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Post by shrjeff on Mar 21, 2020 7:37:58 GMT 2
our weather has been rainy and cold so no point in going outside, anyway, but i'm thinking that during the week we'll see about setting up the garden for residents to come together - but not too closely together - to chat and visit...
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Post by kuskiwi on Mar 21, 2020 11:28:23 GMT 2
Lunch time the edict came over 70s stay home. 3 of us had a commeration dinner booked. Rang the restaurant and said still come will put you in the x spot which I know is isolated near the exit and protected by a high wall. All good until a group of tourists came in. Most have left. This lot invaded our space. Wasn't happy. Asked them to move please to keep the social distance and got a tirade about anti social kiwis. We then stood told them it was all their space now and walked out.
Told the owner who I know to ring me tomorrow and I'll pay the bill over the net.
The other side of the coin is how many messages from younger ones have come in offering to collect and drop off items.
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Post by rikita on Mar 21, 2020 12:34:56 GMT 2
a friend of a's is supposed to visit us today - wondering a bit if that is a good idea, but at the same time, i can't keep her without seeing other kids at all, and i think if we keep the number of contacts low, it is okay. the visit isn't quite sure yet though - if it doesn't happen, i told her we will go cycling a bit. she is not keen on that, but i think we both need some movement at the fresh air. and at least cycling is one of the things that are said to be completely okay, as you never get very close to anyone ...
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Post by Baz Faz on Mar 21, 2020 14:32:57 GMT 2
Hoarding toilet rolls is one thing. What is beyond understanding is why people are stockpiling perishables like milk, tomatoes, bananas etc. I suppose milk can be frozen if you have enough freezer space. But the milk will be jostling with all the bread, chicken, prawns etc.
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Post by slowcoach on Mar 21, 2020 18:04:57 GMT 2
I do not know the precise figure but around a third of all food expenditure is on catering. If you are not getting lunch/coffe/softdrinks at a pub, restaurant, café, or place of work that expenditure may divert to general shopping.
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Post by tzarine on Mar 21, 2020 19:21:55 GMT 2
the deliverymen are certainly busy in these days the local stores are much better places to shop, better selection, no entitled twats
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Post by slowcoach on Mar 22, 2020 3:27:40 GMT 2
LOL
Muchas Gracias
Buenas Noches
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Post by tzarine on Mar 22, 2020 3:39:38 GMT 2
de nada, amigo buenos noches
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Post by wikki on Mar 22, 2020 18:06:10 GMT 2
a friend of a's is supposed to visit us today - wondering a bit if that is a good idea, but at the same time, i can't keep her without seeing other kids at all, and i think if we keep the number of contacts low, it is okay. the visit isn't quite sure yet though - if it doesn't happen, i told her we will go cycling a bit. she is not keen on that, but i think we both need some movement at the fresh air. and at least cycling is one of the things that are said to be completely okay, as you never get very close to anyone ... it's not okay. I know it is a pain but think, if everybody with a child would visits a friend.....
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Post by kuskiwi on Mar 23, 2020 5:17:05 GMT 2
We move into full lockdown in 48 hrs. Partial tomorrow to allow for sorting out work at home and getting back to home base. As an over 70 I'm in lockdown already
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Post by slowcoach on Mar 23, 2020 7:33:11 GMT 2
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Post by auntieannie on Mar 23, 2020 13:31:35 GMT 2
I guess today is day 7, since I was working last Monday.
I am trying to keep the significance of days and Sundays are quiet days so yesterday was a quiet day.
Today, the weather is still gorgeous, but much chillier. So it's not an issue to look at the sunny mountains from the warmth of my well ventilated flat. Today, was the first day I started my slightly better planned days, with sport at wake up time, then shower, breakfast, work/play online. I have not been particularly productive workwise, but I have put some things in place and I know I have to allow for disruptions of the programme. I have not yet been called to volunteer, and haven't expected any calls to come straight away.
Tonight, I am expecting the builder to come put the silicone sealant in the corners of my terrace and once it is done and dried, I'll be able to clean it before I put some furniture on it, ready for a warm day.
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Post by auntieannie on Mar 23, 2020 17:33:33 GMT 2
day 7 - part 2: I got distracted by other things this morning, so did some of my taxes this afternoon. Will finish that task another day. Time for knitting and other offline activities!
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Post by tzarine on Mar 23, 2020 21:56:07 GMT 2
slow
fastened
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Post by rikita on Mar 24, 2020 2:18:36 GMT 2
gotta get more organized. this morning, a. wasn't feeling well, and just when she was supposed to be on a video call with her classmates and teacher, she threw up. so, no call, no school work, just let her listen to her audio books and play ... an hour later, she felt well again (really strange, no more complaints the rest of the day) but by then i was working and thus didn't get her started on her school work until much later, and she didn't feel like studying, so in the end i worked and then did her school work together with her. tomorrow, i have to find a way for her to do at least parts of it on her own, again, so we can have time for something other than studying/work afterwards ...
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Post by auntieannie on Mar 24, 2020 8:15:10 GMT 2
Rikita, you're good at this parenting lark. I admire you.
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Post by rikita on Mar 25, 2020 1:18:00 GMT 2
thanks ... today went a lot better, and a. was cute when i made lunch and she was supposed to do a few math exercises in the meantime - and when i came into the living room, she said not to come there until she tells me i can. stayed in the kitchen, knowing she was planning some kind of surprise - her surprise was that she did all the exercises in her little note book ...
