Set up a go fund me. If they were sound and well got people will support. Happened here for a well loved (now gone) coffee truck after they were robbed.
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Great idea.
A local shop is closing tomorrow. A chinese lad, western named Joe, set up a greengrocers in Porto not long after we came back from China. Stocked all sorts of stuff, the usual fancy shop artisan honeys and pestos and italian sauces but also a heap of asian stuff (including savage kimchee courtesy of banned poster @HBV ). Anyway, they struggled with covid and since. About a month ago, the post office moved out of the village, up to the local dunnes. Many the business around there has felt the pinch since due to reduced footfall but it has fucked poor Joe. The post office was there for years. It all worked well. It may well have happened anyway at some stage but itās a sad day. *
*maybe now is the time to invite a random foreign shopworker youāve connected with for a swim. Just saying.
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Beside Jimmys?
A great little shop
Thats the one. Sad day
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I was in a midlands hotel last Saturday night.
Was sitting at the bar, was busy but not mobbed. They had a bartender who I assume was mildly special needs - he proceeded to take dirty glasses from the dishwasher tray and willfully pull pints into them rather than put them into the dishwasher.
None of his colleagues felt the need to correct him on it either.
Just been told I canāt go back to work for six weeks minimum.
Iām going slowly insane.
I feel like lost in translation
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Thats shit Flatty. You need a 6 week plan. Do something.
Id adviseā¦
1 announce to mrs F that you are booking a holiday for the 2 of you to south america and you are learning spanish for it.
Get on the spanish apps and books and learn the shit out of it. Sheāll love you for it and respect your growth moxy and resilience.
And no safety net for you.
Also, did you ever tell us how you did the hand?
Fuck Guards wouldnt ask you that.
Feel better soon @flattythehurdler, have you rewatched Band of Brothers yet?
Not watched it the first time fully. Was out visiting a pal this morning with MND which puts things into perspective
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Mrs F works unfortunately.
Thatāll do it alright 
Every fella of my vintage I know laid up over the past 10-15 years has invariably done a rewatch of BOB.
Give it a whirl anyway
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Will do. Headed back to Ireland tomorrow til Friday anyhow.
Iām afraid to ring work. Theyāll go mental.
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Have you any advice for him that he might actually take?
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Thumbā¦ upā¦
thats how he fucked his hand up in the first place!
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Donāt fucking mind them. You sound like a lad thatās worked two lifetimes already.
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Thanks my oul epal. I genuinely appreciate that
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