The Prepping Thread - A Newer Beginning ;)

Si_Clist

greenbee said:

 I'm happy to do whatever the surgery think is necessary. I'm just grateful I'm not having to wear multiple masks, visors, goggles and nitrile gloves all day.

Same here x 2. 

Apparently our GP's surgery still gets people with an inflated sense of self-importance turning up expecting to march straight in.  It seems that the usual routine is that they read the notices on the locked door (in large print, at eye level), rattle the door, bang on it and finally try the intercom button as requested on the notice.  They then have a good moan at the receptionist, and if declined admission, start arguing the toss before finally flouncing off in a big huff.  And then they phone up for another moan before finally being good. 

IMO any patient unwilling to comply with the procedures in place for the time being should put up and shut up unless they're genuinely unable to comply, in which case it's surely just a question of phoning the surgery and asking what to do (as opposed to moaning that they can't do what they want to do).

euronorris

Yes, it must be very difficult to be a medic at the moment. All the extra precautions make things more difficult, and time consuming and it must be wearing on them. And then they no doubt have to deal with frustrated patients as a result. Very difficult all round.

I am grateful that all I need is help with the god awful hay-fever this year. And I'm grateful that we were able to use WhatsApp to send photos of daughters nose when she booked it, meaning that we avoided both a visit to the GP and A&E back when the crisis was at it's peak.

I've also now been invited to do a test by the Zoe app. Had a mild sore throat on Thursday evening into Friday. Gone now. TBH, I think it was all the exposure to the chlorine in the hot tub, as DD had me in there so often, but I'll do the test anyway as it will hopefully help them to pinpoint symptoms more accurately.

Hope the weather is lovely where each of you are. Was lovely here yesterday, not too hot. Expecting similar today

MingVase

Lovely morning up here so far, but I'm off to do a huge Sainsbugs shop after reading the Guardian article last night on the horrible truth re how Brexit is going to affect us.

jamanda

Oh - I haven't seen that article. What am I missing?   Going to see if I can find it.

elaine241

Well good news all our tests were negative! PHEW!! Really impressed with the testing speed. Ordered one day, arrived the next and sent off the same day, text/email results came through last night. Que large glasses of non home brew wine to celebrate! Still coughing a bit this morning but I don't care!

MingVase said:

Lovely morning up here so far, but I'm off to do a huge Sainsbugs shop after reading the Guardian article last night on the horrible truth re how Brexit is going to affect us.

I will have to have a look at the article see what we need to stock up on that I haven't considered.We are hay making today so busy on the farm . My younger son gets hay fever so hes now taken a tablet and wearing a mask in the tractor, seems to help. I am going to have a busy day catching up on things I have ignored for the last couple of days . Then I am going into the garden for some quiet time!

jamanda

Found the article (don't know how to edit now things have changed.)

Don't know what to worry about first, so I'm going down the garden to pamper my growing veg.

boultdj

Good news on the test results elaine, also trying to find the article.

elaine241

Basically saying imports from Ireland of beef, mild cheddar and Oranges from inside EU will increase. A lot of the oranges come from countries already outside EU, e.g. Turkey, Morocco, South Africa. I don't buy Irish beef as their rules regarding antibiotics and medicines allowed into the food chain are a lot less stringent than British rules. Plus I am a British farmer!! As for mild cheddar I think it tastes like rubbery nothing so would never buy it.
I think if you stick with British meat, buy oranges only as you need them etc I don't think there is much to worry about. China ware and glasses I do need as having the kids home has resulted in a smashing time for some articles!
As preppers we will be well stocked with the staples anyway as we now have two scenarios on the horizon that could cause mayhem, Brexit and second wave!
The old Chines proverb possibly insult?;
"May you live in interesting times" 
seems very apt at the moment!!!

boultdj

Thanks elaine, I don't do mild cheddar, and I've always tried to buy in season british food, I use to live in a small farming village in Derbyshire and grew spoilt with lots of lovely local grow veg.

Floss

Elaine, could I ask what your timeline was from first symptoms to your test results?