Is lock down making you lazy.....

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phoenix

*Sara70*, you are both rude and assume a lot without knowing a single thing about me!

Firstly, may I tell you again that I do work, and my job is interesting, challenging and brings me into contact with people from all over the world.

Secondly, my husband works full time and is a well qualified specialist engineer, who is using his skills to enable developments throughout the South West.

So far from "getting old before my time" I'm living a pretty productive life, thank you.

Phoenix and another who said I have been rude to you, in my post at 21:09 today if you had read it through you would have noted that it stated "Well, I least I am out there working and meeting many others each night and not sitting around getting old long before my time"

There is no reference to you personally in that statement but only to myself. However, you were very rude in your post at 18:45 today in stating to another that you thought I was "sprouting testicles". I took that as a joke on reading it, but now will not "in the future".

Better get back to work. However, on coming in one and a half hours early as told by phone very late, they now do not have a vehicle for me to do any shunting. Now that really is a joke. ?

Thank you for your support, Charleygirl& Whitewave. I think I would love another pet but my DH couldn’t go through this again and I don’t think I could. We fell in love with Chip at first sight. It would be the same with fostering, I’m sure. We will just have to live with it. It’s been a comfort to know how loved he was;have had messages from all over and cards and tributes to him.

as we are in our mid 70s and a pup would likely outlive us.
You never know though.

However we are very grateful to have grand-dogs. Oh, the excitement when he visited us today!!
We were pleased as well

Well, I least I am out there working and meeting many others each night and not sitting around getting old long before my time. ?

I feel so sorry for you, Sara70
It must be so difficult, having had a very high-powered job, to have to now be working as an operative in a distribution centre and living in the back of a van.
You have my sympathy and I hope things start to look up for you post-COVID.

However, I should add that I am truly grateful to all those who are working in jobs in distribution centres, delivery drivers, grocery pickers et al and all who enable me, after a lifetime of fulfilling work, to stay at home.
A heartfelt thank you.

One can foster cats- is it possible to foster dogs and then you would have all of the pleasure but no vet bills to pay. Tara my cat is now 16 and I do not think I could have an empty house but I could not take on another cat from an early age again because of my age.

tictacnana

Thank you Maybee, thank you so much. That’s exactly it ! We were a little gang of three and he had such a big personality. He was a rescue and he made the decision to have lots of fun and all his own way with his new mum and dad after a really dreadful start elsewhere. And, basically, he was the centre of our home and spoilt rotten. We loved him and can never replace him, I just wish that we could get out or go away for a bit so we could start to heal.

Another gang of three here! So I know how you must be feeling. It is devastating.

We said last time never again. But Duncan has been with us for 11 years now. We are already saying never again, but this time I think it must be so as we are in our mid 70s and a pup would likely outlive us.

Well, I least I am out there working and meeting many others each night and not sitting around getting old long before my time.?

My goodness but that was rude and uncalled for Sara70. May I remind you, as a previous poster already has, that GN is a forum for older, mainly retired people who have already spent decades working and contributing to the economy. They are neither looking for, nor interested in, being recruited to work in a distribution centre whilst living in a field in the back of a van. If you're actually an employment recruiter, I think you've very probably misread the demographic of your audience and need to be looking elsewhere for potential candidates.

Thank you Maybee, thank you so much. That’s exactly it ! We were a little gang of three and he had such a big personality. He was a rescue and he made the decision to have lots of fun and all his own way with his new mum and dad after a really dreadful start elsewhere. And, basically, he was the centre of our home and spoilt rotten. We loved him and can never replace him, I just wish that we could get out or go away for a bit so we could start to heal.

Sara70, you are both rude and assume a lot without knowing a single thing about me!

Firstly, may I tell you again that I do work, and my job is interesting, challenging and brings me into contact with people from all over the world.

Secondly, my husband works full time and is a well qualified specialist engineer, who is using his skills to enable developments throughout the South West.

So far from "getting old before my time" I'm living a pretty productive life, thank you.

tictacnana

First lockdown was good for us and our little dog got lots of attention as DH is shielding so st home all day . Our little dog died 10 days ago and we now have lost any routine that we had and can’t be bothered with anything. The house seems too tidy and quiet without him. I know that some will point out the suffering of others during this horrible unusual time but we have now lost our way somewhat. Sorry to ‘bleed’ all over the place but I’m hurting.

