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Inexplicable Humblebrag posted:jesus how high's he set the pressure Ha, one step closer to living the dream. I've been looking through my back catalogue of games for something to do and escape reality. Neverwinter Nights? Nope, starts you off in a plague infected city. Dying Light? See above! Deus Ex? Gray death... Borderlands 2? Awesome! Until I got to the town of Lookout, which involves missions helping people trapped in their homes. Hell, one of the quest givers is even wearing a drat surgical mask. Guess I'm playing through New Vegas again for like the 6th time... It'll be a warm up for the future.
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I didn't get the memo about clapping for the NHS and when it started I thought a public execution or something was happening edit: also I managed to hold out until today before buying a bottle of rum and I'm now trying out different beard styles that I have thus far avoided in publci Lemon fucked around with this message at 20:21 on Apr 4, 2020 |
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Apr 4, 2020 20:17
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lib dem voters will ensure it continues 8pm every thursday forever
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Apr 4, 2020 20:20
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Valko posted:Ha, one step closer to living the dream. I'm actually consuming (no pun) more zombie media than I would normally do recently and finding it quite therapeutic in a weird way. I'm finding working from home pretty tough as a mental health worker that can't see patients (asthma) so can only interact with my crazies via phone. Everything takes three times longer than it used to when you can't just go sort out a new electric key or whatever yourself, so bizarre Resident Evil etc puzzles to get a mundane item are quite appealing at the moment
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Apr 4, 2020 20:25
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Apr 4, 2020 20:29
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googled my energy supplier because i've got an old pay-as-you-go key electricity meter in this rental place that i haven't gotten swapped out. mostly just wanted to see whether there was a pay-online function, but got reading their stuff about people isolating due to coronavirus. real helpful, they were  please ensure you have your emergencies within the defined timeframes.
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I wasn't around to do an Irwin R. Schyster run-in on the earlier discussion, but most company directors I'm involved with will pay themselves the £719 per month to take them up to the limit of when they would begin to pay NI/tax, meaning they actually pay less tax that way than by taking dividends only, as well as it counting towards their NI contribution years for state pension eligibility. That's in fact so common that I'd almost be inclined to ignore the note they've made as not applicable if you don't take it and just claim under the self-employed scheme Technically I'm not sure that my professional advice can be "just grab everything you can and worry about how it works later", but as a counterpoint, all money is make-believe and with the volumes involved HMRC are going to struggle to audit anything beyond the most obviously bullshit claims.
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Inexplicable Humblebrag posted:googled my energy supplier because i've got an old pay-as-you-go key electricity meter in this rental place that i haven't gotten swapped out. If anyone needs to contact British Gas for whatever reason, use the live chat, they dealt with the issue as quickly as one could hope. Don't bother with the phone line it's a robot that doesn't understand anything and at one point asked me if I wanted to change a water meter. A few providers will send out prepaid cards/keys for those self isolating (though maybe only during business hours). Just in general but especially after 4 hours of phonecalls and outright lies the other day, , gently caress Scottish Power, absolute parasitic shitshow.
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FullLeatherJacket posted:I wasn't around to do an Irwin R. Schyster run-in on the earlier discussion, but most company directors I'm involved with will pay themselves the £719 per month to take them up to the limit of when they would begin to pay NI/tax, meaning they actually pay less tax that way than by taking dividends only, as well as it counting towards their NI contribution years for state pension eligibility. You do have a very large head so I can believe all of this
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FullLeatherJacket posted:disclaimer: while the reference to Irwin R Schyster would imply a level of tax knowledge, it is actually to be read purely that i am disturbingly sweaty and profoundly inappropriately dressed for the main day-to-day requirements of me And you have a hueg head!!!
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NonzeroCircle posted:If anyone needs to contact British Gas for whatever reason, use the live chat, they dealt with the issue as quickly as one could hope. Don't bother with the phone line it's a robot that doesn't understand anything and at one point asked me if I wanted to change a water meter. I got an "Advice about your prepayment meter: Coronavirus update" card through my door from Scottish Power. It said, "Where possible, keep more credit in your prepayment meter than you normally would." and "If you can't leave your home, ask family or friends for their help to top up your key or card." That was pretty much it. loving outstanding advice for anyone struggling.
