Menopause Matters Forum
General Discussion => This 'n' That => Topic started by: CLKD on March 17, 2020, 01:19:33 PM
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I found a dark cobweb and dirty window sill at the weekend :o. So that is job number 1 - when I can be bothered !
Lots to see on TV that isn't virus related
Radio if necessary
Weeding. Feeding wild birds and pond fish. Shopping when necessary. Planting seeds when the weather warms up.
Reading - probably charity shops will close what *will* I do then :o
Magazines and daily papers
I have unwrapped DVDs to catch up on from C.mas as far back as 2017 :D
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Just been sent log in details for my DC's school work, so looks like i might be a teacher for quite a few weeks ;)
I am going to write a very big list of all the little jobs that need doing, but no one ever does and stick it on the fridge. That way, when my DH starts getting on my wick, i can point hime to the list. Either that or lump him with a heavy object :-\
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I'm going to clean the oven........well that's what I said yesterday!
Catch up on contacting friends by email. We all need to communicate with friends.
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You can come and clean ours Ju Ju - it wouldn't be first on my list. Ever. ;D
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All the things I keep thinking I'll do it tomorrow ;D
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;D same here. I have 5 baskets to sort through: some is my stuff, some is from Mum's property 1 not touched since it landed here 14 months ago. In a corner. Collecting dust. Trouble is, once I sort I have to find places for stuff :-X
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Ride the horse, feed sheep, lamb sheep, repeat... No much will change as long as I don't get it. Clear the house out? Not til after lambing.
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But won't there B something else sheila99 ? ;)
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I cleaned the mirrors in my bedroom today.
Plus I dusted and polished the bedroom furniture too. There must've been 10 inches dust at the back of the mirror on my dressing table. :o ;D
Then I cleaned my fan that sits by my bed. Dropped it, dust off the front everywhere. 😡 😆 it's amazing how much dust a fan can hold. ;D I think most of it comes off my dog! 😆
As for the oven. 🤷♀️ Can't decide yet if I want to do it. 😆 if I do, I?ll buy that Astonish product that's advertised on tele. See if that works like it says it does, 🤷♀️.
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Get if B4 others have the oven cleaning idea then ? ;D
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My workplace has just announced that we are closing on Thursday. I do still have to work from home though but might actually get some cleaning done as a break from work. :D
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🙀🙀🙀🙀🙀 YES, yes, didn't think of that.
Everyone will have sparkling clean ovens, and spanking clean houses at this rate! 🤣
That's if they can all clean around their stock piles! 😉
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:rofl:
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JD I bought that astonish oven cleaner (yep the advert worked on me 🤣) its bright orange and comes with its own sponge and it did a really good job of my oven and it didn't stink and no burns like I got off that other oven cleaner.
So go on you know you want to clean that oven sooooo badly 😁 x
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;D .... form an orderly queue Girls ......... I'm next for the oven cleaner ;-)
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I'll send my oven round :)
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Oh great CG. 😏
I was hoping someone would say it was rubbish. So I could say, oh ok, I won't bother then! 🤣😂🤣
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sheila - what will the lambs recover in :-\ :D
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They're too small to be worth cooking yet! Cardboard box with my hot water bottle in it last time (wrapped in a plastic bag in case of leakage)... had it back when I went to bed, I can't get to sleep when I'm cold.
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I would take the lamb with me ;)
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Well the oven didn't get cleaned! I blame my daughter who set us up to Netflix and introduced me to an Australian series called Offspring. It says it's mature watching, so my daughter thinks I qualify. it's a bit um naughty......so I won't suggest it to my mum, who seems to zoom in on any swear words etc in books I lend her, so I have to go back to books to see what was so offensive. Fern Britton, you have offended my mum! Tomorrow is another day for potentially cleaning my oven. I shall celebrate when I've done it!
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I would take the lamb with me ;)
I prefer warm things that don't leak!
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With a good glass of something nice Ju Ju. 🍷 or if like me, a ☕️. x
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nappies then sheila?
I'm off to have my hair cut :whist: :-\ but my anxiety is up so wondering :-X
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I'm still considering the jobs that need doing, any day now .......... ;D
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I don't need to clean my oven, I never use it ;)
A woman after my own heart 😁
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Me too Two Hoots.
In my case, any week now, 🤣😂
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I was going to clean the oven, honest! But my excuse was toothache! I had to see my dentist. He produced a fetching mask for me to wear in the waiting room, as I am apparently vulnerable! Not for he was checking my teeth! Funny how everyone gave me a wide berth once I put it on!
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::) ........ but we know that masks don't work :-\. that it is surfaces that need constant hot, soapy water. How's the mouth now, did he find anything treatable?
Sorry Ju Ju - I forgot 2 ask :-\
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The days are ok but I do miss the evening trip to the pub!
Taz x :-\
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i was watching the local news tonight and they had an ?expert? advising parents how to keep kids amused now schools are closed. God knows how I got through bringing up my kids without having an expert tell me how to occupy them! ;D ;D
We had a big dressing up box, we had a 'treasure box? full of bits of fabric, toilet roll middles, cardboard, coloured paper, pipe cleaners, silver paper, paper plates etc. I can honestly say we were never bored, never. We all discussed this over tea tonight and both my adult kids were here and they remembered making stuff and going out to feed the ducks and collecting acorns, bird feathers etc.
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I HATE the word 'expert' - suddenly we have them about this new virus >:(
Mum was a teacher. Dad refused to have a TV whilst we were growing up but there was 'listen with Mother' at 1.45 B4 Womens Hour.
We had a gate leg table which was often used as a tent/wigwam/cave - a large blanket was put over to hide us up. We had hours of fun under it either inside or on the lawn. Card games. Piano practice :o. Sand pit in the garden. Small patch of garden as well as mustard and cress on a flannel [no kitchen roll then]; or a hyacinth or broad bean in clear glass so that we could watch the roots growing.
Scooters. Cycles. A tin bath on very hot days with warmed water tipped in. Chasing butterflies.
Magic painting books? messy though. Flour dough to make shapes? Messy. If it was raining we often had as many as 5/6 kids in Mum's house playing. Plastacine. Fuzzy felts.
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Our local pub is delivering Mothers' Day Tea to those houses that had booked in their Cafe instead of people congregating ;-) hopefully it won't rain on Sunday!
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take the phone away and train them to interact ? Your house, your Rules ;D. What age group?
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You need an EXPERT Stella ;D ;D
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that won't be me then ;D ..........
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We?re the same when my stepson comes here,let him do what he wants as he doesn't get to do it at home,it's only a couple of days but he plays on his Xbox and watches films
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The best thing i ever bought for my two was a double swing set. DD was 2 and DS 1 at the time, and 12 years on it is still used. They go up there and have their little chats (moaning about me probably), and even i have the odd swing on it when nobody looking. Apart from that, it was always a huge cardboard box that they had the most fun with. Simple things.....
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::) ........ but we know that masks don't work :-\. that it is surfaces that need constant hot, soapy water. How's the mouth now, did he find anything treatable?
Sorry Ju Ju - I forgot 2 ask :-\
He gave the mask to me so that people would keep away from me!
He thought the pain was caused by trauma, not that I was aware of causing that. We?re going to see if it settles down. I wouldn't have gone so soon, but was worried about leaving it and not being able to get treatment. I'm reassured and if it doesn't settle I can go back as they will provide a service for emergencies, even if they have to shut.
