The Coronavirus Diaries #4

This series of posts will be about the coronavirus situation, how it is impacting me here in Scotland and interesting gossip and opinions I'm hearing through our media. I'll be posting as and when I have something to share but I take no responsibility for the accuracy of the news I share or the medical advice and opinion that I mention.

Chuckles Stress Level Monday 9am

My dad went out to get a few extra items for my uncle's freezer to make sure he has some extra stuff. But I cannot convince him to stockpile enough for a couple of months in case of lockdown. 'It'll be fine' he keeps saying. I'm trying to tell him that in a week or so, my dad and I will be going into lockdown and we won't be able to go out but he isn't listening yet! I'm tearing my hair out here, I really am. I have visions of him going out during the worst of the outbreak and being stubborn about it.

Chuckles Stress Level Monday 12pm

I was enjoying watching Jaws this morning. I love that bit where they are drinking on the boat and comparing scars, and Hooper points at his chest and says 'Mary Ellen Moffat...she broke my heart.' That totally crack me up every time! I also watched The Meg straight after, which I enjoyed again. Deliveries from Amazon! This improved my mood. I got two cds-Abba and the Wonder Stuff and the two books I was waiting for. Also arriving were my box of assorted cheese crackers, four boxes of Dairy Box chocolates and Special Pig cheesy snacks. I'm still waiting on a few things to come this week. 


The panic buying has really hit our supermarkets. My dad nipped into Asda to get crisps, tins of chocolate, fresh orange juice, beer, lime cordial (I like my lager and lime!) and those lovely Asda pizzas! My dad reports that there must have been a Bog Roll Bonanza as there was none, nor was there any kind of water, tinned meat, pasta, frozen meat, milk or bread. Wow, things are certainly heating up here. It seems there was chaos and these scenes are now being repeated all over Scotland in supermarkets-I've seen the photos online through today. Is there total chaos where you are? Try things like discount stores, farm shops, specialist places like B&M, sales in smaller grocery stores etc to get supplies if supermarkets are out of stuff. Amazon currently have a great deal on sparkling water in the UK and it gets delivered to your door so you don't need to hoof it home from supermarkets!

I'm listening in disbelief to the WHO representative. I love how he assumes that we all live in bloody mansions! He's banging on about isolating anyone sick at home in seperate bedroom and for that person to use a different bathroom to everyone else. Have you ever lived in a terraced house in central Scotland matey boy? We have two bedrooms, a small kitchen, tiny bathroom and small hallway. That is it! We don't have multiple bathrooms and extra kitchens for hygenic cooking during the crisis! Get a grip on our reality!!! And then he asks us to go to their site and donate money. They have been critical of things each country are doing and give out different advice to what our government experts are saying, then wonder why we are confused about what to do. They were also the last to call it a pandemic when we could all see clearly that it was a pandemic!!!  

Chuckles Stress Level 5pm:

It has happened. Our PM and Chief Medical and Science Officers have just given a press conference. By the weekend those over 70 and those of us who have underlying health issues have to voluntarily isolate for twelve weeks. That covers myself, my dad and my uncle. It seems to have come so suddenly and I feel a bit freaked out. I knew it was coming, I prepared for it in every way, my dad and I discuss it every day...but now the moment is here, I feel pretty worried and a bit scared. We have decided to look at one trip out to collect my uncle's prescription on Wednesday as planned and buy in stuff for him whether he wants it or not, then we go into isolation on Thursday. I won't ignore health advice and I don't want any of us catching this with the state of our lungs.

This was an unexpected end to the day and my brain is madly whirring. Tonight is going to be comfort eating and trying not to have a personal meltdown! I'll be continuing my virus diaries as we prepare for lockdown...