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You can KEEP April Fools Day my internet crashed 10 hours ago and has only just come on and since I earn my living online I am absolutely terrified it will happen again

RE: We shall overcome.

This will take years of recovery but most will overcome

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Chat, I too was joking although those well-spaced walks are law here whether you live together or not. Where can I get a bottle of that rubbing alcohol I do have a tiny bottle of Angostura Bitters which I think, must check, is over 80% proof

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Molly, I don't think it was the State President changing his mind constantly, he seems to be the best leader they could hope to have for such an impending crisis. But hopefully Luke or another South African can be more specific.

RE: The Isolation Blog

It is working, in a hug hug kiss kiss country like this our figures would be near doubling every day otherwise.

Ït had better be working, anyway. Not going through this for nothing.

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Molly, that's an excellent solution, delivering to homes, the postpersons are probably the best in the country at finding those more obscure addresses!

I did notice last week at the supermarket that either a lot of staff were doing their grocery shopping OR they were packing orders. For collection or to be delivered? either way I wish I had the Spanish to ask.

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Jac, sounds like you are now where I was late 2017 (and into 2018, ) lockdown is coming at a good time for you, so long as paint is still being sold?

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Molly, my friend in SA says no alcohol and no cigarettes (which are sold as in UK in booths within supermarkets) despite both the State President and his wife being smokers. Then the rule changed, no you can buy. Two hours later, no you can't.

She says it has now changed to yes you can so long as you are buying groceries but not otherwise. : I'm guessing a fair run there too before minds changed again. In part the problem is that you are not supposed by law to smoke within 50 metres of a child, which is a challenge in the average house.

Still, a 3 week lockdown without any vices hardly bears thinking about

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Chat, that rule really bugs me, you can live in the same house here but only one person allowed out at a time and expect to be grilled if you are walking together or in the same car. I can sort of see that they will pull over every car with more than one person but sheesh.

So, quiet walks, eh?

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"Essential" tightened its belt another couple of notches, Molly - some comedian even suggested in a FB post on the Costa del Sol that cigs were coming off the list and started a run of note on the tabacos shops

Post has dropped off the list, for one.

Red, poking my nose into the conversation, deliveries to hospitals would be incredibly good of him, what a great idea

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That IS the excuse here. High street shops, farmacia, dog walking we're asked to stay home and if staying home will end this sooner, I'll stay home.

Plus a weekly nip into the metropolis to do a stock-up shop

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Well exactly and as she is now completely deaf and getting quite myopic her nose is more important than ever. It can take us 20 minutes to complete the circuit

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Molly the other day she hit a surge of energy and tugged towards the open ground where I used to throw her ball for her, then grumbled all the way home because we couldn't go, but normally these days she's trailing patiently behind me instead of trying to tow me. As you say, just as well, but poor old girl doesn't really even want the two walks a day we take. I refuse to walk up and down in front of the house and going round the houses is a little longer than 100 m but has much more interesting smells for her.

Actually not seen a policia presence yet, we're very law-abiding around here so seem to be being left to ourselves as a result

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Mimi no more walking the pair of you need to jog gently instead. I have A Theory that the fitter and more active we are if the virus taps our shoulder, the better.

I will be thrilled if they end this by mid April (current deadline here) but also very surprised. I am braced for May. Beyond that I will probably go doolally.

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Molly, oh hush we are asked to stay within 100m of the house. I bent the rules a bit to take the dog to the farmacia but had to take her back when I saw there was a queue, I always carry baggies but neither she nor I are good at looking nonchalent when she pees and we can't move swiftly on.

I hope your friend is keeping very fit in anticipation

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Usha, you look very relaxed thanks for that pic you stay safe too

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Red I may need to experiment with your mask kit for my next shopping day - I just queued for half an hour for the farmacia and they have no protective kit left - in fact laughed when I asked hopefully about gloves.

Funny thing the queue was only 8 people long and just a few weeks ago we'd all have been in the place at the same time poking around and buying other stuff as well. Now we stood well spaced in the street and as everyone is wearing different colour gloves and all the hands were going at once (everyone knows everyone else) it was quite a carnival atmosphere

Most social outing I've had in weeks I may go queue tomorrow too

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Chat you look exactly the same I really like a well-trimmed beard but apparently that's as much work as being clean-shaven?

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Hey Kal I missed the link but yay that it is getting high praises whoop whoop!

RE: The Isolation Blog

You do always get the feeling with Piers Morgan that he's settling some personal scores, though. Miaow

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Mimiiiiiiiiiiiii oh look at you Art is a lucky man are you keeping him as neatly brushed up and as nicely turned out?

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I am now shamed into logging out so I can go apply at least some makeup. I may even brush my hair.

Applause though for all who are doing their part in saving at least a bit of water, if only until the weather warms up

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Molly, the oldest are hardest hit by far and not only on the money front (although those with invested income are being smacked bigtime as well) because many are still not really into the whole online thing and isolation is now total.

My oldest relative, the one in her eighties, who only ventured onto FB two years ago because part of her family had moved to the US, was saying proudly she 'zoomed' for the first time this weekend for a family chat.

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Jigsore - Rowrrrr

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Merc, a video? I refer you back to the heading of this blog, "not a pretty sight"

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Merc I'm really glad you're back to feeling bouncy, wish you could pop by and haunt here long enough to critique my workout to get maximum output for minimum effort

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Molly, my local Paco Tobacco has stopped the gloves (which he was hating) and now briskly sprays and massages his hands between customers. I'd hate to be in a job right now where I had to handle money the entire time. Maybe one of the long term effects will be the end of cash?

RE: The Isolation Blog

Pat, I also wonder when there will be flare-ups, all our armed officials on edge, these are tense times.

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Merc, think it was the Victorians who said horses sweat, men perspire, women glow? So you are glowing

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Molly, it is going to make some changes, too early to tell how many will be lasting. Disposable gloves and masks are going to be a nightmare, millions upon millions. If municipal rubbish isn't collected, we may become a bit more aware but yikes if that happens!

Water shortages in dry countries will become a problem with the incessant commands to wash wash wash hands.

How deflating to realize I am the only inelegant person but then I've never been a fashionplate