How locked down is lockdown in your area -

yes yes no questions allowed but seriously, how confined are you in your area?

Tuesday I had to do an emergency trip as a passenger with my dog and it required applying for authorisation for 2 people in a car. The authorisation had to be printed off for presentation on request. I then sat in the back seat on the far side with the dog in gloves and mask. Me and driver, I mean. Not the dog.

Just wondered how that compared to what most people would have to go through to get a sick dog to a vet - if anything. The fine if we hadn't got the authorisation would have been around 1000 euros and potentially being turned back.

Would really help if any comments included country or even province / state. It could be interesting.
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riz, glad to see you are back. Lots has happened.
V, you could always return to all those places on a cruise liner uh oh wow rolling on the floor laughing
I can't wait to start travelling again yay
Riz, that's my hobby horse sigh the genetic sequence was identified and shared worldwide in January. It seems incredible that in April we still have no huge stock of tests which would establish within hours or days whether someone is (a) infected and oh so more important, (b) recovered and able to pick up the slack. Even if each country had thought 'that'll never touch us' there were a billion potential customers in China, it wasn't worth any effort at all?

That to me is almost more important than the cure because the infection rate is relatively low and the percentage of those affected even lower - and I do speak as one who would be at high risk because I'm older and a smoker. As it is I can do my time in solitary and with luck and a following wind never catch it - but be emerging into a virus-free bankrupt world.
Z, oh yes, good plan. A hotel which bobs up and down and where all the passengers can pass around whatever infections they brought aboard, haud me back uh oh

rolling on the floor laughing
Pardon me, Vivian,

Correct me if I'm wrong.. are you related to, or named after the actress that starred in 'Gone With The Wind?"
Her name was Vivien Leigh.

As for Lockdown? Here in Central California, most people are going to grocery stores, some to other places, some have jobs that help to get food and electricity and other things going for those at home.

Nobody stops and asks where we are going. People riding bikes. People can go outside and jog, walk, so on. People do distance themselves. Some of the stores ration how much you can buy of certain items. Doctors appointments are over the phone for some, others are not. The Walmarts are now only allowing so many shoppers in the store at one time.

Of course, many businesses are closed, but many restaurants have take out, drive thru and delivery available.

I do feel for those businesses and employees who are in businesses that cannot be open at this time.

I wish you the best, stay safe, but never stop smiling outside and inside. peace
Viv, when you live on an island, planes are kinda important laugh
Riz, I forgot to say, glad to see you safe and well bouquet
In that case, tomorrow I'm having a homemade steak and kidney pie, with mash and onion gravy, followed by roly-poly pudding and custard.
When will the plane be available? joy I'm waiting!
Members of CS are welcome to fly with me, as long as they have been in full isolation and have an official negative test certificate, payment will be in food and booze. Excluding Spanish tapas, as the portions are too small, Spanish wine is, however, a bonus and will get a business class seat.
hmmm Wondering who to have as trolly dollies idea Mimi and Molly dancing
I'm no trolley dolly snooty

Although I would have good fun working with Mimi cheering
Why do I get the feeling that uniform is more for the male passengers than for my comfort?
I can't imagine why anyone would think a pink uniform was something many men would like, but as long as Mimi agrees you can choose whatever colour you like.innocent
I'll leave it up to Mimi so.

But I'd better warn you, she has expensive taste.
It will be Jimmy Choo shoes and bags and Dior outfits yay





(I don't even know if Dior do outfits. I'm not into designers laugh )
idea I could do a great trolley dolly. grin
I'm gutted at the lack of response thus far.

I can pour flower patterns into the top of latte and everything. moping
Last I knew lock down in my state is only going out if needing groceries or a pharmacist hospital & things like that..You can exercise and things like that as long as the social distance thing adhered to..I was in self isolation anyway.

Stay safe & healthy.
Jac: With your admin experience and logical thinking I propose you become the flight purser, besides it will need someone with a strong personality to keep control of Mimi and Molly, I have doubts much of the liquor and food will actually get to the passengers if handed out by those two party animals. In fact, I am starting to have second thoughts regarding my choice of the dolly trolliesmoping
Riz!! blues

I was looking forward to the designer outfits moping

Jac wouldn't be allowed be a trolley dolly anyway snooty
hole
I think you're confusing fish, with squid and octopii... Different method of propulsion.
I bow to your superior knowledge, my fishy friend bowing
Luggage compartments, Jac, luggage cmpartments.
Hi Robrt, named after Vivien Leigh because blushing we are practically clones. liar

It will be interesting to see if your lockdown actually locks, or as hoped business goes back to normal on May 1st. From the point of minimising global recession, sooner back to work the better. From the virus point of view, it comes down to counting the cost - potentially losing 2% of population, but keeping the world going for 98%. Trillion-dollar question of piercing interest to the 2% uh oh

You stay safe and smiling too, all too many people are forgetting how to smile bouquet
It would be a travesty of justice, nay, sacrilige to try and control you and Mimi, Molly.

There is no way I'm going to stuff you two into the luggage compartments, especially if that ridiculous metal bird thing takes off and we need the Godesses on our side.

What is wrong with you today...? dunno
OK. It is not the singularly most important thing to me at the moment so I will accept your superior knowledge and move on.
Jac, not just a travesty of justice, but an utter and complete waste of your precious time and energy
Molly I missed your earlier comment about planes and islands and feel you aren't showing enough enterprise. Z already suggested the cruise ship option, and since airlines are likely to go out of business I feel teleporter research will become a focus really soon grin

Or you can squeeze on board Riz's teeny-tiny one-trip jet but may have no option but the pink outfit uh oh
I dont think many places are accepting cruise ships any more, certainly not here. They have gone out of fashion of late.
Mercedes missed your comment too doh but still waiting for your video for the truly and abysmally unfit (i.e. me) to start exercising at home scold

I liked one suggestion I saw - start by lifting 2 x 50 kg potato sacks, gently at first, arms straight, until it is possible to do 10 reps (I have the word right?) - straight-arm lifts until arms are level with shoulders.

Now add a few potatoes to those empty sacks.



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Oh the bloody decisions one has to make during this unparalleled crisis...... would I prefer to see Molly in the pink uniform or barfing over the rail of a cruise liner confused that's a tough one professor rolling on the floor laughing
2x50kg lifts to begin with???

Scottish women!!
Pat, tourists generally are unfashionable and unwelcome however they arrive. sigh

It should be possible to program those teleporters to remove any viruses they find in the stream of atoms before reassembly? I do feel they are the future but then I've thought that for years despite watching The Fly laugh
Z!!
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I hope you barf your stomach lining up! snooty
Jigsore did you read to the end of the comment? rolling on the floor laughing
Apparently not.laugh
I think most Scottish or Irish women can bench press at least 100-140kg of spuds. Whereas, most Asian women can only benchpress 65-80kg of rice.
you just have to decide which is more important really.
Molly, I was leaning toward the pink uniform...... but now I'm not so sure wow laugh
And Australian women just bench press the ripped out hearts of their ex's.

I'm not bitter.
Errr...can we programme the teleporters to filter out wrinkles, grey hairs, lumpy bits, saggy bits and caesarian scars as well, please?
Z and Pat both leaning towards the pink uniforms.

Well I can tell you boys, that's as far as you'll ever get to them snooty
Tickets please.

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