10 villains breathing , 9 bbqs smoking, 8 online deliveries

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7 friends laughing
6 flaps bleached
5 covid masks
4 cool kids smoking
3 deadly hangovers
2 claps a' missin

And a partridge in a pear tree. Socially distancing of course.

Thread number something? Forgot to keep count.

That's why I have you murderous, despicable , flappy villains.

Smile I don't have a fucking clue love. It was utter bollocks. More sitting about allowed on grass but higher fines for... something? Go back to work if you can't work from home. But does that apply to small independent businesses? You can travel to exercise but don't use public transport. I think.

Fuck knows.

More wine please.

It is genuinely a one off.

At the moment, I just wonder if I can ever get past it. No point getting back together and me holding it against forever more.

I just need time. Tucked up in bed with a teenager at one side and my 9 year old on the other watching Age of Ultron (ties into where I am upto with agents of sheild).

Told the kids we just decided we could all use a bit of a change and that his sister needs some help with her mum (his step mum).

I am going to speak to work about taking some afternoons off this week or at least a one full day. Could do with a slower pace for a week.

I hoped I was over recasting about the comment, in some ways. But I am also glad my boundaries are in the right place.

Everything will work out it should. I dont have it in me to worry about the what ifs. I love him. But I enjoy being single too and I am not willing to have a shitty relationship. Being single is a lot better than that. I won't go through that shit again.

Feel a lot calmer and alot better. I am definitely going to speak to dad about a socially distant visit. Or walk.

Not sure i should tell him about dp, or at least not the details. He will want to kill him.

Peggy that sounds like a lovely evening. You do sound quite grounded now? I hope I'm right there! 100% better being single than in a shitty relationship. I've been on my own 6 years now since I called it quits with exh and I'm in no rush to change my status! If you can manage a quieter week it'll give you time to think. I'm hoping to socially distance meet up with my older DC this week so I really hope you can sort something with your dad

Thanks Crow. I am quite grounded. I think.

I am desperately sad. But I just feel like people break up. Its not the end of the world. Exh didn't break me. This won't either.

Thanks again all.

Peggy does he know that Exh abused and raped you? If he does then what he said then that puts a slightly different light on what he said compared with if he doesnt.

Both are bad but the former seems so much worse than the latter IYSWIM.

That he saw the impact of what he said immediately is good. That it was in his head to slip out of his mouth is bad.

Morning all.

GnomeDePlume yes he does. I think that's the problem. That he even thought it. Then said it.

But its done now. He has done it. Its wether I can move past it and what he is going to do about it. His sister will tell me if he is actually doing anything. On the sly. She is only letting him stay there because she doesn't want me to feel I have to take him back. We are much closer then he and her are. We have been through so much together. She has said she isn't going to give him advice on what to do. That he needs to figure it out for himself.

One of issues is for me, when I argue, I dont say the worst things I can think of. I think them, but I always manage to stop myself.

I am not angel. But there's a line I won't cross. I wouldnt, for example, say something about the fact that his mother left them as babies and never bothered with them again.

But, today's a new day. Normal-ish life needs resume, to a certain degree.

At least work will give me a distraction. I am going to try not to worry about it too much. He either goes gets help, off his own back. At least tries to seek it. Or he doesn't. If he does there maybe be a chance.

But the balls in his court. I love him. But I can live without him and I will be ok. I have my home, I have my kids. I dont need anything else.

Besides which....i need to get back to my ak47 duties. Covid doesn't spread itself!

That's the ticket!

It's Monday, another week of trying to do 2 people's work beckons. At the start I was all bright eyed with a 'can do' attitude. Now I am realising that my assistant was furloughed as a token gesture to show that we were all 'doing our bit'. Never mind that our work volume increased rather than decreased.

DH is on killing duties today, I had better away and give him his orders.

@GnomeDePlume my team were a token gesture too!

I managed to get back last week with was a god send.

But I only managed it with an 8 point email that basically said 'give me her back or its going to go to shit....and its your fault

20 mins later I got confirmation I could have her back. The MD didn't want to exolain to the board that I had told him it was in danger of falling apart.

He never bloody offered though, whilst bringing other people back. Bastard

Morning fellow murderous Bananians and most majesticly yellow of leaders.

Peggy .. sending big squashy hugs and lots of .

I'm very confused about the new ramblings instructions from Boris.