I’m so sorry about your dog. I didn’t want another dog when we lost ours a few years ago as I wanted to travel. However I relented as DH wanted another and because we’re shielding we have become a little gang of three and she is our world. I don’t know what we’d do without her now. I do understand how awful it must be for you. x

Laudable though this quest to get all the grans stealing the jobs from under the noses of the undeserving young may (or may not) be, I’m guessing phoenix might be happy to stick with the one she already has.

I think I may have fallen down a rabbit hole on my walk round the park today.

phoenix

MawB2 I think that Sara70 is spouting testicles.

Well, I least I am out there working and meeting many others each night and not sitting around getting old long before my time.?

Callistemon

^phoenix if I remember correctly, where you live a bus runs by about once a week^

You've no excuse, then, phoenix
You could catch the bus to this large distribution centre in Plymouth, although you might have to change buses en route, work your shifts all week then catch the bus home again. I think the bus journey takes about 24 hours and the scenery is lovely.

No Phoenix, you could set an example to those "living in the sticks" of how well paid employment can be obtained just by getting rid of the car, buying a van and living on Severnside through your working week with the hundreds of other from Devon and Cornwall living that way.

After all, I believe that Ilfracombe, North Devon has one of the most deprived communities in Britain and has been in that position for many years. So come on Phoenix, I am sure that any of the huge distribution centres on Severnside would be all to willingly give you a job. I did not even need a CV to get similar in my area. If you did not wish to do five or six nights or days living that way I am sure they would let your husband job share with you.

On second thoughts though, my Amazonian size employer and others these days idea of doing a job share in a distribution centre would be a zero hour contract that would normally mean you doing twelve hours shifts at whatever time they told you to start each day or night and your husband doing the other twelve hours.

Still, that would leave plenty of room for sleeping in the van being that there would be no cuddling up. That said, I am off to do my bit at the "fulfilment Centre" as I have just had a phone call to tell me to be in at 10:00pm instead of the 11:30pm I was told by the agency originally. Anyone care to join me and give it a try, as its at least dry and mild out there tonight.

Link to similar below.
news.sky.com/story/hundreds-living-in-cars-and-caravans-across-uk-as-rent-rises-11534020

First lockdown was good for us and our little dog got lots of attention as DH is shielding so st home all day . Our little dog died 10 days ago and we now have lost any routine that we had and can’t be bothered with anything. The house seems too tidy and quiet without him. I know that some will point out the suffering of others during this horrible unusual time but we have now lost our way somewhat. Sorry to ‘bleed’ all over the place but I’m hurting.

Biba surely nobody here is going to be cheered up that you have rain! Schadenfreude is such an unworthy attribute .

But when you get snow- envy of your snowscapes will be forgiven I hope! ⛄️ ⛄️

I'm also new to this. I joined for a change. Not sure whether I am posting right or not. I also do MN as well. You do get some stupid things on there. Like the people advertising how to make money, you know it's a scam. I like this site as there are various things on.

Severnside
Army of Grans camping out in vans

Just peeped out into the garden and yes! Ten campervans in the back garden but oopsadaisy, one has just toppled over (it's a bit steep).
I'm coming with a beverage to cheer you up.

Left washing out on line and it is now pouring with rain

Are you in Wales?

I’m actually enjoying the simplicity of life at the moment. I don’t over eat because I worry about food running out and can’t just nip to the shops. So I plan meals and really look forward to my evening meal. The dog is walked in the morning and I do a short power walk by myself later in the day. I contact my children via messenger. I really pamper myself at night. Long soaky bath followed by various pills and potions. At night I listen to book at bedtime to watch something on catchup. I’ve lost quite a lot of weight as my aim is to be as healthy as possible. All I want from life at the moment is for my family to be healthy and their jobs to be safe: all the things I wanted before eg foreign travel seem unimportant now.

I’ll get me coat

Left washing out on line and it is now pouring with rain. Just saying as I am sure it will cheer some of you up ;)

An army of Nans
Camped out in their vans
Just outside Portishead
While it is true that some snored
Better that than be bored
So we’ll work for our living instead.
The long river firm we sigh for
Pays wages to die for
As long as we’re all hale and hearty
We’ll see out our days
And never more laze
Or waste time in the old Argy Bargy!

I’ve had two previously delayed operations since last lockdown which had kept me from exercising. Now they are both done I’ve got loads of exercises that I have to do just to keep moving so can’t be bothered with anything else. ??
I get up late too, so definitely lazier. Finding it hard to motivate myself now, and yes, the turn of weather is not helping. ?

You know I often misread things at first glance -Paw used to refer to it as LOD (late onset dyslexia)
Did you say spouting or sprouting