AD's! Rishi needs you to Go Down For Your Town

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New thread. Do your civic duty.

@Orangeblossom78, actually, you reminded me of the nice thing I want; I would like to have a trip to Bath when things are open.

I have never been but DH, your posts, and Jane Austen make me think it is somewhere I would like

It is quite nice here as the bug groups on bus trips are not currently taking over the place! I think the Roman Baths is opening but need to book and a 30% capacity although the spa is not yet. Which is a shame the rooftop pool is fun.

I heard the Crescent hotel is at 70% capacity already. From a shop lady today. The cafes and bars are busy-ish but quieter than usual. So yes maybe a good time to come. And it is not too dementorish. The main play park is open.

More about what is open here visitbath.co.uk/plan-your-visit/covid-19/

We loved the Roman Baths in Bath - very pricy but they were really good with the audio tours and we caught an actual person tour as well.

We want to go back for Herschel Museum of Astronomy but super packed trains always put us off getting there - otherwise it was pretty place.

@ISaySteadyOn hourly. I vant to be alone.

I’m a preppier and we love zombie stuff in this house. The end of the world has been underwhelming, we were expecting much more running, bushcraft and katana action.

@Orangeblossom78 didn’t see your dad - DID however see a woman fucking MILES from town walking with a mask on. Still, safer than someone driving past with an open window and breathing.

@ISaySteadyOn

Has anyone else experienced that feeling of just wanting everyone to leave you alone? The DC are doing my head in and I want something nice for me but I can't think what.

Yes. Absolutely! It took a lot of resolve with DS1 earlier to bite my toungue when he was in one of those moods. Reason doesn't work when he's in that state and my best survival strategy is keeping calm with a bit of humouring. Goodness knows what any onlookers think, but fuck them, they don't have to live with him. Anger or performance parenting would just feed it. Today's shouldn't have been a surprise after making the classic error of not getting out yesterday, but it was that awful torrential drizzle that's annoying for everything other than a sweaty run.

DS2 is generally very cute, huggy and affectionate, but you can have too much of a good thing.

DH is mainly existing in the spare bedroom/ emergency office and our bedroom. We are not a co-dependent type couple!

I so miss having time on my own in my home to just be!

I used to work there for a while, quite fun. Yes residents go in for free with a discovery card which is like a locals pass. But I have probable seen enough of that place! The best thing was working at weddings there and seeing the high heels on the Roman pavements. I doubt they will be doing the audio guides though now due to covid.

Roman baths I mean.

Insane dad is ignoring the masks in shops rule. I will ask him next week if they made him yet.

Just collected kids from school. DS has buggered off to a friends, DD2 is belting round the field with her friends. Apart from the odd plane, it's quiet. So quiet.

The hair is now cut...oh it feels so much better. I meant to add earlier that, due to a flood in the house on Tuesday afternoon, I now have a new washing machine heading my way and new kitchen flooring ordered so take that, Giant Doctor.

Thanks, Orangeblossom.

@BogRollBOGOF, it's being alone in the house exactly. Also, can I ask what you do in the situations with your DS? He sounds like DD2 and I have never quite managed to deal with it as well as I would like.

I’ve just got back from town to pick up DD’s new glasses from Specsavers, we got hustled round the back to a little gazebo where I young woman wearing all the PPE fitted them. Fine in July, but won’t be so great in autumn winds and storms.

I’m happy though, the local hospice charity shop in town has reopened and was selling everything for between £2 and 50p. Apparently they’ve had so many donations they’re just trying to shift it all. I might have come home with two bags full of books and clothes.

@Orangeblossom78 you’ll be pleased to hear that whilst the town may be full of curtain-twitching social media shamers - there were loads of OAPs strolling down the high street and sat outside cafes in the sunshine.

@MaudesMum

Does anyone remember those days when (as a single woman) pubs felt a bit scary? And does anyone else feel a bit like that again? I've not got anyone else to go to the pub with this weekend (single and nearby friends are more risk averse than me), but would love a lunchtime drink. However, going through what sounds like quite a complicated process in order to get a drink, is really putting me off. And, in a world of table service and limited numbers, would anyone even want me taking up an entire table??

