Lockdown continues in Scotland until 28 may 2020.

[Arm]

Cheers sounds like the local authorities are requesting we don't go but have no teeth to enforce. I will abide by those requests as there are so many other places to visit and Cumbria, Cornwall etc were not on my wish list anyway. 

Its a tough one as businesses will want to start up in whatever form they can. Personally I don't mind if Scotland and Wales don't want to yet.

[jeff oakley]

I cannot show the piece that said about facilities being opened as it was part of a long NHS piece my wife saw. It was basically saying that councils should open toilets etc and that with thought they could be kept in a safe condition. 

 

The alternative is people Pi55ing every where which is a greater risk of problems than having toilets open. The response from various councils has been to say no to such requests at the moment.

 

Just before the lockdown when I stopped on the motorway I had never seen so many people washing their hands after using the toilets, people have the message they just need facilities.

[Blatman]

15 hours ago, jeff oakley said:

 

Just before the lockdown when I stopped on the motorway I had never seen so many people washing their hands after using the toilets, people have the message they just need facilities.

 

When I started flying a LOT for work I started to religiously wash my hands after every trip to the bathroom when outside of my home.

I have had two colds in the least 5 years and that is the sum total of "illness" I have suffered other than eating dodgy food in far away places  

[Man On The Clapham Omnibus]

The worst thing for your health is two grandchildren. They are running, screaming, fighting germ dispensers! I went for years without colds but once they came along my nose rarely stopped dripping! 

 

Now they're a little older (7 & 10) it's a bit better than it was, and my other half being 'shielded' means we are safe - for now.

[Rab (bombero) Reid]

1 hour ago, Blatman said:

When I started flying a LOT for work I started to religiously wash my hands after every trip to the bathroom when outside of my home.

I have had two colds in the least 5 years and that is the sum total of "illness" I have suffered other than eating dodgy food in far away places  

Similarly, when I joined the Fire Brigade, I found myself washing my hands a lot more at work which evolved into a lot more at home which then evolved into carrying travel anti-bac hand gel, a couple of pairs of nitrile gloves and a orinasal pocket mask in the car! 😄

[Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman]

1 hour ago, Blatman said:

I started to religiously wash my hands after every trip to the bathroom when outside of my home.

🤢 🤮 Eww, so on no account get the UV lights out at Blatter’s place then!

[DonPeffers]

I've washed my hands so much they've got painful, cracked skin. Better than the virus though.

[Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman]

2 minutes ago, DonPeffers said:

I've washed my hands so much they've got painful, cracked skin. Better than the virus though.

It does annoy me when the self titled face book/Social Media experts spout on about people wearing gloves wrongly/inappropriately etc. Yes, many are fully aware of glove hygiene procedures, transference etc. But many of us are using gloves because our skin will simply not tolerate the level of bacterial hand wash use required.

 

I wear gloves in higher risk environments simply because I can properly decontaminate them much more easily, and much more regularly, than I could my hands directly, which would be covered in open sores within a week.

[Blatman]

15 minutes ago, Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Secretary said:

🤢 🤮 Eww, so on no account get the UV lights out at Blatter’s place then!

 

Er... hang on...are you calling me a w.....

 

I've been called worse but even so...   

[Rab (bombero) Reid]

1 hour ago, Blatman said:

..I started to religiously wash my hands after every trip to the bathroom when outside of my home.

I hate using public loos at the best of times and only relent to avoid doing myself a permanent mischief! 😂 I'm literally using my elbows and/or toilet paper to push buttons and pull handles, or my favourite one is to try and time my leaving right on the heels of someone else to avoid touching the door! It gies me tha boak [trans Scot to Eng: "It makes me feel sick"] 🤢😆 when guys come away from a urinal and even a cubicle walking out wiping their hands on themselves!!! Right, it's lunchtime, I'm not talking about this anymore 😷😂😂

[Blatman]

Just now, Robert (bombero) said:

I hate using public loos at the best of times and only relent to avoid doing myself a permanent mischief! 😂 I'm literally using my elbows and/or toilet paper to push buttons and pull handles, or my favourite one is to try and time my leaving right on the heels of someone else to avoid touching the door!

 

With you on that one. I long ago realised that public bogs like the ones in airports that don't have doors at the main entrance are really very convenient... (sorry...)  

[Man On The Clapham Omnibus]

I was with my son on one occasion and he was pressing the buttons on a parking ticket machine with tip of a ballpoint pen. Another time I saw him operating the flush lever in a W.C. cubicle by pressing it with his foot. He's borderline obsessive about avoiding contamination of his hands. He's a surgeon... 

[Blatman]

Been using gloves on the self checkout at Tesco's because there is no option to clean them...

[Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman]

7 minutes ago, Blatman said:

Been using gloves on the self checkout at Tesco's because there is no option to clean them...

 

That just sounds so wrong...

[Blatman]

4 hours ago, Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Secretary said:

 

That just sounds so wrong...