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Bape Culture posted:And you have a hueg head!!! I'm hoping that when I wear my mask to the co-op (for my essential supplies of pickled onion monster munch and off-brand energy drink) that people will confuse it for one of those two-tone hot air balloons and find some brief joy in these dark and plague-ridden times
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Apr 5, 2020 11:08
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monkeytennis posted:Went for a walk around the village earlier and saw an old guy walking his dog wearing a mask (the man, not the dog). Around his neck. What is the point of that? Probably because nobody was nearby. My guess is, that if you walked up to him to talk to him, he would put it on.
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Sneak Lemming posted:Probably because nobody was nearby. My guess is, that if you walked up to him to talk to him, he would put it on. Yeah that was my first thought too.
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Has anyone had any luck with market deliveries? We camped for those after 11 p.m. but they go away like in an instant. Luckily my local Turkish market helps me with orders so I can pick those up from the delivery door without going inside and it's within walking distance (if any goons need help with ordering foodstuff near Elephant and Castle, just hit me up I can help to arrange things). Galewolf fucked around with this message at 15:39 on Apr 5, 2020 |
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Apr 5, 2020 15:30
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Sneak Lemming posted:Probably because nobody was nearby. My guess is, that if you walked up to him to talk to him, he would put it on. We walked straight past him on the path and he said a cheerful ‘morning!’ Maybe if we’d not given enough space he’d have put it on
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monkeytennis posted:We walked straight past him on the path and he said a cheerful ‘morning!’ Maybe if we’d not given enough space he’d have put it on Given that you live in Midsommer, this is where we play 'guess monkeytennis's ethnicity and age'
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Shut up Meg posted:Given that you live in Midsommer, this is where we play 'guess monkeytennis's ethnicity and age' If you live in Midsommer you'll be murdered LONG before the 'roni kicks in...
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I'm counting the people I see wearing one plastic glove so they can constantly use their phone in the supermarket. Although I say counting, I lost count around 8, so it might just have been 8 (it wasn't just 8). Also 2 people wearing a mask just over their mouth. This is in London, which explains why we're the epicentre. Sorry.
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Apr 5, 2020 19:04
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i've been trying to not go out unless it's really essential because i'm in one of the more disease-ridden boroughs. from what i can see on my street i'm really not surprised we're in such a bad way also the buzzing whine of lovely scooter engines driven by delivery drivers is slowly driving me mad
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Apr 5, 2020 19:08
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hockey jockey posted:I'm counting the people I see wearing one plastic glove so they can constantly use their phone in the supermarket. Although I say counting, I lost count around 8, so it might just have been 8 (it wasn't just 8). Also 2 people wearing a mask just over their mouth. This is in London, which explains why we're the epicentre. Sorry. Very few people here glove properly. Those who do are generally doing other things right and so don't need to glove. I see quite a few people wearing masks correctly, but whether they're putting them on and taking them off properly - let alone sterilising them properly - is anyone's guess.
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I know so many people not taking this seriously and it's driving me completely insane. One of them is oscilating between 'I hope I don't get it, I can't deal with being ill, I'm so terrified!' and 'Doing some home lockdown workouts with my three friends I've invited over!' and I want to throttle her.
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TTerrible posted:I know so many people not taking this seriously and it's driving me completely insane. One of them is oscilating between 'I hope I don't get it, I can't deal with being ill, I'm so terrified!' and 'Doing some home lockdown workouts with my three friends I've invited over!' and I want to throttle her. A friend of mine's son broke our public health orders to go motorbike riding on a mate's property. He hit a kangaroo and shattered his wrist. He's now put the entire household at risk, including his immunocompromised mother and his elderly grandfather. I have no sympathy for him whatsoever.
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My partner and I went down to lidl for the weekly shop. We took the long way there but on the way back our bags were heavy so walked our normal route through london fields. Jesus christ, so many people, including at least 2 couples sat on the grass having a loving picnic.
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You should have shat on their picnic Should be in the public information film, that. "If you see people having a picnic, you must poo poo on their picnic. For the good of the country." 
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Lolie posted:I see quite a few people wearing masks correctly, but whether they're putting them on and taking them off properly - let alone sterilising them properly - is anyone's guess. el dingo posted:My partner and I went down to lidl for the weekly shop. I've been putting off going for as long as possible, but I'm out of fruit and milk and I ate a pack of Sugarpuffs because they are fortified with vitamins. Are the shelves getting full? What restrictions are there? crispix posted:You should have shat on their picnic
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el dingo posted:My partner and I went down to lidl for the weekly shop. We took the long way there but on the way back our bags were heavy so walked our normal route through london fields. Jesus christ, so many people, including at least 2 couples sat on the grass having a loving picnic. I do feel for people who don’t have gardens - I spent the whole day in mine and then had a BBQ. The warmer the weather gets it’s going to be worse for people stuck in their flats.
