not Looking forward to the lockdown easing

I’m a little and disappointed with my WhatsApp chat this morning with my daughter and my 2 granddaughters as I said I just want a cuddle to be met with ‘you can cuddle her anytime’
‘Can I ‘ , ‘yes you have always been able to ‘
I’m speechless so this social distance malarkey is all made up then ‘
My granddaughters are only 22 months and 3 and half years old and before lockdown we looked after them on my 2 days off tues and weds as my daughter is a social worker part time. They only live round the corner. So during lockdown we have gone up to front door or the back shutter and watch them play and have a chat. I feel we are fortunate that atleast I can interact in person from time to time.
Anyone else having this issue ..?

I am dreading it but I think a lot of things will change specially way I shop will not be going around different shops. If I can get it from one I will.

I’ve never been into “stuff” ( never had the money really) so don’t miss shopping one bit. I HATE supermarket shopping at the best of times. I’m really struggling financially with no income and mentally not being able to see my dearest family . I can see how those with a guaranteed income and who are not used to looking after little ones might be quite enjoying the peace .

SuzannahM I agree with you. I have reflected on the past few weeks and come to the conclusion that all the groups and events i use to attend really are quite meaningless compared to staying fit and healthy. I am enjoying my walks on the days i find time to do them. I have taken to photographing wildflowers i see along the way and am making a folder on my computer to store them in. Today i saw my first poppy in bloom in all its glorious colour. I will defo be reassessing what is important in life once lock down is lifted, if ever. My family and certain friends will remain but some of the groups i attended will fall by the wayside, especially in the forthcoming summers and springs. I have loved the time spent in my garden recently, and also in my home. Some days me and DH have fallen out over silly things but on the whole we have got along fine. I have refound the 'crafty' side of me with lots of knitting and sewing, I even repaired my hanging baskets that had started to unraffle. It is definately the simple things in life that are worth preserving and enjoying.

You absolutely cannot go cuddle your granddaughter slidey66 . My heart is breaking for my DD who is very lonely and my 2 year old DGD who I would normally look after 1 or 2 days every week .

I too feel for all the lonely people and also my GC ‘s who have missed their A levels , 18th birthday celebrations, driving tests etc. There are so many people dreadfully affected by lockdown. I was just commenting from my own personal life, it has been therapeutic.

"LETTING SCOTLAND ,NI AND WALES CREATE THEIR OWN WAY" what part of health is our responsibility in Scotland dont you understand it has been snce the inception of the NHS ....why on earth would we want Boris the clown and his circus trying to tell us what to do.In fact I am peed off that we had to agree to the 4 nations treatment of CV ,we should have closed OUR border sand stopped the flow of folk from planes and in campervans .Thankfully our leader has some sense and the message remains constant unlike your dear "leader"Roll on Independence !!

We live in Folkestone overlooking France, Friday and yesterday big groups of people walking down towards the beach. No way were they all one family! I have no probs with children playing together but these large groups are just stupid. Some people have no care for their own families and even less for anybody else's. My daughter works in Wilko every day she witnesses inconsiderate people and now with the latest mixed messages in the press people are getting worse. On Friday an older man started shouting at a lady accusing her of being too close to him at the till. Shouting he had numerous grandchildren he wants to see grow up. His essential shopping £20 of lottery tickets!

PLEASE release us from this imposed incarceration …...like Teacheranne, I agree it has gone on too long and has been treated with mass hysteria by the useless government who have no idea what they are doing ….lets face it, Ferguson was a doom monger who predicted an apocalypse of biblical proportions ….with Johnson posed as Saviour of the World ...other prominent scientists, epidemiologists and doctors have all said there was no need for such extreme measures...one had an excellent article in the Press yesterday which stated the FACT that hospitals were discharging CV19 sufferers BACK to care homes before they were properly ready ...thereby spreading the virus amonst very vulnerable people , their carers AND carers families …..quite apart from requiring the residents to sign a DNAR notice …..this smacks of wanting to get rid of expensive elderly people ...whilst building the Nightingale hospitals which are half empty and which could have been used for after care prior to being returned to their care homes ……..meanwhile keeping us all incarcerated to fill their own egos...AND flouting their own rules by driving to their country homes/girlfriends/ whatever ..they must be exhilarated at their powers ….and don't want it to stop …….

