To literally no-one's surprise after a sunny weekend where a load of absolute numpties treated the seaside and public parks like there was an unexpected holiday, gatherings of 3 or more where they don't live together have been banned in the UK. There's also been a lot of problems with people who have second homes in the countryside taking off there, regardless of the fact those rural areas already have close to zero infrastructure for the people who live there all year round. Likewise people in campervans heading for Scottish islands etc. with the same issue, not to mention possibly bringing the virus to new areas because they're infected already but asymptomatic because of the incubation period for the virus. *headdesk*
At least we don't have someone actively telling people to get back to work for the good of the economy and not to worry about grandma dying, it's a sacrifice she's surely willing to make for shareholder profits!
Anyway, I'm fine and just staying at home - for those of us who are antisocial introverts, this is just what we've been training for all our lives. I already had a load of food because of growing up poor and anxiety over making sure that you had enough to eat if things went down the pan. I haven't ventured out since last Thursday, apart from a brief trip to the local shop on Monday to buy milk. I have milk powder at home but want to save it in case I do come down with the virus and can't get out at all. Have to admit, I felt a bit rough and shivery yesterday morning but feel fine again now, but teachers have a low-grade cold thing going on for most of the academic year so it was probably that. I might head out to the supermarket on Friday, if I feel like it.
In other news, I'd been planning to fix two panels in my fence but this got delayed by the weeks and weeks of wet weather we had. Now my neighbour has replaced them anyway, which to be honest he should have done when they first started to fall to bits because it was mainly his stuff leaning against them which broke them in the first place. I could say he's a hoarder but that would be an understatement - he has two broken-down cars (one a Range Rover) at the bottom of the garden and hasn't done anything with them for literally years. He used to make a bit of money on the side buying up cars, fixing them and selling them on, but these ones haven't been touched for maybe 5 years now? Anyway, the fence thing has saved me some money, so that's something.
As far as work goes, we've been asked to see if we can send stuff to our students for practice while we're closed (with a hope of re-opening w/b April 20th as planned after Easter) but that's not massively realistic for some of our folks. I have email addresses for a lot of them but not all, while I know some won't have easy access to the internet or will have significant childcare and other commitments. I'm working on something to send them, with links to stuff online, so we'll see. We've also been asked to fill in a survey in respect of our skills so that people can be asked to help out in other areas - I've been brutally honest about the likely mental health impact of added stress and the fact I'm currently menopausal on top of that. Our union has been quite clear about the fact nobody should be required to do anything different to their usual job in order to make sure they get paid if they can't work as usual - voluntary cover is different but I'd like to know what I'm being asked to do before I volunteer for it.
I'm trying not to watch too much TV in one sitting, but in case anyone is interested I'm currently watching season 1 of a fantastic Korean show called Kingdom as season 2 has just dropped on Netflix and I couldn't remember what had happened in it. It's a historical drama with a zombie plague ravaging the country, which may or may not be your thing at the moment. If you don't fancy that, a couple of other recs also on Netflix: Russian Doll (black comedy where woman keeps dying and tries to figure out how to stop it) and Hilda (fantastic animated show where girl runs away to an enchanted forest). Happy to rec more stuff if people are interested! What are you watching at the moment?
At least we don't have someone actively telling people to get back to work for the good of the economy and not to worry about grandma dying, it's a sacrifice she's surely willing to make for shareholder profits!
Anyway, I'm fine and just staying at home - for those of us who are antisocial introverts, this is just what we've been training for all our lives. I already had a load of food because of growing up poor and anxiety over making sure that you had enough to eat if things went down the pan. I haven't ventured out since last Thursday, apart from a brief trip to the local shop on Monday to buy milk. I have milk powder at home but want to save it in case I do come down with the virus and can't get out at all. Have to admit, I felt a bit rough and shivery yesterday morning but feel fine again now, but teachers have a low-grade cold thing going on for most of the academic year so it was probably that. I might head out to the supermarket on Friday, if I feel like it.
In other news, I'd been planning to fix two panels in my fence but this got delayed by the weeks and weeks of wet weather we had. Now my neighbour has replaced them anyway, which to be honest he should have done when they first started to fall to bits because it was mainly his stuff leaning against them which broke them in the first place. I could say he's a hoarder but that would be an understatement - he has two broken-down cars (one a Range Rover) at the bottom of the garden and hasn't done anything with them for literally years. He used to make a bit of money on the side buying up cars, fixing them and selling them on, but these ones haven't been touched for maybe 5 years now? Anyway, the fence thing has saved me some money, so that's something.
As far as work goes, we've been asked to see if we can send stuff to our students for practice while we're closed (with a hope of re-opening w/b April 20th as planned after Easter) but that's not massively realistic for some of our folks. I have email addresses for a lot of them but not all, while I know some won't have easy access to the internet or will have significant childcare and other commitments. I'm working on something to send them, with links to stuff online, so we'll see. We've also been asked to fill in a survey in respect of our skills so that people can be asked to help out in other areas - I've been brutally honest about the likely mental health impact of added stress and the fact I'm currently menopausal on top of that. Our union has been quite clear about the fact nobody should be required to do anything different to their usual job in order to make sure they get paid if they can't work as usual - voluntary cover is different but I'd like to know what I'm being asked to do before I volunteer for it.
I'm trying not to watch too much TV in one sitting, but in case anyone is interested I'm currently watching season 1 of a fantastic Korean show called Kingdom as season 2 has just dropped on Netflix and I couldn't remember what had happened in it. It's a historical drama with a zombie plague ravaging the country, which may or may not be your thing at the moment. If you don't fancy that, a couple of other recs also on Netflix: Russian Doll (black comedy where woman keeps dying and tries to figure out how to stop it) and Hilda (fantastic animated show where girl runs away to an enchanted forest). Happy to rec more stuff if people are interested! What are you watching at the moment?
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