Who’s going to work today?

[eggsarascal]

4 minutes ago, Jack.P said:

Ended up doing domestic fencing jobs all week but having thought about it more wish I had just stayed at home or did a job bit more out of the way

materials now difficult to get hold of

Sounds like your lucky, now't going on bar the rent around these parts.

[Puffingbilly413]

4 hours ago, 5 shires said:

 

You obviously haven’t got any work.

I do hope you get the irony of your post...

[Ty Korrigan]

21 hours ago, topchippyles said:

Guys any one ever seen one of these 

 

Yes, these are fairly common in the West of France on former thatched houses.

 Stuart

[5 shires]

5 minutes ago, Puffingbilly413 said:

I do hope you get the irony of your post...

That horse has bolted now fella so move on..I have.

Edited March 31, 2020 by 5 shires

[Puffingbilly413]

3 minutes ago, 5 shires said:

That horse has bolted now fella so move on..I have.

You've moved on? Hopefully to a position where you've stopped work and observing some form of lockdown like the majority whose work is not essential to beating this thing back.  Sooner you get it, sooner we can all go back to work.

[eggsarascal]

4 hours ago, 5 shires said:

 

You obviously haven’t got any work.

Neither have I, is that something to be ashamed about when you've been a grafter all your life?, we're in strange times.

[scraggs]

6 minutes ago, eggsarascal said:

Neither have I, is that something to be ashamed about when you've been a grafter all your life?, we're in strange times.

No it isn't, today's figures look grim and I don't like to be a scare monger but without people doing what has been asked it will look scarily worse, anyone who tries to liken this to the flu doesn't understand anything about a "Novel Corona Virus" and should stay in for their own safety.
I take my hat off to anyone who stopped or shut down.
I am gutted this week to learn that of all the firms I spoke to on Tuesday morning that agreed they would shut down, there is only 2 of us that did, It's bloody depressing to know those tossers are out there carrying on and taking some of the work we should be doing, but then my family are far more important to me than anything else.

[Ty Korrigan]

Working as a team of two, 4 days this week.

I have a bottle of vanilla scented alcohol and tissues ready to wipe any surfaces such as the krab, pulley I send to the climber and my gloves (List is not exhaustive) 

The chipper and truck are my domain.

The climber has his own transport.

He climbs on srt so it takes a minute or less to ascend a tree so coming down to fill his own saw isn't an issue.

I sent up the Longboy after drenching it in alcohol.

The rope is a vector, not just for Covid-19 but typhoid, cholera, norovirus and toxoplasmosis but it's handled with gloves which are regularly drenched in alcohol.

Climber normally looks like a homeless guy in a harness but when I pointed out this virus has boosted his personal appearance and hygiene somewhat, he replied that he was back with his girlfriend.

Today he pushed the chipper twice, I wiped down those surfaces.

If this continues, I might even be tempted to polish the thing.

This morning, an elderly 'bourgeoisie' couple stopped on the footpath and had a go at the climber for working.

His reply was along the lines of "You have a fat retirement, I only have todays wage"

He's not lying, I'm his only employeur in this current situation and his van is trapped in a garage awaiting a new injector system.

Thursday and Friday for another local commune (council)

Police permission granted to work on the roadside.

I'm hoping to unscrew some new road signs and do a couple of cheeky fells.

Week after I'm hoping to get on with prioritising the jobs that might get cancelled or trimmed down if delayed longer. 

 I'm keen not to lose a centime now because I see a future of austerity ahead.

   Stuart

 

 

 

 

[eggsarascal]

6 minutes ago, scraggs said:

No it isn't, today's figures look grim and I don't like to be a scare monger but without people doing what has been asked it will look scarily worse, anyone who tries to liken this to the flu doesn't understand anything about a "Novel Corona Virus" and should stay in for their own safety.
I take my hat off to anyone who stopped or shut down.
I am gutted this week to learn that of all the firms I spoke to on Tuesday morning that agreed they would shut down, there is only 2 of us that did, It's bloody depressing to know those tossers are out there carrying on and taking some of the work we should be doing, but then my family are far more important to me than anything else.

Keith, I've got a few quid, not a lot, but a few quid from the sale of our bungalow. People who haven't got that bit of tut would be fucked, and I mean fucked. It's alright for some of us to sit at home, what happens to the rest of 'um?

[trigger_andy]

Just now, eggsarascal said:

Keith, I've got a few quid, not a lot, but a few quid from the sale of our bungalow. People who haven't got that bit of tut would be fucked, and I mean fucked. It's alright for some of us to sit at home, what happens to the rest of 'um?

I seriously dont understand how anyone who is self employed, and as such running a business does not have a money held back for emergencies? We're only 2 weeks into this yet it seems like folk are already on their knees. Whats their plan if they break a leg? Or anything that puts them outta work for 6-12 weeks?