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Haha barnacle,yes,boxes,I'd buy my daughter something REALLY special for Xmas and birthdays when she was little,out would come the actual gift which would be left in favour of playing with the box ;D I hope children won't lose their great imagination,it's sad really
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Do you grind your teeth Ju Ju!
A set of saucepans keep young 'uuuns busy ;-)
Today I have to wipe down windowsills and water cactii ......... lots of both
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Ive got so many unused beauty products I'm going to start using them, when I emerge in a few weeks this little caterpillar will be a beautiful butterfly, well that's what the packaging says ;D
I've got a paper face pack, I haven't used one before, I'll start with that I think :)
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Me I'm contemplating using a fake tan I bought last year, because if it goes wrong no one will ever know even if I have to go out due to social distancing 😏 x
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I think a burka would be really useful in these troubled times ::).
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Do you grind your teeth Ju Ju!
A set of saucepans keep young 'uuuns busy ;-)
Today I have to wipe down windowsills and water cactii ......... lots of both
Apparently yes, but I have a mouth guard for that and for a clicky jaw.
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Is it any better today ?
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Anyone see the care home playing hungry hippos, if you haven't google it ;D
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I saw that too ........ my first though was "I won't be doing *that* in future" :D
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It's not boring in a wheelchair with a laundry basket ;D
I'd love a go ::)
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I would need lessons in the wheelchair first ;D
Apparently Wickes have had a run on domestic paint and brushes ........ all these men self isolating are being 'encouraged' to do all those jobs ;D
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I am going to actually do those exercises that I saw on YouTube ages ago....Joe Wicks every morning for half an hour :o ;)
Its high time I lost that stone and a half I put on before Christmas
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Don't forget to shut the curtains ;-).
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I've attempted to clean the oven today. I need to remove the glass from the door in order to screw the door handle on as it is very loose. Done it before, but the screws won't budge. DH had a go too, then said my daughters partner can do it for us. No he can't says I, we are in isolation! It will have to be used with great care.
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Give it a squirt of WD40?
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One of the B&Q's have run out of paint!
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Give it a squirt of WD40?
Yes tried that. Leaving it overnight, see if we can unscrew it or heat it up and see if that helps. Tomorrow is another day! I've left the shelves soaking in cleaning stuff in a bag and stuff inside the oven overnight. I consider cleaning the oven, the shower cubicle and the gutters the worst jobs. Go on like this and the house will be cleaner than it's been for a long time! And no one to appreciate it apart from me and DH.
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>:( All jobs I've been avoiding, but no excuses now!
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I still have an excuse. No jobs like that for me until lambing is over :). Even then I'd rather muck out the sheds than clean the house...
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Housework is boring........FACT!! ;D
I'd rather help you sheila
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Be nice to be outside as the suns out, but it's still a tad chilly and I'm betting the mowers will start come out of their winter hibernation x
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I'll be with you jaypo ..........
I'll sleep rather than do housework :-\
Today is chilly. Today is a good chance to do housework :-X ::)
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Think we'd drive sheila bonkers clkd ;D
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Nope. We can wield a bottle surely ::)
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Not at all jaypo, all volunteers welcome :) especially the strange breed who like housework. Unscheduled muck out this morning, THAT WOMAN left the tap on. I wish she'd clear off somewhere else >:(
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You can keep That Woman ;-). I don't do housework, I could be at it right now ...........
Lots of Facebook groups are having things for youngsters to do, one is about a giraffe who will be blogging with positives for young 'uns to read :-)
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I'd like to have chickens again,lovely fresh eggs,I'd also love a couple of pygmy goats.........NO,NOT TO BLOODY WELL EAT CLKD ;D
OH Sheila,I can do mucking out,did it for yeeeeeeears with the horses,great exercise,get the kettle on,I'm on my way :bouncing:
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Pick me up jaypo ;-)
I'm good with a shovel too. Cheaper than the Gym too. Hot bath required after though.
Someone was asking on local facebook for non-shop eggs >:( ...... now call me picky :-X they obviously aren't aware that our local shop buys from free range farms about 3 miles away ::) probably still warm when put into the boxes.
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The Mustang goes fast clkd,are you ready? ;D
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I can't seem to settle to anything. I knit, crochet, read and sometimes paint but I feel ?on edge?. usually I crave peace and quiet to do my hobbies but right now I am worried about how my Mum will cope without me visiting so often. They phoned yesterday and said the GP was prescribing a very low dose of something (can't remember name) so that they can give her some when she gets upset and anxious. I think that's a good idea.
I am going tomorrow to take her some lavender soap, shower gel and body spray which she loves (Woods of Windsor) and a lovely purple primrose. They wouldn't let my brother visit yesterday so he will probably just pop a card through.
It is eerily quiet on the roads here but I have noticed lots of different faces in the village as people are coming to their second homes to get away from crowded cities. Trouble is they are buying all the stuff from our local shops.
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But that's what the tourist trade needs PF - Wales is complaining about visitors but seem to forget that tourism is what keeps many shops
open :-\. Now that everyone has panic bought and your shops are re-filled what's the problem ?
Keeping apart is important. Not touching others is important. It is less likely to be transferred by air droplets than by contaminated surfaces. Eateries should have good cleansing practices anyway.
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I'm shocked.....oven cleaning is a man job well at least in this house it is. it's the one job my hubby does well, elbow grease he tells me, crack on darling...enjoy!
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Oven cleaning. :o ........
Well when watching the Italian Medic on Channel 4 News this evening, who has had the virus ..... she is insistent that people should remain inside unless absolutely necessary. But she wasn't able to say why they have such a high level of deaths :-\ so in some parts of Italy isolation simply didn't work. I wonder what the UK Government will suggest tomorrow? People need sunshine, fresh air, communication with others ...... maybe they have gone out in their droves to support small businesses :-\ : what's the difference to my walking to our village shop to buy the Sat. paper earlier :-\. We were out about 20 mins. in all.
The Staff were busy loading shelves, why they didn't do that B4 people arrived - they open at 5.00 to accept the paper deliveries - we spoke to 1 person behind the Till and a lady who kept her distance. It's those who are carrying the Bug that are the most dangerous which could be any 1 of us.
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But that's what the tourist trade needs PF - Wales is complaining about visitors but seem to forget that tourism is what keeps many shops
open :-\. Now that everyone has panic bought and your shops are re-filled what's the problem ?
Keeping apart is important. Not touching others is important. It is less likely to be transferred by air droplets than by contaminated surfaces. Eateries should have good cleansing practices anyway.
What are you talking about ?your shops are refilled?? We can't get eggs, sugar, loo rolls, pasta, tea bags etc. There are people staying in caravans who are like a crowd of locusts in our local shops. They obviously leave their homes full of tins and packets and frozen food and then come down here and use up all ours! Norfolk doesn't need them and Cornwall has also asked them to stay away too. They are coming for purely selfish reasons because since pubs and restaurants are closed so they are not spending money, only on food in shops.
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I wouldn't dream of going away from home at a time like this. I've pushed back our UK break to September and can change it again further along should the need arise.
There's a weird sense of people not yet accepting reality and viewing the school closures as an opportunity to have an extended break! Its actually deeply concerning. No-one should be out and about except for quick trips to buy essential goods or walking in open areas.
Australia and America have had to close beaches because of people's complete stupidity acting as though it's life as normal.
Shops round here aren't fully restocked yet by a long stretch. I have NEVER yet seen any hand sanitizer (nor loo rolls or tissues for over a week now).
