Pandemic personal consequences

[FridgeMagnet]

Well, I was feeling unusually tired and shit yesterday, and still am today even after plenty of sleep, so am going to self isolate for a bit. No official symptoms but I've read so many people saying it starts like this that it's not worth it. Don't really want to go out anyway.

 

[bellaozzydog]

It will all be much better when 2-8 degC vaccines are available locally. For now there are huge parts of the country where massive travel is required for the first rounds of vaccinations. Look at the big white areas on this map.

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Christ on a fecking bike look at Cornwall (which is absolutely toppers with poor old people)

 

[editor]

By fuck, I'm bored. I haven't left the house since Sunday.
Nothing happens from day to day apart from our gigs getting postponed.
What a life.

 

[Sue]

By fuck, I'm bored. I haven't left the house since Sunday.
Nothing happens from day to day apart from our gigs getting postponed.
What a life.

Me either. I'm currently wondering whether I can be bothered going out to get some milk or whether to stick with black coffee.

It's all just a bit rubbish right now. (((editor)))

 

[Thora]

The good thing about having children (or dogs I guess) is that you have to go out for a walk every day whether you want to or not.

 

[LDC]

Christ on a fecking bike look at Cornwall (which is absolutely topper with poor old people)

That map is wrong though, on the other one that was linked too there's loads more, and there's loads more starting in the coming days.

 

[two sheds]

Yes just shows Truro there, I'm sure they'll have local ones in villages too. Must ask my neighbour where he got his.

 

[Cloo]

I think husband has finally accept daughter's bat mitzvah this summer won't involve any sizeable gatherings and that an online 'event' will be the one where we get our wider circle involved - hopefully we will be able to be in synagogue with immediate family as was allowed to people last summer (with masks & distancing). I'm not sure we'll be able to mix with any more people socially than last year, given the new variant - eg it might not get any better than the 'rule of six' for this year. I suppose there is even a chance if the virus stays livelier this summer than last year we won't even get that.

We have gsv's nephew's bar mitzvah next week, all online, so we will pick up some ideas from it. The nice thing about these zoom ones is that, while there are a few essential things to do, you can kind of make up the format yourself and involve more people.

 

[Roadkill]

Further update: he's still in intensive care, but showing signs of improvement; 'baby steps in the right direction,' as the doctor apparently put it.

Latest update: he's out of ICU and back on a normal ward. I did wonder if that might happen sometime soon, since apparently he was well enough to get up, shave and text rude jokes to his mates yesterday. What the longer-term consequences are going to be for a rather portly man in his 70s remains to be seen, but at least it now seems there is going to be a longer-term.

 

[TopCat]

By fuck, I'm bored. I haven't left the house since Sunday.
Nothing happens from day to day apart from our gigs getting postponed.
What a life.

I think you got a mention in today's issue of Class War. Reporting on the anti vax mob in Brixton. Have a look if you are really really bored.

 

[editor]

I think you got a mention in today's issue of Class War. Reporting on the anti vax mob in Brixton. Have a look if you are really really bored.

They quoted a chunk of the Buzz article but failed to credit the source.

 

[TopCat]

They quoted a chunk of the Buzz article but failed to credit the source.

It was still the only bit of interest for me.

 

[miss direct]

I wake up in the morning with a headache due to all the screen time. It's been 10 months of non stop teaching on Zoom/Teams/Blackboard and I am close to the limit.

 

[rubbershoes]

The good thing about having children (or dogs I guess) is that you have to go out for a walk every day whether you want to or not.

My kids almost never leave the house now. They're discovering the great indoors

 

[Supine]

So after a few complaints and intervention from our local MP vaccinations have started happening at our local gp surgery.

My mum was phoned 30 mins ago about getting hers. She's back already after a quick jab in the arm. Fantastic news

 

[Johnny Doe]

Now forwarding mail-outs from Nigel Farage about investing in gold and the banking system collapsing. Also telling me not to get to a blue badge for my autistic son because of the Government having a record of it. My son who receives DLA, goes to a 'special' school, paid for by the local authority, with LA transport and has had a SEN statement/EHCP since he was 3

This continues - last night an insistence I looked at Mike Pompeo's Twitter account for the obvious coded message that America and China were officially at war. Eventually called me a thick cunt for not agreeing and realising why I wouldn't find it anywhere else on the internet.

 

[SpookyFrank]

Christ on a fecking bike look at Cornwall (which is absolutely toppers with poor old people)

I know many Cornish pensioners have had to travel to Devon for a jab. All very well if you can drive but the buses in that part of the world are shocking.

 

[SheilaNaGig]

This continues - last night an insistence I looked at Mike Pompeo's Twitter account for the obvious coded message that America and China were officially at war. Eventually called me a thick cunt for not agreeing and realising why I wouldn't find it anywhere else on the internet.

Just by the way...
The Pope was arrested last week (?) for child trafficking...

 

[SheilaNaGig]

My bloody mother. The most selfish woman I know.

She’s just been banging on at me to go stay with her on the small Covid-free Greek island where she lives.
“Just tell them I’m dying and you have to be with me!”
“Get a test. You’ll be okay! I’ll pay for the test! I want you to be safe, here is safe!”

I eventually had to resort to biblical language to make her stop.
“It would be sinful of me to bring Covid to the island!”

Ffs.

