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William of Walworth said:
Loved this post!!! Really cheered me up, because there were so many positives (as well as negatives). I hope you're able to keep posting on here from time to time, bus dwelling man! ( jontz01 )l
And that all goes well for you and your partner :)
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Thanks William. Many moons ago we conversed on the Glasto Oxfam threads, we may have even bumped into one another once in the great fields...

Wifey and I have been over here for the past ten years and recently decided to live like gypsies, travelling around on savings until we flew back to UK. All of a sudden, the plan and the weather have changed. I'm grateful now for the system we live in, the housing, benefit and healthcare because I know in particular, Stoke on trent, where we were due to be, is not without its share of problems at the moment.. We have reluctantly decided that we should stay here, it's safest for us all at the moment but morally we want to be back home with family.
 
jontz01 said:
Haven't posted properly for an age but I just wanted to share...

We hit the road in November, touring NZ north island in our very basically converted bus. We have no power or running water on board. No lights but torches, no fridge, no shower. Cassette toilet. The holiday was going great until this all hit. We were due to fly to the UK at the end of May to regroup with family. And have a baby. My wife is now 6 and a half months pregnant. We have a four year old in tow... We're on full lock down here. Living in a paddock with cold running water and access to power for phone and laptop etc etc. We wash in a tent with tepid water from a solar shower. All our cooking is done in one frying pan with a lid. We have limited supply of gas canisters. Its getting cold. Like UK mid October cold. When we arrived here 2 weeks ago it was lovely. Now the nights are cool and it's starting to rain. We've got fuck all chance of flying back to the UK and our house in nz is tennanted until Nov at the earliest. In good news, we have a great community of bus dwellers around us. I just brewed 14L of strong beer in plastic buckets with cling film on top, from a kit that was supposed to make 23L. We just had happy hour and all got pissed up on homebrew. We've managed to secure emergency temporary housing in a beautiful holiday home a stone's throw from a stunning beach. Mount maunganui central. Life here, despite its difficulty is actually a nice place. It's quiet. People are kind and willing. Kids can cycle on the road without fear. I really feel for those who are in worse positions than us. And I'm grateful for all the memes, banter and info that this place brings. Big love to you all.

Lurker 4 realz. X
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Lovely post. Glad you're making the best of it and finding support. And beer!
 
Louis MacNeice said:
I was asked today to use my own car to deliver the post; not a problem as it's a Citroen Berlingo (same as the Peugeot Partners we use but with more seats and windows). I did explain that I wouldn't be doing it again as the car isn't reliable enough - intermittent over-heating problem and in dire need of a service - and that was all ok. It did feel really weird driving round in my own car with bags, trays and parcels in the back. People getting a little more wary; a lot more waving from the front window rather than opening the front door; also we are giving each other a wide berth when out on the street together.

All the best - Louis MacNeice
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You might not be insured to do that. Check whether your insurance policy allows you to use your vehicle for business purposes in that way.

If you were to have an accident, your own insurance might use small print to wriggle out of paying out.

Or ask your boss if their insurance covers you using your own vehicle.

And it's not a matter of being arsey, you might technically be driving around while uninsured, so definitely needs clarifying.
 
AnnO'Neemus said:
You might not be insured to do that. Check whether your insurance policy allows you to use your vehicle for business purposes in that way.

If you were to have an accident, your own insurance might use small print to wriggle out of paying out.

Or ask your boss if their insurance covers you using your own vehicle.

And it's not a matter of being arsey, you might technically be driving around while uninsured, so definitely needs clarifying.
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It was 3rd party only cover and I haven't done it since and won't be doing it again.

Cheers - Louis MacNeice
 
AnnO'Neemus said:
You might not be insured to do that. Check whether your insurance policy allows you to use your vehicle for business purposes in that way.

If you were to have an accident, your own insurance might use small print to wriggle out of paying out.

Or ask your boss if their insurance covers you using your own vehicle.

And it's not a matter of being arsey, you might technically be driving around while uninsured, so definitely needs clarifying.
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As I pointed out in the very next post, almost 2 weeks ago. :facepalm:
 
xes said:
The last few times the landline has rung, it's been to report another death. Just had number 4. ( 2 not covid, 2 covid)
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It's been weird talking to my dad regularly through all this. Before this pandemic I always knew there'd been a death in the family if he called me before 10am on a weekday, as there was no other posible explanation for such an occurence.
 