Same here stellajane. Forgotten what toilet rolls look like. We have 2 rolls left and then we will be using blue workshop rolls which my OH found in his workshop. Same with hand sanitiser.
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PF I am more worried about they are bringing rather than what they're taking. If you want a way to spread it round the country this is it. If you have enough for a couple of weeks all these d*cks will have worked out they've bought a load of food they're never going to eat and things will go back to normal.
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All tourist areas need visitors. What they don't need is people buying, but that's where the shop managers come in! They have to take some control. What happened to printing large signs with Rules? Nor does any area need the bug being carried ........ but as isolation in Italy hasn't stopped the death rate :-\ and we should be getting a dose of fresh air ....
PF - which shops in particular? I know that Norfolk is hard to get to with no motorways [that coast road is slow at the best of times!] but surely there are farm shops with supplies? I wouldn't use blue rolls, preferring newspaper. Seriously. Granny never had toilet roll as she couldn't afford that and a newspaper had more uses. My BinL in Hunstanton hasn't mentioned any particular shortages ........
Today I will be weeding. Probably shivering as well but needs must.
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In north Wales they don't want second home or caravan owners to visit not because they will empty the shops but because if the fall ill the local hospitals won't be able to cope with the numbers.
Apparently snowdonia was packed yesterday, they are saying stay away today ???
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What numbers? It happens in the Summer of a normal year but the public aren't aware of how many beds are taken up by visitors and how many ops are postponed/cancelled due to the usual influx ::). How many critical care situations do Wales foresee? There will be accidents that have to be dealt with immediately across the UK which is why the Government have suddenly found more beds ......... and the private sector are helping out which means those operations will be cancelled. Whether there will be enough staff to cover the extra beds?
I've nipped inside ;D can U tell, it is COLD out there. Another layer required!
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We have no idea how many are carrying thousands are carrying the virus. It only takes one person to start and epidemic in a 'clean' area. EVERYONE should be staying at home. It isn't only about hospital beds, many people won't survive it even with medical care.
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We are doing mainly local walks. Usually only come across a few people so no problem. The worst is the supermarket as even if you try and keep a distance others don't.
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I think we need a strictly come dancing backwards if people invade personal space ;-)
So what consists of 'necessary' travel? What about those whose employers who insist the workforce continues to go to in?
Our village is having a bear hunt: anyone with a cuddly bear puts it in the window and the kids tick off which house. Same with painted stones. Lots of ideas on various Facebook sites even if one doesn't join in. Some are putting books/jigsaws in boxes with lids, well wiped - for others to pick up, use and put in another box around the village. If any of you have a telephone box that has been decommissioned? it could be utilities. Church has a ribbon tree in the garden - OK as long as everyone doesn't arrive to hang their prayer ribbon at the same time!
Lots of pubs etc. are offering take away - ring up, put in the order early enough and either collect or it will be delivered. LOTS of people are buying live chickens :-\ .......... :o at this time of year when Mummy fox is busy !!
Maybe a group could do a crossword: pick a daily paper, each do as much as possible then ring the friend with 1 clue to get the answer ........
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My OH read that people are buying more and more chickens, to keep in their back gardens.
Don't blame em, I can't get eggs anywhere, this might give me a chance. 😉
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Chickens take a few weeks to get going though - so will the RSPCA be expected to pick up the pieces when owners get fed up waiting?
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Oh nooooo,we were going to go to our lodge,not sure what to do now,when we go there,we don't go wandering about all over the place,just go for walks,it is very isolated where we are,it would be the decent thing to do for these places to say don't come but we?ll suspend the fees,we pay over 5k a year for the site we?re on but they emailed us and said it was ok to come,very small exclusive site,what to do ladies :'(
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It's a question of holiday home owners using up the limited shopping and medical facilities. The idea is to leave them for the locals. Boris said staying at home meant in your primary residence.
JP x
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These fee issues need to be put on the back burner. No one could anticipate this crisis and Park owners etc. will need every penny right now to keep the sites afloat? Better to not ask yet what they decide to do and have a site to return to? Trouble is, it's over the main Summer period :'(
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I think it's more to do with the strain on local health services.
Also it risks further spread. That's what happened in Italy when the lock down was due to be extended. 40,000 people in Italy have been fined for not sticking to the rules. They are not in a good place now.
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Oh nooooo,we were going to go to our lodge,not sure what to do now,when we go there,we don't go wandering about all over the place,just go for walks,it is very isolated where we are,it would be the decent thing to do for these places to say don't come but we?ll suspend the fees,we pay over 5k a year for the site we?re on but they emailed us and said it was ok to come,very small exclusive site,what to do ladies :'(
The problem is if the government brings in total lockdown you won't be able to get back
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That's my worry littleminnie,but Stella,we DO take all our own stuff with us so wouldn't even need to go to shops etc.
Clkd,believe me Argyll & Bute DO NOT NEED THE MONEY,the Campbells pretty much own the entire district and are Multi millionaires,there are 40 lodges on the site all paying 5.5k a year and we are one of the tiny sites,for that money,we get the grass cut >:(
Head in hands,don't know what to do :'(
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Stay at home jaypo - lessons the risk of you taking it up there without being aware
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Yes,maybe you?re right :'(
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Sorry but yep. In the big scheme jaypo site fees are a drop in the ocean - some won't have jobs to return to etc.. Sadly it's in the warmer months >:(.
Been weeding today :-)
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Stay at home jaypo - lessons the risk of you taking it up there without being aware
yesterday a Scottish doctor on the BBC asked people to stay at home. They didn't want tourists when their resources are limited.
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It's forecast rain at the weekend ;-)
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But how else will they get their shopping :-\
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I don't think it's possible to force them. The risk is theirs but they could end up taking a hospital bed from someone else.
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Could it be that they have already suffered the virus ? albeit mildly?
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Welsh government has ordered sites to close, I thought it might happen.
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But some are still travelling cheek to bum cheek on the Tube because employers demand that their employees go to work >:(. Surely that's an 'unfair dismissal' issue?
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After my appendix was removed: 14/02/91 : I was told not to drive for 6 weeks, after 5 I had to get into the car as I knew it was then or never again. I carefully drove round the village in a quiet part of the day ::)
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I love crafts and yesterday I started a cross stitch table runner I had for Christmas 2018 ;D I also make all family birthday cards so I will make them when I fancy a change from the sewing.
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Im going to get on with all the jobs in the house that I don't usually have time to do.
However the suns shinning so I've decided to clean the car today. Hate being inside when the suns shinning 😎
Lanzalover x
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I can confirm that allotment work is definitely allowed. Counts as 1hours outside exercise apparently.
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I'm with you on that one Stella,I start out with great intentions then 5 minutes in,I'm bored beyond belief ;D
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I LOVE my garden, without it I would fade quickly. I am avoiding housework, as usual ;)
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My DD has been teaching her brother sign language. She has a friend who is deaf, so took it upon herself to learn it when she was 9. It has been lovely watching them together because they do have spells where they fight like cat and dog.
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I think it should be taught, along with First Aid, to every child across the UK. I don't think that my brain would keep up :-\
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I have let my bottle fed lambs out in the yard for the first time. So I have an excellent excuse to sit in the sun and supervise them :D I can't think of a better 'project' for today. Compensation for all the nights I've been up at midnight with them.
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Boil the kettle, I'm on my way ;D .......... I won't see 'ours' :'( as we aren't going to the fishing Lake and every year they are put into the fields around to gamble and bleat . The reason we aren't going is to lessen the risk of a RTA which would take up NHS time and maybe critical care beds, the lake remains open. Bugga ............
