When the lockdown ends

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  • trellis
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    edited May 2020 #212

    That's a neat trick Goldie , would have thought a contortionist would struggle with that one 😀😀.

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  • rayjsj
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    edited May 2020 #214

    Agree, as far as I know only Bleach and Formaldehyde kill ALL germs and Viruses.

    I have always used Elsan Blue, mainly because of its British Kite mark to Guarantee to do just that.

    I will carry on to use Elsan Blue.

    For me it was always about sterilization the smell aspect comes a distant second.

    I will also be carrying a couple of bottles of bleach as a standby.And to wipe taps/handles etc.

  • Goldie146
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    edited May 2020 #215

    That’s my mother you’re talking about!

  • brue
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    edited May 2020 #216

    I've been trying to answer my own question by looking up a few "virus" killers and it looks as though a strong detergent works, maybe the bio pods will be ok? Bleach is good but no good for porta loos, vinegar is ok too but still not ok. Wiping things with bacterial wipes isn't as reliably effective. I'd definitely head for open air disposal points as the virus can linger for a long time in enclosed spaces. If I was standing next to a water tap filling up a can and someone came up alongside to a CEP and gave their cassette the usual shake I'd be off like a rocket! wink

     

  • Rufs
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    edited May 2020 #217

    If I was standing next to a water tap filling up a can and someone came up alongside to a CEP and gave their cassette the usual shake I'd be off like a rocket!

    Yes so would i, and all those advocating the closure of facilities and everybody using onboard facilities, the chances of the above happening increase significantly, and if the CEP is in an enclosed room as many are then I am sure the risk is even greater.

    100 units using maybe using 2 x CEP, not my idea of escaping to the great outdoors to make it easier to self isolate undecided

  • KjellNN
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    edited May 2020 #218

    Bad idea to shake it too vigorously, can damage the float etc!

    I was thinking a spray bottle of a bleach solution to take along would be a good idea, maybe even add some soap solution?  Spray taps etc before touching.  Maybe disposable gloves?

    I usually end up emptying the cassette late night or early morning, OH panics when the little red light comes on, so should not be too many people around then!

    Our inclination would be to stick mainly to CLs, only 5 cassettes to be emptying, and pretty much always outside.

  • Tammygirl
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    edited May 2020 #219

    i would agree that its the handles that are the main concern, so once you been to the loo or had a shower does one not then wash their hands before leaving the block. If the doors were fastened back then you would have no need to touch anything after washing your hands so thereby reducing the risk of 'touch' infection. 

  • Tammygirl
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    edited May 2020 #220

    Just had a thought, some sites are open now according to the last magazine and confirmed on here by some of the folk staying on them. 

    As far as I know the facility blocks are open on these sites so how are they 'managing them' I know the sites are not at full capacity but if folk are indeed using the showers and toilets etc what are they doing to avoid contact infection.

  • KjellNN
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    edited May 2020 #221

    I think it would also depend on what the tap handles are like?

    If you need to grip them to turn on/off then that is not ideal.

     All the taps we have at home have levers that you push to move from cold to hot, and lift/push down to turn on/off, which seems to me to be a better idea.

    And doors fixed back would frequently make it very chilly in the shower!

    Yet another reason to use our own. 

  • brue
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    edited May 2020 #222

    Discussions with site owners about caravan sites on our SW TV tonight. There is talk that when they do open non of the communal facilities will be open, so things will not be as before.

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited May 2020 #224

    I got the impression that was only his take on things, Brue. As yet, no one knows what the situation might be come July. That’s not to say he’s wrong, of course.

    His was the first site in Cornwall to voluntarily close prior to lockdown as far as I know.

  • nelliethehooker
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    edited May 2020 #225

    As long as the price is right, and the CC don't try to charge top whack, as they are prone to do.

  • Rufs
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    edited May 2020 #226

    I thought i saw a post on CT that said that although some sites were open facilities blocks were closed, but could be wrong, but either way all this turning taps off with your feet, carrying bottles of spray bleach, wearing wet suit and diving mask is too much aggro for me.

