Slitherine

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ORIGINAL: z1812

I thought I would start a thread where we can share how we are spending our time, when so many of us are at home waiting for this sad situation to resolve.

My Wife and I are going for walks everyday and car rides now and again, just to get out of the house.

We are in touch with Family and friends through Skype and Facetime. Although conversation and human contact are not the same when done digitally, it is still satisfying to see and speak to those important to us.

Aside from housework, I play guitar a couple of hours a day. I am reading a book I started a while ago about longevity........and of course gaming.

I am playing Tigers on the Hunt, Battlefield 5, Combat Mission and Field of Glory at the moment.

Occasionally we watch some TV. We are lucky enough to have a garden so when the weather is mild we can sit outside and enjoy a cup of tea.

What is everyone else doing? I hope all of you, and your families are doing well.

England expects that every man will do his duty. Horatio Nelson October 1805

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ORIGINAL: Pvt_Grunt

I still have to work, no lockdown.... I'm in an "Essential Service" industry.

HOWEVER - the traffic on the roads now is bloody brilliant! Less than half the traffic, no road ragers, people waving even!

England expects that every man will do his duty. Horatio Nelson October 1805

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ORIGINAL: warspite1

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ORIGINAL: Pvt_Grunt

I still have to work, no lockdown.... I'm in an "Essential Service" industry.

HOWEVER - the traffic on the roads now is bloody brilliant! Less than half the traffic, no road ragers, people waving even!

warspite1

- sorry that was the closest I could find to a waving emoji

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ORIGINAL: z1812

@ warspite, I am in Toronto. The Province of Ontario and the City have declared a State of Emergency. Non-essential services have been shut down, and like many jurisdictions Schools and certain government services have been closed. The streets are mostly empty and the majority of people seem to understand the seriousness of the situation.

@ loki, Sorry to know of your problems. When existing Family concerns coincide with Unforeseen, and serious situations, it is very difficult.

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ORIGINAL: IslandInland

I'm prayin' to Jesus Christ. My Lord and Savivor. By the light of his grace and only through the light of His Almighty Grace can any of us be redeemed by my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Praise the Lord.

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ORIGINAL: MrsWargamer

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ORIGINAL: z1812

@ warspite, I am in Toronto. The Province of Ontario and the City have declared a State of Emergency. Non-essential services have been shut down, and like many jurisdictions Schools and certain government services have been closed. The streets are mostly empty and the majority of people seem to understand the seriousness of the situation.

@ loki, Sorry to know of your problems. When existing Family concerns coincide with Unforeseen, and serious situations, it is very difficult.

Interesting (you being in Toronto). I'm 90 minutes north east of you in Lindsay.

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ORIGINAL: z1812

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ORIGINAL: MrsWargamer

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ORIGINAL: z1812

@ warspite, I am in Toronto. The Province of Ontario and the City have declared a State of Emergency. Non-essential services have been shut down, and like many jurisdictions Schools and certain government services have been closed. The streets are mostly empty and the majority of people seem to understand the seriousness of the situation.

@ loki, Sorry to know of your problems. When existing Family concerns coincide with Unforeseen, and serious situations, it is very difficult.

Interesting (you being in Toronto). I'm 90 minutes north east of you in Lindsay.

Lindsay is such a nice town. You are also in the Kawartha Lakes district which is so beautiful.

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What is everyone else doing?

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ORIGINAL: Red2112

Hard to be positive, or even focus on something at this time. My sister is in the hospital right after my mom passed away. She has also givin positive due to being the last to be with my mom. As a positive note, she has a minor pneumonia and no other side health issues that could degrade her due to CV-19, but she´s 61 and in the hospital so I can only but worry. If she goes, I would be alone as my dad passed away two years ago, but I have hope.

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Red

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ORIGINAL: Red2112

Hard to be positive, or even focus on something at this time. My sister is in the hospital right after my mom passed away. She has also givin positive due to being the last to be with my mom. As a positive note, she has a minor pneumonia and no other side health issues that could degrade her due to CV-19, but she´s 61 and in the hospital so I can only but worry. If she goes, I would be alone as my dad passed away two years ago, but I have hope.

