Pandemic personal consequences

[Looby]

Without wanting to defend the DWP because I’m really really not, they are moving staff on to these essential roles in order to get claims paid. They are not doing their own work so other stuff will slip in the longer term.
I believe they’re only offering face to face appointments for the most vulnerable people.

 

[Badgers]

Without wanting to defend the DWP because I’m really really not, they are moving staff on to these essential roles in order to get claims paid. They are not doing their own work so other stuff will slip in the longer term.
I believe they’re only offering face to face appointments for the most vulnerable people.

Rest assured I am not knocking them on this

 

[Proper Tidy]

They told me not to book an appointment.
Keep everything online and they would call me.

Hmmm, how did they tell you that? My UC portal thing just tells me to book an appointment by 27th April or claim will be cancelled, the journal bit also says next step is to book an appt but it will be remote not in a job centre...

 

[Looby]

Rest assured I am not knocking them on this

Sorry I didn’t think you were, I completely failed to quote properly.

 

[Badgers]

Hmmm, how did they tell you that? My UC portal thing just tells me to book an appointment by 27th April or claim will be cancelled, the journal bit also says next step is to book an appt but it will be remote not in a job centre...

I had the same
They just called me this morning
Call took 6m and 26s to process the claim

Have just gone online and requested an advance of £500 to be paid back over 12 months and it was approved online in less that 5m

 

[Looby]

Hmmm, how did they tell you that? My UC portal thing just tells me to book an appointment by 27th April or claim will be cancelled, the journal bit also says next step is to book an appt but it will be remote not in a job centre...

Ah ok, didn’t realise they were doing remote appointments. Keep trying I guess and keep a record of your attempts. Can you record them your journal?

 

[pseudonarcissus]

life under lockdown....a friend’s zoom birthday party on Friday night with people from all over, then a FaceTime funeral this morning

 

[Badgers]

Ah ok, didn’t realise they were doing remote appointments. Keep trying I guess and keep a record of your attempts. Can you record them your journal?

They told me not to bother unless I wanted a record of it.
Told the women I had applied to volunteer and had registered with local supermarkets but she just said 'well done' to that.

 

[Badgers]

Might be useful:

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[Proper Tidy]

Ah ok, didn’t realise they were doing remote appointments. Keep trying I guess and keep a record of your attempts. Can you record them your journal?

Yeah I will keep trying. I'm also trying to work around it (self employed, still working hard even though I'm earning fuck all as trying to drum business up) so having to hang up and redial every 30 seconds is a bit frustrating but know its not the fault of the people working there

 

[Anju]

Nice to hear people are managing to get through and receive some money.

We are dealing with a new problem. Next door neighbor is a fitness / body building fanatic and has taken to working out in his garden, which would be fine if he didn't have to go ooh ahh hurgh uh as if he was making love to a particularly heavy partner.

 

[klang]

Nice to hear people are managing to get through and receive some money.

We are dealing with a new problem. Next door neighbor is a fitness / body building fanatic and has taken to working out in his garden, which would be fine if he didn't have to go ooh ahh hurgh uh as if he was making love to a particularly heavy partner.

pour yourself a Pimms and pretend you are at Wimbledon.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Having to watch morning TV is doing my nut in.

You are aware TV's have a wonderful facility called the "off" button, yeah?

 

[klang]

You are aware TV's have a wonderful facility called the "off" button, yeah?

alternatively, he could try not pressing the 'on' button.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

alternatively, he could try not pressing the 'on' button.

A radical, but also potentially workable solution.

 

[Johnny Doe]

My Uncle and Auntie are currently in separate ambulances to hospital having had 9 says of severe symptoms and now breathing difficulties

 

[kebabking]

I am about to become a violent anarchist - this may necessitate a career change...

The local filth have been making an absolute arse of themselves - my neighbour has said that he'll shoot them if they come on his land.

He's a farmer. Some dogshit thick copper came over while he was ploughing the field next to us and demanded to know why he was making unnecessary journeys....

They've gone mental - completely taken leave of what little wit they were born with - a 'joke' on the village WhatsApp group asks of they only became policemen because the universal credit form was too hard.

 

[ddraig]

My partner is a housing officer and has been wfh, mostly reassuring tenants that no action will be taken against them during the crisis and providing resources and helping them to claim etc
Found out this morning that one of their tenants hung themselves and was discovered by another couple of tenants in the block who are now obviously in shock
Grim

 

[David Clapson]

I am about to become a violent anarchist - this may necessitate a career change...

