ADs drinking al fresco at The Sleeping Swans

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ADs, grab your thermals, long johns and winter woolies, we're finally off to drown our sorrows at the Sleeping Swan!

yellowcard.Myra.gov.uk is the scheme website.

It’s not covid specifically, I used it 10 years ago for a hib men c side effect after DDs vaccinations.

It’s used for spotting things such as if certain areas or batches have higher side effects, though I think that many of us don’t consider reporting ‘minor’ side effects. How many mums expect their children to be grizzly after vaccinations rather than thinking that side effects should all be reported? It also seems to have become normal to expect to be knocked out for a day or two if you have the covid vaccine and are young and healthy. The side effects don’t seem as severe in the elderly. It may also be a start to recording sex specific side effects, as those are definitely needed. At least that is one good thing from covid is more daylight on the issues raised in the book ‘invisible women’ by Caroline criado Perez, not just medicines, but also PPE etc being modelled on men.

@Worldgonecrazy

Quick unscientific poll. Of those who have had the vaccine, how many of you self reported any side effects using the yellow card system? I know lots of people who have reported side effects but not so many seem to know about the yellow card system.

I did, tho they were quite minor; fluctuating temperatures overnight, funny behind- the- eyes fuzziness and being very tired. A lot of people reported side effects through the app, but I've not got that ( and won't have it anyway).

Telegraph cartoon
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I went out to our high street today in search of oven macaroni cheese and I saw that cafes and pubs had put out their tables on the pavement. Instead of making me feel cheered and hopeful, it made me feel almost unbearably sad. Why?

It can't just be PMS. Though I think if I scrolled back through all my posts and the dates of my gloomier ones, I might see a pattern.

unitynewsnetwork.co.uk/new-nhs-test-trace-update-blocked-after-breaking-privacy-data-raule/

@ISaySteadyOn

I went out to our high street today in search of oven macaroni cheese and I saw that cafes and pubs had put out their tables on the pavement. Instead of making me feel cheered and hopeful, it made me feel almost unbearably sad. Why?

It can't just be PMS. Though I think if I scrolled back through all my posts and the dates of my gloomier ones, I might see a pattern.

Yes, similar to here with the seating almost in the road. Who on earth wants to eat out like that?

I hope you found good macaroni cheese, I love mac and cheese!

I can't eat it! I developed a lactose intolerance over lockdown. I was searching for it for DCs. Found it at least.

But I can still make a mean Mac n cheese on my own. Just didn't fancy doing it tonight

Found you! I had a spell off MN for Lent and thought these threads might have fallen away. Will catch up now!

Wales shops opened today, guess who was child minding all day. Friends said it wasn't mad busy compared to the last time we ended lockdown, however outdoor food and drink not allowed for another two weeks, which maybe is why we didn't get a mad rush

Interesting knowing that there is somewhere side effects can be reported- both DS and OH have been bedridden for two days with nasty flu like symptoms . Both had very mild Covid but both have had bad reactions to AZ .

Just posted this on my hair thread

Vaccine take up in poorer communities is lower. People who dont do certain things because they are priced out of their reach, like going abroad , to theatres ,gigs, festivals, cinemas are not going to be able to be blackmailed about things like vaccine passports from a Government who have already put those things out of many peoples reach due to their own austerity measures. What they gonna do? Say have a vaccine passport if you want to do things you dont do anyway? Because i dont think looking at it from this angle has occurred to many.

@MercyBooth

Just posted this on my hair thread

Vaccine take up in poorer communities is lower. People who dont do certain things because they are priced out of their reach, like going abroad , to theatres ,gigs, festivals, cinemas are not going to be able to be blackmailed about things like vaccine passports from a Government who have already put those things out of many peoples reach due to their own austerity measures. What they gonna do? Say have a vaccine passport if you want to do things you dont do anyway? Because i dont think looking at it from this angle has occurred to many.

This is partly why I think they'll add public transport.

@DrRamsesEmerson

Found you! I had a spell off MN for Lent and thought these threads might have fallen away. Will catch up now!

Was thinking of you the other day, glad to see you back here! Hope all is well. The rates in my borough are low, I live on the border of 2 in London and mine currently has 40 people with covid in the entire borough. I think that makes it 20 people per 100,000 so think that's good news. There's been a nice atmosphere when I have gone out today, seen people talking about going to the shops and a family friend taking her kids to the funfair. Also saw a driving lesson happening...lovely to see normality returning!

Gosh, there's going to be a lot of hangovers tomorrow, not only are the (young) people who've been organised enough to book a table at a pub out drinking, those that haven't don't want to be left out so they're meeting up at houses or in the park. To be fair they've been doing that for a while without there being any covid transmission showing up in the figures or anecdotally, but it's another example of how lockdown then letting us out has perverse consequences.

🎤 young hearts, be free, tonight🎤

twitter.com/RorySymon/status/1381709851299041285

That's the best way to free ourselves ourselves. With joy! I feel the recent partying on mermaids quay was much more successful than any protest. ( Though wish they'd taken their empties home again)

FFS
What next, lockdown by borough? I wish people wouldn't take the tests but I know at least two healthy people who will

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9463451/Testing-surge-dozens-contract-South-African-virus-variant-south-London.html

FFS They are going to use that for lockdown 4 arent they.

@MercyBooth

FFS They are going to use that for lockdown 4 arent they.

I've said before, I don't see 17th May happening.

I'm trying to watch The Jane Austen Book Club to avoid MN, and crying.

It's pretty shite...

None of the variant cases seem to come to anything much. And now people have started to experience some normality I really think there will be massive protests if they don't keep to schedule and people don't believe there's danger.

I’ve been waiting for the protests for nearly a year, and have come to the conclusion that people would rather be ‘safe’ than have their civil liberties. I don’t think it’s going to happen.

@DrRamsesEmerson

I’ve been waiting for the protests for nearly a year, and have come to the conclusion that people would rather be ‘safe’ than have their civil liberties. I don’t think it’s going to happen.

Same.

@DrRamsesEmerson

I’ve been waiting for the protests for nearly a year, and have come to the conclusion that people would rather be ‘safe’ than have their civil liberties. I don’t think it’s going to happen.

It was getting close, but getting some pub and social action will take the edge off. The moment has passed really.

Oh @AcornAutumn im sorry.