Anti dementors flock together

[Waleshasgonecompletelycrazy]

Gather here anti dementors

Just as well as we were almost down to the funny coloured emergency pack that we got as a sub a week before lockdown.

I am sure when I was little all paper was pretty much coloured - pink, green, blue, white was much rarer. School paper was pink.

When I first met dh he was living at home with his parents - his Dad used that Izal paper - I used to take proper paper from home in my bag.

With you nih

Our kids are so fucked by Nicola.

Don’t she care about us and our kids stuck in flats day on day

Then no nursery

It’s like suck it up for what ffs

I absolutely would be making an extra journey to the shop if I had forgotten onions. I cook a lot of indian food and can burn through a 1kg bag in a week just for DH and me. Most of my favourite recipes start with chopping or slicing a hit ton of onions, softening them in a lake of oil for about a week, then adding a shit ton of ginger and garlic....

And don’t think your p1 will go to school. No,

And don’t think you women will go back to work cosyou will be staying at home doing home schooling

And I don’t have a clue how to,teach my kids. Not a fucking clue as we don’t have a spare laptop or even a spare phone

Grrrrr

I think lockdown is encouraging protesting in that more people have time to discuss the issues raised, join in and feel aggrieved with the overlapping themes that occur in their lives rather than focusing on keeping pace with normal life. The BAME/ Covid pattern seems to have significant connection to the environment of these communities rather than particular biological suceptibility so that is topical and links with the general dialogue about inequality within the UK.

The majority of images I've seen at various demonstrations seem to be sensibly done with distancing and many opting to wear masks. Larger scale events like London's often do attract a rent-a-mob mentality regardless of the cause.

In an unusually pessamistic moment, quite early in lockdown, long before George Floyd's murder I did think it was likely that rioting would occur in the event of a prolonged lockdown. No major sporting events to channel energy in to. Loss of income. Public anger. Sometimes I'm very happy to be wrong and I hope protests stay peaceful and sensibly managed.

I doubt that we would have seen a significant number of protests in the UK under normal circumstances.

The protests are a predictable outcome of weeks of lockdown, rather than the actual cause.

Hester That article made for a sad read, dying alone and not being found is something that really scares me (irrational in my personal case) There was a discussion early on in lockdown on one of the topics about this situation and a lot of posters pooh-poohed the idea and it was all just scaremongering. Even when I pointed out that it does happen, I was still told it wouldn't be the case - and yet here we are.

I am not sure how this compares to 'normal' but it seems very high.

I have just seen the protesters throwing fireworks, attacking police, never mind the injury of the horses yesterday. There is a rogue element within the protest. Who just happens to have a firework in their back pack when they go to a protest.

demonstrations seem to be sensibly done with distancing and many opting to wear masks.

I'm not sure distancing and masks overcome the known risks of spreading the virus at mass gatherings.

I'm good with us taking our chances with the virus, but if we're having mass gatherings I want to go back to choir.

If I have to live in a world of forced mask wearing and obsession with the unbelievably difficult to calculate R number, then I would prefer if people could refrain from mass gatherings.

If thousands of people can meet up to throw statues in the sea, my children should be at school.

(I am delighted about the statue BTW)

Agree nih my kids should be at school or throwing something into the sea while at school

@Willitneverend That made me laugh. Totally agree with the poster that said NS Is just keeping the hysteria going so she doesn't actually have to do anything. People say she's doing a good job - but are ignoring her - the parks have been bursting for weeks now.

Can I join in? Been following these threads for a while now, silently agreeing with most of the sentiments expressed. I'm really over lockdown now, and think we need to get on with life.

I have four at home, two who should have been doing GCSEs this summer, one who has had his first year of uni curtailed, and my eldest who has started her second job rotation on a competitive grad scheme and is trying to work from home in a brand new role without ever having met her team. She has been really struggling today- a combination of work stress, being stuck at home with parents and siblings with no social outlet and nothing much to look forward to. Also she has been having some social media fallout for not posting a black square on Tuesday. A mixed race friend has unfollowed her and another black friend said she should have just posted. She never posts anything but fluffy friend photos on Instagram, never anything political or serious. This has really hurt her as she knows she doesn't have a racist bone in her body but because this is what she "should" have done and hasn't, people are judging her.

