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Becky B

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  1. Wasn't this proposed a few years ago? And a petition raised with objections? Is this the same company trying again, or a different one having a go?
  2. There's the other Butterworth's on Catch Bar Lane as well. I can't remember how much it was to get my wheel trued though, it was a long time ago!
  3. It's not. There's still a section that is closed off. Or it was on Friday anyway. And the Harris fencing around the big field seemed to go up and down a few times before it was finally removed! So you've got a small terrace house with no garden, and young children, and little money, and you're close to Hillsborough park - this could be your garden. Where do you go now if you can't afford to get over to Graves, or Millhouses? And yes, I know it wasn't all closed off etc, etc, just trying to illustrate that people may be in different circumstances, and having most of the park closed through the whole of the school summer holiday will affect people differently. Where did the kid's football club go?
  4. 9. Or Cycling UK - they have a legal helpline as well and a fund to support injured cyclists with legal action. In reference to another post, I believe Taylor and Emmet are the solicitors used by Cycling UK
  5. Are you insured? If not, I imagine you would need to employ a solicitor.
  6. But sick people aren't profitable... So what's the business model?
  7. Well this is why I asked! It didn't seem to make sense that you'd have to have a data plan and be connected to it - but that's what 4G meant to me! However, I still haven't received the alert... I do also wonder if there's any plan from the government to measure the outcome of this test, or if they're just throwing things out there...
  8. I might be stating the bleeding obvious here, but if you're phone isn't connected to a 4G/5G network, you won't get the alert. Seems to be a very simple solution staring us in the face... Are people aware that they don't have to be connected to the internet at all times? Or have I missed something?
  9. I haven't read all of this thread, just the last few pages, catching up. I am one of the professions who has recently been called to strike. I personally think I am paid quite well for what I do (though my good friend thinks that's because I don't value myself...) It's not just about the money. It's about chronic underfunding for years, meaning there just aren't enough staff to meet the demand. Teams across the board are struggling to recruit and retain staff, and the people who are there are just told to "work more efficiently" - I can spend time with someone and do a good job, or I can rush through and probably miss important things, potentially putting the patient at risk. I would love to be able to spend the time with patients to do the best job I can, make them feel valued, and dignified, but I have to spread myself so thin to try and see everyone who needs to be seen, it's just not possible. Performance is measured on throughput, not outcomes. It devalues the profession. So no, it's not about greedy, grasping people wanting more money for themselves. It's about highlighting the conditions that don't allow us to do the best job we can and make a difference in somebody's life. Maybe I should re-train as a politician. Does that actually require any qualifications or training? From what I can tell I could do a lot less work and get paid about twice as much. And award myself large payrises whenever I want...
  10. It's never been a question that's come up for me, having only been in the position where it might have been an issue for short periods... But I've never wanted children, and I think I'm at the age now where I might be considered to have "grown out of it" - (i.e. I am older and I haven't changed my mind...) I think it would take away some of the stresses of long-term contraception.
  11. Too true. And have you seen this? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-64160868 😳😳
  12. I went to the public dress rehearsal. Didn't really know what it was about before going, but I was absolutely blown away by the production and the performances. There's just something about live theatre...
  13. If the alternative is living alone, and the only people you see are carers coming in for 15-30 minutes at a time. I've known people who don't want to be discharged from hospital because they enjoy the social interaction. You make it sound like people are dropping dead left, right and centre!
  14. I'd also like to put in that some people thrive in care homes. It's not all doom and gloom.
  15. Do you know the full details of that person's medical and mental health background and social history? This is akin to saying to someone "but you don't look disabled"...
  16. We've had Johnson representing us for a few years, and we voted him in! (I know, we didn't really, but he was more a result of the democratic process than a hereditary monarch)
  17. 🤣🤣 cheered me up, did that! That's a bloody good archer, mind... Not necessarily. PCR is used when you have got symptoms.
  18. I wondered this myself. We knew this over 12 months ago! Last year, when the vaccinations started for front line staff, STH were determining this by those that were registered for LFT. My manager had to confirm that I (and several of my colleagues) were front line - we weren't registered on the LFT system as we were told that we couldn't start LFT until 90 days after testing positive. So what's changed now?
  19. I think I've felt worse this time than with whatever variant I had last time... This could be tricky. I've got a few, but need to do daily tests to see whether I can come out of isolation. Which I will need to do to get more tests so I can go back to work, but there's a bank holiday so the pharmacies will be closed...
  20. We've thought the same. It's not a prospect I look forward to. I think they'll look at spread of other infections in hospital, see how they haven't really happened and take it from there...
  21. That wasn't directed specifically at you. It seems to be a more general attitude, that older people don't matter as much. I must admit I get a skewed view of ageing, I just try and hold onto the thoughts of older people I see who don't fall into the negative side of that!
  22. Yes, hindsight is a wonderful thing. And despite what I said, I still didn't want to risk passing it on to my (relatively healthy) parents over Christmas.
  23. I'm not frightened of Covid (I'm sitting here with it - currently it's like a bad cold without the snot). I'm also starting to think current thinking is an overreaction: if most of the population (most importantly the vulnerable) are fully vaccinated, and boosted, and we now have effective treatments for it, why are we treating Covid any differently to 'flu? I'm speaking as someone who worked on a Covid ward this time last year, when I was absolutely of the opinion that measures were justified. Also speaking as someone who thinks that the attitude that because someone has a particular number to their age, and are considered 'elderly', that they are expendable - what bobbins!
  24. I'll come and cough on you if you want. I think I feel worse with this than when I had whatever variant it was last year. I also feel really guilty that I can't go to work this week, as I'm letting my colleagues down 😥.
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