Anti dementors visit the zombie beach

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New thread! Hope the title is acceptable.

@Firefliess Ah ok. Thank you.

Texted home at lunch after Kirsty Williams press conference
"You're going back to school"
DD responded "but I'm not"
As she thought it would only be her year ten brother
So I said "no you too"
I got home and she was just beaming
"I can see my friends"
I had to go out for a walk for a little sob

Good explanation of pillars here www.kingsfund.org.uk/publications/governments-approach-covid-19-testing

In short 1 is NHS swabs and processed in public sector labs, pillar 2 ones processed by commercial labs (which account for most of the rapid expansion of testing over the last month or so). Pillar 3 is antibody, pillar 4 random surveillance (for things like the ons surverys to see how wide spread the virus is in the community). All count towards our "200000" target

As far as can tell up until Monday the daily figures from public health England only included those with a positive pillar 1 test. After the 1st they were expanded to include pillar 2. I don't think it'll have a dramatic effect on the figures as pillar 2 seems to mainly be carried out in the community (so if a regular joe needs a test it'll be pillar 2) and the really sick in hospitals/care homes will probably be pillar 1 but the historic adjustment of 445 shows it does have an effect.

In short they should be reported but it should be made clear that more deaths are being reported so reductions in daily deaths might slow down as a result

@RubberDinghyRapids
"a friend of mine got a gro-clock and her son used to stand at the threshold of his bedroom shouting "MUMMY! IT'S MORNING!!!"

Yes for a long time DS would call out "Mummy! Sunshine!" in a loud delighted voice when the sunshine appeared. But given that we'd set the sunshine to appear at 7am, and he had previously be waking at around 5am and not going back to sleep, it was actually an infinitely preferable way to start the day.

Now the sides are off the cot bed so he doesn't have to summon us - instead he comes and knocks on our bedroom door

@AnotherEmma DH sleeps in the spare room as there's no space for him in the bed. In the morning I release DD from her gro-bag and she hurtles into his room to wake him up. He used to keep his door closed but I made him leave it ajar so I don't have to get up to open it

Luckily DH sleeps on the side nearest the door so he's the one who has to open it

Damn it, this thread had me in a good mood and then I read this reply to my post on the zoo thread:

"You are being ridiculous. Your children are being protected ffs. You should be grateful."

Complete dementoring madness over on the mothers sue thread.. missing school/everything is better than children suffering when everyone DIES
Wtaf?
I got as far as the one which went something like this
"I will sue for being in danger of dying when patents cba to look after thier own children."
Then legged it before i was tempted to post.

DS wakes up and let's himself into our bedroom. I woke up this morning to him staring at my face about 2 inches away! He usually is so noisy I wake up before he's come out of his bedroom.

Oh i backed away from that one too AnotherEmna.

Christ i cant find much to post on these days thats not full of hysterics.

I couldn't resist replying, only a matter of time before it's deleted, but posting it was satisfying
I suppose I should hide the thread now because it will just annoy me more. Lots of sensible posters but it only takes one moron to derail it!

This on a local page FB was funny

"I have just had a CoVid 19 test....... Just been for a CoVid test in Llandudno - WHAT a performance - lots of stewards (avoiding close contact with each other! NOT – I witnessed a couple of guys ‘messing around’ VERY close contact – they showed zero understanding of distancing – I was on the phone at the time – speaking to the person responsible for explaining the system and made a caustic comment).
Only about 5 cars thru in the 15 minutes we are on site!
NO WAY Wales can be tested. Keep your windows closed - then they talk to you - through the feking glass - you cannot hear them!! Crack the window and you will hear 'please close the window!!
Felt like saying - how about, “I open the window a couple of inches - you stand 2m back and SHOUT!!” – Modern cars are designed to be mostly sound proof.
Why, not adopt a system similar to a drive thru – like McDonalds – all done through remote speakers and camera.
Don’t forget to take your Photo ID with you …… they will not ask for it, but it gives you a bit more to stress about.
SHAMBLES – a Chimp could come up with a more effective process!!!
"Captain Mainwaring - We're doomed I tell ya, we all doomed"

DSD's mum has become a dementer :( DSD is 19 and has been staying with her BF since she went to visit him during uni Easter holidays, and never went back to uni. She's been there with him and his housemate both working from home in a tiny two bedroom flat, sitting at the kitchen table all day, in a town where she doesn't know anyone, feeling lonely. She wanted to move back to her mum's for a few weeks, but her mum said no that was a breach of lockdown. So she came to us instead - I've never seen her so chatty! She pretty much trailed me round the house the first two days, craving company and conversation. It's been lovely having her back. But her mum has been texting her saying she's breached lockdown. People cannot live their lives in a kitchen FFS, and at 19 she still needs her family too. As far as we're concerned you can move house for a few weeks if you need to.

