TheTeapot Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, hissingsid said: O.M.G. Banker has been away wait now for the inevitable tripe that he comes up with when he is in quarantine for two weeks .... Maybe one of his hated teacher neighbours he spent all lockdown spying on can return the favour Edited September 24, 2020 by TheTeapot 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quilp Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 3 hours ago, Neil Down said: So you are not even on the Island then... No, he's a Manx Expat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesultanofsheight Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 2 hours ago, tetchtyke said: The students are already coming back, turns out that getting pissed in Outback is more appealing than being sent home at 10pm. But that isn’t going to happen is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 2 hours ago, Out of the blue said: Look at the division caused by Trump, Boris, Corbyn, Brexit, Covid etc. The world was definitely a much better place before Trump, Boris, Corbyn, Brexit, Covid etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 A golden time. Like people used to remember those summers before WW1. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Down Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 1 hour ago, hissingsid said: O.M.G. Banker has been away wait now for the inevitable tripe that he comes up with when he is in quarantine for two weeks .... Hopefully he'll move on down to his beloved Jersey... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Down Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Just now, pongo said: A golden time. Like people used to remember those summers before WW1. The older I get, the better I was... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 1 hour ago, hissingsid said: O.M.G. Banker has been away Quick! Shut the border. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piebaps Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 4 hours ago, thesultanofsheight said: Just wait until the students come back at Xmas. You can go into a right meltdown about that. Maybe a meltdown won't be needed https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-54278053 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrighty Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 2 hours ago, Roger Mexico said: Keep up at the back (or whatever the online Zoom seminar equivalent is). It's a good question isn't it If all your university work is going to be online, why do you need to travel to Manchester or London to sit in a hall of residence or grubby shared flat when you could be doing the same thing from the comfort of your own bedroom? And if you're Manx, if student social life is already massively curtailed and liable to be shut down any moment, why leave your life here for effective self-isolation in the UK? Plus the chance of catching Covid which seems to be giving a lot of people quite bad post-viral effects such as fatigue, whatever their age or the severity of the actual infection. The UK university model that developed over the last 30-40 years, was already looking precarious. The reliance on ever-expanding numbers and the related building booms; ever-increasing administration while academic employment became less secure (which leads to brain drains); the assumption that young people would be willing to take on more and more debt; the reliance on foreign students to supply much of the income. The product that they were selling has become worse and more expensive and people were wondering if they still wanted it. Now they may realise they don't need it either. A resurgence in the Open University perhaps? In my experience (been to traditional uni and done an OU degree, and recently/currently with children across at uni) the teaching aspects of the OU degree are far better than traditional universities who focus much on research (The former polys may be better at teaching). What you don't get at the OU is the social side and life experience. If all that has been killed off by covid, at least for a bit, an OU degree from home for £5000 annual fees (last time I looked) seems much more attractive than £9250 fees across, plus rent, plus travel, plus higher living expenses... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banker Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 2 hours ago, hissingsid said: O.M.G. Banker has been away wait now for the inevitable tripe that he comes up with when he is in quarantine for two weeks .... Only 7 with test and free to roam, I’ll keep a lookout for all the come overs to walk past!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Down Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 52 minutes ago, piebaps said: Maybe a meltdown won't be needed https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-54278053 They'll have a great time all together Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dilligaf Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 55 minutes ago, Banker said: Only 7 with test and free to roam, I’ll keep a lookout for all the come overs to walk past!! Surely you are not free to roam after a clear test after 7 days. There are many restrictions that apply, even to you ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTeapot Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 I note that in the land of milk and honey today they've announced a full mask mandate for all indoor public spaces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Down Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 5 minutes ago, TheTeapot said: I note that in the land of milk and honey today they've announced a full mask mandate for all indoor public spaces. Sultan and Banker just found out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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