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ADs shelter in The Sleeping Swans and have a group hug

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BogRollBOGOF · 17/05/2021 16:55

Another installment in the saga.

Maybe following up with an Indian, Korma please, but protect the naans...

Grin
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LivinLaVidaLoki · 25/06/2021 14:34

Can I bob on and just defend some in caring professions? I work in a specialist role in children's social care and at the best of times it's rewarding but brutal. But I give everything I have to these kids because they need it and they deserve it.

I've never worked so hard as I have this last 16 months, sometimes to the detriment of my own family life. I worry constantly, I'm exhausted but I can't sleep and I feel pretty much like I'm running on fumes at the moment.
I care. I always have and I always will. I couldn't do this job if I didn't.

Also I test twice a week. Because I have to to enable me to do my job.

I know it sounds super defensive but I've had months and months of people bashing us in the public sector like we all have it easy wfh and so maybe I am over defensive so I apologise if that's how I come across.

NoisyBrain · 25/06/2021 14:41

Delurking for the first time in ages. Glad to see sanity prevailing over here.

@LivinLaVidaLoki I thought of you when I saw Greece wasn't on the list. Mystifying decision considering their current stats. We have flights to one of the islands booked for end of July. Keeping everything crossed.

Permit me a small rant if I may....
I was supposed to have my 2nd jab today. I'd already had to rebook it at a different location after it was canceled at the original one for reasons unknown. When my reminder came through a few days ago it showed a different (third) location, so I rang 119 to query this and check it wasn't an admin error. They had no clue. Then got the text about venue change yesterday, so was reassured. Turned up this morning to be told they had me down for the wrong vaccine type! I now have to wait til tomorrow to rebook, and it will apparently be at the place where I was originally supposed to have it, before they bloody cancelled it and I had to rebook it to the one that got changed this week! Confused yet? Grin

Fucksake.

NoisyBrain · 25/06/2021 14:45

Sorry, cross posted with you there @LivinLaVidaLoki
My issue is of course a trivial one, I realise there's some real shit going on out there x

amicissimma · 25/06/2021 15:03

Interesting article in The Telegraph today about testing levels and percentage positives.

It makes it clear that they are not denying that cases are rising in Britain, but points out that our position in the 'European league tables' may be skewed.

It says the UK tests 14.25 per 1000 people, Germany 1.4 per 1000, France 3.84 per 1000, 1.98 in Spain, 2.3 in Switzerland, 2.21 in Sweden and 3.11 in Italy.

"According to the website Our World in Data, Britain is hovering around around 1% positivity, a touch better than France, Switzerland, Norway and Belgium, which are all a little over 1%. In contrast, Germany and Portugal are closer to 2%, while Sweden is around 3 % and the Netherlands roughly 7 per cent."

The article also says "The differences in how countries manage their epidemics and report data have made it virtually impossible to compare throughout the pandemic.
"For example, Britain has one of the worst death rates, yet the Office for National Statistics has consistently included people who died "with" the virus rather than from it, despite being warned not to by the World Health Organisation." (My bold)

ISaySteadyOn · 25/06/2021 15:14

@LivinLaVidaLoki, I am sorry. You're right. I know you work incredibly hard and do very important work. I think I wish everyone was more like you and I am sad they are not.

justasking111 · 25/06/2021 17:40

Wales tested more people yesterday than they tested in a week a month ago and nearly as many as they tested in a month back in March. Over 7k people tested yesterday. Are there cupboards full of unused tests? Are they being sold abroad

BogRollBOGOF · 25/06/2021 17:48

@Curlygirl06

On an entirely different matter, here's one of the swans, not sleeping but getting very close to us when he saw the bread! My goodness he was big (bench by the side for scale). In other news, apart from baby geese, there was 38 geese in the park today.

Somehow I've missed all this about Matt Hancock, ooh er missus!

I've been swimming with swans. Not up close, but on the same body of water.

Result on the school run. Parent 1 treats masks as optional. He has the full wait x2 per day. Parent 2 forgot hers. I realised after wrestiling child A in that they were bare-faced and commented on their lovely faces. Parent 3 joins and takes hers off. They all think it's a stupid farce especially when it's the much quieter second half of drop-offs/ pick-ups. Quite interesting seeing the culture to conform to the majority though. It does depend a lot on who is there first, especially if employee mum is around.
While I have my list of reasons, I never was ruled heavily by a desire to conform at the cost of my own sensibilities. I'm not confrontational, but often have quietly done my own thing. I loathed my school blazer (uncomfortable, impractical things) and mine lived screwed up in my bag, only coming out on the rare occasion it was demanded of me, but it rarely was because I generally worked well and followed the sensible rules so it tended to be overlooked. I've also always been rubbish at picking up and following trends in a timely fashion.