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Post by rikita on Mar 25, 2020 1:22:11 GMT 2
else - the region of mecklenburg has made the rule that only residents can be there, now. my dad has a small holiday house there, he and his family have their official second residence there. so, as soon as my brother's school closed, they all went there to live in the village during the next weeks or months. they are fine there, better than in the city having to stay in the apartment, i suppose - but dad's wife just mentioned that the permanent residents of the village look at them with a lot of suspicion now, friends asking if they are even allowed to be there.
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Post by shrjeff on Mar 25, 2020 7:38:47 GMT 2
that's the problem: divide and conquor instead of pulling together!
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Post by kuskiwi on Mar 25, 2020 8:45:56 GMT 2
that's the problem: divide and conquor instead of pulling together! and unfortunately it works.
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Post by auntieannie on Mar 25, 2020 9:36:54 GMT 2
Yes. complicated times. Is Mecklenburg a touristic area? because where I live is a touritic area and if everybody came to spend this time in the chalets around here, it would put an enormous pressure on the local healthcare services. I can understand my friends in Cornwall, where there is only one acute hospital, when they are angry that some tried to rent holiday cottages encouraging people to spend time in Cornwall during the lockdown. At the same time, my cousin in Geneva is stuck in her flat with her family (husband and two children)and the parents have to work and look after the children, and they would be much better if they could be in their house here. I don't think we can generalise or simplify the question.
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Post by slowcoach on Mar 25, 2020 9:49:30 GMT 2
I am living in a hamlet where the majority of the population is in the high risk of dying group, we are also very isolated in a part of Spain with a very low population density.
There are many more residences here than there are residents, many are owned by people born in the village but currently living in either Cataluña, Madrid, or the Basque Country, i.e. the places with the highest incidence of COVID-19.
So forgive me should I disagree.
Should one of them turn up, they can expect a mixed reception, and would in all likelihood be denounced.
ETA:
Under the emergency powers they would be breaking the law.
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Post by auntieannie on Mar 25, 2020 12:06:44 GMT 2
my day off social media was great. terrace is clean. I feel much better. This morning, mom helped me carry an old bench to my terrace. It will need cleaning and repainting and stuff, but I will soon have somewhere to sit when the temperatures go back up. We were saying that we need seeds and seedlings and some diy equipment to be allowed for sale at this time.
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Post by tzarine on Mar 25, 2020 22:25:44 GMT 2
that's the problem: divide and conquor instead of pulling together! there is a very distinct feeling here as well. tzarevich's uncle w is on the frontline. he's a subway operator. the street with the row of 4 story townhouses around the corner is emptied the wealthy had movers come & pack up last week
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Post by rikita on Mar 26, 2020 1:36:03 GMT 2
i understand the arguments, i still have some difficulties with it, though, especially when it is not about people who are going there now, but had gone there when it started, so they are there already and just staying put.
something else - just read that the rule that you have to carry ID and proof of your address (so you can prove that the people you are with belong to your household) extends to children, too. so, if i were to keep that rule, i couldn't leave the house at all, not even to go shopping, as i have no proof of residence for a. (and i don't think you can get one online, here), and she wouldn't stay in the apartment alone. on the other hand, i also read that they aren't planning on actually checking groups of two, as that is the maximum number allowed, anyway ...
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Post by OnlyMark on Mar 26, 2020 8:28:44 GMT 2
rikita, is this a rule in Germany? About the proof of address?
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Post by rikita on Mar 26, 2020 9:29:53 GMT 2
Not sure if Germany or just Berlin ...
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Post by OnlyMark on Mar 26, 2020 11:47:19 GMT 2
I think just Berlin. I'm in NRW and as far as I can find, there is no such requirement.
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Post by Baz Faz on Mar 26, 2020 12:41:21 GMT 2
Waitrose has introduced an oldies/special needs shopping hour 8 to 9. I went this morning. There was a queue to get in. You had to stand 2 metres apart from the person in front. The line snaked through the carpark and it too 20 minutes before the one out/one in rule allowed me into an eerily empty store. Shelves are still not being refilled. The panic buying is spreading. Now there is no salt or olive oil. Then there are the queues to pay. When I finally left the queue to get into Waitrose was shorter than during the special hour set aside for crumblies (I am translating the French les croulants) so next time I shan't bother to hurry breakfast.
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Post by auntieannie on Mar 26, 2020 14:19:43 GMT 2
This was my shopping trip yesterday, after 2PM: I am not sure I will be able to explain clearly. But I went yesterday (admittedly I was shopping for three households in my building, so that added one layer of difficulty) and even if they have now started limiting the number of people within the shop at the same time, it was still slightly busy - I am used to going shopping at the quiet time so that's a non-starter these days. Then the tension/fear is palpable. Then there was a lot of staff milling about replenishing the aisles, but you still couldn't find a lot of the popular things. so you keep looking at the lists and because they're not your shopping, you're not going to substitute. And I'm not even mentioning the shoppers in masks and some people still coughing without paying attention to the in your elbow or in a tissue etiquette. So when you finally get past the till, you feel like Hercules had nothing on you when he completed his 12 tasks.
Quite similar to Baz's in a way.
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