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 think I'm developing a head cold. Tired, headache, scratchy throat, slight mild cough, the odd sneeze. They aren't the virus symptoms but I still need to stay indoors until they go away or I might get banned from the local shop for scaring people! I could do without the itchy left eye which is driving me mad and my concentration is having a bad effect on my spelling. Apologies for any mistakes I haven't caught. I could do with a few hours in my bed this afternoon but I have way too much to do!
News has just come through today that our Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Health Secretary Matt Hancock have tested positive for the virus. They are both experiencing mild symptoms of the virus and hopefully will be on the mend soon, but it was a bit of a shock to hear about their infection, after Prince Charles also caught it. I admit that I'm pretty worried right now. The cases in Scotland are still low compared to England but I can't help thinking about how I scratched my eye while wearing the gloves on my way home from the shops, or could I have isolated sooner or should I have risked that last trip to the shops. The fear of this virus just gets into your head and gnaws away at you!
Here is today's Hit Parade of Morons. A woman in Pennsylvania indicated she had the virus and coughed over a display of fresh fruit, vegetables, meat and bakery goods for a prank, leading to the shop having to destroy $35000 (£28500) of food. This bitch needs to be billed for the damage, banned from every food store in the world and put under house arrest. She has been charged with making terrorist threats using a biological agent, criminal mischief, attempted theft and disorderly conduct. Good. The FBI has arrested a man for trying to sell his virus 'cure'. He could face up to 20 years in prison. In the UK fraudsters are going around the doors doing 'virus checks' then robbing people of their food and toilet paper, or offering to do your shopping and running away with your money.
I'm getting tired so I'm signing off for today.
Stay safe everyone.
stay safe
ReplyDeletesherry @ fundinmental
Same to you and Mr Wonderful Sherry!
DeleteThere definitely isn't a shortage of stupid people stories. I went out today for a necessary errand and the store I was in had lines marked for checkouts and the woman behind me was clueless or careless. Either way, by the time I was finished, she fully understood what the marks were for. Stay strong and Cass and Apollo send their love.
ReplyDeleteI think the bad thing is I'm over analyzing every little ache or cough. Anxiety much Barb?
Every day I see these stories and it just depresses you how nasty and evil some people in this world are. Good for you in giving that woman what for, as we call it over here! I'm finding that anxiety crippling at times. I've had a cough since November, on and off, and my temperature does go up a bit a couple of times during the day. It gets the heart racing for sure!
DeleteLove to you and your guys!
I'm fighting off some kind of bug too - definitely not the virus but feeling just kind of cruddy and like I want to go to bed and stay there for awhile though my 10 year old is not agreeing with that desire! Hope you get to feeling better and get plenty of rest.
ReplyDeleteI think we're all feeling a bit run down at the moment and every cough turns into a worry! It'll be harder for you, trying to provide that normal environment for your kid. Hope you all stay well!
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