Sue

They arrived today, gave me a one hour time slot this morning, gave me half an hour's notice them told me when the driver was a few minutes away. Excellent service, so I have no idea what happened yesterday, however at least I now know I will get plenty of warning. The peanut butter etc is now in quarantine, however .....

KidKruger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > yeah I was at opening too, good use of a dead > tree. So was I, and spoke to the artist, but was a bit embarrassed as truth be told I don't like it much 😶

worldwiser Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I suppose it's only people who have lost a job and > have to beg for some money from the government to > live on, have to queue for an hour to buy food, > need to pause your mortgage or rent payments and > other debt, see family members in quarantine, have > to home school your children... even if you didn't > understand the reason for social isolation, you'd > realise it was bloody serious. > > If you're not directly impacted by any of these > things, you'd need to have it explained to you in > a different way. And clearly that isn't happening. No, it doesn't seem to be.

seenbeen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I've got a painting by numbers of Sunflowers by > Van Gogh around somewhere...... 🤣🤣🤣

malumbu Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > With thanks to Sally who raised this on the ED > issues section, a great article by Jason Leitch, > National Clinical Director, Scotland, about > getting the right balance in the lockdown. Please > give it a listen, its only a few minutes long and > nicely explains how you want to avoid unintended > consequences of a more severe lockdown - domestic > violence, mental health and the economy, and not > neglecting other life threatening illness. > > Your link doesn't go to an article? I was interested to read it but I can't find it!

The crunchy peanut butter sender has got back to me saying there has been a "slight delay" and "the parcel will be delivered tomorrow" and "sorry for any inconvenience". Oh I am so looking forward to the peanut butter :))

Sorry dbboy have been weeding and only checking my phone sporadically. Will delete some messages shortly. Thanks everyone for your advice. It's nothing valuable but includes two tubs of crunchy peanut butter which have been unavailable for weeks 🤣

The information on what to do is crystal clear, yes. I disagree that it is clear as to exactly why, for example that somebody can transmit the virus to many others whilst showing no symptoms whatsoever themselves. And also the exponential nature of the transmission, and how that changes if one person initially transmits the virus to two, or to ten, and so on and so on. It certainly wasn't clear on the government information I got with the letter from Boris. If people don't understand the reasons why they are being asked to do things, they are less likely to do them, I would have thought.

I had a DPD notification yesterday that a parcel would be delivered today. The tracking says DPD has not yet received the parcel. A load of automated responses via supposedly live chat have not shed any light. The firm who sent the parcel just have a message on their phone line saying due to circumstances they are not taking phone calls. Messages via their contact form probably won't be answered for days. All I want to know is whether DPD will at some point give me some sort of estimated time window within which my parcel will arrive. And how much notice I will have of that. Does anybody know? It is only an issue because I want to go to my allotment (allowed exercise and easy to keep away from people) for a few hours,but I don't want to miss the delivery :( It won't take long to get back from the allotment as I drive, due to self-isolating. The text says DPD Local. Is that different to DPD?

KidKruger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Dell Autos should be able to disable the horn of > the alarm. > Worked for me ! Are they open??

Jules-and-Boo Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I know, I saw adults in the park too. > > Why are people just NOT getting the message? Because there has not been a sufficiently clear and coordinated public information campaign which tells people not just what they must and mustn't do, but also exactly WHY.

I've just looked at some videos and I'm now sure it was a dunnock. Thanks everyone 🙂

Asset Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Maybe a chiff chaff? Hear them a lot but don't > often see them. It was very similar to that, but it had some sparrow like brown markings (not sure how to describe them) here and there. I have occasionally lately heard birdsong in the garden I didn't recognise. I will look up dunnock and chiffchaff!

No, it didn't have a cap at all :)

Usually terrapins arrive in ponds because people buy them as pets when they are still very small, and don't realise how big they get. Then they put them in a nearby pond ....

LJC56 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Saw what we think was a dunnock in the garden > this > > morning. > > > > Is that likely round here? > > I?ve been seeing a small brown bird, not unlike a > sparrow, but with a much narrower beak, in the > garden in the last few days. I did wonder if it is > a dunnock, so would be interested too, to know if > that is likely. Yes that was what we saw. It seemed to have a longer slimmer body than a sparrow, and maybe a longer tail, and definitely a longer narrower beak. It was sort of pale greyish-brown, but with sparrow-like markings in some places. But the pictures I've looked up of dunnocks don't look exactly like the one we saw, however apparently their plumage (?) changes towards the breeding season.

Saw what we think was a dunnock in the garden this morning. Is that likely round here?

JohnL Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Once you're out of ICU or HDU and on the ward the > whole thing becomes much easier and jokes are > usually allowed. > > I remember waving frantically to my visitors from > a general ward in Kings, forgetting the IV was in > my arm and ripped it out with blood going > everywhere. Luckily by then mishaps didn't make my > condition worse. The nurses immediately drew the > curtains on my bed and gave me a lecture about > getting over excited :) :))

Peckhamgatecrasher Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Exactly that. Though you need to work in the Red > Admiral. That's your project for today, PGC :))

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???? Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Jeremy Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Who are these people? "????"? "StraferJack"? > > > Lockdown so boring that I checked in for an > argument. But this place so bad nowadays that the > only people worth arguing with are the same ones > as 13 years ago 🤣🤣🤣

On the allotment today we saw a Red Admiral butterfly, a young fox and a crow. First butterfly I've seen this year. ❤️

FlatStanley Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > So whilst there will be NHS staff working with > COVID patients directly, and therefore working > under extreme pressure and for long hours, there > are also NHS staff (perhaps those ?pushing in? at > Sainsbury?s) who are going into hospitals every > day or making several home calls everyday who are > putting themselves at risk to help us all out. I > don?t think the majority of people understand that > it?s not just critical care and ICU staff that are > impacted; the entire healthcare system in London > has rapidly undergone a huge reorganisation to > move as many people out of hospitals as possible > to free up beds and also move ?at risk? people out > of situations where they could catch this virus. > This has required huge amounts of dedication > across the NHS, and has required NHS staff to put > themselves in harms way in a manner the rest of us > can only imagine as we isolate in our homes day in > day out. > > Surely these people deserve to save 20 minutes on > their grocery shop every few days. Come on people, > these criticisms are perverse and somewhat > undignified. Yes

alice Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Oh lucky you Sue. My taders just disappeared > overnight but I seem to have acquired a couple of > full grown frogs 🐸 I'm sure most of my taddies will sadly not survive - otherwise the world would be overrun with frogs (might be an improvement, of course :) ) I think cats and birds eat the spawn and tadpoles, unfortunately. Full grown frogs are a great addition to the garden :)

Alan Medic Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > How many of you washed your hands after opening > the letter, as a matter of interest? I did.