How are you all doing?

[Flower]

Went out on my permitted walk today and when I got home there was a bouquet of flowers on my doorstep and a card. I've been ringing my neighbour who has to shield for 12 weeks and asking if he's alright and getting a few groceries for him when I brave the local shop. He'd asked his friend who was calling by to buy me a thank you present. I'm more than happy to help if I can. It made me cry and it made my day. 🙂

 

[Ditto]

Beautiful flowers. 🙂

 

[trophywench]

Yes, they are! I'd have shed a tear too - isn't it lovely though? What a nice person your neighbour is!

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Hope everyone has a happy, quiet, pottering Easter weekend. I’ve a few things in the garden and some DIY on my radar.

So strange not to be able to get together with family as we usually would, but at least we have nice weather for it 🙂

 

[SB2015]

Stayed in today, no Boris walk as my back is still pulling. Can’t believe I still have light bruising and a small haematoma almost 5 months after my freak accident. I’m concerned I’ve torn something again, but two paracetamol and no walking for a few days should sort it, I hope! Did a bit of training in preparation for my volunteer role with Diabetes UK. My first time on Zoom! Caught up with a friend on the phone who doesn’t do social media. Done a bit of ironing and made a chilli for tea. Greece last night, Mexico tonight! We do get about! We’ll be out clapping at 8 o’clock and then looking forward to the final episode of Noughts and Crosses, uncomfortable viewing at times. Quick fancy the books, which I believe are for young adults. I will read them and see if I think they’re suitable for my teenaged grandchildren ( just 13). The days do fly in.

Zoom is amazing.
I hope that your day in the lounger (along with a bit of gentle stretching?) will help you mend.

 

[SB2015]

Sorted another Lego kit this afternoon. Took a while and some parts are missing but no point in ordering them yet as we're not posting on eBay at the moment. Still tempted to get the huge Star Wars kit out of the loft and sort it while I'm stuck at home

I look forward to seeing the photos. The Star Wars kit sounds like a good plan.

 

[Stitch147]

Tired.com
That sums up how I feel at the mo. I'm not doing extra hours but still just feel tired and drained. I've got Saturday and Sunday off work this week. I need to go Tesco tomorrow to get stuff for us and trevs mum. Even though I work in a small supermarket (m&s foodhall) I can't get everything I need. Last time I went there was the 16th march. So will stock up for a few weeks. Then I think I'm just going to sleep.

 

[Carlos]

My wife has started cycling again, and her bike needs a good going over after years of gathering dust in the garage. We will probably do that today, as well as a good clean of my commuter bike from the winter grime, and a tidy up of the kids bikes.

 

[SB2015]

That looks good @Anitram
I guess you need to make them up to show what they are buying, or are people familiar with the packages.

 

[SB2015]

Tired.com
That sums up how I feel at the mo. I'm not doing extra hours but still just feel tired and drained. I've got Saturday and Sunday off work this week. I need to go Tesco tomorrow to get stuff for us and trevs mum. Even though I work in a small supermarket (m&s foodhall) I can't get everything I need. Last time I went there was the 16th march. So will stock up for a few weeks. Then I think I'm just going to sleep.

Take care Stitch, and sleep well.

 

[Pine Marten]

Ditto, take care, @Stitch147 xxx

We shopped yesterday so are fully stocked for the weekend - apart from not finding a decently dark Easter egg for our treat...

We would normally be at our local church today for the Good Friday service, so will follow an online one. Otherwise today we are taking it easy, maybe do some reading, play with the cat, watch a film. Still a fair bit of traffic outside (we are on a busy road) and a number of people about. But we are being good and staying inside 😎

A Happy Easter to everyone 🙂 Stay safe and well.

 

[Grannylorraine]

Had a nice social distancing visit from my daughter and granddaughters, the kids remained in the car the whole time with the car window open to talk, well shout and wave to us, daughter had been dropping shopping at my mum and dads as they can't get any food delivery slots, my daughter works night shift stocking a supermarket so got their food at the end of her shift, then dropped am orchid and some cookies round to ours, and collected the girls Easter eggs.

I put the eggs outside once when she messaged to say she was on her way, she collected them and put down her goodies for us, when she went back to her car, I went out of the front door, hubby lent out the upstairs window and chatted for a few minutes, so no close contact, but was nice seeing the girls even if was from about 10ft away.

