Covid-19

[Techno]

With this wretched virus....

The one very minor problem living where we do, is that we still seem to be the default setting for a lot of delivery drivers' SatNavs...

They keep knocking on the door.....Touching the gate latch....The door handle.....Ugh....I don't know where they've been.

"Do you know where such and such is ?"........Yes, it's blah blah, blah.....Now please b*gger off...(under my breath)

(I keep going out and cleaning anything that they might have come into contact with.)

I don't really blame them.....Those drivers are doing a particularly useful, and potentially 'dangerous' job at the mo....To a great extent they need applauding, as well.

Cheers - Mr Paranoid.

[Sunray]

Its that problem with rural post codes.   A lot of homes - often up to a mile apart,- sharing the same code.   The Sat Nav gets confused.

[fred.]

Could you put a sign on the gate with directions?

[Techno]

Too many places, 'stretched' too far apart, Forbes.

If I had the time......

But then, I know folk wouldn't look at it and still come and knock on the door. 

Cheers - Phil

[fred.]

You could put a big plague sign on the gate...

[Techno]

I've already thought of that, Forbes ! 

Cheers - Phil 

[Ithoriel]

How about a sign that says "Beware of the Bull!" Phil?

[Last Hussar]

My bad luck resurfaces.
To help with distancing at work we are working Wednesday to Tuesday, then Wednesday to Tuesday "stand by" at home (can be called in if needed).

I'm off from next Thursday . this means my colleagues on the other rota are only working 1 day next week, because of Easter. 

[Techno]

How about a sign that says "Beware of the Bull!" Phil?

We need something a bit stronger, Mike......Not aimed at delivery drivers.

I kid you not (truly)..(Feck me... )...Just been out to help Von bring the three 'cobs' in.....There's not a huge amount of grass in the 5 acres that they've got access to, at the mo'..So they can do with a little bit of extra grub, to keep them happy (rather than healthy.....they're absolutely FINE.)

Me....Standing by the gate, head-collar in hand...Car pulls up.....Window down...."Ooooo....Can we say hello to your horses "...."Best not....they're not very friendly" (That WAS a complete lie.)....I really wanted to say something different.

I thought the whole idea at the mo' was for folk not to go out.....If it wasn't for 'the virus'....I'd have almost certainly said...."Yeah...Pull up there and I'll keep an eye on them."

(Yes...I truly know....That Von and I are very lucky with what we've got access to, as far as bimbling about is concerned.)

A lot of folk still aren't taking this 'poop' seriously. 

Cheers - Phil.

[Norm]

having got tothis level of seriousness, it feels a strange thing that the Government are really having to stress that people should stay in ..... or at least not travel around the country, this weekend as the weather gets hotter. It is a sad indictment at this point in time that they have basis for this genuine concern and really need to stress it in almost a pleading way!

I know someone who is working in a hardware store and he is maddened by the amount of people who are 'floating around', when the message is stay in. They have put pallets at the door to stop entry and to act as a deep counter, from where they serve people on card only payment.

[Orcs]

My bad luck resurfaces.
To help with distancing at work we are working Wednesday to Tuesday, then Wednesday to Tuesday "stand by" at home (can be called in if needed).

I'm off from next Thursday . this means my colleagues on the other rota are only working 1 day next week, because of Easter. 

At least your getting time off. I am still working more than contracted hours actually at work. Those of my colleagues working from home are expected to do full hours as well.  none of this "stand by" malarkey

[mmcv]

I've a friend who is a store manager at an opticians which is open for critical issues only, yet a fair number of looky loos were still dropping by for eye tests etc, he reckoned because they were just bored and looking something to do. He turned them away with strong words of course.

I'm not sure how the message could be any clearer, yet so many willfully ignoring it. I can only assume stupidity over mailice. At least the vast majority seem to be taking things seriously, just a minority screwing things up for the rest.

[Steve J]

A noticeable increase in traffic on the ring road today compared to this week. Not sure where they're going as the advice is to stay at home.

[Raider4]

A noticeable increase in traffic on the ring road today compared to this week. Not sure where they're going as the advice is to stay at home.

Yeah, I've noticed this, both yesterday & today.

And looking at the cars in our street, basically nothing moved for a week up until Wednesday, then a couple on Thursday, a few more Friday & today. Whether it's the good weather, or cabin-fever setting in, or people now thinking they're now safe I don't know.

[Orcs]

A noticeable increase in traffic on the ring road today compared to this week. Not sure where they're going as the advice is to stay at home.

Yep we have had quite a few cars go past today, the only place they could legitimately be going using our road is the little  Budgens for food, or possibly getting petrol, but far to many to be this.