[dazmond]

Do you think it's apt for a total lock down for get about work this is a moral issue

no i dont......this lockdown is pretty severe for the uk.....most people are sticking to the guidelines....i think on easter monday  the government will continue with it and review it again in another 3 weeks.....

im looking forward to 4 days off over the easter weekend as ive  been working as usual since the announcement.....my missus has been off the whole time as they had to shut down her shop 2 weeks ago.....the great thing is shes doing all the jobs around the house so i dont have to!

shes currently decorating the kitchen,last week she cleaned the garage out and all the garden and driveway.......every cloud and all that......

Will your mrs meet the criteria for the £10k business grant Daz? Think it needs to be a retail business and paying business rates. A lad I know got paid £10k into his bank today, he has a garage and so can also stay open.

no Danny(as she only rents a part of a building for her business) but she qualifies for the self employed grant so she should get a few grand in june.....but its all up in the air at the moment......

[harleyman]

We're starting to loose the plot ere

[deeege]

We're starting to loose the plot ere

Who’s we?

[tlwcs]

We're starting to loose the plot ere

Have you thought about going to work?

[Missing Link]

I love the mornings; it's just so quiet when I wake up.  No cars, no sounds, not even that background hum of aircraft.  Just lying there in the peace and quiet.

It's such a shame that hundreds of thousands are dying all around the world.

It is quiet though.

[dazmond]

We're starting to loose the plot ere

 ive been ruthlessly efficient(which is normal for me)over the last month in regards to work and the whole coronavirus crisis...apart from adhering to a few common sense/social distancing guidelines then its been business as usual for me.......

[kiral1404]

The government won't want to increase the level of lockdown. Financially it would bankrupt the country, thats why the lock down was vague initially.
There will come a time in next week or two the government will realise that financially and mentally the lockdown will start doing more harm than good.
Like weighing scales really, sad fact but true in life.
The longer lockdown goes on the more bankrupt we'll become
Gonna make austerity look like a piece of cake.

Let's hope the World Bank writes off every countries debt incurred from Covid19

[AuRavelling79]

We're starting to loose the plot ere

 ive been ruthlessly efficient(which is normal for me)over the last month in regards to work and the whole coronavirus crisis...apart from adhering to a few common sense/social distancing guidelines then its been business as usual for me.......

Thanks for letting us know, Daz. I don't think you've mentioned that before. 

[nathankaye]

Or

[James Styles]

I think the lockdown restrictions will stay the same, I think from end of May the restrictions will be lifted but social distancing encouraged.

[gary999]

Numbers of deaths haven't climbed as expected and if the numbers start to drop  after the peak which seems to different
sources will be between 12th and 20th April..i can see some measures being lifted by early May...This situation clearly will be
monitored closely...social distancing measures of some type will be with us for a long time and we may have to re enter lockdown
if we hit any bumps in the road...No doubt there will be another 3 week lockdown put in place after this one which will take us to early May...Personally i can sit it out until then , after that one way or another i will have stick my head above the parapet and get on with it.

[nathankaye]

The only talk about harder measures on the lock down is due to people still not taking this seriously enough! 
Theres plenty of cases on social media who just point blank refuse to conform, that is until it effects them or their family member and they start to sing a whole different tune.

There was talk on the radio bbc1 newa that they are considering reopening schools soon!!

Bringing it back around to work though, it would be nice if they did do a full lockdown. 1st for the health side of the arguement and 2nd to help with finances.  For me, i used mine keeping my family afloat since december till now. At least we have the help of the grant to top our earnings up at the moment. Yet if there was a total ban, hopefully the government would blanket freeze council tax, gas/electric bills etc etc and so everyone has a fighting chance financially so that we all have jobs to go back to.  As we all know, we need the general public to keep theirs or we wont be kept on by them

[Jonny Swirljet]

This thread is a clear case of "Stockholm syndrome"

[deeege]

The only talk about harder measures on the lock down is due to people still not taking this seriously enough! 
Theres plenty of cases on social media who just point blank refuse to conform, that is until it effects them or their family member and they start to sing a whole different tune.

There was talk on the radio bbc1 newa that they are considering reopening schools soon!!

Bringing it back around to work though, it would be nice if they did do a full lockdown. 1st for the health side of the arguement and 2nd to help with finances.  For me, i used mine keeping my family afloat since december till now. At least we have the help of the grant to top our earnings up at the moment. Yet if there was a total ban, hopefully the government would blanket freeze council tax, gas/electric bills etc etc and so everyone has a fighting chance financially so that we all have jobs to go back to.  As we all know, we need the general public to keep theirs or we wont be kept on by them

You know you can speak to your local authority, utility bills and any credit card/loans already Nathan and get them to give you payment holidays if you are struggling.

[Slacky]

I love the mornings; it's just so quiet when I wake up.  No cars, no sounds, not even that background hum of aircraft.  Just lying there in the peace and quiet.

It's such a shame that hundreds of thousands are dying all around the world.

It is quiet though.

I know what you mean. I had to go shopping yesterday. A quick in and out of town. Ive been generally shopping in the local shop but needed a slightly larger shop, so trotted off. The place was deserted. The only teo shops open out of probably 150 shops were Sainsburys and a chemist. Wierd but peaceful and quite cathartic.

The roads being quiet is strange. There isnt a sound from outside currently. I think we’ll all remember this time but it is really sad that behind it all people are dying and will continue to do so. Maybe me.

[Stoots]

Nope i dont think its needed yet.

This thing will grow, peak, plateau then decline.

Italy and spain are showing signs that they have already peaked, if we follow suit we shouldnt be far behind, in fact new cases last couple of days have been stable.

Theres no need to shut down the economy altogether unless this totally gets out of hand, which it hasnt as of yet, in a week or two we should start to see the effects of the lockdown.

The Gov have done the maths on this, if and when further action is needed im sure they will call it.

Maybe those who have decided to stop work are hoping for a full lockdown to make them feel better. How gutted will you be if in a few weeks this starts to subside and you could have worked for two months 

We’ll only lose 20% of any profit  . Get paid 80% to stay home? No brainer 👍

Nope, you'll get that anyway on top of what you could have earned. Instead of surviving you could be thriving!

[Dave Willis]

Nathan, I’ve been using my earnings to keep the family afloat for the last thirty years.

[nathankaye]

Nathan, I’ve been using my earnings to keep the family afloat for the last thirty years.

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[dazmond]

i picked up another 2 jobs today so thats 7 new jobs in 2 weeks.....lovely day weather wise too.just get out there and get working!

[Slacky]

I have to say I am surprised how many new enquires Im getting at the moment.

Picked up a roof-cleaning job as well this morning. It doesn't seem to affect some people. If I had a window cleaner he'd be down the road at the moment so far as I'm concerned.