How are we getting through it?

[Orcs]

Von had her first jab, this morning. 

Cheers - Phil.

Thats good. Both of you @done' now

[Techno II]

Von was chuffed to bits.

We'll TRY and go for a joint visit in the local surgery for our second jabs.

Cheers - Phil

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Good for Von - now you are looking end of May or early JUne for the 2nd assault

[Techno II]

We'll both be taking the same 'lock-down' care for months and months.....even after we've both had our second 'jabs'. Ian. 

I do keep thinking of Yann's (Barbarian's) warnings when this all started.....He (sadly) was SO right....And I'm as guilty as anyone of those who thought....."No...don't exaggerate....it'll fizzle out."

Boy, was I suckered.

Cheers - Kryton.

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

I still am, although no where near what Govt want me too, I'm supposed to be highly vulnerable.....Still go down town to Asda, and was prepared to comute by train to to Halewood. Still am.

On a more depressing note I've just heard that a freind Mike Yates is in hospital undergoing palliative care, I'll keep peps in the loop.

[Techno II]

Awww...Ian.

All the very best - Phil.

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Ta La

[paulr]

Sorry to hear that Ian

[Ithoriel]

Good to read that those here are taking sensible precautions (if only those outside my window were as cautious) and sorry to hear your news Ian.

Phil, I was warned by a couple of research virologists online of what was coming and self-isolated about a fortnight before self-isolation was a thing. Even I feel I underestimated things!

After a brief flurry of activity, painting is back on hold as I vanish down the rabbit hole that is "Valheim," a computer game where you are a dead Viking hero plucked, by Odin, from the ranks of the worthy dead of Midgard to combat the evil menace attempting to break out from it's imprisonment in the world of Valheim.

It's a survival game set in a procedurally generated world where you are dropped into the game in your underpants and left to work out how to find things to eat, to gather resources and to create shelter aided occasionally by sage advice from the raven Hugin. I have graduated from beating things to death with a stick to hacking them up with a bronze axe .... such is progress

With five million subscribers, despite being "early access" (i.e. still being made!) and up to five hundred thousand players at any one time it's already as surprising success.

You can play solo or with up to ten players in a world.

<dons troll armour> <picks up axe>

"I am just going outside and may be some time."

[Steve J]

Currently a mix of pottering about in the garden and woodworking in the garage, when it's warm enough for the latter, as currently a tad cold for craft related activities. Wargaming should resume next week as SWMBO returns to school, giving me more free time during the day .

[Techno II]

Apparently, I'll be helping Von repair one of the sheds this afternoon. 

Cheers - Phil.

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Sounds like it's under protest Phil. 

[Techno II]

Well...I'm not the one who's going to be allowed to play with the new toy.

(An angle grinder, to cut through some corrugated iron sheets......But, thinking about that.....that's probably for the best, especially with my penchant for self mutilation. )

Cheers - Phil.

[paulr]

Good to hear Von is protecting you from yourself

[Orcs]

In our house any power tool use is classed as a 'Blue' job.


Had our Covid Jabs today. All very efficient, they let us go in together despite our appointments being 20 mins apart. I think the times are jsut to stop them getting swamped.

Barely felt the needle.( I did not look)  Was unsure I had even had it.  I have no side effects (yet) Mrs Orcs had a headache and felt a bit 'Fluey' this evening.  But otherwise all ok.

[Techno II]

Great news, Mark.

I was the same in regards to....."Did you really give me the injection ?"

Felt VERY slightly 'bruised' in the 'jab area' a couple of days later, but that was all.
Von had a slight reaction on her arm, a couple of days after her jab. Sore looking area which was slightly hot.
Again, nothing to 'write home about', though.

Cheers - Phil 

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Did a day of testing yesterday at Halewood Acadamy - well organised and vey efficent. Results in about 15mins but left for 1/2 hr. One kid in tears but got the test (no it wasn't me) and one kid to;ld it was positive, but our test wasn't. That was a bit scary but we suspect it was a wrongly issued mobile no. Overall it was a good day.

Stay safe guys.

IanS

[Techno II]

Stay safe guys.

Same from me......Stay safe, yourself, Ian.

With 'things' appearing to be going pretty well (or at least, encouraging)...I'm just hoping we don't start seeing too much of an increase, in the number of cases, as the 'lock downs' are relaxed.....and we go back to some sort of 'normality'.

Like I said a week or so ago, I'm going to continue to be somewhat paranoid, even after Von & I have had our second jabs.

Cheers - Phil 

[Steve J]

Yep, we are remaining very cautious here too, even though my son and I have had our first jabs. With my wife back at school there is always the worry she may contract the virus or bring it home, but the H&S measure in place are very good, which is reassuring. Also she has to home test twice a week and submit the results to some NHS website it appears.

[FierceKitty]

My sister's tested positive - in addition to the boyfriend's paralysis and the mastectomy a few days ago. If there's anything in the local karma nonsense, she must have been Hitler in her previous life.

She is, however, an asymptomatic carrier, he's on the mend, however slowly, and the cancer wasn't a serious as feared.