My journey to a debt free life

Drawingaline

Onebrokelady said:

foxgloves said:

Escaping to a rural 2nd home is an advantage only available to the wealthy. It has ever been thus. Right back to the Black Death in the 14th century..... (big topic of study at Uni), the aristocracy fled to their rural estates & everyone else stayed put because of course they didn't have a 2nd home, so had no choice. There are always more choices available to the most affluent. The problem is that small picturesque places full of 2nd homes (which prices out the locals for a start, esp the young) don't have the infrastructure to deal with any related surge in pandemic spread. I don't live in a holiday area but I do live in an old historic small market town. Our health services would be utterly overwhelmed with an influx of second-homers at such a critical time.
Take care, OBL. I'm glad you have your chickens. Our milk delivery service emailed yesterday to say 'No new egg customers' as there is a national egg shortage.
F x

So true Foxgloves,I watched a news piece over a week ago about a village in Derbyshire who sealed themselves off so that no one else would get the the plague, I think it was called Eyam but I can't remember,I had never heard this story before and I couldn't stop thinking about the people for days after I saw it on the news, what a brave heroic thing to do, everyone could learn a lot from those people at the moment

I didn't realise there was an egg shortage 🙀Mr S did have quite a good stock yesterday but there were gaps in the shelves,I was actually thinking about putting a padlock on my chicken run now because there's been a spate of thefts from garden sheds in my area and I imagine a couple of chickens might look quite attractive to some people at the moment 😟

Ah The Roses of Eyam. I did this in gcse drama many years ago. 

It's interesting to read your posts as to how the NHS is prepping.

And I believe the egg shortage is also related to the floods and storms. 

foxgloves

OBL - Yes, that's right, the village you mentioned is indeed Eyam. A fascinating place - I've been a couple of times. There is a very good novel about the plague in Eyam - 'Year of Wonders' by Geraldine Brooks. I really enjoyed it.
Yes, I don't blame you re protecting the chickens. All manner of things seem to be getting stolen. My sister thought she was going to be mugged while out on her daily permitted walk at the end of last week. It sounds to me like she accidentally interrupted a bit of drug dealing & they thought they might rob her instead but she saw the older one tell the younger lad (who was going to do it) not to bother. She had both her sons with her, the oldest is 17, so maybe that put them off. I've told her not to walk that route again.
So yes, without being hysterical about things, I do think we need to keep a closer eye on our belongings & security.
F x

Sun_Addict

That's awful foxgloves.  This situation is certainly bringing the low life out of the woodwork.  Thankfully it's also bringing out the good people too.

HairyHandofDartmoor

I've read that novel about Eyam too Foxgloves and it was absolutely fascinating and very sad. The village sacrificed itself to save the villages around them. They were so brave and it was absolutely heartbreaking.

It would serve muggers right if they catch the virus but sadly they'll probably just give it to the victim 😡.

HairyHandofDartmoor

I managed to buy a pack of 12 eggs today 🎉. They seemed to have some stocks of everything except oats 😭.

HairyHandofDartmoor

I hope you get on all right at work today OBL and you have the protective equipment that you need.

I had a quiet day at school today. Walking to school felt more dangerous because idiots kept walking towards me and I had to dodge up side roads or step into the road to keep a safe distance 😡.

Willowtree222

How was work today OBL? I sincerely hope this nightmare ends soon for everyone so that some sort of normality can continue. Although I do expect that people will not be the same again for a number of years to come. 
It is strange how incredibly at peace I feel. x

Onebrokelady

foxgloves said:

OBL - Yes, that's right, the village you mentioned is indeed Eyam. A fascinating place - I've been a couple of times. There is a very good novel about the plague in Eyam - 'Year of Wonders' by Geraldine Brooks. I really enjoyed it.
Yes, I don't blame you re protecting the chickens. All manner of things seem to be getting stolen. My sister thought she was going to be mugged while out on her daily permitted walk at the end of last week. It sounds to me like she accidentally interrupted a bit of drug dealing & they thought they might rob her instead but she saw the older one tell the younger lad (who was going to do it) not to bother. She had both her sons with her, the oldest is 17, so maybe that put them off. I've told her not to walk that route again.
So yes, without being hysterical about things, I do think we need to keep a closer eye on our belongings & security.
F x

Oh no Foxgloves, that's awful, we all certainly need to keep our wits about us, an elderly lady was attacked here the other day by a young woman,she pushed the lady over and took her handbag 😟

Onebrokelady

Drawingaline said:

Onebrokelady said:

foxgloves said:

Escaping to a rural 2nd home is an advantage only available to the wealthy. It has ever been thus. Right back to the Black Death in the 14th century..... (big topic of study at Uni), the aristocracy fled to their rural estates & everyone else stayed put because of course they didn't have a 2nd home, so had no choice. There are always more choices available to the most affluent. The problem is that small picturesque places full of 2nd homes (which prices out the locals for a start, esp the young) don't have the infrastructure to deal with any related surge in pandemic spread. I don't live in a holiday area but I do live in an old historic small market town. Our health services would be utterly overwhelmed with an influx of second-homers at such a critical time.
Take care, OBL. I'm glad you have your chickens. Our milk delivery service emailed yesterday to say 'No new egg customers' as there is a national egg shortage.
F x

So true Foxgloves,I watched a news piece over a week ago about a village in Derbyshire who sealed themselves off so that no one else would get the the plague, I think it was called Eyam but I can't remember,I had never heard this story before and I couldn't stop thinking about the people for days after I saw it on the news, what a brave heroic thing to do, everyone could learn a lot from those people at the moment

I didn't realise there was an egg shortage 🙀Mr S did have quite a good stock yesterday but there were gaps in the shelves,I was actually thinking about putting a padlock on my chicken run now because there's been a spate of thefts from garden sheds in my area and I imagine a couple of chickens might look quite attractive to some people at the moment 😟

Ah The Roses of Eyam. I did this in gcse drama many years ago. 

It's interesting to read your posts as to how the NHS is prepping.

And I believe the egg shortage is also related to the floods and storms. 

I was thinking about the poor people who were flooded and how they have now got this do deal with as well,what a nightmare for those who might not be able to go back to their own homes 

Onebrokelady

HairyHandofDartmoor said:

I hope you get on all right at work today OBL and you have the protective equipment that you need.

I had a quiet day at school today. Walking to school felt more dangerous because idiots kept walking towards me and I had to dodge up side roads or step into the road to keep a safe distance 😡.

People can sometimes be so stupid, I walked home from work tonight and  noticed people were being a lot more careful about keeping away from each other 😊