 

[Looby]

My friend near the UK (sorry to be vague) has been told the following after a positive case in her class.
YOU DO NOT NEED TO ISOLATE in bold.
Basically they are saying if she’s been following the rules she can’t catch it. If you need to isolate you won’t get paid and vulnerable staff are npermitted to shield. This is govt rules apparently!

My friend here with the Covid positive boyfriend was spotted out in town with said boyfriend 3 days before his isolation ends and several days before hers. I fucking despair, I feel like everything is upside down and I’m scared and angry and confused all the time.

Meanwhile, I did a Covid risk assessment for work and it said I’m high risk which has frightened me and I’m worried about sending it to my manager. Urgh I feel like I’m not coping well today.

 

[Looby]

Well, I was feeling unusually tired and shit yesterday, and still am today even after plenty of sleep, so am going to self isolate for a bit. No official symptoms but I've read so many people saying it starts like this that it's not worth it. Don't really want to go out anyway.

How are you feeling now? Me and Mr Looby are shattered and really drowsy with headaches. We even went and bought a carbon monoxide alarm in case but it wasn’t that.
I wonder if we should be getting tests.

 

[spanglechick]

My friend near the UK (sorry to be vague) has been told the following after a positive case in her class.
YOU DO NOT NEED TO ISOLATE in bold.
Basically they are saying if she’s been following the rules she can’t catch it. If you need to isolate you won’t get paid and vulnerable staff are npermitted to shield. This is govt rules apparently!

That’s the same in the uk. Teachers (and students) only isolate if they’ve been a close contact (1 metre for a minute, 2 metres for 15 mins). CExV staff expected to work with specific risk assessments in place.

 

[Orang Utan]

I took my niece, Ida, to the park this morning and it was a lovely morning but it was such a shame that her parents or her grandad couldn't be there either. Still, it was quality time with her, and she's 7 and it's a great age to just walk about chatting and observing things. Her highlight of the day was seeing a robin having a shit. She has the same sense of humour as me and my brother. She's amazing. We passed your house, Edie ! I said a friend lived there and had a sausage dog and she wanted to visit! shame we couldn't

 

[Looby]

That’s the same in the uk. Teachers (and students) only isolate if they’ve been a close contact (1 metre for a minute, 2 metres for 15 mins). CExV staff expected to work with specific risk assessments in place.

She has though, she’s a TA in a primary school. Social distancing doesn’t really exist. They’re not allowed to isolate full stop, just do rapid tests. If they’ve come within 2 metres and get symptoms they won’t get paid if they isolate because they’ve broken the rules.
That cannot be ok.

 

[Orang Utan]

That’s the same in the uk. Teachers (and students) only isolate if they’ve been a close contact (1 metre for a minute, 2 metres for 15 mins). CExV staff expected to work with specific risk assessments in place.

Same here with council workers. We work in a 'covid secure' environment (lol), so there's very little risk according to management.

 

[spanglechick]

She has though, she’s a TA in a primary school. Social distancing doesn’t really exist. They’re not allowed to isolate full stop, just do rapid tests. If they’ve come within 2 metres and get symptoms they won’t get paid if they isolate because they’ve broken the rules.
That cannot be ok.

Oh right. Yeah, the rapid testing is going to create problems for sure. But someone with symptoms going off sick should still be covered by sick pay. I’m not sure the “at fault” thing can be legal. Is she in a union?

 

[Orang Utan]

She has though, she’s a TA in a primary school. Social distancing doesn’t really exist. They’re not allowed to isolate full stop, just do rapid tests. If they’ve come within 2 metres and get symptoms they won’t get paid if they isolate because they’ve broken the rules.
That cannot be ok.

We have to work from home if we go home, which I think is a bit shit, doing a completely different job that we're not trained for and that can be very distressing and stressful. IMO this just encourages people to not report milder symptoms or contacts with +ives.

 

[Looby]

Oh right. Yeah, the rapid testing is going to create problems for sure. But someone with symptoms going off sick should still be covered by sick pay. I’m not sure the “at fault” thing can be legal. Is she in a union?

She is and they’re not happy but she’s not in the UK and their rules seem to be batshit.

 

[MickiQ]

Mum Q and Dad Q have had their first vaccination shot today, my youngest sister took them there and handled Mum Q's paperwork for her. Dad Q was very impressed with the slickness of the operation. There was someone controlling the car park, another someone controlling the flow of people into the building. Everything was managed to handle social distancing and people were only allowed to leave via a tight schedule.
Mum Q reckoned she felt groggy for a short while afterwards and Dad Q reckoned it made him feel like he needed a kip though to be fair that's pretty much most of the time anyway for my 85 year old father.
Whilst my turn is a way off, I know lots of people who have been vaccinated now, my other sister, my nephew and his wife, 2 of my nieces, 1 of my daughters and son's girlfriend. All of these work in the NHS/Care Homes plus a longstanding friend who's my age but with health conditions.
Really must ring Mrs Q's parents and find out if they have been done.
I at least feel like I can see a light at the end of the tunnel even if it is still pretty dim.

 

[FridgeMagnet]

How are you feeling now? Me and Mr Looby are shattered and really drowsy with headaches. We even went and bought a carbon monoxide alarm in case but it wasn’t that.
I wonder if we should be getting tests.

I got better quickly after that - I had naps, took some vit D, and I feel pretty much normal now (well you know, as normal as anyone feels these days). I didn't develop any official covid symptoms and I suspect I may have just been exhausted and stressed and run down, particularly as I was able to do my exercises all the way through.