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  3. The Coronavirus and its impact on sport/Fans Return (Merged)

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    After the address to the nation by Boris last night, I made a decision to cancel the work I had booked in for today and for the foreseeable future. Being a self-employed sole trader that obviously has massive financial implications that I was willing to accept.

    I also felt though that the decision would help protect myself and others. Into the small hours and after many conversations with mates in the same situation there were two schools of thought. The message from the government was rather ambiguous, so some were going to carry on as normal, some weren't. All were confused as to what financial support, if any, would be forthcoming in the near future.

    I can't work from home, I have to travel to customers premises to fix problems. Some aspects of my job are essential for their wellbeing.

    During the night I received a text from a customer who had a desperate emergency. I attended this morning to rectify. I considered it an essential repair. They certainly did and we're most grateful. Whilst on that job I received a similar call, attended and rectified again. It was now the afternoon and I was in my working stride. Again the phone rang, another essential job, which i attended and fortunately rectified again. I called one of the customers that I cancelled to see if she wanted me to attend to her non essential job, she was very happy for me to visit, so I did. To me she was non essential, to her it was very much required due to her mobility issues.

    So, I am now back working as normally as possible, whilst being very aware of mine and others wellbeing. I fully understand if I'm not needed or welcome at this present time, both my customers and I call it how we see it.

    Unless the government can support tradesmen adequately, I and many others will continue to trade.

    If forced to stop working I shall. However, it will be extremely hard for me to leave people in a desperate state and open to being ripped off by lesser operators than myself.

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  13. Bristol R*vers dustbin thread

    in Football Chat

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    3 hours ago, pongo88 said:

    Somebody on Gaschat is not a happy bunny;
     

    “Never been a happy clapper,nor one of the boo boys but today was the first time in my 25 -30 years of supporting the gas that I left a game early (in the 70th min mark after the goal)...and Im 38 years old.

    I was stood there in the blackthrone in a truely sh** stadium,going to the toilet while standing in overflowing piss from the toilets watching awlful,noooooo ******* shocking football.

    We are heading back to the national league.The progress DC gave our club after 2014 for 2/3 years has been lost and we are a complete mess again.No wonder GC walked!!!!

    We are safe this year,but we will 100% finish rock bottom of L1 in May 2021.

    Before anyone calls me un loyal etc..get a grip.My uncle played for us in the 1960s,Ive been a fan for nearly 30 years.Spent £1,000's on watching us both home and away through the years, another £40 today... but now this club is taking the piss!!

    It will be a long time before Im back supporting blindly with just pure hope until we make proper changes.“

    "I was stood there in the blackthrone" 

    Proper gas speak that.

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  18. Bristol R*vers dustbin thread

    in Football Chat

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    12 minutes ago, slartibartfast said:

    LJ said in one of the post Derby pressers about wanting all of Bristol to get behind what we're doing...........well, three quarters of it ,anyhow.......................made me chuckle !

    Yes, I heard that too. A very positive 'Johnsonism'. 

    Fair play to him for that one. 

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  21. All things Bristol Bears

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    Don't shoot the messenger. 

    Recently took my grandkids down to watch City on a few occasions. 

    The pre and after match experience has been great.  The 'entertainment' however, has been lacking, unfortunately. 

    They've asked if we can next time see a Bears game. 

    We will. 

     

     

  23. Bristol R*vers dustbin thread

    in Football Chat

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    7 minutes ago, One man went.... said:

    Kingswood is red now mate and Chasers is full of C***S.. And not the shagable type

    Not totally Red babber. Most c'"#@s are shagable with enough ale, surely. 

    3 minutes ago, One man went.... said:

    But it stinks of Chlorine in there. I am sure it is to try and scare off the rats..

     

    Yes, it's sticky and smelly. A theme is emerging here!

     

     

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