Wolf
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Definitely less chance of getting shot or stabbed ?
As for looks you maybe be right there to mind you Mrs Wolf does have another very attractive female cousin, but is always single... Must be a typical Thornton heath psycho ?
Coping with Self-Isolation
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As for looks you maybe be right there to mind you Mrs Wolf does have another very attractive female cousin, but is always single... Must be a typical Thornton heath psycho ?
I run a small business, it is mine and my wifes. We have had to close for 1 or 2 days previously due to snow but no more than that. If I am not in, if we can not open, if we can not ship out then we would be in major, major trouble. I would work a way around it where possible as no business = no income.
In terms of how would I cope with 2 weeks off in theory, no problem.
Very important people don't go into panic mode right now. Don't forget, if you are fit and healthy you will likely brush this off. Not long until the weather warms off and viruses tend to disappear anyway.
In terms of how would I cope with 2 weeks off in theory, no problem.
Very important people don't go into panic mode right now. Don't forget, if you are fit and healthy you will likely brush this off. Not long until the weather warms off and viruses tend to disappear anyway.
Tashyboy
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Oh bless ya, it's difficult to say what you would and wouldn't do, but like I mentioned I have a few things bought today should the situation arise. Still got 3 boxes of masks in the garage front the SARS episode. ?
Sent a message to a pal who lives between Milan and Como. He says all is well. his son is gutted because the pub had to shut early due to the isolation lock down. ?
SwingsitlikeHogan
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I have no idea what he is going to do or whether he has been advised to do anything. I will ask him. He is on holiday with a group of mates - his wife and daughter are at home. BTW - Aberdeen and Glasgow have airports from which you can fly to Italy
Bunkermagnet
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Thornton Heath is nothing compared to Angel Town, the North Peckham Estate or the Stockwell Park Estate of the 80's/90's. Even now whats left of them isn't that pleasant still
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SwingsitlikeHogan
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Indeed - but if you are infected you might pass it on to one less fit and healthy. And that's what my brother, my Sis-in-Law and niece have to consider.
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We have been cut off by snow several times since we moved to current house. Quite enjoyed it as long as there is food in! Can still work as long as internet is working. All contacts use Skype/MS Teams and all docs in the Cloud, so it's actually more convenient than commuting!
SwingsitlikeHogan
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are you stock-piling food then
And would you stop anyone coming to your house and meeting up with you?Marshy77
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Just got engaged and now in isolation together - I'm sure they'll be ok.
Wolf
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The future MiL as a 3rd wheel though.... Just have to be a bit quiet... ?
Jamesbrown
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Would relish in my own company binge watching tv and eating crap tv. I’ve considered getting a quick cheap return to China for a paid two week holiday laying in bed. I’ve always enjoyed being alone though.
stefanovic
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Keep away from crowds for the time being, especially at football.
Read all those unread books you have.
Read all those unread books you have.
SwingsitlikeHogan
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Matt Hancock telling us today that self-isolation means no contact with anybody.
As I work from home I'd be OK on the work front. But will my Mrs be advised to not travel in to Waterloo and by Underground for her work...and as she is essentially on a zero hours contract - though notionally two days a week - if her work tells her to not come in will they keep paying her for the two days? And could really knacker my son's income if nightclubs and venues cancel events...worrying.
As I work from home I'd be OK on the work front. But will my Mrs be advised to not travel in to Waterloo and by Underground for her work...and as she is essentially on a zero hours contract - though notionally two days a week - if her work tells her to not come in will they keep paying her for the two days? And could really knacker my son's income if nightclubs and venues cancel events...worrying.
Is that not self explanatory? I suppose he does have to explain it but even so........
Tashyboy
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Good time to be a City fan ??
SwingsitlikeHogan
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Well you'd imagine so - but see the experience of the caller to LBC - a central heating service engineer who - called out to service a boiler - mentioned to his customer (who had been out of the country) jokingly that it was just as well she hadn't been in China. Well she hadn't - she was just back from Hong Kong and was self-isolating. Doh!
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Guess if someone is infected at an airport then chances of spread are very high, for example those trays you put electronics etc through the scanner get touched by dozens every hour, they don't get cleaned.
Although most will brush it off, that's not a reason to be nonchalent, it is killing a good number of people.
As a type 1 diabetic (albeit I'm pretty healthy) corona virus does bother me a little bit as apparently my immune system isn't quite as robust as others to fight it.
You imagine it will become a pandemic as despite best intentions from most countries we know what an awful lot of people are like - self important - 'I've got to be at that meeting' or 'I have to fly to trans Atlantic tomorrow', people don't think of others when they have an illness that they can cope with, their to do list is always more important.
2 weeks isolation wouldn't bother me, read books, learn a new language, films, play musical instruments etc, I have had a few surgeries in recent years with 2 week recovery periods at home - time always flies in. If you are really sick then I guess you'll be relocated to hospital.
Although most will brush it off, that's not a reason to be nonchalent, it is killing a good number of people.
As a type 1 diabetic (albeit I'm pretty healthy) corona virus does bother me a little bit as apparently my immune system isn't quite as robust as others to fight it.
You imagine it will become a pandemic as despite best intentions from most countries we know what an awful lot of people are like - self important - 'I've got to be at that meeting' or 'I have to fly to trans Atlantic tomorrow', people don't think of others when they have an illness that they can cope with, their to do list is always more important.
2 weeks isolation wouldn't bother me, read books, learn a new language, films, play musical instruments etc, I have had a few surgeries in recent years with 2 week recovery periods at home - time always flies in. If you are really sick then I guess you'll be relocated to hospital.
Tashyboy
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Reading a BBC article yesterday which someone gave a link to the National geographical mag. They have done an excellent write up on the Corona/ Covid 19 virus. In it they talk about how it affects the system, how it is passed. A very good read indeed.
Tashyboy
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https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/science-and-technology/2020/02/heres-what-coronavirus-does-body - Here’s what coronavirus does to the body
hopefully that’s the link
hopefully that’s the link