You go to the pub! In fact I think we all absolutely insist that you do! Lots of women go out for drinks or food for all sorts of reasons, work everyone doing their head in at home, on the way home from the gym, everyone doing their head in at home, just because they want to! Because everyone is doing their head in at home I think it's like The Fear of the gym when we assume everyone will look at us and judge - and people actually don't, they're too busy worrying exactly the same as we are! Good god, if I saw you alone absolutely all I would feel is complete jealousy

Re the harassment of DDs, if they are feeling particularly brave my DDs will take photos of their number plates for car harassment or if it's someone on the street one DD says back "you do realise I am twelve don't you?" Most of the time DDs just try and ignore as they're too intimidated especially when it's groups of men. It fucking ENRAGES me, especially when my DD gave up C25k because of it. (Failing at being a feminist I thought of suggesting DH follow or be nearby to come to her if someone harasses her, as he puts the fear of god into people just from the way he looks let alone if he "calls someone out" (favoured MN expression!). He isn't an aggressive person at all, he's lovely but people judge on appearances don't they . I would follow her at a distance and call people out myself but I'm not intimidating in the least sadly - you would think the hair would be but no one seems scared of it, elderly ladies love to talk to me about it

Well that little rant has distracted me from what I came on to post (apart from to reply to you Maude!) which was what the fuck is wrong with people. I'm seriously getting really really pissed off with normally healthy, fit and well people acting like they will die the moment someone breathes on them and that they will definitely sadly die (in ICU leaving young children usually) in the extremely unlikely case of them catching CV. It's fucking needless drama and they don't know what they're fucking talking about - it's really quite insulting to people who know that (again in the extremely unlikely) event of catching CV (or lots of other everyday stuff!) they actually will be at much higher risk and the government have helpfully already told them to do an Advance Care Plan and hide in your wardrobe for four months. Lots of us know that anything involving lungs and we are fucked anyway. if you're fit and well and healthy why can't you appreciate it?!

I'm really having to bite my tongue A LOT. Why can't people get any sense of perspective or proportion about this?

That's good to hear! I like Callander. When a student nearby we would go there on the bus for a cream tea or to the pub! It's a nice place. Pretty round there too..

God my post was so long and ranty and sweary I'll get back in my wardrobe

I think BBC Wales Drakeford got it wrong at lunchtime when he said All of Australia was locked down 5 million tested positive. I was just open mouthed at that pronouncement if I heard it correctly.

I took my friend, her dd and and my dd out for lunch in a small independent Syrian restaurant near us yesterday .. doing my bit for the economy

There's a dessert restaurant near us.. lots of yummy pancakes and waffles and brownies.. perhaps I should do a bit more for the economy 🤔

@BubbleIsNotAFuckingVerb

God my post was so long and ranty and sweary I'll get back in my wardrobe

Rant away!

MaudesMum if you live near me (Kent) I’ll go to the pub with you.

Sorry - think I cross posted with you bubbles, I was chatting about my dad. I quite like how this thread has lots of random cross comments.

@BarkandCheese have you heard about this campaign? www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-51722267/sisters-campaign-against-gender-based-street-harassment

As the mother of two daughters street harassment boils my pass too

I'm very grumpy with DH today going on about me getting a job. He is in Automation. One of the areas meant to be good for someone out of this. I worked in people facing roles which will have job losses. So it is quite insensitive. Especially when stuck at home with the DC. I get PIP too. Anyway. I think there might be others as I heard the couple downstairs having a huge argument yesterday and then her storming out...

Been to Lidl near Glasgow and pretty much everyone was wearing muzzles (I stole a visor from work which is much more comfortable) but there was no enforcement. It was interesting that the most rated comments on the BBC news article about it are all anti-mask.

Meanwhile in England my Mum went into a newly reopened charity shop and was asked to wear a mask which she did but "I won't be going back there"

"Boils my pass" - fucking autocorrect! Clearly I meant piss

There should be a default sweary autocorrect, would save me hours.