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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Roses on July 05, 2020, 06:41:35 PM
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I have missed being able to see our youngest daughter and family in person, face time doesn't really do the business.
I also missed being able to do my supermarket shopping at my usual time of around 7am.
Apart from that life has been pretty much as it was before.
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The local Ladbrokes shop in Milngavie and meeting friends in pubs.
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Pub
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Pubs. I went back to my local 'spoons today for lunch, for the first time since lockdown started.
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Pubs. I went back to my local 'spoons today for lunch, for the first time since lockdown started.
A 'spoons is a pisshole called a pub.
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A 'spoons is a pisshole called a pub.
They're not bad.
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I missed going to the gym to do weights and not being able to go on our family holiday to Sri Lanka. But apart from that I liked not having to socialise with anyone except my immediate family and not going out to restaurants and not having to take my daughter to early morning swim practice. I wish it could be like this all the time.
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They're not bad.
Not even close to being that good. You go and support Weatherspoon and his treatment of workers.
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Missed meeting up with family.
And the Monday coffee morning meet up of older men of a certain persuasion.
Strangely not missed pubs nearly as much as I thought I would.
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Missed dancing, also our weekly pub meetings and missing a talk I was giving at our humanist meeting(postponed). Also missed a talk by a lecturer at Hull university on 'Identity Politics'(postponed) which I was really looking forward to. Enjoyed linking to our family on video linking software and What's App although not a patch on meeting in person. Enjoyed cycling, especially in the early days when very few motorists were about. Also managed to do lots of local birding, reading and general pottering about. To be honest, I'm lucky that I haven't really missed that much.
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I have absolutely loved lockdown. No early morning Sunday visits to a swimming pool for the kids' lessons, no two-weekly trek to visit parents and in-laws, no pointless treks around parks to look at yet another bloody tree, working from home every day so I don't have a two hour commute...
The kids, the comfort of our own home... the only drawback has been the increase in time spent having to do the shopping as the delivery slots are reserved.
Thankfully my kids are either too old or too young to be in the school system, so they haven't lost out, Mrs. O. hasn't gone back to work after the last little'un yet so there's no work impact there and my work has continued unchecked. I appreciate not everyone's in that same boat.
It's going to be a shock to the system to have to go back.
O.
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I know I will probably be shot down in flames, but I think it very sad that people put going to the pub as the thing they appear to have missed most.
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I know I will probably be shot down in flames, but I think it very sad that people put going to the pub as the thing they appear to have missed most.
Reply 164 is one I prepared earlier.
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I know I will probably be shot down in flames, but I think it very sad that people put going to the pub as the thing they appear to have missed most.
I think getting up to go the supermarket at 7am is a pretty strange thing to miss, but there life goes proving my point.
We are all different.
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I think getting up to go the supermarket at 7am is a pretty strange thing to miss, but there life goes proving my point.
We are all different.
I am always up by 6.30am these days, I usually have my daily walk before 7am, unless it is my supermarket day.
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Interacting with other human beings. To go for - say - two days with no-one to talk to except myself I found very depressing. I found that my trips to Tesco almost became the social highlights of my week. I did usually go for a daily walk - by the end of the first week I had walked over 30 miles. Since I was frequently the only person in sight without an accompanying dog I wondered whether someone was hiring them out.
When I visited my grandchildren I could only talk to them though an open window.
Of late, aspects of my social life have returned. I now go for walks with four or five others and we sometimes have a picnic at the end of the walk.
The pub can wait.
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I am always up by 6.30am these days, I usually have my daily walk before 7am, unless it is my supermarket day.
Oh I am usually up. Just saying my first instinct is not to rush off to the supermarket. Frankly it sounds a stranger thing to miss than going to the pub to me.
Again reiterating my point. We are all different.
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I think getting up to go the supermarket at 7am is a pretty strange thing to miss, but there life goes proving my point.
It is a good time to go if you don't want to have many other people around - or have to wait in the open air in a queue, all spaced at two metres, waiting for your turn to grab a sanitised trolley. 7pm is not bad but 8pm is better - there is a real chance of getting some reduced price foodstuffs.
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It is a good time to go if you don't want to have many other people around - or have to wait in the open air in a queue, all spaced at two metres, waiting for your turn to grab a sanitised trolley. 7pm is not bad but 8pm is better - there is a real chance of getting some reduced price foodstuffs.
I understand the above - but it is what LR claims to have missed out on during lockdown. Those early morning advantages occur because of lockdown.
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Oh I am usually up. Just saying my first instinct is not to rush off to the supermarket. Frankly it sounds a stranger thing to miss than going to the pub to me.
Again reiterating my point. We are all different.
It is was easy to park at that time of the morning before lockdown, I need to get my shopping over and done with as I have other tasks that require my attention during the day.
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I know I will probably be shot down in flames, but I think it very sad that people put going to the pub as the thing they appear to have missed most.
