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)

Can I come to the winter wedding too. DS2 was meant to marry last week and emigrated in 3 weeks so will likely be a minimal wedding in another country but has to be this year due to Brexit. We raise a glass of whisky to Gordon Brown every New Years Day it's complicated and personal but he made us very happy vetoing someone 's expected new year knighthood.

TuckmyWin He's on immunosuppressants not steroids but has had them for flare ups in the past. He is on Humira and Methotrexate, the latter is a cancer drug, think he might be stopping that for the time being. I think Humira is the one being trialled.

You're all invited! Together we can will it to happen!

Im just watching PMQ's and BoJo just keeps banging on about how children should be in school.

THEN OPEN THE FUCKING SCHOOLS THEN YOU CLOWN!

Why didnt he at the beginning just say "if you want to remove your child from education or you are shielding and not able to work in education, then you will not be penalised" but keep the schools open for anyone else?

@LivinLaVidaLoki Why has the power of logical thought alluded everyone? It's utterly bizarre. How low do these infection levels need to be for him to let us out, and for the kids to be back at school? I wish we had a bit of clarity.

I did think Vallance being positive about moving to 1m was very interesting, given how strongly they seem to have pushed social distancing even a week ago...

Ugh. This thread moves so fast I see posts I want to reply to but can't remember who it was that posted it.

Who was up the fireman's tower???? What do you do for a living?

I'm feeling much better than I did at the weekend (seriously low point there) but I know it's all swings and roundabouts so we'll see how long it lasts. DD is being very cute today which helps.
Agree with PP about the BBC. Absolute shitshow throughout this, I'm disgusted. People look to them for balance and they've been no better than a local rag.

@RubberDinghyRapids it was me up the drill tower, I work in Facilities Management for a local authority, so the fire stations fall under my remit. You get great views from the top!

Ah you're all lovely, I actually realised after typing all that, that it really could be much worse, shielding DC instead of yourself as a adult must be so much harder.

I was on a a few shielding threads here initially but pretty much dropped out as (understandably if you are shielding DC) they tend towards the dementory. I actually don't mean that meanly, it really really is understandable in those circumstances. It makes me angry this group (DC and parents) especially aren't getting the support they should as this is what makes people dementory - all the constant negative warnings and worry without proper information and support).

(The completely non vulnerable ill informed general public who are dementing like fuckers just need to get a fucking grip )

It also hasn't helped having two distinct groups (one shielding one not) yet calling them similar "titles" and lots of people assume it's only or mainly over 70s shielding anyway when more than half of us are under that!

Ironically I should probably be a bit more dementory myself as I'm recovering (very slowly) from pneumonia and my condition is the most common underlying cause of death but fuck me my life is shit enough without making it even worse!

(I do have an amazing selection of face masks for when I do go out properly, am I banned )

PleaseDont that's crap, I'm so sorry. Everything crossed for you that it works out and you manage to get a new position in the organisation. What sort of field do you work in? (Fine if you don't want to say obviously!)

I am terrified of losing my job as a result of all this. It's not especially likely, but the problem is if it does happen it won't just be my own job, the entire position will disappear across the country. And I've never done anything else - besides teaching, and no way am I going back to that!

The BBC was glorifying BAME HCPs whereas Times is saying they need protected. It (BBC) is just sensationalist nowadays.

Just wanched some odd clip from them earlier about people's experiences in lockdown and a woman was crying saying she couldn't hug her teenage son. No reason behind this other than the son going to her ex's for a bit. So it made no sense as I understand children are allowed to move between homes. It was a bit confusing and just left feeling 'what was that all about' It just makes me feel stressed and confused.

I was crying for myself and the London life I had and loved. I chose to live here for the arts and culture

But that's ok too! Professor Those things are deeply enriching. They matter. Our lives should be about more than just existing/working/subsistence living. I'm finding it demoralising not being able to get my hair done. It's not a life or death matter and goodness knows the virus has caused me many more serious and sad issues but it still has meaning to me that it's looking shit right now and it's demoralising some days. I will get a boost from having it sorted out.

It's so interesting to me that people have taken to saying certain things don't matter because people are dying. But people are always dying. It wasn't considered insensitive to talk about going to the beach or going on holiday before despite the fact 600k people a year pass away. Life has always been full of awful, incomprehensible tragedies. It's so important that is balanced by good experiences and JOY.

@Rubber I feel the same!!

@AnxiousElephant it will happen! I am as certain as I am that our wonderful LFC will win EPL.

