I haven’t seen any covid threads yet so I thought I would start one because today I went in to work for the first time since March 12.
The only way to describe it is surreal. It was the same old library but everything was different. We have two teams of two, each going in one day a week, to process curbside service and, as of next week, scan print journal articles.
For the first time in 20 years, I shelved. My knees are not what they used to be. My back aches. And the stacks have motion activated lighting so I headed into the darkness, all alone, pushing a wonky truck. It was really creepy. Fortunately, there is no rush to reshelve the backlog of books; as long as we can find them on the sorting shelves, we can take our time. I am glad I am back, if only once a week, because it felt almost normal even though I didn’t do any of my own regular work.
How is everyone else doing?
I’ve started doing in store pickup from Loblaws again I am filling my freezer. I was just talking to my niece who is hoping to go out trick or treating. She has her costume all planned, although she hasn’t started working on it yet. I am usually the one to help her.
I’ve been collecting a few things (coffee, cheese, chickpeas, etc) in case we have a difficult winter with this virus. Anyone else, or is it just me?
Just catching up on this. So sorry, Ann, to hear of these complications. The most simple and humane practices are not possible at this time which is hurtful and will always mar the remembrance of the end of a fine life.
I’m so sorry Ann.
So sorry to hear about your loss Ann. I lost two friends during lockdown but could not go to the funerals because of the restrictions in place. We promised to have memorials when things permitted. My older relatives always used to say "you've got to have a good send-off". Socially distanced funerals even with more people are not the same. No hugs.
Amongst many other sadnesses, being unable to have a proper funeral probably doesn't seem that important but I am feeling upset about this today.
A wonderful friend and a true gentleman died at the age of 97, a good life, well lived. It is his funeral today and instead of a packed church and a wake at the Rugby Club (where he was still scorer right up until lock down) is replaced with 30 people at the crematorium. Some of his large family have stood aside to enable at least one representative from each of the many organisations he was involved with to attend, which is very generous of them, but this isn't what Sid deserved.
Wow ! Jeanene is Aunty !
Anyway ive been worried about you all over covid
Here in nz we have this cluster fuck called Auckland that's a ticking time
Its a worry but we doing ok except while Auckland was at level 3 the bastards could still fly in and out of the airport to the rest of NZ
We just had an unfirtunate case of a returnee becoming infectious well after 14 days quareteen so alot of contact tracing going on and isolation and deep cleaning because the infected family then went here there and every where as they went on holiday thinking it was safe
Thankfully they kept records of everywnere they had
I've had a few allergy-like symptoms lately. So I went to get a test this afternoon just to be safe, so I should hear back Monday or Tuesday. Meanwhile, they said my blood pressure was high. It was probably a little elevated there because I walked to the office (over a mile), stress, and dehydration, but it was still worrying. I'm going to start drinking chamomille tea at night to destress, and I'm taking a break from following politics. There's so little to be happy about these days and being troubled/angry is frequent, so there's no point putting my own health at risk. I'll focus on studying, gaming, music, and (maybe) sports for the time being.
If anyone has any meditation/destress ideas I'm all ears. I've tried meditating but my ADD makes it hard to stay focused on it. If something has worked for you, let me know and I'd love to give it a try. Much love all.
Grabbed from twitter.
I'll put this thought here as it's not so much political as a common sense thought.
I don't go to pubs cos I know they'll be busy - I go to cafés that I know are quiet with plenty of room (if not I leave) and I've only been for 2 meals since March in places, again, with plenty of room and pretty empty.
If you know that it's crazy for certain places to be open and not managed properly regarding numbers or distances - would you still go to them? Do you think that, as it's 'allowed' then why not?
It's time for us all to do what we think is safe and not make excuses. It's down to us ... well it is just now ... tomorrow may change that to a big extent.
it would appear a lot of people DID 'tear the backside out of it'.
In the Highlands, we've not been as badly affected as other areas, i terms of deaths, they've kept the case stats down by simply not testing unless it's pretty obvious you actually have it.
I've worked right through (Level 2 essential I'm told 😮) so it is kind of sad how little my life changed.
I'd say some wort of nationwide October lockdown is inevitable, but I don't think it'll be as stringent as April.
The two main UK issues for me were that lockdown came too late and the lack of testing.
But I guess that comes down to money.......the market must decide after all 😣.
Cummings has to go - should have gone ages ago. I think Whitty is furious with Cummings in the photo - Boris is the one looking on. Boris talks through his hat and we all knew that ages ago, too. Of course it was inevitable that there'd be a spike after so many people thought it was ok to get together in such numbers. It never was ok to congregate or have meals in restaurants with folk from several different houses ... but that didn't deter the majority. Hopefully, if the people conform (most will, the usual suspects won't) we'll be able to meet up with more family and friends over the Christmas period.
Coronavirus: Younger Scots make up fifth of new Covid hospital admissions
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/18732601.coronavirus-younger-scots-make-fifth-new-covid-hospital-admissions/
Whitty doesn't look happy here. Dom looks on. (Boris Johnson talks to Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty (Photo by Andrew Parsons / No. 10 Downing Street)
If I have this right, Boris Johnson is now saying that a second wave was 'inevitable'. Is this the same man who encouraged everyone to get down the pub, eat out, get back to the office and everything would be back to normal by Christmas?
I see even the right wing press are turning on him now - pity they didn't see through him a year ago.
Apologies @Willow . I hadn't noticed that you'd started this thread, before I started one in the Politics forum. Maybe they can be merged?
They were saying on the radio this morning that, while people died (probably/possibly due to Sweden's favoured reaction), numbers have remained low over time.
I think Sweden didn’t do a lockdown and tried for herd immunity. It seems it did not work.
Allowing for size of population Sweden has had 12 times the number of deaths from Covid-19 than Norway and ten times the number of Finland. If someone is dead their lives have been fully and permanently restricted. Something must have seriously gone wrong.