How are you all doing?

[eggyg]

Gorgeous day. Went for quite a long walk after lunch. 9 miles. Hardly saw another soul. Before anyone mentions the hour only rule, that was a throw away remark a couple of weeks ago and isn’t set in stone. If we had turned right out of our front door, after 10 minutes it would take us to a housing estate where we would have met lots of other folks. We turn left and are immediately in the country side,we live on the outskirts of town, I know which makes more sense. Had a lovely stroll to the village where our daughters went to primary school. As our youngest is now 27, it’s been a while since we have been there regularly! Then down a public footpath that leads to the river which eventually leads us 5 minutes from our house. No roads, paths or anything. It was so peaceful and beautiful. It was nice to get out for a while, no constant news on the radio/ TV or social media. It really felt like the good old days! Don’t think we’ll be going as far tomorrow!

 

[Carlos]

Great day here, but I was working. Having no commute my cycling has dropped by a lot, as I am not doing my long weekend rides either. We are getting some circuits with the children, and some short tides on my own. To compensate for the lower mileage I am pushing myself hard in my solo rides, and today I managed a 14 mile loop at 16.8mph. Still 10mph slower than the pros, though 😛.

 

[Ivostas66]

Popped to the Supermarket yesterday afternoon - only a 5 minute queue and everyone seems to be following guidance. Police actually drove slowly along the length of the queue in a squad car, which was interesting to see!

There was a meltdown/ rant in one of the aisles - a chap stood with a trolley just staring into space (his wife was busy grabbing items). Another younger chap asked him politely if he wouldn't mind moving so he could get past and he screamed at the top of his voice "I'm not in your ******* way!". Young chap replied calmly "But people can't get past safely", another scream "I haven't got ******* Coronavirus you t**t!" I was close to hysterics when one of the supermarket staff said to his co-worker "Oh God, we've got another one! His Mrs has clearly dumped him here and done a runner". Things eventually calmed without anyone else having to step in and the grumpy chap wandered off with his wife muttering obscenities under his breath about "this country" and the "youth of today".

 

[trophywench]

Think you're just supposed to stand and wait patiently behind anyone that's stopped in front of you that you can't safely maintain 2m distance with - but of course the operative word is 'patiently' and doesn't sound like Mr Meldrew was blessed with that facility! Just feel sorry for Mrs M and grateful I'm not her!

This morning I received a letter from the NHS asking me to re-book the hospital appointment I had this month, which they cancelled and wrote to say so a couple of weeks ago, saying they'd be in touch later to re arrange it. Blimey - that's a surprise! So I duly went online to re arrange it. Choice of 4 local hospitals as normal, all saying patients would normally be seen within 21 weeks - clicked on the one I wanted - no appts available, and exactly the same at the other 3.

So I thought I'd better ring and see whether I'm supposed to keep the letter until my ESP tells me I can rebook it, or what? Rang and spoke to someone who I explained the scenario to, but she said my booking reference number wasn't recognised by the booking system, to which I repeated that I'd just done it and it did let me in, and she then said it was an automated system so the letter was sent to confirm the appt was definitely cancelled, not to rebook it, so I asked why does it say we're sending you this cos your appt was cancelled and now we want you to rebook it? Reply, you'll have to ask your GP Surgery what's going on with it then, thank you, bye Brrrrrrrr.

Love it when folk are helpful, don't you?

 

[Robin]

Popped to the Supermarket yesterday afternoon - only a 5 minute queue and everyone seems to be following guidance. Police actually drove slowly along the length of the queue in a squad car, which was interesting to see!

There was a meltdown/ rant in one of the aisles - a chap stood with a trolley just staring into space (his wife was busy grabbing items). Another younger chap asked him politely if he wouldn't mind moving so he could get past and he screamed at the top of his voice "I'm not in your ******* way!". Young chap replied calmly "But people can't get past safely", another scream "I haven't got ******* Coronavirus you t**t!" I was close to hysterics when one of the supermarket staff said to his co-worker "Oh God, we've got another one! His Mrs has clearly dumped him here and done a runner". Things eventually calmed without anyone else having to step in and the grumpy chap wandered off with his wife muttering obscenities under his breath about "this country" and the "youth of today".

People are funny (as in weird, not humerous) I came out of the supermarket and wheeled my trolley to the car, (which was in the middle of the bit where the queue is) and there was an elderly bloke leaning on it. I unlocked it from a distance, thinking the 'clunk' will make him move...No! He continued to lean. I opened the boot, put the shopping in (quite close to him by now) he passed the time of day. I parked the trolley, came back, and pointed out that if he didn’t move his elbow, he’d fall over when I removed the car from under it!

 

[SB2015]

What a mad mad world we are in.

