Lockdown diaries - COVID-19 matters!

DAY 5 7:30
Fed the ''children'' at 5:30 and now they think the lounge, passage and my bedroom is part of the Monza track in Grand Prix , the 2 small one's is neck to neck and the big black ones are playing spectators - little misfits - I could have been sleeping. It's still quiet outside but the local jay-walkers will pop out of their hovels just now. Finished NARCOS Mexico last night and started S1of Narcos . Will keep you updated.
16:20
Seems like the people are more relaxed and less edgy over the lock down , less ppl in general and no loiters today. Seems I have a problem , the geiser outside my cottage started leaking , opened the plastic cover, 8 #13 bolts is holing a seal or something , tightened them , water slowed down but still dripping , can I call Nedbank home insurance or is there a remedy ?

Day 5
We are seeing a rise in the number of patients not with Coronavirus infections but with Alcohol withdrawal symptoms
We have a serious substance abuse problem in the country.

Doing very little on my birthday today besides cooking, eating, reading and vaping

Well happy birthday to you.

That's not a doomsday book is it ?

ARYANTO said:

In my parallel universe things work different:
Coca Cola = coffee
Zoo cookies = breakfast
Chocolates = midnight tv binge snack
H2o is substance to wash in, not to consume - fish have sex in it .
Simba = staple food like rice or wheat
We are all 4 super Alphas so meat consumption is extremely high
Veggies is for those who can't hunt or for potato salad and potjies.
Beer /gin /tonic is needed to get our social ''face'' on.

I am 56, not a diabetic , not 400 pounds , no beerbelly , very fast metabolism ,
sleep between 6-10 hours a night depending on what I'm reading or watching, bp 122 /75 ,
my Dr loves me cause there is no reason for panic if he sees me.

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This is all your fault @ARYANTO. Since you mentioned them I haven't been able to think of anything else.

View attachment 193239 The ostriches have the town to themselves since lockdown. Here they are in the parking lot of the shopping centre.

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Hooked said:

View attachment 193243 View attachment 193244 View attachment 193239 The ostriches have the town to themselves since lockdown. Here they are in the parking lot of the shopping centre.

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Very interesting indeed @Hooked. The last few days, I have seen a few photos reporting wild animals wandering in different cities around the world. We tend to forget that we have built out civilization at the account of those animals and they’re waiting patiently for us to leave or go extinct so that they claim their rights on the planet too!

Hooked said:

View attachment 193243 View attachment 193244 View attachment 193239 The ostriches have the town to themselves since lockdown. Here they are in the parking lot of the shopping centre.

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I heard there was a huge school of dolphins at Houtbay over the weekend. Didn't see pics though.

Here's some fun for those who are feeling bored

https://www.ecigssa.co.za/vapers-bedtime-stories.t65882/

Grand Guru said:

Very interesting indeed @Hooked. The last few days, I have seen a few photos reporting wild animals wandering in different cities around the world. We tend to forget that we have built out civilization at the account of those animals and they’re waiting patiently for us to leave or go extinct so that they claim their rights on the planet too!

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@Grand Guru we always have a few ostriches strolling around and believe it or not, a year ago 50 were culled because a woman lodged a number of complaints at the Municipality, that they were eating her plants . I'm going to do a separate post about these ostriches in a day or two.

Paul33 said:

Doing very little on my birthday today besides cooking, eating, reading and vaping

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Ohhh Happy Birthday @Paul33!! May you have many, many more!

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!
Day 4 - Change my Remotes Battery
Day 5 - Clean Dvarw’s ready for rewicking!

Day 735 of the hostage situation:

I have fought off the Rebel insurgents and plan to celebrate with a offering of meat to the gods of the fields.

Cheers @Paul33, hope you had an amazing day bud!

Stranger said:

Well happy birthday to you.

That's not a doomsday book is it ?

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Does look it a bit doesn’t it but not at all. Just a good ol thriller action crime thing. Easy, fun reading!

Dela Rey Steyn said:

Cheers @Paul33, hope you had an amazing day bud!

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Thanks bud. Was quiet but spent the day with the family eating so that’s a win!

Hooked said:

Ohhh Happy Birthday @Paul33!! May you have many, many more!

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Thanks @Hooked

https://businesstech.co.za/news/bus...own-call-for-calm-after-days-of-panic-buying/
25 March 2020

I didn't realise that they would be open - and still doing deliveries.

Have laugh, feel good ...

Day 6-- 07:30
It's true , there is no rest for the wicked , this morning it was an army of ''birds of doom'' -hadidas having a bathing ritual at my pool , the only one who's a bit concerned is Rilley Too ,youngest ''cat child'' the dogs are looking at them if it's a boring episode of Dallas , well sleep has packed up and left.
Neighbourhood is silent otherwise , haven't heard a ''whoop whoop'' yet ,looks like the ppl are getting a wake-up call and realizing this is serious , eventually. The 3 Blotto's need re-coil and wick ,flavour's dropping - mission for today. Infected : 1326 last count . 14h00 @ M.Adhir :
I followed your sage advise and called Nedbank home owners insurance - lo and behold !Within an hour a plumber and 2 tiffies rocked up , replaced the geyser, fixed a broken outlet pipe and fixed a dripping tap . The old geyser apparently burned out , paid them R500 excess , me ,happy and off they went - so - yes plumbers are working in this time - now I have a new geyser , hopefully for the
next 12 years.
18:50 latest number --1380

Hooked said:

@Grand Guru we always have a few ostriches strolling around and believe it or not, a year ago 50 were culled because a woman lodged a number of complaints at the Municipality, that they were eating her plants . I'm going to do a separate post about these ostriches in a day or two.

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This makes me furious! I would have gladly driven over her entire garden after they did that to the Ostriches!

Ruwaid said:

This makes me furious! I would have gladly driven over her entire garden after they did that to the Ostriches!

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Yeah we have this problem as well just over our boundary wall, which neighbours the vast leeuwkop prison complex- different animals though.
There are many jackals and buck (i dont know which ones but they are all Bambi to me , plus some others as well )
at least twice a year they cull animals - you hear rifle shots going off in the early night. Its terrible.

We also have a small nature reserve of sorts across the road, so i've had our dogs wake me up a few times before because they have found a rabbit, baby hedgehog, meerkat, or mongoose in our garden (little miss pitbull once brought a baby hedgehog into our house ! )

ARYANTO said:

DAY 5 7:30
Seems I have a problem , the geiser outside my cottage started leaking , opened the plastic cover, 8 #13 bolts is holing a seal or something , tightened them , water slowed down but still dripping , can I call Nedbank home insurance or is there a remedy ?

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Plumbers are deemed essential services so you should be able to get someone out. Insurance should likely be available as well.
Worst case is empty the geyser, let it dry sufficiently, unbolt, silicone, rebolt, let dry (silicone curing times vary between 8 and like 100 hours), open water again.
Me, i would just call the plumber

Did a framed Tsuka coil yesterday when the boredom struck, 29g frames with 3x34g twisted cores and 0.3x0.1 Ribbon wire.

What to build today...