Anti dementors are going to hit the shops. Who wants to come?

[Shodan]

This'll be thread number 13, I think.

Let's hope it's a lucky one

(Sorry about the feeble title)

Oops, I did it again.

Thanks for the Times recommendations, I was always a Guardian reader but they are annoying me now. Starting a free trial today.

The Christmas thread is a bit depressing isn't it! Talks of lockdowns and isolations, preparing for a lack of food and presents. Are people actually prepared to not spend Christmas with their wider family just because the government hasn't given the green light?

I'm trying to stay somewhat perky, it's hard when life is just one big nothingness. I have no escape from my 2 year old, there is nowhere fun to take him. Pre lockdown I was at the gym at least 3 times a week and he would go in the crèche for a couple of hours. Gave me a break and him some socialisation, I would kill for that now. I don't want to go for a walk and feign interest in the scenery, I want to go to soft play where I can leave him to run free and just keep a half eye on him whilst catching up on the internet gossip or chat to my friends.

There is so much more to life than this and I wish people would realise that! The holiday cottage thread is also totally mad, talks of getting the virus through board games and books. Just don't go if it's that scary!

Right. Bumholes to the doom.
You're right, @Dowser.

Sadly I'm kind of obliged to spend a lot of my days with joy-sponges but then I work with people who are let's just say not in a good place so they tend to pay their gloom forwards. and I let that come into my house earlier. This is me opening the window and chucking it out, metaphorically. (Along with Judgy Cat and his fish breath.)

Thank you so much. I am now going to make some chocolate chip cookies and put up a tent in the garden for the Junior Mole, try and put some balance back on the other side. (Possibly on works time but on the whole they have their money's worth out of me!)

@dowser thank you! The GP thinks it could be TMJ, however they're not sure. Dont know whether its mechanical or infection, but i would suggest possibly mechanical as i can feel a definite click when it (rarely!) goes back to normal.

Its happened a few times, started feb last year. Got stuck for 2 weeks, went back in. Then fine for a few months, then stuck for a couple of days. This happened a couple of times. Then it got stuck in january and has been stuck since :(

I think that with infection rates falling, hospitals emptying & better treatments that it is time for the pro-lockdowners to admit that they are lunatics who think we can eradicate the virus if we try hard enough. At least that would be honest. I am so sick of the continually moving goal posts.

They wanted to 'protect the NHS' and 'flatten the curve' they've done that, to continue now, in the face of all the evidence of the harm it is causing, is utter selfishness.

@torydeathdrug

I think that with infection rates falling, hospitals emptying & better treatments that it is time for the pro-lockdowners to admit that they are lunatics who think we can eradicate the virus if we try hard enough. At least that would be honest. I am so sick of the continually moving goal posts.

They wanted to 'protect the NHS' and 'flatten the curve' they've done that, to continue now, in the face of all the evidence of the harm it is causing, is utter selfishness.

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Exactly this. How long are they going to continue moving the goalposts?
Every time we get news that the infection rates have lowered, it’s not good enough. They’re not low enough. Or they’re lying. Someone claimed on a post yesterday that there are 17000 new infections a day, far higher than the number reported anywhere. Apparently Zoe and the ONS are lying.

I've been paying full whack for my Times subscription for a few months by accident.

It's been worth it recently because I basically can't read the Guardian now.

I am now very fat and have been drinking far too much.

I'm feeling sufficiently back to myself that I have decided to take some temporary emergency measures, so as of today I am on full wine lockdown and taking food distancing measures.

I don't usually read the Guardian but my phone decided I need to see a few articles this morning - Times about teachers over grading exam results - which was why I though they were bringing in a ranking system and prior school data to adjust as it was forseen problem- and guardian

www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/16/dont-blame-public-for-covid-19-spread-says-uk-scientist

Apparently we've all behaved very well - and the media and politicans need to stop blaming us all.

I think the end of this week could be very interesting.

If the ONS Testing study out tomorrow reveals that infections are still falling quickly (entirely possible based on looking at England hospital admissions and NHS 111 call/online data) I think we may be in for announcements about opening up pubs/restaurants and down to 1m very quickly on the back of that.

Govt are clearly desperate to go down to 1m, and even Vallance in the briefing yesterday was positive about it based on prevalence. They need a hook for it though, they can't just do it, and the ONS study might just give them it. It makes perfect sense to formally confirm opening of hospitality industry and 1m at the same time, if 1m is imminent - it would be insane to have everyone order 2m signs/paint 2m lines only to turn round a few days later and say 1m....

and if hospitality etc is going to open in just over 2 weeks, it needs to know!