With the lockdown, I and my girlfriend were the only one´s at my moms funural due to restrictions which only made everything even more sad. Due to the lockdown we can´t go for walks and don´t have a porch or patio, we live in a small apartment, so that option is discarted for us which does make a big differance in quality of life right know.

Aside from the above, the sadness just get´s bigger as I see/read how all this is being handle! Wont go into details but I hope everybody will remember how bad this is going when they look back at how the system works! Those who are really in the frontline are not being rewarded (lack of supplys) by goverments and every day citizens are proving that there´s way´s to remedy some of this buy creating there own mask, gel´s, protective screens ect. through household items or 3D printers, donations ect. The response is so unhuman by goverments at this age that it all adds up to more sadness. Nurses had to assist families by handing there smartphones to those who were dying due to the CV so they could give there last goodbey, due to restrictions of visits! The replica that goverments all over the world are following really bother´s me, in a sense that has no logic, and overall very strange that they all follow the same pattren, and it´s not due to Chinas model.

I try to think on other things but it´s not easy. Would play some games but I can´t think on killing/shooting at anything at this time, even if it´s a cardboard counter! Only games I try to play right now are Survisland and Space Engineers. Makes you think why most games are so violent. Can´t play guitar or listen to music, and it´s hard for me to focus while I read, so not much can keep me from thinking on something else.

Sorry but this is just how it is on the other side of the fence. Enjoy all you can of what you can, and make sure you don´t forget that it´s not that easy for others. Today there was a tribute to those who died in the Germanwings Incident, they too could not do what they wanted, but it´s a remainder that people die due to human stupidity! My prayers are with them too.

Red

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ORIGINAL: Franciscus

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ORIGINAL: Red2112

Hard to be positive, or even focus on something at this time. My sister is in the hospital right after my mom passed away. She has also givin positive due to being the last to be with my mom. As a positive note, she has a minor pneumonia and no other side health issues that could degrade her due to CV-19, but she´s 61 and in the hospital so I can only but worry. If she goes, I would be alone as my dad passed away two years ago, but I have hope.

With the lockdown, I and my girlfriend were the only one´s at my moms funural due to restrictions which only made everything even more sad. Due to the lockdown we can´t go for walks and don´t have a porch or patio, we live in a small apartment, so that option is discarted for us which does make a big differance in quality of life right know.

Aside from the above, the sadness just get´s bigger as I see/read how all this is being handle! Wont go into details but I hope everybody will remember how bad this is going when they look back at how the system works! Those who are really in the frontline are not being rewarded (lack of supplys) by goverments and every day citizens are proving that there´s way´s to remedy some of this buy creating there own mask, gel´s, protective screens ect. through household items or 3D printers, donations ect. The response is so unhuman by goverments at this age that it all adds up to more sadness. Nurses had to assist families by handing there smartphones to those who were dying due to the CV so they could give there last goodbey, due to restrictions of visits! The replica that goverments all over the world are following really bother´s me, in a sense that has no logic, and overall very strange that they all follow the same pattren, and it´s not due to Chinas model.

I try to think on other things but it´s not easy. Would play some games but I can´t think on killing/shooting at anything at this time, even if it´s a cardboard counter! Only games I try to play right now are Survisland and Space Engineers. Makes you think why most games are so violent. Can´t play guitar or listen to music, and it´s hard for me to focus while I read, so not much can keep me from thinking on something else.

Sorry but this is just how it is on the other side of the fence. Enjoy all you can of what you can, and make sure you don´t forget that it´s not that easy for others. Today there was a tribute to those who died in the Germanwings Incident, they too could not do what they wanted, but it´s a remainder that people die due to human stupidity! My prayers are with them too.

Red

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My condolences.

The only positive thing I can say is that both me and my wife are hospital physicians and we go to work everyday (although with different schedules because we have an autistic son that now has to stay in-house 24/7 - no school. no therapies...).

As we, millions of healthcare professionals around the world are putting themselves and their families at risk to help the sick. We will do all we can !

England expects that every man will do his duty. Horatio Nelson October 1805

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ORIGINAL: Red2112

Hard to be positive, or even focus on something at this time. My sister is in the hospital right after my mom passed away. She has also givin positive due to being the last to be with my mom. As a positive note, she has a minor pneumonia and no other side health issues that could degrade her due to CV-19, but she´s 61 and in the hospital so I can only but worry. If she goes, I would be alone as my dad passed away two years ago, but I have hope.

