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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 25, 2020 7:29:12 GMT
.... does not quite cover it really
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 25, 2020 8:45:46 GMT
NOOOOOOOOOO.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 25, 2020 10:59:23 GMT
We are now getting daily updates from work about community services. Yet again no mention of my service. We are universally internally hated and that would seem to extend to during a pandemic. So here I am working from home in a service they STILL won't acknowledge!!!
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Mar 25, 2020 11:05:23 GMT
We are now getting daily updates from work about community services. Yet again no mention of my service. We are universally internally hated and that would seem to extend to during a pandemic. So here I am working from home in a service they STILL won't acknowledge!!! -Ralph When the dust settles and you are in a new job - go public on this shit. NAME AND FUCKING SHAME. |
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Post by Benn on Mar 25, 2020 16:27:07 GMT
Agreed. That’s absolutely terrible behaviour.
Meanwhile, I’m trying to decide the best way to stick broken glass to a canvas.
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Mar 25, 2020 16:54:17 GMT
Metaphor?
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Post by Pinwig on Mar 25, 2020 17:01:47 GMT
Weirdest teaching day ever. I spent most of it with a cloth in one hand to wipe everything the children touched and a metre stick in the other to constantly measure the distance between them was at least two metres.
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Mar 25, 2020 18:22:43 GMT
Gah, longer day than planned. Logged on to work laptop 7am, logged off 5.45pm. Lunchtime nature walk a life-saver. Need some Batman tonight. And a glass of sherry.
Still, weather's lovely.
Martin
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Mar 25, 2020 18:24:08 GMT
I’m trying to decide the best way to stick broken glass to a canvas. The best way is to stick it before breaking it. Martin |
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Post by Benn on Mar 25, 2020 18:45:20 GMT
See, you’d think that, wouldn’t you? But no, the glass must be pre-broken.
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Post by Benn on Mar 25, 2020 18:45:56 GMT
Sadly not. Fine art is a tricky thing at times. |
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 25, 2020 19:55:22 GMT
Work stress reached a peak, which is a big lesson that I need to manage it somewhat better.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 25, 2020 20:18:43 GMT
Been up since 3 a BIG ball of worry about having traipsed the virus all over the house,
Fortunately a friend of Liz and I was due in to do a deep clean and was able to set my mind at rest: her husband is a disaster recovery expert for a mission group and is well up on the survival times for the bug. I had got myself in a big knot unnecessarily.
House now deep cleaned. Chances of any remaining are as close to zero as you can get.
Which is really good as there are now THREE people in the house: Jonathan and Liz are here.
Tomorrow there will briefly be a fourth: BT are sending an engineer out to fix my broadband and landline. We will shelter upstairs while he is here and derp clean lady will come back 3 hours after.
I need to learn how to manage anxiety on objects coming into the house.
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 25, 2020 20:36:56 GMT
When things calm down with your house and stuff, Jen and I will use the power of Zoom to do an online virtual visit! Online crafting!
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 25, 2020 22:44:47 GMT
Tomorrow is phone and Internet day. Exciting. There is a plan. Will feel odd sheltering in the house upstairs!
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Mar 26, 2020 6:26:07 GMT
Will feel odd sheltering in the house upstairs! You've got a house upstairs now?! The renovations are more extensive than I realised! Martin |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 26, 2020 8:45:06 GMT
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Mar 26, 2020 8:56:16 GMT
Nice to see the family reunited!
Martin
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 26, 2020 8:57:31 GMT
Morning all!
Best night's sleep for a week, Thank You Lord! Six hours sleep 11-5 :-)
Slight panic when I woke up that I was feeling a bit warm, especially round the cheeks, then I realised my sinuses were blocked again. A little digging reveals I have classic Sinusitis symptoms. Now that can develop into a chest infection, which might get a little scary for those and those around me but we know it might be coming so pray against that.
The big one today is the BT Engineer visit, bit of a scary thing letting an unknown into the house but needs must. The plan is to shelter upstairs for three hours post visit and then clean round where he's been. All the furniture is going to be moved to the opposite end of the room.
And that's what Thursday looks like. Yes it is a Thursday, I never could get the hang of Thursdays......
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 26, 2020 17:07:16 GMT
Reduced to tears by Workplace today. Thankgoodness my partner was there.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 26, 2020 20:51:39 GMT
Absolutely dreading work tomorrow. Genuinely full of dread. Nothing I do is any good. I'm more fearful of that than the pandemic.
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Mar 26, 2020 20:59:16 GMT
Deep breaths, chum. That is not true. And don't let your employer convince you of that.
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Post by Shockprowl on Mar 26, 2020 22:22:01 GMT
Nothing I do is any good. I think that's your work talking. Not you. |
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 26, 2020 23:04:12 GMT
Can't sleep with worry about work.
-Ralph
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Post by Jim on Mar 27, 2020 8:21:13 GMT
Oh no, sorry to hear that Ralph. I've been there too, and very recently. It'll get better!
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Post by Jim on Mar 27, 2020 8:29:56 GMT
Work is a bit more rubbish than usual at the moment, some very suspect, and bad, decisions being made by the management. If it weren't for the other things on my mind right now I'd probably be much more angry than I am.
End of first week working solely from home, finding it very hard to concentrate (though I'm not going to blame myself for this given the circumstances), and there have been Too Many Meetings. If they keep up this pace of remote meetings I'm going to need to get a proper headset, the headphones I've been using start to hurt my ears by the end of the day.
On the other hand it's given me more time and energy to play with my daughter after work, and I've been doing more drawing as well. Times like this I really notice just how tiring commuting can be, let alone time consuming.
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 27, 2020 8:38:15 GMT
Could hardly sleep. Kept worrying about work. Terrified of switching my work phone and laptop on today. I can cope with a pandemic but I can't cope with my job.
-Ralph
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Mar 27, 2020 8:46:55 GMT
If they keep up this pace of remote meetings I'm going to need to get a proper headset, the headphones I've been using start to hurt my ears by the end of the day. I'm not using my headset at all, it's too painful. I'm just using the laptop's built-in speakers and mic. Martin |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 27, 2020 9:40:29 GMT
Morning all,
A little slow out the blocks on usual business this am, apologies. There were things that needed doing here.
Poll etc in a bit when I'm more organised.
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 27, 2020 11:00:31 GMT
Nervous wreck. 2 hours into work and nothing bad has happened yet but I still jump every time the work phone or laptop pings. 5pm can't get here quick enough. I sent off a grovelling 'will try better' email. Hopefully that will keep them off my back for a day.
-Ralph
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