State of Emergency, Coronavirus (part 2)

[Finley 1]

Could it not be that all these nasty viruses and natural disasters like hurricanes, landslides, volcanoes etc are all Mother Nature's way of controlling the rapidly expanding population.

Emeltom

First thing my daughter said... a week or so ago..


Finley

[mckha489]

Does anyone know why it was soot and salt by the way.?  Can you imagine trying to rinse soot out of your teeth.

Goodness knows, but you can buy fancy charcoal toothpaste now which I suppose is based on it. It is supposed to make your teeth really white. Which it does...
The first time you use it, but only until you have abraded away all your enamel.

Another old toothpaste was sage and salt.  That appeals to me more.

Of course there is always the old bi carbonate of soda.  This has added advantage it is alkali which helps combats acidity in mouth caused by too frequent snacking now everyone is sitting at home.
I suppose you could chop up some sage in that to make it a little more palatable.

Even better would be to chop up some fluoride tablets in it!!!

Get that Mortar and Pestle out

[suey]

Does anyone know why it was soot and salt by the way.?  Can you imagine trying to rinse soot out of your teeth.

Goodness knows, but you can buy fancy charcoal toothpaste now which I suppose is based on it. It is supposed to make your teeth really white. Which it does...
The first time you use it, but only until you have abraded away all your enamel.

Another old toothpaste was sage and salt.  That appeals to me more.

Of course there is always the old bi carbonate of soda.  This has added advantage it is alkali which helps combats acidity in mouth caused by too frequent snacking now everyone is sitting at home.
I suppose you could chop up some sage in that to make it a little more palatable.

Even better would be to chop up some fluoride tablets in it!!!

Get that Mortar and Pestle out

Odd how things come back to mind.  I remember my Mum pounding chalk with peppermint oil. 
Here we all are bemoaning the fact that we can’t get a loo roll but our parents or grandparents did have to make  do with newspaper squares or homemade toothpaste.

[Erato]

I don't know about online shopping but I just called up Rosario, my favorite neighborhood fruit and veg lady, and she sent her husband round to our gate with: 10 lbs of carrots, 2 dozen oranges, a half dozen each of lemons, apples, tangerines, grenadillas and guavas, a large soursop, a head of broccoli, a little bag of green beans, six choclos [sweet corn], and 1 lb of chochos [lupine beans]. 

[Caw1]

Phew... it's taken me from 7.30 to do my first online shop with Waitrose! Just as I got to the end up,popped a 'favourite' list...😤😤if it had done that at the beginning it would have been so much easier....

Anyway first delivery who knows as nothing came up but I can collect from the store but not till 13th April.... anyway I went ahead and hope that one of us will be ok to collect... at least won't have to go all round the store and hopefully can add to it if I need to.

Not sure I could go through it again but will see.... usually shop at Lidls and few bits at Waitrose so cost has been bit eye watering.

Erato - would love to have your Rosario to deliver all that beautiful fresh vegs ...

Caroline

[clayton bradley]

My son says newspapers can carry the virus for up to 3 days so he has quarantined the newspaper in the porch. I have tried googling "can I put newspaper in microwave to kill virus" and computer says no. Any suggestions, please

[Pennines]

All the rumours are, that over 70s will have to self isolate for 4 months from this weekend - does anyone know if that is correct please?

Really serious issue! Haircuts! I have my hair cut every 5 weeks as it grows very quickly - if we have to self isolate - I'll be like Rapunzel by the time I'm let out.

[mckha489]

Put gloves on and Iron it like the Butler used to do,
Each page
Also stops newsprint coming off
If you do it slowly enough you can read it as you go lol

[Erato]

Haircuts?

You're kidding, right?  Take out a pair of scissors and cut it yourself.