My job. I feel so lucky to have a job to go to. I've been off on annual leave since the lockdown began. I go back to work on Monday night in A&E. Whilst I've been off I keep getting updates from my colleagues on a closed WhatsApp group. I am missing being there, but can't say I'm not nervous. There are so many people going through hell, physically, emotionally and financially, so I'm a lucky one at this time. Looking forward to getting back to doing my job.
yesterday I left the house/garden for the first time for over two weeks for a prearranged medication pick up. Took the car, roads were pretty much empty. 10.30 in the morning going along a straight stretch, nice houses one side, fields on the other, as bold as brass a fox strolled across the road 30/40 yards in front of me, strolled mind you, not rushed at all. When it got to the pavement it gave me an 'oh yeah look' and disappeared into the garden of one of the houses. A nocturnal animal out of hiding and not concerned at all. Rare sight even round here in semi rural land.
My highlight of what has been a pretty mediocre and mundane week ((:>)
Things i've learned as I commence week 3 of wfh in the presence of my wife and kids
My kid's teachers deserve a payrise £2.50 per day per child to feed the kids represents truly excellent value My work chair is a damn site comfier than my dining room chair I have no willpower whatsoever and need to padlock the snack cupboard(s) (there are more than one now)
I've really enjoyed spending more time with the kids - normally I commute 2.5 hours a day so that's 2.5 hours back, and though I'm with them a lot of weekends it feels like I'm Dad's taxi, taking them to clubs they do, kid's parties etc, and play areas while I sit on my tod watching them have fun.
Now I've been building a den in the garden with them, taught the oldest one chess and backgammon, baked bread and cakes with them, watched films together, read to/with them more than the 30mins I get in the evening usually, helped them with more work than normal to make up for school.
I spend as much time as I can with them anyway but it's been nice there's been more of it.
Still been a pain fitting it all in around work though!
most of the numpties posing as "journalists" on the No.10 daily briefing ask essentially the same question, never listening to the answers already given nor even the answer they get directly - robbing a living every single one of them, if I was D Raab there today I'd have been mocking at least three quarters of them - wasting his time utterly with them, wankers all.
That my back garden sounds like the Augusta Masters with all the bird song you can freely hear. Yet out the front there seems to be an above average amount of twats who think they're Barry Sheene screaming the gonads out of their pissy 50cc hairdryers.
The weather is gorgeous, the front and back garden are neat and tidy and I’m a having a couple of beer. Obviously life could be better but at least the sun is shining.
The weather is gorgeous, the front and back garden are neat and tidy and I’m a having a couple of beer. Obviously life could be better but at least the sun is shining.
Same here mate. I’m 2 large Hoeggarden’s in and just lit the barbie.
I’m actually quite enjoying lockdown and spending time with my family. Having a daily bike ride, followed by weights but will still be a fat bastard when this is all over. Had a Hotel Chocolate deliver this morning that will no doubt be demolished and once the BBQ is done
Also noticed I’m hardly getting any Spam email reckon it’s down 90% !
Spam email flying back in now , good couple of weeks or so it was down to virtually nothing , now their back on it asking if my penis needs some help etc
Also noticed I’m hardly getting any Spam email reckon it’s down 90% !
Spam email flying back in now , good couple of weeks or so it was down to virtually nothing , now their back on it asking if my penis needs some help etc
Sorry to drag the subject to our level but....
One of my mates is 'out' as a chronic IBS sufferer and as the lockdown happened he had an operation on his nutbag, he has a very amusing way with words anyway this guy and he was telling me how he had been told no ejaculation for 10 days (he broke that and spent the next few hours sobbing) but crucially, living on his own and being also told to shield because of the heightened risk to him from being hospitalised he has been unable to leave his flat to collect any of his IBS pills, this made for some funny stories about shitting himself and resorted to buying a load online from India. He reckons it was tons cheaper than doing a prescription and is now back on the leash as it were.
I have no idea where these drugs came from in terms of which supplier but turns out the Indian pharmaceutical industry isn't necessarily the big bad wolf its painted to be.
The amount of power tools owned by people in my neighbourhood. I am currently trying to identify the three 'sources' of sound bringing me joy.
Two doors to the right own a drill. It is a good one as it has the hammer facility which seems to be attacking a particularly challenging wall. Two doors to the left have a circular saw which is set up in the shed. This noise started at the beginning of lockdown and is still going now, it is quite relentless. My best guess is that this guy is supplying the Chinese with their sawn and cut timber requirements. Meanwhile somewhere over the back is a whirring noise that I associate with heavy sanding. I can only assume that this guy has doors to sand prior to decorating and has brought them all into the garden in order to notify as many people as possible that he has a project on the go.
Anyway it's time for me to cut the grass ... if you can't beat them ...
Been sitting in my back garden (on the outskirts of Reading) listening to a woodpecker drumming on a nearby tree and watching about 20 red kites wheeling overhead like a flock of vultures above a carcass. Although they are a common sight here in small numbers, that is the most I have ever seen together in an urban setting.
