COVID-19 Coronavirus

No guides from my local hairdressers yet. I do have an appointment on 30th July. A bit nervous though coz hubby is classed as vulnerable and I don't want to bring the virus to him. :bal:
 
I’ve got an appointment too. The salon will be locked and the front door will be opened when they are ready to let me in. Mask obligatory. Temperature will be taken before allowing me in (we don’t even do that in the hospital 😂) sanitise, hair wash and then they will remove gloves to cut wearing mask and visor.

I’m assuming there’ll be no blow dry.

My hairdresser is hearing impaired so who knows how it’s going to work!
 
I've been working for Mercedes f1 putting screens up, and they hand out a thermometers on the first visit, which you keep for following visits. They are resuauble with a replaceable battery. I read 35.6, the limit is 37, if you read 37 you are not allowed on the site
 
Lady Kelly said:
So I have my hairdressers appointment booked and they have asked me to arrive in a mask... Not sure why as I'm pretty sure I'll have to take it off to have my hair washed and cut
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Having gone to the hairdresser last week, it's actually possible to keep your mask while she whashes and dries your hair. It was more bothersome while she was cutting near the ears, obviously. :lol:
 
SkyPipDotBernie said:
I've been working for Mercedes f1 putting screens up, and they hand out a thermometers on the first visit, which you keep for following visits. They are resuauble with a replaceable battery. I read 35.6, the limit is 37, if you read 37 you are not allowed on the site
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Why? 37 is a normal temperature! 37.8 is what is considered significant enough to be Covid (normally a mild temp is 37.5). The nhs isn’t checking employee temps because it’s not considered to be worthwhile on otherwise asymptomatic people. Adding perfectly normal temperatures is a recipe for shutting down.

I'm afraid I think people need to get back to work. There is no rationale in claiming it isn’t safe when people are cramming onto beaches.
 
Tigermoth said:
Why? 37 is a normal temperature! 37.8 is what is considered significant enough to be Covid (normally a mild temp is 37.5). The nhs isn’t checking employee temps because it’s not considered to be worthwhile on otherwise asymptomatic people. Adding perfectly normal temperatures is a recipe for shutting down.

I'm afraid I think people need to get back to work. There is no rationale in claiming it isn’t safe when people are cramming onto beaches.
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I'm either wrong and it's 38, or they are being overly cautious to make sure just because of one person, the whole of the work force go off sick
 
I think my hairdressers are the same. They have visors/masks etc & only 2 people in a time, one at each end of the salon. No blowdries or drinks etc. This has come from a neighbour who goes every month so she has been rang up for an appointment with being regular. I only go every now & then for a good cut (manage my fringe myself in between!) So will wait a few weeks.

I ordered a mask through someone on facebook & that arrived today. At least I'm sort of prepared for the bus on Monday now.
 
Qualcast&Flymo said:
The BBC news says a tighter lockdown may be imposed in Leicester as there has been a spike in infections there. School and a supermarket have already been closed ☹
Stay safe, @eileen and @Lady Kelly ! xx
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Too close for comfort for Northampton as well, most people I see are not sticking to the rules out in shops now, it's a discace, as if the economy hasn't taken a massive hit already, if we got into lockdoen again I think my job will be gone. The fact the my pap died partially from coronavirus just makes me so angry. View attachment 146744

This should speak enough words for itself👆, but it just doesn't go in people's heads
 
Qualcast&Flymo said:
The BBC news says a tighter lockdown may be imposed in Leicester as there has been a spike in infections there. School and a supermarket have already been closed ☹
Stay safe, @eileen and @Lady Kelly ! xx
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Thanks, there are several schools closed after infections have been detected. There have also been staff tested positive at two of the Sainsbury's in the city. Eileen lives out of the city so should be a bit safer and neither of the Sainsbury's are the ones I would visit.
Unfortunately, the make up of Leicester with it being a multi cultural city does not help. There are pockets of various BAME communities and these are where the spikes have happened. We all know from the news that these communities are more susceptible and I am personally grateful that I live the opposite side of the city from these communities, around near me we have a few pockets of Eastern European communities but don't seem to have had a spike. I have a friend who lives near the Somali community and she has had to call the police many times due to youngsters congregating in the street drinking. She said it's because they are predominantly Muslim and can't get away with drinking at home but it can lead to anti social behaviour and obviously breaks the restrictions that are in place to protect us all. I do feel for them though, it seems that part of growing up and sneaking out with friends to do stuff that would upset your parents is being taken away from them due to the virus, it's almost a rite of passage disappearing. I certainly remember going down the park to drink white lightening and smoke a Mayfair (the cheapest, nastiest cider available with the cheapest, nastiest cigarette we could get hold of)
 
