VivianLee2 Blog Comments (524)

RE: The Isolation Blog

Merc, that would kill me stone dead

I do a little stretching, a general shaking out of the limbs, a little gentle trotting on the spot, some breathing exercises, the blood chugs around a little faster, that's me done

RE: The Isolation Blog

Started a new roll of loo paper today.

I've probably done that hundreds of thousands of times before, and at MOST the thought has crossed my mind 'running low, must remember to get next shopping trip'.

This time I thought 'I have started a new roll of loo paper today. I must announce it to the world'.

RE: The Isolation Blog

Oi Merc I thought you were going to give us gentle workouts

RE: The Isolation Blog

I had a quick look at multiplayer games online but apart from the cult ones there isn't a lot - Monopoly, anyone? Scrabble?

I never liked those much in real life though, I can spell but when it comes to Scrabble I can look at 7 letters until my eyes cross but never see the 7 letter word the more talented spot at once

RE: People At Their Finest

I hope you follow the Darwin Awards account on Twitter, you'd love it. Some people definitely swimming in the shallow end of the gene pool

RE: The Isolation Blog

those new to lockdown may find this a fruitful way of spending a little time. In brief - set up a few dominoes to feed your cats.

RE: Pick-UP lines for the Covid-19 era (for men & women)

Hey babe, do you have the coronavirus? Because that is one infectious smile!

yeah swiped that one too

RE: Pick-UP lines for the Covid-19 era (for men & women)

I'm just a girl standing 6 feet in front of a boy.

Asking him to maybe move back another foot. Thanks.

(Not my own, swiped off Hollywood Exposed )

RE: Panic

Oh yes.

What gets me also is that normally when an epidemic of flu sweeps an area the advice is 'please stay home, please don't go to the doctor or medical centre unless your symptoms are severe, please don't spread infection.'

When a lockdown is announced, what do you do? cram into the shops to stock up, because very few of us carry enough to get through a few weeks without anything more. No infection risk there eh?

And when we do catch it, even though over 90% will survive it and most will get it fairly lightly, we're being told YOU GONNA DIE!!! You coughed!!! Get to the nearest testing facility immediately!!! Get to hospital!!! Which is a shame because we don't have enough facilities to cope with this new advice ...

If laughter is the best medicine, I do wonder what important role panic plays in cures.

Rant ends

Take care

RE: The Isolation Blog

Z, your comment re the stale loaf was a timely reminder to take my own shopping bag when I went up to the high street

I have been dragging the dog up to the bins when I take out my rubbish so that I am not caught empty-handed and accused of taking an outing when I am on my way back

RE: The Isolation Blog

Ah, great you can work from home, phew.

I have seen one person I know, once a week, in the last 3 weeks, because I was self-isolating before the lockdown. The streets are empty when I walk my dog and shopkeepers are just eyes over a mask.

I have NO IDEA what my phone bill will be after this but I may have to sell the house to pay it

RE: Come back zmountain

Blog has been re-opened

RE: The Isolation Blog

Well, Molly, I'm sure you know best. Let's talk a week or so into your isolation. Are you still going to work? Seeing anyone you know, ever?

RE: The Isolation Blog

Molly, yes, but that includes 2 people observing every regulation to the letter and standing chatting 2 to 3 metres apart.

I'm as happy as you that hugging parties aren't happening.

RE: Quarantine Day 12, 13 and 14!

Did you not break your quarantine and choose to go out without a mask even though you'd been in contact with an infected person?

UK into lockdown. Again.

Fargo, they're a great record of life at the time but is it me, does he come across as an opinionated pompous rather conceited man? I wonder how he'd fare as a CS blogger ...

He did love his Parmesan cheese.

UK into lockdown. Again.

Molly we've been so short of tests that many doctors have been treating on symptoms. If those patients are included in our count, well and good otherwise we could see an utterly terrifying spike

UK into lockdown. Again.

