How many are still working and what do you do?.

[jay clock]

. The post is quite important to my department as learners send in work based evidence, so twice a week I cycle to the sorting office then take it into the college and sort and action as necessary, before heading for home another way. .

@Slick Not trying trying to be facetious, but can this not be done electronically?. Free scanner app called CamScanner or similar works a treat and allows you or your team/students to scan documents into pdf, jpg etc, and to crop and manage perspective etc

 

[jay clock]

I work in IT Security (manage a pen testing team) in a bank, I've worked from home for many years so I seem to have already the coping skills that others are having to quickly adapt to. I'm extremely fortunate and hope those of you on furlough or worse are ok.

@dodgy presumably pen testing in a bank involves jerking them hard on their little chains to check they can't be nicked?

 

[jay clock]

thanks to everyone for their hard work and commitment to keeping the country running

I am a self employed HR consultant, usually big companies and a few months. I expected zero work for a few months, but have picked up a bit of work (from much smaller companies than usua)l doing downsizing/pay cuts and advising how to furlough or make redundant. Not fun, but I see my job as well done if I can persuade them to do a lot more than the legal basics, reminding them that employees will remember if they get treated like sh1t when things eventually improve.

 

[dodgy]

@dodgy presumably pen testing in a bank involves jerking them hard on their little chains to check they can't be nicked?

Well at least you didn't make a joke about 'penetration'.

 

[stephec]

@dodgy presumably pen testing in a bank involves jerking them hard on their little chains to check they can't be nicked?

Or finding one that works.

 

[Slick]

@Slick Not trying trying to be facetious, but can this not be done electronically?. Free scanner app called CamScanner or similar works a treat and allows you or your team/students to scan documents into pdf, jpg etc, and to crop and manage perspective etc

Staff took the 80 0dd away with them to assess and then couriered them to my house, I then add them to documentation already held in the college before scanning them and sharing on Microsoft Teams to allow our English based IQA department to verify before coming back to our admin to result, roughly around 180 pages per document. In the meantime, we have currently hundreds of examples already issued to learners of the same document that they may have been working on for some time that they are required to post in then I would scan and share with assessors electronically which would have made the whole process a bit easier, especially as I had 10 minutes warning that the college was closing to learners then 2 days to work out a system that would allow 2 departments to work from home.

I thought I did okay given the circumstances but it all became academic as nearly everyone was put on furlough for the forseeable yesterday and the rules have changed again for next week. I'm still a bit unsure if the free app is going to help me out or not.

 

[jay clock]

The cam scanner app will cope with loads of pages but 180 is huge!

 

[Slick]

The cam scanner app will cope with loads of pages but 180 is huge!

I currently have around 70 of them to do as I managed single figures before I got the call regarding furlough. I'm sure there are much slicker (pardon the pun) options but given the circumstances that was the way I went. Maybe we will be better prepared if it ever happens again.

 

[Dayvo]

A week's delay returning to Norway from holiday, plus the compulsory two-week self isolation was a mild set-back. Due to start greenkeeping again a week today, the day after my quarantine finishes.

I work 95% outside and have little contact (other than social) with the golfers, so I expect/hope it'll be business as usual.

 

[Slick]

A week's delay returning to Norway from holiday, plus the compulsory two-week self isolation was a mild set-back. Due to start greenkeeping again a week today, the day after my quarantine finishes.

I work 95% outside and have little contact (other than social) with the golfers, so I expect/hope it'll be business as usual.

I think my course has been closed for 3 weeks now although apparently the greens convener who is an ex greenkeeper is out doing some voluntary stuff but not sure what. How long would you estimate it would take for 6 guys with a small bunch of volunteer armatures to get a course back up to where it was before an 8 week layoff?

 

[Dayvo]

I think my course has been closed for 3 weeks now although apparently the greens convener who is an ex greenkeeper is out doing some voluntary stuff but not sure what. How long would you estimate it would take for 6 guys with a small bunch of volunteer armatures to get a course back up to where it was before an 8 week layoff?

It shouldn't take too long really. Greens being the priority for every course will need special and intensive treatment. We normally cut our greens 6/7 times a week (ie nearly every day). Eight weeks green growth would probably be several inches high and would need to be cut shorter in stages to avoid stress and vulnerability to fungal infection. When cut to the required height (for this time of year) they may need spiking, dressing, fertilising, aerating, rolling etc. In other words, a quite a process. But I'd hazard a guess at two weeks. Fairways, tees, approaches and semi rough, whilst being a lot to cut, is manageable. Bunkers are easy.

Six greenkeepers and a small group of volunteers (working 7 days a week) should be able to bring the course up to a decent standard. Obviously the weather, as always, will have a say, but I expect you'll be back out in a fortnight +/- a few days.

Good luck!

 

[Slick]

It shouldn't take too long really. Greens being the priority for every course will need special and intensive treatment. We normally cut our greens 6/7 times a week (ie nearly every day). Eight weeks green growth would probably be several inches high and would need to be cut shorter in stages to avoid stress and vulnerability to fungal infection. When cut to the required height (for this time of year) they may need spiking, dressing, fertilising, aerating, rolling etc. In other words, a quite a process. But I'd hazard a guess at two weeks. Fairways, tees, approaches and semi rough, whilst being a lot to cut, is manageable. Bunkers are easy.

Six greenkeepers and a small group of volunteers (working 7 days a week) should be able to bring the course up to a decent standard. Obviously the weather, as always, will have a say, but I expect you'll be back out in a fortnight +/- a few days.

Good luck!

Pretty much what the club estimated but I thought it was a but ambitious. Thanks. 👍

 

[bikingdad90]

It shouldn't take too long really. Greens being the priority for every course will need special and intensive treatment. We normally cut our greens 6/7 times a week (ie nearly every day). Eight weeks green growth would probably be several inches high and would need to be cut shorter in stages to avoid stress and vulnerability to fungal infection. When cut to the required height (for this time of year) they may need spiking, dressing, fertilising, aerating, rolling etc. In other words, a quite a process. But I'd hazard a guess at two weeks. Fairways, tees, approaches and semi rough, whilst being a lot to cut, is manageable. Bunkers are easy.

Six greenkeepers and a small group of volunteers (working 7 days a week) should be able to bring the course up to a decent standard. Obviously the weather, as always, will have a say, but I expect you'll be back out in a fortnight +/- a few days.

Good luck!

I never knew cutting the grass was such a complex operation!

I am a tax manager for a housing association so am working from home.

 

[mudsticks]

I never knew cutting the grass was such a complex operation!

I am a tax manager for a housing association so am working from home.

Golf courses are one of the most intensively managed, and chemicalised pieces of real estate on the planet..

Dig em all up, and grow potatoes instead Id say..

 

[Milkfloat]

Dig em all up, and grow potatoes instead Id say..

I have not played for quite a few years, but when I did I was often accused of digging up the course with any of my irons.