Tonight’s announcement 23rd march

[Baddegg]

Except the donuts in the welsh assembly apparently who still have time for diversity.......unbelievable times!

 

[static zap]

Since I discovered Turbo diesels + Family , my rollover fuel of choice ... takes energy of a train crash to vaporize it.

Diesel needs to vaporize before ignition takes place.

 

[Gavin John Hyde]

It's not all, doom and gloom.
Just been paid upfront fully for a job planned for next week. Customer is a regular and a good customer to have T that who only wants the best quality materials and work.
Scaffolding has been cancelled. So can't Install his car charger. Materials already ordered and paid for.
Messaged me to say scaffolding isn't going up next week due to company closing down for the shut down and was worried it might affect my income so has paid the Invoice in full before even doing the job. Job including charger, other materials, scaffolding hire and labour was nearly £2k
There are some good customers out there.
Yes. I still have to book it back in when things settle but 2k is 2k

 

[littlespark]

So everyone going out to finish these “essential” jobs

when are you going to get paid? The customer might not be working either.

 

[SparkyChick]

I know, I've spent the morning so far going through my diary and I've cancelled all non-essential works which is basically everything I had lined up for the next couple of weeks.

Yes it's having a huge impact, but the knock on effects are going to be huge. If I can't get enough financial support the business will fold, I'll lose my only means of transport (the van) and probably go bankrupt which will scupper any chances of restarting the business when this thing is over. A few weeks I can probably manage, but more than that... and we all know it's going to last longer than three weeks. There's going to be some huge spikes in cases caused by the idiocy of the weekend.

 

[Baddegg]

I had one this morning who paid all the materials for a job 3 weeks away...good people

 

[littlespark]

Will it go that far, SC? There will be some form of recompense from govt, they just haven’t decided fully yet what.
Overused word, but it’s unprecedented. Making it up as they go along

 

[Paddington]

Unofficially, from Anwyl homes customer care, construction sites may remain open, although it seems this may mean outside work, obviously with social distancing in place, I suppose it comes down to what elements of construction work can continue, also it seems some trade counters are remaining open, I think that is down to individual business decisions.
However Anwyl are cancelling all their customer care snag work until 30/4 unless it is classed as emergency . Let’s keep talking!

 

[Zerax]

London Mayor Sadiq Khan criticised that approach, saying too many people had been given "key worker" status, including construction workers.’

Is that the same London Mayor who cut half the tubes to make sure as many people as possible crammed into a single carriage ?

 

[Gavin John Hyde]

So the Welsh business arm of the Welsh government... "We are launching some webinars with information to help your business in this crisis"... you'd kind of think the first one would be about accessing the financial aid, but no... hey, let's diversify... how diversification can help your business.

What business??? Without financial aid, my business won't exist for very much longer.

Unbelievable... so out of touch with reality it's untrue.

It is a farce... You are best off buying a load of fryers, bypass your meter and start delivering sausages and chips to the locals.. Diversify!! FFS should we all try a bit of plumbing or bricklaying instead?
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I know, I've spent the morning so far going through my diary and I've cancelled all non-essential works which is basically everything I had lined up for the next couple of weeks.

Yes it's having a huge impact, but the knock on effects are going to be huge. If I can't get enough financial support the business will fold, I'll lose my only means of transport (the van) and probably go bankrupt which will scupper any chances of restarting the business when this thing is over. A few weeks I can probably manage, but more than that... and we all know it's going to last longer than three weeks. There's going to be some huge spikes in cases caused by the idiocy of the weekend.

You could look to ring fence assets and keep things split between say Ltd Co and sole trader. You could always give your self a loan from personal account to company secured against the van? Have heard of this before so if you do fold you keep it.. There are lots of tricks an account can suggest. Might be a bit immoral.
Builders seemingly do it all the time rack up huge bills with suppliers, transfer tools van etc close business on a Monday reopen as a different name on a Tuesday.

 

[ruston]

I have to take my hat off to the NHS . I have had three texts this morning giving me advice and guidance on how to combat the disease in the home, and acquire essential services.

 

[davesparks]

High chance with petrol but diesel you would need a unique set of circumstances, vaporization, oxygen and an ignition source.

And if you mix diesel and petrol in the right proportions, put it in a plastic bag in the bottom of a steel mortar with an electric igniter you can create an excellent fireball effect, commonly known in the fireworks industry as a 'diesel lift'

We used them at the beginning of our entry to the British musical firworks championships.

 

[ruston]

I have seen a diesel fire so hot it melted the steel on a Diesel excavator . The turbo ignited hydraulic oil which in turn ignited the diesel fuel.

 

[westward10]

I hear Taylor Wimpey are now closing their sites and Crossrail are suspending works.

 

[littlespark]

First Macdonalds, now Wimpey.

(It’s an old fast food restaurant)