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.
I want to start today with a big shout out to the brilliant people in industry who have switched their production to making ventilators and other equipment for use in the NHS. Seeing how quickly they were able to start producing vital equipment was really inspiring when it was so badly needed. Again, thank you to everyone in the NHS and emergency services who are trying to save lives and keep people safe. Also a shout out to the delivery men and women who are keeping shops and supermarkets filled with food, the shop workers who continue to serve their community, those delivering the Amazon packages, our posties and binmen, the volunteers who have come forward to help deliver and to work in our most important industries and everyone who is going to work to try and keep Britain working. Without all of you, things would be in a really grim mess and I appreciate you all.
I'm no fan of Trump but I do support his decision not to have US taxpayers pay for the security of Harry and Meghan. I find it frustrating that this pair have been expecting taxpayers in Britain and then Canada to fund their security as they go globe trotting. You chose to leave Royal life, pay for your own security! I also note that Trump is no longer talking about getting things open for Easter! Our PM's advisor and policy guru Dominic Cummings is self isolating with symptoms. A very moving minute silence in Spain for victims of the virus reduced me to tears. Also very sad to hear that an NHS doctor has died of the virus-may God bless that poor man and his heartbroken family. This crisis is truly horrible. It is good to hear that Prince Charles is now out of self isolation and back to health, however.
Sadly I have to report now on the Hit Parade of Morons. An NHS worker has been assaulted and left with a fractured cheek. In Derby 25 people were at a karaoke party complete with buffet!!! In Bristol, a group were stopped from going mountain climbing in Wales. People are still going on driving lessons and caravan holidays despite being told not to. Labour MP Stephen Kinnock drove from Wales to London to visit his elderly parents yet we'll be fined for non essential travel outside our area! Footballer Jack Grealish went to a party at a friend's house then crashed his car into other cars. Clown. He was lecturing us to stay home to help the NHS but obviously the rules don't apply to him! Labour MP Luke Pollard thinks it is a great idea to let 70000 EU fruit pickers into Britain while we are locked down. What a moron.
A man has been jailed for 12 months for spitting on an emergency worker. Disgusting cretin. 16 members of the same family appear to have the virus after going to a family funeral on March 13th, and another has already died. Over 300 Iranians die, 1000 seriously ill after false rumours led them to drink methanol to cure the virus-somebody needs locking up for that.I'm also annoyed that our local council STILL hasn't done anything about setting up a phoneline where those of us in lockdown can register for food delivery! People could starve waiting for the council to get its act together.
Signing off for today. I'm having haddock chowder with cheesy bread and some cherry cola!
Stay safe everyone.
Glad you're hanging in there despite the awful state of the world. :)
ReplyDeleteLockdown has been ok for us and starting today we're watching Gold Rush from season one. My dad hasn't seen it before and he is enjoying it!
DeleteI should be amazed at all the new idiot stories everyday but sadly, I'm not. Yes, I'm glad that Easter timeline was taken off the table. I've had a hard time concentrating today. I stayed away from media and the computer as much as possible over the weekend because I felt some anxiety and depression sinking in. I did go see Gpa and then Mr. Barb and I went grocery shopping for him yesterday. We had to do a trip for us so we combined them. I do think he understands he needs to stay home.
ReplyDeleteStay safe my friend!
I'm glad that your Gpa is doing ok-it's a real worry about older relatives isn't it. We're keeping in touch with my uncle by phone and he's doing ok. We're starting to watch Gold Rush during the day-I love it but my dad is seeing this for the first time. He's horrified by the health and safety issues!
DeleteWell said about all the people keeping things running. So true. And all the delivery people too- it must be so scary to still be out there! Glad to hear Prince Charles is better, and all the people recovering too. Crazy times for sure.
ReplyDeleteAs for the asshats- yeah I just didn't know about some of these. Why are there s many of them lol?
That chowder and cheesy bread (and cherry cola!) sounds yum. :)
I don't know where all the idiots are crawling out from-it's terrible! I never knew there were so many clowns in my country! Wait till you see what is coming today in my latest post!!!
DeleteI knew you'd be prepared for this situation. I am too. Still going to work though as my job is an essential one. I try to keep the distance and am sad at how many people I see coming in every day. Many just come in to walk around and hardly buy anything. And some bring their whole family, kids and babies included. What are they thinking?!
ReplyDeleteIt kind of feels like my fear and paranoia after reading all those apocalypse books was sort of justified! My dad admits he wasn't convinced at my prepping but now he's glad not to have to keep going to the supermarket! I'm staying well away from there for the next few months until I'm sure there is no second wave of infection after lockdown finishes!
DeleteI'm on board with the cherry cola! That may have to go on our grocery list for next time I send J out for supplies. I was so glad to hear Prince Charles is better. And now hopefully people will stop being idiots. I know extroverts are struggling - another reason I'm glad I'm not one!
ReplyDeleteIt's only been two weeks of lockdown and people seem to be going mad! We have power, food, medicine, deliveries, mail, TV, internet, music, gadgets, books...all we need to keep us going and entertained. Our relatives in the war had way less and they coped. I'm glad to be a socially awkward recluse!
DeleteI'm currently trying to avoid the news. It wasn't doing my mental health much good so I'm trying to avoid it for now then let it back in in small manageable doses...
ReplyDeleteI'm watching less news during the day and instead relaxing with a nice binge watch of Gold Rush with my dad!
DeleteIt is crazy how some people are behaving right now. They are closing all of our local parks today because of too many crowds. It sounds like teens and young adults were hanging out there in large groups so now people who go there to exercise are not able to anymore.
ReplyDeleteThe older people in the vulnerable groups seem to be mostly following government advice but the younger folk with no health issues are flouting the rules and not caring who they infect or what they are doing to the NHS. Some point soon, exercise is going to be banned here as people are flouting the rules.
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