We have had the odd occasion where people are conversing across the pavement at the social distance, but that just stops anyone passing safely. Since there is no traffic at present we just resort to using the road on those rare occasions. Not possible in a supermarket, and as @trophywench said just be glad you don’t live with Mr Meldrew

Another day in the garden, and it is now finally beginning to look like it is sorted. Seeds planted where possible and others moving in and out each night to protect them if necessary. Sort of looking forward to a change in temperature as I can then get back to stuff inside.

Had my first singing lesson via Zoom. A bit weird with the slight delay, but worked well enough to want to repeat it next week.

 

[eggyg]

I’ve had a very quiet day today. Had a restless night, awake from 4am up at 5.45am. Did a bit half hearted hoeing and swept the path, again quite half heartedly. Made lunch which we ate outside in the sun but occasionally got battered by a north easterly. I came in and read my book and had a nana nap, only to be woken by daughter number 3 with a loaf of bread and some HP sauce for us! Had a socially distanced natter for 10 minutes. I think I’m actually better not physically seeing my girls as it breaks my heart when they leave.

 

[happydog]

Hello everyone Not been on for a while. I am well and managing everything. My husband died last year in August and I have found myself being grateful that he is not here as he virtually did not have an immune system anymore. I am getting used to my own company and often go days without speaking to anyone, but it is OK. At last I have the time to sort out the garden which had got very neglected while I looked after my husband. I have to take the two dogs out each day. (They are not impressed with only one walk now even though it is for about an hour.) They are very good company. There are lots of interesting things to do using Zoom. I have Pilates class via this and also a keep fit class. I am concerned that I cannot get as much exercise as I would like because that is how I control my diabetes, but I am doing my best. Assuming my review due next month won't happen but as I am able to test I more or less know where I am. I am also working my way through the books that are here that I intended to read but did not get round to doing so. Hope everyone else is coping and not getting too bored. Take care and I hope that you all stay well. 🙂

 

[grovesy]

Have done quite a bit of gardening today. I could quite happily pot up my seedlings with out worrying about having enough multipurpose compost, this was I had a delivery from a local nursery. He no sooner pulled up and had the delivery unloaded on to front lawn.

 

[NotWorriedAtAll]

I'm doing mostly okay during the day but no matter how positive I try to stay I am getting awful nightmares that wake me up shaking.

I'm doing far more exercise than I have done for a long time thanks to my exercise bike and VR headset combo and I've started learning to make sourdough bread. The intention was to use up some 100% wholemeal flour that is six years past its best before date. I meant for my husband to eat it if it was successful because obvs it isn't keto.

But my first loaf came out of the oven this morning after three days of making it and it was so amazing I ended up eating some and my sugars went up to 8.7mmols/L so I did twenty minutes on the exercise bike and they went back down to 6.4mmols/L and I am hoping that means I can eat my wholemeal bread as long as I exercise afterwards.

It was so nice I decided to make home made butter to put on it.

I make that by shaking double cream in a jar and that is a lot of exercise too.

I've only got small jars available at the moment so I needed to make it in two batches which made it double the exercise.

I am losing weight noticeably now which is another plus. If only I could avoid the nightmares...

 

[SB2015]

I'm doing mostly okay during the day but no matter how positive I try to stay I am getting awful nightmares that wake me up shaking.

I'm doing far more exercise than I have done for a long time thanks to my exercise bike and VR headset combo and I've started learning to make sourdough bread. The intention was to use up some 100% wholemeal flour that is six years past its best before date. I meant for my husband to eat it if it was successful because obvs it isn't keto.

But my first loaf came out of the oven this morning after three days of making it and it was so amazing I ended up eating some and my sugars went up to 8.7mmols/L so I did twenty minutes on the exercise bike and they went back down to 6.4mmols/L and I am hoping that means I can eat my wholemeal bread as long as I exercise afterwards.

It was so nice I decided to make home made butter to put on it.

I make that by shaking double cream in a jar and that is a lot of exercise too.

I've only got small jars available at the moment so I needed to make it in two batches which made it double the exercise.

I am losing weight noticeably now which is another plus. If only I could avoid the nightmares...

Homemade butter and homemade bread.
That sounds like heaven.
Are you doing breakfast after this is over!!

 

[SB2015]

Hello everyone Not been on for a while. I am well and managing everything. My husband died last year in August and I have found myself being grateful that he is not here as he virtually did not have an immune system anymore. I am getting used to my own company and often go days without speaking to anyone, but it is OK. At last I have the time to sort out the garden which had got very neglected while I looked after my husband. I have to take the two dogs out each day. (They are not impressed with only one walk now even though it is for about an hour.) They are very good company. There are lots of interesting things to do using Zoom. I have Pilates class via this and also a keep fit class. I am concerned that I cannot get as much exercise as I would like because that is how I control my diabetes, but I am doing my best. Assuming my review due next month won't happen but as I am able to test I more or less know where I am. I am also working my way through the books that are here that I intended to read but did not get round to doing so. Hope everyone else is coping and not getting too bored. Take care and I hope that you all stay well. 🙂

Good to see you again @happydog.
So sorry to read of your husband’s death.