I don't see what's sad about it - a good pub is a great place to meet friends and socialise, and preferable to solitary drinking at home. "There is nothing which has yet been contrived by man, by which so much happiness is produced as by a good tavern or inn." - Dr Johnson
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I don't see what's sad about it - a good pub is a great place to meet friends and socialise, and preferable to solitary drinking at home. "There is nothing which has yet been contrived by man, by which so much happiness is produced as by a good tavern or inn." - Dr Johnson
That would be my idea of hell on earth.
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That would be my idea of hell on earth.
Fine - each to their own. It is, however, typical of you to make your personal likes and dislikes into moral absolutes.
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Fine - each to their own. It is, however, typical of you to make your personal likes and dislikes into moral absolutes.
I would hate to be in the company of people who are inebriated, especially at this time of crisis. Now the pubs have re-opened social distancing is likely to be hard to enforce, as those who are sloshed aren't likely to give a monkey's about it, as the Government has admitted.
Good job you don't live in Wales Steve, the pubs aren't opening until July 13th and will only serve customers outside. Your favourite booze hole is not opening at all until it can permit people to drink indoors.
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I would hate to be in the company of people who are inebriated, especially at this time of crisis. Now the pubs have re-opened social distancing is likely to be hard to enforce, as those who are sloshed aren't likely to give a monkey's about it, as the Government has admitted.
Yes but you asked people what they missed out on during lockdown, so your bringing social distancing into it isn't relevant with reference to your OP.
(I agree SDistancing is an issue when mixed with drinking but that's not what your thread is about)
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Yes but you asked people what they missed out on during lockdown, so your bringing social distancing into it isn't relevant with reference to your OP.
(I agree SDistancing is an issue when mixed with drinking but that's not what your thread is about)
TBF, threads don't often stick rigidly to their supposed topic. Look at the e-scooters thread!
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I haven't seen my greatgrandson. They were due to come to Salisbury in April, but although I have managed to peer at little bits of video on my son's tablet thing, it will be lovely to hold him.
I've very much missed my reader's visits, but she came today, so we're back to normal there. :)
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TBF, threads don't often stick rigidly to their supposed topic. Look at the e-scooters thread!
I know. Just feeling awkward, or maybe provoked into awkwardness ;)
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I suppose compared with others I am fortunate because I haven't missed too much due to lockdown. Apart from not seeing our youngest girl and her family as they live just over the border in England, and changing my supermarket shopping regime, very little about my life is different.
Our girl is hoping to pop over to see her elderly parents on Friday afternoon, weather permitting. She will stay outside communicating with us through the open rear patio doors.
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Something else I have missed during lockdown - knowing which day of the week it is ???
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We had to remember which day of the week it is for us well before lockdown, as one day is very much like another these days.
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Having a beer in a pub with my brother.
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My children!
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My children!
Hope they are well
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Hope they are well
The eldest has just received a promotion and is in the process of getting up to speed; the middle one is still working from home which gives ger the plus of not having to put up with indigestion from the canteen food; the youngest has got an interview next week with a new school to start at the begining of the September term (a pagan working in a Catholic school !!!???)!
Thus they are all, so far, well!
Thanks for asking - their mother and aunt are still being watched after having been isolated by the hospitals they work in!
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Here in Finland everything started to reopen at the beginning of June and thankfully there's been no noticiable increase in infections (new infections have only been a handfull a day). But when the bars and restaurants were shut, it was those I missed. Having a beer or a meal with friends or playing pool etc. I'm quite a restless person by nature and can't stand to be at home all day.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-53315702
Some pubs have had to close as customers have tested positive for the virus.
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Also, full English breakfasts in my local cafe. I've just got back from having my first since lockdown started.
Read about full breakfasts or "fry-ups" online: they are popular throughout the anglophone world, with regional and national variations: Full English, Welsh, Scottish, Irish, Ulster and Cornish all exist, all similar but with variations (the Welsh one usually includes laverbread, and the Scottish one may include haggis, and the Cornish one, gurty pudding, which is sort of Cornish haggis). America, Canada, and Australia also have their variants, recognisably related to the rest: the Yank one is likely to include hash browns (increasingly common here too), and maybe grits. It will be accompanied by coffee, rather than tea.
Continentals have continental breakfasts, a feeble excuse for a meal, consisting of a roll or croissant. Hooray for the traditional anglophone heart-attack-on-a-plate!
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Also, full English breakfasts in my local cafe. I've just got back from having my first since lockdown started.
Read about full breakfasts or "fry-ups" online: they are popular throughout the anglophone world, with regional and national variations: Full English, Welsh, Scottish, Irish, Ulster and Cornish all exist, all similar but with variations (the Welsh one usually includes laverbread, and the Scottish one may include haggis, and the Cornish one, gurty pudding, which is sort of Cornish haggis). America, Canada, and Australia also have their variants, recognisably related to the rest: the Yank one is likely to include hash browns (increasingly common here too), and maybe grits. It will be accompanied by coffee, rather than tea.
Continentals have continental breakfasts, a feeble excuse for a meal, consisting of a roll or croissant. Hooray for the traditional anglophone heart-attack-on-a-plate!
