Coronavirus disease outbreak - COVID-19 #10

[annanuttall]

I am involved in our community mutual aid group - I’m manning the phone this morning and a local corner shop called and said they’d just received a toilet roll delivery and were holding some back for the elderly and vulnerable and could I help organise getting it delivered in the community. Restored my faith in humanity a bit.

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My local Co-op is doing the same. I think a lot of smaller shops are trying to help as much as possible.

 

[MissJacksonIfYoureNasty]

Please could somebody help?

I’m on maternity leave so I’ve been a bit ignorant and not paid any interest to any workers rights at the minute. My friend and her partner have both been asked to work from home. They have two very young children. Her work are asking to know what hours she can work. Her problem is she has both children to look after. Her husband earns a significant amount more than her so she is making his job the priority of course. What can she do? Thanks.

Flexi-hours- Couple of hours in the morning, then a few more after the kids go to bed?

Or if they can afford to, can she propose working on a pro-rata basis?

My Nan popped in to town for a new pair of slippers yesterday My mum and I both called and told her off. She said “well I’ve got to go out, what about bread and milk”. Basically had to be harsh and in a roundabout way say you need to because if you catch this, you will die and you will probably give it to grandad too who will also die. Tried to comfort her by saying it was also about if either of them got flare ups of any other conditions they’d never get a GP appointment so they need to protect themselves in that sense too. Had to tell her we will postpone Mother’s Day dinner on Sunday which was hard but my husband was at Cheltenham last week and I just don’t think it’s worth the risk. Two weeks of isolation and I will then deliver stuff to them and sit in the garden and talk to them if I can. Until then I’m not risking it. I had to really go tough love which felt tit but hopefully it’s made her realise.

I literally had to have the same conversation with my mum today. She went out ‘for milk’. I dropped her a big milk on Monday, so there’s no way she needed it! Like you, I’ve had to do tough love.

I sent her tweets suggesting that over 60s are basically being left to die in Italian hospitals; a video of the over-filled ICU wards and a reminder that if she got it and it was serious, she’d be dying alone and probably without a funeral. Harsh words but she seems to have taken it on the chin.

 

[Mizzdee]

You could fart away the virus, you'll be sorted!

I'm going to be shitting through the eye of a needle that's for sure, and no toilet roll to keep on standby in the freezer

 

[grumpycat]

My mum reported that our local Morrison’s was well stocked with fruit and veg and due 3 more deliveries today which is good as I am not happy with Having zero fruit in the house

does anyone else feel like they’re living off rations atm?
I’ve taken soup to work for lunch and feel like I’m being frivolous by delving into the stash

 

[eSsExBiRd]

Honestly so fed up, felt like crying after coming back from attempting to shop for food. My son is autistic and only eats specific foods and only certain brands, he won’t just have any alternative. Absolutely nothing left. I’ve tried 5 shops for the bread he has and nothing. I don’t drive so can’t travel far for anything so hopefully I’ll find things over the weekend

hopefully a lockdown will get supplies in store xxxx

 

[BorisBear]

I’ve been Living on leftovers I’d normally bin as I don’t want to eat what we have in I can’t face the shops.

 

[Mizzdee]

My mum reported that our local Morrison’s was well stocked with fruit and veg and due 3 more deliveries today which is good as I am not happy with Having zero fruit in the house

does anyone else feel like they’re living off rations atm?
I’ve taken soup to work for lunch and feel like I’m being frivolous by delving into the stash

I actually started Slimming World the week before this all kicked off and luckily i'd done a healthy shop so I have about 4 bags of frozen fruit in the freezer im really pleased i got now, and tinned fruit. i'm so glad I did that now! but i'll be gutted when me tateys run out :'(

 

[coconochanel]

My mum reported that our local Morrison’s was well stocked with fruit and veg and due 3 more deliveries today which is good as I am not happy with Having zero fruit in the house

does anyone else feel like they’re living off rations atm?
I’ve taken soup to work for lunch and feel like I’m being frivolous by delving into the stash

Havent you got any tinned fruit in?

 

[Pixie06]

I've been self isolating since Tuesday with my daughter due to low immune system and respiritory illness. I've just said she has to do some school work and she's stormed out of the house! I'm fuming! Any advice??? We don't have a great relationship at the best of times.

 

[grumpycat]

Havent you got any tinned fruit in?

I actually started Slimming World the week before this all kicked off and luckily i'd done a healthy shop so I have about 4 bags of frozen fruit in the freezer im really pleased i got now, and tinned fruit. i'm so glad I did that now! but i'll be gutted when me tateys run out :'(

no tinned fruit here, lots of frozen veg though!

I’ve never bought it before and obviously have very much taken granted for being able to get it when we need it, which of course has landed me with one punnet of grapes between me and my toddler and let’s just say, he’s a feckin gannet

Obvs tinned fruit is a no go now but what kinds do you get?! I’ve seen apricots but always thought it was like coated in sugar for some reason

 

[HideTheHunter]

My mum reported that our local Morrison’s was well stocked with fruit and veg and due 3 more deliveries today which is good as I am not happy with Having zero fruit in the house

does anyone else feel like they’re living off rations atm?
I’ve taken soup to work for lunch and feel like I’m being frivolous by delving into the stash

I've already eaten my Corona biscuits. And yeah, I'm missing the fruit too but getting anxious about getting fresh stuff as I know folk will have handled it. Might just try and get tins of something. But gosh I do miss my banana in the morning.

