Oof. Do wish my second jab would hurry itself up. Ditto my appointment in IR to either unblock or replace my port. (At this point fear unlikely they’ll manage the former; & v frustrating if they have to do latter because it’s been left - I’m a bit tricky to site the things on apparently, & given vascular would like to stick with them over trying for an AV fistula [& I’m with them there] I rather need them to last as long as possible. Just over a year is very much not that 
) But let’s face it that’s really not something to whinge about.
Alors, on a brighter note: what is everyone planning for the start of April [or] when[ever it is] we are released into the wild? I’m still planning my crazy-exciting wee trips to the park at the top of my road. If I can sneak a turn on the swings I’m absolutely going to do so, too, drat it all 
Hello @RickiTarr, glad you found us. Sorry your thread went a bit sideways - think a lot of people are ready to jump on someone whatever they say at the moment, pretty much. Or rather, they do that thing of not actually reading what you’ve said, just go off on what they assume you’ll have said from your thread title. I once started a thread about visitors on a hospital ward outside hours. Specifying I meant only that ward, right then, no end of life care, nobody coming in to provide additional care (etc etc) - literally just people not clearing out when visiting time ended. As in, not until 2300/0000 (visiting = 1400-2000). I got replies about basically everything bar the situation I’d very specifically set out; & was accused of attacking nurses & the NHS despite having defended both in my OP because apparently I should’ve realised that other people would take the opportunity to have a go & their doing so was, naturally, My Fault. So yes, much sympathy-empathy for that thing of people just replying to, well, an imaginary post, pretty much.
@Outnumberedwoman
Hope things have calmed down for you now. Schools are still off for St Patrick’s Day as usual, aren’t they even with the parades cancelled? (Actually, have Derry & Strabane given in & cancelled yet? When everyone else did in January they were saying they’d decide closer to the time as they thought/hoped they’d be able to do them safely somehow. By magic, presumably...) I know some places are doing online events - I hope you’ll be able to find some things for your boys if you’re still needing to crush the idea of them missing out while you do this last wee bit of keeping everyone safe.