I got the impression over this weekend that the lockdown must have happened but that I hadn't heard about it. From pictures such as the Grappenhall conga you'd think there were people who assumed lock-down really didn't apply to them. Here where I live, there's a little patch of green outside my house. Both Friday and Saturday afternoons, there were about 50 people on it, in their separate groups but really quite close, having picnics and drinks. One lot were there for about 4 hours yesterday. They were in their 20s - I thought, hey you'll be OK if you catch it but what about all those you might pass it on to?

No I’m not dreading it. It’s overdue. We can’t live like this forever. Of course there are a lot of people out - they are all bored stupid at home. It’s time to get the country back to work.
And if you don’t go out you won’t catch it. It’s not going to fly into your homes through the windows. If you feel safer staying in, stay in.
I’m staying in but mostly because there’s nowhere to go.

Also - isn’t there an element of “you might pass it on to ME”?

I’m loving the peace and quiet but I do miss the freedom we have all been robbed off. I’m always at the beck and call of my daughters as they are both single parents so I always seem to be rushing around after them and babysitting I do miss my grandchildren obviously but I am enjoying the peace and quiet it will so all be back to normal so I’m making the most of this lockdown.

Sounds 'ott, need to get myself a life' but what I can't wait to once again observe are the white 'trails' in a cloudless blue sky left by the multitude of 'long hauls' that fly over my house on their way to who knows where.

I’ve spent 7 weeks alone in my house, not even able to go out for a walk. I don’t have family. I’ve felt like I’ve been in prison.
Just a few rations to keep me going. I hate, hate, hate lockdown, but am doing what I must. Those of you who are wanting to stay home, you have the choice.
Just hoping that when restrictions are eased, people will be sensible and there is no spike so I again end up alone in my gilded prison for weeks/months on end.

I am looking forward to lockdown being lifted.

Our business does not qualify for any government assistance - so we are living on what we have.

Still have a mortgage to pay, and three (almost adult) children to help support. Our property is to be part of our pension pot in a few years - a depression in the country/world isn't going to make that a very comfortable experience for us.

This country can't survive that much longer on handouts from (where? ) . Too many people are going to be suffering serious financial hardships. Many already are.

Those on a fixed income, i.e. pensions, benefits are okay. There is not that much difference to daily life other than having to be more careful going shopping or whatever. To the rest of us we still have those same daily stresses in addition to making some income.

I cannot wait for lockdown to be over missing socialising and going out to cinema, pubs, restaurants and theatre and other venues with friends, Its something I do a t least 4 times a week. so staying indoors id driving me crazy.

so agree with you

I’m loving it, I’m so content and not looking forward to joining the masses again. I think it’s helped so many people re validate there life’s and hit the re-set button. Life had become a rat race and it’s almost like the planet told us to stay at home so it could gather itself. Of course we all want to see our grandchildren,but it’s not all about us, just seeing my DDS slow down with life and spending quality time with there own family unit is rewarding to me.

No not really, several family members are self employed and run their own businesses. Will just have to take a chance and go back to work.

I agree Juicylucy. I am however in danger of becoming a recluse as I have enjoyed peace and quiet and chance to start taming my wilderness large garden. Happy to stay home for another 12 months If need be until the threat is gone. This is not for everyone though.

I agree with Teacheranne and Chewbacca,I can't wait to get back to normal.I'm retired,but I'm always out doing things,I normally do 2 days voluntary work ,one at a National Trust property,one at a lunch club,I go to a keep fit class,I see my family,I enjoy a bus ride,sometimes a bus trip to the seaside.I'm finding it really hard ,and wouldn't choose to live how we have to now,it's the first time I've felt really lonely.I don't think it's going to change anytime soon,opening garden centres is no use to me,I haven't a car to get to one.As soon as restrictions are eased,I'm sure I'll be out and doing whatever it is that we're allowed to do.I would love to go into town and have a coffee and cake in a café,go ino a shop that's not essential,just simple things.

Cuckoo22 why couldn't you go out for a walk?

Yes, although I myself have been having a nice relaxing time, I feel sorry for my family. My son works in a retirement village and he has been driving elderly patients to the JR and hasn't been able to see his girlfriend in Manchester for weeks. My daughters company have stayed open, as it is classed as essential, although not key. She has struggled with child care for my 6 year old Grandson as I usually look after him in school holidays. So, as much as it is relaxing for some, it is a nightmare for others!

Getting used to it now, only decision dh and I have to make is what we will have for tea today.
Watching and waiting for blue tits eggs in bird house to hatch reminds us that life still goes on.