Coronavirus - Self isolation - Tips

[GillD46]

I just booked a Tesco slot for three weeks time.

[Mervyn and Trish]

As soon as I get home I'm going to order a Christmas turkey. Should be here in time.

But seriously we've never had supermarket deliveries before. If we have to go into isolation we may have to. Hopefully at that point the supermarkets might be told to prioritise those who can't shop over those who simply prefer not to.

[Meg 50]

He wrote to me too!

me 3 and OH 4!

[Manoverboard]

He wrote to me too!

me 3 and OH 4!

One can only assume that you lot have been over ordering … just saying

[towny44]

Just thinking aloud here, why are we crinklies being asked to self isolate, is it to protect us or is it to avoid overloading the NHS with lots of us needing hospitalisation and acute beds?
If the former surely we should be allowed to make up our own minds just how much isolation we suffer, if the latter then we ought to be compensated for giving up our civil liberties to protect the NHS for the younger generations................just saying.

[Manoverboard]

Every week I have a sainsbury delivery, from tomorrow for the next 3 weeks all the slots have gone,so if you had to self iso.ate and were depending on that for a delivery you would be out of luck.

I just signed on to see if our deliveries are/are not available for the next three weeks. The whole thing is blank rather than showing the usual little green ticks so I suspect that Sainsbugs have a Sains type Bug.

Try again later is my advice

I was talking to my brother in-law yesterday who was saying unless your logged onto your account first thing all the delivery slots will be gone in minutes. I expect that will now be for all food stores.

I tried again this morning and zilch, I also followed the ' Self Isolation ' procedure to see if the slots would appear for those at greater risk. Sadly not.

I suspect that Sainsbugs may have closed bookings in order to revise the system and that it will open again following software changes that will ideally benefit their loyal customers who are at greater risk …. ie ME !!!

[Onelife]

Oh , I will on Monday morning.
I also got our new council tax in the same post stating that part of the 4.5% increase is due to an additional precept for adult social care.
I may ask them to send the increase to DCC.

My mum had cancer and got brilliant care from the NHS.
Mum in law has dementia and has currently paid nearly 150k
Fair ?

Hi Barney.....No it ain't fair but it is the system we are in......My wife's best friend is a trouble shooter for failing nursing homes (private) so l can say with some confidence that many nursing homes struggle to balace the books.

The question as to who should pay for nursing home care is one that l can't answer but if l find myself in a position where l need a nursing home l would rather pay for a private one rather than end my days in a council run one....Some don't have that choice.

[Stephen]

Oh , I will on Monday morning.
I also got our new council tax in the same post stating that part of the 4.5% increase is due to an additional precept for adult social care.
I may ask them to send the increase to DCC.

My mum had cancer and got brilliant care from the NHS.
Mum in law has dementia and has currently paid nearly 150k
Fair ?

Hi Barney.....No it ain't fair but it is the system we are in......My wife's best friend is a trouble shooter for failing nursing homes (private) so l can say with some confidence that many nursing homes struggle to balace the books.

The question as to who should pay for nursing home care is one that l can't answer but if l find myself in a position where l need a nursing home l would rather pay for a private one rather than end my days in a council run one....Some don't have that choice.

Let me know as and when if you want to cut out the middle man

[Onelife]

Oh , I will on Monday morning.
I also got our new council tax in the same post stating that part of the 4.5% increase is due to an additional precept for adult social care.
I may ask them to send the increase to DCC.

My mum had cancer and got brilliant care from the NHS.
Mum in law has dementia and has currently paid nearly 150k
Fair ?

Hi Barney.....No it ain't fair but it is the system we are in......My wife's best friend is a trouble shooter for failing nursing homes (private) so l can say with some confidence that many nursing homes struggle to balace the books.

The question as to who should pay for nursing home care is one that l can't answer but if l find myself in a position where l need a nursing home l would rather pay for a private one rather than end my days in a council run one....Some don't have that choice.

Let me know as and when if you want to cut out the middle man

End my days in a wheelie bin........no thanks

[Stephen]

I wasn't thinking of going posh for you.

[Mervyn and Trish]

I'm hoping that when this self isolation comes it will be flexible to allow essential trips for things like food shopping. It will put additional strain on others if they have to do our shopping for us and clearly the delivery companies can't cope even now. Our daughter is a single parent with a job in a care home and two children so she has enough on her plate without looking after our needs too. If allowed my plan would be to shop early or late when there are fewer people about. If I get the choice.. ..

