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suzysunshine7 wrote: "... my Monies on it being the Cat! ;o>"Cat deserves it, came in this morning with remnants of feathers on her whiskers.
.......today, reflecting on 5 or 6 hours from tuesday morning whereby i took ill at work (despite constant use and changing of gloves and aprons - we are informed there are masks on site, but no-one's telling where!), and not registering a high temp., had an awful notion that something virulent was developing. got to the **** out of there (caring management happy to let me stagger out to try to source a bus on a reduced timetable (6 miles to home - i would have walked normally, but felt quite weak). need to take 2 buses to get home, process took one and three quarter hours. to make me feel worse the first bus was packed out loaded - 2 whiny jakey bastards directly behind me, i could feel my blood boiling as well - i detailed this to mrs tech who phoned to check on my progress home, who said 'they'll hear what you're saying, be careful', to which i replied 'i don't care, i'm absolutely ready for them' - at least the whining stopped but i was never so glad to get off a bus ( a total of 3 on bus observed procedure for alighting). when i eventually got home everything i had on went into the machine, i showered and waited, but over time no temp developed and although feeling quite unwell, no cough either. advice taken that there was a possibility it had maybe just not spiked yet, so off work as precaution. feeling a little better now, no need to self isolate as symptoms hadn't shown, but let me tell you - i shat it!............and that's why i'm back - life's too short!
Tech XXIII wrote: ".......today, reflecting on 5 or 6 hours from tuesday morning whereby i took ill at work (despite constant use and changing of gloves and aprons - we are informed there are masks on site, but no-on..."Fks sake, your work, what a caring lot they are.
Glad you're feeling bit better
What appalling treatment, have you got an HR department? Someone needs a rocket up them when you’re back to normal. Hope you’ll be better soon.
54 item priority list for 'care' companies;1 - money
2 - ensuring paperwork looks good
3 - the care commission (or whatever they're called this week)
4 - reputation
5 - clipboards
27 - the people they care for
53 - dogshit in the grounds
54 - the workforce
Glad to have you back, tech.Obviously, we've been banned from visiting my dad in his care home for several weeks. It sounds like all the staff are still healthy and the home is pretty well run, so I presume anyone who mght be ill would be able to stay at home. I'm sure there are plenty of places where they'd be under pressure to go in, and then if they take the virus to work they'll wipe out all of the residents, which seems to have happened in a few places already.
Tech XXIII wrote: ".......today, reflecting on 5 or 6 hours from tuesday morning whereby i took ill at work (despite constant use and changing of gloves and aprons - we are informed there are masks on site, but no-on..."And you'll be getting The Clap tonight ;-)
Another big virtual germ free hug from me to you (& Mrs Tech) X
How very scary for you Tech - and it's a bit of a worry that not only did your employers not care about you, they obviously didn't care anything about other staff or the people they are supposed to be taking care of. Are you going to seek any sort of medical help - just in case it turns out to be something biding its time and is waiting to bite you later on?
"And you'll be getting The Clap tonight" PARP!
advised i could get tested if symptoms worsen. however they haven't, but i'm glad i took matters into my own hands and got out of there - virus gets in, wipeout time!
Ohhh tech?!! ... I hope that it's only just a bit of a Bug that you've picked up ... x x xApparently Oximeters are supposed to be one of the best ways to try and work out if you have the Virus? ;o<
suzysunshine7 wrote: "Ohhh tech?!! ... I hope that it's only just a bit of a Bug that you've picked up ... x x xApparently Oximeters are supposed to be one of the best ways to try and work out if you have the Virus? ;o<"
What does that involve, swilling your mouth out with an OXO cube?
"Oximeters"? He may spout loads o' bull but he ain't one.
I've been told by someone who works on the Frontline in A&E that it might be a very good idea to get one and directed towards various Articles including this one ...https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/20/op...
Brass Neck wrote: ""Oximeters"? He may spout loads o' bull but he ain't one."It could be said that methane emission wise there is little difference between a fully grown bovine farting machine and Tech.
suzysunshine7 wrote: "I've been told by someone who works on the Frontline in A&E that it might be a very good idea to get one and directed towards various Articles including this one ...https://www.nytimes.com/2020/0..."
