General Coronavirus (COVID-19) chat

[nemoanonemo]

Just thanked the post person as she dropped off 25 days' supply of coffee beans (felt somewhat over-privileged )
In a day or two I hope to get a seal for my pressure cooker ordered via Amazon and I will feel similarly grateful.

My lovely boss phoned me up yesterday - mostly because she knows I live alone and am getting on a bit - this is not how I envisaged my last months of working life to go (been there almost exactly 38 years) ... I need to hand my notice in sooner rather than later and HR have gone home along with everyone else.

That must be a very large pressure cooker or a very small seal.

 

[MrCurry]

This Ted video with Bill Gates is well worth a watch. It was just posted today and in it Bill explains very clearly (from 16:35) why full lockdown for 8-10 weeks is necessary, despite the economic pain. He covers quite a number of other questions, but that was the most interesting segment to me.

 

[Buddy Bradley]

How is everyone treating their shopping? Are you cleaning it off with anti-viral stuff once you get it home, given the information about how long the virus can survive on surfaces (and how many people might have coughed on it between the packager and the shelf)?

 

[gentlegreen]

Mostly I've just been quarantining it for a minimum of a few days - though I suppose it may be time to get more serious as there will be more and more infected people out there.
This morning I had two bags of coffee beans arrive by post and I opened the Jiffy, gelled my hands then rubbed-down the packets.
But I imagine Hasbean are being massively careful.

 

[MrCurry]

I have a soapy spray bottle which I blast plastic groceries with, then wipe down. Soap is great at killing viruses - you don’t need special alcohol gel or whatnot.

 

[treelover]

If you may have it, can you go downstairs, into the communal garden, wiping handles, etc.

 

[treelover]

How is everyone treating their shopping? Are you cleaning it off with anti-viral stuff once you get it home, given the information about how long the virus can survive on surfaces (and how many people might have coughed on it between the packager and the shelf)?

I simply don't have the energy to do all these precautions, especially now i may have it.

 

[Badgers]

How is everyone treating their shopping? Are you cleaning it off with anti-viral stuff once you get it home, given the information about how long the virus can survive on surfaces (and how many people might have coughed on it between the packager and the shelf)?

I hardly keep any food (apart from some jars and tins) in original packaging. So wash hands, empty stuff into designated jar/tupperware/recepticle and bin packaging. Then wash hands and wipe sides etc.

Without being massively industrial the best we can really do is precaution.

 

[Badgers]

If you may have it, can you go downstairs, into the communal garden, wiping handles, etc.

My OCD neighbour keeps disinfecting doors and such

Honestly if you know you have it I don't think it is safe practice to go into any shared areas

 

[Badgers]

8pm Clap For Our Carers

How to join in with tonight's national 'Clap For Our Carers' event for NHS and key workers

People use hashtag #ClapForOurCarers to celebrate key workers, including the NHS

www.independent.co.uk

 

[Orang Utan]

I wonder (but not enough to Google) if there's been any Coronagrot made. Mainstream porn will surely have been shut down.

 

[Badgers]

 

[Badgers]

Would it be against the spirit of the thing for me to walk down the middle of the road where I live at 8pm with my held aloft?

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

Finally some good news. My 92 year old cousin, who was thought to have Covid19 is on the mend.

I fear for a couple of my cousins. They're nurses who have volunteered to go the NYC.

I feel very lucky to be safe and working at home for the duration., big wuss that I am

 

[weltweit]

Finally some good news. My 92 year old cousin, who was thought to have Covid19 is on the mend.

I fear for a couple of my cousins. They're nurses who have volunteered to go the NYC.

I feel very lucky to be safe and working at home for the duration., big wuss that I am

Glad to hear about your cousin, every survivor is a victory!

And I am also working from home and feeling a little like a big wuss also

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Heard a police car earlier briefly sounding the sirens and then using a megaphone to shout at people to go home. Obviously plenty of wrong 'uns round here.

 

[Kaka Tim]

Fucking hell.

One of the local homeless smackheads just shambled past my house, coughing his lungs out, shot up in next door's front yard, then spluttered off again. He looked like shit, but then he usually does.

What can even be done about people in that situation? The council could put him up in the penthouse suite of the Hilton for the next 2 weeks to self isolate, but if they didn't give him 2 weeks smack to go with it there's no way he'd stay put.

Maybe end the murderous policy of prohibition?

 

[Marty1]

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Dear god, that is cringeworthy shit.

Its amazing the level of self - righteous waffle that gets thrown about trying to politically point score.

 

[smmudge]

Getting a bit tired of seeing these daytime tv programmes with presenters sitting away from each other, as though they just walked in and sat down, no hair, makeup, micing up and all.

 

[editor]

Thank heavens cartridge save are here to reach out and ask the important questions - and get the answers sent out via their PR agency. And don't forget - wear your bra!

We know that we’re living in unprecedented times right now and we’re all trying to navigate our new normal, and for many people that means adapting to working from home for the first time.

Cartridge Save has reached out to business leaders who know what it takes to make working from home successful. Here are some of the best tips to keeping your business productive, your team motivated and your mental health on track...

Some of our favourite tips include:

• How to ease isolation during work hours
• Staying productive while surrounded by distractions
• Wearing your bra (and other clothes) to stay motivated
• Doing housework to improve mental health
• Avoiding loneliness in your free time

 

[Orang Utan]

Some twats are having a party - anti-social pricks!

 

[Mogden]

Some twats are having a party - anti-social pricks!

Might be the applause for the NHS.

 

[Orang Utan]

Might be the applause for the NHS.

hence my post - whoosh!

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Big clap in my street just now. I thought it was a naff idea, but actually it's quite touching.

 

[Leafster]

I could hear clapping, whistling and cheering right across the valley here! There was even someone with a trumpet!

 

[Mogden]

hence my post - whoosh!

Ah! Bit tired. Can't read between the lines so well when I'm shattered.

 

[Orang Utan]

Big clap in my street just now. I thought it was a naff idea, but actually it's quite touching.

I was still too English/lazy/cynical to join in

 

[circleline]

Really grateful to Elbows for all his updates in the above thread. On this (his) information I looked to Italy for any precedent relevant to us here. In casual work discussions, I mentioned the above precedent and shouldered feeling as if I were over-reacting, as I felt (privately) reliably well-informed. I acted upon this information by insisting to WFH (due to daughter's acute health conditions) from 17th March.

I am extremely grateful for this reliable and informative posting.

Round of applause right here

 

[planetgeli]

I live in a village, population 50, houses spread randomly everywhere.. There were loads of people clapping. It was heartwarming.

 

[eatmorecheese]

Screaming and clapping over Streatham... That was weird and moving, cynic as I am...