[anniec]

I'm hoping that when this self isolation comes it will be flexible to allow essential trips for things like food shopping. It will put additional strain on others if they have to do our shopping for us and clearly the delivery companies can't cope even now. Our daughter is a single parent with a job in a care home and two children so she has enough on her plate without looking after our needs too. If allowed my plan would be to shop early or late when there are fewer people about. If I get the choice.. ..

How is this going to be policed? Neither of you look 70 or older; I'm a bit under 70, and will not take kindly to being asked if I should be out and about.

[Onelife]

I wasn't thinking of going posh for you.

Neither is my wife

[oldbluefox]

I'm hoping that when this self isolation comes it will be flexible to allow essential trips for things like food shopping. It will put additional strain on others if they have to do our shopping for us and clearly the delivery companies can't cope even now. Our daughter is a single parent with a job in a care home and two children so she has enough on her plate without looking after our needs too. If allowed my plan would be to shop early or late when there are fewer people about. If I get the choice.. ..

My take on it is that we will avoid crowds and close contact so cinema, theatre, clubs and societies will be off limits. However we should be able to go for walks and have a ride out from time to time. Shopping is an issue as we are in a similar situation to Merv. I am young enough and fit enough that I would feel embarrassed asking neighbours to do my shopping for me but I would tend to go when it is quiet.
Having said that we have just been to do our weekly shop and it was manic, just like Christmas. There were people with shopping trollies loaded to the gunwales with whatever they could find to throw into them. Why the siege mentality? Meanwhile we could not get the bare essentials we would normally get.Hopefully in a couple of weeks' time when these people are still eating everything up a sense of order will return and there will be plenty on the shelves.
Unfortunately the doom and gloom merchants on the TV and radio, and in the newspapers are doing their best to whip everybody up into a frenzy and the more gullible are believing the hype, just as they did in the Brexit debate. I cringe at some of the comments being made. Meanwhile there are those who are complaining that their ski trips to the Alps are being cancelled. Give me strength, nobody should be considering going to any of these places whilst the situation prevails, partly for their own safety but more importantly for the number of innocent people they will infect when they return.

[barney]

Oh , I will on Monday morning.
I also got our new council tax in the same post stating that part of the 4.5% increase is due to an additional precept for adult social care.
I may ask them to send the increase to DCC.

My mum had cancer and got brilliant care from the NHS.
Mum in law has dementia and has currently paid nearly 150k
Fair ?

Hi Barney.....No it ain't fair but it is the system we are in......My wife's best friend is a trouble shooter for failing nursing homes (private) so l can say with some confidence that many nursing homes struggle to balace the books.

The question as to who should pay for nursing home care is one that l can't answer but if l find myself in a position where l need a nursing home l would rather pay for a private one rather than end my days in a council run one....Some don't have that choice.

No danger of that Keefy.
There are very few council care homes anymore.
Where MiL is in Exeter, privately funded residents pay a grand a week whereas county council funded residents pay £660 .( or should I say the council do)

Fully funded, as they call it , subsidies the county council.
Mum has about 18 months of money left, then her care is down to the DCC.
They will not guarantee that she will stay where she is.
It’s a national disgrace.

[Stephen]

I'm hoping that when this self isolation comes it will be flexible to allow essential trips for things like food shopping. It will put additional strain on others if they have to do our shopping for us and clearly the delivery companies can't cope even now. Our daughter is a single parent with a job in a care home and two children so she has enough on her plate without looking after our needs too. If allowed my plan would be to shop early or late when there are fewer people about. If I get the choice.. ..

My take on it is that we will avoid crowds and close contact so cinema, theatre, clubs and societies will be off limits. However we should be able to go for walks and have a ride out from time to time. Shopping is an issue as we are in a similar situation to Merv. I am young enough and fit enough that I would feel embarrassed asking neighbours to do my shopping for me but I would tend to go when it is quiet.
Having said that we have just been to do our weekly shop and it was manic, just like Christmas. There were people with shopping trollies loaded to the gunwales with whatever they could find to throw into them. Why the siege mentality? Meanwhile we could not get the bare essentials we would normally get.Hopefully in a couple of weeks' time when these people are still eating everything up a sense of order will return and there will be plenty on the shelves.
Unfortunately the doom and gloom merchants on the TV and radio, and in the newspapers are doing their best to whip everybody up into a frenzy and the more gullible are believing the hype, just as they did in the Brexit debate. I cringe at some of the comments being made. Meanwhile there are those who are complaining that their ski trips to the Alps are being cancelled. Give me strength, nobody should be considering going to any of these places whilst the situation prevails, partly for their own safety but more importantly for the number of innocent people they will infect when they return.