Hopefully she might be more cheerful tomorrow after a good night's sleep, but it's hard to know what to say to make her feel better.

Coronavirus: Northampton school closed as two staff test positive Not good news - though it doesn't say what the issues reported to Health and Safety Executive were.

I really hope this doesn't delay school opening - I'd expect odd cases cropping up as more movement generally and testing everyone and closing school during that seems sensible and kind of what I'd expect but I doubt dementors will see it that way.

Oh @Alwaysfrank that's awful for your daughter. The social media thing especially - I hate all this gestapo like group think - if you didn't post a square you're a racist indeed! Actually quite chilling as it's so insidious and controlling. Very fascist actually.
On a different not I think Dowser posted this link - Lord Sumptuon - which I wanted to repost here again. So good.

The northampton school opened Monday and closed on Wednesday so not the children at fault no-one catches covid that quickly. Just an unfortunate coincidence.

Hi Alwaysfrank

I expect the black square thing will die down in a week or two but not helpful if she's already struggling.

My Y10 should have sat exams this summer - Wales is odd that - were waiting on one completed GCSE result in August and trying to keep rest going - which is proving very hard motivational wise.

Honestly it just sucks at the minute all round - but I think things are going to have to change in next few weeks.

I’m always amazed when I hear that anyone cares what someone doesn’t do on FB or Insta. It must be exhausting to keep tabs on other people in that way.

I’ve been pondering why I am so, so cross about lockdown. I think it’s that the dementors don’t just require that I comply with lockdown (I have, I tend to be law abiding) - they require that I believe in lockdown. Which doesn’t make any logical sense. Even if the dementors are right and a lockdown lasting for months is good and necessary, that I think it’s insane at this point and children are being let down shouldn’t matter - that I keep to the guidance would matter. Believing or not believing that it is a Good Thing won’t make it more or less effective.

I think that is what is behind all these people making up their own, stricter, rules and putting “I despair...” posts up. They need to show that they are even more devout than they are required to be.

@justasking111

The northampton school opened Monday and closed on Wednesday so not the children at fault no-one catches covid that quickly. Just an unfortunate coincidence.

I expect you can catch it that quickly but agree wouldn't showing sympotms yet - but I know what you mean.

I just really want our three kids to get back and have some school before summer though we've still not been told how they're doing it or how much time it would actually be.

I think that is what is behind all these people making up their own, stricter, rules and putting “I despair...” posts up. They need to show that they are even more devout than they are required to be.

Lockdown purity sprial actually does sound about right.

It is like a religion for some. A friend lived in a bible bashing part of USA for two years. She said it was weird. They were all so clean living. She took her colleagues to a TGIF one Friday and they were horrified when she asked them if they wanted another round of drinks wine. BBQs were frequent but light on alcohol, everyone was so buttoned up. Parties would be over by 10pm because everyone had to be up early in the morning. To run or do some sort of exercise. People even jogged around the malls. She said it was depressing because they were so overtly christian publicly.

Thank you, I agree it's awful having to be seen to do the right thing. I've told her it will die down soon and in the meantime she's trying to have a phone detox, but that's rather isolating when you can't see friends in person.

Thanks dk
Wished that bloody women interviewing him had just let him talk.

I'm just so angry at how much my kids education has been affected by this.

I have a yr10 who struggles at school and really needs face to face interaction and encouragement. She has missed a quarter of her GCSE learning.

My yr 7 dd is on the gifted & talented (or whatever it is now) register and has been doing everything required but is not stretched and sooo bored.

Oldest dd is in her 1st year of teaching degree, last placement cancelled and online learning from Sept no idea if further placements will be possible but full fees expected.

Oldest ds 3rd yr of degree and on work placement who may offer permanent job but it's all so unsure.

It just sucks!

I was just coming on here to post that lockdown seemed like a religious experience for some folk and discovered I have been beaten to it.

It all fits though - redemption through self denial, adherence to incomprehensible rules, anger at anyone challenging beliefs, a bit of quiet rule breaking on the side but thundering away on social media, belief in rituals like the clapping. This lockdown has actually made some peoples lives meaningful.

Willitneverend
Yep, gave some people a lot of power.

They’ll miss it.

It’s over now.