The Prepping Thread - A Newer Beginning ;)

Nargleblast

The only problem is, Ming Vase, a mask may reduce the chances of droplets spraying into your nose and mouth but they can still get in through your eyes, a common transmission route for viruses. Hence the advice not to touch your face or rub your eyes when colds and flu are about. The main benefit of wearing a mask is that if you cough or sneeze then you're not spraying it on others. It Is also important not to keep fiddling with the mask, poking your fingers inside it, taking it on and off to drink, etc. Discard it carefully as soon as it gets damp or after one episode of wear, and wash your hands afterwards.

Blue_Doggy

It would be sensible to consider covering one’s hair with a washable scarf or similar covering, as droplets from another person’s coughs or sneezes could be caught in hair to be picked up on hands or face later.

euronorris

If I find myself having to go to a supermarket/other shops, I intend to strip and get straight into the bath for a thorough wash, followed by a shower. Clothes straight into washing machine at least 60 degrees, with a touch of disinfectant too.

I am paranoid though. 

Hobsons_Choice

I also think it's a good idea to keep your fingernails short, it makes it easier to wash hands/nails/wrists.

boultdj

Woohoo! I've managed to get a bag of plain flour in my Tesco order that came today. Yorkshire pudding and toad in the hole are back on the menu. Nice cheap filling food.

daz378

2 of those colleagues awaiting results have tested positive    so worried   i care  for a non verbal  guy with autism  for over 10 years    hes in his own  small house/ apartment   in  middle  of street  that are 6 client care bungalows..who have very severe  mental and physical disabilities, ive had very little contact with my colleagues,  but them bungalows  require a staff team of 3 at all times, except for waking nights.  Plenty  of opportunity for infection   and we are a good company   enough  ppe  etc....stay safe

littlemoney

Nargleblast said:

Good points, mothernerd.

What if this pandemic has changed the mindset of humanity, making people more appreciative of the basic, important things in life, i.e. health, secure home, decent food, family, friends, education? We have seen so many examples of people doing good things for others, is it possible this could continue once lockdown has ended?

I hope so. I doubt every member of the human race left alive will become nicer, but a quite a few might. That "quite a few" could just be enough to initiate the move to a better society, one where people matter more than possessions. 

People may remember for a short while but I don't think it will last. They are already meeting up now saying they are missing their "friends" and social gatherings. They will never appreciate what it is like to be old and if you are lucky see someone once a week, perhaps that person is the cashier in supermarket who they may only exchange a few words but that is the only person they will see/speak to that week. One minute or less in a week, 52 minutes in a year out of a possible 525,600.  Yet these idiots think they are bomb proof and can't be without their "friends" for 4 weeks even though they are online with them for a lot of the time. Prior to this society didn't care about other people. It was me, me, me. If it had been different we wouldn't have so many lonely people today. Lonliness was an epidemic before the co-vid 19 was a pandemic.

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The young can't help being young and 'of their time' any more than the older amongst us can't help being older and 'of a different time' it's always been this way what has changed is that families are now widespread across the country and the globe, friends are no longer the people we grew up with who have lived in the same town all our lives, but then neither have we. We've lived in all sorts of places and made friends when we lived there but those friendships don't last beyond the first 6 weeks of moving and the odd card at Christmas.  We've made our life here, earned our place, almost 2 years we've been here and we've found a place and made new friends who check we're OK as we do with them a couple of times a week, in unlocked down times we did coffee once a week at either house and I worked at the charity shop with another friend who I also did coffee with now and then.  We have family nearby and a grandchild there too so I'm really glad we made the decision to move here for our twilight years, we could have stayed put in Hampshire where we might have been very lonely and isolated indeed, very different here in a country village, much more home than anywhere else we've ever lived.

elaine241

Phew caught up at last!!
We have been so busy lambing I hadn't read this thread since about 15th April!
It has been very busy here , the lane outside the farm has been like a motorway for people I have never seen before!! Many leaning on gates looking at the lambs/horses etc despite the virus living on steel for up to 72 hours. We are washing our hands so much, each and every time we even venture into a field!! The canal gate just up the lane must get touched by 100's of people daily which is a very scary thought. I did put a post on the village FB page asking people not to lean on gates, give us 2m space and pick their dog muck up as its gross and can cause disease and blindness in stock.
The veg patch has been my main focus, apart from mucking out/decorating a flat we rent out ready for a new tenant, and I have 7 rows of various potatoes, squashes, toms, runner beans, courgettes, salads, carrots, onions, shallots, parsnips, peas beetroot, chard, spinach etc all planted out and some really healthy looking french and borlotti beans ready for when I feel brave enough regarding frosts. My chilli plants seems to have gone mad in the polytunnel so no problem for homegrown chillis although I have lost the labels so its lucky dip on the hotness!!
Preps are still holding up as I manage to shop once a week for myself and shielding friends. I wear the blue nitrile gloves and a mask plus I use an anti viral spray whenever needed. Just a thought if anyone needs gloves your local farm supplies/feed store may well have them as they are used for lambing and are the same as those used by doctors and vets. I bought a box of 200 pairs for about £15. I choose to wear a mask to remind me not to touch my face. When I get home I usually strip off , put the clothes in the washing machine, and have a shower. I still get anxious about venturing into town even once a week , but my precautions seem to make it easier for me to cope. I feel a great sense of relief once home and knowing I do not need to venture out for another week.
I did go into Morrison's for some supplies ( cider!!) and noticed they have packaged up the bakery flour in bags and are selling it , it was in the paper bags they seal with cakes/bakery items. There was also the huge 25kg catering size bags of flour but I thought that was a bit OTT!! I am OK for flour as I have a variety of different flours. I was very surprised how quickly flour , eggs and other staples disappeared off shelves. It has been the one revelation that the processed foods, pizzas etc did evaporate as I was expecting but I never thought basic staples where people actually have to cook would also be so scarce!! Note to self for the future, make sure you have more plain flour, yeast, sugar, baking powder etc as it seems if we have a second lock down everyone will be baking mad again!! Thank god I have my little band of hens they have kept us and my friends in eggs when they were as rare as hens teeth!!
As for easing the lock down it really fills me with dread!! Round here the amount of cars and motorcycles on the roads has increased markedly over the last few days and people have reported many gatherings, bbq's, parties etc. My gut feeling is that it is all too early and that we have only flattened the curve and lifting lock down early will result in a second peak. I have decided the home schooling is going very well and I will think very hard before I send my boys back to school. I intend to continue social distancing, wearing mask/gloves and using anti viral spray for as long as I feel it is needed in my own personal case. I think it is a very individual decision and that everyone will take the precautions that best suits them.
Just wondering what others have been surprised about during the lock down? and what they will do differently, if anything, regarding their future preps for ( god forbid) a similar situation in the future?

euronorris

Mostly a good day here, but was a bit of a tough end. DD has said several times today how much she misses her Nana (and others), and then got very upset at bedtime as she wants to see her and have a sleepover, and of course we can't do that yet. We got over it with a bedtime video call with Nana and a promise to do another in a morning. But it got to me a bit too. There is so much, as a parent, that you can do to help, comfort or fix things. But as we all know, we can't (and often times, shouldn't) fix everything.

Just need the virus to s0d off!! 

We still won't be going out though. Holding strong. Unfortunately not everyone is. Local council reported on fb that road traffic has increased by 20% in recent days. It's infuriating!!