With the lockdown, I and my girlfriend were the only one´s at my moms funural due to restrictions which only made everything even more sad. Due to the lockdown we can´t go for walks and don´t have a porch or patio, we live in a small apartment, so that option is discarted for us which does make a big differance in quality of life right know.

Aside from the above, the sadness just get´s bigger as I see/read how all this is being handle! Wont go into details but I hope everybody will remember how bad this is going when they look back at how the system works! Those who are really in the frontline are not being rewarded (lack of supplys) by goverments and every day citizens are proving that there´s way´s to remedy some of this buy creating there own mask, gel´s, protective screens ect. through household items or 3D printers, donations ect. The response is so unhuman by goverments at this age that it all adds up to more sadness. Nurses had to assist families by handing there smartphones to those who were dying due to the CV so they could give there last goodbey, due to restrictions of visits! The replica that goverments all over the world are following really bother´s me, in a sense that has no logic, and overall very strange that they all follow the same pattren, and it´s not due to Chinas model.

I try to think on other things but it´s not easy. Would play some games but I can´t think on killing/shooting at anything at this time, even if it´s a cardboard counter! Only games I try to play right now are Survisland and Space Engineers. Makes you think why most games are so violent. Can´t play guitar or listen to music, and it´s hard for me to focus while I read, so not much can keep me from thinking on something else.

Sorry but this is just how it is on the other side of the fence. Enjoy all you can of what you can, and make sure you don´t forget that it´s not that easy for others. Today there was a tribute to those who died in the Germanwings Incident, they too could not do what they wanted, but it´s a remainder that people die due to human stupidity! My prayers are with them too.

Red

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ORIGINAL: Franciscus

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ORIGINAL: Red2112

Hard to be positive, or even focus on something at this time. My sister is in the hospital right after my mom passed away. She has also givin positive due to being the last to be with my mom. As a positive note, she has a minor pneumonia and no other side health issues that could degrade her due to CV-19, but she´s 61 and in the hospital so I can only but worry. If she goes, I would be alone as my dad passed away two years ago, but I have hope.

With the lockdown, I and my girlfriend were the only one´s at my moms funural due to restrictions which only made everything even more sad. Due to the lockdown we can´t go for walks and don´t have a porch or patio, we live in a small apartment, so that option is discarted for us which does make a big differance in quality of life right know.

Aside from the above, the sadness just get´s bigger as I see/read how all this is being handle! Wont go into details but I hope everybody will remember how bad this is going when they look back at how the system works! Those who are really in the frontline are not being rewarded (lack of supplys) by goverments and every day citizens are proving that there´s way´s to remedy some of this buy creating there own mask, gel´s, protective screens ect. through household items or 3D printers, donations ect. The response is so unhuman by goverments at this age that it all adds up to more sadness. Nurses had to assist families by handing there smartphones to those who were dying due to the CV so they could give there last goodbey, due to restrictions of visits! The replica that goverments all over the world are following really bother´s me, in a sense that has no logic, and overall very strange that they all follow the same pattren, and it´s not due to Chinas model.

I try to think on other things but it´s not easy. Would play some games but I can´t think on killing/shooting at anything at this time, even if it´s a cardboard counter! Only games I try to play right now are Survisland and Space Engineers. Makes you think why most games are so violent. Can´t play guitar or listen to music, and it´s hard for me to focus while I read, so not much can keep me from thinking on something else.

Sorry but this is just how it is on the other side of the fence. Enjoy all you can of what you can, and make sure you don´t forget that it´s not that easy for others. Today there was a tribute to those who died in the Germanwings Incident, they too could not do what they wanted, but it´s a remainder that people die due to human stupidity! My prayers are with them too.

Red

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My condolences.

The only positive thing I can say is that both me and my wife are hospital physicians and we go to work everyday (although with different schedules because we have an autistic son that now has to stay in-house 24/7 - no school. no therapies...).

As we, millions of healthcare professionals around the world are putting themselves and their families at risk to help the sick. We will do all we can !