she means to isolate herself from risk taking me until June, when the crisis is supposed to be over!
Brexit, for once some facts.
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We had a somewhat similar event just across the road. A middle-aged woman, unmarried with a drink problem , collapsed on her bed , probably vomitted . The bed had an electric blanket ,without the more modern automatic turnoff after 20 hours. .. Did not take anything like a couple of months.
She was a bit belligerent at the best of times , but was assumed to be off visiting.
For example the island of Muck
Population 61
And Main populated place Port Mor (population 15)
Has a population density 0f 4.8 persons per square kilometer
And the Uk national average is 424!
That is my aim, but it presented me with a quandary since I have no nearby relatives to supply me and asking neighbours to do so for four months is far too great an imposition to request it.
So I would have to go out to shop from time to time. But of course with the virus infection spreading that would be an escalating risk for myself and others, particularly since I'm a triple 7, 70 plus two more sevens at 84 years old.
So I decided that the rational thing to do in everyone's interests was to go against all advice and overbuy while the virus had not reached my area, having stock enabling me to self isolate completely for a long period as the virus arrived.
To appear cooperative I spread that buying over three days and four supermarkets, two Sainsburys, one Waitrose and one Co-op, so not appearing to overbuy at any.
The contrasts were interesting, both Sainsburys had their shelves stripped very early in the period with the one in the upper crust area most denuded of stock.
Waitrose did much better, the only type of foodstuff I saw totally out of stock were Italian tinned tomatoes and tomato puree, but that was common to all the supermarkets, as was the absence of any toilet rolls. The British really are a load of shits.
The best performer though was the Co-op which is a very small one in my estate's nearby mini shopping centre. I went there last of all this morning and apart from the Italian tomato products and toilet rolls they not only had everything else of the food basics but with choices too!
For example, all rice had long been stripped from the others, but the little Co-op had three pack sizes in two brands of long grain rice, plus basmati or brown whole grain basmati.
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My situation is as follows.
My wife because of Dementia can't accept the following
That there is any reason not to go toMcDonalds (asked when we are going seven times in the last ten minutes)
That there is a problem of any sort ( same frequency)
That the Coronavirus is real ( same frequency)
That the Government can tell us what to do. ( same frequency)
Thankfully she has decided to go for a lie down ...no idea how long that will last, but hopefully till i make tea.
Imagine my delight at the prospect of us both being locked in for four months.
Been looking on the net for a DIY Russian Roulette kit
On the principle it's "Better to go out with a Bang than a Whimper"
My wife because of Dementia can't accept the following
That there is any reason not to go toMcDonalds (asked when we are going seven times in the last ten minutes)
That there is a problem of any sort ( same frequency)
That the Coronavirus is real ( same frequency)
That the Government can tell us what to do. ( same frequency)
Thankfully she has decided to go for a lie down ...no idea how long that will last, but hopefully till i make tea.
Imagine my delight at the prospect of us both being locked in for four months.
Been looking on the net for a DIY Russian Roulette kit
On the principle it's "Better to go out with a Bang than a Whimper"
With allies like this, who needs enemies?
Trump offers 'large sums' for exclusive access to coronavirus vaccine
German government tries to fight off aggressive takeover bid by US, say reports
Despite his historical stand:
If there is one thing pro-vaccine campaigners and their opponents probably agree on, it is that Donald Trump has provided a major boost to the anti-vaccine cause.
On more than 20 occasions, Mr Trump has tweeted about there being a link between vaccines and autism, something experts at the government’s leading public health institute say is not true. He also repeated the claim during a Republican primary debate, a remark that was immediately dismissed as false by the Autistic Self Advocacy Network.
Prior the election, Mr Trump met with four prominent anti-vaccine campaigners at a fundraiser in Florida – disbarred British doctor Andrew Wakefield, Mark Blaxill, editor-at-large of the Age of Autism website, Gary Kompothecras, a chiropractor and Trump donor from Sarasota, and Jennifer Larson, an entrepreneur who has campaigned against the use of vaccines in her home state of Minnesota.
Trump offers 'large sums' for exclusive access to coronavirus vaccine
German government tries to fight off aggressive takeover bid by US, say reports
Despite his historical stand:
If there is one thing pro-vaccine campaigners and their opponents probably agree on, it is that Donald Trump has provided a major boost to the anti-vaccine cause.
On more than 20 occasions, Mr Trump has tweeted about there being a link between vaccines and autism, something experts at the government’s leading public health institute say is not true. He also repeated the claim during a Republican primary debate, a remark that was immediately dismissed as false by the Autistic Self Advocacy Network.
Prior the election, Mr Trump met with four prominent anti-vaccine campaigners at a fundraiser in Florida – disbarred British doctor Andrew Wakefield, Mark Blaxill, editor-at-large of the Age of Autism website, Gary Kompothecras, a chiropractor and Trump donor from Sarasota, and Jennifer Larson, an entrepreneur who has campaigned against the use of vaccines in her home state of Minnesota.
