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Lockdown 10:20 - Mar 17 with 6895 viewsspell_chekker

In 40 minutes, at midday, I'll be going into government enforced lockdown.

I went out this morning to fetch the bins and bumped into the council litter picker.

He said that "they" aren't telling us everything and that really a country has exploded a nuclear bomb and the radiation is now all around us and falling out of the sky.

My god, it's going to be a boring couple of weeks.


Learning to read clusters is not something your eyes do naturally. It takes constant practice.
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Lockdown on 10:30 - Mar 17 with 2317 viewsBringBackTheRedRoom

I'm with the Alien Invasion theory. You'll wake up one day and see ET munching on your legs 👽

Follow advice (not from the nutters down the pub, or weirdos online) and stay safe.

‘Where there is harmony, may we bring discord. Where there is truth, may we bring error. Where there is faith, may we bring doubt. And where there is hope, may we bring despair’

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Lockdown on 11:44 - Mar 17 with 2304 viewsspell_chekker


Learning to read clusters is not something your eyes do naturally. It takes constant practice.
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Lockdown on 11:56 - Mar 17 with 2301 viewsbasilrobbiereborn

The elderly lady that I have become *friendly* with turned into an eight foot lizard at the height of our intimacy this morning.

It nearly put me off.

Icon? It's all Rio Ferdinand's fault.
Blog: pause for breath

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Lockdown on 12:49 - Mar 17 with 2294 viewsspudgun

Was told yesterday that the police were helping in clearing out hotels in Blackpool which were being requisitioned to be used as temporary hospitals...
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Lockdown on 13:13 - Mar 17 with 2281 viewsspell_chekker

The Corona League -

The UK is in 11th place in the table.

France is 7th.

It's usually updated at around 8 o'clockish every evening.

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

Learning to read clusters is not something your eyes do naturally. It takes constant practice.
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Lockdown on 13:14 - Mar 17 with 2280 viewsspell_chekker

Being in lockdown is already sending me doolally.

I'm might watch this to pass the time:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1598778/


Learning to read clusters is not something your eyes do naturally. It takes constant practice.
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Lockdown on 19:45 - Mar 17 with 2264 viewsLala

I can’t imagine such cabin fever spell 😩 how you getting on, with yourself!

when the monkey is high you do not stare you do not stare 🥴
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Lockdown on 19:54 - Mar 17 with 2255 viewsspell_chekker

I've read the rules more carefully now that I've got paper copies of the form to fill out now if I want to leave the house.

I can, in fact, go out for a brief period in proximity to my house for reasons of an individual sporting / fitness activity.

I can therefore go out for a bike ride every day to evacuate the tension that builds up.

Learning to read clusters is not something your eyes do naturally. It takes constant practice.
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Lockdown on 19:56 - Mar 17 with 2254 viewsspell_chekker

Another thing.

Personal hygiene is going down the drain with this lockdown thing.

It's a smelly business don't you know.

Learning to read clusters is not something your eyes do naturally. It takes constant practice.
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Lockdown on 07:38 - Mar 18 with 2238 viewsspell_chekker

The Lockdown Diaries: Day 2

Zzzzzzz. Boring.

Roadblock will be thrown up today to stop people circulating unecessaryily.


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Lockdown on 07:59 - Mar 18 with 2232 viewsLala

Are people still circulating unnecessarily then?

Keep your chin up Spell. We are in for a treat when you unleash all your frustrations on Sunday night methinks

when the monkey is high you do not stare you do not stare 🥴
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Lockdown on 08:16 - Mar 18 with 2222 viewsspudgun

Don`t vegetate, spell.

Exercise at home, read, do puzzles, crosswords, do you still play guitar?

Discipline and structure.

We`ll check on you in another couple of hours...
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Lockdown on 08:17 - Mar 18 with 2222 viewsspell_chekker

I'm going out for a bike ride to take some exercise. That's allowed under the rules but the lockdown is being enforced by law. There's currently a fine for flouting it. Roadblocks are going up today.

You're allowed out under the following 5 circumstances:

- Go to work but only if you can't work from home.