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Whilst I don't agree with the people flocking to the parks in the slightest, especially when they aren't even practicing social distancing, I do understand that not everyone is in the same lucky position as I am and have a largish garden to spend time in if I do want to go outside or let the dogs out. There's the expected baying for blood and £1000 fines and all that Daily Mail poo poo on social media ("hurr if they're from London they probably don't even speak English" *posted from my Cotswalds Holiday Home*) . I'm not sure what a realistic repercussion for this is, there should absolutely be something in place but as a lot of people are already struggling for funds and those doing this are likely not to have an outside space of their own then fines probably aren't a feasible way forward. making GBS threads on picnics it is. Shame that it isn't pissing down like it normally is.
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Boris is in hospital, they say it's precautionary. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-52177125
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johnson with corona, i know, i know, it's serious johnson with corona i know, i know it's really serious
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NonzeroCircle posted:Whilst I don't agree with the people flocking to the parks in the slightest, especially when they aren't even practicing social distancing, I do understand that not everyone is in the same lucky position as I am and have a largish garden to spend time in if I do want to go outside or let the dogs out. Worse is the religious groups just taking the piss and still attending services, and having 100 people go to a funeral. That seems much easier to crack down on though.
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Shut up Meg posted:What's the correct method to sterilise a mask at home? Is it something I can do at home with Fairey Liquid and some sticky-backed plastic? For corona just leave it somewhere for three days between uses. The viable virus doesn't survive that long on anything but clean stainless steel surfaces.
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Panic! At The Tesco posted:Boris is in hospital, they say it's precautionary. If he does die, I wonder how many of his kids will be in his will?
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el dingo posted:My partner and I went down to lidl for the weekly shop. We took the long way there but on the way back our bags were heavy so walked our normal route through london fields. Jesus christ, so many people, including at least 2 couples sat on the grass having a loving picnic. I walked my dog from Well Street Common to London Fields this morning, and everyone was behaving themselves. The five-o were even moving people on if they weren’t visibly exercising, the only large group was about 6 homeless dudes on the sheep statues.
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NonzeroCircle posted:I'm not sure what a realistic repercussion for this is, there should absolutely be something in place but as a lot of people are already struggling for funds and those doing this are likely not to have an outside space of their own then fines probably aren't a feasible way forward. making GBS threads on picnics it is. Can we bring back the stocks? Barry White posted:If he does die, I wonder how many of his kids will be in his will? sassassin posted:For corona just leave it somewhere for three days between uses. The viable virus doesn't survive that long on anything but clean stainless steel surfaces. wooger posted:Worse is the religious groups just taking the piss and still attending services, and having 100 people go to a funeral. E: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3NAx3tsy-k Shut up Meg fucked around with this message at 21:58 on Apr 5, 2020 |
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Shut up Meg posted:What's it like down the supermarkets at the moment? We queued for about 30 mins before we got to the door, security told us only one could go in so I hung around in the carpark. According to my partner: stocks are varied, plenty of meat and veg but canned goods were low or just gone. Been like that for a while. She was complaining that the person behind her in the checkout queue was on top of her until the cashier told them to back off. Regarding the picnic, yeah we totally understand people have no outdoor space because we're in that same tiny boat. We're in a first floor studio flat, the only separate room is the bathroom. Our only comfort there is large, slide up windows that get a lot of sun so we put our chairs up next to it, pour a couple drinks and get some UV rays in the face. We also took a good walk around for exercise but we don't linger anywhere or stop and chat with anyone. Felt real bad for someone else today on kingsland road, dunno if someone hosed up their bacon sandwich but there was smoke billowing out the front door while they got whatever they could out. Real poo poo time for a house fire
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Barry White posted:If he does die, I wonder how many of his kids will be in his will? Who do you think they are draining the blood out right now to keep him going.
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Shut up Meg posted:Can we bring back the stocks? You've cracked it! Space them 2 meters apart with a waist height wall divided into 2x2 meter cubicles a safe distance away for people to throw bogroll at them
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