@Waleshasgonecompletelycrazy

I was known as a happy positive person before all this. I worried about stuff but not that much. This enforced misery and putting people against each other for just wanting normal things has pushed me into a state where I’m incredibly depressed all the time. I’m not surprised it’s having a huge impact. It’s like a black hole.

Wales I think we may have disagreed on what Wales are doing in the past, but tbh I have had enough now too. I am trying really hard not to get sucked into that black hole, but I feel so trapped.

[quote Jourdain11]@Shodan DD2 frequently does this when I won't buy her favourite foods. Pre-lockdown in the supermarket:

DD2. If you don't get them I won't eat. I'll starve!
Me. Oh well.
DD. YOU DON'T CARE IF I LIVE OR DIE!!!

We got some seriously alarmed looks from passers by.[/quote]
This is DD1 to a tee. I had an arrangement with the infant school that they were NOT to use plasters on her as she screamed the place down for hours if I tried to remove them. The TA would use them - and then just yank it as they were lining up to go home to save me the 3 hours of trauma and torment!

She's got a verucca at the moment - I was just leaving it as that's the current view on them but my mum started to treat it so I've kind of had to follow suit and I'm waiting for the neighbours to call social services on us for the screaming!

Just had a chat with DH's boss about logistically managing things if I go back to uni and schools stay fucked up in September - think he's rather bemused by what a disaster it is in the UK as he went back over to Germany just before borders closed down. At least that's OKed that if needs be DH can continue working from home flexibly to allow me to go into university for the uber small group sessions they're insisting need to be face-to-face.

Listen everyone, I'm getting married on the 27th of December and that's the bloody end of it.

AnxiousElephant77 it will go ahead, I’m sure of it!
My cousin was due to get married in April, I and my DD’s were supposed to be bridesmaids. Obviously it was cancelled. She was due to have her final round of IVF in May too which was also cancelled (and she’s 43 so was pretty much last chance saloon). It’s all so bloody awful.

@Drivingdownthe101 I don't half love you for saying that's I am surrounded by dementors. No one even talks to me about it any more. Shame when we've waited so long.

Dd has just gone off to a local cafe to pick up a takeaway for lunch with her best mate. Their little faces

@Dowser I love your posts so much. Please keep the lovely advice coming, I imagine your voice being that of my beloved aunt who solves all my problems.

Burger King drive through was open! My happy place for today. Now home and work...

It’s a fab date for a wedding too... I wanted a Christmas wedding but it didn’t end up happening (got married in July instead!). PIL’s got married on the 27th December, in Madrid (36 years ago).

It's just all going to be so gorgeous and this has really pissed on my chips

@AnxiousElephant77

Listen everyone, I'm getting married on the 27th of December and that's the bloody end of it.

@AnxiousElephant77 I will fight to the very-nearly-(sadly)-death for your ability to get married then! It WILL happen.

@AnxiousElephant77 oh, lovely! That's exciting!

Have you got dress/everything planned?

@AnxiousElephant77

It's just all going to be so gorgeous and this has really pissed on my chips

How have you explained the need to invite 30-odd strangers who love Gordon Brown and hate shopping?

Oh you are all lovely.

One of my bridesmaids is someone I met on here, 14 years ago when I was pregnant with dd.

I've got everything planned, it's all so exciting, we just need it to go ahead! Dp is not happy with us doing it if there is any social distancing in place, so we will have to wait and see but I am so bad at uncertainty

One of my colleagues' DD was due to get married this month. Complicated visa and licence issues plus the groom works off shore for months at a time, so they're now screwed. She's written to MP, archbishop and anyone else she can think of (they'd be happy with a tiny official ceremony in the church grounds) but everyone keeps saying no. She's getting really stressed about it as when the paperwork runs out they may not be able to reapply for ages. NI have brought back small marriage services, but we haven't.

We're doing "cycling week" this week. The DCs are now so bored after 12+ weeks that they are not resisting this intrusion into their tech time. With his dyspraxia, DS1 forgets how to ride his bike, plus the anxiety and frustration from his ASD. OMG the screaming on Monday and the green on the crescent carries the sound beautifully. DH working behind a closed window at the end of our street that comes off it could hear the full racket! It took pointing out that DS was locked out and DS2 had now completed the task and was now back to gawping at tech to get the ordeal over and done with.

All this screaming from a child who got his Beaver cycling badge 3 years ago

I'm very used to battling children, and coaxing and cajoling. Home school was not great shock to the system

@AnxiousElephant77 Ooo how exciting! A winter wedding is such a gorgeous thing.