Be careful what you wish for!

Thing is TDA, there are some slimey one cell creatures already among us!!!

JK (more than bored!)

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On a technical note, JK, you forgot to add 'Captain Mainwaring, doomed I tell ye ...' at the end of your first sentence

And to LeTouriste, if you're worried about Alien Strains, when ET next phones home, tell him to take some Dulcalax [other brands are probably available, albeit not on supermarket shelves, but available for home delivery in 2023 if you book this morning.

In other news, an Australian Astrophysicist, bored by self isolation, has been experimenting with a magnetic device to sound an alarm when you touch your face, was taken to the hospital where his partner is a nurse ['so se and her colleagues could have a good laugh at me] after the magnets became stuck up his nose and had to be removed under anaesthetic ...

Bet Alexander Fleming never had these problems!

Steve

Agreed. Looks like some communities have got their act together and others haven't or maybe some could focus on local news and find out what's going on. We don't need much help but I know the local numbers to phone if we did.

Le Touriste I know you are asking the bigger questions on here but maybe look at some smaller questions locally and get a few telephone numbers lined up, we're in for a long haul and as humans go we do know how to help each other in a crisis. I'm trying to be positive just now and not worry about the future of the world too much. Hope your family can help too if needed. 

End of sermon....

Many of our more  elderly than us  neighbours.  who,  if in normal times manage to get out ,and do a bit of shopping  ,or a stroll   ,know that when several of us who take our dogs out,  as it is still considered essential exercise,   look out for them ,and will knock if notice any thing "unusual" ie curtains not drawn,,milk out late, post in letter boxes ,most still seem to get  family member visits   ,as we recognise the cars (it pays to be curtain twitchers),

As we have found out , Dog Walkers  as the police acknowledge,seem are more aware   

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That’s the spirit JK....... made me laugh out loud!😂

Use all means at your disposal LeT to contact family and friends, get a bit of conversation going. CT serves it’s purpose, and there are a lot of very caring folks on here, but the banter can’t flow like it should do because of rules and regs. But get chatting down in the social room, tell folks about your day, good and bad. 

Sometimes you have to be the one to open up the communication channels, nine times out of ten, others will be more than grateful for the hello. 

Well, just had a knock on door, step back, homemade cake! We have replied with a jar of homemade marmalade! Neighbours. 💕 All precautions taken, source reliable. 

I am donning my cybersuit. Milk required..........

Edit, yep, our neighbours were walking their dogs, it is something you do notice on a walk, who is up and doing, why are those curtains (normally open) still closed, etc.....

Mother Nature is giving us a very harsh warning at the moment. It’s the most overcrowded places that are going down first. (India is just going to be so bad...😥)

In many of the slums of many countries the population will likely be decimated

India is just so frightening. The country got four hours notice before shut down. Poor rural migrants have fled the cities in droves, walking back to their villages, it’s a bit of a lottery what will get them first, C19 or starvation. Dreadful.☹️

I’ve said that for decades-cut out the testosterone put females in charge & the world would rub along nicely. Trust me-if we(males) where the child carriers overpopulation would so not be a problem👍🏻