Coronavirus

[LizzieM 9,222]

So very sorry to hear your sad news Sue, I send my love and condolences to you and your family.  

[Brew 5,007]

3 hours ago, PeverilPeril said:

Brew - the suspected explosion in new births will probably have more effect on reducing average age of population than losing older people.

 

More to the list -

13. There will be an over production of toilet rolls and we will have to find another use for them.

14. Second hand cars will be as cheap as chips.

15. Crime will have spread from cities into rural communities.

16. A lot of pubs will not have re opened.

17. Social distancing will have become the norm for older and vulnerable people.

 

 

Possibly but with a population of over 67 million it would have to be an awful lot of babies. We shall see.

 

15. Crime figures for burglary must be down, the same for car thefts. Whether that remains so post Covid I'm not sure. A lot of 'social' crime is opportunistic, can't see someone going into the wilds of Lincolnshire to snatch a phone or break into a garden shed.

 

16. And those pubs that do survive may me more profitable due to lack of competition and increase in patronage.

 

17. Many years ago there was a report on social interaction and the differences between nations. I can't remember much of it but one part stuck in my mind. Americans boarding a part full bus will choose to sit next to or near other passengers and start a conversation. Brits on the other hand are an island, insular race and under the same circumstances will, within a few brief seconds, have worked out which seat is diametrically opposed to give the most distance from other people. We have a graduated sense of personal space and social distancing is actually the norm for the majority of us.

 

18. Societal breakdown, civil disobedience. Should the lock down continue, or worse, the virus return, there is a possibility of  things becoming much worse than they are at present. We are only 60% self sufficient in food production so without imports and decreasing production shortages will increase. If people are hungry and short of things we take for granted or we are under curfew for extended periods history teaches us that there will be resistance.

 

19. Reference to 18 there is a danger the authorities will recognize the possibility and the police, councils etc will fight to keep their newly granted  powers of population control. The power to order people to go home, to issue instant fines, break up groups,  purely on one officers perception of the situation. Public gathering, protests, public speaking, political demonstrations can be broken up and the people dispersed virtually on a whim.

For those who think this a flight of fancy too far I recommend they read about  the battle of Orgreave and see just how far police can be an arm of a vicious and oppressive government determined to force compliance.  Hopefully this is just my paranoia and distrust of the police showing...    

 

[Brew 5,007]

Add my condolences Sue, I know the pain of losing a close family member. 

[MargieH 7,393]

@sue B 48. How sad you'll be feeling about your brother.   I hope the govt will soon sort out the testing and PPE for Care Homes.  They are just as important as the hospitals and should have everything they need to function in these difficult times.  Thinking of you xx

[Cliff Ton 9,939]

Sorry to hear about your brother, Sue.

 

Condolences and sympathy to your family and relations.

[Jill Sparrow 9,568]

I'm sorry to hear of your bereavement, Sue. Care homes are a big concern. I know someone who is currently living in a private nursing home, paying his own fees, although there is nothing physically wrong with him. He likes it there. Many, including myself, have tried to persuade him to leave and live in the community again.  Most of those in the home have advanced dementia and our friend never leaves his room except for meals.  I fear his decision to stay there may cost him his life. However, he has capacity and it is his choice.

[Rob.L 1,025]

Sorry to hear, Sue. My condolences. 

[annswabey 599]

I'm so sorry to hear this Sue.  Care home residents and staff have very sadly been neglected.  Take care

[Dodie 51]

So sorry for your loss, sincere condolences to you and your family circle.

[trogg 1,737]

So sorry to hear of your loss Sue.

[sue B 48 1,226]

Thank you all I appreciate your kind words.

[carni 10,046]

So sorry to hear the sad news Sue. Your family played a big part in my childhood and I have always felt very close to you all even though your brother was one of your older ones, and I didn't see much of him, I still feel your loss very much. Take care Sue and you are all in my thoughts xx

[IAN FINN 568]

Stand well back Jill speak loudly the old timers need a bit of company in these isolated times.

[IAN FINN 568]

Sorry to read about your brother Sue,the care homes need more attention to the virus as a lot of people get sick there.

[Deepdene Boy 640]

Sue, you have my sincere condolences

[nonnaB 4,752]

Have heard tonight that there have been a lot of deaths in care homes in UK. Here it seems to have gone on the rampage, the government is making checks and inquiries into all residential homes in Italy. 

[DJ360 6,337]

I was deeply sorry to hear of your loss Sue.  You are in my thoughts.

[DJ360 6,337]

 

I went out in my car last night.