I often order those fry-up ingredients online that you can't get over here (proper English sausages, black and white pudding). Unfortunately the company I order from has temporarily suspended fresh deliveries abroad). Hopefully they'll start soon. Starting to run out.
Great page on Facebook called The Fry-Up Police. People send in their photos of fry-ups and everyone else rips them to shreds.
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Via British Corner Shop, by any chance? I used them for a while when I couldn't get Yorkshire loose tea in local shops a year or so ago. (Tea bags are an abomination.) I ordered 10 bags at a time, which took the order over £30, which meant free delivery. Excellent service.
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What is wrong with teabags? We much prefer them to loose tea, which we haven't used in years, we don't even possess a teapot.
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Via British Corner Shop, by any chance? I used them for a while when I couldn't get Yorkshire loose tea in local shops a year or so ago. (Tea bags are an abomination.) I ordered 10 bags at a time, which took the order over £30, which meant free delivery. Excellent service.
Yes, British Corner Shop. As you say, excellent service.
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What is wrong with teabags? We much prefer them to loose tea, which we haven't used in years, we don't even possess a teapot.
Barbarians! The only way to make decent tea is with loose tea (so the leaves can infuse properly) in a warmed teapot, two generous teaspoonfuls per pint (so four in a standard pot) with water boiling as it is poured on to the leaves, and brewed for 3-5 minutes. Made any other way, it is gnat-piss, not tea. My old mate George was right, as usual: https://www.orwell.ru/library/articles/tea/english/e_tea
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Barbarians! The only way to make decent tea is with loose tea (so the leaves can infuse properly) in a warmed teapot, two generous teaspoonfuls per pint (so four in a standard pot) with water boiling as it is poured on to the leaves, and brewed for 3-5 minutes. Made any other way, it is gnat-piss, not tea. My old mate George was right, as usual: https://www.orwell.ru/library/articles/tea/english/e_tea
In your opinion, definitely NOT mine.
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In your opinion, definitely NOT mine.
Buy a teapot, a tea strainer and some loose tea (I recommend Yorkshire tea), and try making it the way George and I recommend. I promise you you'll notice the difference. I used to use bags in a mug, but then bought a teapot and some loose tea, and was amazed at the improvement.
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Buy a teapot, a tea strainer and some loose tea (I recommend Yorkshire tea), and try making it the way George and I recommend. I promise you you'll notice the difference. I used to use bags in a mug, but then bought a teapot and some loose tea, and was amazed at the improvement.
No thanks too much hassle, and besides which we are more than happy with our teabags, we aren't keen on Yorkshire tea either.
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we aren't keen on Yorkshire tea either.
You do surprise me.
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You two would be great as the Odd Couple. ;D
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You do surprise me.
We always have Tetley teabags, which I buy in bulk.
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Barbarians! The only way to make decent tea is with loose tea (so the leaves can infuse properly) in a warmed teapot, two generous teaspoonfuls per pint (so four in a standard pot) with water boiling as it is poured on to the leaves, and brewed for 3-5 minutes. Made any other way, it is gnat-piss, not tea. My old mate George was right, as usual: https://www.orwell.ru/library/articles/tea/english/e_tea
I think tea bags have too much in them for a single cup, bit of a waste.
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I think tea bags have too much in them for a single cup, bit of a waste.
We use one bag for two mugs.
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We use one bag for two mugs.
Luxury!
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We use one bag for two mugs.
How do you do that, if you make it in the mug? Please don't tell me you re-use old bags!
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How do you do that, if you make it in the mug? Please don't tell me you re-use old bags!
It isn't rocket science. I put the tea bag in the mug pour on boiling water, add a drop of milk, stir it round then put it into the second mug and repeat the process, then put the bag in the compost bin. My husband and I only have two mugs of tea per day, two cups of instant coffee, and the rest of the time drink water. My husband has to drink plenty of water due to one of his health problems.
I believe one of our sons-in-law likes to reuse old tea bags, not something I wouldn't do.
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It isn't rocket science. I put the tea bag in the mug pour on boiling water, add a drop of milk, stir it round then put it into the second mug and repeat the process, then put the bag in the compost bin. My husband and I only have two mugs of tea per day, two cups of instant coffee, and the rest of the time drink water. My husband has to drink plenty of water due to one of his health problems.
I believe one of our sons-in-law likes to reuse old tea bags, not something I wouldn't do.
But you've just described how you do re-use old bags!
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Must be well weak as well.
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The eldest has just received a promotion and is in the process of getting up to speed; the middle one is still working from home which gives ger the plus of not having to put up with indigestion from the canteen food; the youngest has got an interview next week with a new school to start at the beginning of the September term (a pagan working in a Catholic school !!!???)!
Thus they are all, so far, well!
Thanks for asking - their mother and aunt are still being watched after having been isolated by the hospitals they work in!
Note to NearlySane - She got the job!
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Note to NearlySane - She got the job!
Hurrah