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Coronavirus - how is it/has it affected you?

I'm really struggling today. I've been quarantined since the 6th of March apart from the one day before the lockdown started (62 days). I've been alone since then going out once every 10 days for food and that's it.

Today was supposed to be my first day In Barbados. That, combined with noticing people ignoring the rules when I can't bring myself to, has really taken it's toll.
 
DanFST said:
I'm really struggling today. I've been quarantined since the 6th of March apart from the one day before the lockdown started (62 days). I've been alone since then going out once every 10 days for food and that's it.

Today was supposed to be my first day In Barbados. That, combined with noticing people ignoring the rules when I can't bring myself to, has really taken it's toll.
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Moving there or holiday?
Yes, I can see how you're miffed about it. Good on you for doing it right though (y) Can you not take some exercise outside?
 
I am going into a strange situation. Next month, PCP on the car runs out. We ‘exchanged’ for another brand. Then Covid hit.

Now old car can’t take it away and new car can’t be delivered. I can’t pay the balloon payment either.

Will be a long call to the pcp finance at Santander.. not sure how it will be resolved
 
SocketRocket said:
Moving there or holiday?
Yes, I can see how you're miffed about it. Good on you for doing it right though (y) Can you not take some exercise outside?
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A holiday. I've been working super hard and long hours since January 2019 in a new company (typically 60+ hour weeks). This was my first real break apart from a 4 day weekend here and there.

I've been exercising in the garden, but maybe a walk might help. I really just want to talk to someone with a beer, I don't care how far away they are. I'm not sure how people can also ignore the rules, Not about me, just I can't imagine how i could cope if I ended up infecting someone and someone lost a family member.
 
DanFST said:
I'm really struggling today. I've been quarantined since the 6th of March apart from the one day before the lockdown started (62 days). I've been alone since then going out once every 10 days for food and that's it.

Today was supposed to be my first day In Barbados. That, combined with noticing people ignoring the rules when I can't bring myself to, has really taken it's toll.
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Stay safe Dan... There'll be plenty of opportunities for a holiday around the corner...
 
Mudball said:
I am going into a strange situation. Next month, PCP on the car runs out. We ‘exchanged’ for another brand. Then Covid hit.

Now old car can’t take it away and new car can’t be delivered. I can’t pay the balloon payment either.

Will be a long call to the pcp finance at Santander.. not sure how it will be resolved
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I'd expect them to be surprisingly flexible and accommodating. My company lease car goes back june 30, my wife's june 15. In both cases it has been yes sir, no sir, whatever you want sir. My wife is taking a rolling monthly extension for up to 6 months on her car, notice to return is days not a month. I'm going to buy mine but they offered the same options to me.

Don't be worried, they are more afraid of you right now than they other way around. They are expecting a lot of returns, cancellations and bad debt.
 
HomerJSimpson said:
Had my worse day since this started. Came home and had a good cry
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Take care Homer... we will get thru this.. - it is difficult to keep personal, family and team morale up during these times. I had my wobble last week, I lost a few deals when they got pulled after signature. This week an angel came from nowhere and looks like I may be able to keep team working in a few days. There is a God and we will get out of this.

.. and thank you for doing your bit to keep the wheel turning at the hospital.
 
DanFST said:
A holiday. I've been working super hard and long hours since January 2019 in a new company (typically 60+ hour weeks). This was my first real break apart from a 4 day weekend here and there.

I've been exercising in the garden, but maybe a walk might help. I really just want to talk to someone with a beer, I don't care how far away they are. I'm not sure how people can also ignore the rules, Not about me, just I can't imagine how i could cope if I ended up infecting someone and someone lost a family member.
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get out and have a walk if you can (ideally somewhere with some nature albeit might be hard where you are), do you have someone you can facetime/skype for a virtual beer or two until you can do the real thing?

if you need to rant/get it off the chest etc feel free to pm
 
fundy said:
doesnt sound good Homie, things got worse at your ICU?
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Lost a former colleague overnight and just hit me like a ton of bricks. Same age of me and someone I'd worked with my entire NHS career and use to go for a beer with every now and then. We're back up to 27 cases (and still a lot from ethnic backgrounds) and too very long days trying to strip out theatres we'd taken over for a planned scale back although the consensus from a few consultants is its too soon but the trust want to get back to operating more or less as normal.
 
HomerJSimpson said:
Lost a former colleague overnight and just hit me like a ton of bricks. Same age of me and someone I'd worked with my entire NHS career and use to go for a beer with every now and then. We're back up to 27 cases (and still a lot from ethnic backgrounds) and too very long days trying to strip out theatres we'd taken over for a planned scale back although the consensus from a few consultants is its too soon but the trust want to get back to operating more or less as normal.
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Sorry to hear :( sound like you could do with a beer yourself. you got some time off over the BH or you back in tomorrow?
 
fundy said:
Sorry to hear :( sound like you could do with a beer yourself. you got some time off over the BH or you back in tomorrow?
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Day off tomorrow. First time I've not worked a full 5 day week (bar the 7 day medical suspension) since January so lie in, bacon sarnie for brekkie and some short game work in the garden and a few rays and a beer to some tunes on Spotify and I'll raise a glass to my mate as well. All good in as much as my wife and my loved ones are all good but a little bit of a reality shock how it really can take people you know so quickly
 
HomerJSimpson said:
Lost a former colleague overnight and just hit me like a ton of bricks. Same age of me and someone I'd worked with my entire NHS career and use to go for a beer with every now and then. We're back up to 27 cases (and still a lot from ethnic backgrounds) and too very long days trying to strip out theatres we'd taken over for a planned scale back although the consensus from a few consultants is its too soon but the trust want to get back to operating more or less as normal.
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Good luck and best wishes and hope it quietens down.
 
A good night sleep, tea in bed and a lie in, bacon butty and brown sauce and HID making home made sausage rolls. Today seems infinitely better than yesterday and having had a cry and got it all out I feel infinitely better today. Thanks to the forum support. Meant a lot. Got a street VE party, well sitting at the end of the garden path and observing social distancing to enjoy this afternoon and we've had a Spitfire fly overhead about 45 minutes ago. Onwards and upwards
 
Just had a call from my mum, Dad's just received the news his best friend since childhood, so a good 65+ years has passed away yesterday. Dad is doing his usual im fine getting on with things attitude but has today started new projects at home that don't need doing in a bid to keep himself busy and stop thinking or speaking about it. They were literally like brothers, went to school together, worked together, played football together. Made all the more harder because seems he possibly won't be allowed to the funeral as its family only, the reason that's worse is it means only 2 people will be there to remember him.. Feel for the old fella right now and would love to go help him with those jobs even in silence just so he knows he has someone there with him..
 
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