Corona Virus Concerns
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Talking of unwanted gossip our bungalow backs onto a small wood, used by dog walkers mostly. The area just behind our place has a path running past it but it's not on the main walkway so doesn't see a lot of traffic.
Well we've, between us, have heard at least 3 phone conversations from different people, whilst working in the garden, of what can only be called pining. "Yes, sweetheart, I miss you too but what can we do" type with details of how they can't "get away" . So the adulterers are finding it a bit of chore as well.
Haven't recognised anyone's voice yet!
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😱😱😱😂
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It’s well known that you have to kiss one or two frogs before you find your Prince! (And I mean kiss, not anything else!)😂
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No we dont have any letter re health, just going to hope friends and neighbours can keep up their good work.
There are apparently thousands left off the list. Check out >this news item<
I also notice Waitrose's plea on their web pages not to contact them but they will contact you!
peedee
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The NHS volunteer service goes live today:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-52196459
Professionals will be able to upload tasks in their areas for the volunteers to enable the delivering of prescriptions, food, or to phone the at risk for a chat etc.
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At least two of our family are volunteers, despite both also still working! Going to be delivering essentials meds’ we think.
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Well let's hope that it works OK. Mrs M applied the morning after it was launched, filled in the online application, attached her up to date DBS certificate (she has been visiting one of our local primary schools) and contacted our car insurers (which is a compulsory action for applicants) to make sure our policy would be valid.
So far she has heard absolutely nothing!
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I have had the complete opposite, my application was verified by the police and other parties 5 days ago, allowing me to follow a link provided by Email to finalise it. Downloaded the Responder App and I am shown on the map along with others nearby.
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My advice is to log in to Tesco online at around 11.50pm. This seems to be when they open the queue for booking a slot. Some evenings I have given up after 12.10am, as I am not desperate for a delivery, but last night it was only 12.01 when I got access. That was a mere one minute after slots opened, normally at midnight. Our Tesco are still showing three week in advance slots, however, our local Asda you can only try and get a slot or a pick up seven days in advance. Morrison’s is impossible, we have no Sainsbury’s or Waitrose close by, so I don’t bother with the last three.
If you get into the Tesco queue, your page refreshes automatically, so you don’t have to do anything until it comes up, book a slot. Put a few items in basket, check out, and the you can sort rest out at anytime you want up to day prior to delivery. I have a Favourites list, so ten minutes of clicking and I have most of my shop in my basket. 👍
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Here is the meat of what Tesco emailed:
· "Last Thursday, we were given an initial list of 110,000 clinically vulnerable and isolated people by the Government. From this list, we were able to match 75,000 existing customers – and we’ve already let them know we’re making home delivery slots available to them immediately. We’ll continue to work through this list, and, as we receive more data from the Government, we’ll make even more slots available.
· We’ve increased our online delivery slots by 145,000 (+20%) in the last 2 weeks, with thousands more becoming available every day. We know it’s still difficult to get an online delivery slot due to high demand, so we ask those who are able to safely come to stores to do so. This will help free up more slots for the more vulnerable – so please think before you click.
· As our stock levels start to return to normal, we’re removing the purchasing limits on the majority of products in our stores. We’ve kept limits on some essential lines such as toilet roll, pasta and hand sanitisers until our shelves are fully stocked again. But we’d still ask you to buy only what you need.
· Many care homes have contacted us, asking to buy provisions for their guests. Booker, our wholesale business, is doing its very best to help these customers."
I would say we are not on the highly vulnerable list but definitely higher than just being 70 plus. Our doctor did ring us 10 days ago to check on us and offer some advice.
We are still keeping our heads down like many others and I have a click and collect booking on the 17th which should keep us ticking over.
peedee
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I think some of the lottery might be geographical as well. Our Tesco doesn’t do click and collect, I would have to use a Sheffield😱 branch for that, a good 45 minutes away.
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Our next Waitrose delivery is click and collect, I found a delivery slot last night but can't change the order over to delivery. Waitrose (maybe it's our area) release slots every day, these are short term dates so just the days ahead. I'm sticking with them now as it seems to have settled down although they have reduced their range and make changes up until the last minute. This will help our neighbours too, sharing the order, they were pleased to stock up this week.
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Daughter on phone today ,her partner John Lewis normally ,has been seconded to Waitrose ,to use his company car to do home deliveries to customers on their vunerable list ,and she thinks that other senior mobile staff are doing the same ,as are some of their small John Lewis vans being used also.help cope with the present unprecedented,home delivery slots
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Oh what small pleasures!!
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My sister is waiting for her first order due on the 14th, she has had it in the system for 3 weeks. Today she has managed to get 3 orders placed with Morrisons, 1 for the next 3 weeks from this week. I also told her that Iceland deliver she wasn't aware of that but checked her address and yes they do, so she has registered with them. We don't have a big Sainsbury in Perth just a tiny one in the town but saw a delivery van today in the village so they must be coming from Dundee 26 mls away.
WN, you really shouldn't be sleeping with folk out of your household
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