Guilt Free Railing 7

[WouldBeGood]

Perhaps needed

I had just made the decision to try to stop wfh as I was lonely....

I understand that. This has hit at such a bad time for so many. And even if its not a bad time, its just so surreal and strange i dont think anyone knows what to make of it. And its going on and on with no respite. I'm sorry your feeling shit.

Thanks for the sympathy folks. This is surreal. I feel pretty weird.

It is surreal @Grellbunt

@titsintiers

I think we're all grieving the life we used to live, in one way or another *@ssd*

Oh god yes this!!!!

I miss booking holidays without added stress of is it going to get cancelled and that's just in the UK!

We are due away soon I haven't booked anything other than accommodation I don't have the energy to do it so it's probably going to be a lot of picnics!

Struggling to find a holiday for the summer as I have no idea how able dh will be.

How is he today @Groovee?

Do you get school holidays off, or just a couple of weeks?

Sorry to hear so many are struggling . It is a really weird time. I was feeling quite upbeat for me a few weeks ago, but having had a few weeks of reduced restrictions, I'm feeling myself get grumpy again. I think it's me worrying that we're going to go back up tiers again, and even now, in the unimaginable luxury of tier 2, things are still shit.

It was DSs birthday at the weekend and we went to a cat cafe as a treat It was pretty relaxed, but we were only allowed to take masks off when actually eating/drinking, and one of the other guests was really twitchy about social distancing, which made it quite fraught as it wasn't a huge place. The cats were fine, and happy to be stroked by whoever! He had his legally mandated 2 friends in our house for a party. Which, to be fair is pretty much all I can cope with... silver linings and all that. He really wanted to have a small group to do something violent like laser quest or bowling, but that was Right Out (like it was last year, when that's also what he wanted). Maybe next year...

It just seems that things are so stressful and the lack of spontaneity is quite draining for me. I finally got round to booking a short break in York for the end of the month yesterday, and by the time I'd sorted the £££££ hotel, train (the socially distanced seat reservations have put us in 2 separate carriages) and a couple of activities DH started fretting that we wouldn't be allowed to go anyway. So now we're going to be on tenterhooks whether we'll actually make it, and even if we do, whether there will be availability to do anything when we get there, because I don't want to book too much in case we can't go.... It's all a bit pants. And there's no availability for Betty's on the days we're there I've had to go on the sodding waiting list for a random midweek day 3 weeks from now. That can't be right.

@ResilienceWanker

Would paintball be an option? There's mini paintball up to age 12 ish at Battlezone?Edi....

Thanks grellbunt! Hadn't realised children could do that (having seen bruises sustained by the adult version!). Not sure he'd be up for physically shooting his mates (laser is totally different, apparently ) but I will see what he thinks. Trouble with these outdoor places is that access is a right PITA if you don't have a car, but that's just our problem and we can sort something out if it's a yes.

Ah yes. W/o a car would be tricky.... it's a few miles out of Kirkliston...

I’m glad you are having a good holiday @shouldistop

Good to hear that Mr G was getting the staples out. I hope it went ok @Groovee?

I agree I just want life back without track and trace, booking stuff and bloody masks.

Yes the masks

I spent an hour at an event at the weekend and my cheeks were burning hot with it. I REALLY feel for people who have to wear them more often/longer. It stops me going out actually. I'd rather just stay at home.

Been to M&S for a birthday cake and treats for ds’ birthday.. all fine until the crazed system for allowing one to pay.. resulted in me being shepherded up to one end of the checkouts then back to where I’d come from, with a woman anxiously instructing me through a mask so I couldn’t hear the roolz properly. Anyway, end result of said roolz is that my filthy germs were spread successfully round a much bigger area. Nuts.

*i am NOT blaming shop staff for this lunacy, and am always polite to them, if slightly bemused.

I hate wearing masks. Had to wear one in work all day when heavily pregnant last year. Horrible and make my glasses steam up.
I'm really hoping when I go back to work in January they'll be done away with.

Lunacy is the word.

I cannot be doing with it.

I think I've gone into a proper 'shop' (i.e. not a supermarket) once since this all started, and found it so much hassle (lunatic one-way systems that sometimes left you trapped, sanitising, distancing etc.) that I haven't been back. I really can't be bothered with it all, so until they get rid of all the nonsense (and I include mask wearing in that - hate having to shout at people to have a conversation) I'll stick to ordering from Amazon. It's a shame really as I used to quite enjoy browsing for a nice outfit. But not when they make the experience so stressful!

The lack of spontanaity is bursting my head.
I finally managed to book a slot at the pool for DS, a week in advance and apparently they only allow two families in at a time.

I have a week holiday booked, a week at home I need to plan, book stuff for. It really does my head in.

I’m not going out again!

Yes. I used to love a bit of spontaneity. Waking up and seeing the weather's good and deciding we could get on a train and go somewhere. Go to a nice looking cafe for lunch. Maybe go to a castle or a museum or browse some shops. We can't really do that now, with prebooking, and timed slots and queues and whatnot - and the browsing isn't fun when you're treated as if you're a walking germ pit. (Not purposefully - but that's what the masks and sanitisers and distancing makes me feel... "get out of our shop as soon as you can, having given us your electronic money, and don't for goodness sake infect anyone else"). I know it's not the end of the world, and there may well still be available spaces if you walk up, but it's just more mental load, adds to things to be anxious about, and it takes lots of the fun away for me. Bleargh.

Also, apparently Historic Scotland have just realised that lots of their properties have dangerous masonry ready to fall on people from a great height, so they've closed them - or bits of them. So that's another (free) thing that we could have done that we now can't. Not that I fancy getting crushed by a wobbly gargoyle, to be honest, but it would break the tedium a bit...

Thars exactly it @ResilienceWanker. I hate being constantly made to feel as if I’m bad and filthy (and not in a good way 🤣)

I’m going to quite Historic Scotland as I can’t be arsed with all their pish.

Quit. Not quite.

But @ResilienceWanker if you get crushed with masonry and have to go to hospital,there is a chance you might catch covid.

I've got a Lake District weekend planned with a couple of friends. I think it's too late to bring in any decrees that would impact it, but what with that and my new found obsession with being contacted by Track and Trace, it's hard to generate much enthusiasm for future events.

Although reading the pool booking shenanigans I'm glad I plumped for David Lloyd membership. Hardly any tedious restrictions and outdoor pool never usually busy.

You filthy hussy, wouldbegood