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Post by Mandochris on Apr 30, 2020 10:11:31 GMT
Hi chaps. Long time no see. Things are not bad round here. Supermarkets well stocked and not too crowded. Revceived a few face masks from in laws in Japan (where they have used them for years as a courtesy to others when sick with even a common cold). Nice weather has meant I have got the garden planted for summer veg and the pool is ready to go. Good speech on Tuesday from our PM on the exit strategy in a 3-point plan. 1) Live with the virus. We can hope it will go away and that we will find a cure/vaccine, but it is gonna be around for a while so get good at the barriers (testing, wearing masks, washing hands, social distancing, WFH, reorganise work spaces, etc.) 2) Exit progressively. In 3-week periods, starting May 11, in some spaces and then review from June 2. Schools to go back gradually. It seems my daughters will not be back at school this year. (Louise is taking the Bac and theoretically she has passed under continuous assessment, but she needs another 0.2 on her scores to get to the next grade up and get that automatic spot at Geneva University.) 3) Exit by region. Regions are all at different levels and may decide locally according to very strict criteria from government based on indicators (new cases, available hospital treatment, etc.). Regions will be classed as Red or Green and indicators published daily starting tonight. If indicators slip, May 11 will be pushed back. It was a good speech, clear and reasoned. One may quibble with some of the details but it has been clearly thought through. Polls yesterday suggest the French agree with every part except going back to schools. Return will start with smaller class sizes from May 11 with pre school, and attendance at all levels will be voluntary, so parents can opt out. Garden centres and DIY stores are now open. After May 11, if we are in a green region, we can travel up to 100kms from home. Any other travel must be for professional purposes only. Death numbers are pretty high in France but I get the impression the government has some sort of a handle on it and feel quite reassured after that speech, which could be a good model for an exit plan. What did make me a bit annoyed was the only mention of the speech on UK News (ITV news) was that France cancelled the rest of the football season. Priorities, eh? We are about to cancel my festival too. Announcement in the next couple of days
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2020 11:09:21 GMT
Good to hear, Christopher.
Hopefully we'll have something half decent too before much longer.
Stay healthy and happy
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Post by channonite on Apr 30, 2020 12:30:40 GMT
A good read Mandochris and nice to know they seem to have a coherent plan. I hope for something similar here.
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Post by spot51 on May 4, 2020 10:32:26 GMT
Forgot to say I was called by some Government Agency last Thursday asking how we were coping given Drew's "highly vulnerable" status. Told the lady we were OK with Food, Hospital Transport et al but with day care withdrawn we were having trouble keeping Drew clean. She asked what help we were getting from Social Services and told them I phoned them end of March and was still waiting for them to get back to us.
On Friday, Adult Services rang (quelle surprise) and I restated our issues and we agreed there was nothing practical that could be done. I mentioned that our local gym had plenty of showers but obviously getting them to open that up for a few hours was way above their pay-grade. So we are where we are.
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Post by yateleysaint on May 5, 2020 15:55:45 GMT
If the UK government hasn’t completely fucked this up, how come Germany has far more people and many fewer deaths?
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2020 9:56:13 GMT
If the UK government hasn’t completely fecked this up, how come Germany has far more people and many fewer deaths? They were readier, better prepared than we were and moved faster, obviously. Talk about stating the bleeding obvious.
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Post by channonite on May 7, 2020 10:23:55 GMT
If the UK government hasn’t completely fecked this up, how come Germany has far more people and many fewer deaths? They were readier, better prepared than we were and moved faster, obviously. Talk about stating the bleeding obvious. Sometimes the bleeding obvious needs to be said.
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2020 11:59:49 GMT
They were readier, better prepared than we were and moved faster, obviously. Talk about stating the bleeding obvious. Sometimes the bleeding obvious needs to be said. Even when it’s just to make a cheap, political dig? Where’s the gain in that?
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Post by channonite on May 7, 2020 14:43:26 GMT
Sometimes the bleeding obvious needs to be said. Even when it’s just to make a cheap, political dig? Where’s the gain in that? Well your response made me laugh out loud, so it made me feel better.
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Post by arfurdent on May 25, 2020 9:10:06 GMT
ok here but thinking about checking out Durham this afternoon, back for tea though
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Post by spot51 on May 25, 2020 9:41:53 GMT
ok here but thinking about checking out Durham this afternoon, back for tea though Let us know how you get on. Most of are going on the Official Trip next Sunday. Sounds like the Cummings Family will have about 22 Million guests for tea on the lawn.
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Post by arfurdent on May 25, 2020 9:52:34 GMT
ok here but thinking about checking out Durham this afternoon, back for tea though Let us know how you get on. Most of are going on the Official Trip next Sunday. Sounds like the Cummings Family will have about 22 Million guests for tea on the lawn. that will force them into short cummings
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Post by channonite on Jun 12, 2020 14:26:48 GMT
The funny thing is, all through the main lockdown I was absolutely fine, but now things are starting to open up again I am not doing so well. Every time I go out I worry about those half-wits out there who are behaving as though everything is over. They are only a minority, but even so.
Locally people are nearly all more friendly than they were before lockdown and the small local businesses are functioning, the greengrocer, butcher, health food shop, newsagent, post office, even the lovely bookshop. We have even gained a popup bakery, which was a commercial caterer who has opened up on Thursdays through to Sunday for bread, pastries and the most brilliant cheese straws that I have ever tasted. The remaining pubs/restaurants in the town have morphed into shops/takeaways. Life is continuing at a local level, albeit cautiously.
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Post by Furry Frank The Combat Wombat on Jun 12, 2020 15:02:13 GMT
We're in level 2 now; most shops are open, quite a few businesses are back (thankfully not mine), some kids are back at school and as of tonight, you can go into a restaurant and eat (albeit with fewer tables to maintain distance). Forecast is for level 1 (where the ports open to horrid diseased foreigners - and by that, I mean you lot in the UK) on 1st July.
Outside, it's starting to look fairly normal, except no pubs.
Guernsey's even further ahead, they're fully coming out of lockdown on 20th June.
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Post by stripes on Jun 20, 2020 22:58:32 GMT
I am coping much better with a 3-0 away win, glad they didn’t end the season prematurely
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