How's the lockdown going for everyone ?

[Yambo]

Full lock down here from midnight last night for 48 hours. This was going to be a pain as I'd ordered 10 small pides from the bakers and my neighbour was going to pick them up for me and do some other shopping.

I got off the rowing machine this morning (my daily attempt at keeping a modicum of fitness) and he'd messaged me that he'd got them. 5 minutes after that the Jandarma came round making sure we were all being good!

I'll be out on the balcony most of the day (my workshop) and I hope they are not going to take exception to that if they patrol around here again. Otherwise all is good - I think. The hordes from Istanbul haven't descended onto their holiday homes so being already fairly isolated we may escape this shit. And I might get most of these boats made! And a small router table; and new tops for my workmate; and a swimming pool sump cover; and something else . . . Whatever.

[Docca]

With a large family of 8 ( that includes the au pair), 3 cats and a black lab- we seem to carrying on relatively normally.

If anything, the wide and I are even closer and getting to spend more time with the kids is not as skullfuckingly stressful as anticipated.

Our neighbours are usually extremely quiet, but that's due to them being perpetually stoned. They must have exhausted their weed supply a few days ago because we can now hear them try and talk to each other. Its like watching kids take their first steps, but instead of kids its middle aged bankers and instead of steps its lots of shouting about how they don't know how to use the thermostat.

We are limiting the amount of tech the kids have otherwise they'd just spend all day on the switch/ps4/phones etc. They don't get tech until after 4pm and only then when chores/school work/ playing outside in the garden is done. Lots of baking.

Mental health all good and strong. I go out for provisions twice a week to ensure we have enough. The only stress there is I didn't like supermarkets beforehand and now I fucking loathe them.

Me and some of the kids fixed the shed roof yesterday. All day job, replacing bits of wood and felt etc but lots of fun. Today we are going clean the motorbikes.

Stay safe and well all.

[weeksy]

With a large family of 8 ( that includes the au pair), 3 cats and a black lab- we seem to carrying on relatively normally.

If anything, the wide and I are even closer and getting to spend more time with the kids is not as skullfuckingly stressful as anticipated.

Our neighbours are usually extremely quiet, but that's due to them being perpetually stoned. They must have exhausted their weed supply a few days ago because we can now hear them try and talk to each other. Its like watching kids take their first steps, but instead of kids its middle aged bankers and instead of steps its lots of shouting about how they don't know how to use the thermostat.

We are limiting the amount of tech the kids have otherwise they'd just spend all day on the switch/ps4/phones etc. They don't get tech until after 4pm and only then when chores/school work/ playing outside in the garden is done. Lots of baking.

Mental health all good and strong. I go out for provisions twice a week to ensure we have enough. The only stress there is I didn't like supermarkets beforehand and now I fucking loathe them.

Me and some of the kids fixed the shed roof yesterday. All day job, replacing bits of wood and felt etc but lots of fun. Today we are going clean the motorbikes.

Stay safe and well all.

In many ways it's hard to argue that quality of life has improved in a lot of aspects of families isn't it. Spending more time together, eating together more often, building lego or doing whatever, going out for evening walks. It's a lot of good and i'm hoping we carry some of this forward as a society once we get out of the danger zone eventually.

The only thing i'm really missing is the ability to do my weekend social cycles with the lads, which we could arguably do if we were to 'bend' the rules a little bit. But we're making up for it with indoor social group rides on Zwift.

One funny from yesterday was watching the neighbours 'training' in the front garden, on techniques of how to barrel roll in a canoe ! Yes, really.... Canoeing in the front garden ! I did offer them the paddling pool

[the_priest]

Just back from the "necessary shop". Queue was long, as in down the car park, wait 1/2 hour long. But the sun was shining, the seagulls were screaming and it was pleasant enough to relax and just wait. However, once in the shop, they were not observing the distances. Just stay away from me horrible diseased people... The cashier was very cheerful and the manager of the store said he was very glad they were busy as it meant at least some families were still being paid a full wage and had the financial security to keep things going.

Got home and washed hands, changed shirt and will now jetwash the mats that need cleaning. Lunch time in a little while. I had my double espresso, so am nicely stoked for the next little while.

Hope I don't have to go out for another 9 days now. Stay safe all.

[Gimlet]

49752944406_7d23c3288f_c by Steve Weeks, on Flickr


BBQ chicken fajitas for lunch, sitting in the garden, now back to work

Your neighbour's chimney needs rebuilding tell them. Pass on my details, I can be round as soon as restrictions ease. Special Corona rates.

[Yambo]

09:45 this morning the Jandarma came round escorting the van from the local baker. A chance to buy bread during the 'total' lockdown imposed for this weekend.

I wished them a 'Kolay gelsin and sağlik olsun' and told them I was OK for bread. It seems that working on my balcony is OK.

It is 3 weeks today that over 65s have been under house arrest. Deep joy.

[weeksy]

We had a delivery from Asda last night, apart from beer for the wife we got everything we needed.

I wonder if me and her are going a bit too far as we wiped down each and every item delivered with disinfectant wipes before putting them away.
A mate also delivered his turbo trainer for us, that was also wiped down.

