The Nice People No. 17

SingleSue

PasturesNew said:

All that "Stay Home" .... it's wonderful, I went out as I knew there'd not be all those people out there  

I had to top the car up with a bit of fuel, I'd got it on the To Do List when I'd taken my car to the MoT garage, but, after it failed, that'd gone out of the window.... so I just did it. 

7am, roads are virtually deserted.  There was a small tumble of chavs in hoodies tumbling out of the Tesco Express door, probably early/first doors people who'd gone when they opened for something.. 

Garage, me + 2 others, I took the "pay at pump" option and used wipes to hold the nozzle.  I could use that today as it was quiet/there was no queue, so I didn't have that urgency of cracking on and doing it, but could think/read what to do and achieve it. 

Then home again.  Sainsbury's (where the fuel station is) was open, no crowds or anybody noticeably crowding.  There were 1-2 cars going into the car park, but that was it.  It is one of the main superstores, so would be one of the busiest around. 

It's pretty much silent out there - and I live on some quite major, normally fully congested, through roads. 

Quite a bit of movement outside mine today with a fair few cars going down the road and I can hear children playing.

SingleSue

Doozergirl said:

SingleSue said:

Oh I forgot, as our Mothering Sunday meal is off, middle son bought me a signed book for me to get stuck into whilst we hunker down...and I've just bought a crochet kit, I used to crochet many years ago and made a blanket, my aim is to make another one while I hide away. Not sure if my hands will be able to still do it, if they can it certainly won't be at the same speed but I'll give it a good go.

My daughter made a list of things she wants to do whilst off school and brought a cello home yesterday to start learning!  

DH wasn't impressed, asking how we're supposed to move house with it.  I don't really care if she's being productive.  

We didn't exchange contracts yesterday.  Apparently everyone is ready but our buyer's solicitor wasn't answering the phone to anyone.  The nail biting continues. 

Question is, do we start packing/moving?  I've developed a terrible superstition that if I even start, we won't move.  We'll end up under massive pressure if we don't, though. 

For a bit of change, I wanted to rent somewhere nearer to DD's school (11 miles away!) to make her life easier and within walking distance of a gym to cut the number of excuses I can find to go.  That worked out well!  The house is tiny because it's in an affluent area of Birmingham.  We could have picked a massive house in a field.  This happens to belong to a friend, though, and so it means we don't have to sign until we actually exchange.  I won't have time to sign for anything else.  

My list consists of

Read more books
Do some crochet
Finally, maybe, write that book.

Oh and try to stop parents from going out, it's more dad really and we have had some success whilst I was still going out and about for work (picking up bits and pieces for them, his paper, reminding them to keep distance from others etc) but without supervision/reminders, they will probably carry on as before. They also need help, something both me and middle son do...mine is more the non physical assistance, financial/sorting out of things type of stuff but middle son will do the more physical stuff that they can't manage anymore.

This will hit them hard, mum especially. She relies on having contact and goes into a low mood if I have to stay away for just a couple of days when I have a cold and dad will convince himself he can still do things and will then hurt himself/make himself ill trying to do them, so I am in a real quandary when it comes to them, I want to protect them by not going around but at the same time staying away could also be risky for them.

Doozergirl

Doozergirl said:

Pyxis said:

Doozergirl said:

SingleSue said:

Oh I forgot, as our Mothering Sunday meal is off, middle son bought me a signed book for me to get stuck into whilst we hunker down...and I've just bought a crochet kit, I used to crochet many years ago and made a blanket, my aim is to make another one while I hide away. Not sure if my hands will be able to still do it, if they can it certainly won't be at the same speed but I'll give it a good go.

My daughter made a list of things she wants to do whilst off school and brought a cello home yesterday to start learning!  

DH wasn't impressed, asking how we're supposed to move house with it.  I don't really care if she's being productive.  

We didn't exchange contracts yesterday.  Apparently everyone is ready but our buyer's solicitor wasn't answering the phone to anyone.  The nail biting continues. 

Question is, do we start packing/moving?  I've developed a terrible superstition that if I even start, we won't move.  We'll end up under massive pressure if we don't, though. 

