gavgav
Legendary Member
Based on those stats, my office normally has 28 in it, we have pods of 4, we will get 7! I think 14 could be done, at social distance, diagonally on the pods.......I expect to be working from home for many months, yet.
Corona Virus: How Are We Doing?
- Thread starter Smokin Joe
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Many academics have separate offices at my uni. Research students can be a bit of a mosh pit. Some offices are huge.
The admin stadf though that is problematic though. There was already a rare positive confirmed case in a huge, mostly open office building before lockdown. App and contact tracing and social distancing needed.
DCLane
Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
- Location
- Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
Just over 10 years ago we were moved from 1/2 person offices for everyone into a new building, all with large communal offices. They've realised the spacing means 2-3 people instead of 10-12 so will be working from home most of the time.
I won't be delivering large lectures, but am hoping to do some face-to-face seminars albeit with groups of 5-6 rather than 20-25. It'll probably mean a better student experience for those who are there. Lectures will be live streamed from home (and recorded) and they'll have to put up with the back of my wife's office as a backdrop. There's books on disease-related malnutrition, feeding the elderly and nutritional biochemistry rather than marketing texts.
I won't be delivering large lectures, but am hoping to do some face-to-face seminars albeit with groups of 5-6 rather than 20-25. It'll probably mean a better student experience for those who are there. Lectures will be live streamed from home (and recorded) and they'll have to put up with the back of my wife's office as a backdrop. There's books on disease-related malnutrition, feeding the elderly and nutritional biochemistry rather than marketing texts.
Julia9054
Guru
- Location
- Knaresborough
Woke up feeling really bloody miserable this morning.
Cycled to York this afternoon. Stopped in Rufforth and had an ice lolly in a friend’s front garden. On to York where several food stalls are open selling takeaways. Had dhosa and treated to a couple of guys on piano and singing - free concert and really, really good.
Centre of York is so much more pleasant when it is not rammed full of people.
Feel so much better now.
Cycled to York this afternoon. Stopped in Rufforth and had an ice lolly in a friend’s front garden. On to York where several food stalls are open selling takeaways. Had dhosa and treated to a couple of guys on piano and singing - free concert and really, really good.
Centre of York is so much more pleasant when it is not rammed full of people.
Feel so much better now.
Yellow Fang
Legendary Member
- Location
- Reading
My mother says her next door neighbour, who I have met several times, died of it. She was an old lady and very frail. I am not quite sure how she contracted the virus, possibly from her care worker.
Joey Shabadoo
My pronouns are "He", "Him" and "buggerlugs"
My sister's a nursing assistant in a maternity unit. A couple of days ago, a lady came in for a Caesarean but she was in a right state. She was Turkish and deaf so had a signing interpreter with her. The nurses started to prep her and she was quite clearly terrified, eyes bulging out of her head and very agitated. So the nurses all took their masks off and she calmed down. Can you imagine being surrounded by strangers at such a time, scared, in pain and not able to see the smiles of reassurance, just staring eyes over masks?
Against all the rules but a touch of humanity I thought.
The signing interpreter was fascinated by the whole thing. Usually called in for welfare issues or court cases, he'd never seen a caesarean and was engrossed by the process.
Against all the rules but a touch of humanity I thought.
The signing interpreter was fascinated by the whole thing. Usually called in for welfare issues or court cases, he'd never seen a caesarean and was engrossed by the process.
1st we had Mrs 73 birthday in lockdown and today it's our wedding anniversary we normal go on holiday around this time as part of it.
Well that's off too so she now working and i'm off later for a bike ride.
So happy anniversary lucky it's not our 20th that's next year
Well that's off too so she now working and i'm off later for a bike ride.
So happy anniversary lucky it's not our 20th that's next year
Slick
Guru
Myself and Mrs Slick will be celebrating 32 years together and 20 years married this year. We did get away at the start of the year, but I think any celebrations will be just the 2 of us this time round.1st we had Mrs 73 birthday in lockdown and today it's our wedding anniversary we normal go on holiday around this time as part of it.
Well that's off too so she now working and i'm off later for a bike ride.
So happy anniversary lucky it's not our 20th that's next year
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
My 25th wedding anniversary in August - hoping that we can at least get back to our caravan, but not holding out much luck (Welsh Govt). I can see out caravan site not issuing any sort of a refund, where others locally are doing so. The owner is a tight aris, and loves his top of the range 'Range Rover' and Boxter
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Slick
Guru
I think anyone thinking of not offering a refund is going to work against them in the long run I reckon. Golf clubs are another example of this, but some genuinely simply can't afford a refund and if I'm honest, I don't particularly want a refund as I want to support them, even if they did get a 25k grant which I'm sure your park guy would have accessed also. Your man probably is a tight aris but at the very least he needs to offer owners something if he is genuine.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
We will see - it's a small park, so doesn't have'facilities' that need to be run, staff furloughed etc. If he can come to say a half refund for time shut down, then that wouldn't be bad - He'd literally had £3.5k rent up front from all the owners.
Anyway, seeing loads of those Nox cartridges everywhere. Was out yesterday on the East side of Manchester in the hills - did 34 miles or so. Anywhere there was a 'view', then I kept seeing the canisters. Obviously folk out partying.
Latest advice is to stick to just one sexual partner.
https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/health/coronavirus-ireland-people-should-stick-18353455
I'd be happy to havejust one
https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/health/coronavirus-ireland-people-should-stick-18353455
I'd be happy to havejust one
Is that one as a time or one full stop ?Latest advice is to stick to just one sexual partner.
https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/health/coronavirus-ireland-people-should-stick-18353455
I'd be happy to havejust one
We had a static on Anglesey. A good site. No club or pool etc but well kept. Owner was nice but ruthless. We were discussing him t'other day and agreed there is absolutely no way he would refund anyone.
@Slick Our golf club has just reopened. We have paid 12 months but they have extended the year ending to May.
Slick
Guru
That's good and pretty fair I reckon.
