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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2020 6:56:19 GMT
England will be in complete lockdown on Thursday. Interesting that the term "lockdown" originates with the confining of prisoners to their cells, following a riot or other disturbance. Not quite a prison for us, but very hard, especially for young people.
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Post by benziger on Nov 2, 2020 15:16:43 GMT
Not only for young people. One can become lonely at any age. Happy, if it's not raining and you have a garden...
With us it is a little less bad on paper. In principle everything is open until 11 pm. But mask duty and maximum 15 people. Think about what that looks like in the theatre, the symphony orchestra or the nightclub. By the way, seating is compulsory there. Not particularly suitable for dancing.
The only exception is choirs. They are forbidden at the moment. This means that my son sings in school (20 children in a classroom), but the children's choir (12 children in the church, 5 metres apart from each other) is not allowed to exercise.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2020 16:29:13 GMT
Yes it's hard for all ages. My cousin has been sent to a home (She's 93 years old) Her younger sister told me she phones sometimes 10 times a day. Once she phoned her sister at 3AM. The lockdown is also impacting the mental health of many people. Life for millions of folk has changed radically across the world in the past few months – thousands of people are dying every day, killed by this awful virus. The global economy is moving towards a recession, and governments are asking us to make sacrifices for the good of all. I am an old woman and I went through the second world war. This scenario brings back memories of the dark times of World War II. In the UK our heroes today aren't our brave soldiers, political leaders, military generals, ordinary soldiers or civilians who resisted the Nazis. Our heroes today in the UK, are the health care workers of our National Health Service. They are doing a wonderful job.
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Post by Retread-Retired-Cameron on Nov 2, 2020 16:47:04 GMT
We gave up our hikes when the closest state natural area was shutdown for lockdown, and by the time it was reopened with social distancing and masks required for all it was too warm to get the kids out there and have the battle royale forcing the 2-y.-o. to wear the mask. Fortunately he's forced his sisters to walk around the access lane I've been working on, until they escape inside.
If you don't have a lot of willfully ignorant individuals refusing to wear a mask when they're supposed to, be glad. I have the treat of seeing walking disease vectors proud of standing up for their right to infect and potentially kill other people every time I go to town.
On the other hand, "Hubie Halloween" was a nice break.
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Post by tasmanianartist on Nov 3, 2020 2:30:09 GMT
I'm just hoping that Australia is extending the border closure. Tasmania still has borders closed even for Australia mainlanders - we have number restrictions in eateries and stores, but no mask drill. My hunch is that it is not going away and needs to run its course - which is a dreadful prospect. Hubby and I are just hoping that our immune systems are still strong enough at 65 and 70 years respectively.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2020 9:57:19 GMT
I'm particularly happy today, my daughter is coming back to the UK from Spain and will be here in a few days. She'll live just 5 minutes away from me with her partner and their 2 dogs, so I wrote this optimistic short poem.
Let's raise a glass to the future. We'll recover and gain health This ghastly little virus Won't take away our wealth. W'e'll all get through this crisis. Just like we've done before. So drink to future happiness No covid anymore.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2020 17:55:07 GMT
I'm just hoping that Australia is extending the border closure. Tasmania still has borders closed even for Australia mainlanders - we have number restrictions in eateries and stores, but no mask drill. My hunch is that it is not going away and needs to run its course - which is a dreadful prospect. Hubby and I are just hoping that our immune systems are still strong enough at 65 and 70 years respectively. Tasmanian artist, why? Why do you want the borders closed? I want to visit. And I was tested at the Greek airport. I have nothing.
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Post by tasmanianartist on Nov 5, 2020 10:24:31 GMT
I'm just hoping that Australia is extending the border closure. Tasmania still has borders closed even for Australia mainlanders - we have number restrictions in eateries and stores, but no mask drill. My hunch is that it is not going away and needs to run its course - which is a dreadful prospect. Hubby and I are just hoping that our immune systems are still strong enough at 65 and 70 years respectively. Tasmanian artist, why? Why do you want the borders closed? I want to visit. And I was tested at the Greek airport. I have nothing. Australia closed borders in March - no one comes in, and if they do, they'll be locked away for 2 weeks in a hotel room, no getting out. Quarantine. So far, Australia got away fairly lightly, with Tasmania being an island, having had very few cases. Just because you were tested 'negative' at the Greek airport does not mean you have not come into contact with a carrier during the time you spent in Greece. My brother and his family had to postpone their visit from Switzerland to Tasmania for a whole year, cos no one is allowed in. Even between the individual states there are border closures, the worst has just been for 2 months - Victoria has been in complete lockdown, and isolated from the rest of the country - certain non-Australian cultural practices decree that there must be 'mass congregations' held during certain auspicious times of the year, ... bugger the contagious disease at large ... and so it goes.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2020 11:41:42 GMT
Victoria has been in complete lockdown, and isolated from the rest of the country.My sister and her family moved to Australia years ago when it cost just £10 to go there. Unfortunately she died a few years ago but I'm still in contact with my nieces and nephew. They love it in Melbourne, Victoria. However my niece wrote to me and said how hard it was living in lockdown, She told me today that they are coming out of isolation. She was overjoyed. From all the letters, emails, photos and videos that my sister and her children sent me, it seems to me that Australia is a very interesting country in spite of the "creepy crawlies." They had a huge garden and house. This from a couple with 3 children. Initially my sister's husband worked as a lowly person in a supermarket, then he became a manager. So they were not rich. Maybe that my brother-in law became like the Aussies, "Despite having an image of being laid back and easy-going, Australians tend to work harder and longer than workers in many other countries." yonderaustralia.com.au/work-in-australia/culture/the-australian-workplace-is-laid-back-but-hard-working/
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2020 16:31:32 GMT
Tasmanian artist, why? Why do you want the borders closed? I want to visit. And I was tested at the Greek airport. I have nothing. Australia closed borders in March - no one comes in, and if they do, they'll be locked away for 2 weeks in a hotel room, no getting out. Quarantine. So far, Australia got away fairly lightly, with Tasmania being an island, having had very few cases. Just because you were tested 'negative' at the Greek airport does not mean you have not come into contact with a carrier during the time you spent in Greece. My brother and his family had to postpone their visit from Switzerland to Tasmania for a whole year, cos no one is allowed in. Even between the individual states there are border closures, the worst has just been for 2 months - Victoria has been in complete lockdown, and isolated from the rest of the country - certain non-Australian cultural practices decree that there must be 'mass congregations' held during certain auspicious times of the year, ... bugger the contagious disease at large ... and so it goes. Hmm...there are very few cases in Greece. Still, we're going into lockdown starting Saturday. You have to call a designated number and leave a message stating where you have to go if you leave the house. Garbage but funny garbage. Call and leave a message.😂
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