State of emergency Covid 19 (Part 3)

[candleflame]

I spoke to my 17 year old grandson tonight. We have not seen him for a week because of Social Distancing.

Chatting about how long it would be before we could meet up again properly he said "Don't worry granny tomorrow we will be a day nearer beating this disease and then I will come down to see you and grandad".

The positivity of the young but very true.

Dorrie

Well done your grandson Dorrie

[gladyseva]

Thanks for the joke re-print, Mike.

[Mart 'n' Al]

Dorrie, yes, all welcome.  I need a good party, no phone for the last two weeks and I did my back in, bending to the fridge last week.

Martin

[Viktoria]

The ends of ironing boards were also asbestos,they got pretty ropey over time.
Asbestos mats were sold to disperse heat for simmering food.
The white was not quite so dangerous as the blue I believe.

I remember my Mickey Mouse gas mask, the box came in useful later for our butties when we went “ hiking”.
I always felt sick when wearing it ,the awful rubber smell!
Glad to say I hardly ever had to wear it for its real purpose ,but you had to have practice!

We also messed about in the school lab with mercury if a bit spilled,trying to pick it up !

Got a small bag of potatoes today ,about 1kg,I will peel slice and par boil them, freeze in small portions and reheat in the oven with a little oil when needed.Herbs can be added to taste.
Got my usual,two times a litre milk today , will empty some out from each to a jug  and then freeze the part full containers , remembered that liquids need more space when frozen.

 Cheerio folks,hope you all stay safe and well
Viktoria.

 

[trystan]

I've decided that one of the biggest problems of this virus is the panic caused by social media. Every site you look at gives different information and there is a lot of scare mongering.

The prime thing, speaking from the UK, is to keep checking the official website for official advice and nothing else:

https://www.nhs.uk/coronavirus

Then go to a quality newspaper online that you trust, according to your political views. It may be free to view, or you may need to pay to subscribe to it.

Obviously at this time, it's probably best not to pop out to the shop to buy a newspaper, so it's a good idea to explore online options right now.

The daily briefs given each night at 5pm or so is very informative (BBC1) and give the latest developments.

Trystan

[youngtug]

Only buy the local rag, and then only for the word games and the obituaries. Can get it online though, so that is what I will be doing.

[youngtug]

Re; the gas masks, it was usually blue asbesos dust used, so when the rubber body breaks down it can escape, although as it was the filter you maybe inhaled some when wearing one. Asbestos causes mesothelioma, a really horrible way to die.

[Dundee]

What benefits have you found recently?

Americans are putting their Christmas lights back up 

Debra 

[a chesters]

Went to the local supermarket this morning, for the "oldies" one hour before the young uns were allowed in

Managed to get almost everything we were looking for. There was a long line to get ln, with only one door out of three open, with a staff member on duty checking ID's to ensure no young  ones sneak in. Was much busier than usual.

Later went to the local chemist to get some scripts made up. They had plenty of stock to unload from the transport boxes. It appears that some people are trying to stockpile medications