Anti Dementors Picnic on the Beach

[Mascotte]

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Apparently the Orcas were spotted off the coast of Holy Island. Lots of seals on Holy Island - picnic on the beach for the Orcas!

www.facebook.com/bbc/videos/killer-whale-pod-spotted-off-northumberland-coast/584103315644576/

Thanks @Mascotte

I think it’s partly because I used to ring Mum when he had problems and she’d talk sense into me!

I hope your dog is ok now

@Cheekychops73 thank you so much for saying pretty much what I have done!! The worst part I have found is having to sneak around! Massive hugs to you xx

It's so hard... have a virtual and murdering hug.

She's fine..I just can't deal with her being ill. Oh my god! I'm actually a dementor about my dogs being ill!!!

Please can I join you? I've just come across you all and realised that there are some normal people left in the world after all. I thought I was trapped forever with the hystericals so it's wonderful to find that there are some other, well balanced people out there. Please let me in?😊

This really made me smile. I'm glad that the policeman seemed to be taking it in good humour:
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@funmummy48 lay your tartan blanket down and join us for a nice cup of tea in the fresh air.

@Wishfulthinking1977 I know it's the sneaking about thats hard but my neighbours are not really busy bodies and I don't think they would bother too much as I know for definite I am not the only one who does it but don't want to take the risk in case someone feels the need to report me. I am so glad you are doing it though it has helped my mental health in fact all of our mental health immensely and on Wednesday my wee one is 6 and they will be coming over to see him again and partake in food and birthday cake. I am not making this any harder on him or the rest of us than it needs to be. I have assessed all our risks and am taking an adult decision as I am sure you have too Massive hugs right back at you Xxx

@PinkSparklyPussyCat try not to worry. I'm sure the vets wouldn't recommend anything they didn't think was going to be successful. I'm saying this but I cried my eyes out when my idiot cat ate a sodding bee and went into anaphylaxis! He's ok now thankfully and Im sure yours will be too

I've just finished a weekly zoom chat with (amongst others) a friend who had major heart surgery last year, is on all sorts of immunosuppressant drugs as a result and is therefore shielding, which means his wife is as well. As our lives get slightly more normal, theirs really aren't changing, because he's legitimately concerned that if he gets the virus he will die - so he's not planning to see his adult children or his friends until who knows when - I find that really sad and want to support them as much as I can - it would be really unfair if people like him get forgotten about. On the bright side, PinkSparklyPussyCat - my worryingly thin 16 year old cat got through an anaesthetic a couple of weeks ago, and bounced (crossly) back - the vet wouldn't be doing it if they didn't think your cat would be ok.

@PinkSparklyPussyCat sending you &

Our elderly dog had to have two anaesthetics at the age of 13 and I was beside myself with worry, but she was fine and is still going strong at almost 16. I also had a similar situation with my mum and I understand completely.

Boyes in Northallerton open, 10-3;
Check your local one
I spent afortune, just cos I could

WALES..poster..spoke to my cousin on the port road today , barry
Bloody nightmare
They have helicopters flying overhead
No takeaways, nothing she said.

I drove to Seaham One lovely sunny evening. Beautiful views over the bays and then we went and got fish and chips.

I’m showing No remorse.

It’s like the head up his arse mayor of a northern town who wouldn’t open the parks...but he lived in a lovely leafy N Yorks Mark town

Arse!

Max - so in theory, my whole block could go to the park but if we’re exercising, it’s okay because it’s not just a neighbour get together?

I could have just ignored lockdown from the start. There’s been elderly folk who haven’t left the building till the rules were relaxed because they have mobility issues and need someone to take them for a walk - usually kids or grandkids do it.

@PinkSparklyPussyCat I am sure you wee cat will be fine and much better to get the treatment than leave it. I get how you feel though the anxiety of taking them to vet is horrible. Xxx

We need to think about the effect this is all having on cats.

Our cat is absolutely disgusted that his quiet weekday house is now full of children and a man instead of it being a peaceful place for work, procrastination, and catching bees.

Thank you @Mascotte, my tartan blanket had a lovely airing yesterday when we took it out for a picnic in the grounds of a local, stately home. It felt refreshingly normal! It came out again this afternoon when friends walked through our garage and into the back garden for a socially distanced half hour of chat. They brought their own refreshments and no one was a risk to any one else. It was wonderful!

@Cheekychops73 I'm desperately hoping schools open. My boy is in p7 and missing out on all of that, stuck here alone with me. He's brilliant, but very fed up and needing company of his peers and back to school before high school.

Checking into the new thread.

We saw the news earlier with the woman in Dorset. I had to calm DH down as we was shouting at her because she had no right to moan about the amount of people as she was there too.

Dowser I'm not too far from Northallerton. Just a few miles further north.

I was hoping the teachers would strike.

Not being paid might focus minds a bit.

I always thought teachers cared about children. This has been rather a rude awakening.

@Nihiloxica me too. I'm a pinko liberal but not impressed by the lack of care for children.

@LilacTree1 I'm not totally following you - did my post piss you off? I thought it would be in the spirit of the thread.
I know it's probably not ideal what they were doing but it was a good-humoured, human moment which made me smile.

When I was at the beach today I was thinking how great a trip to Seaham would be and I could go sea glass hunting. I figured though that it would be really busy at the moment, so I will hold that one off for later in the year.

Social distancing picket line!

@Nihiloxica, please don't tell me that this is another teacher bashing thread? I've only just found you all. I don't want to have to leave. I work in a school and can assure you that we are preparing to open on 1st June and that ALL our staff are pro opening. We're desperate to get the children back in. I don't know who all these frightened, hysterical teachers are but they're not around my locale.

Max no, not at all!

I’m just thinking, if an exercise class is allowed outside, then how can a gathering that mixes more than two households be banned?

It’s the law - or rules - that I’m complaining about. I still can’t seem to get clarity on what’s a rule and what’s a law at the moment.