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The roads round here are pretty quiet. Does fishing count as your hour's exercise? I'm sure it isn't an excuse to go to sleep in the sun.. 8)
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;D. We usually go for 5-8 hours dependent on the weather and time of year. Hardly see anyone else however busy the men are. I can sleep in the camper with the sun pouring through ........... has anyone actually said it's an hour's exercise only, initially it was an exercise 'session' ;)
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Having watched question time tonight it's very obvious if we keep bending the rules this lockdown will last much longer ( it's was suggested 11-12 weeks and radio 4 apparently said could be 6 months) Wuhan is still in lockdown. We have to have a new mindset going for a non essential drive food or medical appointments etc that's it unless a key worker.
The government have sent out warning shots ( like they did before ) if we don't comply and keep trying to bend the rules they will get tougher and we could end up like other countries where lockdown really is lockdown.
Going for a drive risks an accident, or breakdown both of which are at there maximum capacity regards services, & if everyone goes off for a drive to the countryside then 🤦♀️we are being watched & they now have powers to stop you in the car asking where your going & they have drones out for dog walkers who are pushing the boundaries.
I hate it all as much as everyone else & not seeing my granddaughter most days who lives around the corner has had me sobbing today so we just have to do as we are told or have it forced and all freedom taken away and paperwork required to leave and get shopping etc.
My eldest is in lockdown in New Zealand.
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Exactly this.
One car journey per week if necessary for essential food shopping.
One hour of exercise a day, only from your own door.
No physical contact with people you're not already living with - except caring responsibilities.
I'm working from home - lucky to have one of those jobs.
Walking to my allotment - allowed as it's just up the road.
Writing a book with my husband, who's a philosopher - Nietzsche.
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I am working from home (since end of last week) and have only been out for food. The amount of work I can do at home is limited but we were issued with laptops and additional software to give us remote access.
Really missing my usual exercise. Just walking to the station and later to work gave me 30 minutes brisk walking each day plus I went on frequent weekend walks. Hope to do a local one tomorrow or Sunday.
Have the worry of my elderly and disabled dad. He pays for carers and people to clean his house and enjoys their company. Now the agency has withdrawn the cleaning service completely and reduced the care support. I can't go there anymore because I would need to cross London on public transport. My younger brother lives close and he has had to visit to do some cleaning and clothes washing for him.
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Spending a lot of time in the garden so the good weather very welcome. My husband got a delivery from our local garden centre which, although closed, is doing telephone orders and deliveries.
Sorry about you Dad Katejo. Let's just hope the lock down doesn't last too long.
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At a time when cleaning is essential. :-\ I would want a written letter from the Company explaining exactly why? If it's to protect their workers from your Dad well that's taking it to extremes; has he been anywhere? If it's to protect their workers my response is that they aren't doing a particularly good job over all then! if they are worried about contamination. What happened to the human aspect?
I will say again:
Use BOILED water with a mix of laundry powder and domestos: wipe all surfaces regularly allow to air dry. BOIL the clothes used.
Wipe under taps, under Council bin lids, handles and where anyone else may have left the Virus. It doesn't like boiled launder water.
Metholated spirits will work. It breaks down the fat on the outside of the Virus, therefore drowning the little blighter . If gloves are worn and in my opinion these are dangerous as they rarely get washed often enough and will end up in landfill: taking them off correctly is important. Having worked in clean rooms my DH has been explaining to anyone wearing gloves anywhere ::) the protocol. One-use gloves are worse than even Marigolds which can be boiled after use.
Katejo - tell your brother to carry out good cleaning regime, including the car doors/boot handles, steering wheel and gear stick if he drives between places. Wipe the door handles at your dad's place going in and on the way out - backwards as it is. Maybe provide your Dad with a bowl of water/laundry powder and a cloth so that he can wipe as he goes along ? Don't forget the handle of the hoovery-thingy, dustpans, brushes etc.. Also the telephone and door bell where appropriate.
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There was a dr on the news saying to all those people who are using alcohol for making their own sanitizer to stop,alcohol doesn't work,it's not strong enough,the content hast to be at least 70 percent
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Yep. the best way it so drink it ::) [is to ]
Now meths however is better not drunk but used as a swab ;-)
The Garden Centre we use is charging a tenner per van load but they are 20 miles away so probably won't be considered essential. They are however sending out seed packets if we order B4 mid-day. :-*
I've sat in the sun again 8)
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I might have to drink meths soon if I can't get my lager ;D
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Check with your local Pub., they may be having a self collection arrangement ;-)
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I might have to drink meths soon if I can't get my lager ;D
If you normally drink lager meths might be an improvement ;D
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;D especially as the lager I like most is corona :o :o ;D
Did you see the farmer on tv this morning?he was with his sheep and instead of doing the clap for the nhs,he stood there in silence,then rattled their feed bucket and they all started bleating,it was brilliant
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I couldn't find that though saw the headline ::)
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CLKD, it's likely that the carers are scaling back the cleaning because of the risk of cross contamination between clients.
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It shouldn't happen though - if they are cleaning properly? Why not stick to one client then, there really is no excuse to leave the vulnerable without care - look what happened in Spain earlier this week :'(
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My parent's cleaner is not allowed to come and clean any more and they are not up to doing anything more than the basics. Neither can push a Hoover around. Dad's worrying about paying people money when they do the shopping. The nearest atm is not working, which means a trip. He won't listen to me. He won't do online banking. I keep telling him most people have apps and can photo a cheque. it's so hard for them.
I'm afraid I haven't got the energy to do all this cleaning and disinfecting. I struggle to do normal housework. I have eczema badly on my hands from hand washing and I think from stress. Normally it will only get like this in really cold weather. My energy was used up going to the pharmacy today to get my medication. They were out of stock for 2 items the other day and I still have to go back for one of my asthma meds if they can get it. I got my hrt patches. The pharmacy is 10 miles away, but they are the only pharmacy who can get patches and answer the phone. Unnecessary journey? The nearest pharmacy hasn't got hold of patches for months. Never had a problem with asthma meds before. it's stressful just getting basics. At least it wasn't raining and queuing 2 metres apart outside was strictly observed. DH is getting the shopping, as I'm vulnerable. We do go walking, but avoid my favourite narrow pathways where you can't pass by people safely.
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'not allowed by whom'? Ju Ju - the company or the Government. If cleaners are in the magic 70 year old bracket that may be 1 reason not to attend but if each cleaner kept to 1 client ..........
I think it's got to be housework today >:(
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it's tough for older people though juju,,I'm only in my 50s and even I get daunted by the prospect of a new phone,never mind setting up online banking,how are they doing btw
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I've cleaned the handles and light switches, plus the remote controls this morning. Need to do upstairs switches etc. later ::) this housework issue could get seriously boring ;D
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?. this housework issue could get seriously boring ;D
?"could"!!! ;D ;D xx
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I HATE HOUSEWORK!
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Ask whether she has a tracker on him in case he is involved in an accident? Some people haven't the sense that they were born with >:(
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Maybe she doesn't like him.
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There was a 2 page article in the programme paper last week about which to avoid during the week ;D
I would rather suck lemons ;)
After we all clapped in the week [apparently it's going to happen every Thursday :-\] many are putting up C.mas lights as solidarity - I forget to find ours yesterday and it's blowing a hooooly this morning [after snow :o ] DH took the old ones down which had stopped working during last year ........... anyone else ?