 

Having not been further than round the block in my car since March 6th, I drove over to my younger daughter's place 20 miles away to pick up some welcome goodies she had managed to secure from her local Aldi. In exchange I took her some Arborio Rice. She makes a mean Risotto. Mine usually turns out like wallpaper paste...

Obviously I didn't go into her house. I placed her goodies on the front step and she did the same with mine. Her partner also appeared and we all chatted from a safe distance until the biting east wind got too much for me and I retreated to my car and home.

Interesting to note:

Next to bugger all on the roads and little to impede progress..so although sticking to speed limits I was not held up by any queues at junction/lights etc. Yet about 80% of drivers still have no patience and mostly sat 'on my tail'.

 

I adopted my usual. "Wait.. or pass me. but don't expect me to break speed limits to suit you Pal.." routine.

Equally... many on the A580 'East Lancs Rd.' still feeling the need to tailgate on near empty dual carriageways with ample oportunity for overtaking. WTF?

GM Police have even put up signs. "The Traffic is Different... The Speed Limit Isn't!"

On the plus side, apart from a very few clear groups of adolescents, I mostly saw couples or singles out walking, jogging and cycling. .. which was encouraging.

 

To be honest, apart from seeing my Daughter and her partner 'face to face' (from a safe distance), I found the whole trip a bit unsettling.  It was a beautiful sunny evening, the roads were clear and I thought a change of scene might make me feel a bit better.. but all the trip really did was to reinforce the 'unreality' of things at present.

[Brew 5,007]

It's strange. On the three (so far) times I've been allowed out to drive to the shop I've seen little to no difference in traffic levels. Not been as far as twenty miles, more like eight there and back so no dual carriageway or motorway to judge.

I think it was someone on here who said the car was doing three weeks to a gallon, in my case it's true!

[DJ360 6,337]

Indeed.

 

I reckon I could save a few quid by 'SORN' ing my car, suspending the insurance for a few months or whatever..

 

But even with nowhere much to go.. I'm still keen to keep my car ready and waiting.. 'for emergencies.'

[DaveN 1,118]

Condolences on your sad loss Sue.

[jonab 1,643]

Just imagine if in 2010 you had met up with Doctor Who just after he had travelled in the Tardis to the year 2020 and back.

You ask him what it is going to be like in 2020.

Doctor Who explained it thus :-

I don’t have much time to explain – I have an appointment in 1836 so I will give you a potted version

The year 2020 is going to be nothing short of an absolute shit show.

You know Donald Trump, the star of the Apprentice TV show – well, he’s the President of the USA running the Country via Twitter and spouting rabble rousing bluff and bluster. He gets into a Twitter beef with Iran that almost starts world war 3.

The UK, having wasted 3 years after a referendum to leave the EU – finally gets out under the leadership of a New Tory PM who wins a landslide election victory over a bunch of Trotskyist losers who were led by a scruffy communist. You might remember he once had a thick as a plank, fat black mistress who by then was a member of the loony labour shadow government where she was able to demonstrate her maths skills.  The new Tory PM is a charismatic overweight lothario with yet another mistress – the first to reside in No 10.

The UK judicial system is a mess and weak on crime. People have lost faith in the police who no longer see it as their job to arrest criminals and spend most of their time on non PC stuff, trans-gender matters and hiding behind their computers.  Criminals are given more consideration than their victims.

Australia catches fire and to cap it all some idiot in China eats a raw bat which starts a killer virus global pandemic which kills millions including most people’s grandparents. Everyone loses their minds, 40% of the people think it’s the end of the World, 40% argue it’s all a fake and the remainder blame it on 5G mobile phone systems and run rampant setting fire to phone masts.

The one thing everyone seems to agree on is that the only way to survive is by hoarding toilet paper.  Andrex ultra soft damn near becomes the UK’s official currency.

Grocery supermarkets are raided and panic hoarding clears the shelves which adds to the panic.

Eventually, as hysteria grows, World Governments are forced to shut the whole planet down and lock everyone in their houses.

I’m not sure what happened after that - even I panicked, jumped into the tardis and high tailed it back to 2010.

 

[The Pianoman 1,480]

[Beekay 4,263]

Well done Pianoman, somebody with too much time on their hands, as well as cheese and ham !

[Rob.L 1,025]

Well, two weeks into my spell as an NHS Volunteer Responder and so far, I’ve had a grand total of two alerts. One where the client didn’t need any help and had no idea why I was calling her, and the second where they got the contact number wrong so couldn’t get in touch.

 

Can only hope that this improves, or it will have been a complete waste of time.

 

Still, should hopefully be getting a few jobs from “Giving for Gedling” delivering food next week.