Part of me thinks we're a bit nuts, part of me thinks it's the right plan

[636mick]

Personally, I think that’s the perfect plan Weeksy, it’s what I do.
Went into work first thing, then got petrol, put the roof down for the drive home. Lovely morning out there.
Mick

[GuzziPaul]

I wonder if me and her are going a bit too far as we wiped down each and every item delivered with disinfectant wipes before putting them away.
A mate also delivered his turbo trainer for us, that was also wiped down.

My wife and daughter do as well to protect me. Anything that comes into the house is wiped down before I touch it. I've not been past the end of the drive for over four weeks now, although the daughter is going to have to take her turn at school soon so that will open me up to some risk.
Never got a letter saying I was in a high risk group, although I don't believe all have been sent out yet. I am however (I believe) on the high risk group due to my comprimised immune system (which is on the NHS website) due to the drugs I take for RA.

[Gimlet]

We had a delivery from Asda last night, apart from beer for the wife we got everything we needed.

I wonder if me and her are going a bit too far as we wiped down each and every item delivered with disinfectant wipes before putting them away.
A mate also delivered his turbo trainer for us, that was also wiped down.

Part of me thinks we're a bit nuts, part of me thinks it's the right plan

Perfectly sensible. The virus survives on surfaces for about 72 hours apparently so anything that's been handled by other people could be a source of infection unless it's been quarantined for a week.
Another one is daily newspapers. Most are printed in the urban infection hotspots and get pushed through your door within hours after a dozen people at least have handled them. Yet people wash their hands religiously, wipe down door handles and light switches then settle down tea and biscuits and a newspaper..

At the end of the day you can't eliminate all risk unless you live in a hermetically seal box taking sterile food through a tube, in which case you might as well be dead anyway.

By the way, vinegar is anti-viral if you run out of wipes.

[chillitt]

We had a delivery from Asda last night, apart from beer for the wife we got everything we needed.

I wonder if me and her are going a bit too far as we wiped down each and every item delivered with disinfectant wipes before putting them away.
A mate also delivered his turbo trainer for us, that was also wiped down.

Part of me thinks we're a bit nuts, part of me thinks it's the right plan

Perfectly sensible. The virus survives on surfaces for about 72 hours apparently so anything that's been handled by other people could be a source of infection unless it's been quarantined for a week.
Another one is daily newspapers. Most are printed in the urban infection hotspots and get pushed through your door within hours after a dozen people at least have handled them. Yet people wash their hands religiously, wipe down door handles and light switches then settle down tea and biscuits and a newspaper..

At the end of the day you can't eliminate all risk unless you live in a hermetically seal box taking sterile food through a tube, in which case you might as well be dead anyway.

By the way, vinegar is anti-viral if you run out of wipes.

No, it isn't.

[Yambo]

Update from my earlier post, it seems the bread that was being delivered around the this morning, escorted by the Jandama was free, paid for by the District Governor's office in Marmaris.

I'll have to add that to the list of reasons why I love living here.

[Yorick]

Update from my earlier post, it seems the bread that was being delivered around the this morning, escorted by the Jandama was free, paid for by the District Governor's office in Marmaris.

I'll have to add that to the list of reasons why I love living here.

A bloke came to the villa today, selling 4 small baguettes in a placcy bag. He had a mask on, but only covered his mouth, not his nose. He didn't make us feel comfortable so declined the offer.

[Horse]

beer for the wife

Blimey! I haven't seen Tesco advertising swaps like that!

[Skub]

A grand day for biking,blue sky all around.

Sigh.

Sadly,there'll be no bike action for the foreseeable.

Plenty of time to inhale some solder fumes then....

[demographic]

We had a delivery from Asda last night, apart from beer for the wife we got everything we needed.

I wonder if me and her are going a bit too far as we wiped down each and every item delivered with disinfectant wipes before putting them away.
A mate also delivered his turbo trainer for us, that was also wiped down.

Part of me thinks we're a bit nuts, part of me thinks it's the right plan

Dunno, I reckon there's some very ill people wishing they'd put more effort in so I can't say I blame you.

Plus with a long time to go in lockdown (I expect anyway) it's not like your short of spare time to do it.

[chillitt]

A couple on pushbikes have just stopped outside the back gate, racing bikes, lycra full kit. He is delivering his 'motivational' speech about pushing on through it, and she is leaning on my gate while coughing and spluttering, washing her mouth out and dropping tissues everywhere. I now cant go near my back gate for 72 hours... what the fuck is wrong with people?

[Taipan]

My "kids" are 21 and 25 so having them around at weekends is unusual. Having them socialise with us in the garden is bloody lovely! As the wife said, it's like being on a family holiday again!

[DefTrap]

'Locked in' with the missus for over a month now.
I don't mind as such, I have plenty to do. And the money I save not going out at the weekends I can spank on trinkets off Amazon.


The downside of being isolated without the kids is that, as they're adults, I get to worry that they're safe and not doing anything foolish in their relative youth and boredom. Plus obvs they're in a different country, it's not clear at all yet when we'll get to see them again.

[MrLongbeard]

I've become more intolerant of people
Had to pop into the lab yesterday after a week out, there are only 3 other people in the whole building but by christ they just won't shut the heck up.