Coronavirus ROI/NI part 3

[YoungsterIwish]

The 3rd thread

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/craicnet/3874978-Coronavirus-in-ROI-NI-part-2?pg=40

@4Naan Yes, really struggling with the restricted distance thing as I haven't seen my parents in weeks...and currently will be 20 July before that's allowed. And then keeping 2 metres away...

Don't care about the bars/cinemas etc compared to that

All the activities and nights out pale in comparison to missing the people we love. There’s just me and my youngest at home. She has SN and conversation is limited. Thank goodness for Mumsnet for a place where we can ‘put the world to rights’ and the internet so we can speak to friends and family. Can you imagine what it would have been like if this happened 25yrs ago?!

Checking in. I’m in a bad mood today. The weather is rotten so we’ve been stuck in all day and I’m fed up. DD and I were supposed to be meeting up in the park with a friend and her daughter - the first time either DD or I have seen a friend since lockdown began. The weather out paid to that idea and I’m miffed.

I have no idea from one day to the next what day or date it is right now, but it just hit me this week that we are almost through May. Normally at this time of year I would be in full “worst end of year mom” mode (a la Jen Hatmaker’s hilariously true blog post) and yet here we are and we’re expected to keep going with homeschooling for another 5 weeks. We’ve all lost the will to live.

Thank you YoungsterIwish for the new thread.

Hi all
Thanks for starting the new thread @YoungsterIwish

Wow another new thread. Great.
I wasnt one for nights out but I go to quite a lot of concerts 3 sometimes 4 a year. I would gladly never go again to cuddle my family again. I miss human contact.
@AvocaLove hang on in there, like a book says, not forever but for now.
Watching a thing on W.W.2 on RTE 2. It's quite interesting. One of of those things you turn on by accident a d get sucked into it.

I have decided I am going to see my parents next week or maybe the week after.

I will put a load of dinners for their freezer in a cool bag in the car and do a welfare check.

There is no one else in the family any closer to them and none of us have broken the rules to visit.

I'm watching the Dominic Cummings thing in the UK in horrified fascination. 250 miles is like Cork to Newry, that's a long way with a sick child and a chance of taking ill on the way, let alone breaking 'the rules'. Nothing similar seems to have happened here, has it?
My neighbour had drinks in the garden last week, her dd and grandson were there yesterday, her sister with the big car was there today. They are really annoying. It's super windy, not drinks outside weather.

A politician or adviser breaking the rules in Ireland would be spotted very quickly and they know it.

With the Torys large majority in the U.K. they can just ignore public opinion and back Dominic Cummings over here they are trying to form a government do can’t afford to piss everyone off.

Dd(10) and I had an illicit meet up in a park with her bff and her mum today. The girls have been missing each other so much it was lovely to see them. They were so good socially distancing while desperate to run off and chat. I hope you and your dd get to do it soon Avoca.

I'm disappointed we had to cancel our garden catch up with my parents and brothers. We will hopefully do it tomorrow fingers crossed for better weather.
We have cancelled our summer holidays and it looks increasingly likely that Pil won't be coming here at Christmas as if there is still quarantines / social distancing in place there won't be any point in them coming.. Luckily his Danish grandparents got a surprise trip here in feb past but he won't see his Danish uncles or cousins until at least next Easter now. (I'm a teacher so we are stuck to school holidays.)

This weekend last year we were at a big family wedding. It's hard to believe!

I know a lot of businesses are struggling and with the 2m distancing in place restaurants and cafe may not open but I do get slight rage when i hear them trying to pressure the government into reducing the distance. Some countries may have reduced the distancing wouldnt it make sense to see how they go first.
Easy for me to say I know, I am not sitting at home worrying about staff and bills and will I ever open again and what about the mortgage.

I know a lot of businesses are struggling and with the 2m distancing in place restaurants and cafe may not open but I do get slight rage when i hear them trying to pressure the government into reducing the distance.

I still can't see it happening as their insurance wouldn't cover any liability issues and the government won't underwrite it as it would be prohibitively expensive. Could you imagine the compensation claims?

I mean, the smoking ban came into effect to protect people from secondhand smoke and the Corona Virus is a hell of a lot worse than that.

It is 1 metre most places, that's the WHO advice. Our main street footpath is so narrow you can't pass at 2 metres distance, and because of on street parking can't step onto the road.
It would help cafes and restaurants if tables were closer together - but you can't wear a mask and drink a coffee.

Starting to think Sunday morning is not the time to go shopping, had to go to three shops before I found self raising flour and it was Odlums. I had to pay 3euro for flour. All the shops only had odlums but in one shop it was only a small bag, another shop only plain. Luckily it was quiet.

I had to get flour this morning for dp who makes pizzas from scratch on sundays, luckily I only needed plain flour as I noticed the self raising flour was all gone in my local Tesco also.

Anyone up north - if you have a Lynas store near you, they have flour aplenty in my local store. Sugar too. Haven’t had a problem getting stuff in there at all since lockdown, even when all the regular supermarkets have had empty shelves

I’d love strong flour. Got plenty of yeast but no strong flour and using plain flour in the bread maker turns out terrible loaves.

Cummings should be fired. Bit hard to preach to the nation if you’re sinning. Health minister in NZ broke the rules 3x and got to keep his job.

Yes haven't been able to get Strong flour since lockdown. I also need it for the bread maker. The bread doesn't rise with plain flour.

Finally watching me before you. Finished the book this morning. Any excuse to gawk at Brax from Home and away. Stephen peacock I think his real name is.

@avoca I don't suppose you know if lynas had baking powder... Can't find any at all in Belfast

Hi all, would appreciate your opinions... Living in NI, currently 33 wks pregnant, I've been WFH for the past 11 wks whilst also caring for our 2 yo at home. Partner has been working in Dublin for the whole pandemic (never furloughed), mingling with his co workers etc but adhering to social distancing as much as possible etc. Apparently though things have gotten much more lax, and I don't know how careful he really is when at work. He's also been to the driving range twice this week, does our weekly food shop in store etc. So he's the weak link in preventing exposure. I on the other hand have literally not even stepped into a shop in 12 weeks... I stay at home and the highlight of my day is the one walk around our development. His granny lives down south and isnt doing well (not covid related, just old age) and there's a real feeling she might not last long. He wants to drive down with his sibling next weekend to see her. He'll stay a couple of nights in his parents house. I feel I can't say no because if she dies and he doesn't see her that would be on my conscience. I'm also being pressured by my own parents to meet them outdoors so they can see their grandson. The guidance for NI seems so vague, but I'm also classed as vulnerable, so I'm trying to isolate as much as possible but feel that everyone around me is ruining my efforts anyhow.
Would you say anything about partner going home for the weekend? (it's a 5 hour drive so he can't really nip down and back in a day, plus he'd be exposed anyhow so does it matter how long he stays?!)
And what should I do about meeting my parents outdoors? They'll be taking toddler when I go into labour, but I'm thinking we'll then go back to isolating with new baby for who knows how long, and I don't think they'll accept that as they'll already have spent time with him during my labour, so why not after.
Arguments for and against welcome.

Oh I don’t know @Smurf123 - sorry! I have several tubs already so wasn’t looking. They had every type of flour except for strong bread flour (but I got that in Sainsburys), and every type of sugar. Have you checked places like the spar for baking powder? We’ve been lucky in getting random baking items like ground almonds in the spar!

@Smurf123 Try your local ethnic food shop We often find ‘hard to find’ items in a Polish or Indian shop.

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