Lockdown diaries - COVID-19 matters!

What are you going to be doing during the lockdown?

  • At home. I’m non essential

    Votes: 70 41.2%
  • Working. The virus doesn’t scare me

    Votes: 41 24.1%
  • On standby

    Votes: 10 5.9%
  • Working from home. Too essential to take any risk!

    Votes: 66 38.8%

  • Total voters
    170
  • Poll closed .
Ya! That's the new 3d puzzles. I saw them before:meparto:
Tried a 3D puzzle once, it was a 3,000 pieces Houses of Parliament. I got it to the stage where it looked like Guy Fawkes plot had been successful then had to give up, it was damn hard!
 
Can somebody please advise.

Are we allowed to take showers or is it just the hands?
 
Can somebody please advise.

Are we allowed to take showers or is it just the hands?

Hands are important, as are the nether regions. The rest is optional except for the scrubbing of your teeth.

Do keep in mind that there is no sense in trying to scare people by creeping up on them in these times if they can smell you a mile away ;)
 
Day 1 - Rewick and recoil Dvarw's
Day 2 - Sort out my T-Shirts
Day 3 - Clean my display cabinet and sort the vape gear!
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Day 3 continues, SWAMBO tackled some weeds in the garden and I finished the fence construction. Just needs a good lick of paint and some wood sealer. Very productive Sunday.
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Firstly, photos please!
Secondly, I haven’t really left the house for 13 days besides to fill petrol etc.
I have been working from home for over 8 years and initially the transition was hard for me but now, when I go into the office I find I can’t concentrate or be productive under the open plan and the noises etc and can’t wait to get home.

I personally have no issues staying at home and I am enjoying the quietness.

If anybody needs tips on simple things to assist with declining mental health etc please let me know and I’ll try my best to elaborate on a few simple steps that I will post below.

1. Take a shower daily.
2. Put on fresh clothes daily. These steps may seem trivial but they help a lot especially if you think this is great and I don’t have to shower or shave or be presentable. The act of putting on your favorite shirt or jeans when fresh out of the cupboard does indeed lift your mental state.
3. Try do some exercise twice a week. There are countless programs on YouTube depending on your schedule and fitness level. There is something for everyone from high intensity training to stretching etc. my only advice is don’t bite of more than you can chew as you will give up and beat yourself up for not doing this slowly.
4. Take the time to prepare a hot meal and try eat as best you can avoiding chips or quick snacks that are going to overload you with fibre. A well prepared meal becomes an achievement and you will feel better for it!

@Christos I basically said the same as you here, but I hadn't seen your post when I posted. My apologies!
 
It’s the reality of the situation unfortunately. I came from the lower class but my parents sacrificed to give their children an education. It’s the only thing I can say I got from my parents, the rest I had to do myself.
I sometimes wonder if it was given because my dad grew up in WWII with German occupation of Greece and the economic downturn after the war but that’s the one thing he never got, an education, so he did all he could to give that to his kids.

I was just thinking of WWII last night. remember stories from the war, of having to queue for an egg - just one egg, due to rationing and food shortages. Housewives trying to scrape together bits and pieces to try to feed the family. No going out at night. Total blackout etc.

It's the first time that our generation is experiencing any kind of "hardship" and what is this "hardship" that spoilt adult-brats complain about? There's no shortage of food. There's no shortage of entertainment. There's no blackout (unless we have loadshedding!).

So they have to postpone their wedding / holiday / girls night out / meeting mates at the pub. How terrible is this, when it's in our own best interests?? Eish! Drives me flippin' mad!!
 
I was just thinking of WWII last night. remember stories from the war, of having to queue for an egg - just one egg, due to rationing and food shortages. Housewives trying to scrape together bits and pieces to try to feed the family. No going out at night. Total blackout etc.

It's the first time that our generation is experiencing any kind of "hardship" and what is this "hardship" that spoilt adult-brats complain about? There's no shortage of food. There's no shortage of entertainment. There's no blackout (unless we have loadshedding!).

So they have to postpone their wedding / holiday / girls night out / meeting mates at the pub. How terrible is this, when it's in our own best interests?? Eish! Drives me flippin' mad!!
I grew up to stories of a 6 year old (a dear relative who has passed) who had to trek to the next village to get a tin of condense milk to feed a family of 6+. As they returned, the German patrols were coming and they had to hide under dead bodies in the streets to avoid being caught and executed by the Germans at the time.
 
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So tonight was pizza night. Supper for Locust 1, gluten free first, the rest of us wait on the sideline and eat in sequence until I get them all done.
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Hands are important, as are the nether regions. The rest is optional except for the scrubbing of your teeth.

Do we gotta wash nether regions if we've never been to Netherland
Asking for a friend
 
Do we gotta wash nether regions if we've never been to Netherland
Asking for a friend
Might need a bit more than just washing if visited a district were the lights glow Red!
 
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