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kebabking said:
I'm WFH, have been (broadly) for weeks. Mrs has it as well, so we're isolating.

I took part in a remote briefing for a Lt Gen yesterday - sat in the garden, beard in full view, dogs and children twatting about in the background, wearing a t-shirt.

Lt Gen asks my colleague (who's online from his desk) is the briefing is secure, because it looks like rank kebabking has been kidnapped by a tramp.... Colleague answers that rank kebabking always looks like that, as it's a cunning ruse to distract people from his chronic incompetence.

Lt Gen notes that rank kebabking is sat in the garden, in the sunshine, playing with his children while rank colleague is at work on a Saturday - as is Lt Gen.

They are used to me...
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Jesus. You know the world is properly fucked when the British Army is "working from home". :facepalm:
 
Spymaster said:
Jesus. You know the world is properly fucked when the British Army is "working from home". :facepalm:
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Nah, there's loads of us doing it - half perhaps... All but the most essential, urgent training stopped several weeks ago, the ATR's have closed, some units are being held at readiness but most people have gone home to prevent the spread within units.

The remote IT systems can cope with all but the most sensitive stuff, and that's only rules, not tech. It's about resilience - I started over a month ago, they don't want everyone going down at the same time, so we spread out geographically - it's the epidemiological version of counter-ambush drills and counter-counter-battery fire.
 
kebabking said:
Nah, there's loads of us doing it - half perhaps... All but the most essential, urgent training stopped several weeks ago, the ATR's have closed, some units are being held at readiness but most people have gone home to prevent the spread within units. Fingers crossed.

The remote IT systems can cope with all but the most sensitive stuff, and that's only rules, not tech. It's about resilience - I started over a month ago, they don't want everyone going down at the same time, so we spread out geographically - it's the epidemiological version of counter-ambush drills and counter-counter-battery fire.
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Just better hope we don’t get invaded whilst you lot have got your feet up in the back garden.
 
Spymaster said:
Do you reckon dylanredefined and likesfish are shooting each other on Skype?
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We were trying to get critical supplies of punctuation through, but log spt has been retasked for BROADSHARE, so dylanredefined and likesfish callsigns have been told to dig in to defensive positions and wait for resup and reinforcement - ROE to critical defensive fire only, and hard routine.

ENDS.
 
Well I'm self-employed and I've lost more than half my (not substantial) income for however long this lasts.

Most of my community gardening work and all supported gardening activities. Also garden maintenance clients who are also now in financial trouble, or are at home so can do their own garden, or where there's no access except through their house. I did pick up a couple of extra jobs from people who want their garden planted up while they're working from home but it won't cover the losses.

Trying to get my head together today then tomorrow think I'll start applying for part time jobs - I've got experience of support work, and did picking and packing years ago - so hopefully there will be work about that I can do. Don't want to end up on universal credit.
 
crossthebreeze said:
Well I'm self-employed and I've lost more than half my (not substantial) income for however long this lasts.
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I've lost all mine, got enough for my team for the next 2 weeks, but nothing for me, then I am shutting-up shop. :(

You may want to join us on this thread -

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Freelancers during this crisis and the Self Employment Income Support Scheme

Is anybody else here freelance and kind of bricking it? I don't really mind about IR35 as I go through an umbrella, but a lot of people I know are trying to get their head around that which was bad enough for most, but the virus. Hmmm... Are we screwed? Nobody's booking right, or is just me?
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SpookyFrank said:
My bedroom is next to the neighbours' living room. They like to put their TV on loud. I can hear Boris Johnson's voice through the wall. I've been avoiding actually watching any of his announcements because the sight of him fills me with rage, but it seems there's no escape :(
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It could be worse - my tone deaf #2 child has taken our 14 day isolation period as an excellent opportunity to learn to play the flute.

#PrayForWorcestershire
 
crossthebreeze said:
Well I'm self-employed and I've lost more than half my (not substantial) income for however long this lasts.

Most of my community gardening work and all supported gardening activities. Also garden maintenance clients who are also now in financial trouble, or are at home so can do their own garden, or where there's no access except through their house. I did pick up a couple of extra jobs from people who want their garden planted up while they're working from home but it won't cover the losses.

Trying to get my head together today then tomorrow think I'll start applying for part time jobs - I've got experience of support work, and did picking and packing years ago - so hopefully there will be work about that I can do. Don't want to end up on universal credit.
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Where are you? I do GM for a London council and I know that a number of our staff are likely to have to self isolate for various reasons.

Maybe some agency work if you're interested.
 
My facebook group for people on my road has grown over the weekend. We are having a short face to face outside mine today for people who are well. I've had some messages from people who don't want to speak online so it will give them some space to talk and share ideas. Luckily my front garden is pretty big and the street isn't too busy so people can keep 1-2 metres distance.
 
I suspect I'm never going to want to be home again in a couple of weeks, this flats to small for this bollocks.

I'm ok at the moment but I've no room to do the messy stuff I like to do, I'll have to see if I can knock up some outside space for working with clay or wood.
 
Badgers said:
What is said kingdom worth? From here it sounds like a rusty motorbike, a few Fray Bentos pies and a wardrobe of trousers longer than I am tall :hmm:

;)
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Yeah well I spread out my baubles and frankly I would swap all for a tin opener and a piece of opium as big as my head.
 
Going to have to call work and tell them I can't come in, its NHS workers kids and the risk of exposure is shitting me up. I like the job but I also value the continued existence of my mum fairly highly as well. Hopefully they'll keep the position or me when this thing is over. Fuck knows when that ill be though. 2025?
 
lazythursday said:
I am absolutely infuriated this morning by more local spiritual types posting stuff about how all these people are going to die soon anyway, and we should just learn to accept death, and/or this is all just a smokescreen to control the population!!!

Shirl if I see Rainbow Ralph offering free hugs ever again it will be a fucking kicking he gets.
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Don't forget to give him one for me.
 
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