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Numbers said:
Darn, had forgotten we'd bought tickets for Toots & The Maytals UK farewell tour on May 16th - tickets arrived y/day.
Prob' never get to see them again. :(
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I'd be surprised if they don't rearrange for some future date?
Toots' health depending, I suspect you might be all right -- eventually .... :eek:

AnnO'Neemus said:
They have some gigs later in the year, don't they?
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They're on the bill for the rearranged Bearded Theory festival, Thursday 10th to Sunday 13th September ..... I admit that relying on that would be/is optimistic ;) ( :( )

ETA later : on the Bearded site, they copied a general message (dated 19th March mind you!!) from Toots, about his and band's rescheduled gigs :
Toots Hibbert said:
My prayers are with you in this time of trouble, but I am confident in the victory of good over evil, that is why my promoters and my team have worked very very hard to reschedule Toots and the Maytals’ world tour. I will be coming to UK and Europe from August this year to sing and celebrate a new beginning with each and every one of you. So have faith, keep your tickets and stay healthy.
Signed Toots on the 19/03/2020 from my home in Jamaica
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Today I deleted a friend who I used to see p much every week when I lived in oxford, even looking after her kid on occasion and staying at her house. She was posting up COVID-19 denialism and disgusting comments about OCD and mental health issues, and there were antisemites and anti vaxxers agreeing with the post, saying that the pandemic was fake and it was a plot by the Rothschilds to repress the population. Another antisemite was saying that the WHO was funded by Soros. She was even laughing and taking the piss out of a healthcare worker who was telling her to take it seriously, and saying that 'Covid panic is anti feminist'. Although this has been coming for a while,as in well before the pandemic as shes developed some worrying opinions, I'm really upset about it tbh as we go back a very very long way. I didn't know she would have such a lack of compassion and I feel like having a good cry :(
 
I am constantly worried about food now and it's stressing me out a bit, we've got some long term stuff in but it seems to be getting harder not easier to get fresh stuff delivered.


Delivery slots are a fucking joke from the major supermarkets and even the veg box guys I bought from last week sold out in minutes.
 
my first worldest of all the first world problems is that the recipe box we've been using for the past year has been unbookable since lockdown. feeding 4 adults/teens including one who has extreme food restrictions from a kitchen the size of a shoebox has always been a test of my executive functioning. it was well worth the premium to me to know we were all getting at least 4 meals a week of "proper" food.

my automatic and hard to switch off ridiculously ott response is to stop eating. one less variable to think about :facepalm:
 
I’ve got rid of a few Facebook friends who have been calling some factual Facebook posts “fake news”
Middle class home counties types who’s disbelief that any of this is happen has led to them calling out BBC :facepalm::rolleyes::D

their bubbles are being burst and they are getting indignant and angry

we are definitely in a fucked up place.

can we not just fuxk the Barclay brothers,Viscount Rothermere and Murdoch right off in to the sea

when do the normal, un inquisitive, generally apolitical population start getting really angry and direct their ire in the right direction
 
bellaozzydog said:
when do the normal, un inquisitive, generally apolitical population start getting really angry and direct their ire in the right direction
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Never, because they'll never figure out what the right direction is, not while there are poor people and/or foreigners to blame. Was ever thus.
 
Really fucked off with some of my housemates. One had symptoms starting 8 days ago, so the rest of us are in 14 days' quarantine.

Except that two of them decided to go out to the shops today, even though the one with symptoms is now able to go out and had offered to do food shopping for them. Apparently they fully understand the situation but simply can't not go out to the shops when they fucking feel like it, despite them having had supermarket deliveries, and some of us having friends nearby who've been doing shopping for us.

We've got a big garden. There are 8 of us in the house, so we're not isolated. There's a park over the road we can go to.

Fucking idiots. :mad:
 
I had a look at my pensions today :rolleyes:

Lost £19,000 since December and that's only the start of it. For me, whatever - I've got decades left and it'll be fine.
 
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I've been trying to get some increasingly-needed hair clippers online. Amazon no use - delivery dates start in May, Argos had them but I'd have to pick them up from a Sainsbury's in East Kilbride (!?). So I ended up on a site that specialises in shaving products. A lot of their stuff is out-of-stock, but they had what I wanted. Ordered yesterday, dispatched today. I also got a nice wee email from them explaining that most of the staff are working from home, so things might take a bit longer than usual, apologies etc.

Which reminded me that the little shops in the village have been really resilient, and often better stocked than the big supermarkets. For instance my local corner shop has always had toilet paper for sale, which is more than can be said for the Tesco Extra in the nearest town.

Now these shops get their stock from a cash and carry most likely, so the question is: how come cash and carry's have more robust supply chains than the big supermarkets?
 
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