Self Isolation.

[Techno]

They'd also kicked of a very stinky fire to dispose of the carp he was demolishing!
Can you help the carrion collectors along, Phil? Carve off a couple of legs of mutton for the freezer quick

Did he do any chips, to go with that !......I love predictive texting.

Oh, Nathan....I'd probably need your lump hammer to tenderise our sheep.  ....They're so ancient.

Odd....I'm not a vegetarian....But there's no way I could eat any of our sheep.......(Yet !)

Cheers - Phil

[FierceKitty]

I have never managed to find a cook or a recipe that could render carp worth eating. Even in a country which regards it as a Christmas treat and served me some with a garlic and saffron sauce (normally an assured three Michelin star combination).

[Last Hussar]

Out to Aldi for the 1st time since 1800 last Tuesday. Thanks to Sunjester for the phone calls to make sure I was ok- sorry I'm socially crap on the phone (Look, I've got an actual medical diagnosis that says I'm allowed to be).

Spent £44 in Aldi, but £26 of that was wine, beer and gin. Remembered the bread, forgot toilet rolls and coffee.

[Techno]

Yes.....But you got the important stuff, LH. 

Cheers - Phil

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

I'd say that coffee was a vital item....got plenty, and before it  hit !!

[Last Hussar]

The Gin is Harrisons. Sunjester is going to be annoyed when he opens the drinks cabinet this evening...

[Raider4]

Spent £44 in Aldi, but £26 of that was wine, beer and gin. Remembered the bread, forgot toilet rolls and coffee.

Nice to see that off-licences have added to the list of "essential" businesses . . .

[Steve J]

Just back from Edinburgh to pick up daughter. So little traffic it was hard to believe, but lots of trucks delivering stuff that could not be called critical to the economy etc, like fence panels. Our son received his NHS letter so now he is in total lock down and by default, we are also. My wife is still at work at school so will check whether she can stay at home to minimise risk to him. Bless him he's taking it well but it is hard for him (and us).

[jimduncanuk]

My youngest daughter, who works for the Widows on 'essential business' had her part-time hours (3 days a week) changed to 5 evenings a week in an empty office as she couldn't work during the day as her son needs looked after as they have closed the nursery and grand parents are not allowed to help. She worked yesterday evening but has since had her works building completely closed. So much for essential work.

[toxicpixie]

We've suddenly flipped to so quiet we've cleared our call queue for the first time in two and a half years.

[steve_holmes_11]

Government knows its people...

Coronavirus: Off-licences added to list of 'essential' retailers

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52033260

[Matt J]

Pretty much closed work today, furloughed the staff. Nearly all orders cancelled, supply chain fractured all around the world. Grim 

[Techno]

 

Cheers - Phil

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

ASDA would only allow me to buy 3 bottles of wine per visit yesterday. Well it's only 15 minute walk, and I need the exercise.

[toxicpixie]

On the plus side of hardware stores being considered essential (to be fair, if your plumbing goes or your isolating fences blow in...) is that my replacement fence panel arrived fine yesterday. And in a stunning display of quarantine breaking I had to get the neighbour to help put it up. Six foot apart at least, as that's the length of it.

And now the elder wee, partner and new wee one can actually go into the garden and not worry about being licked by neighbour kids... which is good as a mere couple of weeks of lockdown (we started early!) have driven them insane already.

I'm fine of course.