I think the weekly clapping habit will wane fairly fast !
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My excuse for not doing the jobs planned this morning is that I lost an hour! ;D
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I'm waiting to see if the dogs are still on the old time clock when it comes to their tea time as usually just before 6 they start looking hopeful x
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was it the same hour that I lost Ju Ju ?
My pets took about a week to get re-clocked ::)
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Maybe CLKD. May be something to do with our age.......mislayng things? ::)
I cleaned the fridge. Big achievement for me! DH got the shopping and I put it away. We?re ok for a while, even got loo paper. Funny how you stop being fussy about makes.
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Age. I blame age for everything, in fact since I was about 12 ;D
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Saves on the air freshener though ?
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I made Sunday lunch yesterday, for the first time in years as we usually go out. My Yorkshire puddings came up a treat (James Martin recipe) so I was really pleased x
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Oh LOVE Yorkshires, any left ;D
I could doze for England as TV is repeats, repeats, repeats .......... get the picture :D
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I miss Yorkshire puds.......can't eat gluten. I ought to try with GF flour.
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Juju you get good GF ones from Tesco :)
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Yes there was CLKD I've put them in the freezer x
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Bugga ;D ......... do you like Yorkshires cold? I have poured HP Sauce into the puds but it's messy without a plate :D
DH cooks a mince mix, Yorkshires and pours the mix into the middle :-*
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Either or, that sounds nice making me hungry x
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Either/or, that sounds nice making me hungry x
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Yorkshire puds with ice cream and toffee sauce ::)
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Really ........... I remember having half a melon scooped out with Almanac :-*
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Really ........... I remember having half a melon scooped out with Almanac :-*
Did you mean Armagnac the drink ?
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;D. :medal: yep. it was messy to drink so we were given straws ::).
watching escape to the country then Must Get On! ::)
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I am very proud of myself. Cleaned a large part of the kitchen! I think I will put a DO NOT ENTER sign up so I can enjoy it for a while before DH comes in and messes it up! ::)
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;D ....... people are walking by so fast to make the most of their allotted time outdoors that they won't notice when I clean our windows ;D
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Who is going to time you?? ;D
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I know the feeling stellajane! I'm still in bed. Normally up by 6.30 at the latest. I was rather hoping I'd get inspired to garden but that particular hobby has still not grabbed me! Enjoy your sparkling windows!
Taz x :D
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We know how to live ;D
Taz - swap your gardening for my windows?
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The Forestry Commission have posted on local Facebook asking people 'not to visit our forests' then have copied Government advice which is what locals are hinging on - they believe that they can still go to the woods to walk .......... but the Government advice contradicts what Forestry Commission actually want.
Apparently 1 can go shopping for essentials but not for chocolate ;D - who made that decision, wasn't me.
It may be that people have simply run out of essentials? So out into the car thing to find a store that doesn't have a queue?
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Can you not meet in the middle stellajane? then practice the distancing wave?
Reality Check worth watching ;D - better than cleaning windows ;)
I've had a walk, knackered now :-\
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Can't be bothered going out today, I'm sick to death of walking along suburban pavements! It will have to be exercise DVDs.
Just had a long chat with my sister on the phone. She only lives 5 minutes walk away too! She was saying her husband who's 60 has declared he's not going to retire for a long time having had this taste of life at home lol!
re. your husband: The difference is that, in normal circumstances he would be able to use his time and get involved in activities away from home. i still want to retire in my early 60's but hopefully healthy enough to do things.
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We love being home alone 2gether :-* ;D
I have taken clothes/cases/shoes out of our wardrobe and given it a very good hoover. I need to take the stuff of the shelves in there and decide what to keep/not. Pawsing :-\ for a cuppa and escape to the country then will review.
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Just cleaned upstairs loo downstairs loo,a cupboard in utility where all the dogs stuff is,struggling to find stuff to do now,we must all have the cleanest houses EVER
Just been having a giggle with Jill,we?re singing to each other ;D least I'm getting her to laugh,poor girl
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May I join in , I love's singing ;-)
I will never run out of chores here ........ as have avoided them for years, preferring to be out and about when anxiety allows. Hey ho! we'll be on 'best house' soon ;D
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Yes,the more the merrier 8)
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Well don't Teresa,I'm wagging my finger at you right now
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Leave it - get out in the sunshine in stead ?
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I might venture into the attic and sort things out. Bit scared of heights. But my grandson proudly announced that there were no monsters up there when he went up with DH, so I?ll be ok! Decluttering is fun. I've got some old coins to sort out to see if any are of value, including some Belgian ones from the WW1 that my grandpa gave me. No point in keeping things I never look at. Keep me busy doing the research.
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We might see you on antiques roadshow then juju? ;D
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;D. Teresa - what did U find at the bottom :o
We have a folding attic ladder which gives me no problems at all. I too have a photo project, begun in 2007 and overwhelmed me. Life got in the way. I NEED to finish it ::)
japypo - that was my first thought ;D - I do have friends in the 'trade' who know about coins Ju Ju when you get stuck on research and may be able to point U to someone in your area via PM if you need assistance
I may buy chocolate today :D
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I'm going to make millionaires shortbread,plenty toffee,plenty chocolate on top,all low calorie mind you :lol:
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It's Friday it's my day for going shopping :cancan:
It'll be my second time leaving the house in two weeks, I've told my car to get ready we are heading for Tesco later ;D
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;D. take a picnic in case there's a long queue!
Avoided housework other than laundry. Sheets washed, out, blown dry, back on the bed. Sat in the sun then watered the pot plants .
Tomorrow is another day ;-)
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Just back from M&S Food, which worked very well. Short queue and well stocked. Am boycotting Waitrose as takes ages to get in and you have to clean your own trolley. Miserable security guard at the door and stock, although improved, still not brilliant.
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I won't go in Waitrose again unless things improve. They were letting all and sundry in and social distancing inside was impossible. I prefer the one in one out policy operating in M&S.
JP x
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2 weeks ago they were allowing 20 in on a one-way system in Waitrose apparently. But the queue was 2 hours B4 1 reached the doors ::)
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Says on the BBC news now that a 5 minute drive is permissible,wish they'd make their bleedin minds up
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;D. is that on an elderly scooter thing - 5 mins won't get me as far as the end of our village, am I supposed to walk back ::)
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I don't think even they know what they actually mean,speak about confusion
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Tesco today had a route marked on the floor, was obviously done by a man it was the opposite way I go up and down the isles ::)
They had everything except flour and vege mince that I wanted, noticed still no rice or pasta.
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;D
I can't understand why supplies R not back on the shelves by now.
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I think they are back. The problem is that the shelves are not been replenished through the day, or at least not to the extent they were before. That's probably to do with distancing.
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Our stores are shutting earlier to replenish shelves in the evenings/overnight which was what the Plans were passed on anyway - that all restocking had to be done overnight :-\
Also some stores aren't getting 'variants' back, i.e. 5 types of sausage rather than 17 :o
And THE WASTE - a bin man was interviewed on TV News last night saying that the job is taking twice as long due to the bins being full of over-bought goods, they had to have 3 journeys to 1 particular area yesterday :bang: :bang: :bang:
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;D so why are Churches shut? Mum used to say "The Devil looks after His Own" ::)
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We cleared out under the stairs and kitchen cupboards today, it was the No1 job I wanted to do while we are home. I'm ashamed to say I had tins many years out of date :-\ I'm sure I had good intentions when I bought the mandarin segments in 2016 ;D
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They will be OK! it's a date, food keeps in cans that's why they are processed. If the can hasn't blown ? We found cans years ago without labels so it was a bit of a shock to find apple/blackberry pie filling for a Cornish pasty case ;D
Gardening is keeping us busy.
