Corona virus general discussion thread

[Kiwifruit]

Went to order some parts from Toyota for a job l intend to do over the coming weeks. They told me no parts unless you pay for them first. All trade accounts have been suspended. They said they believe a lot of businesses will fold. Thats one job l wont be doing anytime soon. If l pay for all the parts myself l wonder when the insurance company might pay me ?
Where you self isolating Col, Crayfish City or ChCh 

[KiwiCol]

At home mate, while is nice at the 5th wheeler, home definitely has more room & a super king bed & a few freezers full of fish & steak.

[grog]

Luxury Col. Freezers full, well done. Mate in Tassie today said $120 crays were sold at $50. I cant believe those prices. Reckon were in for full lockdown soon. My work usually has 70 to 80 jobs booked into workshop, 2 for next week.Heard today mobile phone service cant cope, so many working from home will overload it. Imagine if the Net fails, chaos.

[GSXKING]

I'm in two minds about all the kerfuffle over Covid-19. I'm in an essential service job so get to keep working. I have my 85 yo Dad and 80yo Mum to look after as well, so far they are limiting their shopping centre time and no visits to the club to play the pokies.

There is so much fake news going around also. Social media are mindless morons hoarding anything mentioned on Farcebook etc.

I can only hope it blows over fairly quickly. Australia has had 8 deaths todate so fingers crossed. 

[Notty]

Mrs Notty has chronic lung disease so we have been self isolating for 5 days - FFS another 85 or more to go !! worst thing is not seeing our baby ( ok she is 46 ). She dropped some bread off this morning and left it on the garden wall and we chatted some 3 metres apart. Neighbours are all offering to help. Went out for a walk this morning, roads are deserted. I so want to get out on the 14 as its the first real sun in 6 months - what harm would it do? just me and my head in my helmet all alone......guess gardening and paining for the next 6 months ....
Tortoises are awake after hibernation  - they are up around a month early because its been so mild - last 40 years always end of April bloody global warming, blody corona virus - rant over 

[Mick_J]

I tried really hard to follow the governments advice and made sure I kept my social distancing to over 6 foot by riding out to the Brecon beacons, never came within 6 foot of anyone except the garage when I bought petrol but then was a pane of glass between us.  Last night the UK was put on lockdown with it seems the the exception of Londoners and the tube.  Muppets.  If they actively contribute to their own illness should we (the tax payer) pay to have them cured   

[Notty]

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[Kiwifruit]

You will not be alone Notty if its anything like here.  The mobile portrait photographers are out in force as are speedo calibration and certification department...... always keeping you safer on our roads 

It is surprising that the politicians after telling us porkies day after day, year after year, never answering a straight question now expect us to hang on their every word.
Wonder if they ever heard of " the boy who cried wolf " now wondering why some people don't comply.

The wife and l both have parents living alone. My dad is 86 and looks after himself pretty well. My mother in law is in her late 70's with memory loss living alone, now with no license. Wife is fretting not knowing what to do, her mum lives 4 hours away. Am sure we are not alone in worrying about our parents in these times.

Still the up side to this virus is that divorce lawyers should see a huge increase in business over the next wee while 
No excuse now for not having the bike shining like a jewel
Keep safe lads.   

[Notty]

Mrs Notty has chronic lung disease so we have been self isolating for 5 days - FFS another 85 or more to go !! worst thing is not seeing our baby ( ok she is 46 ). She dropped some bread off this morning and left it on the garden wall and we chatted some 3 metres apart. Neighbours are all offering to help. Went out for a walk this morning, roads are deserted. I so want to get out on the 14 as its the first real sun in 6 months - what harm would it do? just me and my head in my helmet all alone......guess gardening and paining for the next 6 months ....
Tortoises are awake after hibernation  - they are up around a month early because its been so mild - last 40 years always end of April bloody global warming, blody corona virus - rant over 

Mowed the grass and mower packed up and stores closed !!! planted some flowers and washed and waxed the car   

[KiwiCol]

I brought a couple of tins of cut n polish to give the boat a birthday.  (Painted aluminium)

[KiwiCol]

Day 2 of laying up, 28 more to go, at least.  I had to knock off a bit earlier than most others as I'm what they call 'imunocompromised'.  It's more likely to give me a harder time if I get it, so best stay out of the way.   Lucky I have a stock of Steiny to keep me good for a while.

[Mick_J]

Am I being unreasonable?

I need to get something off my chest so I thought in the light of the Coronavirus problems I would ask you...

A couple of years ago I bought a holiday chalet down in Devon. It's nothing special, all very low budget but it means the world to me and the wife. Earlier in the month we noticed we had a little damp issue and last weekend set about tackling it. We found that it was a bigger job than we had bargained for and yesterday afternoon I was forced to retreat as I had to go back to work and also needed to pick up more tools and materials. I'd resolved to take this Thursday and Friday off to go back and deal with it and as a result we left the water turned on and the fridge switched on with a little food still in it.

There has been a lot of rumblings of discontent over the last couple of days about people going off to holiday homes to self-isolate etc. and that this is not Essential Travel. I fear that in half an hour's time BoJo is going to further restrict activity and general movement in the country.

I'm still minded to travel down on Wednesday night. I'm not going for a holiday, I'm going to deal with a damp issue that will cause damage if left untreated, turn off my electricity and water before I leave (for who knows how long) and generally protect my property.

My wife and I are sharing a home together, the two of us will be alone in the car together – we can take a flask if we want to break the journey on a service area car park – and the two of us will be alone together working to sort out. I can't see that I am being a threat to anyone.

Perhaps I have got it all wrong?

As long as you are prepared for the warm reception you will get from the locals.  There is a backlash of people not wanting outsiders cluttering up their hospitals and potentially using up resources which could benefit locals.  Scotland, Wales, Devon and Cornwall have signs up telling outsiders to fuck off.  This has the potential of getting violent (as it did in Scotland and wales a good few years ago) with holiday homes getting torched.  Personally I would accept the contents of the fridge are lost and the water will not freeze until it's safe to travel, sorry if that's not what you want to hear but it's my view on what's happening now.  Remember people are mostly arseholes.

[Granty]

You have to laugh, people's reactions to what is going on. My home is on a corner and yesterday I observed more people out running on the first day of " Lock down " than I have seen ever in weeks passing by. By the look of most of them they have panic bought all new Lycra and new trainers. They are all obviously taking the one period of exercise literally. So many people went past sounding like Darth Vader having an asthma attack many with kids following them on cycles shouting come on you can do it. 

Now I'm not Knocking their efforts to get fit but surely all the fat wobbly people suddenly getting their hearts pumping is putting the already overstretched NHS at a great risk of having to deal with all the heart attacks.

However today the second day of lock down there are not many out. Just the regulars. Either there  has been a lot have heart attacks or they have woke up with sore legs and have thought they would go back to their normal activity of eating all the processed food they have stock piled and watch a box set. The kids at home don't seem to be "doing their head in as much today"

Stay safe everyone.

[Notty]

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[KiwiCol]

That made me laugh out loud Notty!    Dunno why I find it so funny, but I do.  Bloody cracker.