Agree Foxy.
You would think the world is about to end going by the media. I think everyone has forgotten that one important thing....common sense.

[Onelife]

When self isolation dose come in it will be those confined to flats that l feel sorry for.

[Onelife]

There are of course some areas of the media predicting the end of the world but for the most l think the message being put out is one that needs to get out.

People are frightened and while there may be an over reaction where food shopping is concerned, the message that the media is putting out is at the right level for what we are facing imo. Without this doom and gloom predictions people wouldn't be taking things seriously enough .......everybody now has no excuse for not washing their hands etc.

[barney]

Such a lovely day down here and the shop is closed Mondays so we are self isolating on Exmoor this afternoon.
May stop at Exford for a coffee and sticky bun.(assuming it’s open)

[Stephen]

Such a lovely day down here and the shop is closed Mondays so we are self isolating on Exmoor this afternoon.
May stop at Exford for a coffee and sticky bun.(assuming it’s open)

[Gill W]

I agree with what OBF said.

At this point, it’s not isolation, it’s social distancing, which over 70s will be asked to do. I also think that younger people with certain health issues should do this, whenever possible.

I was 60 yesterday, and my husband is 68, both in pretty good health but we are going to be distancing ourselves, wherever feasible. We’ll be doing our own shopping in the supermarket, but at a quieter time, certainly not at the weekend. At this point , I’m not using online grocery shopping - I’m leaving that for those who need it more than me. We’ll avoid crowded places and won’t be going to the cinema etc. We intend keeping healthy by going for walks.

We have lots of things booked for this year, (fortunately no more cruises), such as theatre, a couple of coach holidays, and days out on the coach. We are making no immediate decision about these, but will see what the conditions are like at the time, and won’t be at all surprised if these are cancelled. I’m concerned that some of the small businesseswill go out of business because of all this.

The government, as I understand it, want to slow the rate of infection, if infections continue unabated, the health system is swamped, and risks collapse. Self isolation won’t fully protect people, and many of us will be infected, but they hope that the rate of infection is slowed, and over a longer period of time, so it’s easier to manage.

It’s not like there’s going to be the age police asking for your papers if you leave the house. But, I believe we should cut down our social interactions where we can. - but still do things that are needed, such as shopping, work (if you work) looking after older relatives.

However, we also need a plan if we actually get ill and need to really go into isolation. Make sure we have food in the house and other necessities, or make sure somebody will do it for us.

I believe we will be tested more than any time since WW2. It might seem like a pain to feel restricted, but if it helps in some small way, I am willing to do it. We all need to work together on this.

I know I might be accused of over reaction. But things aren’t just going to go back to normal in a few weeks. This is one of the biggest events of the century, and we are living through history. Its a watershed - in future, I am quite sure we will talk about ‘before COVID19’ and ‘after COVID19’

[Manoverboard]

… but I would tend to go when it is quiet.
Having said that we have just been to do our weekly shop and it was manic, just like Christmas. There were people with shopping trollies loaded to the gunwales with whatever they could find to throw into them. Why the siege mentality? Meanwhile we could not get the bare essentials we would normally get.

Quite …

As I mentioned in my OP we did a BIG SHOP last Thursday and although the vast majority of the items were delivered these did not include any meat nor veges. We normally go shopping for these early to mid week and arrive just before 13:00 on the basis that the shoppers will all be at lunch and we will have the shop to ourselves.

Not today, it was heaving and most of the shelves were either empty else nearly empty. It looked like the place had been looted or trashed, we got about half of what was on the list.

We chatted to one of the regular staff members and she told us that the lorries had arrived at 04:00 and the shelves were duly re-stacked. At opening time there were over 50 shoppers queuing at the door with the larger trollies and by 10:00 the store was virtually devoid of storable and freezable food.

[Onelife]

Hey Mob........how did l do that?

Thanks in anticipation

[Manoverboard]

Hey Mob........how did l do that?

Thanks in anticipation

I have absolutely no idea but it's deffo a first

I have deleted it and added your comments below

" Should have stocked up for Brexit...just saying "

[Onelife]

Hey Mob........how did l do that?

Thanks in anticipation

I have absolutely no idea but it's deffo a first

I have deleted it and added your comments below

" Should have stocked up for Brexit...just saying "

thanks