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I think the rules are clearer in Wales than in England, our problems tend to come from people getting confused by the two.
Anyway, life here for us is pretty normal.
Kids will be going back full-time in Sept.
Went to the pub the other day, sat outside, social distancing polices in place. It was nice.
Went to Folly Farm last week too, frankly the places is perfect for handling Covid, the site is huge and well spaced out with huge open areas for picnics etc.
Pubs could open from yesterday in-doors, but most of the local ones aren't yet, they're opening in the days and weeks ahead.
Trail Centres are open, even uplifts.
Want can't we do? Well Swimming Pools and Gyms are still closed for the time being, but my Daughters Gymnastics Squad and my over-30s Gym both moved to the park to areas mapped out by the Council.
Apart from some obvious Anxiety from impending death or redundancy Cardiff is better now than before Covid. The Council have really done the biz, it's amazing what can be achieved with a clear direction and drive, they've done things unimaginable pre-covid. They've closed the busiest road in Cardiff to motor vehicles, replaced the road with a cycle lane and some tables under covers that people can go to and order food from local restaurants via an app. People wondered if it would be popular, the weather helped, but they closed early the first few days because the restaurants ran out of food to sell.
There are new cycle paths EVERYWHERE, changes that would be taken years to happen normally, been faught tooth and nail by 'local residents' bosh - almost over night, cycle ways and people are using them, loads of them, there are bikes EVERYWHERE.
Just an observation, I was in Cannock yesterday, went on the train, drove new wheels back up the Motorway, bloody hell it's a lot busier than here, M6 was as busy as ever right up beyond Lancaster, quite a shock compared to our traffic.
I was thinking we're getting back to normal levels in Scotland, but up the M74 through Glasgow and down M77 at half 5 would suggest otherwise, that would normally take 80-90 mins at that time, was 35 yesterday, no stops at all.
Genuinely interested, and not trolling you I promise. Why this? I have seen it in other places as well, are staff members above senior manager immune? (Ok that last bit was trolling)
They are not but we all have 'essential duties' - and we are in a big office that could take 30 people on two floors, so we have one director on 1st floor in the open plan area, another in his office and me in my corner office. I think I am more lilkely to catch CV19 by opening my car window in a traffic jam..
Also we are the directors/shareholders and have 'chosen' to come to work, it is our business, we have not been compelled by any bosses or anything. The others have been told to stay at home unless they can come up with a convincing reason to come in. Nobody has asked to come in. The caretaker/goodsin/out/ girl is on furlough with top up and happy as larry, she is the only person who does anything physical and at the moment we are covering that with the three of us that do come in. At the moment all our work is flowing smoothly. I get emailed things to print and sign most days by various other staff members who are at home. The future plan is to reduce in the office work by as as much as we can..
The caretaker/goodsin/out/ girl is on furlough with top up and happy as larry, she is the only person who does anything physical
To clarify - she is the only person we have furloughed, as everyone else is desk based and working from home is the same as working in office except no commute and no having to put up with colleagues coffee/CV19 breath.