Covid-19 Isolation Support Thread

unrecordings

Hopefully this supplies the answer you're looking for. Good luck:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51615412

hollydays

One thing I’ve wondered, and I haven’t read the whole thread, is if, you have breathing difficulties, what would help? Dehumidifyer?

candygirl

Just been to the local garden centre cafe, that was almost empty, with loads of tables free.These numpties came in n literally squeezed into the table next to us, forcing my friend to move her chair!!!! 

silverwhistle

calicocat said:

Anyone know if Italy and France have closed things like garages..

I'll ask my Italian friends, we're chatting a lot online at the moment!! You are allowed to go to work there for certain occupations - you obviously aren't if you're a teacher, non-food retail worker, office worker who can work from home, etc.
18.32 EDIT: She thinks so, petrol stations certainly are. We also discussed our pasta shortages: they have only smooth penne left and I could only get paccheri, but she advised me on the best type of sauce! :-)

silverwhistle

Twit. I meant petrol stations _are_ open..

needmoney

Hello all longtime lurker here, thank you oceanspirit for this thread it's nice to be able to discuss this awful isolation. I have been going out and being careful until Sunday I was going to go and do one more shop but the way things escalated I had serious thoughts as I have an autoimune condition but I still need to do that shop also I really need a haircut and eyebrow wax also need a leek in the bathroom fixed. I seem to be well at the moment and am trying to decide-   I'm not being vain but my painful damaged  hands just can't do eyebrow or much stlying to hair and 12 weeks or much more and i'd be in an awful state lol.

suki1964

Miró said:

Got a dilemma!  I'm supposed to be a self-isolator but a kind friend, (also a SI) has offered to have me to stay for the foreseeable future.  I live in a small city apartment with fast broadband, several supermarkets close by who deliver and a busy park opposite.  No garden or community spirit or support tho but I would have all my own 'stuff' around me as a distraction.  My friend lives in a remote village in a large house with a large garden, has unreliable broadband, no supermarket deliveries available but great community spirit and support likely in the village.  Can't make up my mind at all.....!!!!  Any thoughts?

Ok for me my thoughts would be on how much I liked this friend and what did we really have in common

Now I have said to PN, she is welcome here. I don't know her in RL. only 10 years of posting here and I kind of understand her quirks as they are my own. But we don't know each other. My offer is  bedroom/bathroom and a share or the kitchen dining room and of course she's welcome to use living room/ garden etc, it that works for her

I can offer that, because I ( think ) I know her well enough plus my home is big enough that we aren't living on top of each other nor will we be relying on each other for social interaction or whatever

Can you say that about you and your friend? Will you have your own space and be allowed to be who you are without feeling yo have to become a part time family?

unrecordings

hollydays said:

One thing I’ve wondered, and I haven’t read the whole thread, is if, you have breathing difficulties, what would help? Dehumidifyer?

I'd hate to say, all the links I've seen are from companies that sell them which makes me more than a little suspicious. I'd check out the NHS website

Pams_Bargains

Try to relax and enjoy the little Joy's in life.
Sadie Wag Wag on Instagram may help x

3secondmemory

Oh God awful day! 

Promoter I can remember I got back from town about lunchtime, sat on the sofa and then all of a sudden it’s midnight! 

To the lady with the painful hands in the hair - I get you! I brought forward my yearly hair cut very short Bob – I can barely hold a hairbrush some days