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dbboy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > don't know where the money tree came from > Agreed, they are throwing money around just like > it was feared Labour would do, but this is because > of the danger the virus can do both health and > financially. > As I said, I was talking about the other spending in the budget, not money connected to the coronavirus situation.

I gather the government is bringing in legislation to allow pubs and restaurants to provide take-away meals. I'm not sure that this is going to have a huge effect in practice. They should allow you to take out jugs of beer :))

JohnL Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Phlegm means it's not Covid19 :) just disgusting > normal stuff Actually that's not necessarily true. Yes, a dry cough is one of the main symptoms, but as I understand it coughing up thick phlegm can also be a synptom (though at that stage you'd probably be quite ill).

dbboy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Oh here we go again, just blame the Government for > everything, I fear what it might have been like > with the left wing party's. Ironically, the Tories have been throwing money around (in the budget, not the virus stuff) in a manner which prior to the election people were supposedly concerned that Labour would do. Where had the Magic Money Tree been hiding all these past ten years of austerity, and how did it suddenly magically appear?

IlonaM Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Been notified that my Sainsburys delivery today > will not have milk, eggs, flour etc. so there is > an impact of the store-raiding on online > deliveries, if you can find a slot that is - > S'burys no slots available for next three weeks as > far as i can see. > > ETA: given up trying to get through on phone after > an hour. Have replied to an order confirmation > email requesting registration and that they > implement an online option for others to register > as disabled/elderly/vulnerable. Hopefully it makes > its way up the chain of command. Nope email > rejected. There must be a way of contacting them > by email?? Tesco also has no slots available at all. Its slots go up to 7 April, and all full. I too would like to know how people can register as being in the high risk group. I wish I had bought a lot more stuff now on my last order, or as much as I could given the restrictions. It's all very well to accuse people of stockpiling, but what are you supposed to do?

sweetgirl Wrote: --------------------------------------------------- > > This is far worse than what we are being told. > There are many people who have it, who haven't > been tested. > If you haven't been tested you wouldn't be added > to the statistics! Totally agree. "They" are trying to make the situation look better than it is. Though also, they apparently don't have anything near the number of testing kits required. Other countries have rigorously tested and therefore much more efficiently contained the virus. But what is really inexcusable is that NHS frontline staff are not being tested. There is a heart consultant (I think it was) who went home with a fever and cough. He was told he would not be tested (he is trying to get a test kit from a colleague abroad). He has potentially infected both patients and other staff, but nobody is being tested. An elderly woman on his ward died of the virus. He is sure she got it whilst at the hospital. We are in the hands of a bunch of muppets. ETA: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/17/there-is-a-policy-of-surrender-doctor-on-uks-covid-19-failures?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Feed

I thought the forum had improved lately, with fewer nasty people on it. Clearly I was wrong. I don't know whether they deliberately troll or whether they are just unhappy people taking it out on others. Very sad, in all senses of the word. Thanks to those who have been supportive. ETA: I am not rolling in money. I am a pensioner who moved here thirty years ago, before gentrification. The acoustic glass is because I was being constantly woken up by a neighbour's boiler.

Charlottie79 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > (Please note I won't respond to direct/private > messages or be drawn into dialogue, it's intended > to be a helpful post only) > > I work for an online supermarket and slots are > booked for the next 3 weeks across all retailers - > I suggest if you see a slot, even if it's 3 weeks > away, secure it now so you know you have something > in the future. > > It may not seem like it but supermarkets and > manufacturers really are doing all they can to > keep food moving through the supply chain and on > to the shelves. I'm not aware of any that > prioritise an online shopper over a store shopper. > but some postcodes, especially in London, may have > online orders picked from a dedicated 'dark store' > therefore not being picked from a shop. > > Websites and apps are very slow due to the volume > of online traffic so if you're asked to wait in a > virtual queue before you can start shopping, it > will be because they're trying to move customers > through checkout without it crashing - online > shopping will take much longer than normal, which > is tedious, but a cuppa, classic fm or an audio > book could help. > > Substitutions and missing products will be very > common and you won't always get what you were > after. > - if items you normally have are no longer visible > on the website, it's because they've been removed > from the assortment > - if an item is showing as out of stock but still > visible, they'll be hoping to get more stock in > - and if it's showing as in stock but is subbed or > missing when delivered, it's unfortunately a case > of when your order was picked, it had all gone > > > Thank you and look after yourselves Thank you, that's very helpful.

nxjen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Or watch these penguins looking around an aquarium > in Chicago empty because of closure due to > Covid-19 > https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2020/mar/1 > 7/flipping-brilliant-penguins-tour-chicago-aquariu > m-closed-due-to-covid-19-video?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Otw > her :)

Tesco. I had a home delivery from them last week. Assume they must deliver to SE25. However obviously the situation has changed since last week, and I did have to get a late evening delivery. ETA: Also, I've never used them and don't know their delivery range, but Aldi and Asda? I think the Co-op delivers, but not sure whether that's just click and collect.

