Mags4dorset Posted March 19, 2020 Report Share Posted March 19, 2020 COVID-19 is pandemic spreading around the world , I am utilizing this time by working from home and learning new things like playing guitar , cooking etc. What about you ? Local News Publishers Dorset Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted March 19, 2020 Report Share Posted March 19, 2020 5 hours ago, Mags4dorset said: COVID-19 is pandemic spreading around the world , I am utilizing this time by working from home and learning new things like playing guitar , cooking etc. What about you ? Local News Publishers Dorset I intend getting more fishing in...totally isolating pastime! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny the spud Posted March 19, 2020 Report Share Posted March 19, 2020 I’m stuck in India. Tried to get home early but all flights are booked. Supposed to be leaving on Sunday but India is banning commercial flights from landing on Sunday. Still waiting to hear if I can get on a plane. Then I have to get home to Bordeaux which could be interesting... I’ve already had one flight cancelled we we live in interesting times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted March 19, 2020 Report Share Posted March 19, 2020 I work in a special needs school, so it's all hands on deck at the moment. I expect it to stay that way until the government or health issues dictate otherwise. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple.H. Posted March 19, 2020 Report Share Posted March 19, 2020 I fall into one of the high risk categories and work in people's homes everyday. My employer has allowed me to choose when to stop coming into work to protect both myself and our customers. I'm currently still working as I had some jobs booked in which fell into the S••• job category. I didn't want a colleague to have to pick them up or for the customer to end up being put off for a few days. I am reavaluating the situation daily. But can see me confined to barracks so to speak sometime next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HertsRacer Posted March 19, 2020 Report Share Posted March 19, 2020 Sitting in front of my computer doing more research on my Family Tree. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waytogo28 Posted March 20, 2020 Report Share Posted March 20, 2020 14 hours ago, steve roberts said: totally isolating pastime! Anything goes - sp long as it is - totally isolating. The only thing that can slow down or halt the spread is "social distancing" . That is at least four feet plus away from anyone ( meaning everyone other than those in your house already with you ). That and washing your hands after touching door handles etc that A.N.Other has touched - genuinely is the key. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimmo Posted March 20, 2020 Report Share Posted March 20, 2020 I've invited the Monster Girl to come and sit the next 3-months or so out, but strangely, I've not had a reply yet. For a serious answer, staying indoors for the most time, wandering round the garden, and taking a drive to the cliff tops along our coast, but not getting out of the car. I do have to take my wife to hospital for chemo still though. Let's hope we all stay safe. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted March 20, 2020 Report Share Posted March 20, 2020 I'm a pretty miserable old git so solitude is not a problem for me personally. Fishing and bird watching trips and walking my friend's dog in the countryside and indoor pursuits like my model railway, editing my vast collection of photographs, watching films from my vast library of DVDs, catching up with my reading and family history...as well as wasting valuable time on the BSF! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted March 20, 2020 Report Share Posted March 20, 2020 Think I will be doing a spot of bird watching!!! Which generally will entail driving somewhere and looking through my camera with the window down. Take my own food and drink so no contact with anyone . Quite looking forward to it actually 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattK Posted March 20, 2020 Report Share Posted March 20, 2020 So basically, it sounds as if most people are carrying on as normal? For me, I will be work (from home). Enjoy your birds (both feathered and Monster varieties), fishing and curries - and stay safe. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattK Posted March 20, 2020 Report Share Posted March 20, 2020 16 hours ago, Jonny the spud said: I’m stuck in India. Tried to get home early but all flights are booked. Supposed to be leaving on Sunday but India is banning commercial flights from landing on Sunday. Still waiting to hear if I can get on a plane. Then I have to get home to Bordeaux which could be interesting... I’ve already had one flight cancelled we we live in interesting times Have you been to BBQ Nation yet? That is one of only two places where I didn't eat everything put in front of me. At BBQ Nation they brought out chicken legs and mine was a bit pink, so I politely passed! The other was when a member of our party ordered Curried Brains (sheep I believe). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted March 20, 2020 Report Share Posted March 20, 2020 8 minutes ago, MattK said: So basically, it sounds as if most people are carrying on as normal? For me, I will be work (from home). Enjoy your birds (both feathered and Monster varieties), fishing and curries - and stay safe. ...except I won't be able to enjoy watching steam trains on the NYMR (also closed) but that's a small price to pay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midland Red Posted March 20, 2020 Report Share Posted March 20, 2020 My Sky box is broke - engineer not coming till 26th So, I can’t watch the football and rugby league that’s not on the tv 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini Posted March 20, 2020 Report Share Posted March 20, 2020 Carrying on as usual. Following my husband around to see what he's getting up to now. Getting rid of all the people in the house that he can see but I can't. Picking up the dead Cat in the garage and disposing of it again (for about the 10th time) feeding the Chickens in the garden that we don't have, also all the Cats and Dogs . Actually I think now would be an ideal time to get another dog and he wouldn't really notice but unfortunately I'm a bit too old so I've got to just make do with Lucy. Highlight of my day is taking her out for a walk across our local nature reserve for a couple of hours so I can relax, listen to the birds singing and take photos. Take that away and I will go mad, although I'm probably half way there already. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted March 20, 2020 Report Share Posted March 20, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, MattK said: So basically, it sounds as if most people are carrying on as normal? For me, I will be work (from home). Enjoy your birds (both feathered and Monster varieties), fishing and curries - and stay safe. Might not even be allowed out of the house other than for essentials, if the rumour is correct. Just put a ban in place in Bavaria, so expect others to follow. The government are meeting on Sunday to decide..... Edited March 20, 2020 by iris123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Connor Posted March 20, 2020 Report Share Posted March 20, 2020 As a milky we are beavering away. I act as if I'm already infected if that makes sense. I've been wearing gloves and changing them regularly (not don't this before) Washing hands where possible. Moving fast and keeping my distance. No talking to people. If I could get a mask I'd use 1 for the protection of others just in case. But somebody probably had 500 in a cupboard earmarked for ebay. In a few weeks time there will be mass casualties and people we may know dying without a goodbye and without a funeral. There will be TV helicopters following the convoys of dead body's as the country mourns. That's not scare mongering. It's very real. So I guess I've come to terms with.that in my own head. I'm at peace with the situation. Maybe we all could take that into consideration. That's your mum's, sisters, wives and possibly kids. Hopefully not though but realise it could be. I've made sure if stocks are low my vunerable customers get first dibs. It's not about keeping ourselves safe. Forget about us. It's about not passing anything we may not know we have to healthy or sick people. It's like I'm working in isolation. We should all be considering this .... and if your not there is no reasoning to it. You would be a massive C word 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruffdiamond Posted March 20, 2020 Report Share Posted March 20, 2020 Listening to Annie Mac on radio 1, Mr. Pete Tong should be up next,,, their doing a great job to keep us entertained. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted March 20, 2020 Report Share Posted March 20, 2020 9 hours ago, iris123 said: Might not even be allowed out of the house other than for essentials, if the rumour is correct. Just put a ban in place in Bavaria, so expect others to follow. The government are meeting on Sunday to decide..... Same over here. I said to a mate today that fishing would be ideal (and safe), but California has already ordered people not to leave the house, and I'm sure others will follow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted March 21, 2020 Report Share Posted March 21, 2020 Wife and I both still working (school and financial services) so as normal as it can be in the circumstances Until Friday still expected to take face to face appointments in a windowless office - whether this will change next week who knows..... Mrs will even be working through what should've been the Easter holiday so kids of key workers can still come into the school whilst their parents do the vital work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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