Princess are you able to summarise in Banana speak so that we geddit?

Willow ...The child and I watched and loved The Bay. It is a fab film. It was maybe slightly misguided to watch it just before our roast dinner.

Here's my translation of Boris:

If you don't get back to work, we'll run out of money, so you're going to have to do that. However, I don't want the blame if people get ill, so please blame your employer.

Also, to appease the fearful, don't see your friends and family. Unless you work with them, I suppose. Maybe that's the solution. Set up a business with your family and you can see them as much as you like?

Pink
It was maybe slightly misguided to watch it just before our roast dinner.
😂😂 it could have been worse you could have been having fish!!

Morning fruit and nutters.
I am aching all over from yesterdays marathon cooker cleaning, painting etc but need to do more painting later.
Will definately have to go get shopping at some point, better clean the AK first.

Wonder how much mn will explode after last night and todays new 'rules'? I dont even want to look.
Wont affect me much its too damm cold to sunbathe here and we arent allowed to anyway.

Peggy hope work goes well, your manager sounds a pillock. Keep him on his toes.

Keep on keeping on

Hiiiii
Glad i've found you all again. Been MIA for a few days so will catch up and report back on how many ive murdered this weekend

Morning, council are redoing the upstairs flat so woke up to banging, tearing sanding and god knows what else.

Fun times.

More homeschooling and courses ...bleurgh

Morning all, I'm only peeping at other threads but the general tone seems to wave between wtf was that bollocks, everything has changed, and nothing has changed. So I dunno.

Atm I'm worrying over how will schools work. DD is y3 so doesn't have to go in, but it's likely I might( one of my classes is on going back list) . So will her school take her in as a keyworker child? Take her in with me? Hope I don't get called in?

Apparently people are trying to set up.yet another petition to "close the border" (SNP sites apparently)
Ffs like there is just one road into Scotland! There are many, major and minor and nowhere near enough police even near the main roads to stand around all day checking cars and lorries.

When thier supermarkets ran out of food bet they would sharp have changed thier minds!
They no longer have a grip on reality do they?

Some are saying it's ok to meet people from other households as long as you stay 2m apart? Some are saying Boris never said that.

Go to work if you can't work from home. Ok, so can my DS open up his small niche shop with only 4 staff including himself and minimal footfall per day?

Once again zero clarification and fines going up if you break the rules but what are the fucking rules??

I'm not dense, I'm really not, but he was intentionally vague. Which says to me they weren't making enough money in fines so if they're vague enough more people will break the rules and get fined for misinterpretation.

ARGHHH FUCKING CUNTING TWATWAFFLES

My Welsh Nat friends want to "close the border" as well. I'm resisting the temptation to comment, "Build The Wall!" on everyone's Facebook. But it's hard.

And I have a feeling that the large number of people who cross the border for shopping, work and health treatment might have different opinions on the matter.

110APiccadilly
Yep because the only people who ever cross the border are tourists!

Crow “ Which says to me they weren't making enough money in fines so if they're vague enough more people will break the rules and get fined for misinterpretation. ”

This.

Lilac that bit was just glaringly obvious. The rules have been open to interpretation for the whole of lockdown. Those who were frightened viewed them rigidly (whether that be for health reasons or worry of being fined) and those who were less afraid went about their lives. The government needed that to happen so that many would stay home due to fear but a minority who continued to go out other than for work would continue spreading the virus but at a slower rate. Seems to me herd immunity has always been the plan - otherwise a full, strict lockdown would've been implemented. Those of us who interpreted it less rigidly thus spread the virus AND served as a means of extra income through fines.

The same will now continue only at higher rates as the guidelines are even more vague than before.

Crow “ Seems to me herd immunity has always been the plan - otherwise a full, strict lockdown would've been implemented. Those of us who interpreted it less rigidly thus spread the virus AND served as a means of extra income through fines.”

I wish they would say “herd immunity”. I don’t think it’s possible that’s what they want really, when hospitality has no chance of opening before July. And gatherings of 2 - doesn’t shout “herd immunity” to me.

Lilac I think they want herd immunity to happen gradually as the message still stands that they don't want to overwhelm the NHS. Schools will start to reopen June then hospitality in July and so on, thus a slow spread over the course of the next few months before we hit flu season.

Just looking at the 50pp plan.

it really isn't herd immunity. It's "hide from the virus and wreck the economy".