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What's the story with buses and air conditioning? It sounds like there is something trying to happen but the windows are open and it's so hot. I took the 63 yesterday thinking that because its buses had been upgraded with charging points and nice seats that it would be air conditioned. How wrong could I be?! An hour of misery. Was I unlucky or is the 63 the same big disappointment as the other buses in summer?

I had the first AZ jab on Sunday and have had no side effects except a slight soreness in the arm where the injection was given.

Binky, Thanks for the link. I have checked it out. I don't doubt SOME people have mental health problems that make it difficult for them to wear masks but it is unreasonable to use that explanation to explain most masklessness. I have no problem with a shop worker not wearing a mask if they wear a badge that explains that they cannot wear a mask. No need to say why. But most people do not. As mentioned, other people have anxiety about Covid and about people who don't wear masks in enclosed public spaces. I DO try to avoid visiting shops where I know there are staff not wearing masks. But sometimes I have to buy food to live and that I cant get delivered.

Clearly lots of people have mental health problems (many have health anxiety which is made worse by the sight of people not wearing masks in public places!). But only a minority of people have a problem wearing a mask. Binkylilliput's post that portrays mental health problems and masklessness as almost one and the same thing is frankly ridiculous and an attempt to silence those who have valid concerns about the risks posed by those not wearing masks. If the staff in Gails or anywhere else cant wear masks for health reasons they should wear a prominent badge that explains that. A guy in my corner shop had no mask on the other day. I asked why. He said he was exempt which was pretty funny as a few days earlier he'd had one hanging from his chin. Similarly, a guy in the Sainsbury's Local on Lordship Lane is almost never wearing his mask but frequently has it hanging round his chin. Today he was talking loudly and constantly to a colleague, spraying his aerosol for everyone to enjoy. I have complained the to the manager about him. And enough with the "you're a nasty person shaming others for not wearing masks". I don't want to catch Covid and I don't want to give it to anyone else. And I certainly dont want long Covid. I act accordingly. I don't think it cruel or unreasonable to expect other people to do the same.

That is very interesting!

It could be very helpful if forum users shared knowledge about when, how and where people are being offered the vaccine. Which GP practices have contacted their patients and which in high priority categories etc. I know surgeries understandably do not want telephone lines blocked with people asking these questions and they need people to wait to be contacted. So, sharing here could be helpful in managing expectation.

Has anyone heard anything from their GPs about appointments for the vaccine? Is there a central centre administering the vaccine (maybe at Kings?)?

The problem is that it's the people who just don't want to wear masks who are making it harder for the small minority who can't wear them for medical reasons. If I went into Sainsbury's or any other shop and saw 5 per cent of people not wearing masks I would be pretty relaxed and give those people the benefit of the doubt that they had a reason for not wearing one. But if I go in and 40 to 50 per cent of people don't have them then I am inclined to think that there are a lot of people that just don't care. NickyJohnson, did you really say "everyone to their own"? I am afraid that is a moronic phrase to use when we are talking about a highly infectious disease.

Yes. It was closed at the end of last week.

Don'tBeSilly, What's uncomfortable is a ventilator shoved down your throat because you can't breathe on your own. Congratulations to the "do-gooder" in Coop for at least showing you that your selfish behaviour does not go unnoticed.

Does anyone know if it is still closed? And, if so, how long for?

I was in Forest Hill Sainsbury's last night. At least a third of people were not wearing masks. One recorded message played while I was in the shop asking people to wear masks. It was immediately followed by a message asking people to being considerate of staff and customers who might not be able to wear masks or to social distance for personal reasons. With this kind of mixed messaging I don't think it will be long before a lot more customers stop bothering to wear masks. It seems that Sainsbury's are as concerned about people without masks being judged or confronted as they are about trying to protect their staff and customers from Covid. It seems crazy to me. Very disappointed in Sainsbury's. And even more so in its customers.

It seems there was a misunderstanding and my prescription was on automatic repeat without me knowing. We talked about the fact that there needs to be a facility on the online app to explain why a request has been rejected.

Thank you very much Dulwich Fox for this information. I will hold onto it in case more problems. I went down to the Practice and spoke to the receptionist through the intercom. She is arranging for a pharmacist to call me today. I think it's really bad practice to reject a prescription renewal request without explanation or advanced warning, especially at this moment where services are stretched and it is so hard to make contact with medical professionals.

I have just had my repeat prescription rejected by Dulwich Medical Centre Online with no explanation. I have tried to call but there is no answer even though they are supposedly open. They offer no appointments of any kind on the Patient Access app. The very generic DMC website gives no explanation of how to make an appointment other than to email an address that is a broken link. I am really furious. I have run out of one of my meds and although this is not the end of the world, what would someone with a serious problem actually do?