Sadly all to often a selfish world - COVID is showing that

Actually Rents, I think that covid is bringing out the good side in people ... people are helping each other, shopping for each other, looking out for each other ... in all this madness it is the one thing that is good really x

I wonder if that's more on a local level - people have been rather helpful round our way too.

Yet nationally i feel people are looking out for their business ahead of common sense, their wedding, holiday, I've heard from many delivery staff that Tesco/ASDA etc are madness and no one is observing any type of rule.

Students admitting to much  the same on TV interviews.

Local councillors refusing to apply Government rules

And even the Gov ignoring Health advice

@Saint posted:

Sadly all to often a selfish world - COVID is showing that

That's true.  Across the road has three kids and a missus who works in a care home. His is a revolving door every day. Feck, wise up - you're breaking the law. There's denial and denial. This thing is invisible.

@Rexi posted:

Actually Rents, I think that covid is bringing out the good side in people ... people are helping each other, shopping for each other, looking out for each other ... in all this madness it is the one thing that is good really x

Hi Rexi I think that might have been true at the start , but I’m not sure it is any more . .I don’t drive ....certainly wouldn’t use public transport , and still can’t walk very far because of this darn ankle . But apart from right at the start of the pandemic , no one has offered to get any shopping etc. or even popped round to see if I’m ok .  I saw a couple of friends outside over the summer and I get a family text about every 10 days to a fortnight to see if I’m alright ....and that’s it . Luckily , I’m internet savvy and have been having my shopping delivered for several years now , and my forum friends ...several of who, have become rl friends .....check on me daily , but my heart goes out to elderly people who don’t have those resources , and who like me are too afraid to go out .

It is hard to see out of your own bubble,  I contact parents fortnightly although I’m one of four siblings, where one lives close to parents. I feel isolated and that is deliberate because I don’t want to mix or socialise until it feels safe (very safe) to do  so

Gosh ... I want to reply to Baz’s post, but I can’t see how to reply on this new layout!

• i Facetime my mum every day, see her twice a week, and do her shopping once a week. Everyone I know (apart from my brother and sister, but that’s another story) is looking out for each other. We have given all our elderly neighbours our phone number ... nearly had a fit when the phone rang at 7am today ... bladted Amazon Prime scam call!
  
  
• (Where have these bullet points come from!)

Rexi, to reply to a post, go to that post. At the right hand side of the screen you will see a star type thing. Tap/click on that and you will have three options. Pick ‘reply with quotes.’ Tap/click that and reply

@Moonie posted:

Rexi, to reply to a post, go to that post. At the right hand side of the screen you will see a star type thing. Tap/click on that and you will have three options. Pick ‘reply with quotes.’ Tap/click that and reply

Thank you Bill Gates  . . . and when's you buff duh?

Just trying to be helpful......

@Moonie posted:

Just trying to be helpful......

Tell me wot that smelly is in me smelly thread then . . . .

@Saint posted:

Tell me wot that smelly is in me smelly thread then . . . .

Not a clue......

@Moonie posted:

Not a clue......

Don't you two fall out. I'm wiped out as it is   

We're fine - I'm sure   

@Saint posted:

We're fine - I'm sure   

We most certainly are

@Moonie posted:

We most certainly are

  we are my friend

@Saint posted:

  we are my friend

@Moonie posted:

Rexi, to reply to a post, go to that post. At the right hand side of the screen you will see a star type thing. Tap/click on that and you will have three options. Pick ‘reply with quotes.’ Tap/click that and reply

Thanks moonman x I clicked it, nothing happened. I clicked it very aggressively about 10 times, and the options came up! Daft question, not for you but for the PTB ... why not just have a Reply button?

Hope you are well moons xxx

@Rexi posted:

Thanks moonman x I clicked it, nothing happened. I clicked it very aggressively about 10 times, and the options came up! Daft question, not for you but for the PTB ... why not just have a Reply button?

Hope you are well moons xxx

You’re most welcome
That’s a good question

All is well with me thanks Rexi, I hope it is with you too

"Hi Rexi I think that might have been true at the start , but I’m not sure it is any more . .I don’t drive ....certainly wouldn’t use public transport , and still can’t walk very far because of this darn ankle . But apart from right at the start of the pandemic , no one has offered to get any shopping etc. or even popped round to see if I’m ok .  I saw a couple of friends outside over the summer and I get a family text about every 10 days to a fortnight to see if I’m alright ....and that’s it . Luckily , I’m internet savvy and have been having my shopping delivered for several years now , and my forum friends ...several of who, have become rl friends .....check on me daily , but my heart goes out to elderly people who don’t have those resources , and who like me are too afraid to go out .rong"

Oh wow Baz i never read that - wish i could help 

Me too.

Honestly guys , I’m fine.  Rexi just caught me on a bad day .....but I’m getting by ok ...no problems .....loads worse off than me. I was just having a temporary wallow .....this darn virus is getting to us all!

@Rexi posted:

Actually Rents, I think that covid is bringing out the good side in people ... people are helping each other, shopping for each other, looking out for each other ... in all this madness it is the one thing that is good really x

Hi Rexi, I agree, and perhaps we are noticing more the 'little' 'kind' acts that people have 'always' done but never really thought about, but we are all now noticing and smiling and appreciating.....xxx