@OhFuckOff that is utterly shit. A few years ago, late DH would have been shielding, and I know that we would have found it insanely difficult.

As soon as I saw the news of dexamethasone's use it took me back to dh's illness, as it was one of the many meds he was on during chemo and to increase appetite. I didn't realise how widely used it was.

This week not too bad so far, relatively speaking. Dc1 has gone to my friend's house for a bit of a break from the 2 year old. He needs to get a breather, which I try to let him have, but dc2 is like his shadow. This is the longest time they have ever been together, and as much as they love each other, he needs some space (me too - but that ain't happening!). My wonderful friend has got a ton of old lego out for them both to play with, and their garden is bigger so dc1 can have a bit more run around. Since dropping dc1 off, dc2 and I have been to Lidl (so quiet!) Now I need to tidy up while she's occupied (briefly!) by Disney plus. So its 'On your marks, get set, go' for me!!

Yes OhFuckOff and if you can't leave the house you can't see that in reality most people are acting normally and sensibly, so there's no counterbalance to the social/news media hysteria about packed beaches and three mile queues for Primark. If I only had facebook for information about the outside world I'd probably also think the apocalypse was nigh and wonder what the fuck everyone was thinking. I've started intentionally posting status updates about how normal and safe everything feels to counteract that narrative for anyone who might be stuck at home or anxious about going places - luckily I don't have many dementor friends IRL so no-one has yet accused me of murder for going shopping yesterday!

But now they are SADLY DYING before they were just dying

@fartingsparkles Starting with the derby on Sunday babes!!

@OhFuckOffWithTheBubbleBollocks

It pisses me off that no-one is allowed to miss their old life, or be frustrated, or sad, or angry about the restrictions that have placed upon us.

It IS allowed to be all those things. Contrary to what the bloody dementors seem to be, we are human beings and no-one has the right to dictate how we feel.

And as a side note- I am beyond fucking angry that pious dementors keep bringing up the war and how much worse it was then and how we should be pathetically grateful for our lives at the moment.

Gah

However. Happy wedding news from @AnxiousElephant77 and please can I come?

I never do this, but I'm a Scorpio and was once told by a dodgy fairground fortune teller respected medium that I have psychic powers and I predict that your wedding will go ahead with no stupid social distancing rules and it will generally be fantastic all round.

So fuck you, Dementors. The Oracle Has Spoken

But now they are SADLY DYING before they were just dying

That clearly needs to be taken into account.

This is a martyrs dream isn't it?

You've all made me feel excited again. Which isn't something I'm managing irl, everyone just dances around the topic with me and I can feel the 'it'll never happen' vibes coming back at me.

Thank you all so much for that 😘

AnxiousElephant77

You will make your wedding. It's my birthday 2 days before, and as we all know people born on the 25th can do miracles, so I will perform one for you. Save me some cake though.

Ooh Nothing I bet it's a fab view! What a great bonus to the job

@AnxiousElephant77 That’s my DS’s birthday! I will raise a glass to you and your going to be spouse. It WILL happen 🎊

I’ve actually had a nice day today - been for a run, made jam, now baking bread to go with it. DS is going to start doing an extra half day at preschool until the end of term in the hope that it might help a little bit with the school transition. We’re currently all (that is me, ddog and DS) shut in the kitchen while we have the chimney swept in the living room, ready for the new stove to be fitted next week. So it’s all good here at Chez Spuds.

Keep on keeping on, lovely Patronii. 🧙‍♀️

@AnxiousElephant oh yeah!! And if 77 refers to your birthday, we're the same age! But it could be an LFC ref I know :) you will get there, and I think this thread proves YNWA

Update on my shopping trip this morning: After my initial success and thrill at being able to try on a bra, things went a bit downhill. I went to Clarks for some sandals (I have odd shaped feet so like to try on) and had to queue for 45 minutes as they were only letting two customers or customer groups in at a time. I could have given up and just walked away but I decided to stick with it. The procedures in there were a dementors idea of heaven. The staff members were wearing a face mask and plastic face shield but also had a perspex shield to fit children's shoes!!! Talk about putting those germ ridden infested children in their place. They had to wipe down every seat and surface touched between customers. It seemed ridiculously over the top to me. But the good news is that I found some sandals to fit and they were in the sale so I guess it was worth the wait.

It's a lovely idea, a winter wedding just the thought lifts me up a bit

Woohoo...I've only gone and bagged myself an job interview for next Tuesday.