Coronavirus - how is it/has it affected you?

SwingsitlikeHogan said:
Just got added to a WhatsAppp group set up by a neighbour for the residents in our road - so we can support each other - especially those elderly and vulnerable neighbours who will find themselves isolating from today or this weekend. But it's for us all #comingtogether
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The church group in our village set something similar up for the whole village at the weekend. It is heart-warming to see how many signed up to help and I think they were really surprised. Leaflets to all houses with those over 70 delivered yesterday and a similar delivery in the village newsletter next week. A nice tonic to counter the selfish me me me attitude of panic-buying etc.
 
SocketRocket said:
I do have concerns for the possible millions of people who will now find themselves unemployed with no income. I can only assume they will be claiming benefits and the way the system will be bogged down processing claims.
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I think that's an extremely valid concern, considering the Universal Credit system takes 5 weeks to get people their first payment andnthe interim period requires a minimum of 2 x face to face meetings for I. D to set up claim and a follow on work set up meeting, the system simply is not going to cope with the huge influx of claims and with social distancing being required is going to mean changes to the current processes.

I'm in a strange predicament myself my contracts run out in 2 weeks which is fine as that was the plan as I'm going back to fully employed but within a role for the M.O.D which is due to start in 2 weeks. However if we go lock down im in the limbo of no longer being self employed but in employment that I may not be able to start. Fortunately the benefit if being self employed i have put some away and can survive but there's going ot be many others like me starting or due to start new jobs that won't end up going ahead, they're going to be stuck for help. I believe Boris is doing the right thing but ultimately this will devistate a lot of households.
 
Hobbit said:
Spain has followed Italy. All mortgage repayments are frozen. No interest to be added.

A government that puts people before big business?
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I was talking to my wife this morning about this being a very good step to take. Let's face it UK banks owe the public after being bailed out after the crash, this is moral payback time. This would remove a huge pressure from people.
 
SwingsitlikeHogan said:
A bit like Johnson yesterday when talking with potential manufacturers of ventilators referring to it as Operation Last Gasp...

Apparently laughter was in short supply...when things are very grim definitely best to avoid jokes or sarcasm...even when trying to lighten the mood.
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I was always brought up with you need to laugh when times are grim and there is laughter/humour in everything. Helps to relax and release tense moments.

So tend to laugh when things are bad. However on a forum or with people you don't really know, it doesn't work.

Things are mentally quiet out there with very few new enquires for most business areas I see. Many are going to go bust.

I hope the government will step in and order a 'freeze period' or in due course will almost need to do a money printing exercise and 'mail shot the money' to business & individuals as we come out of this, in x months time., to kick start the economy
 
Hobbit said:
Spain has followed Italy. All mortgage repayments are frozen. No interest to be added.

A government that puts people before big business?

Edit; several private landlords have just posted on FB, no rent payments required whilst they don't have to pay mortgages on their properties.
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Which is all fine and well but my mortgage is paid off but I do have two separate loans, what happens with them.
 
Pets at home is out of the cat food I normally buy. I will try another shop tonight on my way home. Can't have hungry mogs, and I don't want to feed them with rubbish from Whiskas and such.
 
The french have just announced that Ibuprofen can exaberate the symptons and to only take paracetamol, so to all those who haev stock piled Iborofen :LOL:
 
spongebob59 said:
The french have just announced that Ibuprofen can exaberate the symptons and to only take paracetamol, so to all those who haev stock piled Iborofen :LOL:
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I was told something similar yesterday and also told that gargling with warm salt water or vinegar can have a positive effect on the virus in the back of the throat area before it has a chance to progress further into the respiratory tract
 
murphthemog said:
Pets at home is out of the cat food I normally buy. I will try another shop tonight on my way home. Can't have hungry mogs, and I don't want to feed them with rubbish from Whiskas and such.
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Was talking about this the other day. Food aisles cleared out in local asda but pet food hardly touched. Are people not thinking about their pets when stockpiling for months indoors.
 
murphthemog said:
Pets at home is out of the cat food I normally buy. I will try another shop tonight on my way home. Can't have hungry mogs, and I don't want to feed them with rubbish from Whiskas and such.
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We always buy in bulk with 30kgs at a time (2 Labradors after all!) and recently changed their food. It didn't suit Daisy so we ordered something different for her which was fine so ordered some more. Our spare room resembles a pet shop but as it turns out it may not be a bad thing!
 
HomerJSimpson said:
I was told something similar yesterday and also told that gargling with warm salt water or vinegar can have a positive effect on the virus in the back of the throat area before it has a chance to progress further into the respiratory tract
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Can you explain a positive effect on the virus , should we gargle with warm salt water or not ?
 
Just visualised that stiff lead and empty collar jokey thing of a few years ago.
'What, you can't see my dog'

On another tac
Residents in my mothers new care home not allowed visitors and confined to rooms.
She is OK with it but the dementia patients being allowed to roam at will are really piddling her off.:love:
 
Just had to pick my daughter up from school with a temperature and shortness of breath. called the GP as advised by NHS 24 and been told because she doesn't have a persistent cough we have to wait 24 hours and see if she has anymore symptoms before self isolating. Also been told they won't be doing any more tests unless in the high risk category
 
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