AnnieC Posted December 20, 2020 #11076 Share Posted December 20, 2020 42 minutes ago, grapau27 said: Annie. I'm so sorry to hear your middle daughter and her husband might have caught Covid19. I sincerely hope their covid19 is mild and they don't have to go to hospital and if they do it is only for a short time. Very best wishes to you and your family. Stay safe. Graham x. Thank you for your good wishes, Graham. They are young, fit and healthy and seem to be recovering already. Doing my best not to worry. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adawn47 Posted December 20, 2020 #11077 Share Posted December 20, 2020 While sitting here posting I suddenly heard Christmas songs and motorbikes. Strange I thought, and went outside to look. Six motorbikes decorated with coloured lights and the riders dressed as Santa🎅 were slowly riding down the road and singing at the tops of their voices. Most likely not legal, but wonderful nonetheless. My daughter said they had been around her village as well. Mobile covid era carol singers😊 Avril 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamianG Posted December 20, 2020 #11078 Share Posted December 20, 2020 3 hours ago, kalos said: You are not the only one Avril .Mrs Kalos has a forum she uses and it's for locals in our area. A local A&E nurse sounds like she is at the end of her tether and you can bet her feelings are the same up and down the country as well ..... We are all trying. We are all tired & we all have family we are worried about too. Whether that be Covid19 related or the impact on their mental health. xx ‘The respect is gone. The appreciation is gone. The “thank you so much for working through this” has been replaced by “this is ridiculous”. The threats of calling senior managers and being shouted at down the phone by understandably frustrated relatives are at an all time high. The annoyed eye rolls and huffy sighs when you tell them “it shouldn’t be much longer, we are doing the best we can” are really starting to chip away at our morale. The free coffee and meals are a thing of the past. The hotel lights in the shape of hearts aren’t on anymore. The neighbours that waved us off to work and told us to “stay safe” have gone back inside. The community that displayed “heroes work here” signs have turned their backs on us. And the local rag is back to pointing out our short comings We are still here. We are still fighting. We are working harder than we ever have. We are exhausted. We are frustrated. We are so emotionally and physically drained. We are skipping breaks. We are going in early and coming home late. We are missing time with our families. We are doing THE. BEST. WE. CAN. We aren’t “healthcare heroes” anymore. We have become slaves to this pandemic, and it is really exhausting. So please, if you read this and for some reason find yourself needing us then please cut the staff some slack. Try to be grateful. Try to have some respect. Please respect the NHS and emergency services My mate’s wife (a senior nurse) says that vaccines are coming in vials of 6 doses in each vial. Some scheduled for jabs are not attending then some doses in the vial which are partly used have to be thrown away. More frustration for NHS staff. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Eglesbrech Posted December 20, 2020 #11079 Share Posted December 20, 2020 4 minutes ago, DamianG said: My mate’s wife (a senior nurse) says that vaccines are coming in vials of 6 doses in each vial. Some scheduled for jabs are not attending then some doses in the vial which are partly used have to be thrown away. More frustration for NHS staff. What a waste. Pity they can’t just vaccinate passing folks. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adawn47 Posted December 20, 2020 #11080 Share Posted December 20, 2020 7 minutes ago, DamianG said: My mate’s wife (a senior nurse) says that vaccines are coming in vials of 6 doses in each vial. Some scheduled for jabs are not attending then some doses in the vial which are partly used have to be thrown away. More frustration for NHS staff. For the love of heaven, why do they make an appointment and not turn up!!! It just beggars belief. Now, what was I saying about selfish, inconsiderate........... nope. not going there again🤐 Avril 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Eglesbrech Posted December 20, 2020 #11081 Share Posted December 20, 2020 1 minute ago, Adawn47 said: For the love of heaven, why do they make an appointment and not turn up!!! It just beggars belief. Now, what was I saying about selfish, inconsiderate........... nope. not going there again🤐 Avril Deep breathe Avril. Don’t get upset at the actions of others, you can’t control what they do, only what you do. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalos Posted December 20, 2020 #11082 Share Posted December 20, 2020 14 minutes ago, DamianG said: My mate’s wife (a senior nurse) says that vaccines are coming in vials of 6 doses in each vial. Some scheduled for jabs are not attending then some doses in the vial which are partly used have to be thrown away. More frustration for NHS staff. Those who do not attend without informing the NHS vaccine program without good reason should be sent to the very back of the queue -end of 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkshirephil Posted December 20, 2020 #11083 Share Posted December 20, 2020 27 minutes ago, Eglesbrech said: What a waste. Pity they can’t just vaccinate passing folks. It is a waste, but if people knew they could effectively jump the queue there would likely be crowds forming at vaccination points on the off chance they may get it. