[Redway]

Since the COVD outbreak’s worsening by the day.

[Cal.]

Mainly yes Cos me uni is closed but I work at a pub 2 days a week on the side and they’re still open so not fully!

[caprimint]

Nah

[Redway]

Originally Posted by caprimint

Nah

And why’s that?

[caprimint]

I mean I'm not trying to not self-isolate, I'm just carrying on as normal.

[smudgie]

Me.

[LeatherTrumpet]

no

[bitontheslide]

i don't know where this notion that all the elderly still go out comes from unless elderly is considered over 40? (if that's the case, then we have some very immature people on this forum)

Elderly people rarely go out at the best of times, so they sure aint going out more now, maybe for a walk and some exercise, maybe to get shopping, but thats about it if you discount clubs etc

Anyway ... i'm self isolating yes

[Jordan.]

No but I would if I didn't have to work

[Babayaro.]

I've got no choice to go out atm due to work. I have a week's annual leave as of this coming Monday which is going to be incredibly uneventful maybe I will make the most of it and take the dog out for much longer walks.

But hey, at least I'll be saving money

[Marsh.]

Some old people will have no one to get food for them. In fact a lot of them, do you want them to just starve?

A lot of supermarkets have cancelled home deliveries.

[LaLaLand]

I’m definitely reducing and avoiding various places/people.

I’m writing this from the Barber’s and they’re disinfecting everything between customers, wearing gloves etc. Good precautions! Need a trim incase we go into proper lockdown otherwise I’ll be like a werewolf in a few weeks!

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Twosugars

My bf's father yesterday was annoyed he had to buy a big milk bc they were out of one pinters
No wonder he has to go out every day if he wants to buy a pint of milk at a time.
Lives alone but always needs a few bits. Jeez, that kitchen must be stocked up to the rafters!

If he lives alone he probably doesn't want to stock up on 4 pinters that are gonna be out of date before he gets through it.

[Twosugars]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

If he lives alone he probably doesn't want to stock up on 4 pinters that are gonna be out of date before he gets through it.

We manage. Big bottles of milk dont go off that quick. He knows how much he uses. Get the right amount to last a week.
But no, he needs to do the shops every day.

[Morgan.]

Originally Posted by Twosugars

We manage. Big bottles of milk dont go off that quick. He knows how much he uses. Get the right amount to last a week.
But no, he needs to do the shops every day.

But for elderly people it’s routine. If they’ve lived doing the same thing every day for the past however many years, it’s impossible to get them to change. My Nan, who’s in her mid 80’s, has been to the supermarket to get her weekly essentials every Thursday for the past 30 odd years. Same as how she has to collect her pension every Monday at 9am, or has to go to her daughters for Sunday dinner every week. She gets confused and disorientated if that changes without enough notice, and although we’ve managed to get her to self isolate she’s still calling every other day with something she needs or is missing.

So you can’t crucify someone for sticking to something that’s normal to them.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Twosugars

We manage. Big bottles of milk dont go off that quick. He knows how much he uses. Get the right amount to last a week.
But no, he needs to do the shops every day.

Well unless he's solely going the shop for milk every morning that's not really your judgement to make.

"We manage" means nothing.

[Toy Soldier]

Yes but sort of as default . Kids are off now, I work from home anyway, and everywhere is shut... so I only go out for food shopping and to walk the dog . My wife is on annual leave for a couple of weeks anyway. We all took the dog to the beach last night, but we went half an hour before sunset... weather was lovely and there was no one else there. It was really nice, actually .

[caprimint]

Anybody can think they're healthy and have underlying issues they don't know about

I mean, he's still alive anyway?

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Twosugars

Never said they shouldn't shop for food. Just reduce the number of times they do it.

Let's face it, it's not just about shopping. They go out bc they want to be out, see people etc.
But it's not too much to ask to cut it to an absolute minimum for a few weeks.

Have you offered to shop for him?

[Twosugars]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

Well unless he's solely going the shop for milk every morning that's not really your judgement to make.

"We manage" means nothing.

We manage was about buying milk. Buy it once a week and it doesn't go off. He can do the same. Just for now.

In this exceptional time it is my judgement to make that for him to go out shopping every day is ridiculous.
He has a daughter living not that far off who repeatedly offers to bring shopping to him. Which he refuses.
He has to go out and get it himself. Just because.
Stubborn and set in his ways

[Toy Soldier]

Originally Posted by Twosugars

We manage was about buying milk. Buy it once a week and it doesn't go off. He can do the same. Just for now.

In this exceptional time it is my judgement to make that for him to go out shopping every day is ridiculous.
He has a daughter living not that far off who repeatedly offers to bring shopping to him. Which he refuses.
He has to go out and get it himself. Just because.
Stubborn and set in his ways

Our issue is the opposite; we PLOUGH through milk and there isn't enough fridge space to buy enough to last even one week.

I'd stock up on UHT but it's sold out everywhere .

[Firewire]

Kind of?

I went to the supermarket yesterday because I had to really but I'm social distancing and not seeing family & friends.

I was laid off from work until it all blows over so I don't need to go out to work. I might take on temporary work as I'm not being paid, but it depends how serious the situation is... I might just stay at home.

[Twosugars]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

Have you offered to shop for him?

His daughter who is much closer has. He says no.

If she was not able we would do it, even though we live other side of london.
Would happily bring his shopping to him once a week. But with her around and happy to help there is no need.

[Liam-]

Yes, but not for me, because I live with my parents that I care for and they would be susceptible to not surviving if they contracted the virus, I went out for the first time yesterday to do shopping and I won’t be going back out again until we need more and nobody is allowed through the door unless it’s family and even that I’m regulating, it might just be the ‘oldies’ that are dying off so far, but that’s because there are selfish people in the world that are paying no attention because it won’t affect them and passing it on to people with people it will affect, things like this happening never fails to bring out the worst and best in people.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

Some old people will have no one to get food for them. In fact a lot of them, do you want them to just starve?

A lot of supermarkets have cancelled home deliveries.

Home deliveries have no slots for weeks on end