As for Wanksock, I'm suspicious about the timing.
Leg-overs for leg-ups?
My actual expectations of political standards of personal conduct are depressingly low.

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justasking111 · 25/06/2021 19:37

OH had a drink with a scientific friend who's a VIP of a big establishment that usually tests for GI infections MRSA all the epidemic outbreaks. RE covid he says don't believe everything you read hear. The delta plus being one example of hysteria/fabrication. He said we should be concerned about GI infections which are growing at an alarming rate chicken being one culprit. This is leading to a Very high rate of hospital admissions

Did you know much of our Tesco chicken coming from Thailand ??

justasking111 · 25/06/2021 19:40

Ain't Mumsnet wonderful

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/_chat/3962631-tesco-birds-eye-iceland-etc-chicken-from-thailand-rant

tappitytaptap · 26/06/2021 01:30

@LivinLaVidaLoki

DH just said "well it can't be that much of a surprise, he's been fucking the entire country for the last 16 months"
😂😂😂
MercyBooth · 26/06/2021 03:08

@LivinLaVidaLoki I think you do a great job I remember you posting about it in earlier threads. Flowers

Worldgonecrazy · 26/06/2021 11:46

@LivinLaVidaLoki laughed out loud at your other half’s comment 😂😂😂

It is so bloody frustrating that these corrupt obnoxious clowns are taking our money and there is fuck all we can do about it.

This pandemic has shown us how impotent the population actually is to have any effect on who governs us or how they do it.

I would love to be able to stop paying the portion of tax that pays for Parliament in protest.

RainbowCrayons · 26/06/2021 15:51

I have seen a lot of calls for Hancock to go in the last day. I do wonder if this was conveniently leaked so the likes of Rishi, who has said he will be rid of masks as soon as he can, can kick out those who are pushing for more lockdown. I can only hope!

Lostinacloud · 26/06/2021 16:58

@RainbowCrayons I am hoping the same. I am really hoping that the cracks have started to get too big to cover and so they have found their scapegoat to blame it all on and we can all ditch the rest of this covid crap and get our lives back. I can but hope!

Lostinacloud · 26/06/2021 16:59

Still so annoying how anything that doesn’t “tow the line” is censored. Just seen a post about the London protests today has been taken down. It’s so blatant it’s almost funny - NOT

RainbowCrayons · 26/06/2021 17:45

I'm in two minds about whether Matt Hancock deserves it. He is quite obviously a complete nob head and I feel so sorry for his wife and children but if he was a doctor or a teacher also on government pay, would he be fired for having an affair? But he seems to be pushing for more strict regulations and getting off on the power trip so I have less sympathy. I like that there seems to be a split with some clearly questioning continuing the restrictions. We might get some opposition which has been missing from the actual opposition.

I saw iceland have got rid of all their covid restrictions too including masks and social distancing as far as I know. Amazing!!!

Ostara212 · 26/06/2021 18:02

One for the DC

mobile.twitter.com/NotCerti/status/1408782797762973701

MercyBooth · 26/06/2021 18:38

@RainbowCrayons The point is he stood at the podium at the press conferences putting the blame on the public with comments like "dont blow it now" Personally he is one of those I felt psychologically abused by.

Pleasenomoreglitter · 26/06/2021 18:39

I see he's just resigned

Lostinacloud · 26/06/2021 18:42

Wow! Now what?

WouldBeGood · 26/06/2021 18:44

Nadim Zahawi…

Ostara212 · 26/06/2021 18:44

@RainbowCrayons

I'm in two minds about whether Matt Hancock deserves it. He is quite obviously a complete nob head and I feel so sorry for his wife and children but if he was a doctor or a teacher also on government pay, would he be fired for having an affair? But he seems to be pushing for more strict regulations and getting off on the power trip so I have less sympathy. I like that there seems to be a split with some clearly questioning continuing the restrictions. We might get some opposition which has been missing from the actual opposition.

I saw iceland have got rid of all their covid restrictions too including masks and social distancing as far as I know. Amazing!!!

This isn't quite true is it?

They are still on T&T everywhere except supermarkets, i thought. That is not freedom, it's not even a pale imitation.

I might be wrong but it's hard to check. All I have is a friend of a friend of a friend living there in summer.

Ostara212 · 26/06/2021 18:45

@WouldBeGood

Nadim Zahawi…
Let's hope so His job and his role on yougov are a complete conflict of interests
Ostara212 · 26/06/2021 18:47

Oh sorry I mean zahawi to resign.

I gotta go offline. Today was one of those days that wasn't going to happen I guess.

justasking111 · 26/06/2021 21:00

Sajid javid is the new health secretary I see

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