It's hard enough to buy thermometers at the moment. I'm not sure most people would find it easy to get hold of a pulse oximeter.
No doubt there are plenty of people on eBay willing to sell you one, but the probability that they actually have one is pretty low. I ordered a thrmometer for my mum a few weeks ago from someone on eBay who turned out not to have any thermomenters (or anything else, for that matter). Fortunately. eBay gave me my money back and I had managed to find a thermometer at Superdrug.
Yeah, I had a look on Amazon the other day but then ended up in spending so long in going through some of the Reviews, trying to work out which ones might be the most accurate as well as being reasonably priced, that when I picked out the best one that I could find for around £35 I decided to just leave it in my Basket overnight instead ... and, of course, it is now 'currently unavailable'.
Yesterday I spent quite a bit of time playing with one of our S.A. Fishing face shields, which finally arrived from Florida. These things are totally cool cos you can wear them as a face mask, neck scarf, balaclava, bandana, wristband, beanie, arm band, scrunchie etc. I was like a wean with a new toy. Today I shall fart around less. Gonna finish cleaning the kitchen, start the living room, and drag my lazy butt onto the exercise bike, which D fitted with new pedals, so it seems to have stopped doing that annoying bang bang bang sound it's made from the day we got it.
Marvelling as three men and two boats work at salvaging a small boat which sank a few days ago at its mooring, no idea how. They have white overalls and masks and ropes and chains. It sounds like some sort of scenario for a risqué movie...
...and now there's a man all roped up and dangling off the flats further upriver, cleaning windows... couldn't get much more isolated, I suppose.
Val wrote: "Don't worry, Dr Trump has the answer:https://twitter.com/i/status/12534485..."
! ! ! ... I'm even more amazed by the day that Trump can be even trusted all by himself to get up and washed and dressed?! - never mind be a President of a Country! ;o<
Collette wrote: "Yesterday I spent quite a bit of time playing with one of our S.A. Fishing face shields, which finally arrived from Florida. These things are totally cool cos you can wear them as a face mask, neck..."Only a few weeks ago, it was understood by everyone that anyone wearing Masks in public were very likely about to commit crimes or intent on causing trouble - and folk were banned from wearing Hoodies in certain areas, like Shopping Centres, because they couldn't easily be identified by any witnesses or on CCTV if they were up to no good.
Now we all are, or will be, walking around for the foreseeable future looking like we are about to mug old ladies or rob the nearest Bank - and the Police will very likely be out and about issuing warnings and Fines if we don't do so?!
Who da thunk it?!! ;oO
Isabella wrote: "...and now there's a man all roped up and dangling off the flats further upriver, cleaning windows... couldn't get much more isolated, I suppose."There's a coincidence ... our Window Cleaner, Michael, texted us first thing this morning and then turned up an hour later. It was just SO wonderful to have even the very briefest of almost face-to-face conversations with another Human Being - and especially with one who doesn't have any kind of Dementia issues going on.
I've managed to put a Plug back onto my Coffee Filter Machine (thank you Google) although not the Plug that was on it before as, despite an intensive search, I still can't find that anywhere - so I put on a Pot of Coffee and offered some to Michael. He must have enjoyed it as much as he said he did because he came back for another Mug on his way back around the Road and filled his Travel Mug up for him before he left.
I'm not sure how long this official Lock-down is going to last around here because a lot of local Restaurants and Cafes suddenly seem, as of this week, to be re-opening again according to their Facebook Pages - and a lot of them are suggesting resuming Collection Services as well as offering up Home Delivery. And Michael tells me that he's been seeing more and more folk venturing out over this last week to go to places like Garden Nurseries and B&Q.
suzysunshine7 wrote: "Collette wrote: "Yesterday I spent quite a bit of time playing with one of our S.A. Fishing face shields, which finally arrived from Florida. These things are totally cool cos you can wear them as ..."Well, if I have to go about like that for the next couple of months, I might as well do it with some style, Suzy... and it's a change from my usual black mask. 😉
suzysunshine7 wrote: "Collette wrote: "Yesterday I spent quite a bit of time playing with one of our S.A. Fishing face shields, which finally arrived from Florida. These things are totally cool cos you can wear them as ..."Outside Aldi yesterday, a couple in masks and boiler suits, they then took off their suits and masks before getting in their car.
