DEANB:
gingerfold:
Sadly this morning I report the death of one of our drivers who worked out of this depot for the containers division. He self isolated last Monday with Covid-19 symptoms and passed away on Saturday night. He was 53 years old. We offer our sincere and heartfelt condolences to his wife and family. RIP Rob.
That is terrible news Graham. RIP to Rob.[/quote
Sad news indeed.My condolences to his family Graham.RIP Bob.
Chris Webb:
DEANB:
gingerfold:
Sadly this morning I report the death of one of our drivers who worked out of this depot for the containers division. He self isolated last Monday with Covid-19 symptoms and passed away on Saturday night. He was 53 years old. We offer our sincere and heartfelt condolences to his wife and family. RIP Rob.That is terrible news Graham. RIP to Rob.
[/quoteSad news indeed.My condolences to his family Graham.RIP Bob.
Terrible news Graham, R.I.P Bob,Please stay safe yourself also Graham.
pete smith:
Chris Webb:
DEANB:
gingerfold:
Sadly this morning I report the death of one of our drivers who worked out of this depot for the containers division. He self isolated last Monday with Covid-19 symptoms and passed away on Saturday night. He was 53 years old. We offer our sincere and heartfelt condolences to his wife and family. RIP Rob.That is terrible news Graham. RIP to Rob.
[/quoteSad news indeed.My condolences to his family Graham.RIP Bob.
Terrible news Graham, R.I.P Bob,Please stay safe yourself also Graham.
Good morning,
I am very sorry to hear of this chaps passing away.My sincere condolences.
Regards Andrew.
Sad news indeed, not just for the poor man’s family but for those who knew him well personally and at work.
Perhaps those of us who are merely looking on as horrified bystanders, can take some reassurance from the fact that on TV Piers Morgan has been absolutely crucifying the hopeless government ministers reciting the official script; which is so far off the truth. Every one of them being told that they simply haven’t got a clue.
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Yes, when you have seen someone on an almost daily basis until just a few days ago, and then they are no longer there it brings it home to you. And some of his colleagues had tears in their eyes yesterday morning.
As for the Government’s handling of the situation it is now being subjected to close scrutiny from several directions. Reading in the Telegraph this morning and it looks like Matt Hancock is being lined-up to be made the scapegoat in the not too distant future.
The figures for total deaths in the week ending 10th April, announced today, are horrendous. Lots of questions are going to be asked and I doubt if anyone will be able to give any answers.
gingerfold:
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Yes, when you have seen someone on an almost daily basis until just a few days ago, and then they are no longer there it brings it home to you. And some of his colleagues had tears in their eyes yesterday morning.As for the Government’s handling of the situation it is now being subjected to close scrutiny from several directions. Reading in the Telegraph this morning and it looks like Matt Hancock is being lined-up to be made the scapegoat in the not too distant future.
The figures for total deaths in the week ending 10th April, announced today, are horrendous. Lots of questions are going to be asked and I doubt if anyone will be able to give any answers.
Matt Hancock?
Not that other bloke who was wandering around hospitals with COVID cases, boasting about how he was shaking hands with everyone as normal? What was his name?
Franglais:
gingerfold:
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Yes, when you have seen someone on an almost daily basis until just a few days ago, and then they are no longer there it brings it home to you. And some of his colleagues had tears in their eyes yesterday morning.As for the Government’s handling of the situation it is now being subjected to close scrutiny from several directions. Reading in the Telegraph this morning and it looks like Matt Hancock is being lined-up to be made the scapegoat in the not too distant future.
The figures for total deaths in the week ending 10th April, announced today, are horrendous. Lots of questions are going to be asked and I doubt if anyone will be able to give any answers.
Matt Hancock?
Not that other bloke who was wandering around hospitals with COVID cases, boasting about how he was shaking hands with everyone as normal? What was his name?
Was it ■■■■■■■■■ perchance?
Perhaps I meant Richard Head…
Dipster:
Franglais:
gingerfold:
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Yes, when you have seen someone on an almost daily basis until just a few days ago, and then they are no longer there it brings it home to you. And some of his colleagues had tears in their eyes yesterday morning.As for the Government’s handling of the situation it is now being subjected to close scrutiny from several directions. Reading in the Telegraph this morning and it looks like Matt Hancock is being lined-up to be made the scapegoat in the not too distant future.
The figures for total deaths in the week ending 10th April, announced today, are horrendous. Lots of questions are going to be asked and I doubt if anyone will be able to give any answers.
Matt Hancock?
Not that other bloke who was wandering around hospitals with COVID cases, boasting about how he was shaking hands with everyone as normal? What was his name?Was it [zb] perchance?
The auto censor has somewhat interrupted your question.
Anyways you’re probably not bring specific enough. Which one of the ****?
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No prizes though.
Load volumes into RDCs update.
I haven’t done an update for a couple of weeks because the daily load volumes pattern hasn’t changed that much, except for a significant dip each Tuesday and Wednesday for the past couple of weeks. Volumes bounce back on Thursdays with a vengeance, totals are virtually identical to the busiest ‘normal’ Thursdays in summer when salads and soft fruits are in full swing, which they aren’t yet. Whether there will be much soft fruit this summer remains to be seen, depends if there are any fruit pickers working. The salad grower we haul for is the one that flew in the Romanians a couple of weeks ago.
