About 5 callers in a row phoned LBC this morning saying that they were sure their children didn’t have COVID but that they showed symptoms so could not attend school again until tested.
They struggled like Jagger to get a test so their kids could get back to school.
This is a fucking problem that needs sorting. None of the kids tested positive and the parents even knew they probably didn’t have it but were forced to test.
They should be tested and there should be tests. Seems simple.
They are fatally incompetent. Their inability to do their job to a basic level is literally costing lives
But the Boris British spirit of the blitz will get us through! Keep calm and muddle through, till we can meet again! Sigh
He looked like he’d been told to go to his room with no tea last night in the HoC.
Wonder how often he sees his three-month-old kid.
That’s the thing, Tories just don’t care because they can’t make money from regular people.
It can’t be much with the schedule he must have.
I wouldn’t have thought so. Just that he looked absolutely fucked when MIlliband was laying into him at PMQs.
I just had a Covid swab at the local hospital (I have a small op on Friday). I couldn’t believe how far they rammed it up my nostril. It was practically touching my brain.
I noticed how far those sticks go into people’s mouth or nose.
Doesn’t appeal.
Wife’s friend had the throat swab and it triggered his gag reflex and he inhaled the whole thing. Made most the northern papers a couple of days ago I think.
Oh god I had this 3 days ago, feels like it’s touching back of your eyeball. I cried a little bit
I mentioned that I had a deviated septum and to please not shove it up my right nozzle, which they completely ignored and powered on straight through the barrier zone. Worst drive-through experience ever.
I guess Aberdeen has spare kits because they had the first regional lockdown after things opened up?
yeah 1000%. everyone seems to have caught this cold at the moment and people are flipping out like it’s the end of the world. having said that, everytime one of my kids coughs i’m like “this is it, this is how i die”
Furlough is done at the end of next month and we’ve had the ‘shit is going to hit the fan’ email round at work. Saying there’ll be redundancies, asking for voluntary redundancies or if people can work shorter working weeks etc.
But not to worry Matt has organised a Friday zoom quiz to boost morale.
Running a 4 hour workshop with a client tomorrow. Woefully unprepared for it, have been so busy that I haven’t had any time to prep. Have a feeling I’m going to die on my arse in front of everyone. Want to throw up.
24 hours to go.
They don’t know what you don’t know, if you know what I mean. You’ll do good!
Issue partly lies with schools and nurseries, who have to be careful which is understandable but it’s so common for them to get colds. My two year old had a temperature on Thursday, test on Friday that was inconclusive so had another on Monday with no results yet. They won’t let her back until they get a confirmed negative so in the meantime we’re all at home. I’m a teacher and her sister is in year 1. My wife has had a temperature all last night and today but can’t get a test so the only option appears to be that nobody leaves the house.
Edit: sounds a bit like I’m blaming schools which I’m not. None of this would be an issue if the testing system actually worked.