This is now normal.
Fks sake.
The Gardai really on it, in some areas, a friend of mine in Macroom say's there are checkpoints on each road out of the town, checking where people are going and why.I was in our local town yesterday and the Guards were slowly driving up and down the mainstreet.
Why they can't patrol on foot or bicycle I have no idea.
I read somewhere that, with the Lock-down, the Crime Rates had fallen quite dramatically (well, they have around Stockport anyway) but I'm thinking that, what with everyone wearing Masks and Gloves and the endless wiping down of almost everything with Alcohol based Anti-bacterial Sprays and Gels, this could be such an ideal time for just about any kind of Crime now? ;oO
Sadly, there’s been a noticeable rise in domestic violence.
suzysunshine7 wrote: "I read somewhere that, with the Lock-down, the Crime Rates had fallen quite dramatically (well, they have around Stockport anyway) but I'm thinking that, what with everyone wearing Masks and Gloves..."Wot yer got planned then suze?
Well, Mr B, if you'll drive the Van? ... and Lez acts as Look-out? ... ! ;o>
Lez wrote: "Sadly, there’s been a noticeable rise in domestic violence."I know, Lez, isn't it awful? ;o< ... I was thinking only the other day that at least that's something that I don't have to keep on being so scared of and having to endure anymore. My Heart just goes out to everyone who isn't safely out of being in such a terrible situation.
suzysunshine7 wrote: "Well, Mr B, if you'll drive the Van? ... and Lez acts as Look-out? ... ! ;o>"
Can I blow the doors off? :)
Can I blow the doors off? :)
Did you stock-pile nothing else but multi-packs of Baked Beans? ;oO
I've decided to park my backside on my chair and take it easy, having had such a busy, hectic week at work - went in Monday, had Tuesday and Wednesday as scheduled rest days, went in yesterday and when I got back there was a notice up saying holiday available.
A quick word with a manager means I'm off work now til Tuesday :)
A quick word with a manager means I'm off work now til Tuesday :)
Is this why a lot of the Supermarkets still seem to have limited Stock on the Shelves, Grizzly? - because there are less Deliveries to the Stores?
Don't really know what's going on, Suzy. When I got into work yesterday the staff car park was barely a quarter full. Other drivers were saying that the volumes have just completely dropped off all of a sudden. Perhaps the products are just not available for us to be delivering?
We are a fresh/frozen depot and I know that we haven't been as busy as the grocery/ambient depots as I was talking to a driver from Lichfield RDC who said they have been working minimum 12 hour shifts.
At least I can give my hands a bit of a break - as it is still cool overnight/ early morning, my hands go completely numb while delivering and all the colour drains out of my fingers, despite wearing gloves. It actually looks quite shocking and they hurt like hell when I start getting feeling back in them. I've taken pictures to show the doctor, when I next get to actually see one. I'll put one up on my profile so you can see what I mean.
Hopefully it'll warm up some more when I go back so I don't suffer as much.
We are a fresh/frozen depot and I know that we haven't been as busy as the grocery/ambient depots as I was talking to a driver from Lichfield RDC who said they have been working minimum 12 hour shifts.
At least I can give my hands a bit of a break - as it is still cool overnight/ early morning, my hands go completely numb while delivering and all the colour drains out of my fingers, despite wearing gloves. It actually looks quite shocking and they hurt like hell when I start getting feeling back in them. I've taken pictures to show the doctor, when I next get to actually see one. I'll put one up on my profile so you can see what I mean.
Hopefully it'll warm up some more when I go back so I don't suffer as much.
I am no a Doctor - but I am wondering if it could possibly be Raynauds Syndrome, Grizzly? If it isn't then it certainly looks like something very similar to it?
suzysunshine7 wrote: "I am no a Doctor - but I am wondering if it could possibly be Raynauds Syndrome, Grizzly? If it isn't then it certainly looks like something very similar to it?"It certainly looks like it. I've had it since I was a v small child. Mine (hands & feet too) go a lovely shade of purple & blue and then white (totally dead/numb).
Drinking far too much white wine, followed by far too much gin & tonic. Hey ho.
