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Twoapenny:
Thank you Lighter, Hops, G :) Much appreciated. Sorry that you are going through a sad phase as well, G. And for the picture perfect instagram couple :) I do know what you mean, it's easy to go to fantasy land when reality is really not something that's giving you much to feel inspired by or hope for. I keep losing myself in box sets and day dreaming about places we can visit and live in - no practicality involved, I just like the idea of it. I'm personally glad to be single just now; I think the stress of either another person home all the time because they can't work or worrying about what they're bringing in because they are going out to work would probably be getting to me by now. I think it was just the long term reality catching up with me. 12 weeks of shielding was a joyous holiday. Loved it, felt much better for it, son just blossomed and it was great. Restrictions were eased but the virus was still present so we continued to stay home and it has still been fine. I like being in, I enjoy not having to deal with people and stress every day and we've had our little visits to the library. We both have lots to do at home so from a practical point of view it's really not been a problem. But we're now six months in to it and it's clearly still here and still spreading - over 1,000 cases a day being diagnosed so although we can go out to certain places relatively safely (open parks for walks, people are being very careful on buses so we can get to the library and we are going to the cinema this week - lots of restrictions in place and very few people attending so I feel comfortable doing that and son is over the moon) we can't safely visit our friends or have them visit us and that's the bit that basically, we won't be able to do until, not only they get a vaccine, but until they get everyone vaccinated! How long will it take to vaccinate 60 odd million people? Will we be at the front of the queue because we're more vulnerable or will that put us to the back of the queue because we're not 'economically active' and so we're no use to the economy? A little thought keeps popping into my head that I might be fifty before I hug my friends again and I keep pushing it out but it's loitering on the edges. G, I loved what you said about it being 'a messy snarl of shadows'. Perfect description. There are things we can do but I don't particularly want to do them, it's hugging and spending time with people I love that I'm really starting to feel a need for.
Masks are being used pretty widely where we are, Hops. I suspect more men know they're less likely to be harassed for not wearing one than a woman would be (and interesting that people observing more men not wearing them but more women refusing to wear them being posted on the internet). We are still relatively low numbers here (27 cases out of a population of about 95,000) with no deaths in the last week, but we had zero cases a few weeks ago so I suspect the holidaymakers are bringing it with them, or people are picking it up when they venture further afield and bringing it back. I do wish they'd just imposed 'staycation' only holidays on people. I think we'd have seen cases drop much more quickly if people were having to stay in their local areas and just use local facilities. It is what it is. Anyway, the feelings are passing, I think sometimes the reality of it just kicks in - it's here to stay and we had a chance to get ahead of it that wasn't taken. Frustrating, to say the least. Thank you for the virtual hugs, everyone xx xx xx
Twoapenny:
((((((((CB)))))))))) I hope your son and partner are alright. Big kids are sometimes more of a worry than little ones because you can't stick them in front of the telly with some sweets and keep an eye on them. I'm very lucky that my son is home with me. Yes, I hear you on the eating out! We're not big on that either but yep, I don't think I cooked a proper meal last week, it was all oven ready stuff because I just couldn't be bothered with the cooking and the washing up. Our local chippie is doing deliveries though and their fish and chips are fab so we've got that. Schools go back next week here so I think everyone is waiting to see what happens with that. I am hoping that it doesn't lead to a big rise in cases but only time will tell. We're in it for the long haul, aren't we? I do think that really sunk in with me until just recently. I hope you are doing okay CB xx
Hopalong:
((((CB)))),
Any update on son's partner, and the rest of your children?
And more importantly, how are you? How is the quarantine time feeling or shifting for you too?
I think a lot of people are shifting into phase two of isolation, as Tupp described above....the first few months of solitude and quiet were a boon to many, and now there's like a new big wave of unease as the virus surges again. So many people are beginning to slowly reckon with a sense that maybe it's temporary, a lot of these profound life changes, and maybe they're not.
I don't know the answer, but I don't think anybody's psychologically prepared for a full shift. I certainly am not, or haven't been coping well with it lately.
This morning's our first COOL morning and as lovely as it is, I'm going to have to work hard not to freak out. As it gradually makes outdoor meetings less likely.
I know where you are you've still got warmth...how cold does it actually get? About when?
love
Hops
sKePTiKal:
Well, now I'm reading that the CDC's numbers were seriously overstated, as to the attribution of cause of death to Covid. Hol brought that up over the weekend too, from the standpoint that there is no consistent way of reporting into the aggregate database from each state... so the garbage in/garbage out data rule applies too.
More fog, uncertainty, vagueness and confusion.
I'll stick with stuff I know, I think: water is wet, sun is warm, my mosquito bite itches. LOLOLOL.
Hopalong:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/deep-cleans-and-disinfecting-mists-might-not-keep-us-from-getting-the-virus-but-they-sure-make-us-feel-better/2020/09/05/f428b8ee-e965-11ea-97e0-94d2e46e759b_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_covidtheater-730am%3Ahomepage%2Fstory-ans
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