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Sorry it’s a bit of a lame title.

@Cattermole
I've no advice, that's a very difficult and awkward situation for you, you shouldn't have to bail her out.

@mightbealittlebitmad - what's going to change in June, exactly?

@mightbealittlebitmad

What are all your thoughts on theme parks? Will the queues be even longer do you think because half the seats will be empty? I'm desperate to go but the last time I went years ago it was stupidly rammed so we could barely get on anything.

I can only tell you about 1 (Chessington), but I should imagine the others will be similar.

You can only go if you have pre-booked, no just turning up on the day. This is so that numbers can be controlled. Face masks are advised but no mandatory. There are hand washing stations around the park that the staff actively encourage guests to use. As for the rides, numbers on these are strictly controlled with an empty space between people or an empty row depending on the ride. There is some talk as to whether or not the indoor rides will run, I think management are saying yes, but it depends on what the visitors say/do. They're not going to run rides if nobody wants them. All seats are cleaned between rides so the queues may take a while but as the park is not going to be majorly busy it shouldn't be too bad.

As I said that's Chessington's policy as it stands at the moment. They've had the zoo side open for a couple of weeks and it's all gone well so far, so hopefully the rides part will be the same.

sorry for SPaG the letters on my keyboard are wearing out and I haven't got around to getting another.

OH is a bit ignorant of the caveman diet, but I aint going to put my head above the parapet. He is going high protein low carb basically, someone said he would be constipated, well that is not my problem more concerned about any gas.

He has put on so much weight in the last year I am glad the neighbours mentioning it and the shock of seeing a friend with a 3 stone weight loss has finally hit the mark.

@Cattermole
Definitely not your responsibility but what a stressful time for you.

School Uniforms. I went to the school my Dad taught at, not a problem most of the time. Comes mock 'o' levels. I travel up to school in the car with him (circa 1970 so skirt half way up my thighs). Half an hour later he was walking round the hall doing a uniform check and chucked me out because I was wearing white tights (they weren't they were cream). Room full of 50 - 60 kids and I had to go to the loos and remove them and return.

Fuckity fuck. our zoo not opening till 13th even though Dripford has just dropped the five mile rule. (sobs)

Re the users list. I have added the 'sort by name' as a second page to the first document and deleted the second one to keep it all in one place. Happy to update or remove names as requested.

Leave me a note on here or on the doc. I'll delete the note on dropbox after I've actioned it made the changes as there are links to emails.

[quote AnxiousElephant77]@mightbealittlebitmad - what's going to change in June, exactly?[/quote]
God knows. I don't know if it's company decision or a site decision. It all just seems a bit much. If we can't hold meetings and events we will lose so much money, we will stay open but the bare minimum of staff will be needed.

I can understand cancelling them up to the end of the year but I don't get why we are waiting until next summer? Are they hoping for a vaccine? Terrified of a second wave? My friend said that the whole thing is cult like and it is. It's like one thought process where the leaders are making all the decisions even if they aren't the right ones "for the greater good" Those who think they've lost their minds are treated like the lowest of the low.

Late to the party but I'd seen the comment in the wild about how Covid could kill us all if we reach 80, and did wonder whether to point out that that would give some parts of Glasgow an 8 year advantage compared their average age of death, which is around 72 for men.
Didn't want to get into a bun fight though so as ever I bit my lip and ran back here for a dose of sanity.

The pub restaurant my DS has worked for 3 years ditto his older bros going back 20 years, the manager has said she will need so few staff this summer, weddings, christenings, birthdays, all gone, just outside meals and drinks. This a place with 180 inside covers. Now they have 130 outside covers weather dependent so DS as a casual worker is stuffed, they will and should look after permanent staff.

This thread is waaaaaay too triggering for me, I'm going to step away. I know we hate people announcing this kind of stuff, but thanks to everyone for all your support through all this.

See you all on the other side!

Remember chicken pox parties, being irreverent wonder if oldies who know dementia/alzheimers is with them will organize covid parties. I would attend if I knew it would be quick/painless, that is the rub.

@Thisdressneedspockets

I read somewhere that they'd rushed the legislation through but I don't know if that's the case. I imagine it was on the BBC website that I saw it, but I'm not taking what they say as gospel anymore

I'm in a bad mood as my lockdown must-have chavvy sex pond is giving up the ghost and it seems to be impossible to get the manufacturers or Tescos to care about it, grrr.

I am in Somerset. Where 0 people have died from Covid in hospital in the last 3 weeks. But cases went up by 2 yesterday so we must continue being lerts.

I'm working from home today and should be checking drawings but I just can't be arsed. So I'm not.

@trappedsincesundaymorn I'm very tempted to give it a go, the price is looking pretty good and I'm kind of hoping that it won't be as busy as it could be because people might be wary, especially if I go in the next week or so. Don't want to leave it too late incase FOMO gets to people and they start to do fun things again.

It's just a matter of finding someone to go with. If I go with my husband we need a babysitter, my MIL is the usual go to but she's sticking to the rules. It is allowed though it's just a matter of getting close to the small people because you can't keep away from a 2 and 4 year old.

t's not even a matter of no contact. It's just the constant drip drip drip of neediness.

Have you tried an answering machine - and trying to stick to set times/days to call - though that can be a mixed thing if you're busy one day at the given time on flip side - it's when you deal with them and it's not hanging over you all the time.

@AnxiousElephant77

This thread is waaaaaay too triggering for me, I'm going to step away. I know we hate people announcing this kind of stuff, but thanks to everyone for all your support through all this.

See you all on the other side!

@AnxiousElephant77

Remember that none of us (on this thread, on MN as a whole or ‘in the wild’) have any idea what’s going to happen over the next 6 months. It’s all speculation, on everyone’s part. But we all have our fingers crossed that your wedding will go ahead exactly as you want it!

@Cattermole
Your mum cannot be your responsibility. As in, you will feel she is, but it's not possible to run someone else's life.
Mine's got dementia and lies to everyone about everything too. It's an impossible situation to be in and I try to organise every aspect of her life but in my more sane moments I just keep repeating to myself that there is only so much I can do.
It's shit though - doesn't help but you are not alone.

There is a bit of a row at Chester Zoo because the faithful who buy a season ticket yearly have been told well that is in the wind you have to pay up. Not sure what is happening at our zoo, we have two family season tickets. I will be annoyed because we as families have raised money, shared, tweeted to help them out.

Locking oneself away to avoid Covid, seems to me to be increasing real risk and not reducing perceived risk.

This has been my attitude all along. I don't have the healthiest lifestyle. I'm borderline overweight and drink more than I should, but I'm buggered if I'm going to hole myself up and make myself less healthy, physically or mentally. And I'm buggered if I'm going to forego good quality meat and fresh veg for any of my family who will eat it, for the sake of only shopping once in a blue moon.

Oh and I'm in London, and I don't belong here at all because I am totally rule-bound. I pretty much never break any rules for any reason. Though that may be why I have depression on and off... I need more anger and rule breaking in my life!!

My elderly dad is a hoarder so know where you are coming from a bit Cattermole. Things came to a head at New Year when he fell and hurt himself on some hoarded glass...I asked for a referral to social services and now he has a carer coming in - or he did until he told them not to come anymore

I have boundaries which might be hep to you, see Out of the FOG site perhaps. It's not easy but yes he found he might lose his home unless he changed a bit, sometimes that is the only stuff that helps them take a bit of responsibility. Sadly.

outofthefog.website/what-to-do-2/2015/12/3/boundaries