    I will not be going anywhere until i am sure i can enjoy my stay wherever that may be and more importantly stay safe and i only feel relatively safe at home right now.

  • young thomas
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    edited May 2020 #227

    "OH panics when the little red light comes on, so should not be too many people around then!"

    Kjell, id hope she'd be on her own in therewink

  • DEBSC
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    edited May 2020 #228

    It was on our local tv news for people to be aware that if they drive out for a walk and intend to stay a while that no public toilets will be open and they don't intend to open them for a good while due to the risk of infection. Suggesting facility blocks may remain closed when sites open.

  • Takethedogalong
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    edited May 2020 #229

    There aren’t that many left now, and a couple are lined up for the chopping block☹️

    Besides, a great deal of their appeal is that they had folks who loved them staying, if you get my drift.......😉

  • Heethers
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    edited May 2020 #230

    Thats what l have said twin wheeler, the the government and club decide, if people are frightened of showering don't just use the toilet facility

  • Heethers
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    edited May 2020 #231

    If the club needs to charge a set fee to cover the wardens wages so be it, l don't just go to the site for the amenities, l go because they are safe and kept to an high standard

  • Takethedogalong
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    edited May 2020 #232

    Going to be interesting if the Club does open Sites. They might not be the havens of peace and tranquility folks think, even with or without facilities.........the schools might not have re opened! 🤔

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited May 2020 #233

    It might be what you meant, Heethers, but it wasn't what you said. You were urging folk to do something to move the situation forward.

    "Lets do our bit whatever the government and club decide..." 

  • Rufs
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    edited May 2020 #234

    good point, and to have a site full of children who have been caged up for weeks is going to set some peoples hearts pounding , dogs, kids, frustrated parents BBQ's by the score, LV's full of smoke, lovely, i can just see a site in front of me now, Dorset , name with held, not a club site, but the sort of place where social distancing is just not going to work.

  • DavidKlyne
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    edited May 2020 #235

    I am still a little unclear whether I could go for a ride out in my motorhome for the day with all facilities onboard. Not that I particularly intend to but it might be the answer to the lack of toilets?

    David

  • SteveL
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    edited May 2020 #236

    Just as a point of interest. Can you take holiday if you are furloughed? 

  • SteveL
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    edited May 2020 #237

    According to the wording:-

    People may drive to outdoor open spaces irrespective of distance, so long as they respect social distancing guidance while they are there, because this does not involve contact with people outside your household.

    It does not mention type of vehicle, so I guess it would be permissible. No intention of doing it though. Although I intend to take it for a run round without stopping next week, to rotate the wheels and oily bits.

  • brue
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    edited May 2020 #238

    We would like to take the M/H out, pack some food and enjoy a day out somewhere using our onboard facilities. I think we'd stick out like a sore thumb just now, perceived as holiday makers. But if things do ease up I think we'll be spending our summer just tootling around on day trips to places we hope will be relatively quiet. Will have to wait and see.

    There were pictures on TV of queues at a garden centre we use sometimes. I looked at the M5 camera around Weston SM, out of interest but it didn't look too busy.

    What we need is rain to slow the process up! (We really do need some rain in our part of the UK.)

  • Metheven
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    edited May 2020 #239

    We have cycled from home in every direction possible in the last few weeks, perhaps now I can put the towball carrier on the back of the car and venture a little further afield. smile

    No chance of coming across a hot 'sarnie' van though frown

  • cyberyacht
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    edited May 2020 #240

    Perhaps that's the thinking behind "drive and far as you want for exercise". Our range will be constrained by the capacity of our bladders. So about a kilometre on foot or ten miles in the car. undecided

  • young thomas
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    edited May 2020 #241

    ...or all day in the vanwink

    i see from an NT update they are opening some car parks, but where manned or with facilities, these will be looked at later...