Lockdown

Granny23 thank you for the patio heater tip. Googled, found and... delivery wouldn't be until end of January. Where did you buy yours?

The first lockdown made me finally get to grips with and embrace technology. I could do limited things but I am so glad we have all the things we have. The first time round spent as much time in the garden as had only moved into my bungalow August 2019. It needed a lot doing. Didn't go out last year unless I needed to anyway. It made it all the more enjoyable when I did. Like others have said this lockdown was inevitable after Christmas. Also it's so cold it's nice to be cosy indoors.

I am lucky to be in a bubble with my daughter and family. Only live 10 mins away. See eachother once a week but in daily contact. Texting and emailing never thought I would enjoy but I do. Used to love writing long letters but my hands have a mind of their own after a sentence or two it's just scribble. So much easier to control one finger.

Having gransnet is a bonus. So many different topics and people here. Love hearing peoples stories and life experiences. Like to help if I can. But I have found great help here and friends.

Life is for living and live the best life you can. That's what my late husband made me promise. 2020 was a tough year and don't expect things to get much better until Easter. But the rules aren't hard to follow. Once we can get vaccinated it doesn't mean we can throw caution to the wind. We will still have to take precautions. As all diseases they mutant as already seen. Also some people through medical reasons won't be able to be vaccinated. And so course there will be those who refuse it because they are idiots. The same idiots who go on marches against the restrictions, ones who say there is no such thing as Covid.

My cousin's youngest daughter was diagnosed with Covid on Christmas day. She works in a nursery 3 children tested positive and the parents still sent them. How many have been infected through their irresponsible behaviour. She and her 6 year live with my cousin . Luckily they are both fine and she is making a slow recovery.

We all have to play our part. I have used this before on other threads we are at war . It's an enemy we can't see. If we had bombs dropping on us people would behaviour themselves and follow the rules. As usual it's the minority who make things harder for the majority.

We will get through this but sadly many families will have lost loved ones and many people will be suffering the effects from Covid for a long time.

Stay safe and take care.

I don't think that the present lockdown will be very different from tier four. We lived quietly in a smallish village, have a village shop and post office, are able to get some Tesco deliveries or 'click and collects' and can walk outside without meeting others. Those we meet we can avoid going near. We don't have school age children to worry about and can meet the DD outside for a distanced walk.

Without an exciting social life or many friends we can read, walk, sort out the house and garden and keep ourselves occupied. We realise we are very fortunate compared tomany.

Jaxjacky

Downing Street news conference at 5, what now?

I think that this may be due to the fact that people don't seem to be paying much attention to this lockdown.

It seems to be very much carry on as you were. My neighbour works for a major utility company. He was furloughed for 3 months in Spring. Now management tell him it's Business as Usual

Two family members are primary school teachers. They are seeing at least 50% more children in class than in March. This is because their parents aren't being furloughed. So now we have different careers being deemed as front line.

This Lockdown, judging by comments from govrnment and Nicola Sturgeon is extremely important. The latter actually going as far to say that this is by far the most worrying time in this pandemic.

The public haven't seemed to grasp the seriousness of it yet so maybe Boris, ( or someone else hopefully) will be on hand to impress on people that this is serious.

Also some are saying that the vaccine is round the corner so they're assuming all is nearly well. Carry on as you were!

But it's quite obvious looking at new laws due to be brought in that this is going to be quite a tough one.

That's what I think anyway.

Notinthemanual Ordered mine from www.mlaccessories.co.uk. Arrived within 3 days, to my surprise.

Granny23 can I ask where your patio heater was from please. I have just had a patio laid and a catio and am sure my moggies would appreciate a little warmth when the temps are so low. As for lockdown, I'm furloughed again, have pets for company and loads to do on my house so using the time wisely. One click and collect foid shop a month (same since March) & only thing I miss is coffee out with friends and a holiday but not missed anything else.