Currently the survival statistics for over-80s with covid-19 and one shot of classic Russian Roulette are fairly similar.My situation is as follows.
My wife because of Dementia can't accept the following
That there is any reason not to go toMcDonalds (asked when we are going seven times in the last ten minutes)
That there is a problem of any sort ( same frequency)
That the Coronavirus is real ( same frequency)
That the Government can tell us what to do. ( same frequency)
Thankfully she has decided to go for a lie down ...no idea how long that will last, but hopefully till i make tea.
Imagine my delight at the prospect of us both being locked in for four months.
Been looking on the net for a DIY Russian Roulette kit
On the principle it's "Better to go out with a Bang than a Whimper"
(I was trying to explain to someone that covid-19 just a touch more serious than annual flu.)
the risk of infection is low until April.
First sign of panic buying: my local Sainsbury's has been stripped bare yesterday.
There are times when a lucky shot looks like a good career move!
my sympathy, I've realised with the benefit of some bruising encounters its best to either not disagree too much with my wife, or in a very measured way (when she insisted on going to work tomorrow I had to access the altruistic 10% of my personality to say don't go instead of thinking about having the house for myself all day)My situation is as follows.
My wife because of Dementia can't accept the following
That there is any reason not to go toMcDonalds (asked when we are going seven times in the last ten minutes)
That there is a problem of any sort ( same frequency)
That the Coronavirus is real ( same frequency)
That the Government can tell us what to do. ( same frequency)
Thankfully she has decided to go for a lie down ...no idea how long that will last, but hopefully till i make tea.
Imagine my delight at the prospect of us both being locked in for four months.
Been looking on the net for a DIY Russian Roulette kit
On the principle it's "Better to go out with a Bang than a Whimper"
You have my sincere sympathies OG. Many's the times in my older years in coming across such circumstances that I've been thankful that I chose to remain resolutely single.My situation is as follows.
My wife because of Dementia can't accept the following
That there is any reason not to go toMcDonalds (asked when we are going seven times in the last ten minutes)
That there is a problem of any sort ( same frequency)
That the Coronavirus is real ( same frequency)
That the Government can tell us what to do. ( same frequency)
Thankfully she has decided to go for a lie down ...no idea how long that will last, but hopefully till i make tea.
Imagine my delight at the prospect of us both being locked in for four months.
Been looking on the net for a DIY Russian Roulette kit
On the principle it's "Better to go out with a Bang than a Whimper"
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Many thanks, Flecc, it's definitely a case for those of our generation to "press on regardless" incidentally i was in Tesco this morning, buying a single bag full of shopping and noticed that the people pushing the full trolleys were without exception below pensionable age, and the other thing I noted was that there is no shortage of items that require to be cooked, plenty of vegetables, raw meet and fish.
Not a good reflection on the cooking abilities of those who came after us!
I suspect they are deliberately holding back stock rather than rationing customers.
My very large Sainsburys was also stripped bare Friday afternoon and Saturday but magically had many things back in stock this morning. Only for a while though since they were packed with customers stripping it again.
There's no way they had a mid weekend delivery .
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Thank you for that kind thought, i have to admit myself prone to similar sentiments on occasion!
I heard on the radio this morning that the government are going to be looking to see if our car manufacturers and companies like JCB and RR could make some ventilators for the NHS? Does that seem like a reasonable idea or is it just some PR rubbish to show the public they are trying to do something?
I don't know if we make ventilators in the country but if we do then they should be the first people the government should be contacting to see if they can rapidly increase production.
If the ventilators are only made abroad then my guess would be that most of the wealthier countries will be trying to get hold of them.
Even if they are made in this country is it likely all the parts come from here. My guess would be that many of the components are imported from perhaps China.
Whoosh you have much more experience in manufacturing than I do, what are your thoughts on this?
I don't know if we make ventilators in the country but if we do then they should be the first people the government should be contacting to see if they can rapidly increase production.
If the ventilators are only made abroad then my guess would be that most of the wealthier countries will be trying to get hold of them.
Even if they are made in this country is it likely all the parts come from here. My guess would be that many of the components are imported from perhaps China.
Whoosh you have much more experience in manufacturing than I do, what are your thoughts on this?
Yes OG, you have a heavy cross to bear. An active person with dementia is a heartache. Fortunately by the time it had hit my Mother,..and her situation was it only affected perception of location , she was wheelchair confined.
no shortage of medical respirators in China, about $5,000 apiece.
They are not particularly heavy to fly in.
I expect peak demand in the first week in May. We can still get them in in time.
At least Matt Hancock seems a bit more contrite this morning on Marr's show.