Howay the lasses - it's thread (but hopefully not tier) 3!

[PennyDreadfuI]

Haway if you're in Sunderland, of course

@Shitfuckoh

Well DS2 is fine this morning. I got a call mid school run letting me know he was on his way back. Apparently there's a positive case in his bubble so he needs to isolate His school already fully closed & only reopened after half term!

Please he's feeling better. Such a shame about having to isolate though! It definitely seems to feel like there are more cases in educational settings at the moment!

One of our neighbours has tested positive after looking after their grandchildren who were also positive but didn't show any symptoms and were only tested to see if they'd passed it to the grandparents. It's really worried me as DS is looked after by grandparents two days a week and I would hate to think they would become ill as a result.

@PickAChew
Fantastic news! Aw, bet you were out the house as soon as you received that news

@Someaddedsugar
Yeah it's defo a difficult time for everyone regarding nurserys/schools. It's my 2nd lot of isolating with the DC now. The good thing about when his school fully closed last time was we could still get out, as he wasn't a close contact.

They haven't said but he told me Monday that his teacher wasn't in as she was poorly. The positive case was ''a member of staff''. Just makes you wonder how many children are either showing no symptoms or showing different symptoms to the adult ones, yet still going to school etc.
Bubbles popping all over the place here.

Not had chance to get out as the email came through just before I started cooking tea but I'm going for a bloody long walk, tomorrow, once sainsburys have been!

Well it’s now my turn to self isolate, the bubble I’m lunch supervisor for closed today. I’m going to make the Christmas cake tomorrow. I’m really going to miss my daily walk.

I made mine, today, @iggyace. After a blustery but much relished walk to the arnison centre and back! (not appreciating the lack of loos, though. I can't get back through the front door fast enough!)

My eldest son's isolation finishes tomorrow. We also made our Christmas cake to pass the time and I also managed to give birth to my now youngest son as well certainly kept the elder two entertained while they've been stuck in the house!

Well, congratulations, @noseringGirl!🎉

Congratulations @NoseringGirl.

Congratulations @NoseringGirl

Congratulations from me as well

Congratulations NoseringGirl.
PickAChew pleased about negative result.
Are the toilets in Sainsbury’s at Arnison centre not open? I haven’t been since new lockdown.

I haven't been in sainsburys, either, @MissEWeatherwax but the top floor of markses is shut!

That’s ridiculous, toilets are essential. I don’t agree with M&S upstairs being shut.

I know. They've brought the kids wear and undies downstairs, so you might as well go upstairs for it.

@NoseringGirl congratulations!!!

The toilets in Sainsbury's are open for anyone heading to the Arnison Centre.

I ended up in there this morning because the markses queue was completely disproportionate to what I needed!

Thank you, Someaddedsugar! Vital information for me as I have Ulcerative Colitis!

Pleased that Sainsbury’s toilets open. I can’t face going back to queuing, not in the cold and rain. I had to queue for chemist the other day for a repeat prescription. 10 minutes in the cold and dark.
The weather is so depressing, I am forgetting what the sun looks like.

Seems like so long ago since I was anywhere near a store with queues.

The last time I saw one was at the Arnison centre back in August but even then it was only Nike & Wilko. I think Mcdonalds had a queue outside too!

Is it pretty bad for queues everywhere at the moment then? What a depressing thought & thing to have to do, in this weather.

I suppose closing M&S upstairs saves cleaning and makes it easier to weather staff being off for lockdown rules.
Does anyone know whether the Potterhouse tip has queues at the moment?

Is there ever no McDonald’s queue? No ones been complaining on the local Facebook page, so I don’t think the queue for Potterhouse tip is bad, never see any cars leaving. I would chance it, but not at weekend.
Our County Durham figures don’t look that bad, but I can see them putting us in tier 3.
But I am a realist and depressed.

@TheSilveryPussycat if you go first thing the tip's pretty quiet but it does get busy around lunchtime.

There were no queues anywhere this morning but people manning all doors of the shops that are open so I imagine there could have been a queue later on (I went at 8.30 and left at 9.15).

There was a queue at the Fram Greggs though

If anyone's local to Witton Gilbert another piece of animal wall art has appeared after the appearance of the white tiger in Sacriston. This time it's a butterfly on the end of the terraces next to the Glendenning Arms pub.

@Someaddedsugar, he has got his own Facebook page now. He’s got another wall lined up, the wall owner is canvassing for ideas of image.