Chat about Novel Coronavirus - 2019-nCoV - COVID-19

I see mine once every 5. Maybe she should move further away? It definitely reduces the chances of surprise visits.

Moving from Australia is a fairly significant distance to move to avoid family...

Also family help with the kids means we can catch up on missed sleep.

Yes, I moved to the other side of the world. But I also didn't breed so don't need to worry about childcare. S.M.R.T.

https://youtu.be/dq5r2B4D7KY?t=69

I haven't seen my partner (we've been together for over 25 years and counting) for over six months. The only human contact I've had in that time was when Niece #4 headbutted me in the knackers giving me an unauthorised hug. Look on the bright side - could be worse.

Colleague in France took his family to live with his in-laws (parents- and one sister-in-law) as they lived in a house with a garden. He assumed lockdown would be a fortnight or so. It was much longer; to say he had too much of loved ones is an understatement.

His strategy of not mentioning the S word and being all a non threatening candidate clearly works.

The lefties on my facebook are spitting teeth, but what is he supposed to do? I am hoping he's smart enough to get as much good policies through by rebranding them to make them sound not socialist.

Alot of Corbyn's policies will probably be implemented by the tory government before 2024 so he better come up with some of his own policies.

His immigration plan and closing of immigration detention centres I don't see being stolen by the Cons.

It's a tricky position to be in as the biggest voting group in the UK needs to be happy.

Perhaps there's room to do more, they are also weak on combatting worker exploitation and low wages, and decentralisation so might be an angle to show a better plan for government services.

It's going to turn dirty once he says anything they can use for their culture wars, which are too many things alas.

Apparently a pandemic makes Brits stack cash:

https://twitter.com/EdConwaySky/status/1311279570163847168

not much open to spend it.

All those childcare fees... unspent.

Do people really spend 25% of their income on pub/eating out/holiday/ attending entertainment?

Most other stuff you could buy online

I have no idea but I am often surprised when I read about other peoples spending habits.
Maybe a lot of potential online shopping for fast fashion became obsolete too since people
spend more time at home?
I haven't worn any normal pants or shoes since march because I worked from home and cycled everywhere.

Commuting, not buying breakfast/lunch/coffee out has made a surprising difference to me. Didn't realise how much was being pissed away before.

The upside of the saving is I read a press release from Natwest the other day that stated:

in the months following the initial Covid-19 lockdown, more than 400,000 customers grew their savings to £100 or more for the first time.

That is a horrible, stressful way for anyone to live without a financial safety net

I've saved more than ever before, my girl friend moved in so my food budget has pretty much been halved and have had a good excuse to avoid doing expensive things I'm not too fussed about like stag weekends.

Just in time for the BOE discussing negative interest rates.

I've got an ONS financial survey booked for this evening. Usually takes 1.5 to 2 hours. This time by phone rather than in person.

One of the questions they ask is something like "If you got an unexpected bill of £1000 that needed to be paid within the next few days would you be able to pay it?"

There are a surprising number of people who simply can't do that. No savings, no credit cards, etc.

BBC reported this in 2016 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37504449

16 million with less than £100 savings...

But they are probably not the ones blowing it on lattes and avocado toast but people on lower
incomes with families to feed.

There are a surprising number of people who simply can't do that. No savings, no credit cards, etc.

Surprising high or low number ?

High.

So many people live hand-to-mouth or paycheck-to-paycheck.

I'd be fucked with a grand bill (actually I'd just file it with all the other ignored old bills) £100 would be a massive pain but doable.

you had 1000 cans of Tyskie though, worth it.

Took me a couple of reads to realise you meant grand as in 1000, and not grand as in 'impressively large'.