Isolating myself - for three months !!!!!!!!!!!

[RetroBob]

I checked my temperature today with a digital thermometer in the ear, and at one point it said 38.7 and then an hour later it read 35.7. Guess that's not to be relied upon all that much.

I suspect we have the same thermometer! Since temperature is relative thing, one quick qualitative thing I do is just put my hand on my wife's head and my kids head (or whoever) and if there's a difference you can feel it. Probably wouldn't work say if one person had just come in from outside.

[flaxcottage]

Keep me posted, always enjoy going through another ROM collection

Attached is a list of the ROMs I have found so far. The aim is to package these on SSD images so that they are easy to access for anyone who wants them.

[richardtoohey]

My wife had unusually high temperature (41.2°C at one point) last week so we've been self-isolating too.
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Poor old Phoebe has been relegated to gentle exercise in the back garden, although even she has to take it easy for now as she had her spay operation just over a week ago. She seems to be recovering quite well, and the scar is looking like it is healing fine.

I'm hoping Phoebe is the dog and not the wife!

Stay safe & sane everyone!

[Pernod]

Attached is a list of the ROMs I have found so far. The aim is to package these on SSD images so that they are easy to access for anyone who wants them.

Thanks, didn't notice anything unknown amongst them, but will take a closer look at versions when they're available.

[RetroBob]

How's everyone doing? Time to learn something new? Doing more cooking? Barely scraping by?

Me... I have a (nearly) 3 year old and a 4 month old so busy with them. my Beeb and A3000 work is making slow progress!

[1024MAK]

Contrast and compare:

There are lots of people volunteering to go back to the NHS to help, or helping to distribute food, medicine or other supplies to people who are at high risk (shielding) or who are unable to shop for themselves. Some bus and coach company staff are helping by driving transport ambulances (not 999 ambulances) to move patients around.

You also have key workers, some of which are not exactly paid big money for the work that they do, that are keeping the country running, who are risking going to work, including but not limited to NHS staff including nurses, doctors, drivers, cleaners and porters, care home staff, plus bus drivers, railway staff, tube staff, truck drivers, distribution workers, postal workers, parcel and delivery company workers, grocery, supermarket and other shop workers, civil servants (handling benefit claims as well as running governments and councils), firefighters, and power station workers. [ I apologise in advance, because I am bound to have left out various other groups of essential or other key workers].

Also radio and TV staff, plus news reporters (and all associated behind the scenes staff) who are helping to keep us informed and entertained.

Now compare this to all the selfish idiots that despite extensive media coverage, panic buy and hoard food and supplies, who travel unnecessarily, who crowd together, who think that the restrictions don’t apply to them. Or who spread fake news, misleading information or dismiss this pandemic as being fiction, or who dismiss this COVID19 Corona virus as not being a serious medical problem.

I’m currently self isolating because it’s possible that a family member may have had COVID19 Corona virus (that was worrying enough). But the fourteen days is NOTHING compared to the TWELVE WEEKS that people who should shield themselves will have to endure (people with existing medical conditions, the old and frail). And when you have a family member that fits into one of these groups, that means you (including me) have to extra careful to not get infected yourself, or to bring the virus home with you and unintentionally infect said family member (which is exactly the situation I’m in).

It all really brings home what is important in life.

For those that don’t get it, people (including family and friends) are important, not greed, money and delusions of power.

If only these selfish people would actually THINK OF OTHERS before acting only in their own self interest.

Mark

[flaxcottage]

Hear, hear!!

If one factors in probabilities it becomes even more scary.

My wife and I are in the category where we each probably stand about a 90% chance of surviving this thing. For both of us to survive that drops to about 80%.

[gidandridge]

Well said Mark!!

[Deleted User 9118]

Hi all,

I guess we're approaching the flip-side now, pending the 2nd wave.

How are you all doing?

We Dutchies are back at race baiting while our grannies are dying in care homes.....

It's disgusting........

[CMcDougall]

just doing what the politicians do, driving 260 miles to the nearest baby sitter

serious note, kids sending mother's crazy, neighbours have all lost their jobs, am a 'key worker' , so just washing hands more, & overtime has now been banned , so only working 2/3 of a normal day

[Wheel_nut]

Hello All,

It is some time since (Col's) post and I hope that you have all survived the lockdown whether mandated or self-imposed. For myself, I made my 75th Birthday under self-imposed lockdown in June and am glad to say that my immediate family have stayed safe from the dreaded Virus.

My collection of Beebs has kept me entertained and thanks to KenLowe, Hoglet, BigEd et al. I have explored the wonders of adding a Raspberry Pi co-processor and PiTube Direct. I have to admit to not having mastered flying Elite but it re-kindled my obsession with Aviator and the Microsoft Flight Simulator in preparation for the soon to be released 2020 release.

I hope that you have all escaped infection, especially those of you who are shielding for medical reasons. Stay safe and stay active on these fora which have given me many hours of reading....

Robin