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[stirly-girly]

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Good morning Army!!

Thought this might give you all a wee chuckle!!

[mollyka]

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Morning all -- posted or nearly posted earlier - got a bout of the glums and thought better of it -- but I'm ok now.. I heard that about the masks also Rusters.. I have to go to work tomorrow and Friday -- if I don't one of my colleagues/friends will have to do it for me - so I ain't having that.. so yeah - as Joe and I have literally self-cocooned for the last week it feels really strange to be doing it but - needs must... I'm making a plan of action re. bringing wrapped food with me - anti everything stuff to spray on where I'll be working... try not to pee all day!!! mad stuff...

Laughing bout the dogs Rusters -- Joe loves dogs -- BUT -- there's a dog in a next door house who barks like a mad fella every time Joe goes out to get coal or logs or do anything in the garden -- and he just snapped this morning 'FFS STOP F&*KING BARKING' --- didn't stop the dog but made Joe feel a bit better... UNTIL --- a gentle little voice says really quietly to the dog 'oh why oh why do you have to bark so much?' -- Joe felt awful -- nearly went over to the hedge to apologize -- ran into the house instead...

[mollyka]

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Good morning Army!!

Thought this might give you all a wee chuckle!!

ah Joe LOVES that one.. saw it a few days ago -- he say he's DEFFO plan B:welldone:

[stirly-girly]

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Good morning everyone, hope you are all keeping well. Hubby has been working from home for weeks now, it’s an adjustment. Biggest problem is keeping the doggies quiet when he is on conference calls. Like the kids when they were small and always played up when you went on the phone they always choose then to bark and sort out any bird who lands in the garden at the wrong moment.

Finished my working week, we manufacture medical equipment so they are trying to keep going. Doctors here are telling us the masks are of no use unless you have the disease Stirly otherwise it’s causing you to keep putting your hands up to your face. Hammering home, wash your hands, wash your hands. Hand cream companies will make a fortune after this. Mine are nearly raw.

On the plus side the sun is shining which makes life a little better. I walked the doggies earlier, they are definitely the winners in all this. Stay safe everyone.

Hey Rusters! The masks that are recommended for protection from the virus (protection level FFP3) protect the wearer from bacteria and viruses from entering the body through the mouth and nose. It is my understanding that surgical masks protect the patient, not the doctor so of course the doctors are right in that sense. If you don't wear the proper mask, there is no protection. And seriously no need to put your hands to your face all the time when you do wear a mask. I wear mine for long periods of time and it doesn't bother me at all. This is the one I wear...
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Sorry, the pic is a little small. But I do agree 100% about washing your hands. I even wash my hands when wearing disposable gloves since if the virus is on the gloves, it can be transferred to other surfaces. I guess we just have to be as careful as possible as far as avoiding contact with other people. Wanted so bad to get together with my girlfriends today but we had a good natter on the phone instead. Missing my special friend a lot as well but mostly I miss my grandson. Anyway, we do what we gotta do and we will get through this!!

Oh, and a hint about your hands drying out - I put on a good coating of moisturizing hand cream and then put on the disposable gloves. I find it helps a lot!!

[stirly-girly]

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Not sure what is going on with my lappie today - posted the same post twice....

Hey Molls. Too bad about you having to go into work. Like Joe, I love dogs but hate yappy ones. My dear Freddie was a dogger that rarely barked. I like that....

[mollyka]

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I've got big hands (i'm tall -- very tall) so gloves are generally a VERY snug fit - the ones at work are all medium - so if I put moisturiser on they literally stick to my finger tips and won't go up!!! Like Rusters - my skin on my hands is virtually worn away -- I know we are all doing it - and s'posed to be doing it - but can't help wondering in my case is there a bit of OCD creeping in.. my mum suffered very extremely with it.... and .. yeah - I wash my hands - wash the taps - wash my hands again - and then wash my hands again in case the second time I had infected the tap -- mmmmmm

[mollyka]

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Just curious and tell me to mind my own business Stirly - I understand about grandchildren - same with me (tho I am privileged that Jilly and Tilly live in my garden - we built them a little apartment there - so we can sit at either end of garden and chat on and off all day -- not so much the other wee ones.. but - it is what it is) -- but would you not think of taking a leap of faith with your special friend? can we call him your partner? Like I could bring something home to Joe tomorrow from going out to work but we've made a pact that if it happens it happens together so to speak? It would make things a lot less lonely for the two of you? Is that allowed I wonder?

