ADs dream of 'bum' tomatoes, gin and tonic sorbet and next year's holidays

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Mine don't go back until next week and while I believe they will, I am on tenterhooks about what random restrictions they will text me the day before.

Hi everyone. I feel like I don't get on these threads these days which is a shame as you have all kept me so sane this summer.

But, the woman I work with, the only other person in the whole organisation I share my workload with....has left.

I don't know why but she walked out of work a few days ago and not been back. Emailed her resignation but isnt working her notice. So now its just me, again.

It was just me for sooooo long and it was so hard. That's before covid and the increase in work. I'm actually terrified. Whereas a little while ago I was excited about my degree Im now terrified I won't cope with it.

I went to York for the weekend just gone and it was so lovely, but also so sad. It made me realise that while I can escape to a different place its still just as frustrating.

I hate that there is no spontaneity anymore. At some point ds asked if we could have a potter up to the railway museum (been a few times), nope youve to pre book. Castle...same and neither had any availability. I know I should have known better but I miss just waking up and doing what you feel like that day.

Queueing for 20 mins to get into shops to buy various harry potter things, queuing for coffee and cake (amazing cake though) just sucks the fun out of everything.

Also got the most pointless gp appointment with ds today.

The last month or so he shouts when he talks and doesn't realise he is doing it, he doesn't hear you when you're talking to him the first time quite a bit, you have to repeat yourself as he mishears words. And he doesn't really get what people are saying particularly since they are wearing masks. I never realised how much we rely on visuals when we can't quite hear.

So I have tried to book him a gp appointment to make sure he's not got anything blocked in there or something and our GP are only doing telephone appointments. Still.

So, how on earth is anyone going to be able to check his ears on the phone. What a waste of time. I mean I can understand the extra precautions what with having on average one case a week and an empty hospital.......

As a complete aside....did anyone see the woman on the Cardiff flight from Zante on the news on Monday? God she gave me the rage.

As a complete aside....did anyone see the woman on the Cardiff flight from Zante on the news on Monday? God she gave me the rage.

I am trying to ignore the news. Unfortunately DH has it on all the time but I am tuning it out in my head as it makes me so mad. Well apart from the feel good news stories like the RNLI saving the spaniel that swam out to sea and then I tune back in

Pml

[quote ISaySteadyOn]@SomewhereEast, I'm sorry, I just realised what I wrote could have come across as a go at you. I wasn't.

I was having a go at the guidelines that are making things hard for you. Volunteers like you saved my life in the early days and I wish I could make things easier![/quote]
No problem! I didn't take it that way at all. It just makes me so angry. Mine are out of that stage now, but I think I'd go demented if they were still little. Getting out & about was such a lifesaver. I don't think the Gov have even begun to consider the impact of all this on preschool children & their parents. And the reality is that parents with established friendships will just meet up in each other's houses - its the parents who haven't build up any kind of network yet who will left out on a limb.

This is an absolute disgrace. Wonder just how many schools are doing this. All those baying bitches on all the other threads, is this what you wanted? Are you happy now? You pop it on for a 30min supermarket shop but you've just condemned your kids to wearing one all day, every day. I don't even have kids at school anymore and I am so fucking angry about this.

I can just see the AIBU's in a few weeks time: I campaigned for masks in schools and now my teen hates me/has started self harming/is skipping school.

Here's a thought - actually likelihood of healthy teen dying from covid in schools so far is zero. In 2019 10 suicide deaths were recorded for people prescribed roaccutane, the drug used to treat teens with acne. Ok, it's a dramatic example but the extrapolation is no more far fetched than some of the other histrionics going on right now.

Dying to know how much people will comply with the new Scottish restrictions. Its a ridiculously big area to lockdown. I've actually been pretty compliant so far (my big thing is that I'm just not going to socially distance children - they can get to fuck with that one) but I've got to the stage where I would look closely at statistics for my immediate area & make my own choices.

Not really considering what Helena posted above about masks increasing the severity of acne.

Tbh, if our school decides to make the children wear masks, I am taking them out and I will teach them myself.

I don’t know any Glaswegians who will immediately capitulate. I found out yesterday (via PM) there’s a small cluster near me. As we’re not going to teenage house parties I feel risk-free.

@Ibake that is so awful.

Did you see the thread about someone’s FIVE year old being asked to wear a mask when congregating before the start of school? There was supposed to be no suggestion of primary schools introducing face masks but yet ...

Glaswegian here and definitely not complying. The numbers are so low, it’s ridiculous. And of course there are more positive tests happening. Because more testing is happening.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/4009220-aibu-to-ask-if-anyone-would-like-to-share-pics-of-their-home-made-face-masks

Thread about making Christmas masks.

I got on touch with friend in Glasgow last night and she said "I'm not surprised it has been so busy in Glasgow" and "Stay well"

I mentioned it sounds mad as you can all meet up in the pub in groups of 8 but no reply. Feeling more out of touch with friends recently. I never know what to expect.

I guess it is stressful though.