The local filth have been making an absolute arse of themselves - my neighbour has said that he'll shoot them if they come on his land.

He's a farmer. Some dogshit thick copper came over while he was ploughing the field next to us and demanded to know why he was making unnecessary journeys....

They've gone mental - completely taken leave of what little wit they were born with - a 'joke' on the village WhatsApp group asks of they only became policemen because the universal credit form was too hard.

Christ on a bike. Where is that? It's about as bad as the police sergeant who tried to nick a shopkeeper for using chalk to do 2m spaces on the pavement for queuing customers.

 

[moomoo]

My partner is a housing officer and has been wfh, mostly reassuring tenants that no action will be taken against them during the crisis and providing resources and helping them to claim etc
Found out this morning that one of their tenants hung themselves and was discovered by another couple of tenants in the block who are now obviously in shock
Grim

Oh, that’s just awful. How sad.

 

[moomoo]

Christ on a bike. Where is that? It's about as bad as the police sergeant who tried to nick a shopkeeper for using chalk to do 2m spaces on the pavement for queuing customers.

We’ve been given letters to show the police in case we are stopped on the way to/from work. Clearly the uniform isn’t enough of a clue...

 

[t0bytoo]

Found out this morning that one of their tenants hung themselves and was discovered by another couple of tenants in the block who are now obviously in shock
Grim

That's really sad. It's terrifying to imagine the mental health challenges people are dealing with.

 

[ddraig]

Oh, that’s just awful. How sad.

That's really sad. It's terrifying to imagine the mental health challenges people are dealing with.

yup, and likely to get worse

 

[kebabking]

We’ve been given letters to show the police in case we are stopped on the way to/from work. Clearly the uniform isn’t enough of a clue...

My boss described them as 'a bunch of fucking witless shitgibbons..' this morning.

If we have a military coup I think the filth will be first against the wall. (I, of course, would oppose such an event with all my being - m'lud...).

 

[Badgers]

My partner is a housing officer and has been wfh, mostly reassuring tenants that no action will be taken against them during the crisis and providing resources and helping them to claim etc
Found out this morning that one of their tenants hung themselves and was discovered by another couple of tenants in the block who are now obviously in shock
Grim

FFS

There is going to be a lot of this to come and no amount of clapping or singing is going to help.

 

[YouSir]

I had the same
They just called me this morning
Call took 6m and 26s to process the claim

Have just gone online and requested an advance of £500 to be paid back over 12 months and it was approved online in less that 5m

Did you have to phone up to book that call or did they just do it?

 

[Badgers]

Did you have to phone up to book that call or did they just do it?

I did call (a while ago now) and got through fairly quickly. They said that they would call me. I got a confirmation of the call 'appointment' date but they called before then.

Don't think you need to call. Do it all online and your local centre will call you.

 

[bellaozzydog]

Down to 1.4 Gb of data on the sim

trying to get the office to pay some extra in locally so I can continue functioning ....... unlikely as every fucker is working from homeand the malls are all closed

in other news every single phone on the vessel started honking simultaneously. Very eerie. And everyone got a flashing warning sms message to stay off the streets for 24 hours while they “disinfected”

it’s getting surreal

 

[Louis MacNeice]

I was asked today to use my own car to deliver the post; not a problem as it's a Citroen Berlingo (same as the Peugeot Partners we use but with more seats and windows). I did explain that I wouldn't be doing it again as the car isn't reliable enough - intermittent over-heating problem and in dire need of a service - and that was all ok. It did feel really weird driving round in my own car with bags, trays and parcels in the back. People getting a little more wary; a lot more waving from the front window rather than opening the front door; also we are giving each other a wide berth when out on the street together.

All the best - Louis MacNeice

 

[cupid_stunt]

I was asked today to use my own car to deliver the post; not a problem as it's a Citroen Berlingo (same as the Peugeot Partners we use but with more seats and windows. I did explain that I wouldn't be doing it again as the car isn't reliable enough - intermittent over-heating problem and in need of a service - and that was all ok. It did feel really weird driving round in my own car with bags trays and parcels in the back. People getting a little more wary; a lot more waving from the front window rather than opening the front door; also we are giving each other a wide berth when out on the street together.

All the best - Louis MacNeice

Most insurance policies cover social, domestic & pleasure use, which includes driving to & from work, but not using it for work.

Does your insurance cover you for business use?

If not, you are basically driving without insurance.