- Make essential purchases.

- Health reasons

- For urgent family matters / helping old and vulnerable

- Brief movements near where you live for individual exercise and dog walking

As well as that everywhere (shops, schools, bars, and restaurants etc) is shut.

Learning to read clusters is not something your eyes do naturally. It takes constant practice.
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Lockdown on 08:36 - Mar 18 with 2217 viewsBringBackTheRedRoom

I'll be here to keep you spirits up this week Spell. Stopped coughing last night

‘Where there is harmony, may we bring discord. Where there is truth, may we bring error. Where there is faith, may we bring doubt. And where there is hope, may we bring despair’

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Lockdown on 09:52 - Mar 18 with 2207 viewsspell_chekker

Back from my daily exercise outing and activity isn't down to zero.

It's like a quiet Sunday afternoon put there with about a quarter or a third of the usual comings and goings.

I managed to simulated a cough a few times as I sped past pedestrians on my bike.

Learning to read clusters is not something your eyes do naturally. It takes constant practice.
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Lockdown on 10:33 - Mar 18 with 2198 viewsBringBackTheRedRoom

Who's actually policing the lockdown Spell? Can't be anywhere near enough police officers to do the job 24/7.
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‘Where there is harmony, may we bring discord. Where there is truth, may we bring error. Where there is faith, may we bring doubt. And where there is hope, may we bring despair’

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Lockdown on 10:41 - Mar 18 with 2194 viewsspell_chekker

It's the police at the moment.

The army are knocking about on standby but only to start taking sick people to hospital if it gets bad.

Being on lockdown for a week or two should be OK and generally accepted. Anything longer term, or if there's a change of circumstances, might lead to problems.

Learning to read clusters is not something your eyes do naturally. It takes constant practice.
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Lockdown on 10:51 - Mar 18 with 2190 viewsspell_chekker

The chemist's shop was open.

People had to wait outside and only go in 1 at a time.

If a family was waiting, only 1 of them could go in.

Learning to read clusters is not something your eyes do naturally. It takes constant practice.
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Lockdown on 10:58 - Mar 18 with 2185 viewsBringBackTheRedRoom

So you don't think the fabric of French society will hold together if this lockdown stretches for 4 - 5 months?

‘Where there is harmony, may we bring discord. Where there is truth, may we bring error. Where there is faith, may we bring doubt. And where there is hope, may we bring despair’

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Lockdown on 11:06 - Mar 18 with 2181 viewsspudgun

You know what they`re like when annoyed....

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Lockdown on 11:08 - Mar 18 with 2178 viewsspell_chekker

There'll be a problem if there's something like a power cut or the internet goes down.

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Lockdown on 11:12 - Mar 18 with 2174 viewsspell_chekker

Also, the weather will soon start to get very nice and people will want to go out and live a little.

Learning to read clusters is not something your eyes do naturally. It takes constant practice.
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Lockdown on 11:29 - Mar 18 with 2170 viewsBringBackTheRedRoom

Found sometime in the future.......

The Lockdown Diaries: Day 177

Finally got the old lady down the road to come around, just finished packing her limbs into the freezer. No idea where her false teeth went. Need some decent cheese and a wine to wash her down with, wonder if the local farmer is still around......
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‘Where there is harmony, may we bring discord. Where there is truth, may we bring error. Where there is faith, may we bring doubt. And where there is hope, may we bring despair’

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Lockdown on 11:35 - Mar 18 with 2163 viewsspudgun

Hope this isn`t the same `old lady` that is Robbie`s, ahem, `friend`.

Let`s hope she was sedated on both occasions...
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Lockdown on 13:29 - Mar 18 with 2153 viewsBringBackTheRedRoom

If this article is anywhere near accurate in the NYT then we're in for the long haul.

U.S. Virus Plan Anticipates 18-Month Pandemic and Widespread Shortages

The 100-page federal plan laid out a grim prognosis and outlined a response that would activate agencies across the government.