 

[Toucan]

I can't remember an Easter when we haven't had a family get together, seems very strange.
… but trying to think positive:- No temptation from Hot Cross Buns, no temptation from Easter Eggs, no big family meal to cook, and ….. (can't think of anything else)

 

[miguel81]

Having a bit of a problem with the Spanish Health service, I know that they are over-stretched at the moment but it is causing me a little discomfort inasmuch as there is an antibiotic I really need and I cannot get anyone to respond. If no-one responds tomorrow then I am faced with having to go to an insanely packed surgery and all of the dangers that such a visit means and see my doctor.

 

[grovesy]

Having a bit of a problem with the Spanish Health service, I know that they are over-stretched at the moment but it is causing me a little discomfort inasmuch as there is an antibiotic I really need and I cannot get anyone to respond. If no-one responds tomorrow then I am faced with having to go to an insanely packed surgery and all of the dangers that such a visit means and see my doctor.

Here in the UK doctors are not allowing people into surgeries unless they have spoken to dr first. AAre they not doing this in Spain?

 

[miguel81]

What happens here is this. You have a health card wth a micro chip. Your doctor will renew your card each year and give you another years supply of the stuff you need every day. For other medications you need to visit the surgery. They set up a national number you can call to have the card renewed. My doctor called me back the following morning after my call and told me that the card had been renewed, I asked him when he called to add the antibiotics I need regularly and he agreed. However when the UTI kicked in 5 days ago I went to the pharmacy for them but they were not on the card. I called the national number again and you don't speak to anyone, just type in your healt\h card number, tell them what you need and the doctor will call you back. I can't get through, it does not accept my card number. I'm stymied.

 

[mikeydt1]

just had a nice shower and also showered my partner who had a stroke. think i felt my back go twang, does everything go at after the age of 50! any way all nice and sparkly.

 

[Eddy Edson]

What happens here is this. You have a health card wth a micro chip. Your doctor will renew your card each year and give you another years supply of the stuff you need every day. For other medications you need to visit the surgery. They set up a national number you can call to have the card renewed. My doctor called me back the following morning after my call and told me that the card had been renewed, I asked him when he called to add the antibiotics I need regularly and he agreed. However when the UTI kicked in 5 days ago I went to the pharmacy for them but they were not on the card. I called the national number again and you don't speak to anyone, just type in your healt\h card number, tell them what you need and the doctor will call you back. I can't get through, it does not accept my card number. I'm stymied.

Ugh! Hope you can get this sorted quickly!

 

[grovesy]

What happens here is this. You have a health card wth a micro chip. Your doctor will renew your card each year and give you another years supply of the stuff you need every day. For other medications you need to visit the surgery. They set up a national number you can call to have the card renewed. My doctor called me back the following morning after my call and told me that the card had been renewed, I asked him when he called to add the antibiotics I need regularly and he agreed. However when the UTI kicked in 5 days ago I went to the pharmacy for them but they were not on the card. I called the national number again and you don't speak to anyone, just type in your healt\h card number, tell them what you need and the doctor will call you back. I can't get through, it does not accept my card number. I'm stymied.

Oh no that does not sound good.

 

[JMyrtle]

Hi everybody hope you are all OK and I know most of you are far worse off that we are but please allow me to be a little indulgent and have a wee rant and let off steam!
When this all started we set up a village help group centred round the village post office, we are a small village, pub and post office well off the beaten track, nearest other shop is a five mile round trip away.
First the pub, like all the others closed, no problem, then the post office started adding 10p onto the price of anything delivered to them and 50p to anything they had to get from the cash and carry ( danger money, apparently all the corner shops in London are doing the same)
When we complained the post office closed and the post master and his wife decamped back to London to stay with family.
So now we have no basic foods or papers unless someone drives five miles to the next village.
I have depleted immunity because of surgery and medication for breast cancer and currently unable to drive because I have just had cataract surgery and need an eye test and contact lens changes before I am legal to drive, my husband doesn't drive at all.
We can't even get our usual monthly home shop when it's due next week because all the selfish so and sos who could easily drive to a supermarket are making weekly orders because the amount of items are being reduced leaving the rest of us with dates four weeks away.
I suppose I could jump on the band wagon and book a date for four weeks hence but that doesn't help me now.
It's one thing to ask friends or neighbours to grab us a pint of milk while they are out but a newspaper every day or a months worth of shopping? Friendship has its limits.
Sorry folks exasperated rant over. 😡