Well nursery gave the little ones a cold which they generously shared with their parents, cousins and their parents now grandparents. None of us have been for a test, it is what it is. As OH said this morning if we can catch a cold we could catch covid no point in worrying about it.

I did phone to cancel dog trimmer, she said her little one had been to stay with grandparents who phoned to say he was sneezing was it hayfever, she did take him to the doc. who said nope summer cold.

I think there is going to be a backlash of bugs now kids going back and nursery/school attendances will be way down for a while because of this.

I do wonder if Sturgeon is keeping the pubs open to placate the masses there might be more rebellion if those were shut.

@justasking111

I do wonder if Sturgeon is keeping the pubs open to placate the masses there might be more rebellion if those were shut.

On a practical note there is more accountability in a pub/ cafe compared to a home. Aside from the economy angle.

At the risk of sounding like a Stark of Winterfell, realistically what do we do when winter comes. There's only so much time you can face socialising outside in the mud, cold and rain.
Capacities and pre-booking are highly limiting.

At 7 & 9 we're beyond soft play where the kids can let off steam and you could slowly nurse a hot chocolate in order to avoid covering your face up. They're not great at long, lingering pub lunches. Booking an hour at the trampoline park is expensive. Normally we go swimming as our wet day emergency energy release, but that kind of casual session still isn't on the cards.

No idea what to do about DS1's birthday either. It's shortly before Christmas which is limited anyway. Hanging around for two hours in a venue trying to ignore the existence of masks is not appealing. Last year Star Wars came out at the right time and a decent film could be viable again as in the dark, nobody can see you breathe

My DCs have snotty noses and they're not even back until tomorrow. It is just a snotty nose and nothing else with it. I hope it doesn't flag any issues.

The Rep of Ireland - similar size / population to Scotland - has seen infection rates bounce back nastily despite keeping pubs mostly closed. Basically people are just having house parties instead. Ireland has similar light touch policing to the UK & 'informing' is much more taboo culturally (I have this taboo bred into my bones as an Irish person - the MN love of snitching traumatises me no end ) so there's not much anyone can do really. I kind of think people socialising in pubs is better than partying at home - at least track & trace can do its thing if there's an outbreak in a pub.

Rise in alcohol and drug aduse in Scotland during lockdown reported today

*Deaths from suicide and substance abuse have risen by more a third during the lockdown, figures show.

People aged under 45 were five times more likely to die from other additional risks, such as suicide and substance abuse, than the coronavirus*

www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/scotland/coronavirus-in-scotland-substance-abuse-fatalities-up-by-a-third-in-lockdown-t6k8g97l3

Surely isolation and being encouraged to the pub to socialise is not helpful with this.

I did read something early in lockdown about the problem of separating people struggling with addiction from their support networks & positive routines (amazingly enough Zoom isn't a useful substitute- who'da thunk it). As the child of a lifelong alcoholic it made me incredibly pissed off that no one thought that through - its such an obvious receipe for relapses. But obviously worth it Cos Covid

Quite. Take people's coping mechanisms away and their mental health gets shot to hell which means their choices may not be as good.

I was genuinely recovered from depression before lockdown. It only took 10 years. Now I am not back to square one exactly but more like between square 2 and 3 and I am quite angry about it. I worked really hard to recover on my own and it's as though that doesn't matter cos Covid.

@BogRollBOGOF

My DCs have snotty noses and they're not even back until tomorrow. It is just a snotty nose and nothing else with it. I hope it doesn't flag any issues.

My entire family are displaying the most common symptom of COVID* !!!! What shall I do???

• Of course the most common symptom is feeling completely normal 😷😄

I AM IN THE HOUSE, COMPLETELY ALONE!!!!

DH has taken DCs to PILs for a few hours. A few months back when he was first able to see them again I didn't go because I was genuinely too sad about not seeing my own DPs. Still sad, but could've seen PILs today, but DH said he understood if I didn't feel up to it.

Actually, I just want to be in the house alone. No big plans, might hoover quickly & then enjoy looking at my clean carpets in peace.

DS back to school tomorrow. I feel slight apprehension about things getting cancelled before they've got going properly. I think there will be a tsunami of dementory behaviour & news reports & patronising warnings from the likes of NS & Matt Hancock as cases rise just because it's autumn, & as schools & universities return, then it'll be the next thing to be made a scapegoat.

@Worldgonecrazy
BogRollBOGOF
My DCs have snotty noses and they're not even back until tomorrow. It is just a snotty nose and nothing else with it. I hope it doesn't flag any issues.

My entire family are displaying the most common symptom of COVID !!!! What shall I do???*

Of course the most common symptom is feeling completely normal

^The important thing is to remain calm.

1. STAY INDOORS! 2)"if you are in the open and cannot get home…lie flat (in a ditch) and cover the exposed skin of the head and hands”

Oh hang on, that's from the Protect & Survive leaflet about what to do in the event of a nuclear attack.

Whateva.

Oh hang on, that's from the Protect & Survive leaflet about what to do in the event of a nuclear attack.

Which was also a load of useless crap, as I recall.