Saints Chief Exec Martin Semmens comments on the PL: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51990101 Apologies if posted before.
And I'm just going to say: I know you think I'm full of ****. I know that you think I've gone way over the top on this. For the next month, pretend I'm not. What's the worst that can happen? You get to tell me off in a few weeks for making you bored, that's it, and I look like a moron. That doesn't sound so bad, does it?
Here in Palma de Mallorca, everybody comes out on to their balconies at 8 to say hi and applaud the work of the frontline services involved in this. I imaginé this will happen in the UK. Incidently, there is more noise in the neighbourhood tonight than normal as people are partying on their own terraces.
Ok mate, we have different opinions on this. Let it be known that I am seeing this chaos first hand as a manager of a leading supermarket brand locally. I'm under HUGE pressure but with the right people and sensible customers we will get through this eventually. Much love.
We will, eventually if the government gets it right, go down the same route as Spain. All shops closed except for supermarkets and pharmacies. People are allowed out for exercise or to walk dogs, BUT alone. Cars can only have one person in them, unless the passenger is disabled or needing of support to get to an A&E or other emergency. People breaking this rule are being stopped and fined. I read yesterday that someone even had to order 2 taxis to take her and her husband to the airport, because taxis can only carry one passenger at a time. Armed forces, ie soldiers are already on the streets, in armoured vehicles. The police and Guardia are parking up in the middle of streets to be a visible presence and act as a deterrent. People out walking are being stopped and questioned as to their reasons for being out. In the current circumstances people gathering in groups are being inconsiderate and, frankly, quite stupid. Edit. Shoppers shop alone, as in 1 person per shopping trolley etc, not a couple or the entire family.
The salient word here is 'sensible', aka altruistic. Why do you expect people to think of others? In a Utopian society, we will all be overwhelmingly 'nice', but several generations of people who had no need to look out for anyone else, other than their immediate families, has resulted in a 'me first, second, third...' attitude to everything, in this case anything available for sale. Unless and until a 'higher authority', ie the government, imposes restrictions on what people can buy, many people will simply take what is on offer, leaving nothing. The measure of any society is how it looks after its vulnerable people, and unfortunately we, the British people, are falling somewhat short in the compassion stakes. I'm hopefully entirely wrong in this, but the current situation appears to show that taking anything/everything that one possibly can seems to be the default position. Apart from that, how are things?
You and I, and others in the food chain are putting ourselves at risk of contracting the virus, simply by going to work and being surrounded by large numbers of people, several days per week. My colleagues and I come into direct contact with drivers from Spain and Germany and it is only a matter of time before someone catches the virus and it begins to spread throughout the company.
The entire private healthcare sector effectively nationalised, providing an extra 8,000 beds and 20,000 fully qualified staff: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51989183
In some ways, it's worse. They aren't doing coffins, for the most part: there's no capacity left in Bergamo. They're taking the bodies in military convoys to be cremated elsewhere.
Personally horrible with 14hr shifts 6 days etc we rely upon youngsters who continue to suprise me with the work ethic most of my/our generation presumed was just held by us. If you can get to a checkout a little thanks to the person who served you makes a difference to moral. LETS KEEP GOING.
Its brutal for us 'key workers'. We are all taking a risk to keep everything working.. . Which is probably why it grates me so much seeing everyone ignoring it