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That reminds me of stories I was told by my gran, you could buy tins with no labels they were quite cheap, they used to shake them to try and identify the contents, she said tinned peaches/pears was easy ;D
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Oh, I loved that, with evaporated milk.
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If U have pets and dont want 2 eat the contents ......... ;). oh evaporated milk :-* but HATE jelly or blanc mange :-X
Someone in our village is making a suggestion list of dance tunes - the idea being that every Friday night, each street plays the choice of the night on their various gadgets and we go out 2 dance at respectable distances ;D. She will take the suggestions and choose which tune is appropriate.
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U think that I'll be dancing ;D even though I lack stamina so it might be a good idea. No 'photos though ;)
I think initially it's bopping 2 the beat as some estates across the UK are already doing. A little bit more relaxed than getting up early to join Joe Wickes - anyone?
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I can't think of anything more ghastly. Blasting out anything is just not on. >:(
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I was watching crap TV so forgot to listen for any dancing ::)
I have too much to do, too much time to do it. Surrounded by stuff to sort ::)
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Some are sitting out keeping distances, chatting over a cuppa - whole streets full.
I have sorted through newspapers waiting to be read as well as antique magazines - taken out articles that I want to keep [stuff ? ] and will pass those on later this year.
DH has been gardening.
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Oh ! I didn't get the 1 from the NHS :-\
So behind with the info. as is the up2date advice in that advert >:( and what happened to him? :-\
I've sat in the sun, I've had a down day so feet have been up apart from a brisk walk with DH, a bit of shopping at the village store and a chat with people. Sun won't do any harm, DH actually asked for sun screen earlier :o
Not travel on the Tube?
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Not me then :-\ - one lady is taking 'photos of those isolating, it's been so popular that around Bedford people are now contacting her via social media. I think she could probably do a calendar for 2021 at this rate! Her Mum is in Italy so it gets her out to wave and take photos and helps her on a daily basis.
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That went by me the 1st time, perhaps I will wander over ;D and stagger back ?
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And that's just you Teresa ;D
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Of course I read that as passing: well it wasn't wind :-X ::)
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Gardening gardening and more gardening! Loving the sunshine and planting seeds, potting on seedlings etc with all the time in the world! A new spring and new growing year, if a very strange one! Digging too, weeding, cutting hedges, listening to the birds, looking at the wild flowers in our wild patch. Cleaning? Nah. Too boring. "What did you do during the lockdown" "I cleaned my house" ;D
Hurdity x
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Gardening gardening and more gardening! Loving the sunshine and planting seeds, potting on seedlings etc with all the time in the world! A new spring and new growing year, if a very strange one! Digging too, weeding, cutting hedges, listening to the birds, looking at the wild flowers in our wild patch. Cleaning? Nah. Too boring. "What did you do during the lockdown" "I cleaned my house" ;D
Hurdity x
My Easter break starts on Thursday. Excellent forecast for the 1st couple of days so a local walk and garden jobs such as cleaning the patio and planting out seeds given for my birthday. Then weather not as good so maybe jobs indoors. I always listen to the Classic FM Easter countdown.
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Ah, another Classic FM fan. I don't know what I would do without it, especially at the moment.
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NOOOOooooo :rofl: do U a swap stellajane?
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Had this been in October onwards we would'd have seen people at all :o but like you stellajane - I had a couple of days wandering round thinking "I can't be bothered, actually I'm less bothered than I usually would be. All this time and plenty to do ...... " ;D
Watch this space. But I won't be cleaning windows ;-)
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I'm with you Stella,I'm getting to the.......I just can't be bothered stage :-\
I AM going for a run in 5 minutes though,I've got to if I want to stay sane.....ish
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Hello ladies.
Stellajane - I know how you feel. Yesterday was the first day I felt truly fed up with it all and started to miss my usual activities.
Even going for a walk is tiresome if everywhere is deserted and the necessary shopping trips are becoming tedious and extra dull. If this continues I will have to turn to drink lol!
Take care ladies.
K.
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Watch this space. But I won't be cleaning windows ;-)
I'm with you there CLKD ;D
I'm watching my tomato plants every day to see how they've grown and every couple of days planting a few more veg and flower seeds - and staring at the trays willing them to germinate!! Radishes growing fast on the greenhouse. I'm staring at them too!
I am doing normal essential cleaning - but certainly no more - in fact probably less than normal with this glorious weather!
Hurdity x
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Had words with husband this morning.
He is having to grow lots more from seed at the moment, for obvious reason. The result is that the house is slowly turning into a greenhouse. Enough is enough though and he has to buy something to put them in outside.
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Nooooo mine first, I can guarantee mine needs it more :) I'll promise to supply coffee and cake and you can watch lambs skipping about. Pretty please...
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Hurdity,you?re watching tomatoes grow?you ARE bored ;D
Sheila,how is the lamb doing?
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U know how to live ;D
I've been for a walk with DH, chatted with a neigbour, home for light lunch: laundry waiting to be hung out.
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Hurdity,you?re watching tomatoes grow?you ARE bored ;D
Sheila,how is the lamb doing?
I thought we had it cracked, of the 3 that don't like their second lamb that's the only one that stands quietly while it feeds (while I'm supervising). So I thought I'd try leaving it with mum. Came back to find it battering it >:( The lamb with the bent neck's improving though, I don't have to support it's head while I feed it and it can walk in straight line instead of a circle.
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Stick lamb in the post,I?ll look after it :)
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;D .........
There may be garden centres who are delivering now, some in our area are doing. So you may get a greenhouse thingy for him Shadyglade? Another few weeks and they will be outside hardening anyway ........... and you will benefit!
sheila99 - I have a hot oven ready for the ewe ;) ......... or will I get DH to dig a hot pit with coals and banana leaves?
Teresa - I've put kettle on :whist:
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DH is looking at live web-cams from across the World, some under water - relaxing, watching the fishes ....... and Venice is empty. :-\
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What? Venice has no fish? ;D ;D
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;D ;D ;D. Shadyglade, I would have had words too, sounds like your house is slowly becoming a greenhouse or botanic gardens!! ;) xx
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Apparently Venice does indeed have fish seen for the 1st time in years++
Mauritious has an under water camera ........
Shadyglade - did he get a thingy to put his seedlings into?
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He already has a lean-to greenhouse but he was worried about night temperature drops. I suggested extra coverings, so out they went. He may order a tall thin one, with shelving, just for seed trays though.
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Bubble wrap or blankets over the outer glass/plastic at night, taken off mid-morning. Or newspaper over the seed trays, removed each day.
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Coronavirus: 'Bonkers' response to toilet roll art challenge
BBC
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Does anyone think it necessary: being as we are supposedly short of PPE etc. : that it can be found for him off East Enders 'russ kemp' - plus a camera crew to go round Milton Keynes Hospital to see how Staff are dealing with C-19. :bang: :bang: :bang: no joined up thinking there then!
