ADs picnic in the park with Twinkle the Tortoise

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Thought it was my turn to start a thread.

Yesterday, I saw some beautiful white bell like flowers growing on a grave and I thought what a lovely juxtaposition that was. A life ended provides sustenance for a new life. Not surprising that we ADs like churchyards. Bet BDs can't stand them.

On the subject of which, is it me or is The Guardian the most BD news source?

I’m stood at my kitchen window doing last nights washing up - thanks DS - and it’s lovely watching the school buses running again! Children are heading over to the primary school across the road chattering and laughing. Up yours to all the BDs, life will return to normal.

ISay, the guardian is horribly BD. I've cancelled my membership. Now just read Left Lockdown Sceptics for a dose of proper socialism! Although I did notice today that the picture on their homepage has only men in it and felt a bit sad. I'm politically and socially homeless. I love reading the furious articles on there about the Left abandoning everything it should care about, but it's all very blokey. And obviously most lockdown Sceptics are right wing and also male. It shouldn't matter I guess - I hate identity politics anyway - but it makes me feel even more lonely. Sorry if that's a bit political.
Need to finally get some work done now DC off to school. Take my mind of depressed navel gazing.

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It's lovely isn't it to see the kids trundling off to school (for those who have gone back - I realise it's not the case for everyone)

And we will have our AD festival someday.

I know I have said it before but it bears repeating: If there is anything good that has come out of all this, it is meeting all of you. I feel now that wherever I go in the UK there is probably a friend around somewhere

Chatting with teacher friends last night (both secondary). Both of them excited to get back in to work properly and get the kids all back. No dementoring there!

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ISay, the guardian is horribly BD. I've cancelled my membership. Now just read Left Lockdown Sceptics for a dose of proper socialism! Although I did notice today that the picture on their homepage has only men in it and felt a bit sad. I'm politically and socially homeless. I love reading the furious articles on there about the Left abandoning everything it should care about, but it's all very blokey. And obviously most lockdown Sceptics are right wing and also male. It shouldn't matter I guess - I hate identity politics anyway - but it makes me feel even more lonely. Sorry if that's a bit political. Need to finally get some work done now DC off to school. Take my mind of depressed navel gazing.

I think actually there are plenty of female lockdown sceptics (me for one) but we are often busy with the things that many blokes of any political stripe don't do. Like making packed lunches, sorting school uniform, keeping our children on an even keel.

Yes, I've largely given up on the Guardian. It's full of that ooh look, isn't it awful style stuff. Prurient and peevish at the same time.

I do still read Marina Hyde's column, I love her writing so much.

I'm a bit politically homeless too.

I like Grace Dent's column in the Guardian. As close to AD as the Guardian gets I think. Other than that, it's pretty grim.

DD2 is in!

Hurrah! I’ve just realised that I forgot to cut my daughter’s nails.

Is BD bloody dementoring?

Yes, it's to distinguish between the lovely Dick and Dot Callum from the Arthur Ransome books who are also known as the Ds and the cheese in coffee types.

Great big steaming for everyone who's kids have gone back today

There's a distinct sense of increased activity around here, which is really good to see. Just this sense of life happening again. Lots of building work, including some quite big construction projects. (It's quite annoying at one level, because the hammering and sawing is very noisy and there are tipper trucks churning up and down everywhere. But I'm also happy to see people in work, stuff happening, and so on.)

Neighbourhood Compliance Foghorn has been dementoring on the residents' forum this morning about fewer and fewer people outside wearing masks 'like they should be doing' but he's getting much less public agreement as time goes on.

I'm waiting for a supermarket delivery, nose pressed against the window in the manner of a child waiting for Santa, because it contains ingredients for a cake.

oh dear

I think that who's should be a whose

My eldest has gone in- complicated instructions about arriving through a lane behind the school sheds or something. Other one still here but back tomorrow.

I am in the queue for the vaccine. Unfortunately I forgot to wear a short sleeved t shirt under my jumper so whoever does the vaccine is going to end up seeing my bra. Hey ho.

At least you’re wearing one Cru! I’m not looking forward to having to get dressed properly again. Have expanded into slippers, leggings and hoodies.

All done. They didn’t care at all about the bra. It was a first year medic and I was his first ever injection.

Forgot to say Happy IWD! And if any men in your life ask when IMD is, the answer is 19 November.

Posting this here because I know lovely ADs will understand my concern

I've just had a message from the doctor saying "we need updated figures for your weight".

I am losing weight - not about Covid.

But how does one get out of the clutches of a doctor?

At the moment, I'm so keen to do that I'm thinking to try without my mental health meds. But, I can predict the crazy NHS now - so many people will end up on these meds, if I come off them and need them again, it will be a battle to get them again.

I don't want this level of intrusion into my life. I don't know what to do. I could tell them that but they'll label me a troublemaker won't they?

Can you just ignore, @AcornAutumn? I'm on anti depressants but the gp has never asked for my weight.

@AcornAutumn
I would just ignore it. There's a good chance it won't flag up again for 6 months or a year. If they do contact you again, respond with 'It's fine thanks'.

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Can you just ignore, *@AcornAutumn*? I'm on anti depressants but the gp has never asked for my weight.

I think it will be a maximum of two weeks before I get a repeat text.

Unless maybe they don't bother if they get a certain % of replies?

I am mostly more annoyed about the big picture. They used to send me for annual blood tests for no reason and they once put me on the two week cancer pathway for a tiny aberration in the tests. They have come as close to apologising for that as the NHS ever will.

I suspect the newly empowered nanny state will bother everyone about everything.

I won't go into it but I have so many reasons to be suspicious of them, i just want to avoid them. I will ignore the text for now but I can't ignore it forever.

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I would just ignore it. There's a good chance it won't flag up again for 6 months or a year. If they do contact you again, respond with 'It's fine thanks'.[/quote]
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Surely they'll just follow up "it's fine"?

@AcornAutumn. I didn’t want to ignore, and I have no experience of what you’re going through, but hugs anyway . It sounds like you have had some shoddy treatment in the past and it’s no wonder you’re wary.