Usha your blogs are always worth reading, some of the comments you get are so off topic I half-expect smears on my screen.

UK into lockdown. Again.

Sorry Molly my bad I always forget to add an irony emoji to my comments. Yes I'm quite vocal about the fact that disposable doesn't mean disposable, that was but another dig.

Z has sorted the other issues the test kits will be as quick as pregnancy tests, fortunately one won't have to squat at the side of the road under the eyes of the policia to provide a sample they are cheek swabs and will in a few minutes turn to a color which either allows you on your way or turns you home. Ireland probably has them on order as well, we didn't know we were getting them until the first batch arrived.

RE: The trouble with chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine...

They do have horrendous potential side effects and in quantity are a last hope

At the same time a friend of mine has been on small bi-daily doses of chloroquine for a few years now to treat her arthritis and it has given her full use of her hands again and freedom from pain. I wonder if it also makes her virtually immune from the virus?

RE: The Isolation Blog

OMG Z you are crossing a line.

These are people who have always preached they and God are there and you want them to step daintily back and say oh no son not last rites go die alone?

Those are asked for last rites believe in their religion, and those who gave them, risking their lives, believe too. The Pope ordered no-one forward. Any priest leaving his parishioners to die uncomforted and unassured they go into the afterlife they believe in, would have lived a lifelong lie.

They don't, priest or parishioner, deserve anyone's mockery simply because they lived by different beliefs and died comforted.

UK into lockdown. Again.

My diary entry for the day: we have learned that Spain has 650K instant test kits and more on order from China and South Korea. Like pregnancy tests (but fortunately on cheek swabs) they are colour coded to give a reading and Spain's intention is to test everyone.

I can't help but wonder how this will affect the first time I am stopped on the way to the shops, if I test positive. Will I be allowed to continue in my dust-mask and a pair of disintegrating disposable surgical gloves?

Note to self - disposable is something of a misnomer. The box of gloves has been open for 2 years. The gloves are discoloured, and tend to split unless donned with extreme care, but in 2 years have failed to turn to fairy dust.

UK into lockdown. Again.

Red, everything changes and nothing changes. I cannot find a cartoon I saw some years back of cavemen sitting round a fire and one complaining 'I can remember the days when we could just go out without rolling a rock across the cave door"

You stay safe too - and remember when you read the news that there will be a lot of 'look how bad things are elsewhere' stories. We are okay here, right now. My post even just arrived, although Postie Patricia handed it over at extreme arms length and retreated hastily

UK into lockdown. Again.

Z, burn it to the ground and start over is probably phase 2 of this global process

UK into lockdown. Again.

Lou, you are? Now just imagine the comments on this blog were to make it into the annals of history you will need to supply context.

UK into lockdown. Again.

Jim that's always been one of my favourite songs I like the way it builds up thanks for the link

RE: The Isolation Blog

Abagail, hope all your guests bought goodies like cakes pies and toilet rolls stay safe

Which are you ...

Fay you've been quiet lately stay safe and thank you

Usha: I think maybe just maybe we might be entering a time when looking after ourselves and minding our own business will become more important. Family and friends will take their place and the rest of the world will have to manage too

Red, I just heard you're ALL going into lockdown - "stay upbeat and keep smiling", ye indeed





closing the blog down

RE: The Isolation Blog

KN, can you get tested for antibodies, to see if you did have it? I know tests are in short supply and nobody wants to overload resources but I'm beginning to think quite a few of us already had it. Which would be utterly awesome especially if it builds up some resistance even against mutations.

RE: "Trump has completely mishandled the coronavirus response and should resign"

Out of interest, and this is genuine if mild interest, do you Americans have any younger candidates lined up in case all 3 septuagenarians in the race fall victim to this virus you have rampaging through your country? I don't know how the system works - obviously the VP takes over if the POTUS goes but what happens about replacement Democrat candidates at this fairly late and already hard fought stage?