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I've been looking at the celebs #MeAt20 and just messaged my work colleagues for us to do it to!! Will need to rake through old pics over the weekend. x
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;D
My husband had a photo of me in his Office - taken in the 1980s ;). There was a big difference between then and when he was working ;D I think many thought he was a cradle snatcher [interestingly, not one of his ex-colleagues has contacted us since lockdown :-\ ]
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Haha,it's so funny,as women we are so self critical,I remember in my 20s moaning about my tummy and backside,then looked at some photos of a holiday at that time and thought wow,you were a honey ;D why do we never think this at the time
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Worrying about that sore spot at the back tooth low down :-\ ........ I can't remember if it's the 1 recently filled.
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Worrying about that sore spot at the back tooth low down :-\ ........ I can't remember if it's the 1 recently filled.
If you have toothpaste for sensitive teeth, rub some on to the tooth and gum. I always keep teething gel in my medical box, it's excellent for numbing tooth/gum pain :)
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I had that clkd and my dentist checked it out and said it was fine and the sensation I was feeling was just the tooth moving slightly
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Tnx Girls. I have to remember not to eat that side.
Have swapped books with a neighbour :).
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Worrying about that sore spot at the back tooth low down :-\ ........ I can't remember if it's the 1 recently filled.
If I get minor tooth discomfort near the gum, I do a bit if flossing between teeth. Often stops it.
If you have toothpaste for sensitive teeth, rub some on to the tooth and gum. I always keep teething gel in my medical box, it's excellent for numbing tooth/gum pain :)
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tnx I hardly dare go down as far as the gum on that side but I have appropriate paste
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Get cash in a box under the bed?
Coronavirus will hasten the decline in the use of cash as people make a long-term switch to digital payments, experts say.
The lockdown has led to a 60% fall in the number of withdrawals from cash machines, although people are taking out bigger sums.
Payment card use has risen with online shopping, particularly for groceries.
Experts say the long-term future of cash could be at risk, before the UK is ready to cope with the change.
This could leave behind an estimated 20% of the population who rely on cash, they say.
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Did you see the boss of tesco yesterday saying people have changed their shopping habits in the last few weeks, ?its gone back to a weekly shop rather than smaller regular shops?, what planet is this man on >:(
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Statistics again ;D. He probably has his delivered, after all, every little helps?
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Just had a delivery from Tesco's at 10 at night. Only slot available. DH now has beer! Lovely chap delivered it
My 95 year old dad is going out early on Saturday to get cash, when no one is about. Not happy unless he can pay by cash. He won't bank online. The only other time he goes out is to the surgery twice a week to have the dressing on his head changed. All the staff know him now and call him by his Christian name, even the receptionists. They seem to have got very fond of him. He drives himself.
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Aww good on your dad juju,difficult for older people to want to get a grasp of online banking etc,as long as he's careful when he's out and about :)
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Ju Ju - It gives your Dad a break and a bit of 'me' time when he visits the Surgery.
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In the same way as we were supposed to be paperless by 1990? and cashless by 2002? How does that work 4 small shops, antique fairs, dog shows? ::)
However, many high street Banks have closed due to staffing problems :-\. I'm all 4 the chest under the bed :whist:
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Ju Ju - It gives your Dad a break and a bit of 'me' time when he visits the Surgery.
He's a very quiet, shy man and isn't used to being made a fuss of. I think he's enjoying it.
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Are we all sitting down with a cuppa at 19.00 - I note that all BBC programmes have been shifted from the time schedules >:( ........ are we making notes or will we read the dailies tomorrow?
This of course should be broadcast across all stations .........
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I will watch it, but i cannot see too much changing. As for his supposedly "Stay Alert" slogan, WTF does that even mean?. It couldn't be more ambiguous if it tried.
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It means absolutely nothing. Keep the masses involved so they do as their told.
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Yep. I however, am beginning to rebel ........... :-X :party:
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What to do in a crisis? 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
RUN 🏃🏻♀️
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:lol: :rofl:
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What's doing the chasing - my eyes aren't good enough ;D
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According to Robert Jenrick Stay alert means stay at home so why change it !!!
Boris is only going to be on for ten minutes tonight so I can't see any big changes and most of it seems to have been leaked already if it wasn't so serious it would be funny.
Lanzalover x
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Leaked to give the Press time to rattle cages and plan their headlines for the week ;D
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Stay at home I can do. Stay alert? After 3 months of lambing that one is impossible zzz...
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May I giggle ........ have the ewes done yet?
Alert - I'm out of bed, what more do they want :D
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5 left. Tomorrow is the end of the 3 week cycle so these will be ones that didn't hold first time - so who knows how long they will take. Got any matchsticks I can borrow?
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Sit in front of the TV right now - Boris will lull you into 40 winks ;-)
Get something that births without problems next time, i.e. mice .........
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So that told us what exactly and again aimed at the Capital.
So locals can return to work if they can drive or cycle ......... so it will be watching to see where the spikes are likely to be.
But at least we can go out all day if we want :ola:
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Yeah, and so will all the people with kids. The parks will be full.
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Least my OH can get supplies more easily as builder merchants will all be open
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Our builders merchant is open but the park is padlocked >:(
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It's OK to go out but keeping social distancing.
Wickes have been open all the while apparently.
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Get some of those dettol wipes Teresa,don't they kill,all germs etc?or some sanitising spray
Wickes etc not much good for what we need,it's been the glass suppliers that have been closed and who we need the most
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I'm with you on all that Theresa.
Im staying put too.
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It looks like i will have my Dc's at home until September. I have always WFH, even when they were tiny, but i really feel for others who have children not in the years he said would probably go back.
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I don't see how you can be out safely all day and social distance quite honestly. Maybe in very sparsely populated areas but in a town or city? Before the lockdown it was like playing dodgem cars round here, weaving in and out. Are we all to have hands in pockets and not touch any surfaces, faces etc all day? If I sit down on a bench how do I know someone's not just coughed or spat on it? People spit in the street a lot here.? Maybe I'm being over cautious but if your children's lives might be at stake.. At any rate I'm in another 5 weeks at least and I think there'll be another wave by then.
I agree Teresa- I think I?ll carry my little camping chair out with me, definitely not chancing sitting on a bench.
I'm hoping to carry on as I am until September, unfortunately the college I work for will probably have a different idea.
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Hope it works out, Salad. :-* I still can't see beyond the present day as to how things will pan out.. ???
There was so little detail given yesterday, it best to wait for the 50 page document to be published. Hopefully that will make things clearer. ::)
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Not if the media get hold of it!
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Hope it works out, Salad. :-* I still can't see beyond the present day as to how things will pan out.. ???
Thank you.
I'm a more in the moment person anyway - planning things makes me feel anxious as I overthink all the things that can go wrong ;D
So, for the time being I'm just making the most of slouching about at home, doing work as I need to and watching box sets.
Que Sera :)
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Salad - I'm the same. Want to go to Italian Lakes eventually but that means planning :'(
Slouching. Yep. I'm perfecting the art really really well ;D
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Salad - I'm the same. Want to go to Italian Lakes eventually but that means planning :'(
Slouching. Yep. I'm perfecting the art really really well ;D
The Lakes would be lovely!
I've perfected the art of holiday booking - book it 4-6 weeks before and have low expectations :D
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When I get to the destination I want to get through the week 2 seek if I've had a good time ::)
Do we have access to this 50 page document from Boris?
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Do we have access to this 50 page document from Boris?
It's to be published in Parliament today according to Dominic Raab. Don't know what that means for us ordinary mortals though.
