We're all going on a summer holiday

[MinnieMountain]

Even if it means 2 weeks of quarantine
The anti -dementors are here to be reasonable and sensible about everything.

Just to say, I am going to punch the next person who says “I despair”

Fuck off you fucking condescending nitwit!!!!!!

Thanks. Feel better for that

I met someone on my walk today who was so pleased they were allowed to see their grandchildren again he’s going to go this weekend as he can’t wait any more (Wales). They were a really fit and healthy grandparent and I feel so sorry they’ve missed out but lovely to share their delight. I recommended a hug as they’ll be as germ free now as they’ve ever been!

I guess FOMO has hit hard.

It will be the dementors' undoing.

The first minister Wales is speaking in a few minutes rumour is rife that we can meet others outdoors but only those within a five mile radius, well living in rural Wales 5 miles is absolutely no distance at all. I truly cannot see how they can enforce this so many cars will be on the road visiting friends, family the police would cause huge tailbacks if they tried to pull in all the cars as they do at xmas for drink driving.

My friend a councillor the kindest person in the world who volunteers for everything all without pay has had so much trolling from people she knows and trusted to be sane because she said attacking Cummings in the street etc. when he has an autistic child was not on and the media were on a witch hunt. She is so upset I just want to give her a hug.

I think he’s saying 5 miles is recommended rather than legally enforceable. It’ll give people something else to argue about and distract people from the utter shit show that Welsh Government has made of this.

He bloody knows it is unenforecable that is why. The police have told him.

Rule of thumb {biscuit]

He wants to track and trace by keeping us close by, but to be honest if my friend lives four miles away east of me, then herself travels four miles east etc. we are going to spread it anyway. Eejit man guess track and trace is beyond Wales.

No bloody schools I guess then in Wales.

Surely Wales will have to change soon as it cannot just stay the same when everywhere else is changing. They could have local lockdowns in certain areas as well in future (in hotspots)

A dementor on FB today because of Scottish easing "Before you all head out tomorrow remember how far the testing swabs have to go!"

What the hell?! I was thinking they meant in the post until you clarified! Tbf they're not pleasant. I've had two tests as had to travel in March and my destination required one on entry and another after 14 days. But certainly not worth missing a party

Does anyone else find they avoid speaking to relatives and friends at times due to all this and opinions etc? I'm kind of avoiding the subject- was going to say to family in Scotland it is good to hear they are let out know a bit but unsure. I'm just keeping myself to myself except on here!

www.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/blog/hunting-down-covid-19/

Extremely interesting article.

One standout is that it was almost certainly here in January and possibly before Italy and Austria (the virus circulating here is a genetically closer to the Wuhan one).

@Orangeblossom78 Yes I do literally none of my friends have the same opinions as me. Even to the point where if I post something ie positive article etc re corona on FB they shout me down :(

Luckily family are a bit less dementory

Police her were kicking people off the beach yesterday because of kids buckets and spades and families eating. Well they are local so what is the point. They were social distancing we all know the sense of that in Wales. The police are tying themselves in knots over this.

@orangeblossom78 I am exactly the same. I think its the fear that I could bring this up in conversation with people I love and respect and then finding out they are dementors....It sounds selfish but I don't want my relationships to be tainted that way, this situation is lonely enough as it is.

Wales has said to retailers prepare to open up then in three weeks we will tell you if you can!!!

Sorry no entry to Wales still shut.

My friend and I live 3 miles from England. We've both just messaged each other with ' he can fuck off' done with this shit.

But I can cope. My kids are suffering 😢😢😢😢

I CAN do a really competent teaching job... to a class of 30 kids. Give me my own two and they're the class from hell - and I think every teacher or ex-teacher in the land would say exactly the same thing! (Apart from one of DD2's teachers who has teenagers and admits it's just "throw food at them when they appear and let them sleep")

^^THIS! So much this. I can teach, but I can't replicate a classroom at my kitchen table and I can't replicate his peers to role model and bounce ideas off.

Although the afternoon when the TAs were striking, DH was on another continent and the only thing I could do was fetch 5yo DS 1 in my gained time/ lunch time and bring him to my classroom for afternoon lessons. That class of y9s was not the easiest to teach even without pretending that there wasn't a 5 yo hiding up my dress.

I've realised in recent weeks that DS1 had only had one seamless school year.
yR Strike action, sunmer term
y1 Job share teacher introduced in Jan
y2 one teacher all year, but on secondment and moved on after one year
y3 Maternity leave after Easter, TA made redundant at same time
y4 Lockdown.

With the current state of yR, y1 and y6 and the half class bubbles, and now about to enter the final 7 odd weeks of the school year, he may well have the start of y5 buggered up as well. At the current moment, I'll be pleasantly surprised if he can just have a straightforward full time education in September. But ultimately I just want some schooling, well aware that I have the luxury of not having to juggle work and childcare.

On work and childcare I also don't envy working parents on the approaching summer holidays when childcare is often a hotch potch, difficult arrangement anyway. Surely there needs to be guidence and advice on that in the very near future?

My relatives are in England so don't really know what the Welsh rules are.

Looking at what's expected next review June 18 - I think we'll have to cancel our English holiday - to get any money back we have to cancel a month before and that's around then and it's still expected to be very restrictive.

I've seen a Welsh thread and they think they are being strict now so they can possible open Wales for tourist in August - which would I suppose make sense but wouldn't help us.

I have a good rant with my Mum. She is also an anti-dementor.

I’ve avoided talking to friends about anything like this as I’m not too sure how they feel. Some have been out and proud dementors on social media, but others have been very quiet so not sure.

I have discovered that my SiL is a anti-vaxxing-tin-foil-hat wearer during all this though. I’ve known her 25 years and it’s never come up before.

Wales - people who have boats on moorings in rivers no going out to them, no going to your boat in a marina. Absolutely no movement on the water unless you have a commercial licence. Yet kayakers, windsurfers allowed because they are socially distanced.

Welcome to a labour utopia.

@justasking111 that’s crazy. Surely the police can see it’s not a sustainable way to maintain public support. And yes, you who gives a shit about education in wales. Certainly not the minister who’s meant to give a damn, but she’s not bothered about children’s rights to play and socialise. Just enjoying doing her tilted head videos and getting Twitter likes. They get their worshippers straight on there with ‘thank you for keeping us safe’. Ffs I’m an adult and quite capable of making decisions. I’m at greater risk of alcoholism and depression than germs these days!