Press Conference at 8

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Says Peston. Predictions?

I can't drink! Today is my first day back on the diet wagon. I can't fall off again so soon!

@LoudTree ha ha ha ha ha. Please tell me you're taking the piss?

@LoudTree why on earth are you all busybodying some construction worker to go on furlough? It's none of your bloody business!!!!!!!!

@LoudTree

Hopefully he will announce a real lockdown for the first time- no one leaves home until April 1st unless a genuine key worker.

A neighbour in my street is a (totally non-essential) construction worker and has been asked repeatedly by myself, DH and several neighbours to go on furlough to reduce the risk of transmission to the area. He has refused

No exercise, no popping to the shops for a bottle of wine

It needs to be properly enforced- army on the streets issuing £500 fines for non key workers, supermarket bags searched for non-essential items.

I can’t believe you and others have asked a neighbour to go on furlough, that’s crazy.

Things will not, and should not, be as draconian as you’ve suggested. IMO, it’s this kind of stuff that gets a large majority of us labelled as salivating and wetting ourselves for lockdown.

No exercise, no popping to the shops for a bottle of wine

More of a gin drinker myself, so no problem there.

When did you name change?

[quote loobylou10]@LoudTree ha ha ha ha ha. Please tell me you're taking the piss? [/quote]
If @LoudTree is the poster I think it is then no they're not joking

'The neighbours and I have been talking and we really must insist you go on furlough' 😂
OK. I'm going to wash my face and calm down.

@LoudTree

Hopefully he will announce a real lockdown for the first time- no one leaves home until April 1st unless a genuine key worker.

A neighbour in my street is a (totally non-essential) construction worker and has been asked repeatedly by myself, DH and several neighbours to go on furlough to reduce the risk of transmission to the area. He has refused

No exercise, no popping to the shops for a bottle of wine

It needs to be properly enforced- army on the streets issuing £500 fines for non key workers, supermarket bags searched for non-essential items.

I have asked my neighbours to clean and tidy my house and prepare my meals for me, but they won't do it. Why are neighbours so badly behaved, despite my orders??

Are you paying for the searching of supermarket bags, Loudtree? You seem to know best how it all should work.

Will childcare providers be included in this lock down?!

@friendlycat

Come on everyone the Loudtree post is just a windup.

The language gives it away. Otherwise Loudtree her DH and neighbours would have insisted not merely asked.

Actually I think you are right, it is a windup. I hadn't spotted the April 1st bit.

@LoudTree

Hopefully he will announce a real lockdown for the first time- no one leaves home until April 1st unless a genuine key worker.

A neighbour in my street is a (totally non-essential) construction worker and has been asked repeatedly by myself, DH and several neighbours to go on furlough to reduce the risk of transmission to the area. He has refused

No exercise, no popping to the shops for a bottle of wine

It needs to be properly enforced- army on the streets issuing £500 fines for non key workers, supermarket bags searched for non-essential items.

Are you advocating enforced house arrest for everybody? And are you seriously suggesting bag searches by the Army for non-essential items?

@EloraaDanan

Can I just say that everyone in healthcare professions predicted this months ago. In April we were all saying October would be a huge turn for the worse, then January after Christmas, relaxation of rules or no relaxation of rules. It was shouted from the rooftops, the government heard us. They KNEW this would happen.

We've been saying the same in Education for months too since we were thrown in classrooms with bullshit like bubbles and no masks in classrooms.

Actually reading loud wires post back it has to be a wind up. The really sad thing is all the above could be very serious! There are actually people who would and do think everything in that post is reasonable

I have wine. Just cannot fucking taste it.

ghostbathos may well count as emergency situation - no one will blame you no one will flame you heck no one will know. There is always tomorrow.

Fucking hell, dh works in construction. If someone told him not to work he'd just give them his bank details and ask for his wages . He's not arsed who he works for, as long as he gets paid.

Have just said to school mum am doing dryer January, took wine out of fridge this morning but will put it back in when Bojo is on.

Reckon if I stick it in freezer for half an hour it will be cold enough for a prespeech drink?

@PhilCornwall1

Full lockdown and public executions carried out by Hancock for the naughty rule breakers.

Hancock in a gimp mask.

Why do people always want to bring the bloody army in? There is approx 78,000 soldiers in the British Army, that includes the ones overseas, on peace keeping tours, guarding Army bases etc, this leaves about 70,000 active soldiers.

There are approx 87,000 supermarkets in England, so not enough enough for 1 soldier per supermarket.

The Army has more important things to worry about, not have to decide if Beryl is out of order for buying a pack of crumpets and a packet of Jammy Dodgers.

Who decides what is essential and what isnt?

The army will never be on the streets or in the supermarkets to stop people going about their lawful and sticking to regulations business.

The problem is not what time Boris will do his announcement but that tier 4 is not holding the virus. Rates in tier 4 are still rapidly rising and kids have been home for last 2 weeks. We need a stronger lockdown still. So schools closed, all international travel closed down, hairdressers/nail bars closed, garden centres closed, places of worship closed, parks and playgrounds closed, sports centres closed, takeaways closed, only key workers working, everyone else furloughed. Only shops to open chemists, supermarkets and local convenience shops selling food. In place all of January and possibly first 2 weeks of February but exams must be cancelled for all students. I do think on line learning has got to improve though 4 hours primary and 5 hours secondary. Not 1 hour or 1 1/2 hours which is useless.

Is it live or pre recorded?

I look forward to the memes.

frouby yes a ‘chaser’. Always sounds better with a title

You mean I’ve written in the reading diary’s maybe for nothing and to think I wasn’t going to drink tonight.

On a positive note, this is a valid reason to tell Dry January to fuck off and get slaughtered!!🍷 🍷

@Eileithyiaa

Imagine being asked by a neighbour to go on furlough 😂😂

Can you imagine the conversation with your boss? "Can I be furloughed please?" "Why? Lack of childcare? Caring responsibilities? Shielding?" "No, my neighbour thinks my work is non essential and has asked I go on furlough "

@Frouby

Fucking hell, dh works in construction. If someone told him not to work he'd just give them his bank details and ask for his wages . He's not arsed who he works for, as long as he gets paid.

Have just said to school mum am doing dryer January, took wine out of fridge this morning but will put it back in when Bojo is on.

Reckon if I stick it in freezer for half an hour it will be cold enough for a prespeech drink?

I’ve just retrieved my last remaining bottle of Christmas Sauvignon blanc and put it in the fridge for readiness