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Post by stxdpr on Mar 13, 2020 12:42:59 GMT
'The Lad' has just been knocking at my door (3 times!). I ignored him, as I know he's just ponced a lighter from 'Old Boy'. Probably wants gas... Sneeze on him as you open the door, put your face mask back on and then apologise for having the sweet and sour bat last night and that it's got you feeling under the weather? Or can you report him as infected and not self isolating, would work better in Italy or China I guess. |
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Post by Sheep2 on Mar 13, 2020 12:51:08 GMT
I am furious about all the sport being cancelled.
I had a trip to West Brom followed by many hours of sulking booked for tomorrow.
I am now bereft. Obviously sulking is still on, but it won't be the same.
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Post by amipal on Mar 13, 2020 13:03:31 GMT
It's been confirmed that I'm working from home all week next week. I never liked people in the first place, so this is a massive boon for me.
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Post by Chumbles on Mar 13, 2020 13:11:34 GMT
In foetid hovels Worving from home, playing games, The Sabbelkistler Neptune's Pride 2: Buried that awkward Australian bastard! Up to 52 vics...  |
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Post by cobblers on Mar 13, 2020 13:24:54 GMT
I think my holiday has just been sunk. Bugger. That means I’m going to expire from batflu in my sordid grief hole playing fallout 3 again, instead dying of batflu whist drunk up a mountain bathing in fondue. Ah well.
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Post by dakylosaurus419 on Mar 13, 2020 14:08:39 GMT
Chin up cobblers, we’ve got to keep the numbers up. If you die abroad it doesn’t count.
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Post by amipal on Mar 13, 2020 14:28:03 GMT
These soiled-lazyboys are really going to get a work-out.
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Post by tenthenemy on Mar 13, 2020 14:59:47 GMT
Internet is down. They say an engineer is on the way to sort it out, but I know better. Clearly it's a sign of the end times. In hindsight it should have been clear when we got the government of the apocalypse. Pestilence and Loss of Internet service.
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Post by cobblers on Mar 13, 2020 15:03:31 GMT
Chin up cobblers, we’ve got to keep the numbers up. If you die abroad it doesn’t count. speaking in my capacity as a dual national filthy foreign healthcare tourist scrounger, I fully expect that Patel’s hired goons will try to deport me if I catch it. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’ve got doorknobs to lick. |
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Post by mlu035rsc on Mar 13, 2020 15:12:54 GMT
Yikes, it really is the end of times in Brumland / Solihull (the Solihull part of Chelmsley Wood anyways). Usual Friday drinks at The Little Owl - pub empty. NEC events cancelled, trains cancelled, Christmas cancelled. We've been ordered to work from home next week, which doesn't suit me as I already do a Thursday at home every week and find the lack of human contact a bit grim. Caught up on yesterday and Wednesday's chat, yikes. Sheep, if I didn't know better I'd say you and my best mate are one and the same person.
Games: No, unless you count looking at blood clots in dog poo, and cleaning up dog poo as a game. Dog end of days for sure next month, if he makes it that far.
OTTM: Nothing. Losing my dog is going to hurt big time and will have a dramatic effect on my life going forward as I can't get another one.
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Post by tenthenemy on Mar 13, 2020 15:20:44 GMT
So sorry to hear that, mlu. Words fail me.
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Post by Felice Landry on Mar 13, 2020 16:35:49 GMT
Off to that there London next week, even though the gig has been postponed, as already booked stuff/hotels etc. Though may be safer than staying at home:   |
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Post by Chumbles on Mar 13, 2020 16:49:48 GMT
mlu035rsc: Commiserations, fella; losing a friend is never easy. But with a companion you always feel you should have done more, even when you know you've done your utmost. I dunno how you deal with it, but I've always tried to keep busy, say, doing a project of some sort.
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Post by Sheep2 on Mar 13, 2020 16:58:42 GMT
I think my holiday has just been sunk. Bugger. That means I’m going to expire from batflu in my sordid grief hole playing fallout 3 again, instead dying of batflu whist drunk up a mountain bathing in fondue. Ah well. Diving holiday? |
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Post by cobblers on Mar 13, 2020 17:24:27 GMT
I think my holiday has just been sunk. Bugger. That means I’m going to expire from batflu in my sordid grief hole playing fallout 3 again, instead dying of batflu whist drunk up a mountain bathing in fondue. Ah well. Diving holiday? there is a place you can go diving 2000m up a mountain, under ice. Sounds absolutely appalling. But no, this was supposed to be skiing, nominally. That is, long lunches in the sun, sustained drinking of competitively priced reds and excessive consumption of cheese based evening meals with the occasional slide between restaurants for the look of the thing. On reflection, Coronavirus might actually lead to a net improvement in my overall health. |
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Post by lonewolf on Mar 13, 2020 17:35:45 GMT
I have had a chest infection since end of Jan, my Doctor says its OK to go to work.
