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chainsawjob said:
Wasn't sure where to ask this... we've been contacted to say an electrical safety check needs to be carried out on our home (private rented), and are implying it's to comply with mandatory legislation. They said they'll have to go into every room, presumably to PAT test electrical sockets? And will be wearing PPE.

I can't find anything that says this check is mandatory. It is for gas checks, but not electrical. Legislation is being brought in in July to make them the same I think.

Should I refuse? What would anyone else do? I'm not keen on this, we can keep out of the way, but they'll be touching things in every room in the house, including kids' bedrooms. And presumably any furniture they have to move out the way. 2 people are coming. I feel almost sure this is something they're doing that benefits them (estate agent can charge the L/L?) and me not so much rn (well, except safety checks are obv important, but right now I'm more concerned about virus transmission).

Edit: is there anywhere better I could ask this on here? Could check with Shelter I guess.
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Contacted by who? PAT is required in a work place but not a home. My scam radar has been activated.
 
Badgers said:
Tories announce public sector pay freeze for two years, freezing the pay of nurses for two years and announce it on international nurses day.
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I'd be highly unsurprised if this happens :mad:, but it's not actually confirmed so far, no??
Independent is citing it as one of the possibilities (we were briefly discussing these on the UK thread last night)

Independent said:
A raft of tax hikes, public sector pay freezes and an end to the triple lock on pensions could be deployed to mitigate the damages to the nation’s economy caused by the Covid-19 coronavirus, it has been reported.

Now a confidential treasury assessment cited by The Daily Telegraph is reported to say the UK’s deficit could reach heights of £337bn this year due to the government’s attempts to keep the economy afloat during the crisis.
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Supine said:
Contacted by who? PAT is required in a work place but not a home. My scam radar has been activated.
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I didn't mean actual PAT, just whatever domestic tests they do. But yes, good point, I was contacted by the electrician, not the agent, can't remember if they've mentioned this, perhaps a while back. I'll check they're legit, I don't think it's one that's been here before.
 
chainsawjob said:
I didn't mean actual PAT, just whatever domestic tests they do. But yes, good point, I was contacted by the electrician, not the agent, can't remember if they've mentioned this, perhaps a while back. I'll check they're legit, I don't think it's one that's been here before.
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Yeah, I've had this too - but they only test certain things and not every socket. If I remember rightly, they tested the fusebox and the main hard-wired switches for the oven, etc.
 
What about these antibodies tests then? My parents have both ordered them and I'm a bit dubious myself. My impression is that they are likely to be unreliable 🤔
 
frogwoman said:
What about these antibodies tests then? My parents have both ordered them and I'm a bit dubious myself. My impression is that they are likely to be unreliable 🤔
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Of dubious value right now. There are a lot floating around which simply aren't accurate enough (little better than a coin toss) or simply don't work at all. Additionally, unless you know what you are doing, when to use one and how to interpret the results (know exactly what it is testing for), even one that has good accuracy (sensitivity, specificity) may produce invalid results (ie misinform).

Work is underway to try to identify which manufacturers' lines of cassettes might be trustworthy and even whether the less reliable ones can be used in a programme of wider testing to produce statistically useful data for the population as a whole - to inform planning (note: does not necessarily equate to meaningful results for the individuals taking those tests).

I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of mass produced ones that failed QA have been dumped and are in the hands of the less than scrupulous who are selling them online.
 
2hats said:
Of dubious value right now. There are a lot floating around which simply aren't accurate enough (little better than a coin toss) or simply don't work at all. Additionally, unless you know what you are doing, when to use one and how to interpret the results (know exactly what it is testing for), even one that has good accuracy (sensitivity, specificity) may produce invalid results (ie misinform).

Work is underway to try to identify which manufacturers' lines of cassettes might be trustworthy and even whether the less reliable ones can be used in a programme of wider testing to produce statistically useful data for the population as a whole - to inform planning (note: does not necessarily equate to meaningful results for the individuals taking those tests).

I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of mass produced ones that failed QA have been dumped and are in the hands of the less than scrupulous who are selling them online.
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That's what I thought.
 
Today's unhelpful update was sponsored by major Tory donor Taylor Wimpy. The greedy and unscrupulous property developer is offering NHS staff 5% off their poorly build shoebox properties apparently. Sadly the cunt government has frozen their wages for two years so they can't buy one :(
 
Indeed, I had this letter chainsawjob. I had to get a tad irate as my partner has respiratory damage. I had no luck at all, speaking to the engineers and went round the houses a bit at the city council. Eventually, I spoke to someone at the council who agreed to put off the inspection until mid June. I think I may even have the option to extend this if the 'shielded group' are still being advised to stay isolated...even though I am not in that original 12 week cohort. Had to make a bit of a fuss though.
 
editor said:
Why are you even mentioning this garbage that everyone already knows about?
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Just read it on BBC, thought it of relevance to this thread.

Didn’t realise it had already been mentioned.

Edit: just searched ‘plandemic’ - seems to have been mentioned originally on the coronavirus conspiracy corner thread - I’ve got that thread on ignore so I’d have missed it anyway.
 
Marty1 said:
Just read it on BBC, thought it of relevance to this thread.

Didn’t realise it had already been mentioned.

Edit: just searched ‘plandemic’ - seems to have been mentioned originally on the coronavirus conspiracy corner thread - I’ve got that thread on ignore so I’d have missed it anyway.
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So with you putting the conspiracy thread on ignore, you thought you'd add a conspiracy post here anyway - and not even bother adding any kind of opinion about it? :facepalm:
 
editor said:
So with you putting the conspiracy thread on ignore, you thought you'd add a conspiracy post here anyway - and not even bother adding any kind of opinion about it? :facepalm:
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I haven’t watched the video in question but judging by the reporting - it looks like a pile of shit, though strange that it’s been professionally made, don’t you think?:hmm:

Anyway - I can’t post on the conspiracy thread - you booted me off (can’t remember your reasoning).
 
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