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Twoapenny:
Thanks, CB. I know, I've seen reports from various places about entire groups getting infected going to a wedding or out for an evening together. People here get stupid when they're drunk at the best of times; A & E's always full of drunk people on a Friday and Saturday night so people drinking puts pressure on services anyway. They did close some pubs because it got too dangerous; I feel most sorry for the staff. Their choice is go to work or not get paid. So we'll see what happens, I just feel upset, I think, that we can't really trust any news source or government service to be truthful and people are having to rely on 'my friend who works in A & E said her friend in ICU said' and try to work out from that what they ought to be doing.
We are pretty well stocked up; I've been ordering extra for the last six or seven weeks so we've got plenty of tins and the freezers full, plus plenty of laundry stuff, bleach, paracetamol, loo roll and all that sort of thing. Just in case we lock down again and the supermarkets get stripped like they did last time. I hope you can get your supplies back together again, it just helps to reassure yourself that you've got enough in, doesn't it?
Yes I like the idea of having sort of 'making lists as a hobby' lists lol. It's the balance, isn't it, between getting on with today and allowing yourself to dream of something better in the future. Ironically I've got more done today than I usually would if I'd written loads of lists out lol.
I hope things get better over there for you, CB, I'll keep you posted with what's going on here! A friend wanted to come round this morning but I said no; I'd rather stay home for another couple of months and see how it goes. One of the benefits of not rushing about is that we've been able to explore our local area more when we've been out for walks and I've found a more direct and much wider route into town, so it will be easier and safer for us to walk in now which is good (not that we'll be going very often but they're doing click and collect from the library next week and we're both very excited about getting some new books! Lol) xx
Hopalong:
CB and Tupp,
Sounds to me as though both of you are very reality-oriented, and thank you for the reminder. I have loads of staples still, though I should order some more dried beans maybe. And dehydrated onion and garlic.
Brown rice and beans. And if one does Amazon, dehydrated veggies, which fluff up just fine in water. Surprisingly good.
Other big thing, sounds silly. I'm fine on toilet paper for now but mindful that's one thing I'd hate to live without. So I'm thinking of training myself to just use a stream of water (I've read this many places) to "wipe" myself after urinations only, and save the TP for going doody, so to speak. It's actually a cleaner result anyway, experts say. Why I don't plan to go water-only for doody (a gay guy who thinks for .5 second about female needs until prompted, but he's funny): https://medium.com/@iwaninzurich/toilet-paper-shortage-learn-how-to-hygienically-clean-your-butt-without-it-a875cbb06cbe
And how easy it is to use water for peeing, I guess I don't need an article to explain. One could pat with a sheet or two of TP if one is super damp, or let the gusset of the undies absorb it (won't build up bacteria as body heat dries it quickly). Or go commando until dry. Just have to find a flexible squishy water bottle to keep by the loo. An old dishwashing detergent bottle, minus the soap residue, would work fine. Homemade bidet!
I HAVE A NEW CAUSE! :)
WE CAN COPE WITH THIS. WE ALREADY HAVE, FOR MANY MONTHS. IF WE HAVE TO DO IT FOR LONGER, WE CAN DO THAT TOO.
(I've recently read guesstimates that a functional, well tested and proven vaccine--including the testing and proving time---is a long way away.) Hence, waterloo. [See what I did there?????]
hugs
Hops
Hopalong:
I hear you. I need to get bleach, laundry soap and dish soap for sure.
Otherwise, I think I'm fine. I wonder if they sell dried potatoes. I just don't cook enough to keep fresh ones long enough. As to bread, I've got flour and some Chinese yeast that finally came from Amazon. Hope it works.
But I'm trying not to eat a lot of carbs anyway, sticking mostly to rice and Ak-Mak crackers.
And if I'm out of something, I do have a community to call on in real need. This town is both small and expensive enough that I think there will be supplies. That's wrong, but I think true.
I've saved money too, to my surprise. I was eating my income because friends always wanted to meet out, and I don't cook. But I'm forcing myself too, more than I used to.
I'm making zucchini and onions and a big salad for tonight, and have defrosted cod fillets that M will fancy up when he comes. Had hoped to sign up for just a month of DisneyPlus so we could watch the Hamilton movie, but my Roku box is out of date (planned obsolescence) so we're outta luck. If I can find a newer Roku on sale I might get it though.
hugs and hang in there, CB--I completely understand the restlessness.
Hops
Twoapenny:
They do instant mashed potatoes here, Hops, but they're pretty disgusting. You can get tinned potatoes here, they're not great on their own but they're quite good sauteed.
Yes, I think you're right that it's long term. I'm missing friends. Haven't seen a friend now since February and I miss face to face contact. I've kind of got in my head that it's likely to be next year before we actually see people in the flesh again.
On the plus side we are saving a ton of money. It will go quickly once we do start getting out and about again but it's nice to have it there for the time being. CB, I'm finding the same with the days passing so quickly. I'm finding I'm perfectly happy sitting watching TV and I suddenly realise it's been hours and I didn't even notice. I think it's such an unusual situation that we're all bound to be having odd experiences right now.
One thing I do feel a bit down about is that I've had to pretty much stop any and all online activity apart from here. The endless guff that other people keep posting was really getting me down, as are the various news outlets. We're really starved of good quality, fact based information here, and some decent educated guess work from suitably qualified people. So many people seem to focus more on their own ego or their profits, or both, and that seems to interfere with fact. So that has kind of got me down a bit because there are bands I like to follow and a couple of disability related groups. But everything feels very confrontational at the minute so even groups that are supposed to be about music tend to fall into 'all of this' as well. So I've had to pretty much cut off from all of that. I miss some of it.
I have been surprised that I still feel tired a lot of the time. I'd have thought I'd be brimming with energy now but it seems to be having the opposite effect. We're doing a short walk each day but I feel like I've been up a mountain when we get back.
Hopalong:
You too, ((((((CB))))).
It's got to be awful to live in a very active hot spot.
hugs
Hops
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