Despicable Anti Dementors

[Mascotte]

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Just read someone saying they wished we had a more authoritarian government FFS

I always have a mini backpack! 2 bottles of water, purse, phone, sunnies!

All so set in their opinions and what will happen - the poster who wrote that we'd lock down in October/November until February

I'd dearly love for people to have a flashing light over their heads if they are the kind of person to voice something like this. When I go out I could then swerve them and have a nice peaceful life. What is with people that they want to spread misery like this? I was shocked at seeing these kind of posts even right at the beginning of all this when I was also terrified. It's terrible for your mental and physical health to be so full of doom.

People are very annoying aren't they? I might move to a nice optimistic country where there is only a very small population.

Oh there’s a wild one on our local fb group - took the effort to go to the park specifically to photograph and shame the anti lockdown protestors, so I click through onto her profile and it seems to be her new hobby of late - touring parks and open spaces to photograph and post lockdown shaming.

Isn't that actually illegal - photographing someone and posting their picture online without their consent? If anyone did that to me I'd rip them a new one.

Yay IfNotNow - fellow backpack walker!

I forgot sunspecs and purse too. Think I'll dig it out and walk along the prom wearing it tomorrow just for shits & giggles. Might also have an ice cream while I'm there. Oooh, the sheer rebelliousness of it!!

@ilovecardigans I live in a coastal town and habitually go walking with a backpack and have done for years. It's very handy for storing nappies, keys, purse, changes of clothes, towels, drinks, food and anything else you might need when you're taking your kids to the within-walking-distance beach. I had not realised it caused death.

@TheAdventuresoftheWishingChair maybe we could all move to one place? I think from reading the thread it'd have to be a biggish coastal town.

This thread has helped me loads. I was having a particularly bad day (I'm usually quite optimistic) and I've been able to get a lot off my chest. Thanks to you all. 💕

Willitneverend - I shall henceforth call mine the backpack of death!

I always have a backpack too. I get shoulder ache from anything other than a tiny cross body handbag.

Back from my murderous spree to the shop. Two, that's right, TWO, bottles of wine and a butter chicken ready-meal, because I simply could not face cooking. Just for me. Again.

People in the queue and in the store were observing distancing, good humoured and courteous... It was a very sedate killing spree.

Still feel like cutting my throat, but that's what the wine's for. Would be a shame to waste it by seepage

Hi Everyone

Pretty much missed last thread as been trying to stay off the internet clearly I've lapsed today

I've pissed people off today on fb by sharing an article suggesting it's not entirely the governments fault that private care homes don't have PPE.

I've pissed friends off in what's app groups by saying I'll be sending my dc back to school as soon as I can. Anyone would think I said I was going to throw them into a lions den

I just hate how everything is so divided atm and you can't say your opinions without it ending up in a big heated emotive argument with everyone throwing their dummies out the pram.

@ilovecardigans me and DH have started talking about things causing "DEATH" using weird deep throat heavy metal type voices.

DH has found a film clip with a guy shouting "death comes unexpectedly" which I think is from Pollyanna?

It's just occurred to me that I haven't seen anyone talking about Italy or Spain recently. Both of which are opening restaurants soon I believe and Italy is allowing eu tourists in with no quarantine period.

I really am surprised there's no second wave wailing surrounding this? Is it because not everyone in the country has dropped dead at the mere suggestion of it that the dementors don't bother commenting?

That winter thread!

I have stopped talking to anyone except anonymously on here as it seems to cause so many problems.

Italy has just this evening announced widespread reopening as of may 18, and removal of quarantine restrictions on entrants from many countries including UK, from June 3.

They are taking a , quote, "calculated risk".

Italian summer holidays back on then? :-)

Italy seems to have gone from one extreme to the other

IL’s are in Spain. SIL went to a restaurant last night . Had a birthday lunch at a friends house today (6 of them). PIL’s are out at the favourite restaurant tonight. Couldn’t be more jealous.

Does it not take a few weeks to see what gradual changes bring

I really hope it goes well for them.

I've never wanted to emigrate more.

TrustTheGeneGenie I know. We used to live in Spain (and Italy, and France). DH wants to go back. I’ve always said no but I’m starting to come round to the idea.

That winter thread is well depressing. They are starting on whether they will ever get a vaccine now.

Will be interesting what happens in Italy. I hope they get some kind of normality back and people can enjoy the country again.

Interestingly, and this is just anecdote, but I know quite a few Italians and Spanish (I used to be a chef) and the Italians all say that their elderley relatives have all still been going out an playing dominos with their mates, and the Spanish elderly have lived under Franco and don't fucking like being told what to do by the government..so stories of our Mediterranean cousins being totally compliant under lockdown are maybe a little wrong!

Willitneverend - brilliant!

Backpack of Death would actually be a good name for a Norwegian Death Metal band. Can't beat a bit of NDM.