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The Anti Dementors, danger-buffooning their way through life!

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Drivingdownthe101 · 30/05/2020 09:25

New thread!

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BakewellTarts · 01/06/2020 19:08

DD2 and I danger baffooned in a big way today...she went back to school and had a fantastic time. So pleased for her. Just need all the other year groups to go back now.

AlexisCarringtonColbyDexter · 01/06/2020 19:09

or even....

"I'm really worried, I can hear the sounds of Barry White coming from next door- I think they might be planning a romantic evening, should I call the police just in case?"

hehe

AlexisCarringtonColbyDexter · 01/06/2020 19:09

@BakewellTarts

yay! so lovely to hear about all the happy school days

LivinLaVidaLoki · 01/06/2020 19:10

Well I'm still fighting the good fight with our school. Got another governor meeting on Wednesday. Its exhausting and feels pointless as I know I will just get overruled. But I feel like I have to at least try and have a voice. Put my neck out there. Maybe its because of my job in childrens services but I feel like someone needs to have a voice for the children at the school.

AnxiousElephant77 · 01/06/2020 19:12

I had a chat with my grandad earlier. He's 91 and regaled his tales of having been to Home Bargains today with the dog and how much they loved it and how he couldn't believe his car started first time.

It's done him the world of good.

heroku · 01/06/2020 19:13

The fact that it is illegal to have your partner/family member (who lives in another house) inside your home is such an outrageous infraction on human rights that no one should take it seriously.

I stopped taking the rules seriously once I realised they were purely designed for rich, middle class nuclear families. You can go to a garden centre, play golf and have your cleaner/workmen round but you can't have your boyfriend come over? Fuck the fuck off.

mightbealittlebitmad · 01/06/2020 19:19

So this whole going into someone's house thing being illegal...how illegal are we talking?

I want to take my kids to visit my mum at the end of July but we will have to stay over. What happens if someone reports me??

SpnBaby1967 · 01/06/2020 19:20

I had a customer report their neighbour to me for a covid breach as she "must have more than one boyfriend as she has sex at least 3 times a week!" I shit you not........my job is exhausting at the moment Hmm

My daughter goes back to school tomorrow. Now considering whether to send my other kids back in the next round of key worker sessions so they get some school before the holidays?

Shodan · 01/06/2020 19:23

@AgentCooper Thank you. All hugs, virtual or otherwise, are gratefully received. Smile

At this rate, ds1 will be able to go to the gym before I can (legally) have DP over. But I guarantee that the minute ds1 is out of the house for long enough, DP will be over here helping me break the law Grin

Shodan · 01/06/2020 19:25

must have more than one boyfriend as she has sex at least 3 times a week!

Grin Grin Oh that's funny. Imagine having that kind of mindset.

Kurzgesagt · 01/06/2020 19:28

Went to bolton abbey today and had a lovely time. It was just so nice walking somewhere different. A real tonic if that's the right word ! We had to book the ticket a few days ago so numbers were obviously down on what they would normally be. Everyone was very civilised and keeping their distance. Hate the word but dp got a bit dementerish at me when I got within 1 meter of a toddler who crossed my path but other than that it was really very relaxing !

SomewhereEast · 01/06/2020 19:33

@heroku Its so true isn't it? The cleaners / nannies thing is quite revealing.

TheAdventuresoftheWishingChair · 01/06/2020 19:46

But I feel like I have to at least try and have a voice.

Well done trying to fight it. It must be exhausting.

I am struggling today. I have definitely felt better for thinking of schools going back but I would like life to get easier all round. I'm in a very bad place and just trying to keep myself afloat. A friend asked if I wanted to go for a walk and I've spent weeks wanting to see people but I couldn't today because I feel too low now. I'm sure tomorrow will be easier, I just needed to write that somewhere.

The DOOM on this site and elsewhere. Where is that going to be channelled when this is all over? I had no idea people were carrying around so much negativity and anger. How will people cope in future years with flu seasons and all the regular coughs and colds of winter? I think people have been so panicked they are going to be coming on here castigating others for leaving the house.

I am going to try to get myself out tomorrow - a trip to a local lake is in order I think. I need to find some fun.

