Coronavirus

Lampwick 43 said:
So I tested positive for Covid. I was in contact with someone 2 weeks ago who ended up testing positive. They got their positive result on Monday, so I decided to get a test myself as a precaution. I had my test on Thursday, and just got my results back today.

I'm actually pretty shocked that I ended up testing positive. I have absolutely 0 symptoms right now, and I haven't had any noticeable symptoms at all anytime over the last 2 weeks. I have been self-quarantining since I first found out I had been potentially exposed, and will continue to isolate for at least the next 10 days.
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Sorry man ... but glad you have no symptoms and hope it stays that way.

My son's girlfriend caught it and she felt horrible for about 2 weeks (she is better now). My son had zero symptoms and also self isolated (they live together).
 
Shit. Work's policy has juast changed and they're trying to get us back into workplaces at least two days a week to boost town centre spending (not going to happen, mate, I'm not going to spend money in overpriced and unhealthy sandwich bars and coffee shops). It's a totally impractical political move.
 
Brigantium said:
Shit. Work's policy has juast changed and they're trying to get us back into workplaces at least two days a week to boost town centre spending (not going to happen, mate, I'm not going to spend money in overpriced and unhealthy sandwich bars and coffee shops). It's a totally impractical political move.
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Sad and weak, Brigantium, get out there and play your part.
 
I only properly know the situation in my own country, but I would prefer a model in which people who can work from home, could do so flexibly. If everything works, they could work from home entirely if they want to. If, like me, working from home isn't beneficial, they could work at the office 100%. Or something in between these two. The infection situation has been approximately the same for weeks, and quite a low level. It doesn't show signs of massive increase. But no, things can't be flexible, unnecessary rules must be obeyed without a regard for people's needs.
 
Well the inflexibility here is that they want to be seen to be championing town centres, even if it means massively overcrowded offices with bugger all ventilation and half a metre between work stations. Sod social interaction and 'skill sharing', everyone is always too busy to talk to each other anyway. Some people do work in the office and had that choice, now they're taking about extending hours and bringing people who were encouraged to work from home in on weekends just to be seen to be doing something for those poor commercial property portfolios who are losing out because they can't charge extortionate rents for coffee bars.
 
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Brigantium said:
Well the inflexibility here is that they want to be seen to be championing town centres, even if it means massively overcrowded offices with bugger all ventilation and half a metre between work stations. Sod social interaction and 'skill sharing', everyone is always too busy to talk to each other anyway. Some people do work in the office and had that choice, now they're taking about extending hours and bringing people who were encouraged to work from home in on weekends just to be seen to be doing something for those poor commercial property portfolios who are losing out because they can't charge extortionate rents for coffee bars.
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You hit the nail right on the head!
 
Correct. And the 'casual dining' chain market was saturated and in decline, small independent shops had long since been pushed out of town centres, bigger retailers had moved to purpose built out of town shopping centres (or were going increasingly online), and the property market was totally unsustainable.
 
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