Who's having a takeaway and wine this evening then?

[DavetheCat2001]

I bloody well am...life is a bit crap at the moment so I need stuff to look forward to.

Tonight it's getting the kids to be, ordering a curry and drinking wine on the sofa.

Wtaf? Takeaways are STILL open? Makes zero sense at all

@MintyMabel I see what you're saying and somewhat agree. But I'm not the only person on here who says no takeaways. Others also feel it is a risk. It also falls outside of the remit of essential. Admittedly, DH is over cautious but it's ok for now. It's his opinion that this will be worse than expected. I currently haven't fully formed my opinion so am ok to go with his until I decide otherwise

That aside, we may not be able to pay our mortgage next month and I'd like to lose 2st so for whatever reason, I'm happy to have no takeaway although envious of all who have had one

Others also feel it is a risk

That doesn’t make it so. Plenty of people being hysterical about things which carry no risk.

It also falls outside of the remit of essential.

It is the supply of food and therefore essential. If they were deemed to be a risk, the government would have shut them down.

Had pizza delivered yesterday evening. Finished it for lunch today. Most takeaways still open around here so are the kebab vans.

The reason restaurants and cafes were closed was to stop gatherings and nothing to do with the risk of food contamination.

@MintyMabel fair enough. I do see your point. However we can agree to disagree - I'm simply trying to support my husband in something he is worried about. I have no strong feelings about it either way so his can take precedence

We had a takeaway delivered
Took all reasonable (probably completely ott) precautions
As a family we were glad of a treat and some good food
So shoot me

@turnedouttoes
You need strong white bread flour (I do it by sight, but c.500g) and if you have 00 flour use that.
One packet dried yeast
Teaspoon salt
Olive oil

Warm bowl with water, chuck out
Put flour, salt and yeast in, mix around
Well in centre, dollop of olive oil, mix in
Use warm water, mix in till its sticking
Knead for a few mins

Damp tea towel on top, stick in warm place (airing cupboard, top of radiator that's on low) for a couple of hours

When doing pizza, do for 11 mins at highest temp your oven will do.

Me and DD, 4, just made it together for pizza the next two nights

Knocksomesense He is being over the top and I say that as someone who is over the top lol. Our younger kid has a suppressed immune system we got a takeaway, they left it on the door, partner collected it with gloves on we decanted onto plates then chucked the packaging, washed our hands then ate. Little one that is being shielded was in bed so I think that makes it less of a worry.

I get it though and if you’re happy to go along with it, no problem really then. Keep safe.

Ohtheholidays

Where did you get the Downton Abbey movie from?

"Others feel it is a risk : that doesn't make it so".

Yep. I've seen posts on here calling a poster an irresponsible, selfish (insert choice swear words) who is causing people to die because she made brownies and left some on the doorstep of a neighbour and she might have COVID which she's transferred to the brownies.Others saying they're picking up their post (letters) with tongs, storing it out of the house for 3 days then opening it with gloves on and suggesting another poster shouldn't send a letter to a lonely relative because of 'the risk' and people spraying/washing their shopping with various cleansing agents and storing away from domestic areas because of 'the risk'. You had a poor poster terrified because she'd gone out shopping, come back and washed her hands and eaten a few crisps but forgotten to 'wash' the bag first.

NewYearNewJob123

It's awful isn't it.

New year My bil a senior consultant involved in the care and management of Covid patients he is doing all that stuff you mentioned as being crazy. New Zealand have banned take aways.

MsTSwift

My BIL is a senior A&D doctor and he is doing absolutely none of it. My Uncle is an NHS consultant and is also doing none of it.

Good because I am not doing it either! And I bloody love takeaways! But after our call it has put me in two minds...

I'm a nurse and doing none of it. None of my colleagues are either. It'd be batshit of us to get the bus to work (which many of us do including me) with a load of strangers coughing and spluttering, have close contact with numerous people all day, many of which are ill though not necessarily COVID then go home and not take a letter into the house, not have a takeaway delivered and wipe tins of beans with dettol, because of 'the risk'.

Especially since NO cases anywhere of anyone contracting COVID from food, a letter or a tin of beans. People read about whether the virus can e.g live on paper or metal or a bit and conclude there's a theoretical 'risk' they could contract it from a letter or tin of beans because they can't risk assess and lack sense.

There's an ACTUAL risk you'll fall down stairs at home or elsewhere and die from if and that's documented more than a 1,000 deaths a year. But people don't refuse to use stairs because of 'the risk'.

This is making me feel a lot calmer
I have been trying to balance risks
Risk assess etc all week
None of my medical colleagues have said anything about the food takeaway thing so this all makes me feel a lot more reasonable

God yes.

Am having a domino's tonight. I rang and paid over the phone (had been stuck on online waiting room for half hour without end in sight). Have been told it'll take up to an hour to arrive which is completely fine. Have prosecco chilling in the fridge.
Today's been a trial - it took 3.5hrs to go round asda. The buses are reduced and delayed (understandable) and of course the queuing rules are sensible. Far too many in the shop including I presume families (6 round 1 trolley). Social distancing not really observed so took to avoiding busy aisles which meant doubling back on myself. Then long journey home.
Hands are dry through constant handwashing. Am concerned about everyone but especially me and mine. Domino's are taking precautions and doing contact less delivery. I'm technically a keyworker (going to the office one day a week at present) and in my shared house there is another keyworker (factory supervisor, landlady's husband). So there's a good chance Im at risk already, which is why I'm observing social distancing and only going out for shopping or work. Pizza and wine is deserved this evening (was sure to only buy 1 bottle of wine to avoid over consumption)

I looked at having a takeaway tonight but none of the ones near me are open so we’ve had home cooked fish and chips
Now I’ve opened the Apricot Brandy my mum got me for Christmas and munching on a chocolate orange

I did last week,had a lovely curry.And i will be having one again Monday.You need something to keep you going in these days and weeks of gloom.

We had sushi delivered. Was great.
Delivery guy knocked and then waited at end of drive.
Opened door picked food out of his big bag thing, dropped tip in and shouted thanks!

@SleepyNightOwl I'm not going to deny it. I think he's being over cautious but it comes from a good place. He said if he didn't have kids he would be volunteering - or if he could afford to stay away to self isolate afterwards. He's not impacting me so I don't really care how he deals with the worry. This in a background of growing up with an OCD dad who was regularly hospitalized with paranoia. He's learned precautions from his dad

Knocksomesense honestly? You don’t need to explain yourself to me lol. To be fair, I guess you can’t be too over cautious right now.