My collegue has the sniffles 111 tells her to self isolate.
Basically call 111 who cant even see you and get time off.
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Post by Shenguin on Mar 13, 2020 17:40:28 GMT
Ftw
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Post by crankcaller on Mar 13, 2020 17:53:07 GMT
Sorry mlu about the dug.
Sounds very stressful.
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Post by tenthenemy on Mar 13, 2020 18:04:36 GMT
Internet back but flaky. End of the world postponed, which is good because I still have a lot of booze I wouldn't like to waste. On the other hand, it might not be enough if this goes on for weeks and weeks. Clearly there's a fine line somewhere and I don't know where.
This afternoon I was informed by Ocado that "until further notice our drivers won't be going into houses or taking back carrier bags". Sensible precautions there, but I'm slightly worried that after ca. 10-14 weeks the house might be filled to the brim with Ocado bags.
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Post by Felice Landry on Mar 13, 2020 18:07:05 GMT
Internet back but flaky. End of the world postponed, which is good because I still have a lot of booze I wouldn't like to waste. On the other hand, it might not be enough if this goes on for weeks and weeks. Clearly there's a fine line somewhere and I don't know where. This afternoon I was informed by Ocado that "until further notice our drivers won't be going into houses or taking back carrier bags". Sensible precautions there, but I'm slightly worried that after ca. 10-14 weeks the house might be filled to the brim with Ocado bags. Will you still use Ocado after they switch to M&S? |
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Post by tenthenemy on Mar 13, 2020 18:27:30 GMT
Internet back but flaky. End of the world postponed, which is good because I still have a lot of booze I wouldn't like to waste. On the other hand, it might not be enough if this goes on for weeks and weeks. Clearly there's a fine line somewhere and I don't know where. This afternoon I was informed by Ocado that "until further notice our drivers won't be going into houses or taking back carrier bags". Sensible precautions there, but I'm slightly worried that after ca. 10-14 weeks the house might be filled to the brim with Ocado bags. Will you still use Ocado after they switch to M&S? Yes, I think it'll make a nice change. But right at the moment their website is apparently in meltdown. I had problems with their app over the last days, now it's the website, too. Swamped by demand, I suppose. Apparently other sites like Tesco and Waitrose are having trouble as well. Soon people delivering online orders will be the only ones moving around on our roads. Are we about to find out that Death Stranding was a truly prophetic game? |
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Post by Felice Landry on Mar 13, 2020 18:32:57 GMT
Will you still use Ocado after they switch to M&S? Yes, I think it'll make a nice change. But right at the moment their website is apparently in meltdown. I had problems with their app over the last days, now it's the website, too. Swamped by demand, I suppose. Apparently other sites like Tesco and Waitrose are having trouble as well. Soon people delivering online orders will be the only ones moving around on our roads. Are we about to find out that Death Stranding was a truly prophetic game? I had problems paying at Sainsburys online yesterday, eventually manged to go though, looking at the shopping list it is woefully short of panic. |
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Post by RollingEscargot on Mar 13, 2020 18:45:28 GMT
I'm panic-buying add-on telly channels for my extortionate BT package. If I am not leaving the house for 3 months, I will need a lot more telly programmes to complain about.
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Post by Sheep2 on Mar 13, 2020 18:50:46 GMT
I have nicked my parents' Netflix log in.
Cheaper that way.
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Post by crankcaller on Mar 13, 2020 19:01:44 GMT
Got the coffee grinder out the attic. Forgot how much nicer it is freshly ground. Plus I'd imagine there will be beans in shops when ground is gone.
Our Asda delivery was for the most part ok. Though we'd ordered a 6 pack of loo roll to top up our supplies. They had ran out and replaced it with a packet of 16. For the same price. All the loo roll.
Had an email from just eat. Apparently they'll now leave it on your doorstep ring the bell and fuck off. No small talk? Marvellous.
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