Thread: self Isolation good or bad

I would love to self isolate, shed time YES in buckets full, plus the 557 books I’ve promised my self I would read.
A few DVDS Sally has, a big collection?
But the crunch big time for me is $$$$$$


I’m classed as a sole trader.
We are now only spending money on essentials food fuel bills,absolutely nothing else, it’s quite worrying actually.

Cheers Matt.

I really like working by myself and have heap of projects I can do. In most cases I work around any obstacles but SWMBO who still has vertigo and can’t drive said once she recovers she is happy to do the odd hardware run although she has booked me to help take her horse to it’s next farrier appointment. The last time I got involved with the horse float the jockey wheel collapsed and the hitch fell onto my right foot toes. Luckily I had my steel caps on.

Been on holidays for the last week and returning to work next Monday but we've all gone WFH anyway.

My problem has been motivation the last couple or days, bought a ton of stuff for projects at Timbecon but can't drag myself to the shop. Hoping I can turn it around tomorrow, thinking of going to see The Timber Bloke for some inspiration. Been meaning to stock up on some nice timber for ages anyway and I'm sure he'd appreciate the business right now.

Originally Posted by Simplicity

I would love to self isolate, shed time YES in buckets full, plus the 557 books I’ve promised my self I would read.
A few DVDS Sally has, a big collection?
But the crunch big time for me is $$$$$$


I’m classed as a sole trader.
We are now only spending money on essentials food fuel bills,absolutely nothing else, it’s quite worrying actually.

Cheers Matt.

I hear ya Matt, and am in the same boat.

Some time off sounds yummy... needed even, but you gotta keep the coin coming in the front door, or else!

I work from home around my sons' school and childcare hours. So this self isolation isn't a big setback for me as being in rural Victoria I order most of my hardware online and had timber dropped off for my current order on Tuesday so I'm set for a few weeks.

The only understandable but frustrating thing for me is that all the markets I'd booked in for have been cancelled until further notice. I do have a pile of books to get through if I run out of work I suppose.

For me it's business as usual - get up in the morning, drive Jools to the station, come home and make the tough decision as to whether to go to the shed or stay in the house.

By the end of the week Jools may be working from home, so I won't even have to get up early to take her to the station.

Having been self-employed myself in the past I do have sympathy for the people doing it tough, but just for once in my life, it isn't me.

Originally Posted by BobL

I really like working by myself and have heap of projects I can do. In most cases I work around any obstacles but SWMBO who still has vertigo and can’t drive said once she recovers she is happy to do the odd hardware run although she has booked me to help take her horse to it’s next farrier appointment. The last time I got involved with the horse float the jockey wheel collapsed and the hitch fell onto my right foot toes. Luckily I had my steel caps on.

I store the local men’s shed trailer in my back yard, under the overflow tank beside my shed.
Had a geriatric old clown turn up last week in sandals to pick it up.
He was about my age but couldn’t even get down to attach the chain and plug.
I sent them a gentle missive re appropriate gear.
I’m probably wasting my time as they recently had a few fires in their tablesaw.
H.

Originally Posted by doug3030

Having been self-employed myself in the past I do have sympathy for the people doing it tough, but just for once in my life, it isn't me.

Me too. Isolation good or bad? In the case of a bloke having to keep the money flowing in, continuing to work is a necessity. I think sensible precautions like social distancing, keeping away from kids and vulnerable people would be appropriate. Isolation for 14 days is only needed when contact is made with a person who is symptomatic with COVID-19.

We have division in our household. SWMBO wants to stay in Sydney because we live very close to a major hospital. I want to go to the farm and spend time in the shed. Fortunately we're at an age where neither party minds very much.

Yesterday I was told that schools closed for a year during the polio epidemic sometime in the late 40s or early fifties. I must check with my older sisters.

mick

Originally Posted by Glider

Me too. Isolation good or bad? In the case of a bloke having to keep the money flowing in, continuing to work is a necessity. I think sensible precautions like social distancing, keeping away from kids and vulnerable people would be appropriate. Isolation for 14 days is only needed when contact is made with a person who is symptomatic with COVID-19.

Anyone with major pre-existing medical conditions should seriously consider long term (ie not just 14 days) isolation. My GP even recommends that anyone over 70 without pre-existing medical conditions should also consider this. I was somewhat gobsmacked at all those seniors showing up en masse at grocery shops on the TV. I guess they will eventually tjust end up giving it all to each other. Thin the herd I guess, maybe not a bad thing?

I'm 65 with 4 pre-existing medical conditions so I have really taken this on board. I'm driving SWMBO to the stores and sitting in the car while she does the shopping.

Yesterday I was told that schools closed for a year during the polio epidemic sometime in the late 40s or early fifties. I must check with my older sisters.

The US did this in 1916 and later in the 40's? The effectiveness of closures is debatable and there is some research that also indicates that students who experienced this had lower overall educational outcomes for the rest of their lives. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1746-1561.1951.tb01445.x

Originally Posted by Glider

Yesterday I was told that schools closed for a year during the polio epidemic sometime in the late 40s or early fifties. I must check with my older sisters.

mick

I was at high school in the early 1950s and school was not closed here in Victoria.

Originally Posted by BobL

I'm 65 with 4 pre-existing medical conditions so I have really taken this on board. I'm driving SWMBO to the stores and sitting in the car while she does the shopping.

I'm 60 with a few pre-existings as well so also high risk category. My pre-existing PTSD probably does not make me more susceptible to Covid19 but every time I have to go out to the shops it makes my Bull$h!t fuze shorter and shorter when dealing with the idiots I encounter.

Today I was second in the line at the fruit and vege shop, and because I take it seriously because of my medical conditions I was standing right at the end of the checkout while the person being served was down the other end near the cashier, over a metre of "social distancing". A woman joined the queue behind me and stood so close I could feel her breath on my arm.

I politely said to her "Excuse me but do you really think it is advisable to stand that close together?"

She snapped back "Well if you Fu*k!ng moved up the counter I could put my stuff on it."

Me: "Are you aware that we are supposed to be practicing social distancing?"

Her: "Do you think I am a ***king leper or something?

Me: "No not at all, it's just what the Government is recommending because of he pandemic."

Her: "Don't give me that %h!t, I'm not a f**&ing idiot."

Somehow I kept my cool and paid for my shopping and left while she continued to cast aspersions on my parentage to anyone who would listen.

And it is only going to get worse.

Originally Posted by doug3030

Me: "Are you aware that we are supposed to be practicing social distancing?"

Her: "Do you think I am a ***king leper or something?

Me: "No not at all, it's just what the Government is recommending because of he pandemic."

Her: "Don't give me that %h!t, I'm not a f**&ing idiot."

I would beg to differ with the lady.

mick

In times like this, I think we have to be extra nice to these idiots, not for their sake, but ours.

Originally Posted by justonething

In times like this, I think we have to be extra nice to these idiots, not for their sake, but ours.

I thought I had built up a pretty good immunity to idiots, but there seems to be a new strain out there.

Idiot #2 for the day:

Jools came home on the train and walked from the station to Woolies. I parked in the car park out the front to wait for her. Just sitting in the car listening to the radio with the window down. Next thing I know there is a head in the car with me, intruding through the window, asking me if I want to buy a raffle ticket. I just turned the ignition key to on and hit the window up button and the head magically withdrew from the car's interior. The head then started streaming profanities at me through the glass, but I just picked up the phone and started up the camera. Unfortunately once the phone came out the head disappeared before I could actually start recording. Social distancing and Covid-19 aside that was too intrusive any day of the week. What the hell are people thinking?