BakewellTarts · 01/06/2020 19:47

I work in risk and find the whole it must be proved to be safe to be very unreasonable. Its noticeable that there aren't enough people with symptoms to use up the testing capacity thats now there. And the contact tracers are twiddling their thumbs. R fell as well. Last week I think it was 0.8-1 now it's 0.7-0.9. as it's going to be higher in care homes and hospitals its got to be very low in the community. Its very frustrating as I think we could release more and quicker.

As for the banning people meeting up for cuddles or sex that it outrageous. Touch is so critical to humans. We are social animals (and actually that's what makes us successful as a species).

MoonBabysMagicalKalimba · 01/06/2020 19:48

A friend of mine who I had always considered to be very level headed, sensible and intelligent has gone full dementor. Apparently, those standing in line to go to Ikea should “say goodbye to granny” Hmm

Muted for 30days!

BakewellTarts · 01/06/2020 19:48

I'm staying on this thread my beacon of optimism. And I knew you'd be happy that my DD2 had a lovely day being a normal child.

I am also Pollyanna and like to see the brightside why is this so wrong? I think it makes me happier (mostly).

Waleshasgonecompletelycrazy · 01/06/2020 19:49

@heroku - completely agree. I had doubts before but saying cleaners/nannies were allowed to come in but not family finished off any feeling that the rules were valid for me.

LivinLaVidaLoki · 01/06/2020 19:53

Thanks @TheAdventuresoftheWishingChair
It is exhausting but I know I'd not forgive myself if I gave up.....

MoonBabysMagicalKalimba · 01/06/2020 19:55

I wonder what the correlation is between those on here who are full dementor, and those who prior to covid jumped on every sickness thread saying “I can’t believe you’re not going to work over a cold! I haven’t missed a day of work in 30 years! My leg fell off and I still went to work!”

And the dementor headteachers who previously had no qualms about giving awards and treats to children with 100% attendance, whilst those children unfortunate enough to have been ill have to miss out.

It’s like these people have only suddenly started “caring” (use that term loosely) about other people’s health when previously they didn’t give a shit, and in fact punished people for it.

Khione · 01/06/2020 19:56

@AlexisCarringtonColbyDexter

As I mentioned on the other thread, according to a police friend of mine all calls will be logged but the chances of following them up will be...in his words ..."nil to fuck all"

Yup- but you can imagine the threads that will pop up on here:

"AIBU?- I can hear grunting and sex noises from next door. They dont live together and PEOPLE ARE DYING, they are clearly putting my life in danger by having sex.
AIBU to call the police?"

LOL

They won't be hearing any of that from my illegal visitor Grin 🤣🤣🤣🤣
BakewellTarts · 01/06/2020 20:00

The fact that it is illegal to have your partner/family member (who lives in another house) inside your home is such an outrageous infraction on human rights that no one should take it seriously.

I hope this is so outrageous that it dies very quickly.

I live with my other half. But both in normal life we regularly have family visitors who stay over several days. It is not acceptable that the goverment have decided they control this. An Englishwomans home is her castle and so on.

SpnBaby1967 · 01/06/2020 20:01

I just find all the dementors as being obsessive in their virtue signalling. They're the ones who will film themselves giving the homeless man a coffee in a "look what an amazing selfless human being I am" way.

They care soooooo much for random strangers they'll never meet that they'll throw their own childrens education under the bus to do it.

I mean, do your part sure, but also listen to the science!

BarkandCheese · 01/06/2020 20:11

In my old flat I had a neighbour who could manage sex noises all by herself. She was a nice woman, but I could never quite meet her eye in the lift when I’d been treated to twenty minutes of her shrieking and buzzing the night before.

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Drivingdownthe101 · 01/06/2020 20:13

The fact that it is illegal to have your partner/family member (who lives in another house) inside your home is such an outrageous infraction on human rights that no one should take it seriously

Exactly this. I’m absolutely fucking outraged at this today, despite living with my DH and kids. The human rights implications for this are so huge that I can’t believe it’s even being considered.
They can fuck right off.

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thatgingergirl · 01/06/2020 20:26

TeacupDrama - Sorry, missed your post earlier. I got my gin in Sainsbury's today, but I think they have it in quite a few supermarkets. Edinburgh have a good range, but the Rhubarb and Ginger is just delicious. I have it with Fever Tree Tonic, but have decided to work through some other options!