TheGingerQuiff 2412 Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 A bit like The Northern Echo writing s series of paid-for articles on the 100 year anniversary of Cummins in Darlington last year and not printing a word about the thousands of redundancies globally, hundreds locally. As soon as Hitachi lay a few off they're all over it. I keep questioning editor Peter Barron about it on Twitter but he won't reply. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGingerQuiff 2412 Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Been called back for my second interview. Rang me today asking to see me asap then arranged it for tomorrow. Sounds like they need people quick. C'mon the coronavirus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawb 3660 Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Nice one, what’s it for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34558 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 10 hours ago, TheGingerQuiff said: Been called back for my second interview. Rang me today asking to see me asap then arranged it for tomorrow. Sounds like they need people quick. C'mon the coronavirus Good luck mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34558 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 From what I've read, every other nation that's extracting people from Wuhan Province is quarantining them for 14 days to avoid any risk of contagion - for example, Australians will be quarantined on Christmas Island. So what do we do? Tell them to quarantine themselves in their own house for 14 days. So we're just gonna trust some fucking bubblehead not to decide after a week that there's nowt wrong with them and that it's pub night so, you know.... Unreal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34558 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 37 minutes ago, Gemmill said: From what I've read, every other nation that's extracting people from Wuhan Province is quarantining them for 14 days to avoid any risk of contagion - for example, Australians will be quarantined on Christmas Island. So what do we do? Tell them to quarantine themselves in their own house for 14 days. So we're just gonna trust some fucking bubblehead not to decide after a week that there's nowt wrong with them and that it's pub night so, you know.... Unreal. This has now changed and it looks like they'll be quarantined at a military base. Thank fuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 4964 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Anyone think we're going to be into the hundreds of thousands with this one? I'm not entirely sure I trust China's reporting on this tbh, I suspect that the number will have been minimised in order to allow them to get things as under control as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 12767 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Hope I get it when they've cracked the cure. I fancy a few days off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGingerQuiff 2412 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 (edited) Is it the already-frail that it's wiping out or should strapping man-gods be fearful too? Anyway my interview for a global maker of respiratory masks went canny. Boom time! Edited January 29, 2020 by TheGingerQuiff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 30442 Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 On 28/01/2020 at 21:31, TheGingerQuiff said: Been called back for my second interview. Rang me today asking to see me asap then arranged it for tomorrow. Sounds like they need people quick. C'mon the coronavirus Hope you get it. The job, not the virus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19832 Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 22 hours ago, Rayvin said: Anyone think we're going to be into the hundreds of thousands with this one? I'm not entirely sure I trust China's reporting on this tbh, I suspect that the number will have been minimised in order to allow them to get things as under control as possible. i expect complete transparency from the chinese authorities 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 38786 Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 7 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said: i expect comprete tlansparency from the chinese autholities FYP And leported myself for lacism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34558 Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/jan/29/tv-piracy-saudi-newcastle-takeover-beheadings-crucifixions-mike-ashley 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34558 Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 An Italian cruise ship with 6000 passengers on has been quarantined after two Chinese passengers look to be exhibiting Coronavirus symptoms (they arrived in Europe on 25th Jan). This boat has already visited a number of ports including Marseille, and you'd have to assume other passengers will by now be infected. This is how this shit gets its tentacles into Europe.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 3981 Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Cruise ships are giant sewers of disease at the best of times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 17815 Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Take it out to the ocean and scuttle it, to be on the safe side. Amd nuke Marseilles. Its difficult to know how much of a threat this virus really is and if we can practically stop its spread. I thought coronavirus was one of the pathogens implicated in the common cold, so I'm surprised at the response to this strain. As for stopping its spread, we had global influenza pandemics before air travel, so I think containment may be difficult anyway. So is this media hype or something really serious? A lot of experts are suggesting the former, but it doesn't tie in with China building new hospitals etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGingerQuiff 2412 Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 7 hours ago, Alex said: Hope you get it. The job, not the virus Cheers, I start on Monday. Fuck I must be impressive. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 16708 Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 I love how Gem babes is absolutely shitting his pants over this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 16708 Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 37 minutes ago, TheGingerQuiff said: Cheers, I start on Monday. Fuck I must be impressive. Nice one. Is your throat sore? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGingerQuiff 2412 Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 2 minutes ago, wykikitoon said: I love how Gem babes is absolutely shitting his pants over this. He's already half machine isn't he? His human half would probably struggle to bat something like this off 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 17815 Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 It'll either be this or a microwave oven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34558 Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Hey arseholes, I'm pretty sure I had it last week. 3 days off work and I beat the fuck out of it. I'm not sure you lot will be so fortunate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 3206 Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 2 hours ago, Monkeys Fist said: FYP And leported myself for lacism. Fucking plick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34558 Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 18 minutes ago, TheGingerQuiff said: He's already half machine isn't he? His human half would probably struggle to bat something like this off Check out this bloke working on your next redundancy package. 😉 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 16708 Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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