Lockdown diaries - COVID-19 matters!

[Stranger]

That quiche is a winner, wow looks good. My Swambo is making a corned beef and onion and potato pie. Takes me back to when we were first married and she would send me off to work with this in my lunch box. Of course I got the job of peeling the taters and onions.

 

[Resistance]

That quiche is a winner, wow looks good. My Swambo is making a corned beef and onion and potato pie. Takes me back to when we were first married and she would send me off to work with this in my lunch box. Of course I got the job of peeling the taters and onions.

Yup, soon we'll see the lockdown cook off and bake off on the forum

 

[Grand Guru]

Day 22,
A day high in emotions at work. I'm glad it's over
Health Minister is sending a signal that the lockdown will most probably be extended.

 

[M.Adhir]

I'm drowning my bad week in this. Need some light in the tunnel

 

[Hooked]

08:10 - day 22
It's going to be one of ''those'' days , barely out of bed , haven't even had Coke or A Zoo biscuit and disaster struck . Knocked the Mechman and M25 onto the wooden floor ...tank busted , fortunately there is 14 back up tanks , need to scratch for the straight glass in my bookshelves. Village is very quiet but that won't last long I guess . 2 of the housemates are having a teaching seminar online so the rest of the house is dead quiet .

Oh feedback on the CBD experiment - took the drops about 9 ish last night ,went to bed about 03:00 ...btw it tastes like cod liver oil . So will try again tonight , the cbd juice ... don't know, vaped some last night too , Am I supposed to be relaxed/chilled ? not much different from any other day - did I waste my money ? maybe I'm too impatient .

@ARYANTO CBD works for some, but not for others. Unfortunately the only way to find out is what you have done - buy it and try it.

 

[Hooked]

On Cape Talk this morning the announcer commented that the most crowded aisle in the supermarket is the sweets aisle. I guess he hasn't found out about Zoo biscuits yet. Maybe one of us should phone in and help him. We all need to stand together in these difficult times.

 

[Hooked]

I am so thankful that we have FB, especially now. It’s the only way to find out if anything important is happening in the community.

For example, someone posted that the driver of a car with a GP number plate threw a piece of paper out of the window.

 

[Hooked]

WC govt concerned about outbreaks of coronavirus at supermarkets
https://www.all4women.co.za/1999129...bout-outbreaks-of-coronavirus-at-supermarkets
17 April 2020

"Local transmissions of the coronavirus are now cropping up among supermarket workers in the Western Cape, prompting the province’s head of health to stress the importance of only going to the shops when it is absolutely necessary." [i.e. when you run out of Zoo biscuits].

“We can really say a pattern that has emerged over the last week [is] a lot of our cases that we found [are] new has been through supermarkets,” said Dr Keith Cloete during a digital press conference on Thursday.

He did not name the supermarkets, but News24 has reported cases at Pick n Pay in Somerset West, a Shoprite in Athlone and in Bothasig, and Checkers at Bayside Mall in Table View..."

 

[Hooked]

The ostriches are enjoying having the beach to themselves.
(Photo not taken by me)

 

[hot.chillie35]

 

[Resistance]

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I forsee a problem sitting down.

 

[M.Adhir]

I forsee a problem sitting down.

I see a problem standing up as well

 

[alex1501]

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With all this "junk food" on display and nothing to do, very soon everybody's a$$ "will have had it" up to there.

 

[Silver]

Day 22 : Had this for the first time last night and from now on they are my new favorite chips


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I love Doritos @MrGSmokeFree !
Enjoy

 

[ARYANTO]

Just in: 2783 cases , 187 up - 50 passed
worldwide: 149378 deaths

 

[ARYANTO]

WC govt concerned about outbreaks of coronavirus at supermarkets
https://www.all4women.co.za/1999129...bout-outbreaks-of-coronavirus-at-supermarkets
17 April 2020

"Local transmissions of the coronavirus are now cropping up among supermarket workers in the Western Cape, prompting the province’s head of health to stress the importance of only going to the shops when it is absolutely necessary." [i.e. when you run out of Zoo biscuits].

“We can really say a pattern that has emerged over the last week [is] a lot of our cases that we found [are] new has been through supermarkets,” said Dr Keith Cloete during a digital press conference on Thursday.

He did not name the supermarkets, but News24 has reported cases at Pick n Pay in Somerset West, a Shoprite in Athlone and in Bothasig, and Checkers at Bayside Mall in Table View..."

 

[Alex]

https://www.timesofisrael.com/top-i...ts-show-virus-plays-itself-out-after-70-days/

 

[Grand Guru]

https://www.timesofisrael.com/top-i...ts-show-virus-plays-itself-out-after-70-days/

A second massive wave is on its way in China and won’t be long before the other countries getting out of confinement will be hit. This virus is going to be with us for a while unfortunately.

 

[blujeenz]

https://www.timesofisrael.com/top-i...ts-show-virus-plays-itself-out-after-70-days/

Interesting.
I recently saw a YT comparison between Sweden( no lockdown) and the UK (lockdown) which showed similar cases of CV.
Cant find it at the moment, but Googled these charts which looked the same as the YT content was.
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/comparison-lockdown-uk-non-lockdown-sweden

As I say, the situation may well change as the days and weeks go by, but so far, according to the official data from both countries, the approach taken in the UK of keeping people in their homes and closing down huge swathes of the economy, has not had any more positive effect on reducing Covid-19 cases or deaths than the Swedish approach. Yet it will put millions out of work, it will destroy thousands of businesses, it will lead to a massive deterioration of mental health, it will lead to an increase in suicides, it will lead to old people dying on their own without their carers, and it already has led to an increase of state power on a scale never seen before. There is that!

 

[Hooked]

I've just seen this ad on FB




I understand that every woman THINKS that her moisturiser etc. is an essential product, but seriously??? Restaurants are not allowed to deliver meals but Annique is allowed to deliver beauty products??

 

[M.Adhir]

I've just seen this ad on FB

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I understand that every woman THINKS that her moisturiser etc. is an essential product, but seriously??? Restaurants are not allowed to deliver meals but Annique is allowed to deliver beauty products??

Yeah I'm pretty sure I saw an Avon ad as well.
Also noticed that compared to last week when everything was covered up, dischem had colognes and perfumes on display again.

 

[Hooked]

Lockdown? What lockdown?
(Pic not taken by me)

 

[M.Adhir]

Tonight's haul. Really quiet out there.
I hear Owls. Jackals. Civets.
But no people.

 

[Hooked]

Tonight's haul. Really quiet out there.
I hear Owls. Jackals. Civets.
But no people.

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You have an eye for photography @M.Adhir!!

 

[Timwis]