Mark J

Given that you freely admit you're not up to GCSE maths, I think your crunching of the numbers is irrelevant. " Thankfully my Wifes the smart one out of us so she's been very studious with the kids. As shes also doing her Degree from home she's been able to help our 16 year old with maths and Physics, something Id not have a clue in. "

I clearly know nothing.

Nope, I just look at how S. Korea have handled it. I think they had 1 new case yesterday. I can't be arsed pulling up graphs or charts, but the data is there. The gov had plenty of warning, yet, hey ho 'Herd immunity' and 'Take it on the chin'. I care not about political affiliation. I judge people by their actions, the powers that be aren't looking after our interests. Change my mind.

How so? I'm yet to see anything positive about the way the gov has conducted themselves. I'm happy to be enlightened though.

The election was ages ago. Tories won, get over it. They're the only people responsible for the mismanagement of this shitshow. Not Corbyn, not anyone else. This is entirely their play and they're killing people.

I was getting to that point. I was taking the long way round to accomodate the hard of thinking.

No, they're not. If you believe that then you need your head read. 1% world population, 10% of cases. That's not doing well.

Tell me again how well the government is handling things? Deathtoll doesn't look too good from my position.

Fawning over tories is a bit inhumane. Like.

Geography probably does have a part in it all. My mate in Kent charges £180 a day and he's turning work away. Luck plays a part too.

If you know what you're doing then yes. Few things are simple, you need to put time and effort into anything you want to be good at.

I agree with that. £180 is easier on the eye than £200+. I could carry out most tree works, a nifty climber lets me run the ropes and saves money, which I enjoy. Sad thing is, 15 years ago a decent climber was on £150 ish a day.

I'd go a bit further Steve. I reckon that top climbers should be on 200+ a day. When you factor in all the factors, a top climber will earn you much more than that. I suppose it depends on the dynamics of the job. I don't do much contracting anymore but I have a few numbers in my phone that would make the game easier, if I decide to play it again.

It seems that the gov has realised that banks aren't lending to small businesses. The tories always want to use someone elses cash first. Anyhoo, this may be of help to some folk on here, as of 4th of May: Apply for a coronavirus Bounce Back Loan - GOV.UK WWW.GOV.UK This scheme will help small and medium-sized businesses affected by coronavirus (COVID-19) to apply for loans of up...

A suspected Covid-19 male patient is lying in bed in the hospital, wearing an oxygen mask over his mouth and nose. A young student female nurse appears and gives him a partial sponge bath. "Nurse,"' he mumbles from behind the mask, "are my testicles black?" Embarrassed, the young nurse replies, "I don't know, Sir. I'm only here to wash your upper body and feet." He struggles to ask again, "Nurse, please check for me. Are my testicles black?" Concerned that he might elevate his blood pressure and heart rate from worrying about his testicles, she overcomes her embarrassment and pulls back the covers. She raises his gown, holds his manhood in one hand and his testicles gently in the other. She looks very closely and says, "There's nothing wrong with them, Sir. They look fine." The man slowly pulls off his oxygen mask, smiles at her, and says very slowly, "Thank you very much. That was wonderful. Now listen very, very, closely: "Are - my - test - results - back?"

The guy who wrote it knows what he's doing.

John Scott GROUND CONTROL TO CAPTAIN TOM. Ground control to captain Tom. Drink your protein shake And put your medals on Ground control to Captain Tom Commencing lock down Netflix on Check your mission And may the squads love be with you This is ground control to captain Tom You've easy beat Band aid And the papers want to know who cuts your hair Now it's time to leave the garden if you dare. This is Captain Tom to ground control I'm schlepping across the floor And I'm walking in the most peculiar way And my Zimmer from the path it shall not stray For here am I sitting on a bed pan As a virus got the world Planet has the flu And there's f**k all we can do. Though I've wandered further than a mile I'm treating it like drill And I think the clip of this government goes to show They don't really love the NHS WE KNOW! Ground control to Captain Tom your hearing aid's dead there's something wrong Can you hear me captain Tom (What's that son) Can you hear me captain Tom (You'll have to speak up) Can you hear me captain Tom (two sugars please) For here am I sitting on a bed pan As a virus got the world Planet has the flu And there's f**k all we can do.

Perhaps she's summoned up some demons. To be fair, I would if I got the grief she's had.

I had fun in Munich. Good money, high standard of work.

I had a job selling corporate hospitality once. I have no idea if they actually came up with the goods or not, I doubt they did. It involved cold-calling with a standard cancellation script. The only criteria was that the target company had a turnover of over a million and that we could pitch the sales director only. I got 10% of their 2k fee for each 'Table for twelve' I sold. This was pre-internet, so cheques were faxed as soon as they were hooked.

That also explains alot.

Maybe so, but joe public, would consider gloves to consist of 'a pair'. It's misdirection at best. What about the other numbers