Hello From My Englishness

[Cherry_Brandy]

Seeing how some of you like a bit of Country Music, this is very 'light' but it's a terrific album... worth checking out John Baumann

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMrcvqRuCOo

(If Texas Swing is your 'thing' go for Asleep At The Wheel's 'New Routes')

No George Jones from me though.....

Thanks Nick, another for the play list, love it!

 

[Cogan]

My current version of madness is nowhere near the level of pushing a baby out of my body and being 100% responsible for it. However, the husband did tell me yesterday that he may be working from home for months to come. He has already heard three different proposals for how his office's current space may be repurposed by the university in light of bringing students back to campus with social distancing measures in place.

I just started laughing when he told me. Probably a mildly disturbing laugh. A subtler version of how people laugh in movies right before they go insane.

I feel that laugh too. I'm close to a 'Here's Johnny!' moment

Ha ha! I know this isn't funny, but I got an image in my head of all usually sane Americans having a twitching eye and a compulsive laugh.

 

[mr_d_w]

/I just started laughing when he told me. Probably a mildly disturbing laugh. A subtler version of how people laugh in movies right before they go insane.

I had fun imagining this laugh.
10/10 would do again.

 

[londoner2]

My current version of madness is nowhere near the level of pushing a baby out of my body and being 100% responsible for it. However, the husband did tell me yesterday that he may be working from home for months to come. He has already heard three different proposals for how his office's current space may be repurposed by the university in light of bringing students back to campus with social distancing measures in place.

I just started laughing when he told me. Probably a mildly disturbing laugh. A subtler version of how people laugh in movies right before they go insane.

I feel for you. My reaction when my wife told me she would be continuing to work from home was very similar,,,

 

[Polranny]

I feel for you. My reaction when my wife told me she would be continuing to work from home was very similar,,,

Imagine what it's like with a partner permanently around. It can be extremely difficult at times.

 

[AnnieLit]

My current version of madness is nowhere near the level of pushing a baby out of my body and being 100% responsible for it. However, the husband did tell me yesterday that he may be working from home for months to come. He has already heard three different proposals for how his office's current space may be repurposed by the university in light of bringing students back to campus with social distancing measures in place.

I just started laughing when he told me. Probably a mildly disturbing laugh. A subtler version of how people laugh in movies right before they go insane.

Many of us are in the same boat: my husband loves working from home and it looks like many at his company do too. So now that they were forced to test it out, there is a good chance that this will stay permanent with maybe one office day per week. Just kill me now!

 

[MatureChattyMann]

Many of us are in the same boat: my husband loves working from home and it looks like many at his company do too. So now that they were forced to test it out, there is a good chance that this will stay permanent with maybe one office day per week. Just kill me now!

A certain amount of flexibility in life does look under threat doesn't it!

 

[Polranny]

Many of us are in the same boat: my husband loves working from home and it looks like many at his company do too. So now that they were forced to test it out, there is a good chance that this will stay permanent with maybe one office day per week. Just kill me now!

Is there an escape committee?

 

[AnnieLit]

Is there an escape committee?

Members of the committee decided that it is safer to work from home too. So now all the meetings are held in zoom.

The only escape left is in writing

 

[londoner2]

Is there an escape committee?

I think we need one formed rapidly!

 

[ReaperW]

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[MrDevereaux]

I can just about handle the idea of him working from home now for the foreseeable. I cannot handle the idea that the nursery might not open for a few months after baby number 2 arrives.

No.
No no no no this is not what I signed up for.

Also in unrelated coping mechanisms, when do the pubs reopen?

New Government guidelines will have an opticians in every public house, the Government is due to announce new sight test targets of 300,000 (or in PP terms: 30,000,1000) every day by the end of July. To meet this target, dogs are now being trained as opticians and cats are going to be the assistants. With this measure, they hope to have everyone seeing clearly, staying hydrated and driving Britain to Durham. I mean. Forward.

 

[Ironfan]

Is there an escape committee?

So glad I can't work from home, so get two weeks break in a room on my own.

 

[londoner2]

New Government guidelines will have an opticians in every public house, the Government is due to announce new sight test targets of 300,000 (or in PP terms: 30,000,1000) every day by the end of July. To meet this target, dogs are now being trained as opticians and cats are going to be the assistants. With this measure, they hope to have everyone seeing clearly, staying hydrated and driving Britain to Durham. I mean. Forward.

Well done. You managed to hit several nails on the head at once.

