@Topbird - I'm so sorry for you both. There isn't any real comfort to be offered by anyone. I do feel that care home restrictions should be a little more relaxed, for want of a better word, when someone is right at the end. I think you have every right to be bl**dy furious. For your hubby to be so far away is hellish. Sending you all my virtual love xxx
The selfish folk who gaily trot off here there and everywhere, without a care, are fortunately in the minority, but that's of no comfort either.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
The man who crashed into the nurse while going out 'with the virus' is yet another example. He's not only probably given it to her, but she's now at home instead of treating people, so even more folk are at risk because of his actions.
Have you read the full story of this incident. This was an elderly gentleman who lived on his own, had no friends or relatives to call on for help, had been self-isolating and had been without food for several days. It was pure desperation which made him drive as his options were to go out or starve. In the event he died shortly after getting to hospital.
I fully accept that many people are making trips for the sake of it, but that was not the case here. Please reserve criticism for those deserving of it.
I'm really not judging what my NDN do. The other day I had to go out twice. Once for the weekly shop, then a second time to pick up a prescription that was supposed to be ready for my first trip, but wasn't.
My next door neighbours would not have known the circumstances.
I read today that a scientist working in a lab had abuse scrawled on his car. Along the lines of 'C19 GO HOME'. The person that wrote it had no idea the guy works in a lab developing early Covid -19 detection techniques, so is a key worker that is allowed to drive to work.
We all should use our common sense. When it comes to judging others, I will not, I do not know their circumstances or reasoning for their actions, so I am not in a position to judge their actions, only my own.
Back to gardening, I'm looking at every way now not to be reliant on bought in compost. It will take me this year though to get things going, so in the short-term I'm still really short, but making the best of what I have. My personal feeling is for those of us that generally grow a lot of our own veg, we probably see it as pretty essential in a time when supplies may be patchy later in the year. It is pretty much at the same level as buying food from the supermarket to me.
I've already explained @KT53, that I understand his situation. If you had read my post at 10.57 you would see that.
I also said that this is why people have to think before they act, because this is the kind of thing that happens - whether people are able to function normally or not.
I'm tired of repeating myself so I'll just F**k off now.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
@Topbird, just to say my thoughts are you with you and your family at what would be a sad and stressful time in normal circumstances, let alone now. For every idiot behaving like a tw*t, there are so many others trying to do the best they can by observing the guidelines, and others trying to help. x
I believe so @Singing Gardener, but there are organisations for helping those in his position. I understand his actions, but this is why people have to think very carefully before they do something. It has consequences. Another poster here said that the other day neighbours across from her had a barbecue with other folk arriving in cars. Crass stupidity and selfishness.
That was me. There was only one other car (in addition to the two belonging to the household) but it annoyed me, and that's putting it mildly, so I had a bit of a vent on the curmudgeons' thread.
One or two trips per week for essential shopping seems fair to me, although someone with no car might need more trips depending on the size of their household. Definitely we shouldn't be going to Lidl or wherever just to buy compost, plants etc but I agree picking them up at the same time as the food shopping is OK.
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I think you have every right to be bl**dy furious. For your hubby to be so far away is hellish.
Sending you all my virtual love xxx
The selfish folk who gaily trot off here there and everywhere, without a care, are fortunately in the minority, but that's of no comfort either.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
My next door neighbours would not have known the circumstances.
I read today that a scientist working in a lab had abuse scrawled on his car. Along the lines of 'C19 GO HOME'. The person that wrote it had no idea the guy works in a lab developing early Covid -19 detection techniques, so is a key worker that is allowed to drive to work.
We all should use our common sense. When it comes to judging others, I will not, I do not know their circumstances or reasoning for their actions, so I am not in a position to judge their actions, only my own.
Back to gardening, I'm looking at every way now not to be reliant on bought in compost. It will take me this year though to get things going, so in the short-term I'm still really short, but making the best of what I have. My personal feeling is for those of us that generally grow a lot of our own veg, we probably see it as pretty essential in a time when supplies may be patchy later in the year. It is pretty much at the same level as buying food from the supermarket to me.
I also said that this is why people have to think before they act, because this is the kind of thing that happens - whether people are able to function normally or not.
I'm tired of repeating myself so I'll just F**k off now.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
For every idiot behaving like a tw*t, there are so many others trying to do the best they can by observing the guidelines, and others trying to help.
x
Thank you all for your kind words lovely people xx
Get me - down with the kids....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...