It sounds like you are managing the lockdown well.
Keep in touch if you have time.

 

[Carlos]

I'm doing mostly okay during the day but no matter how positive I try to stay I am getting awful nightmares that wake me up shaking.

I'm doing far more exercise than I have done for a long time thanks to my exercise bike and VR headset combo and I've started learning to make sourdough bread. The intention was to use up some 100% wholemeal flour that is six years past its best before date. I meant for my husband to eat it if it was successful because obvs it isn't keto.

But my first loaf came out of the oven this morning after three days of making it and it was so amazing I ended up eating some and my sugars went up to 8.7mmols/L so I did twenty minutes on the exercise bike and they went back down to 6.4mmols/L and I am hoping that means I can eat my wholemeal bread as long as I exercise afterwards.

It was so nice I decided to make home made butter to put on it.

I make that by shaking double cream in a jar and that is a lot of exercise too.

I've only got small jars available at the moment so I needed to make it in two batches which made it double the exercise.

I am losing weight noticeably now which is another plus. If only I could avoid the nightmares...

Lovely looking loaf. The butter making tip comes just as one of our daughters was asking how butter is made. Need to get some double cream and get her shaking a jar, should provide a couple of hours of entertainment.

 

[Stitch147]

Another day at work done. Day off tomorrow which im looking forward too. Haven't felt great all day, not covid 19 related, just totally knackered and a bit of an upset tummy. Early night for me tonight.

 

[JohnWhi]

My wife e-mailed a friend and said that I was scarcely aware of the lockdown as, though retired, I was doing translations (French to English technical concerned with the electricity industry). Sent off a 22000-word job on Tuesday, now working on another one. Takes the mind off things! One curious factor, that I discussed with the excellent pump clinic consultant, is that my blood sugar hits the deck if I have a problematic translation patch (tends to be associated in my case with blind panic). She told me that the brain was probably the single organ that used the most blood sugar. We live and learn ...

 

[trophywench]

Nobody's told me that but it does make total sense. It never rests, does it? Does shedloads of things when the rest of the body is sleeping, too, like repairing all the damaged bits that it's created during the day when we were awake, to the myelin sheaths covering the nerves.

I always think of it causing a tangled heap of fine wires, and untangling them while I'm in the land of Nod.

So - do you have electrical knowledge in English, so you know the correct terminology for whatever?

 

[trophywench]

I wonder if I'll be able to work up the enthusiasm to be bothered with anything by the end of June, cos Pete's 12 weeks only finishes in mid June, IF the medically vulnerable are able to sashay forth then or be subject to a further lock-in.

 

[JohnWhi]

So - do you have electrical knowledge in English, so you know the correct terminology for whatever?

My daughter worked for one of the Big Six at a sufficiently high level to pull out when she saw they would soon become the Big Five. Didn't find out much from her. I have been doing translations concerned with the same power station for at least eight years so, for terminology, I am somewhere ahead of the UK people who work for the company. (Non-Disclosure Agreement prevents me saying more, but you have probably worked out where.) Although a linguist by trade, training, and experience as a university teacher, I always loved physics when I was at school. Keeps the brain alive, and using blood glucose!

 

[trophywench]

Nor really John, I've never had the slightest interest in who provides the electricity TBH although my first husband worked at GEC down Witton (at the end of Electric Avenue!) from school (his dad worked there and at the time, it was a job for life) wiring switch panels for the CEGB and he early on had the chance of transferring to the CEGB but didn't want to have to go here, there or anywhere for his employer. But does explain why/how you find it interesting - and I can appreciate why French at least!! cos we've driven all over France and you see the coastal power stations, each with their own set of traffic lights at the Junction with the main roads they are situated off. Hardly ever seen a single person or vehicle evident at any of them though!

A T1 neighbour with a Languages degree used to be a s/e commercial translater but his work was usually to/from German. However his Spanish was also excellent which helped friend of mine when buying a house in Almeria, and his fee was always the same and perfectly acceptable to his client when it was a friend - a bottle of GOOD red!

 

[m1dnc]

The gov here have eased off our 24-hour curfew a bit. We can now exercise out of our homes between 7 am and 12 noon as long as we don't go to the beach. I'm looking forward to a nice long walk tomorrow morning although it will be a hot one. Summer is on the way, and it's already 30 deg by 9 am. Doesn't look good for the hurricane season this year, which officially starts on 1st June.