 

[Notothefakes]

no tinned fruit here, lots of frozen veg though!

I’ve never bought it before and obviously have very much taken granted for being able to get it when we need it, which of course has landed me with one punnet of grapes between me and my toddler and let’s just say, he’s a feckin gannet

Obvs tinned fruit is a no go now but what kinds do you get?! I’ve seen apricots but always thought it was like coated in sugar for some reason

We always have mandarins in as my husband and son get through 12 tins a week between them.... when I went to the supermarket at start of week and got told no I was like I’m not panic buying that’s my normal shop

 

[grumpycat]

I've been self isolating since Tuesday with my daughter due to low immune system and respiritory illness. I've just said she has to do some school work and she's stormed out of the house! I'm fuming! Any advice??? We don't have a great relationship at the best of times.

Maybe let her get some air and then talk when you get back. Everyone is dealing with changes in their own way, and I can’t imagine how hard it must be for teenagers to have their worlds thrown upside down. It’s bad enough when they run out of data!
It’s gonna take a while for everyone to fall in a new normal so be kind to yourself x

But gosh I do miss my banana in the morning.

this made me spit my drink and have a coughing fit and now I’m terrified I have COVID-19
I had to stop myself opening biscuits last night & stole a kinder chocolate bar off my toddlers stash of emergency bribes

I know what you mean about the fresh stuff. Definitely going to be washing as much as possible. The food, as well as me

 

[EiiiEiiiO]

And to think less than a week ago the weird wotsit, trrump numpty was saying live at his bloody podium... "It 'll go away". Why why why hasn't someone in the journos Q@A after, thrown his bloody quote back at him now he saying he is a war president??! Mr President.. Can you explain why you are a war president when 4 days ago you said categorically it will go away....

They haven’t thrown it back at him bc the idiotic sack of tit then starts yelling about the Democrats and China and reporters using this to try and impeach him. Don’t you know, the whole world is in on it (people dying) JUST bc he’s the best president there ever was and they want to make sure he doesn’t serve a second term!!!??
You can’t reason with stupid. Everyone knows this asshole is worthless and you can’t listen to one single word he says. The lies that spew from his dirty disgusting mouth are endless.
We (I’m a director at a hosp) are leftto fend for ourselves. No supplies, no adequate testing .. he’s bleeping worthless spouting his own greatness while people die.

 

[HideTheHunter]

I've been self isolating since Tuesday with my daughter due to low immune system and respiritory illness. I've just said she has to do some school work and she's stormed out of the house! I'm fuming! Any advice??? We don't have a great relationship at the best of times.

Let it go for now. These are big changes for her as well. Its really hard, but if you have to be in close proximity to each other more often now, its best to pick your fights. Chances are she will get bored enough to actually do some work at some point soon anyway. Your relationship with each is far more important than schoolwork, believe me. x

 

[coconochanel]

no tinned fruit here, lots of frozen veg though!

I’ve never bought it before and obviously have very much taken granted for being able to get it when we need it, which of course has landed me with one punnet of grapes between me and my toddler and let’s just say, he’s a feckin gannet

Obvs tinned fruit is a no go now but what kinds do you get?! I’ve seen apricots but always thought it was like coated in sugar for some reason

I get mandarins, peaches and pineapple chunks. you can get them in fruit juice or syrup.

 

[Boredofthegram]

Someone I woek with has tested positive haven’t been in the office for 10 days but now we’re all worried that we could be carrying the virus and could have been for the last 10 days whilst still seeing other people etc. Now I’m not sure what to do

same situation for me. We’ve now been spaced out in the office with several desks between us. It’s my last day before working from home for the foreseeable with the schools closing but it’s scary thinking that we’ve been exposed to it

 

[Oohthedrama]

just because you're anxious it doesn't give you the right to be abusive and try and humiliate others for dealing with it in their way, any person who has a vulnerable person to care for would be angry, and she may just be in the category of people who is oblivious to how serious this really is, and it's people like that who will make the spread of this worse than it needs to be

totally agree, I’m not feeling sorry for said nutter, I’m just saying your mum telling her she’s gonna slap her probably isn’t clever either

“here you dozy witch I've been in isolation for the past 2 weeks, I have a t1 diabetic husband and a daughter recovering from cancer! if I wasn't bothered about catching your germs i'd bleeping deck you!”

makes her look worse than the person who started it all and turns nutjob Norah into the victim
hope she’s ok anyway!

 

[grumpycat]

I get mandarins, peaches and pineapple chunks. you can get them in fruit juice or syrup.

thank you, I’ll keep an eye out in the future x

 

[mummy2under2]

Honestly so fed up, felt like crying after coming back from attempting to shop for food. My son is autistic and only eats specific foods and only certain brands, he won’t just have any alternative. Absolutely nothing left. I’ve tried 5 shops for the bread he has and nothing. I don’t drive so can’t travel far for anything so hopefully I’ll find things over the weekend

Ahh it's such a worry isn't it.
If you get stuck let us know what it is you're after and I'll see if I can find anything.
My little boy is the same but thankfully I managed to stock up weeks ago.