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Okay, so a second wave of Covid has struck because we’re all getting a little too complacent. Some counties in the north are in full lockdown already, but Boris and Matt (does he only have one pink tie?) are reluctant to enforce a shut-down of the whole of England.
When the first wave struck in March I was aghast and stopped work immediately. This time I find that I don’t actually feel unsafe at work. I don my mask as soon as I approach the hospital, but take it off when I arrive at my office. Today there was only myself and one other person in the large room where I work. The windows were open, and I remembered to attack my keyboard with a disinfectant wipe before I started typing. Hand sanitisers are plentiful, and I aim to carry on working this time.
Covid is not going away any time soon, and it’s time to grit our teeth, live with it and get on with our lives. It would be disastrous for an already ravaged economy if the country had to close up again. Covid is going to be with us probably forever – just as the common cold and influenza are. It’s up to us to avoid situations where it might be possible to catch the virus, for instance in crowded pubs, clubs or arenas.
The Government is faffing and dithering about what we should or should not do. We’re now reduced to groups of 6 and small weddings, funerals and christenings of only 30 people. My newest grandson will be christened on 11th October. We will wear our masks in church and sit socially distant on pews in our family ‘bubbles’.
I refuse to be a hermit and stay fearful at home. I work two or three days per week, and shop early morning when the supermarket is not busy. I visit my hazmat-suited and masked dentist, and I have my hair cut and coloured every 5 weeks. Life has to go on, and we have to be mindful and learn to live with an ever-present Covid, otherwise life will not be worth living at all!
dgkaye said:
Welcome to my part of the world. We’re also in 2nd wave. This world is a clusterf%k 😦 x
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OIKOS™-Editorial said:
We will get the second wave soon, even our officials waffled this would not take place. At least the virus, they cant rule with success. 😉 (Sorry, i am a little bit full of sarcasm, thse days!)
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Stevie Turner said:
Cases are rising alarmingly here each day
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OIKOS™-Editorial said:
Gosh! Sounds not very good, but here its the same, even officials thought there would be no second wave in Germany. Stay save, but dont forget to enjoy the life and the weekend first. 😉 Michael
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Stevie Turner said:
You too, Michael. Stay safe.
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OIKOS™-Editorial said:
Thank you Stevie!
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dgkaye said:
I don’t blame you Michael! Stay safe! 🙂
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Jennie said:
Well said, Stevie. You hit the nail on the head. We haven’t had a second wave…yet.
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Stevie Turner said:
Er…
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Jennie said:
I know…
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petespringerauthor said:
It’s a tough decision for sure. We’ve now surpassed 200,000 deaths in the United States, and cases are up in our county. I take a walk each day and wear a mask whenever I’m around others. At the same time, everything can’t come to a grinding halt.
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Stevie Turner said:
We’re up to nearly 42,000 deaths. Yes, the Government can’t afford to shut down the economy again. I guess we’ll just have to learn to live with it.
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robertawrites235681907 said:
I agree with you, Stevie. We have to continue to live our lives. We have also decided to adhere to the safety protocols and get on with it. I don’t know how the UK can afford to lockdown again. South Africa certainly can’t. We are already seeing hungry people on the streets in a desperate state.
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Stevie Turner said:
I’m sure there won’t be a national lockdown, just local ones. The country’s broke…
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srbottch said:
Excellent points to ponder. The economy must go on even if it becomes a struggle. Be safe.
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Stevie Turner said:
Yes, people will be chucking themselves off cliffs, as I doubt there will be another furlough scheme to save livelihoods.
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srbottch said:
The Seven Sisters looks high enough.
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jwebster2 said:
Spot on
We have to carry on with life, but being sensible as we do it.
I travelled up into Scotland to see my daughter who we haven’t seen since before Christmas, and she and I had a day out together, had a delightful walk and an excellent meal together in a café up there. The café staff where brilliant and we had a cracking day and an excellent meal and everything was spotlessly clean and nicely spaced.
It can be done, and we’ve got to keep doing it otherwise life isn’t worth living
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Stevie Turner said:
Absolutely Jim. We have to keep up a semblance of our old lives, but just be mindful of crowded places. It can be done with a bit of forethought.
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jwebster2 said:
yes, lady wife and I had a meal under eat out to help out, and that was done with no fuss, everything nicely relaxed, not too busy. We’ve got to keep going
A lady I know, at the height of lockdown, she was taking food to her elderly parents and her Dad, aged 80 something asked, “What’s the point of living?”
It shook her so she talked it over with her brother and her husband and they agreed so she packed both her parents in the car with a picnic, and took them up into the Lake district. Back then the weather was beautiful, there was nobody about, and her parents came back really buoyed up and much better in themselves.
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Stevie Turner said:
We’ve been walking and cycling about on the IOW for the past fortnight, eating lunch in cafes but sitting outside, and sitting socially distant on beaches. We met up with Sam’s two sisters and their husbands, and the six of us sat in the clubhouse in the evenings but making sure we weren’t near anybody else. It can be done, and we had a really good holiday.
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jwebster2 said:
I think some people just dislike the idea of other people enjoying themselves
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Stevie Turner said:
Especially if they’re too frightened to go out.
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jwebster2 said:
exactly
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