[JackieClaire]

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Waves to the world,
Funny thing is I've got mounds of surgical gloves............not that I'm a surgeon its just I can't bear to handle raw chicken. Who would have thought they would come in handy?

Really, really odd having Mr. JC cosseted in the back bedroom.......or now officially 'The Office'.............very difficult not to poke my head round the door.

WARNING: Be prepared to see Trumps trumpeting..........I would have been here earlier but I honestly was gobsmacked. He says it'll be all over Easter. I've never seen a podium so packed since I used to go nightclubbing and you needed the ladies room.

The sanitizer is for Mr JC as he has to go out...........I've got hot water and plenty of soap.

[MENTION=11158]stirly-girly[/MENTION]...........that is one of the best. Thank all that is good in the world we can still laugh.

[stirly-girly]

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Just curious and tell me to mind my own business Stirly - I understand about grandchildren - same with me (tho I am privileged that Jilly and Tilly live in my garden - we built them a little apartment there - so we can sit at either end of garden and chat on and off all day -- not so much the other wee ones.. but - it is what it is) -- but would you not think of taking a leap of faith with your special friend? can we call him your partner? Like I could bring something home to Joe tomorrow from going out to work but we've made a pact that if it happens it happens together so to speak? It would make things a lot less lonely for the two of you? Is that allowed I wonder?

You can ask anything you want, Molls. First of all, we don't live together and I don't know that we ever will. We talk on the phone 4-5 times a day and are together, mostly at my place, on the weekends. He comes in contact with a lot of people at work and those people are out and about all day delivering goods to supermarkets so lord knows who they come into contact with. I am very wary of getting anything that will keep me away from our store for more than a day because basically I'm the one who runs that part of the business. We've divided up the work load between my younger son and I who are in the business together. I have the store and those products that we sell to customers, son runs another part of the company. My products include protective products - masks, overalls, helmets, goggles, gloves, etc besides sanding products, tapes for all kinds of uses and body shop and car-care products. Son has window films (car and building) and entrance matting with logos for offices, hotels, etc., plus a bunch of other things. And he is run ragged with his part of the business. There is no way he could take over for me if I was not able to be at work especially since he is separated and now that his son is not in daycare, he has to be home to care for him 2 days a week. And the two employees we have can't take over for me either - they don't know how to do half of what I do. So that's why I am extremely cautious about coming into contact with people. The store is basically closed except for delivering to our customers. No walk-ins at all and whenever one of our employees is in the store - rarely these days - I wear a mask and gloves. Also, whenever I have to go to the supermarket or whatever, same thing. Soooooo - special friend is off limits for a while. I just can't risk it and he understands. If we lived together, it would be different but we don't, so for the time being that's the state of things. I do drop by and see him once a week or so but we keep our distance. I just can't take the chance of getting the virus and being house-bound for 15 days to a month. Too much involved.

[stirly-girly]

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[MENTION=11158]stirly-girly[/MENTION]...........that is one of the best. Thank all that is good in the world we can still laugh.

Our sense of humour is one of the things that will get us through this, Jackie, dear. Had a great convo with one of my besties yesterday and we laughed like loons. Felt so good!!!

[mollyka]

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Fully understand all of that Stirly - and it makes complete sense.. it is hard tho -- jesus - this whole thing is hard... my son said to me at the very very beginning of this that he felt it would be safer to get the virus earlier rather than later - availability of ICU and ventilators will run out as time goes on and the numbers ratchet up -- I think he may have been right -- that's what scares me so much - our health service is stretched at the best of times

[mollyka]

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Howdy Jackie --- sorry -- so wrapped up in my own anxieties I'm losing my manners!!!

[satz123]

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he felt it would be safer to get the virus earlier rather than later - availability of ICU and ventilators will run out as time goes on and the numbers ratchet up -- I think he may have been right

Yeah kinda agree. And we'd have immunity by now. Something like Boris's half arsed idea od herd immunity earlier on - but with no proper plan.

Molls - 7 deaths so far - I really think we're doing well.
The government have taken control of the private hospitals and that has created loads of beds & 6k staff .....

The 5 old folk in the home - diagnosed with COVID-19 have their 14 days done & have recovered. :yay:
So don't be anxious - the good news is out there.

[satz123]

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:haha:

but would you not think of taking a leap of faith with your special friend? can we call him your partner?

I thought you were going to get Stirls to propose Molls ? :love:
A nice trip to Greece would be welcomed for us after all this don't you think?
How many bridesmaids do you want [MENTION=11158]stirly-girly[/MENTION] ?

[satz123]

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