New Posts For Thread: FRUIT PICKING - LODGINGS- SOCIAL DISTANCINGhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31642927/fruit-picking---lodgings--social-distancingUnder current social distancing restrictions and in the interests of preventing the spread of the ROna virus, is this venture barely legal?There'll be Romanian, maybe other migrants from other EU countries, and also UK students among others that wilI've recently started doing squat exercise, and it's hard work. How the fruit pickers can do that is beyond me. I've respect for the jockeys too who can assume that position for the entire race and maintain control of the beast takes a lot of doing.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31642927/fruit-picking---lodgings--social-distancing?post_id=559237787#559237787I've recently started doing squat exercise, and it's hard work. How the fruit pickers can do that is beyond me. I've respect for the jockeys too who can assume that position for the entire race and maintain control of the beast takes a lot of doing.Sun, 26 Apr 2020 15:24:13 -0500I wouldnt do it for the money but id happily have a few days on the strawberries although they seem to be in the tunnels now rather than how they used to be 20 years ago. Was never paid by the hour.When I used to pick the peas 30 years ago it was stihttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31642927/fruit-picking---lodgings--social-distancing?post_id=559237739#559237739I wouldnt do it for the money but id happily have a few days on the strawberries although they seem to be in the tunnels now rather than how they used to be 20 years ago. Was never paid by the hour.When I used to pick the peas 30 years ago it was stiSun, 26 Apr 2020 15:17:31 -0500You would need youth on your side. If judging by those Romanians getting off the planes.Back-breaking work for the most part and if you're not fast and accurate, you'll be tied to a horse and cart and ushered off the farm.People sat at home, gettinghttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31642927/fruit-picking---lodgings--social-distancing?post_id=559237629#559237629You would need youth on your side. If judging by those Romanians getting off the planes.Back-breaking work for the most part and if you're not fast and accurate, you'll be tied to a horse and cart and ushered off the farm.People sat at home, gettingSun, 26 Apr 2020 14:58:29 -0500Ive picked just about everything down the years. Good honest piece work out in the open air.I may yet have a go this Summer as well depending on what else is going on.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31642927/fruit-picking---lodgings--social-distancing?post_id=559237561#559237561Ive picked just about everything down the years. Good honest piece work out in the open air.I may yet have a go this Summer as well depending on what else is going on.Sun, 26 Apr 2020 14:44:09 -0500Furloughed workers may be encouraged to work as fruit and vegetable pickers to help farmers fill a labour shortage, the environment secretary has said.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52435332George Eustice told the daily Number 10 coronavirus brihttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31642927/fruit-picking---lodgings--social-distancing?post_id=559237483#559237483Furloughed workers may be encouraged to work as fruit and vegetable pickers to help farmers fill a labour shortage, the environment secretary has said.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52435332George Eustice told the daily Number 10 coronavirus briSun, 26 Apr 2020 14:30:57 -0500Here you go Dotchinite, this is for you given your desire to provide the nation with the fruits of your labour.Becoming a Champion PickerAn induction film for your seasonal workers before they step out into the field. The film aims to take your seasohttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31642927/fruit-picking---lodgings--social-distancing?post_id=559189943#559189943Here you go Dotchinite, this is for you given your desire to provide the nation with the fruits of your labour.Becoming a Champion PickerAn induction film for your seasonal workers before they step out into the field. The film aims to take your seasoFri, 17 Apr 2020 14:20:58 -0500Nah just being a flippant cawk.This situation needs addressing.If it takes a one-to-one ratio nursing care to nurse a ventilated patient back to health (or otherwise) then how is it acceptable to herd workers into tin shacks for the sake of a few sprhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31642927/fruit-picking---lodgings--social-distancing?post_id=559189019#559189019Nah just being a flippant cawk.This situation needs addressing.If it takes a one-to-one ratio nursing care to nurse a ventilated patient back to health (or otherwise) then how is it acceptable to herd workers into tin shacks for the sake of a few sprFri, 17 Apr 2020 12:11:21 -0500I thought Dotchinite was being ironic.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31642927/fruit-picking---lodgings--social-distancing?post_id=559188949#559188949I thought Dotchinite was being ironic.Fri, 17 Apr 2020 12:03:08 -0500can't cook won't cookhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31642927/fruit-picking---lodgings--social-distancing?post_id=559188619#559188619can't cook won't cookFri, 17 Apr 2020 11:13:22 -0500Get your wellies on just checking and show your bulldog spirithttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31642927/fruit-picking---lodgings--social-distancing?post_id=559188599#559188599Get your wellies on just checking and show your bulldog spiritFri, 17 Apr 2020 11:11:07 -0500