the distancing protocol"

[ragingpup]

Good news. Better (3 weeks) late than never :

UK coronavirus mass home testing to be made available 'within days'

https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...y_to_clipboard

[Exiletyke]

Good news. Better (3 weeks) late than never :

UK coronavirus mass home testing to be made available 'within days'

https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...y_to_clipboard

Not so sure home testing is a good idea as there will be those if tested negative who won't be able to resist going out
Save the tests for those on the front line

[Shark27]

In that case tell us all
should a construction worker on non essential work go to work or not? [bear in mind " so long as he maintains the distancing protocol"

You are asking me if they should? The basis of our discussion is whether they can. I haven't checked recently but last I heard they could.

[Exiletyke]

You are asking me if they should? The basis of our discussion is whether they can. I haven't checked recently but last I heard they could.

Yes I'm asking for your opinion should such workers go into work?
Should employers in such circumstances require non essential workers to go into work?

[Shark27]

Yes I'm asking for your opinion should such workers go into work?
Should employers in such circumstances require non essential workers to go into work?

My personal opinion is that if it isn't essential then I wouldn't want them to go to work. I'm not sure how essential and non essential would be deciphered. Maybe they are working on that list as we speak!! I can't imagine that being a simple process.

The only people who could truly know this are the companies themselves. They should take responsibility. Then you get people like Mike Ashley as a retail example who try and find a loophole even when they are told to close.

[Exiletyke]

My personal opinion is that if it isn't essential then I wouldn't want them to go to work. I'm not sure how essential and non essential would be deciphered. Maybe they are working on that list as we speak!! I can't imagine that being a simple process.

The only people who could truly know this are the companies themselves. They should take responsibility. Then you get people like Mike Ashley as a retail example who try and find a loophole even when they are told to close.

Construction workers repairing the footpath for instance
Can you imagine if it was totally left to companies There are more Mike Ashleys than you could shake a stick at
I think it's called greed [a most basic of human instincts]

[Shark27]

Construction workers repairing the footpath for instance
Can you imagine if it was totally left to companies There are more Mike Ashleys than you could shake a stick at
I think it's called greed [a most basic of human instincts]

Yes but you can't blame Boris for that.

I would say repairing a footpath would more than likely be organised by a local authority so you would expect councils above anyone to have the responsibility to call off the works.

Hs2, for example, should be stopped. But there could be on going works that are unsafe to leave, there could be works that are needed to be finished to aid distribution of ***** supplies across the country. People may be relying on houses to be completed to move into. Maintenance work going on in houses that are occupied. Gas, electric, water works. I think we'd all be onto the electric board if our power went down.

If Boris said all non essential construction work to be stopped then I would find that unclear and the Mike Ashleys of this world would find a reason to stay open.