Helen The Melon wrote: "suzysunshine7 wrote: "I am no a Doctor - but I am wondering if it could possibly be Raynauds Syndrome, Grizzly? If it isn't then it certainly looks like something very similar to it?"
It certainly..."
I don't normally get the purple and blue until my fingers are starting to thaw - thought I'd got frostbite!
It certainly..."
I don't normally get the purple and blue until my fingers are starting to thaw - thought I'd got frostbite!
For SussexWelsh ;o> ...
Grizzlygrump wrote: "suzysunshine7 wrote: "Well, Mr B, if you'll drive the Van? ... and Lez acts as Look-out? ... ! ;o>"Can I blow the doors off? :)"
Perhaps a job better suited to Mr Methane (AKA Tech) and his explosive flatulence (back doors a speciality)?
Grizzlygrump wrote: "I don't normally get the purple and blue until my fingers are starting to thaw - thought I'd got frostbite!"I'd suggest having a little read around Google as to the best kinds of Gloves to wear if you do suffer from Raynauds. Whether you actually have it or not, and while you are waiting on seeking out your Doctor's opinion on it, it definitely sounds like you need to be investing in some far more suitable Gloves than the ones that you are wearing at the moment.
SussexWelsh wrote: "Drinking far too much white wine, followed by far too much gin & tonic. Hey ho."Who're you calling a ho, you pi$$head?
Helen The Melon wrote: "It certainly looks like it. I've had it since I was a v small child. Mine (hands & feet too) go a lovely shade of purple & blue and then white (totally dead/numb)"I have something very similar from time to time including having sudden horrendous episodes of Pins and Needles - but it has been diagnosed in me as being related to having Osteoarthritis and Fibromyalgia as well.
Grizzlygrump wrote: "I don't normally get the purple and blue until my fingers are starting to thaw - thought I'd got frostbite!"Mine go purple/blue to white & then back to purple/blue & then back to "normal" colour. Can be v v painful. Same thing happens to my feet. It happens all year round, in fact my left hand is starting to go purple now & it's been 19°C today.
I wear silk inner glove liners underneath pure wool or cashmere gloves/mittens (unless it's peeing it down/blizzard & then it's waterproof padded ski gloves on top). Natural fibres are best. I also wear silk socks inside thick wool socks but have to make sure that shoes/boots are roomy enough obvs. Does it affect your feet too?
Maybe try these inside your gloves - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Jasmine-Glov...
I wear long cashmere wrist/hand warmers in the house. Eg. Johnstons of Elgin. Expensive but worth it.
Thanks for the recommendation, Helen - I've ordered a pair in XL and will see if that helps :)
No, I don't suffer with my feet and, generally, am not bothered by the cold with the exception of my hands. As it is, I've been in shorts and short sleeved shirts for a few weeks now and am even using the aircon in the truck due to feeling too hot.
I think the problem is worsened due to the amount of cold metal my hands come into contact with while doing deliveries - two ratchet straps per row of cages (up to 17 rows) and metal cages in temperature controlled zones in the trailer as cold as minus 21 degrees.
It's less of a problem when doing smaller deliveries to the Express stores as opposed to a whole trailer load in one go to the bigger stores.
No, I don't suffer with my feet and, generally, am not bothered by the cold with the exception of my hands. As it is, I've been in shorts and short sleeved shirts for a few weeks now and am even using the aircon in the truck due to feeling too hot.
I think the problem is worsened due to the amount of cold metal my hands come into contact with while doing deliveries - two ratchet straps per row of cages (up to 17 rows) and metal cages in temperature controlled zones in the trailer as cold as minus 21 degrees.
It's less of a problem when doing smaller deliveries to the Express stores as opposed to a whole trailer load in one go to the bigger stores.
Do any of your colleagues suffer as well, Grizzly? Do they have any solutions?
No one else I've talked to at work seems to suffer like I do, Lez, and they are usually horrified when they see the state of my hands. They also think I'm mad for wearing shorts most of the year :)
I suppose I could find out what gloves the warehouse staff use when in the freezer section but I can't wear something which inhibits the dexterity required to undo the ratchet straps.
I suppose I could find out what gloves the warehouse staff use when in the freezer section but I can't wear something which inhibits the dexterity required to undo the ratchet straps.
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