Good Evening Friday

Hello Rufus hope you are still OK. What with your carers coming in etc you cannot be really sure they won't be putting you at risk but what else can you do.

I was quite annoyed when I came home from my walk to find elderly brother in law visiting. He comes every couple of days - only lives down the road, but we did think he would stay at home at the moment.

Husband had not invited him inside and asked me to make them a drink which was consumed sitting out on the back lawn. We will not wash the mug used in with other washing up - this has been advised on line.

I did not join them and OH called out that he was keeping 1.5 metres away from him!

Husband tried to explain why visiting was not a good idea but it is very difficult to get through to some people.

I think I will have to place a "no visitors please" sign on the front gate.

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Hello there Rufus!

Nice to see you

Why should the population be exposed to criminals roaming the streets?
They will be the only ones roaming the streets, though!

I trust you've got a tape measure in the depths of your handbag to work out how many people you can legally fit into your local village hall!
Everthing in our village hall here is cancelled.
I'm not sure about the gatherings generally held outside in Australia though.

I have heard about the abuse some supermarket workers have been receiving over there. It is not their fault, be kind to them, they're doing their best. It is greedy, panicking customers who are to blame.

Evening Rufus Like other posters said it is a terrible idea to release those prisoners.
My partner went out today for some fruit and he said he was shocked, he said all the shelves were stripped bare. He got his fruit from a outside stall.

Keep the criminals in prison I say.

Let them take their chances as the rest of law abiding citizens in the world are.

Why should the population be exposed to criminals roaming the streets?

What a terrible idea.

Although I did hear a rumour that foreign students may be allowed back in
Missed that bit! told you I was tired! I could be wrong (again!), but what I heard was that many students, particularly nurses who are already here are to be allowed to work, which would not normally be allowed under their respective visa conditions!
Makes sense!

more stringent advice than banning gatherings of more than 500?
Callistemon While things are changing rapidly, I think the present situation is; Outdoor meetings not more than 500;
Non-essential indoor meetings not more than 100. Also indoors not more than one person per 4 square metres!
I trust you've got a tape measure in the depths of your handbag to work out how many people you can legally fit into your local village hall!
It's past midnight and my brain has nearly shut down so I'll have to leave you to wrestle with that!
Ta-Ra

My family are okay in Sydney for the time being and D was telling me about the scrambles/fights for toilet rolls and general panic leaving nothing for anyone else.
They're in isolation because a chap who works where my GS also works tested positive.

D and SiL had booked and paid for a trip into Melbourne for next month, which has been cancelled but the company won't give them their money back so they've lost out there. It included a " high tea " so D was quite miffed.
They can have a high tea anytime on the roof of their house

My DD is in Australia at the moment and is telling old ladies are having toilet rolls snatched from their hands and there are none to be had in the shops. The panic buying is the same as here. She is going to have to self isolate when she gets back as the cases in Australia are increasing daily.

Not a bad one, though Elegran!

From what I hear, Australia seems to be keeping everything well under control re the virus, Rufus, I hope it remains that way, but surely they may have to introduce more stringent advice than banning gatherings of more than 500?

Although I did hear a rumour that foreign students may be allowed back in - surely not?

With schools closed and many more children available, historical child abuse ofenders will be rubbing theiir hands at that one!
I'd have thought that prison was an ideal place for social isolation - just keep them all in their cells and feed them through a hatch. Wardens could wear rubber gloves and gas masks. (Note - not a serious suggestion )