The Isolation Blog

A place for those of us in lockdown (currently Spain but coming to a place near you soon) to share what's happening or indeed what's not happening, have a winge, report on what's happening "outside" etc. It could also be used for updating who has supplies of toilet rolls in stock professor laugh
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Molly , safe for you.......maybe not quite so safe for those downwind wow laugh
Riz, not sure what they're doing with them but it must be something interesting to cause such a stir confused but I can't see a French wine making them more palatable, a decent Rioja maybe laugh
This morning heard from Cor that to kill the virus drink alcohol.
He does not drink himself at all
I have not yet heard about a run to the liquor store yet, but I am sure they would welcome you

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Jenny, I think to kill the virus with alcohol you'd have to drown in the stuff, but maybe with a liberal dose you won't care about it so much drinking laugh
Z, Sadly Rioja is hard to come by in SL, for sure, a decent wine like that would be spoilt drinking it with a veg curry, as that is the main (Read only) food available in this town,
Riz, believe it or not it's quite hard to get a decent one here as well, bars are the best bet as they seem to buy all the good stuff and they've closed all those sigh
They invented Tonic as a cure for malaria. Maybe worth trying a Gin and Tonic, one glass before stepping outside the front door, another as soon as you return beer A pint a day should cure any flu bug.
Well that's bloody great, no Rioja in Spain, crossing that country off the Christmas card list.
Best go to Portugal, they at least have some decent Ports, and not shut (YET).
Riz, do you reckon there's enough quinine in it these days to be effective dunno but sounds like a good idea even if there isn't laugh
Riz, that's another thing hard to get here, sherry, never really caught on here so pretty much all exported.
Chianti is much the same in Tuscany, only there the best is held back while the rest exported, so it's absurdly expensive to buy unless you know a local producer.
Riz, here the locals produce their own version of a cross between red wine and sweet sherry, I've forgotten it's name for the moment but it's known by us Brits as legless, you can sit at a bar and have two or three and feel fine..... till you stand up and find you have no legs laugh
Those who only use one and a bit toilet rolls per week must use one sheet per go..I pee up to 23 times a day I need a pallet of rolls...On ebay one toilet roll sold for $100..For a joke my sons mate put a toilet roll on ebay for $1,000..I pee so much I decided to go to a specialist as I was concerned..She had me measure my pee in a jug each flow and count which I had to write down for a week..Yeah you didn't need to know that laugh
Riz, 3%, that qualifies as alcohol free doesn't it laugh
Merc, no problem, being of a certain age I'm sure most of our Facebook pages are filled with that kind of info, I know mine is.
Merc, 23 times a day, how many litres do you drink a day? wow The more I drink the more I pee but usually about once per 2 to 3 cups of coffee. Use about, hmm, 4 sheets loo paper.

Not REALLY a blog hijack since it is relevant to toilet roll stock laugh
Luke, the trick is not crowding too closely together so that 100 in a bathroom would be a problem but at a sports day lots and lots of room?

I get what you are saying and agree, but when the NATURE of most the people is to clump together then someone comes and tells them to spread out for a few hours?? I could be wrong..
J. suggested that all who are positive be placed under quarintine on Robben Island.

Z, Viv, hope you have a good day.
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Mr Z ..FB is silly
I'm so sorry your stuck at home..Do you have someone to keep you company and things like that?

Chin up mate drink/read & write till the cows come home hug
@merc I teach English online, mostly with Chinese students, and since they are stuck at home too, am busy every day, and no problem of no one to talk to
I feel better now..Your a good decent man Mr Fargo
Luke , I'm not sure we're allowed to have a good day, I'll need to check the rules for that laugh beer
Merc, yes Facebook itself could be described as silly, it certainly does some pretty silly things, there current thing is filling my people you may know with religious enthusiasts uh oh which shows they don't know me and my security settings are working just fine, thanks Firefox laugh But as for ones page, you decide who's on it, so if that's silly who's that down to dunno laugh
What's you still doing down there in Spain, pal? Thought you'd have hurried back home once Brexit was set in motion. You'd have loved Boris's herd immunity bull. That ole dunce..
I guess MiMi and Art can only come visit next year, huh? sad flower
beppe101, I am home, me living in Spain has nothing to do with the EU, Brits came here long before the EU existed and I expect will do long after the EU is gone.
Being a politician is a pretty thankless task at present, medical experts on one side, public on the other, all they can do is react to what they're told balancing the needs of both sides, only time will tell which methods worked best.
Why have so many people no inner reserves of strength to call upon in a crisis ? The herd identity is very strong the need to be part of the herd sends people into panic mode and irrationally they buy toilet rolls ? Why ? You can't eat toilet paper. If it was cans of baked beans or frozen veg I'd understand but toilet paper ?
Mimi banana yes I'm afraid you couldn't get in now even if you wanted to, the border closed at midnight last night, seems a life time ago we all met up sigh all we can do now is try and stay safe so we can all do it again hopefully next year dunno wine
NOSTRUS, I have a feeling Darth Vader would say " The force isn't very strong in that lot, look how much toilet paper they bought" laugh
I'm still waiting for someone to post a recipe on how you're supposed to cook the stuff uh oh laugh
I had a look a few minutes ago, there's plenty for sale on the internet $3-$5 per roll... Before the fuss, I think I paid $3.50 for a pack of 8 rolls...

I'd say there's a bit of speculating going on, probably by the same types that got so annoyed by Chinese folks buying all the baby formula to send back to China at great profit.

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Pat, I haven't been shopping since last Wednesday, the shelves were full then, I'll be going tomorrow so will see if there's still loads there, better measure up the car to see how much I can in and make myself a toilet roll millionaire cheering
I reckon you've left your run a bit late... here, toilet paper was first, then hand sanitiser, then pasta and rice, then unrelated paper products like serviettes and tissues... Ironically, there's still heaps of tinned tuna and tinned fruit etc...
I had to buy Italian flour, upon reflection I didnt need to as I dont really cook, but its good to get into the spirit of things.
Happy Saint Patrick's Day to all beer good luck

May the luck of the Irish be with you, today and throughout life's challenges cheers
Pat applause

My sister is currently holidaying in Malaysia but would be back in Melbourne by late next week.

I’ll get her to bring home some tp for you? giggle
Pat, it's a top up run, I saw this coming and did the panic buying last week while the supermarket was almost empty, have to be careful what I say as the police are monitoring social media for lockdown dodgers, but the trip tomorrow is more about getting out than shopping laugh
Chancer Returns

Happy St.Patrick’s Day to you too! wine

My Arty would be preparing some corned beef and cabbage later. His siblings would be coming over.

I won’t be tasting some of that coz MiMi doesn’t eat beef....won’t be eating them cabbages too coz it’s soaked in the beef gravy? blues
Thats a very kind offer, I'm right for a few months though. And I have a basil plant thats growing really fast, I'll use that if I have to.
Chancer, thanks, I reckon we'll all need some luck in coming weeks and months uh oh
I´m on day 2 of quarantine and I´ve developed aching wrists and a red pénis, does anyone know if these are corona symptoms, I´m a bit scared
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