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Coronavirus - how is it/has it affected you?

Right now, for me, burgers are being eaten sandwiched between leaves of little gem lettuce... Early signs indicate it's aiding my aim of reversing decline to T2D... Still not convinced though, it's anywhere near as tasty when served in a brioche bun... And, of course, no beer to assist digestion...
 
My MiL manages her day-to-day money by occasionally transferring money from her savings account into her current account. She only ever does that in a branch of the bank. And she also usually withdraws money in a branch, Her current account is running low, and she wants to get some money to us by writing a cheque.

She can't go into town as she is 90. And she doesn't have a ATM card for her savings account. She doesn't use her mobile; she doesn't have a smartphone; she doesn't have broadband; she doesn't have a computer/ipad etc; she doesn't have email. My BiL is with her but he is oddly clueless with this sort of stuff. So we are having to work out how to get her to accept us getting on-line banking set up for her and doing a transfer

But she won't want my wife or my BiL to know how much she has in savings...she's from South Yorkshire :)

Is there another way...?
 
Liverpoolphil said:
Some of the masts we are using have been vandalised , one set on fire but thankfully not too much damage but one mast was damaged that bad knocking a quite a lot of carriers offline for a couple of days. A lot of the masts always have “flat earthers” etc there hanging around - same with wind farms
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If you could see the size of my nephew I should think they thought better of trying to cause damage. I'd cross the road to avoid him if I didn't know him!
 
SwingsitlikeHogan said:
My MiL manages her day-to-day money by occasionally transferring money from her savings account into her current account. She only ever does that in a branch of the bank. And she also usually withdraws money in a branch, Her current account is running low, and she wants to get some money to us by writing a cheque.

She can't go into town as she is 90. And she doesn't have a ATM card for her savings account. She doesn't use her mobile; she doesn't have a smartphone; she doesn't have broadband; she doesn't have a computer/ipad etc; she doesn't have email. My BiL is with her but he is oddly clueless with this sort of stuff. So we are having to work out how to get her to accept us getting on-line banking set up for her and doing a transfer

But she won't want my wife or my BiL to know how much she has in savings...she's from South Yorkshire :)

Is there another way...?
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You could transfer some money into her current account for now and sort it out later.
 
SocketRocket said:
You could transfer some money into her current account for now and sort it out later.
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Seems like a sensible option. If you can spare the cash ofc just stick enough to cover her bills

Maybe when she gets the chance just stick enough to cover 6 months into the current account if she has it so less trips needed aswell
 
SwingsitlikeHogan said:
My MiL manages her day-to-day money by occasionally transferring money from her savings account into her current account. She only ever does that in a branch of the bank. And she also usually withdraws money in a branch, Her current account is running low, and she wants to get some money to us by writing a cheque.

She can't go into town as she is 90. And she doesn't have a ATM card for her savings account. She doesn't use her mobile; she doesn't have a smartphone; she doesn't have broadband; she doesn't have a computer/ipad etc; she doesn't have email. My BiL is with her but he is oddly clueless with this sort of stuff. So we are having to work out how to get her to accept us getting on-line banking set up for her and doing a transfer

But she won't want my wife or my BiL to know how much she has in savings...she's from South Yorkshire :)

Is there another way...?
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Tell her to keep the money - at least for a few months! I presume you don't depend on her money!

Then the only issue is how SHE can manage to get cash. I'd suggest you contact the bank and explain. They'll be able to see the transfers and where the withdrawls were made, then advise on how best to proceed. I suspect there will be a sizeable number of folk in a situation similar to her - here the occasional trip to a bank for 'old-style' transactions has been part of their 'social life' for years! I know my MiL was like that too!
 
bluewolf said:
No mate, no. A chip butty is when the chips (mushy peas optional) are on buttered bread. A chip barm is more of a snack on its own. Only bettered by a pie barm, with brown sauce!

And don’t make me tell the story of the chip shape barm again ?
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Sorry, completely lost me there especially when you introduced the butter thing and the pie.
I knew this would get difficult with people North of The M42.
 
SocketRocket said:
Thought deaths were up.
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The numbers that were announced today included deaths that potentially happened days ago over the weekend or even last month as it says in the article

Below is a graph of the deaths on the day they happened

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As you can see there appears to be a peak 10 days ago or so but reducing

Same with the cases - reducing. Less people in ICU and beds now so there are shoots of light appearing
 
I’m out and about everywhere, and I can tell you, factually, that driving through Camden and up Seven Sisters, you wouldn’t have known there was a lock down, the streets, not roads, were rammed! The parks were rammed, football games, sunbathing, large groups 8+ gathered together, adults & youths, so no differentials, but the larger groups of adults (early 20’s) and I mean large as in 20, were all Asian, who obviously think they’re immune.

Same in the parks along Putney, absolutely rammed.

Throughout my day traveling the M6, M5, M42, M40, M25 today and everything in between, there were more cars on the road today than I’ve seen for weeks, and that was supported by the radio’s traffic news being 200 times different than it has been, announcing accidents and CONGESTION!

If the government base any decisions on what they see in London and it’s suburbs, then don’t get your hopes up, as it’s totally different to what I see everywhere else across the country.
 
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