Yesterday a pair of kites treated me to a virtuoso flying display, skimming side by side down my roof, then grappling in mid-air with each other's talons before breaking apart to regain height to repeat the whole cycle. Is there a lifer who knows more about red kites who could suggest whether this was 2 males contesting territory, or a pair bonding ritual?
A pair of jays seem to be nesting building in a tree behind our garden.👍🏻 Not to be confused of course, with The O’Jays and their own blend of seventies soul/ pop fusion. They are not building anything behind our garden. ( I think they might be hard at work on some sort of train 😉 prob Addicks at heart eh 👍🏻)
most of the numpties posing as "journalists" on the No.10 daily briefing ask essentially the same question, never listening to the answers already given nor even the answer they get directly - robbing a living every single one of them, if I was D Raab there today I'd have been mocking at least three quarters of them - wasting his time utterly with them, wankers all.
I've never walked so regularly on Hampstead Heath and other local woods and open spaces, especially not in April - I'm lucky to have enough open space near me that it's never too overcrowded - and seeing wild bluebells most days is quite a highlight
With limited opportunities to go out for my wildlife fix I've had to pay closer attention to what's at home. In April alone I photographed 114 different species (and spotted a few more that I didn't manage to snap). All shots taken from my house/garden.
Our sandwich toaster. Haven’t used it for years but dug it out a couple of weeks ago. Has different plates and we’ve been making Parma ham and mozzarella paninis. Not great for the diet but delicious.
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My kid's teachers deserve a payrise
£2.50 per day per child to feed the kids represents truly excellent value
My work chair is a damn site comfier than my dining room chair
I have no willpower whatsoever and need to padlock the snack cupboard(s) (there are more than one now)
Aside from that it's been great
Now I've been building a den in the garden with them, taught the oldest one chess and backgammon, baked bread and cakes with them, watched films together, read to/with them more than the 30mins I get in the evening usually, helped them with more work than normal to make up for school.
I spend as much time as I can with them anyway but it's been nice there's been more of it.
Still been a pain fitting it all in around work though!
Ive noticed less and less cnuts who use Hook Lane as a race track.
Seriously all night, usually some twunt goes up and down it at 70mph continuously.
Only reason im disappointed is it now greatly reduces the risk of one the idiots wrapping themselves round a lampost and killing themselves
Yet out the front there seems to be an above average amount of twats who think they're Barry Sheene screaming the gonads out of their pissy 50cc hairdryers.
having a couple of beer. Obviously life could be better but at least the sun is shining.
I’m actually quite enjoying lockdown and spending time with my family. Having a daily bike ride, followed by weights but will still be a fat bastard when this is all over. Had a Hotel Chocolate deliver this morning that will no doubt be demolished and once the BBQ is done
Living down the road from Kent Police HQ means it can get quite noisy with all the sirens going sometimes.
One of my mates is 'out' as a chronic IBS sufferer and as the lockdown happened he had an operation on his nutbag, he has a very amusing way with words anyway this guy and he was telling me how he had been told no ejaculation for 10 days (he broke that and spent the next few hours sobbing) but crucially, living on his own and being also told to shield because of the heightened risk to him from being hospitalised he has been unable to leave his flat to collect any of his IBS pills, this made for some funny stories about shitting himself and resorted to buying a load online from India. He reckons it was tons cheaper than doing a prescription and is now back on the leash as it were.
I have no idea where these drugs came from in terms of which supplier but turns out the Indian pharmaceutical industry isn't necessarily the big bad wolf its painted to be.
1st time I’ve washed it myself for circa 10 years yesterday evening.
Was quite therapeutic, enjoyed it and had a very false sense of minor achievement. Thought to my self - yep, appreciated that - thank you very much. 👍
Ps. Woke up this morning, in the sunshine....
Walked out to the car......What a complete effing shambles 😳
Looked like I had washed it with a dead cat 😩
Two doors to the right own a drill. It is a good one as it has the hammer facility which seems to be attacking a particularly challenging wall. Two doors to the left have a circular saw which is set up in the shed. This noise started at the beginning of lockdown and is still going now, it is quite relentless. My best guess is that this guy is supplying the Chinese with their sawn and cut timber requirements. Meanwhile somewhere over the back is a whirring noise that I associate with heavy sanding. I can only assume that this guy has doors to sand prior to decorating and has brought them all into the garden in order to notify as many people as possible that he has a project on the go.
Anyway it's time for me to cut the grass ... if you can't beat them ...
Yesterday a pair of kites treated me to a virtuoso flying display, skimming side by side down my roof, then grappling in mid-air with each other's talons before breaking apart to regain height to repeat the whole cycle. Is there a lifer who knows more about red kites who could suggest whether this was 2 males contesting territory, or a pair bonding ritual?
I've never walked so regularly on Hampstead Heath and other local woods and open spaces, especially not in April - I'm lucky to have enough open space near me that it's never too overcrowded - and seeing wild bluebells most days is quite a highlight
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Not really read a paper for years and really enjoying it again.