University 2020 :9: And they're off, making hay while the sun shines.

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New thread, trying to be upbeat!

Old thread www.mumsnet.com/Talk/higher_education/3996883-University-2020-8-Use-the-CAGs-don-t-use-the-CAGs?pg=40

Sorry @KingscoteStaff, that came across like I was telling your DS off, who had sensibly ordered more pants!

I knew exactly what you meant! I think their Porters are getting Amazon fatigue!

@KingscoteStaff I chuckled at ordering pants!! Very sensible!

Ds test results came back......POSITIVE 😩😩😩😩😩

@Collision uuuurggh, hope he's ok. At least he knows now

@Collision i'm so sorry to hear your son is positive. Hopefully its just mild. That's annoying as hes been so careful as well bless him

@JumpingFrogs Thats good the flats calmed down. Now that covids on campus, hopefully people are going to be more careful.
I'm from Nottinghamshire, and its all up in the air right now. Nottingham could go on lockdown, or the whole county by this weekend. I'm hoping to get to lancaster in a couple of weeks time fingers crossed but not holding out much hope. And daughter had said to her younger sister covids hit 2 or 3 houses down :(

He looks and sounds awful.

He’s got a cough and university are sending food in for him. He’s washing his pants every day.

Hi I have joined Mumsnet just for this thread. I too have a son at Lancaster in County College so it's nice to see what's going on there and hearing about other people's experiences.

Woohoo! Finally got a text from DS! (He's been away 9 days)

"Hello. I’ve had lectures today and yesterday. All online however. The weather has been mild. Hope all is well at home"

AIBU to be slightly disappointed

@Thatsnotmine welcome to the thread! I hope your DS is settling in. Where abouts in County is he? DD is in a townhouse and doing well so far. We all loved campus when we visited. Do you live far away?

@TerfTerfTerf tbh I'm grateful for any communication with ds. I've had a few texts In response to mine just saying stop worrying! I learn more on mumsnet about uni life than from him!
Welcome @Thatsnotmine !

Yey for the text Terf - whilst brief it kinda covers all bases doesn't it?
Better than my friend who's DS sent first text saying "What r u sending?"
I think she's heard more in follow ups recently!
Both our DS have communicated a little on cooking updates so that seems a good opportunity for connection.
When my DS was little the only thing I could get out of him at the end of the school day was what did he have for lunch and he'd especially enjoy telling me about the puddings! (which I guess we didn't often have at home) - all that lovely sponge and chocolate custard!
So I guess it makes sense that one of our best chats since he left has been when he phoned to ask how to make cauliflower cheese for their shared lockdown roast dinner - I'm chuffed they did that together and hope it shows they made the best of things and are getting on quite well.
They are a bit concerned about one of their flatmates though related to drinking so hope they can get some support for him around that. I must suggest that student support services are a resource to draw upon.
It must be reasonably significant if DS is concerned as he's not exactly tea-total himself.
They all seem to have been thrown in to having quite a bit of responsibility in looking out for one another this year don't they, although I guess that's always the case to an extent.
Perhaps it will hasten maturity for many of them and I'm sure some close friendships will be forged too.

@Thatsnotmine pull up a chair! @Collision sorry to hear about DS - he's had a tough start, bless him. Maybe send him a surprise something in the post - I used to send hot chocolate hampers to DD's older siblings if they were unwell at uni

@BCBG I might do that but he doesn’t seem to have access to a kettle 😭😭

Morning I'm not sure on how to tag people yet in my replies. But thank you for the welcome. DS is in a townhouse in County and seems to have settled in well there are 8 girls and 4 boys. We live about 2 hours away so not too bad for the odd visit. We loved the feel of the place when we looked round back in January and I could see him fitting in well.

I'm amazed that so many of the Lancaster townhouses are 8 girls and four boys! Haven't heard any different ratios so far.

@Collision have a look at biscuiteers website, they send really cute biscuits

I was thinking the same @specialted! I wondered if all our DC are in the same house! They'd be mortified.

Lancaster has 49 positives and rising daily. My son's flat is isolating after one of them went out partying every night, and, against the rules went home once he got his positive test leaving the others (who hadnt been partying) to suffer 2 weeks stuck indoors due to his stupidity!

portal.lancaster.ac.uk/intranet/cms/coronavirus/covid-19-statistics

@specialted @chiormumoftwo it would be funny though if they were all in one townhouse

So stupid question alert here, but if one of our DC gets Covid and isolates for 14 days and recovers - but then another flat mate goes down with it in a few weeks time, would they have to isolate all over again?

@Collision, sorry to hear DS is covid+, hope the others are being supportive. I recommended a while back sending a parcel with parcel2go, I sent a big box (can be up to 60x30x30, mine was a bulk box I picked up from a supermarket) weighing 5kg for less than £5. I sent chocolate, crisps, pepperamis, peanut butter, wraps, the trainers he had forgotten etc. In the "Isolation Box" I am getting ready for him I have some books of models to make from Amazon - hopefully a big easier to make without equipment than the airfoil models he still likes to make on holiday. I have adult colouring and jigsaw puzzles ready for his girlfriend (her flat are all doing nursing or sports science so I got a puzzle of the human muscle system). Just a few things to do which are not screen based, and in the right flat, a puzzle could make a nice activity to have around.

@BCBG presumably yes 😩😩😩

Thanks @Monkey2001 will have a think about what to send him x