The TPU UK Clubhouse

[mullered07]

7 years without internet?

Apologies, my CPU is currently experiencing an overload.

Great to see ya back.

Not 7 years without internet, I still have email and access to news, streaming etc etc, I just chose to withdraw from social media and the active internet as a whole for my own sanity

 

[qubit]

Not 7 years without internet, I still have email and access to news, streaming etc etc, I just chose to withdraw from social media and the active internet as a whole for my own sanity

I know what you mean about sanity lol.

For me, it's the explosion of content on the internet and TV that I can't keep up with. It's a veritable tsunami nowadays. Personally, I'd hate to be offline, even for a day.

 

[kurosagi01]

We have snow over here in Northampton.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Got snow here too. Since 5 or 6am. some times its heavy, some times its light.

 

[dorsetknob]

here on South coast in full sunshine

 

[kurosagi01]

Well all the snow is slowly falling off my car from the sun..reduce my time and effort in scraping it off bit later as I got to drive to office tomorrow.

 

[Tatty_Two]

Well all the snow is slowly falling off my car from the sun..reduce my time and effort in scraping it off bit later as I got to drive to office tomorrow.

Bad news is it will be -5 here during the night!

 

[kurosagi01]

Bad news is it will be -5 here during the night!

Its cool i'll be scraping it off while the sun's out still and I do have a fancy windscreen cover which is apparently good for stopping the windscreen from freezing(also reflects sunlight to reduce temps) up too so I will be trying it out.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

I need me some some of this.

 

[kurosagi01]

Had one scary moment, the GF PC wasn't booting properly and I had to help her troubleshoot via phone..luckily it just needed a CMOS reset which fixed the issue which i've never had to do.

 

[the54thvoid]

Sods law. Captain Tom Moore's got the Coronavirus. I don't get drawn into hype but that's a pisser right there.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Sods law. Captain Tom Moore's got the Coronavirus. I don't get drawn into hype but that's a pisser right there.

He fought the Hun, He'll fight the Cov

 

[dorsetknob]

Sods law. Captain Tom Moore's got the Coronavirus.

according to news he has not been vaccinated as he is fighting Pneumonia atm
He is not in Intensive care but is being intensively monitered.

 

[Tatty_Two]

He and his family got a freebie from British Airways and spent Christmas in Barbados, apparently he has not been well since.

 

[kurosagi01]

He and his family got a freebie from British Airways and spent Christmas in Barbados, apparently he has not been well since.

Next thing you will hear is them suing the BA or Barbados if worst case scenario occur if they are the type of people to blame others.

 

[Tatty_Two]

Next thing you will hear is them suing the BA or Barbados if worst case scenario occur if they are the type of people to blame others.

Well the thing is, I would imagine non essential overseas travel was against the guidelines (law) in any case, whether they travelled there from Yorkshire or Bedfordshire it is said that both counties were in tier 3 in the week before Xmas if that is the case should the worst happen (and hopefully it won't) they may have little blame to throw.

 

[Space Lynx]

How are pubs and stuff getting on in the UK? does UK just give them money since they can't have guests?

 

[Tatty_Two]

How are pubs and stuff getting on in the UK? does UK just give them money since they can't have guests?

There are different schemes, there is a "Furlough" system where those who are not working and are laid off get 80% of their salary paid (up to a max of £2500 monthly), this is intended to save some employers having to release staff, there are also a number of business grants that small and medium sized business can claim, some monthly and some one off interest free loans, not perfect and some get left behind, mainly some self employed who have not been trading for 2 or more years (I think) as there is insufficient income evidence apparently, they would have to claim unemployment benefits which are pretty meagre.

 

[Space Lynx]

There are different schemes, there is a "Furlough" system where those who are not working and are laid off get 80% of their salary paid (up to a max of £2500 monthly), this is intended to save some employers having to release staff, there are also a number of business grants that small and medium sized business can claim, some monthly and some one off interest free loans, not perfect and some get left behind, mainly some self employed who have not been trading for 2 or more years (I think) as there is insufficient income evidence apparently, they would have to claim unemployment benefits which are pretty meagre.

Yeah I have a feeling a lot of those types on the down and out who do oddball jobs for a living are going to be decimated in every country, as there is no support system for them. Your oddball handiman types with no official business, who just get by, etc. Covid has really done a number on people, it's sad. I don't think the worst is over yet. My Dad gets his vaccine first week of March, and my grandpa gets his second vaccine shot in 7 days. I'm happy for that, I just hope the antibodies last at least a year or more. Anything less and I think all countries are in deep trouble. As someone who has had covid, I know I do not want it again, it kicked my ass. lol I guess I have immunity for 5 months or so now at least... so that is good.

 

[Ruru]

I can't complain, British pop has been my shit since the 90s.

Sooner or later, I will became one of ya..

 

[kurosagi01]

Any form of entertainment and leisure over here is just decimated now really, it will take awhile before they can fully recover from it.
A lot of clothing stores(debenham has always been going downhill, mainly old people go there) that hasn't kept up with current trend of consumers will either be gone or bought out by other big retailers that have kept up with the trend.
Out of all of them only the big dining/fast food(Mcdonalds, KFC, Burger King etc) will survive while small businesses continue to struggle or fade away and potentially gyms will be fine too.
Cinemas and theatres will struggle but I reckon they will pull through if all entertainment industry start shifting films back to big screens.
The automotive business seem to be managing okay but soon as supply chain drops that is a different story.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

I personally dont think Cinemas will be coming back in any big way. Not with the constant threat of Cov and all big publishers/studios moving to their releases to their own online streaming platform. They will probably exist but in very small numbers.

 

[kurosagi01]

I personally dont think Cinemas will be coming back in any big way. Not with the constant threat of Cov and all big publishers/studios moving to their releases to their own online streaming platform. They will probably exist but in very small numbers.

Well i'm hoping they do manage to come up with a plan for people to enjoy it at home and for those that do like watching it on big screen.
Because for me watching certain films on big screen with the sound setup gives a different experience than a 50/60 inch TV with sound system in my opinion, can't fully enjoy it if you live in a terrace/apartment and some semi-detached house because you might get noise complaint. Unless of course you sound insulate your house to absorb all of the sound but nobody wants to do that right lol.
I was going through my FB timeline and on this day I went to london to watch the Nier orchestra.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

I mean, if you already have a good home theater setup then you could buy a projector setup as your next upgrade. As for noise, there is loud then there is too loud. If youre going to crank your audio up to cinema levels because thats the only way you can enjoy movies then maybe it is you who needs a little re-adjusting.

You probably know that i run an older yamaha 5.1 HT setup and im pretty satisfied with it. Its not full on cinema but you gotta tailor your expectations a little. The sub still shakes the floor though.

 

[kurosagi01]

I mean, if you already have a good home theater setup then you could buy a projector setup as your next upgrade. As for noise, there is loud then there is too loud. If youre going to crank your audio up to cinema levels because thats the only way you can enjoy movies then maybe it is you who needs a little re-adjusting.

You probably know that i run an older yamaha 5.1 HT setup and im pretty satisfied with it. Its not full on cinema but you gotta tailor your expectations a little. The sub still shakes the floor though.

Maybe I do lol.
What are chance Boris will copy Scotland now?

Covid: Scottish schools to start phased return this month

The country's youngest primary and nursery pupils are likely to return to the classroom from 22 February.

www.bbc.co.uk