Oh what a cheery thread this is. I'm off to find some pictures of fluffy kittens somewhere :)

diable rouge Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Exactly edcam. The ineptitude of Johnson and his > Gov during this crisis gets worse with each > passing day. By giving advice rather than forcing > people not to go to pubs/restaurants/theatres etc > he has hung out to dry thousands of businesses, > giving them no legal recourse to claim with their > insurers for the inevitable losses and > liquidations that will follow. France by contrast > has promised no business no matter how small will > suffer financially. He has well and truly f*cked > business like he said... Surely he will be forced to backtrack on this once he belatedly realises the implications??

rahrahrah Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Everyone should be staying home. The government > need to order pubs and restaurants to close so > they can clean insurance. This is not being > treated anywhere near seriously enough. The whole > response has been too little and too slow I completely agree.

ianr Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Despite being over 70, the idea of getting > infected early and over with, and becoming a free > and potentially useful agent again, is a tempting > one. The trouble is ianr, you could be infected early, then over and out rather than over with and carry on. And in any case, "they" don't have enough info at the moment to know whether you would be permanently immune once you have been infected, or whether the immunity might wear off. Plus the present form of the virus might mutate. And probably will at some point. Don't know whether to laugh or cry really :)

There was no water on Ulverscroft (at least my bit) around midnight last night. However it was back on this morning. Given that there are sewer works ongoing in the road, it would seem sensible to fill a few saucepans and/or thermoses with water, and keep them topped up whenever the water comes back on? ETA: This may not be related to those works, but the same thing has happened with the water twice recently (off late at night, back on in the morning) so sensible to keep supplies in anyway I think?

That's really kind. It's so nice to see posts like this instead of about people stockpiling food and bog rolls!

There is also one for Ulverscroft Road.

gromit3:16 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The communinity is not coming together, Actually you are wrong. Some lovely people in my road have started a WhatsApp group for the road, and dropped in flyers to people in the road giving their mobile numbers and offering to get shopping, post letters, etc.. I know there are similar initiatives in Nunhead. I don't know about in East Dulwich. This has partly restored my faith in human nature. Good for them.

nina_maniana Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Wondering if in light of the latest government > advice whether pubs and restaurants in the area > will stay open? Working from home is fine but > having nowhere to go to break it up will be tough > (though understandably maybe necessary) It would be a bit pointless working from home to avoid contact with other people, but then going out to a pub or restaurant where you would be in contact with other people?

Springer Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Poor you , have you nothing better to do than moan > about a radio? I've got lots of better things to do. I can't do them because I'm not well. That's why I'm presently lying in bed all day. This is a section about local issues. Do you think it is acceptable for builders (and this is not the only one in this area) to have their radios blaring out at such high volume that I can hear it through acoustic glass? Some noises are unavoidable. That isn't. It's antisocial, in my view. By all means have the radio on outside if you really can't bear your own company. But please keep it at a reasonable level!

KidKruger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue, If I see anyone as I stroll past with dog > tomorrow I'll ask nicely for ya(if I can suss > which house). Thanks kk

DulwichFox Wrote: ----------------------------------------------------- > > I'm off to the EDT.... after Corrie and > Deadenders.. see yer there . Good to see you pay such close attention to government advice about avoiding pubs then, especially as you are in a high risk group. Or are you joking?

Probably my stupidity, but I have not been able to find any predictions as to how long this situation is likely to last. If anything reliable is available, of course. We had already cancelled/postponed our next two upcoming gigs, and will cancel the May ones, but I'm wondering for how long to "wait and see" for June or just to cancel/postpone them now. The Autumn ones can wait until we see how the situation is over the summer.

Sephiroth Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > bit more about "Cecilia Bartholemew" here > > https://twitter.com/c4ciaran/status/11295114803055 > 61600?lang=en A really reliable source, then :))

People now being told to avoid all non essential contact with others. Breaking news.