 

[Ironfan]

What plans have folks got for another lockdown weekend? (At work so need to live vicariously through others)

 

[AngelicaS1780]

What plans have folks got for another lockdown weekend? (At work so need to live vicariously through others)

You will be sorely disappointed then, at least in my case.
No plans here. Read, cook, watch some shows, watch some sessions from the Hay Festival, exercise. As the husband won't be in zoom meetings and emails all day, he'll be able to join me for some of those activities.

 

[Polranny]

You will be sorely disappointed then, at least in my case.
No plans here. Read, cook, watch some shows, watch some sessions from the Hay Festival, exercise. As the husband won't be in zoom meetings and emails all day, he'll be able to join me for some of those activities.

FOR me it will be same old, same old apart from bombarding my MP with emails about Cummings cumming and goings.

 

[Polranny]

New Government guidelines will have an opticians in every public house, the Government is due to announce new sight test targets of 300,000 (or in PP terms: 30,000,1000) every day by the end of July. To meet this target, dogs are now being trained as opticians and cats are going to be the assistants. With this measure, they hope to have everyone seeing clearly, staying hydrated and driving Britain to Durham. I mean. Forward.

My 4 month old Airedale pup has already been volunteered to test Cummings eyesight. He ( the dog, not Cummings) has needle sharp teeth and a penchant for squidgy balls ; curiously his dad is called Boris.

 

[Todger65]

Ventured out today, click and collect groceries at Sainsbury’s. Well organised. Stay in the car, guy asks for surname and tells you to stay in the car until he puts the groceries in crates behind the car. He then retreats while I loaded it into bags in the boot. Then drive off. Space for 4 cars and to a pre arranged collection time.

 

[ReaperW]

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[Polranny]

Sounds good. A trip to Morrisons resulted in me losing my shit before I managed to get through the till system and a full blown panic attack in the car after. Sticking to early morning tesco trips for the foreseeable. This week there were more masks than ever before and one crazy old lady who gave zero shits about pushing in in front of me for things down every goddamn aisle.

I feel like covid has made me a much angrier person...

Did anyone venture forth to other gardens across the country this week? My MiL has apparently built my kid a full blown outdoor nursery in lockdown...

Has anyone out there had a Boris Box? I have and its a fucking insult

 

[Ironfan]

Sounds good. A trip to Morrisons resulted in me losing my shit before I managed to get through the till system and a full blown panic attack in the car after. Sticking to early morning tesco trips for the foreseeable. This week there were more masks than ever before and one crazy old lady who gave zero shits about pushing in in front of me for things down every goddamn aisle.

I feel like covid has made me a much angrier person...

Did anyone venture forth to other gardens across the country this week? My MiL has apparently built my kid a full blown outdoor nursery in lockdown...

I know what you mean, went for a run down the seafront the last couple of days. The good weather has obviously negates the need for social distancing for some people. Also lockdown has affected peoples ability to count judging by some of the group sizes I saw.

What's a Boris Box Pol?

 

[Polranny]

I know what you mean, went for a run down the seafront the last couple of days. The good weather has obviously negates the need for social distancing for some people. Also lockdown has affected peoples ability to count judging by some of the group sizes I saw.

What's a Boris Box Pol?

It's a food parcel for those who are shielded and classified as " extremely vulnerable". I registered for it because my daughter told me I should. The local authority do the same thing but theirs is much better.
Boris took 5 weeks, local authoriy 5 hours!
Boris ,for example, sends me a wafer thin sliced loaf but nothing to spread on it, long life milk about to expire, 2kg of potatoes and 2 carrots.
Local authority sends bread, butter, cereal, crisps......

I now have 9 cans of tomato soup!

 

[Ironfan]

It's a food parcel for those who are shielded and classified as " extremely vulnerable". I registered for it because my daughter told me I should. The local authority do the same thing but theirs is much better.
Boris took 5 weeks, local authoriy 5 hours!
Boris ,for example, sends me a wafer thin sliced loaf but nothing to spread on it, long life milk about to expire, 2kg of potatoes and 2 carrots.
Local authority sends bread, butter, cereal, crisps......

I now have 9 cans of tomato soup!

Sounds about right that.

 

[Todger65]

Has anyone out there had a Boris Box? I have and its a fucking insult

I registered on the site, but there was nothing they would do for me. I was getting food and medication delivered, and my daughter was able to get odd bits that were out of stock on Morrison’s deliveries.

I have seen photos of the Boris boxes and those supplied by local authorities and there was virtually nothing in them I would buy on a regular basis, but I suppose if you were really really desperate it would mean you wouldn’t starve for a few days.