Lady Kelly said:
Thanks, there are several schools closed after infections have been detected. There have also been staff tested positive at two of the Sainsbury's in the city. Eileen lives out of the city so should be a bit safer and neither of the Sainsbury's are the ones I would visit.
Unfortunately, the make up of Leicester with it being a multi cultural city does not help. There are pockets of various BAME communities and these are where the spikes have happened. We all know from the news that these communities are more susceptible and I am personally grateful that I live the opposite side of the city from these communities, around near me we have a few pockets of Eastern European communities but don't seem to have had a spike. I have a friend who lives near the Somali community and she has had to call the police many times due to youngsters congregating in the street drinking. She said it's because they are predominantly Muslim and can't get away with drinking at home but it can lead to anti social behaviour and obviously breaks the restrictions that are in place to protect us all. I do feel for them though, it seems that part of growing up and sneaking out with friends to do stuff that would upset your parents is being taken away from them due to the virus, it's almost a rite of passage disappearing. I certainly remember going down the park to drink white lightening and smoke a Mayfair (the cheapest, nastiest cider available with the cheapest, nastiest cigarette we could get hold of)
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It was lambrini for me, strongbow and Richmond super king 👌
 
Lady Kelly said:
Thanks, there are several schools closed after infections have been detected. There have also been staff tested positive at two of the Sainsbury's in the city. Eileen lives out of the city so should be a bit safer and neither of the Sainsbury's are the ones I would visit.
Unfortunately, the make up of Leicester with it being a multi cultural city does not help. There are pockets of various BAME communities and these are where the spikes have happened. We all know from the news that these communities are more susceptible and I am personally grateful that I live the opposite side of the city from these communities, around near me we have a few pockets of Eastern European communities but don't seem to have had a spike. I have a friend who lives near the Somali community and she has had to call the police many times due to youngsters congregating in the street drinking. She said it's because they are predominantly Muslim and can't get away with drinking at home but it can lead to anti social behaviour and obviously breaks the restrictions that are in place to protect us all. I do feel for them though, it seems that part of growing up and sneaking out with friends to do stuff that would upset your parents is being taken away from them due to the virus, it's almost a rite of passage disappearing. I certainly remember going down the park to drink white lightening and smoke a Mayfair (the cheapest, nastiest cider available with the cheapest, nastiest cigarette we could get hold of)
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I remember white lightning, it was very cheap and nasty.
 
Qualcast&Flymo said:
🤣 I think I was born square - my idea of rebelling was going to a church youth group and staying out talking to friends over a cuppa! ☕⏹🔲🔳
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I was born square. The most I rebelled was writing a letter pretending it was to my (non-existent) boyfriend. That got me in trouble 😱 and having a boyfriend for a weekend. I felt bad saying no 😬 we stayed friends thankfully!
 
Siikibam said:
I was born square. The most I rebelled was writing a letter pretending it was to my (non-existent) boyfriend. That got me in trouble 😱 and having a boyfriend for a weekend. I felt bad saying no 😬 we stayed friends thankfully!
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I used to call up computer game stores, and ask them how much cash I could get on a made up game, they used to look for ages, and then when they came back I'd hang up. 😂
 
Does anyone know if parking time limits at aldi have been extended or not? It took me about 20 minutes to queue in, and then about 20 minutes to queue out earlier, and that's without doing a shop and then packing too. I think I went over the time. I kept my receipt to get any fine cancelled if I get one. Its so wrong if they fine me though.