For a bit of change, I wanted to rent somewhere nearer to DD's school (11 miles away!) to make her life easier and within walking distance of a gym to cut the number of excuses I can find to go.  That worked out well!  The house is tiny because it's in an affluent area of Birmingham.  We could have picked a massive house in a field.  This happens to belong to a friend, though, and so it means we don't have to sign until we actually exchange.  I won't have time to sign for anything else.  

Have you done the ‘dross clearing-out’ bit of moving?

I did one in August before we put the house up but of course it needs doing again and we are determined to shed a lot more by the time we get to the forever house.  

DH didn't want to do the loft at the time, so we could really have done with a skip on the drive this weekend!   There's one next door at the new house but it's full of rubble already.  

Quoting myself.  I think it would actually be a good family activity to clear the loft this evening.  We'll have to pile rubbish outside etc but there's old schoolwork from the kids and Lord knows what else, so it could nearly be fun. 

Better to take a little time over it.  

Cakeguts

zagubov said:

It's fat-soluble so it accumulates in liver. I know it's dodgy for smokers to take it, but are there other problems if you take too much?

I've just found out that Vera Lynn is now self-isolating! 

The problem is that I need to take very high doses of omega 3 and this time it is going to have to come from fish oils.  Last time it was flax seed oil. I can't take flax seed oil now because it upsets my stomach.

Vitamin A in large doses is toxic.  

Pyxis

Cakeguts said:

zagubov said:

It's fat-soluble so it accumulates in liver. I know it's dodgy for smokers to take it, but are there other problems if you take too much?

I've just found out that Vera Lynn is now self-isolating! 

The problem is that I need to take very high doses of omega 3 and this time it is going to have to come from fish oils.  Last time it was flax seed oil. I can't take flax seed oil now because it upsets my stomach.

Vitamin A in large doses is toxic.  

Don’t know if you knew this, but purslane is a plant with one of the highest Omega 3 content, near enough the same as some fish. 
It might be worth sourcing it or buying seeds and growing it.

My veg box people sold it last year, but it is very seasonal.

chris_m

Doozergirl said:

My daughter made a list of things she wants to do whilst off school and brought a cello home yesterday to start learning!  

DH wasn't impressed, asking how we're supposed to move house with it.   

Tell him, to be thankful that it's not a double bass 

silvercar

Cakeguts said:

zagubov said:

It's fat-soluble so it accumulates in liver. I know it's dodgy for smokers to take it, but are there other problems if you take too much?

I've just found out that Vera Lynn is now self-isolating! 

The problem is that I need to take very high doses of omega 3 and this time it is going to have to come from fish oils.  Last time it was flax seed oil. I can't take flax seed oil now because it upsets my stomach.

Vitamin A in large doses is toxic.  

Fish fingers with added omega 3? 

PasturesNew

Don't quote, will delete. 

It's like Piccadilly Circus..... endless people traipsing in/out of the kitchen.  30 mins breakfast, then general walking about and rustling and in/out ... for 1 hour.  Then The Wanderer went out. Great, I can sneak in and shove my stuff in the washing machine, so as to never cross paths. 
I put the washing on....  15 minutes later the secret hidden visitor's in there rustling.  Then s0ds off. Great.
No ... The Wanderer back, with bf, coffee, discussing personal/mortgage details and problems.... 20 minutes.  They've now left again.

Social distancing.... at its worst.  

Cakeguts

chris_m said:

Doozergirl said:

My daughter made a list of things she wants to do whilst off school and brought a cello home yesterday to start learning!  

DH wasn't impressed, asking how we're supposed to move house with it.   

Tell him, to be thankful that it's not a double bass 

Or a harp. Or even the ultimate. A full set of orchestral tympani.

Cakeguts

silvercar said:

Cakeguts said:

zagubov said:

It's fat-soluble so it accumulates in liver. I know it's dodgy for smokers to take it, but are there other problems if you take too much?

I've just found out that Vera Lynn is now self-isolating! 

The problem is that I need to take very high doses of omega 3 and this time it is going to have to come from fish oils.  Last time it was flax seed oil. I can't take flax seed oil now because it upsets my stomach.

Vitamin A in large doses is toxic.  

Fish fingers with added omega 3? 

I am gluten free and when I say large doses of omega 3 I mean large doses. The doctor thought that the hospital might have some of the right sort but he couldn't get through to the store so we ordered some online and it arrived about 10 minutes ago. So that is one less thing for the depression gnome to get hold of and worry about.