WASHINGTON – A federal government plan to combat the coronavirus warned policymakers last week that a pandemic “will last 18 months or longer” and could include “multiple waves,” resulting in widespread shortages that would strain consumers and the nation’s health care system.

The 100-page plan, dated Friday, the same day President Trump declared a national emergency, laid out a grim prognosis for the spread of the virus and outlined a response that would activate agencies across the government and potentially employ special presidential powers to mobilize the private sector.

Among the “additional key federal decisions” listed among the options for Mr. Trump was invoking the Defense Production Act of 1950, a Korean War-era law that authorizes a president to take extraordinary action to force American industry to ramp up production of critical equipment and supplies such as ventilators, respirators and protective gear for health care workers.

“Shortages of products may occur, impacting health care, emergency services, and other elements of critical infrastructure,” the plan warned. “This includes potentially critical shortages of diagnostics, medical supplies (including PPE and pharmaceuticals), and staffing in some locations.” P.P.E. refers to personal protective equipment.

The plan continued: “State and local governments, as well as critical infrastructure and communications channels, will be stressed and potentially less reliable. These stresses may also increase the challenges of getting updated messages and coordinating guidance to these jurisdictions directly.”

The plan, which was unclassified but marked “For Official Use Only // Not For Public Distribution or Release,” was shared with The New York Times as Mr. Trump escalated his efforts to curb the spread of the virus. After weeks of playing down the seriousness of the pandemic, saying it would miraculously disappear, Mr. Trump began shifting to a more sober tone during a news conference on Friday announcing the national emergency.

Much of the plan is bureaucratic in nature, describing coordination among agencies and actions that in some cases have already been taken, like urging schools to close and large events to be canceled. But its discussion of the Defense Production Act came as lawmakers and others urged Mr. Trump to invoke its powers.

“While the administration’s response has so far lacked the urgency this crisis has called for, there are still steps you can take to mitigate the damage,” Senator Bob Menendez, Democrat of New Jersey, wrote in a letter to Mr. Trump on Tuesday. “Invoking the powers vested in the DPA will enable the federal government to step up and take the type of aggressive steps needed in this time of uncertainty.”

Another letter sent last week by 57 House Democrats led by Representative Andy Levin of Michigan made similar points: “During World War II, our country adapted to the demands of the time to produce mass quantities of bombers, tanks, and many smaller items needed to save democracy and freedom in the world. We know what the demands of this time are, and we must act now to meet these demands.”

Senator Jack Reed, Democrat of Rhode Island, said that Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper told him on Tuesday that the Pentagon would provide federal health workers with five million respirator masks and 2,000 specialized ventilators. “The American public is on wartime footing in terms of battling the spread of this disease, and the Pentagon has to be part of the effort to help protect the health and safety of the American people,” Mr. Reed said.

But Mr. Trump said on Tuesday that he was not ready to invoke the Defense Production Act. “We’re able to do that if we have to,” he told reporters. “Right now, we haven’t had to, but it’s certainly ready. If I want it, we can do it very quickly. We’ve studied it very closely over two weeks ago, actually. We’ll make that decision pretty quickly if we need it. We hope we don’t need it. It’s a big step.”

Passed in 1950 shortly after American troops went to war defending South Korea against an invasion from North Korea, the Defense Production Act was based on powers used during World War II and authorized the president to require businesses to prioritize and accept contracts necessary for national defense.

Over the years, its scope has been expanded to include domestic preparedness and national emergencies. A president can make direct loans or loan guarantees and purchase commitments, subsidies or other incentives to influence industry to help in times of crisis.

Other key decisions outlined as options for the president include distributing medical supplies and equipment from the Strategic National Stockpile, providing money to states to help them meet demands caused by the coronavirus outbreak and prioritizing the distribution of essential resources to focus on areas most in need.

“The spread and severity of Covid-19 will be difficult to forecast and characterize,” the government plan said. It warned of “significant shortages for government, private sector, and individual U.S. consumers.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/17/us/politics/trump-coronavirus-plan.html

‘Where there is harmony, may we bring discord. Where there is truth, may we bring error. Where there is faith, may we bring doubt. And where there is hope, may we bring despair’

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