My local aldi gives me 1.5 hours parking, but I'm shopping for a 2 week shop to stop me going out as much in public, and I'm also shopping for my grandparents in law
 
Qualcast&Flymo said:
The BBC news says a tighter lockdown may be imposed in Leicester as there has been a spike in infections there. School and a supermarket have already been closed ☹
Stay safe, @eileen and @Lady Kelly ! xx
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I wonder how they would enforce this. People are not playing by the rules at all now. I was in Teasdales yesterday & a woman came in, so close to me that she was practically stood in my handbag! I wasn't happy, neither was the shop assistant & I practically ran out! She'd even walked past the '1 customer only' sign on the door!

SkyPipDotBernie said:
It was lambrini for me, strongbow and Richmond super king 👌
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I was an extremely boring teen, didn't go in for sitting in fields/on the streets at all but my group of friends used to have regular sleepovers. We'd send our tallest friend in to the shop for lambrini & drink it out of plastic cups in our pyjamas! We were so rock & roll!

Hope everyone is ok. I'm feeling jittery, back to work tomorrow. My bag is packed, sandwich made. I'm scared about getting on the bus!
 
Sar said:
I wonder how they would enforce this. People are not playing by the rules at all now. I was in Teasdales yesterday & a woman came in, so close to me that she was practically stood in my handbag! I wasn't happy, neither was the shop assistant & I practically ran out! She'd even walked past the '1 customer only' sign on the door!



I was an extremely boring teen, didn't go in for sitting in fields/on the streets at all but my group of friends used to have regular sleepovers. We'd send our tallest friend in to the shop for lambrini & drink it out of plastic cups in our pyjamas! We were so rock & roll!

Hope everyone is ok. I'm feeling jittery, back to work tomorrow. My bag is packed, sandwich made. I'm scared about getting on the bus!
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Good luck tomorrow.
 
Thank you.
Had a good day actually, shattered now though! The bus wasn't that scary this morning, only 6 of us on. Worst was wearing my face mask thing as my glasses were just steamed up the whole way! I was nervous getting to work as it's been 14 weeks & things have been rejigged inside so we can create different bubbles of children. I felt like I was starting a new job but had got the hang of it by the afternoon. The children were pleased to see me so that was nice.

Find it a bit odd that I can go to work in my bubble of people but can't really meet the people I want to see unless we social distance in a field.... and I showered as soon as I came in, wiped my bag, phone, purse down etc. I obviously washed my hands before did any of this. I'm hoping this is enough as usually when been out to the shop I wipe all common touch points down (its become a habit).
 
We just opened non essential business today, however I'm still staying at home and only going out once or twice a week for shopping and to see family outdoors. I'm interested to know how other people's habits have changed?
 
flintstones said:
We just opened non essential business today, however I'm still staying at home and only going out once or twice a week for shopping and to see family outdoors. I'm interested to know how other people's habits have changed?
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I stay home a lot more than I used to.
I am more organised with my shopping to minimize trips out.
Lock-down was eased here about 6 weeks ago, and our numbers are starting to go up dramatically.
Opening the borders won't help, and I imagine it will go from bad to worse quite quickly again.
 
anyar.dris said:
Wales will allow 2 household to meet starting on Monday. :yahoo: Hopefully we can meet my in-laws again.

Two households can join up in Wales from Monday
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:yahoo:Hoping to be able to see my daughter next week, she hasn't seen anyone since I was there the week before lockdown. She's not lived in her area long and doesn't know anyone.

flintstones said:
We just opened non essential business today, however I'm still staying at home and only going out once or twice a week for shopping and to see family outdoors. I'm interested to know how other people's habits have changed?
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I've gone from shopping for fresh fruit and veg most days to only once a week. I used to get the heavy shopping delivered. Now I can't get deliveries from my usual shops it's been difficult carrying enough only shopping once a week. Iceland have been brilliant but they don't carry a large range. I've not seen any family or friends as they all live to far away to travel too and only meet up outside for a brief visit. I started having an exercise walk around the estate every evening instead of travelling to a nice location a couple of times a week. To be honest I've not missed anything much other than seeing my daughter.
 
The children are playing out front again with some neighbours’ children. But I’m still hesitant to take them out to the shops. I’ve had to pop out with them about three times but didn’t feel comfortable with it. I will probably treat them to a toy each maybe end next month.
 
Just be careful everyone and stay safe we are going to have to live with this virus for a long time 😕
 
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