Van sharing

mitzi · Post by **mitzi** » 11 May 2020, 09:34

Hooray been told by our DOM this morning we are going back to van sharing. I’m glad Royal Mail have decided that there is no more risk. If only Boris would start listening to Royal Mail instead of those silly scientists

Acca Dacca · Post by **Acca Dacca** » 11 May 2020, 09:51

Social distancing hasn’t ended

chickenwittle · Post by **chickenwittle** » 11 May 2020, 09:57

Your Dom needs locking up .

themailman · Post by **themailman** » 11 May 2020, 11:47

under what authority?

Post by **unome** » 11 May 2020, 12:22

themailman wrote:under what authority?

Probably his own, as like most Doms he knows better than medical professionals
what is good for the health of his staff.

mitzi · Post by **mitzi** » 11 May 2020, 12:47

He said it was being discussed today. I assume between Royal Mail and our wonderful union. We are the 4th emergency service.

themailman · Post by **themailman** » 11 May 2020, 13:56

redneck · Post by **redneck** » 11 May 2020, 14:43

Absolute lunacy if this happens, but as a large part of our work force are not distancing anyway, and happy to spread the virus to each other, they will get some willing participants in their efforts to extend the pandemic via red van

Post by **nutcracker** » 11 May 2020, 15:14

Social distancing is the no1 way to reduce you/your family catching covid and/or having fatalities.

According to the ONS data today, occupations who have not been able to socially distance/work in confined spaces have had higher deaths eg bus drivers, cabbies, factories/processing, security guards, hairdressers.

mitzi · Post by **mitzi** » 11 May 2020, 15:26

themailman wrote:"going back to"

then

"discussing"

two very different things.

Let's see, shall we

Chelseablue · Post by **Chelseablue** » 11 May 2020, 15:33

If you have any brain at all you refuse in that particular office .

redneck · Post by **redneck** » 11 May 2020, 15:33

nutcracker wrote:Social distancing is the no1 way to reduce you/your family catching covid and/or having fatalities.

According to the ONS data today, occupations who have not been able to socially distance/work in confined spaces have had higher deaths eg bus drivers, cabbies, factories/processing, security guards, hairdressers.

That will be because these industries were not distancing/shut down early enough. Sadly these are the casualties of the original incompetence and laid back approach/herd immunity of the Government in Feb/March. Nobody of any scientific background is saying that social distancing is anything but the only current way to hold back the virus. And of those groups you mention only hairdressers have not been working right through the lockdown. The lockdown has not been hard enough by Government, distancing does work, but has to be enforced heavily. It wasn't and isn't, including in Royal Mail.

Post by **Lincox** » 11 May 2020, 18:19

I saw on TV that some hairdressers have been operating behind closed doors, normally where they would make themselves a cuppa. No wonder they are in the high fatality list.

mags999 · Post by **mags999** » 11 May 2020, 18:41

at the end of the day the only people you can get close to are people you live with so they can pee off with 2 in a van

Post by **Lincox** » 11 May 2020, 19:15

mags999 wrote:at the end of the day the only people you can get close to are people you live with so they can pee off with 2 in a van

Its a wonder they dont make a special compartment in the back for the walker to ride in, or maybe a roof rack. Plenty of fresh air up there