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The famous supplier of plumbing, electrical and D.I.Y. stuff has removed all of its laminated catalogues that were previously on display, and some staff are wearing those sweaty black plastic gloves. Also the short pencils are no more. Also there is a one metre distance rule being enforced.


Z.
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    You can put me down for a couple or 3 Garibaldi , Lisa


    Regards


    OMS
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    John Peckham:

    I have seen an Army field hospital and it was manned(and womanned) by TA doctors and nurses. So whilst the army has some accommodation the staff already have full time jobs with the NHS. The government to save money a closed the military hospitals and made the majority of the staff redundant. So the 3 armed services have limited medical resources. 


    The Chinese built a 1000 bed hospital in 2 or 3 weeks. We could not do that as it would take 2 or 3 weeks to agree the fee proposal from a huge army of consultants if the process was fast tracked! Then endless meetings of "stake holders". I reckon with a fair wind they should be able to come up with a draft design in about 2 years. Either get the Chinese to do it or don't bother. You could of course requisition all the Premier Inns and just do the best you can but where will the medical staff come from? 


    I think the process of flattening the Boris's curve is our only option. 



    The government is taking over the ExCel centre in London as a temporary hospital.  It will start off at 500 beds, but with room to ramp up to 4000. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-52018477

     

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    Government must have read my post. Where will they get the medical staff? Perhaps the retired medics being called up will be staffing the new hospital?
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    John Peckham:

    Lisa


    Thanks for the virtual tea and biscuits. Could you start a forum members favourite biscuit competition?


    If Jaffa cakes are not allowed to be chosen as a biscuit I will have a fig roll. As it contains fruit it could be counted as one of your 5 a day, eat 5 and job done simples.




    You start it as a new topic John and I’ll supply a mug for the winner. ??


    However the winner will have to wait a while for their prize as my stash of goodies is in the office and I’m now working from home for the foreseeable. ?

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    Dad, is Coronavirus a living entity? Is it a pocket of order? How does it comply in its actions with entropy? I found this clevva bloke on the net who confuses me. What do you think dad?

    https://www.rt.com/shows/going-underground/483767-entropy-concept-universe-future/


    Z.
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    The present malady brings home the power of nature, and the frailty of mankind; it is only one of the species heading for Armageddon.


    Jaymack


    Sometimes I sits and thinks ............ other times I just sits. ?
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    I have had a phone call from the local S'fix branch cancelling two outstanding orders and telling me to phone the call centre to ask for refunds as they won't be fulfilled, but the call centre phone line is closed so I have emailed them to see what happens, if anything.


    Andy B.
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    Sparkingchip:

    I have had a phone call from the local S'fix branch cancelling two outstanding orders and telling me to phone the call centre to ask for refunds as they won't be fulfilled, but the call centre phone line is closed so I have emailed them to see what happens, if anything.


    Andy B.




    Another good reason to hold adequate stocks of every day materials. But obviously we can't stock everything like special items.


    Z.


     

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    Stable door, horse and bolted?
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    John Peckham:

    Government must have read my post. Where will they get the medical staff? Perhaps the retired medics being called up will be staffing the new hospital?




    Ventilators on the news again tonight. This is rather like addressing the matter of capacity for undertaking all those new landlords' reports by buying more multifunction testers.  You need to know how to use them. Just who is going to staff the critical care beds? ??

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