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Welcome into another thread of alternative reality as we try to nagivate through the Coronacoaster of life.

We may be up, down, spinning around (generally in confusion at the next random edict drawn up on the back of a fag packet) but never sucking the joy out of life.

Drove back home from hols today. Northern England to London. Traffic very heavy, especially from Preston downwards. I was surprised, I thought we’d be the only jalopy on the roads.

I feel a bit on the edge myself today. Holiday was good and largely ‘rona-distant due to being in supreme rural countryside. But it’s always there, under the surface.

for all and any struggling today.

Oh dear. A friend went on a twitter rant about how daft she thinks the new lockdown is and is now in trouble with her employer (she doesn’t work for Downing Street, there’s no reason her employer should be interested in her Twitter).

To stop them moving between halls as well I think. There's a rumour (or it may be true) that they are all going to be given colour-blind coded wrist bands so they can't enter any other halls.

@AcornAutumn I'm afraid I can't confirm anything for you but I hadn't realised the current set of Welsh regs had such a long expiry date - that's rather worrying. DMiL (who's in England) will not be impressed - the DC will be over three months before she gets to meet it if that means what it looks like. (DM will also be going spare as I have two DBs in England!)

Had a parcel from my Great Aunt with a terribly sad little note saying she hopes they're not going to stop her seeing Gran because of lockdown (she's currently the designated visitor). It makes me furious. Both of them are in their 80s, and I know both would rather see each other and die earlier.

@TheOrchidKiller

Noticed the online registration form for registering covid postal tests has changed this week. They are asking for more information, such as full address rather than just your postcode, & work details so they can T&T contacts at work. I think it's good they are upping their game?

You can opt out of giving this information though. I didnt give my work details. We have a robust internal T&T system at work & are far quicker than them. We don't have to self-isolate if we've been wearing PPE anyway.

I was slightly irked that they autofilled my profession & had spelt it wrong. T&T is part of the NHS & I'm a HCP!

Also feel uneasy about giving personal details online anyway. I'll comply if T&T ever ring me, but I think I might opt out next time.

T&T have nowt on our Occy Health Dept either

---- for everyone having a shitty day. A week left of isolation for DH and DD. Today he said over dinner "shall I put the radio on? I have literally nothing to talk about". Radio 1 news soon put paid to that... it only takes one to rile him up again.

The ES reported today that Covid cases are already dropping from the previous week in 19 London boroughs and in 11 of those it is a decrease of more than 10%. Headline was, did the city need to shut down...?

P.S. I notice our esteemed Foreign Secretary is in isolation. Convenient for him - saves him having to answer Qs in parliament about the US election and poor Nazanin Zaghari-Radcliffe...

Never mind, the BBC tells us that working from home is universally positive as it helps with childcare. (Possibly the article was written by a journalist simultaneously trying to placate a two year old and that's why it's so bizarrely unbalanced?) www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-54793867

Drove from N Yorks to n east late afternoon
Traffic pretty as normal

FUCK OFF BBC!!!!!

I honestly think more fireworks are going off than usual
Sounds like big banger for Boris tonight

[quote 110APiccadilly]@AcornAutumn I'm afraid I can't confirm anything for you but I hadn't realised the current set of Welsh regs had such a long expiry date - that's rather worrying. DMiL (who's in England) will not be impressed - the DC will be over three months before she gets to meet it if that means what it looks like. (DM will also be going spare as I have two DBs in England!)

Had a parcel from my Great Aunt with a terribly sad little note saying she hopes they're not going to stop her seeing Gran because of lockdown (she's currently the designated visitor). It makes me furious. Both of them are in their 80s, and I know both would rather see each other and die earlier.[/quote]
Thank you. I’m not sure Law or Fiction have got this right, I can’t find it anywhere else.

I work in a school and walked to work as normal today at 7:30- there was noticeably normal traffic levels, whereas it was empty last lockdown. At that time, its normally before the school run traffic so its not that. Think more people are ignoring it/trying to stay open.

We sat in the garden with a fire lit in our fire bowl/pit thing and enjoyed everyone else's fireworks (our garden is too small), ate hotdogs and marshmallows for a very unhealthy dinner and the dcs declared it as just as much fun as going to the big display in normal years.

Had to have a shower after as I cant stand the smell of wood smoke on my hair, and so am in my pjs already. I feel lockdown 2 will mainly involve me wearing pjs and eating crap. We all cope in our own ways....

[quote 110APiccadilly]Never mind, the BBC tells us that working from home is universally positive as it helps with childcare. (Possibly the article was written by a journalist simultaneously trying to placate a two year old and that's why it's so bizarrely unbalanced?) www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-54793867[/quote]
I had to stop reading as it was such a poor article. So cross at the glib “I’m alright jack” and complete lack of reality of what this has really done to women.

The students have pulled the fences down in Manchester. Who wants to live surrounded by metal fences?

Only meeting one person from your household outside, not really working....

@RobinHobb We are now entering Narnia. Where its always winter but never Christmas.

@TabbyStar

The students have pulled the fences down in Manchester. Who wants to live surrounded by metal fences?

This made me smile. Good!

@TabbyStar

The students have pulled the fences down in Manchester. Who wants to live surrounded by metal fences?

Brilliant good for them They are not monkeys in a fucking zoo

Mask wearing has dropped (according to shop workers) a good 25% overnight

Due to anger im willing to bet.

" A week left of isolation for DH and DD. Today he said over dinner "shall I put the radio on? I have literally nothing to talk about". Radio 1 news soon put paid to that... it only takes one to rile him up again."

Haven't watched the news in a while but DD had it on for the election. It seemed dementory again, gloomy voiceovers about what we can't do, & footage of hospitals, just like in March.

There was a very bizarre bit after the local news, before The One Show. Not sure if it was shown all over England, but it started with our local news man & led to clips of other local TV & radio presenters reading bits from a script about how we'll all get through this. It was probably supposed to be uplifting, but there was background music which made me think they were going to burst into song & go all jazz-handy (sadly, they didn't).

"P.S. I notice our esteemed Foreign Secretary is in isolation. Convenient for him - saves him having to answer Qs in parliament about the US election and poor Nazanin Zaghari-Radcliffe..."
If he's not actually poorly but just self-isolating he can do what us mere mortals are expected to do in that situation- WFH & answer questions via Zoom.

@TabbyStar
Is that at Owen's Park in Manchester? I can think of one or two students who may be there.

Yes, Owens Park. Uni has apologised and said they'll remove them - or the bits of them!

Oh God hope we don't get those awful rainbow ads again

Good for those students!
I do wonder if those who object to that which has been imposed upon us by our government are now protesting in a rather British/English way. This is not by marching and shouting, but by just being generally uncooperative with BJ's recent edicts. It is impossible for any authority to counter or police this, especially if a large amount of the population are basically doing as they please, but without making a song and dance about it. It is the ultimate two fingered salute by citizens.