General Chat

Lol, Allan! Chatting over the weekend, I said that perhaps one of the reasons why Boris is delaying confining the over-70s was that by not doing so he may well save pulling out some pension payments.

Our coffee group - all over 70, some with underlying illnesses - has already decided to self-isolate. We spoke to each other over the weekend as two have heart issues and three of the group have partners with a variety of health issues - stroke, heart, COPD/Emphysema, diabetes. Our decision was not to wait while Boris & Co drag their feet.

During the last week or so we have stocked up on essentials and the odd treat, knowing that we would have to make a decision soon or the decision would be made for us by Boris by which time we may not be able to find some items. We have not forgotten the pets that some have, by the way.

Dtr went into our local supermarket on Sunday and skyped that it was like the Christmas period but full of older people! Not too many waiting for Boris here!

If you have your 70th birthday during this 4 month period do you start your own 4 months incarceration or just suffer the remaining weeks or months locked up?

I for one not looking forward to isolation my OH is a miserable b always has been moaning now because I have an order being delivered today .it's not a lot just essentials. I can't win I will get though it hopefully i can always sit in my car on the drive . :-)

You have us on here to moan to Barbra. I think a sense of humour is going to be needed in the forthcoming months.

My OH is over 70 (only just) but I am not. He doesn't look his age - barbers always ask if he's got the day off work! I don't work (other than a voluntary job). So we spend a lot of time together already and it's fine, apart from the odd argument. We also are lucky to have a big house so can 'escape' if we want to!

I think from the sound of it that I am lucky. The thought of being cooped up for months with only OH doesn't worry me at all.

Weather permitting, he will get some much needed gardening done and I might even do some cleaning!! Or reading - much less stressful.

OH is 70 in May, so he thinks he will be ok, told him after May he will be over 70. I am not 70 till next year so I will be free. I have a close circle of friends all in my town & we have all agreed that we will help each other if any get the virus, given my phone nos to 2 sets of neighbours if they need help. Don't know what will happen if we have to stay at home as I & other grandparents take & have grandchildren to nursery & school, my D.I.L's mum is 74 & we share Monday to Friday every week. Wait for Boris to decide, he is on now.

I am going to go to the pub, start coughing and sneezing, and hope to get locked in there for a couple of months.

I'm in my eighties, have a holiday booked in favourite self catering cottage in Scotland by myself - entirely escapism, I need to be myself doing absolutely nothing. Am I going to be allowed to go?

allan ,
I think its CHINA that wont help the over 80s.
all of you on here try to keep well.
iris

Italy have said they won’t treat the over 80’s if things get much worse.

I'm over 70, in fact 72 today (17th) OH is younger. She said that if something similar to forced isolation is brought in here I can go and sleep in the garage :-|

I did point out that I would be the one that was being isolated and that I would need access to sanitary and cooking facilities so SHE could use the garage.

Having her freedom means that she could use public toilets, well those not vandalised, and eat in cafes, well those not closed due to the crisis :-P :-D :-D

So the whole country is in lockdown but left to individuals to comply being asked not to visit pubs, clubs etc and to keep a distance from other people. Self isolation for those with existing health problems and pregnant women and over 70s self isolating from the weekend for 12 weeks. Anyone showing symptoms cough, fever to self isolate with rest of family for fourteen days and not to go to shops.

Elizabeth, told not to travel but maybe you could go if you are driving.

I had to laugh when a politician said that if one member of a family had coronavirus, they were to isolate themselves in one room and use a separate toilet!

Yes, because we ALL have at least 2 toilets don't we?
Our mansions also have multiple en-suites.

To get to my bathroom, you have to go downstairs, through the living room - and the loo is between the living room and kitchen.
You could go out the front door, and in the back door - thus avoiding the living room - but then you have to go through the kitchen

Politicians should have no fear of catching this disease... they've always been isolated from the general public and living in their own little bubble :-P

Well as from today hubby and myself are self isolating.

Really upset about not seeing the twin grandaughters as we've looked after them since they were born 6 1/2 years ago and are real little darlings.

We will just have to face time them and make do with that.

Take special care all of you out there especially those of you like us who have health problems. <3 <3

Well Ann we are not traveling to see family good job we went down when we did put new pot on my Mums grave with flowers..will have to be careful as both have health issues but hey we will survive fingers crossed best wishes to All keep smilling :-D :-D <3

Rollo, it will come. We decided to self-isolate on Saturday, as did several of our friends who fall into the health problematic group or whose partners do

We believe that if one of a couple has significant health problems it is reasonable to expect both partners to self-isolate for there is the possibility of the healthy one of a pair bringing home the virus.

None of us is willing to take that risk and all of us decided not to wait for further instructions.

Our daughter dropped the newspaper through our letterbox this morning as she picked it up returning from dropping grandson at school. We can read online or order delivery as I told her when I rang to thank her.

I did not feel quite so ancient when she told me that there was a little old lady in the queue, 'Older than you Mum!' :-D

(She did give the little old lady her number in case the neighbours who were going to look in on her failed to do so.)

As I read it Rollo, you are right in that those over 70 (among other categories) with other underlying health problems should not go out for 12 weeks. Those over 70 should take extra care and only go out if unavoidable and should then stay away from other people. I can see that very soon all over 70s will join the first category and we are prepared for that. We just need to be able to go to the hairdressers Friday or we will be like old ?English sheepdogs. We checked with the hairdresser when we popped to the pharmacy earlier and they have a large notic on the door and they will ask anyone with a cold or cough not to enter the shop. We did go to our small Tesco and got everything I had on the list as we were early and they were re-stocking the shelves. I feel sorry for the staff as they can't avoid mixing with people.