Best Thing You’ve Discovered In Lockdown

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Uxb1 said:

Screwfix and Toolstation have gone online click and collect only at their branches.
so you order online and then wait for the text to say it's ready and then go and collect it.
This means there is no queue of half wits, loony tunes, !!!!!! and time wasters at the counter as there usually is during daylight hours.
Straight in my order number is, my surname is, 30 seconds later you are out with your order
Long may it last!
The other best thing that with the advent of near 100% card/contactless payment from retailers my local newspaper has ceased running the near monthly moan article about how local cash machines are closing down and how on earth will we manage without the ability to get out our cash.

Totally agree with the Screwfix point, ordered online, next morning popped in and after a queue came out very quickly.

Savvy_Sue

What I found particularly amazing about Toolstation is that they sell some really random things I wouldn't have expected. Needed a fairly obscure connection between a monitor and a pc, found it there, was able to order and pick it up on my way home: no delivery costs. Will definitely keep using them! 

Murphybear

Since the lockdown I’ve found that ......

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my husband makes the most amazing cheese scones 

Barny1979

Nice copy and pasting.

FBL1993

I've turned my hand to flower arranging and making my own designs at home from fresh (and free) wild flowers! 

sillyvixen

My 75 year old dad has learned to text!!! He needs to text to get into his local pub (part of their track and trace as he can't do the app thing on his phone) he then receives a text back and they let him in. One of the lovely members of staff taught him how to text - he then sat in the pub waiting for his food and sent me a text to let me know he could, bless him!

coachman12

sillyvixen said:

My 75 year old dad has learned to text!!! He needs to text to get into his local pub (part of their track and trace as he can't do the app thing on his phone) he then receives a text back and they let him in. One of the lovely members of staff taught him how to text - he then sat in the pub waiting for his food and sent me a text to let me know he could, bless him!

Nice one. Life is still full of nice things.

clarejones

Taking more time out in nature.

Appreciating time with friends more.

I've also started using reusable nappies and they're just brilliant. It feels nice to be helping the environment and they've done wonders for my baby's nappy rash.

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sillyvixen said:

My 75 year old dad has learned to text!!! He needs to text to get into his local pub (part of their track and trace as he can't do the app thing on his phone) he then receives a text back and they let him in. One of the lovely members of staff taught him how to text - he then sat in the pub waiting for his food and sent me a text to let me know he could, bless him!

Marvellous! My Grandparents learnt to zoom!

MgComp

I have been able to spend a LOT of time working on my finances and monthly budgets. I've made a few great spreadsheets and have been able to save so much more money due to not having to fill up the car with petrol.