JP x
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another muddle mayB? Time lines have already been altered, back to work tomorrow is now back to work on Wednesday ::)
Me. I'm still slouching ;)
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The PM is speaking again: instead of escape to the country >:(
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My eldest is in lockdown in New Zealand.. any news Maryjane?
Now that's the wind is cold it is more difficult 4 me 2 B motivated. When I can sit in the garden to feed the wild birds or potter, I feel better. Drizzling hard so ought to do housework :o. However :D
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watch David Zinn - amazing pavement artwork that washes away when it rains - worth a look-see as well as reading the confessions article ;-)
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A family has been dressing up in creative ways and using props to put together a unique online photo album.
The Skinner family, from Rushden, Northamptonshire, created the first picture as the "kids were a bit bored" during the coronavirus lockdown.
Each image sees their children choose a specific colour which they will all dress up in.
This family has been so inventive ! :-*
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Not queue outside 'primark' ? ::)
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Bicester Village re-opens: however:
More than three thousand people have signed a petition calling for Bicester Village to temporarily close after hundreds of people were pictured at the shopping complex.
Pictures on social media appear to show people struggling to maintain social distancing at the designer retail outlet in Bicester, Oxfordshire.
The petition is calling for it to be closed until changes are made.
Value Retail, which runs the complex, has been contacted for comment.
All shops in England are now allowed to open, but with strict safety measures.
Laura Wicks, who launched the petition, wrote she was "disgusted to see hundreds of people squashed into the street like Coronavirus never happened" and called for the complex to keep their staff safe.. The Chinese rush here in droves ......... even though products are 'made in China' it is cheaper when on holiday to buy lots of the same and send them home!
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I'm not in a hurry to queue up for clothing ::)
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WHOOPS!
Planes wedged together after collision at Aberdeen Airport
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Re-open UK airports :-\
London City Airport has reopened to the public after it was closed for nearly three months because of Covid-19.
Commercial and private flights stopped operating on 25 March due to travel restrictions and a collapse in demand.
Government agencies and the military have been using the east London airport instead.
On Sunday, the first commercial flight to restart the airport was from the Isle of Man, which landed at about 18:00 BST.
Initially flights will be restricted to those within the UK and Ireland.
I read this on the Isle of Man news not anywhere on the mainland.
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Don't go to the beach? despite Boris telling the World and his Wife to go to the North Norfolk Coast, Hunstanton is nice so they tell me ::). It wouldn't be my 1st choice :-\
Staying at home suits me fine ;-). I have shade here and a comfy bed.
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Because they need the trade. I think that many of those visiting UK hot spots probably go abroad .......... but there is NO excuse for the amount of rubbish left behind :bang: :bang: :bang: I think that the worst most will catch is sun burn!
When we walk the beaches late at night after the tourists have gone, we find all kinds of expensive stuff: brollies, sun shields, small plastic spades, buckets, rakes : when we began our Summer we would have a kit each and that was it: plus flags to stick in the sand castles, anyone remember those? We each had a bag so it was each child's responsibility from the age of 5 to pick up our own items and the elder children had to make sure that the youngest had their bags filled. There were 2 of us of similar age: then my sister 6 years younger; followed by another girl 18 months younger and a boy 18 months younger than her. So a bit spread out and if we added cousins as well as the family of 8 'from the corner' ;D. We never lost anything as we knew we wouldn't be given a 2nd set and would not be allowed to share with the others.
I still wouldn't be going to a beach yet.
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Ridiculous isn't it? Too dangerous to send your kids to school or go to work but perfectly safe to join thousands of people on a protest or cram onto a beach. Perhaps it's time to stop the support. If they had to go to work they wouldn't have so much time to behave like d*cks.
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yep. This behaviour is what gives visitors from the UK to Spain etc. a bad name! Rubbish, alcohol, stabbings, broken glass .........
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It's your selfish generation,so happy not going to work but getting money regardless,kids to school?nah ,let's take em down the beach instead,omg I'm ashamed of the people of this country,no much wonder we have such an awful reputation abroad :'(
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I remember going to the beach B4 8.30 a.m. in order to get a place to put the blanket ;D and even then we would say "Didn't think that there would be this many here today". But we kept our distances, being English and all that ::).
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Haha,not much of that in the North Sea clkd,I remember maybe once or twice when I was younger swimming in the sea at Aberdeen,freeze your bits off ;D
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This was on the Wash. When we had really, really hot Summers :D.
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Is that why they became furry? ;D
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? to keep men warm? there seems to be a Theme developing ;D. anyone remember Furry Dice in the car window?
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Not men. Jaypo says she has spanial ears. Seems it's a survival trait for swimming in cold water.
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;D ;D ;D Leave me boobs alone sheila ;D ;D
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Jays still got furry dice in her car window. 🤫 😂🤣
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What colour? Purple?
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:rofl:
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What my boobs clkd? No,regular kinda pink colour ;D
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No: purple furry dice - do keep up ;D
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How very dare you put furry dice anywhere NEAR MY CAR!!! ;D
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🤫 [whispers] she has, and a small disco ball. 🤣😂
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And mine and OHs names along the windscreen ;D
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Oh that's really 70s that is ;D - do you have one of those whippy car aerials as well?
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My daughter suggested those big eyelashes for it,think my look said it all to her ;D
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Oh if you source any large eyelashes, let me know 8) ....... I want some for the camper ;)
There are also fingers/hands that look as though someone is stuck in the boot :D
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Aaahahahaha I'd have them ;D
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talk about little things ;D ::)
by AoE Performance
Price: ?2.95 & FREE Delivery
Universal - will fit any car.
Easy to fit / remove - Self adhesive tape (will not damage car).
Not for motorway use - excessive speed may cause paint damage. [shouldn't be doing excessive speeds anyway ;D ]
Put on someones car for an hilarious practical joke.
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I never speed clkd ::) yep I'm easily amused but that's my sense of humour ;D
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Shall we go for some eyelashes then ;D
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My car will start looking like me
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Does that matter? It's said that owners start looking like their :scottie: :D
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Hahahahaha you've seen my poodle so you decide ;D
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I thought it was personality not looks? I'll have to start chasing sheep. And wiping my nose on the telly trying to catch a ball. And standing in the stream splashing and trying to catch the splash. And chasing the rat down the hosepipe when the water's turned on. Come to think of it perhaps I am as mad as my dog :)
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Yay,nothing wrong with that, I stare and drool at my OH when he's eating chocolate
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How early would you get up for your first haircut ;D. - it certainly wouldn't have been midnight ::)
I'm going to wait - I took the scissors to mine in the week and no-one !! has noticed. Unless it looks so bad that DH daren't :-\ ;D. Mine will be OK for at least 3 weeks which gives me time to buy more masks .......... the salon price has gone up and they are charging for PPE :-\
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:'( - those concerned should be chained together and made to rebuild every brick etc.. and their parents should also be changed and made to rebuild every corner stone and window - GradeII - will take years to get clearance for a re-build :'(
A car smashed through the front of a pub hours before it was due to open for the first time in nearly four months.
The owners of the Swan Inn near Ashford in Kent were woken by a "terrible bang" at about 02:00 BST as a Land Rover crashed into the grade-II building.
Landlord Ray Perkins said he was "distraught," adding: "We just don't know why we had such bad luck".
A 17-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of drink-driving and taking a vehicle without consent.
The teenager and two other 17 year olds were treated at hospital for minor injuries before being discharged, Kent Police said.
Mr Perkins said: "We spent weeks getting the pub ready to open today and eight hours before we are due to open, this happens. How much bad luck can we have?"