Covid-19

[paulr]

(I don't half feel a complete dork wearing gloves....But, hey....they'll hopefully help.....and once I've thrown those gloves in a bin, I go back to the car and use my own hand sanitiser.....So.. what have I missed ?)

Having watched my wife's training on PPE the key with gloves is to touch the outside of the first glove and turn it inside out when taking it off. Then touch what was the inside with your bare hand to taken the other glove off. This way your bare skin doesn't touch the potentially contaminated outside of the glove

Hand sanitise as well

[jimduncanuk]

Having watched my wife's training on PPE the key with gloves is to touch the outside of the first glove and turn it inside out when taking it off. Then touch what was the inside with your bare hand to taken the other glove off. This way your bare skin doesn't touch the potentially contaminated outside of the glove

Hand sanitise as well

There's a bit more to it than that. Once you have the glove(s) off they have to be binned in a plastic bag then eventually the whole bag has to be double bagged before safe disposal.

[Westmarcher]

Further guidance on removing disposable gloves here:-
https://www.globus.co.uk/assets/files/How-To-Safely-Remove-Your-Disposable-Gloves-A3-0615.pdf

[flamingpig0]

Ooo, CPAP machines! What a good lateral thought. Plus afterwards all of us with sleep apnoea might be able to get hold of one  

I was issued one due to having severe  sleep apnoea- they are very difficult to sleep with

[Techno]

If that's a working 'face mask', above.......I WANT one.

(Probably rather expensive, so that might be rather of a waste of dosh.....Mind you, I reckon everyone would give you a VERY wide berth if you wore it in Tesco's !)

Talking, again, of shopping.....Has anyone noticed the prices going up in the supermarkets ?
I don't normally bother to check all the individual items......It's simply a case of ....."Yep....need some of this....Yep...need some of that"...and just bung the items in the trolley.
So I don't know how much I've spent until I get to the checkout.

I'm fairly consistent with what I buy each week...and usually can do a quick guess with what it's going to be.....It should be close to the 'last shop'
I'll swear that it's been something between £5 and £10 more the last couple of times.

Might just be my imagination  ....But anyone else finding the same ?

Cheers - Phil

[Techno]

Nah.....Hey, Ho

Just looked up how much those are......

I suppose you could wear a proper 'protect yourself' mask underneath it....That is.....If you could get hold of any.
I'll have to keep asking at the Farmers' Co-op....That's about the only bit of 'kit'/useful supplies that they're out of.

(Time for the morning walk.)

Cheers - Phil

[toxicpixie]

But can you really, truly put a price on fashionable elegance, Phil? True style never goes out of fashion, ages well and wears for any occasion!

Although as my fashion sense these days channels Arthur Dent 90% of the time I'm not sure I'm the man to follow for advice.

Gone are the days of brocade and tail coats, lace cuffs and back combed hair, pointy boots and toight trousers, hello home office uniform of dressing gown and "did I put on trousers on today?".

[Techno]

But can you really, truly put a price on fashionable elegance, Phil? True style never goes out of fashion, ages well and wears for any occasion!
Although as my fashion sense these days channels Arthur Dent 90% of the time I'm not sure I'm the man to follow for advice.

Don't worry, Nathan.....I use Catweazle as my fashion icon.

(That reminds me...It's about time I got my retainer from both Armani and Versache for NOT wearing any of their clobber.)

Cheers - Phil

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Isn't Catweazle a bit modern for you Phil ?

[toxicpixie]

On similar note did anyone see the recent redo of "Worzel Gummidge", with Mackenzie Crook as the eponymous hero? Took me a bit to warm to it but really enjoyed it!

Nice bit of olde Englishe folk lore in it.

[Techno]

Isn't Catweazle a bit modern for you Phil ?

What ?......Nah....They used me as the template, for his wardrobe.

James......I've seen TWO bumblebees today......Huzzah ! 

Cheers - Phil

[Steve J]

We've had bees, bumblebess and hover flies for a few weeks now. Only one butterfly though.

[Techno]

Only ever see 'wild' bees out here, Steve.....Usually a swarm, once a year....and a load of the silly sods come down the chimney.
Last three years that's happened.
(You're suddenly aware of a rather loud buzzing noise in the living room ! ) 

Fortunately...The queen has always remained outside, so it's a case of opening the windows, and let the 'swarm' out to go and find her.....(When I say swarm, it's usually one or two dozen of the workers that have taken a wrong turning....Twits !  )

Not seen any hover flies yet.....Nor butterflies, though they'll arrive at some stage.
Saw a queen wasp a few weeks ago.....But nothing since.

The worst insects that we get around here are the biting midges.....You'd never believe that something so small could cause such massive itchy lumps.
I'm lucky...They like Von more than me !

Cheers - Phil.

[Raider4]

"Panic buyers have cleared the shelves of hummus and guacamole. It's a double dip recession."

"Panic buyers in Paris have left the supermarkets looking like bomb sites. De brie is everywhere."

"If you get an email from the Department of Health warning you not to eat tinned pork because it contains Covid-19, ignore it - It's spam."

"Went to the supermarket this morning and watched a guy purchase a piñata, some paella and a sombrero. I thought to myself... Hispanic buying."

[Steve J]

Oh dear me ...