Frozen load volumes are still well down, occasional days see an upward spike, but well below “before Coronavirus”. If hotels and restaurants are last to leave lock down then frozen loads will be the last to recover. we haven’t been to Whitbread (Premier Inn) for six weeks, we used to deliver daily.
What a diabolical liberty, on our local news tonight it was disclosed that some care homes in the South are charging an extra £6.50 a day to cover the cost of PPE this when the cheapest care home charges £700 right up to the top at £2000 a week, this is a ripoff and any care home doing this should be named and shamed, Buzzer
Buzzer:
What a diabolical liberty, on our local news tonight it was disclosed that some care homes in the South are charging an extra £6.50 a day to cover the cost of PPE this when the cheapest care home charges £700 right up to the top at £2000 a week, this is a ripoff and any care home doing this should be named and shamed, Buzzer
Watched that on Lunchtime South today
Agincourt
Sent while in furlough
Buzzer:
What a diabolical liberty, on our local news tonight it was disclosed that some care homes in the South are charging an extra £6.50 a day to cover the cost of PPE this when the cheapest care home charges £700 right up to the top at £2000 a week, this is a ripoff and any care home doing this should be named and shamed, Buzzer
I think the whole care home set up wants looking at .My mum pays £700 a week and i think the NHS put another £165 a week into her care home.She cant move speak and has to be fed by a carer who more than likely is on minimum wage. Her savings have almost gone so her house which we rent out to pay towards her care will be the next to go. This is how we treat our OAPs who have never signed on and who have paid there taxes all their working lives.
Ramone I never understand why it is so expensive as when you look at it for the money you pay a care home you could have two or maybe three permanent nurses on a rota system living in and stay in your own house, surely a better way and you don’t lose your assets, Buzzer.
Buzzer:
Ramone I never understand why it is so expensive as when you look at it for the money you pay a care home you could have two or maybe three permanent nurses on a rota system living in and stay in your own house, surely a better way and you don’t lose your assets, Buzzer.
Well the money doesn’t go on food , ASDA and Tesco bring most of it in. I watched a carer feed my mum early last month at dinner time and she statted off with what looked like a cuppa soup followed by half a small egg sandwich cut into 2 quarters and a small bowl of Angel Delight to finish. Now i dont expect gourmet meals because most would be wasted but a cuppa soup and Angel Delight ffs. By the way the home have just completed a huge extension which will more than double the capacity and at £700 a week to share a room they will keep their heads above water. The owner is an ex Bradford haulier who sold out a few years ago
Ramone, my mrs is a nurse in a nursing home and I’ve just shown her your post and she is fuming. her advice for you is to get in touch with CQC the care quality commission and report it, also a body called safeguarding and they should look into it…
Ramone spot on my mother-in-law was paying £800 A WEEKplus they took her pension ,after a few months the state paid£500,towards the cost the fees went up and my wife and her sister had to pay £400 a month each to make the shortfall up it was a single room, nice place ,good food, all run by the private sector, very few are state homes the councils are farming people out to the private homes because the state cannot run the homes as most are not purpose built, big house renovated. that i think is one reason the goverment has maybe forgotten the homes AS the majority are private run for profit…it is big business however fully regulated by NHSinspectors how do i know my sister is a matron within the NHSand the guide lines are very strict and they have to pass certain levels of care …
MY mother who is 102 is in a council run home at CRICK [many old driver would know crick just passed the bad right hand bend…passed the roundabout] they take her pension and she is allowed £1600 savings i have no idea of the weekly cost however there is a mighty difference between the private home my mother law was in purpose built, to the state one a old converted house , however the CARE they all get is second to =none…maybe the rich owners of some of the home should maybe put their hands in their pockets ,the food cost is miminal even i do not eat like i used to and the frail and older ones eat less ,im not looking forward to my time in a home mind you i will probly not know where i am that is to be said for a good percentage of residents .dbp
gingerfold:
Sadly this morning I report the death of one of our drivers who worked out of this depot for the containers division. He self isolated last Monday with Covid-19 symptoms and passed away on Saturday night. He was 53 years old. We offer our sincere and heartfelt condolences to his wife and family. RIP Rob.
Sorry to hear that graham,condolences to his family at this time ,1 year younger than me so sad mate my thoughts to you and your drivers
This takes the biscuit, my brother left PERTH [AUS] Monday late evening ,no controls,no health checks,nothing arr DOHI escorted to the transit area free to roam once there,no checks ,arr HEATH ROW12.25[pm]yesterday, collect baggage ,no health checks what so ever, passport no health checks ,customs no health checks, free to go, they are self-isolating,now home .
That sums up the total ineptitude of the this current British government - my parents have been telling me that there wasn’t any testing on arrivals at airports etc…
In comparison - here in South Australia, all arrivals at Adelaide airport are Police escorted to a hotel that has been procured, there they are kept under police guard for 2 weeks isolation, and tested before release.
We have had no new cases for 14 days now.
All the best to you in the UK folks,
Keith
Judging by the increase in cars on the roads in the past few days it would appear that the lock down recommendations are being ignored by many people now. I don’t think that there has been much of an increase in lorry traffic, the M60 is still quiet at the usual pinch points around Trafford Park, Eccles interchange etc. It will be interesting to hear what the PM has to say on Sunday about easing the lock down. I think that whatever is decided he will be damned if he eases, and damned if he doesn’t ease.