@Firefliess that’s heartbreaking that your DSD’s mum wouldn’t have her back. I mean how risky could it possibly be? You’re spot on, a 19 year old needs more of a world than one wee room. Sounds like she’s loving being at your house.

I couldn’t get over how happy my 2 year old was to see his granny, grandad and auntie. He can be so grumpy and didn’t want to engage with video calls anymore, kept screaming when I tried to get him to join in. Today he kept going up to my mum, dad and sister and patting them as if to check they were really there. Nobody can tell me this lockdown hasn’t had huge effects on children. Today was the happiest I’ve seen my wee boy in weeks.

Hearing reunion stories is lovely. Social contact is so important. Dd did her school work without a fuss today. It’s like she’s been restored by playing with friends

She would not have her daughter back that is appalling, glad you stepped up. We picked up DS from uni. no hesitation as did all sane parents.

Fireflies
Thats awful. Glad she is happy with you now.

That's lovely to hear @Agent. At two years old the lockdown will soon be all he can remember! That's not right for children's development that they don't have contact with anyone but their parents.

My own DC meet their dad for a walk in the park recently. Their dad's wife won't let them visit due to lockdown (even though DD is under 18 so legally allowed to) She also wouldn't let her 8 year old go to the park with their dad to meet them. Apparently he cried and pleaded to be allowed. I hardly know the kid myself, but it made me so sad to hear that. He's no other siblings, only my two who he's not seen for 10 weeks now No school, no company.

Maybe the isolation has messed with people’s judgement as it seems the less people you allow your family to see the more virtuous you are. I honestly believe contact is far more important for our brains than we acknowledge and should be a priority. The shrieking about rules and death without the balance of chatting with others offline seems to have led some people to believe that every contact leads to death. Dementors thrive online.

just to be fair that is a pretty accurate description of a testing site. Mine only outdid that experience when, lowering my window to post the completed kit back out, I did not do it enough so it wouldn't fit. In my attempt to slightly increase the gap I pressed the button too hard and the window shot down.

My fitness instructor is planning to relaunch her small group outdoor sessions. I normally go for a big class, but hell, I need a reason to get out that isn't the supermarket or a walk/ run! I've pounced on it like a cat on string. After a day in which the most exciting part has been putting the bin out, that announcement had made me smile. I so need an external purpose!

Wales I think you're right there, it also seems that they ones yelling about "lockdown is over" are actually rarely going out so are deciding that because more people or cars are going past their window everyone is out. Even when pointed out this really isn't true, it must just be that one poster's area that is. I went to town today, didn't have to queue at all (other than hold back at Poundland as I got there at the same time as someone else) Sainsbury's and then Argos had a queue, but that is to be expected.

It obviously is busier than it was at the start, but on the whole within the rules.

@bakingcupcakes I have minor hearing loss at certain frequencies caused largely by ds2's screeching and I'm very reliant on subtitles and lipreading, as a result. Ironically, it's men's speech that I've lost a lot of, so if dh turns away from me while talking to me with his mumbly east Durham accent, I don't catch any of it. If we had to wear masks out in public, I'd have to ask him to just text me!

Half a million people in my geographically huge county. 6 new cases confirmed today. Given the likelihood that these could be previously unreported care home deaths from the past 2 months I'm even more sick and tired of the bloody hysteria.

I struggle with masks. My auditory processing isn't good so the combination of loss of lip reading and the extra muffling makes it hard work. Sometimes my hearing feels like it's on a time lag rather than not actually hearing. I tend to question people back with what I did hear rather than just ask for a repeat because I tend to miss the same bit again.

Having only been outdoors, DS1 has only seen one person in a park wearing one which was a bit incongruous amongst the families and sunbathers. He did his typical loud question about it. He struggles with things like fancy dress and facepaint that distort non-verbal communication as he has to manually decode it.