proactive
Enjoying a drop of red.
What a load of shit.
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Coronavirus.
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tek-monkey
wanna see my snake?
Drive in tests should be interesting 
staffordjas
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We couldn't attend a covid funeral back towards the start of the first lockdown. ( Hubby's cousin caught the virus whilst recovering well in hospital for a lung cancer op )
Today we stood at the end of our driveway , paying our last respects to a lovely elderly neighbour of 39 years. Limited numbers meant only a few family members could attend the funeral.
He didn't die from Covid . But they've both spent the last 10 months together not venturing over their doorstep due to covid , as been instructed to shield the whole time so stuck strictly to their instructions to not go out.
So sad
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Trumpet
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Not sure about these things myself but could a Google assistant or similar be set up to make voice activated calls going forward.
staffordjas
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She only has a landline.
Studio Tan
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Assume landline would be a pushbutton phone which would use the usual 123 / 456 / 789 / 0 number rows - could your neighbour locate numbers to press ? Also phones usually have 1, 2, 3 memory buttons too. Could someone set up her ‘emergency’ numbers which would only require finding one button?
staffordjas
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Her son (miles away in Wales) has probably set her up on those for him and emergency numbers . She says she's finding her way around the house as she knows where things are , but I don't like to ring or knock too often incase she falls going to answer as unsteady on her feet . She insists she will be ok on her own. (She was read the last rites the christmas before,then bounced back ).
Gramaisc
Forum O. G.
Also, the 5 will usually have a small pip on it, to aid orientation, not everybody is always aware of that. Finding that gives you a good start, or it's easily possible to be mislead by other keys outside the '"numbers" area.
Thehooperman
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You could programme all of the buttons to ring say a maximum of two or three emergency numbers by repeating their programmed numbers to all keys eg keys for 1,2 and 3 = contact person 1, keys 4,5 and 6 = contact person 2, etc
This way she would only need to press one button and would know she was calling one of the two or three emergency contacts.
staffordjas
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Pissed off with WHO saying we should be giving up vaccines allocation.
As quoted on Google news.,
'We’ll also appeal to all the people of the UK – you can wait.'
As quoted on Google news.,
'We’ll also appeal to all the people of the UK – you can wait.'
but lockdowns due to an overwhelmed NHS will become a thing of the past as we achieve head immunity. Everyone that wants a vaccine in the UK should get one first before we release leftovers to others. In an emergency you keep yourself safe first before attempting to save others as if you don't keep yourself safe you can't save others.
It’s still the community testing centre, there are “pop up centres” occasionally around the area also.
The tests at Kingston Centre were carried out in a different part of the building last week compared to previous weeks so it could be they’re doing vaccinations in the main part of the building.
FooFighter
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LFT still available 7 days a week booking - see previous post - and walk-in
Early opening on Tuesdays will be 8-2
Lates on Thursday 1-7
All other 10-4
If you're working, get one every week
Vaccines around back of building, same drive in entrance, but you'll be marshalled to correct entrance. Booking only
littleme
250,000th poster!
Really? (genuine question, not sarky remark)
DIL is a teacher, workeing still and goes for a test every week (not provided by school), I thought this was a bit excessive and possibly a waste of resources as people should only be tested if they have symptoms, or if they are an NHS worker.
Now I'm not so sure.
I work in a supermarket, and have never had a test.
ATJ
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My workplace is introducing weekly testing in the office from week after next. Seems a bit bolted horse to me, but in the meantime the company is encouraging anyone not working from home to get regular tests.
Kingston Centre has been busy all day and I hear it's mostly been people who work with the vulnerable. Not sure if that means the elderly have all been done or if it's a special centre focussing on vaccinating a different demographic
Kingston Centre has been busy all day and I hear it's mostly been people who work with the vulnerable. Not sure if that means the elderly have all been done or if it's a special centre focussing on vaccinating a different demographic