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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.

I have taken part in one of these, and found it really useful. Thanks for running them!

I had mine a day or so ago. I cannot understand why it says you should/should not do particular things, but it doesn't explain why. No wonder people ignore the instructions. Also, it should have been sent out ages ago.

Dulwich Fox, Organic Village will deliver. They have a thread or a post on here somewhere where they say that, and if memory serves they also have a Facebook page giving details. Good luck! ETA: Ooops sorry hadn't seen the post above referring to their Facebook page! ETA: /forum/read.php?30,2105650

ED - NAGAIUTB Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The Ivy House has been doing sales to the public > and deliver too as far as I know. > > 020 7277 8233 Yes this is still happening, but only Wednesday to Friday inclusive. However they say the ale (and cider and lager) will keep for a week. Excellent value at ?8 for a four pint container, with free delivery.

I have loads of little tadpoles! So happy! Thanks for the spawn, Lynne! :)

gromit3:16 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > regarding queuing up, I don't think it's fair if > we are queuing up for a good half hour and some > people get to push in the que and go straight in > the shop. They are not nhs workers and they don't > look vulnerable. if you don't at the right time > slot you should have to que up like everyone else. What would "looking vulnerable" look like?

nxjen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Totally agree. Someone in the North Cross Road > area was using a wood burning stove or something > similar. Please think of those who have > respiratory problems at the best of times. Agree. I smelled that too, and I have asthma.

KidKruger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Yes parks for everyone. Provided they stay two metres apart from anyone else. Which is not happening. 3000 people in Brockwell Park today. WTF.

Yes they are thoughtless and selfish. But the government has not given a strong enough message about why this is not OK. Aka you are potentially killing yourself, your relatives, your friends and ultimately everybody.

Just seen that Brockwell Park is closed tomorrow (Sunday) after 3000 people turned up today. We are looking at a very long lockdown at this rate :( And many avoidable deaths :( There needs to be a much stronger government message, but it's now too little too late :(

siousxiesue Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'm doing Couch to 5K from home, jogging on the > spot replacing jogging in the streets That's a good idea!

These have now gone, subject to (contactless) collection!! I'm amazed and delighted!! :)

KidKruger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > "You'd have to have a pretty big garden, surely?" > > Nah - just do loads of laps, sorted. In my garden, a lap would consist of just jumping from side to side :))

A couple of Christmases ago, my daughter gave me some carbolic soap and a scrubbing brush (as a joke, I hasten to add!) I gave them back to her last Christmas, but much to my surprise she didn't want them :)) I still have them. Can anybody make use of them? They are triple wrapped and have been sitting outside my back door for over a year, due to the smell of the carbolic :)) If so, please PM me and I can leave them outside my house for you to contactlessly collect , otherwise much as I hate waste they are going to be binned.

I read somewhere that A&E have different entrances, reception etc for Covid-19 patients and other patients. I don't know if this is the case at King's (if that's where you would be going). I realise that obviously there is still a huge concern, but it's about weighing up relative risks I think. Your son might want to consider changing his GP, who sounds unhelpful. I agree try the pharmacy who dispensed the previous antibiotics prescription. I do hope that you and your son can sort this out quickly and with not too much further stress.

kiera Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > From today, we are asking everyone to please only > send one adult per household to our shops. This > helps us keep people a safe distance apart and > also helps to reduce queues to get into stores. > Our store teams will be asking groups with more > than one adult to choose one adult to shop and > will ask other adults to wait. Children are of > course welcome if they are not able to stay at > home." That's sensible. But I hope they will use their discretion if there are unusual circumstances (eg I don't know if it was on here, but I read of a couple where one was partially sighted and the other had mobility issues, and they needed to shop as a pair so that they could each help the other).

mako Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > To be honest I think all joggers are letting > everyone down. Stay at home, and literally no > excuse if you have your own garden. Sorry if I've missed something here, but are you suggesting people should jog around their garden? You'd have to have a pretty big garden, surely?