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Eglesbrech Posted December 20, 2020 #11084 Share Posted December 20, 2020 1 minute ago, yorkshirephil said: It is a waste, but if people knew they could effectively jump the queue there would likely be crowds forming at vaccination points on the off chance they may get it. That being the case phone someone in the priority groups. Someone would come running fast, I would for one! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare SarahHben Posted December 20, 2020 #11085 Share Posted December 20, 2020 2 hours ago, P&O SUE said: Yes she was good too. I actually went to see the Tour at the O2 the year she won. So I saw her perform Jai Ho and luckily for me Ray Quinn was there too. Torvill and Dean also performed so it was a great show! I saw it at the O2 that year too, it was fantastic! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted December 20, 2020 #11086 Share Posted December 20, 2020 52 minutes ago, AnnieC said: Thank you for your good wishes, Graham. They are young, fit and healthy and seem to be recovering already. Doing my best not to worry. 🤞👍 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalos Posted December 20, 2020 #11087 Share Posted December 20, 2020 Points Make Prizes as Brucie would say But unfortunately crowds forming at vaccination points could cause covid 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted December 20, 2020 #11088 Share Posted December 20, 2020 32 minutes ago, kalos said: Those who do not attend without informing the NHS vaccine program without good reason should be sent to the very back of the queue -end of +1. Absolutely agree. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalos Posted December 20, 2020 #11089 Share Posted December 20, 2020 Reminder ... Luxury Cruises: From Boom to Bust? CH 4 on now 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamianG Posted December 20, 2020 #11090 Share Posted December 20, 2020 1 hour ago, Eglesbrech said: On a lighter note the house smells nice right now. I have been making mulled wine, home made is much nicer than the sugar loaded bottles from supermarkets. I made a batch of syrup from fresh spices and orange and use a decent red wine and some port. The smell is almost as good as the wine! I’m planning on making our own mulled wine with red wine, spiced rum, oranges and ingredients from off the shelf spice jars, i.e. cinnamon, cloves, star anise and ground nutmeg. I haven’t worked out the balance yet but it’s going to fun tasting it. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkshirephil Posted December 20, 2020 #11091 Share Posted December 20, 2020 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Presto2 Posted December 20, 2020 #11092 Share Posted December 20, 2020 Christmas Day will still happen on the 25th - it can not be cancelled - it will be different, the same as Easter. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zap99 Posted December 20, 2020 #11093 Share Posted December 20, 2020 3 minutes ago, Presto2 said: Christmas Day will still happen on the 25th - it can not be cancelled - it will be different, the same as Easter. We may still be eating the Turkey and gammon at Easter.🤔 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkshirephil Posted December 20, 2020 #11094 Share Posted December 20, 2020 7 minutes ago, zap99 said: We may still be eating the Turkey and gammon at Easter.🤔 Goes well with pancakes, only 8 weeks away 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann141 Posted December 20, 2020 #11095 Share Posted December 20, 2020 12 minutes ago, zap99 said: We may still be eating the Turkey and gammon at Easter.🤔 Can we just jump straight to Easter when cruising may have restarted!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zap99 Posted December 20, 2020 #11096 Share Posted December 20, 2020 2 minutes ago, ann141 said: Can we just jump straight to Easter when cruising may have restarted!! Easter sounds good. Our Alaska cruise may still go in June. Will just need to rebook some flights. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkshirephil Posted December 20, 2020 #11097 Share Posted December 20, 2020 Just now, zap99 said: Easter sounds good. Our Alaska cruise may still go in June. Will just need to rebook some flights. We did Alaska last June, amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zap99 Posted December 20, 2020 #11098 Share Posted December 20, 2020 1 minute ago, yorkshirephil said: We did Alaska last June, amazing. We did our once in a lifetime Alaska cruise ,Rocky Mountaineer, Rockies tour in June 2018, so we booked it again for 2020. Now cancelled, but rebooked for 2021. Who can say. Perhaps once in a lifetime,twice🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkshirephil Posted December 20, 2020 #11099 Share Posted December 20, 2020 7 minutes ago, zap99 said: We did our once in a lifetime Alaska cruise ,Rocky Mountaineer, Rockies tour in June 2018, so we booked it again for 2020. Now cancelled, but rebooked for 2021. Who can say. Perhaps once in a lifetime,twice🤔 Yep, we were thinking of doing it next year with the coach across the Rockies, we had 4 days in Vancouver last time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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