COVID - general discussion - Temp Locked

 I said we all have different tastes

and I still can't see you point, sorry

Think about it

Around me I see those not wearing a mask use a face shield. If they feel not able to wear a mask but using a face shield I am fine. 

Why would anybody carry a cumbersome face shield rather than a mask which easily slips in the pocket?

Why would anybody carry a cumbersome face shield rather than a mask which easily slips in the pocket?

There could well be a number of reasons why some wear face shields rather than masks, ET. I have one at present as I have stitches in my nose and the mask catches on them and is painful. Others will be averse to something covering their nose and mouth, so a shield is ideal for them. We don't know what some suffer from and why they can't/won't wear a mask.

That is good to know brue, thanks

My point Nellie. If somebody chooses not to wear a mask and wears a shield there is probably a good reason. 

The lady on our card stall took to wearing a full clear face shield as she said she couldn't breathe and talk with the nose and mouth mask! So adapted - sensible.

My reflexologist is also a foot care person since upping her qualifications dealing with lots of vunerable oldies. She found a half sheild that allowed those who lip read as well as listened 😉  helpful. That way it didn't interfere with her vision and glasses. She is very conscious of health risks, wasn't allowed to do foot care in first lockdown but their governing body agreed with government to do the severe cases to relieve NHS of possible issues caused by lack of treatment, and tested this mask wearing to the nth degree, even trying to blow out candles 😂 to see it was as safe as possible.

I think most folk do their best to stay safe and not infect others if they should have it without knowing. 

I'm certainly hearing of more folk with it locally.

Ocado?  I am not sure that we have Ocado up here.  Certainly our Waitrose order was delivered in a Waitrose van by a Waitrose uniformed driver, presumably from our local store.  Waitrose stores are very thin on the ground up here.

We do not have Iceland in our area, but we have Farmfoods right next to Lidl, so can easily stock up on frozen stuff should we wish, though we too do prefer fresh veg.

It is mainly OH who goes in the shops, I just do the driving and carry the heavy bags, so she is doing her best to keep me safe.   🙂

From listening to the news, watching TV, and reading on here, I get the impression that, in our area anyway, people are possibly observing the rules more than in many other areas,  even though the FM is always pretty gloomy!

Since last March, we have not been away in the caravan, or visited any NT properties, or indeed anywhere.   We have seen our son and family once, and otherwise not mixed socially with anyone other than our daughter, SIL and Callum.  Even then, other than Callum, they keep their distance.

OH has visited the optician, as have I, and I have been twice to the dentist and once to the hospital for a blood test.

The shops we use are not usually particularly busy, people are observing social distancing,  wearing masks, queues are well controlled, trolley and hand sanitising is in place,  Otherwise we are shopping on line, with the occasional click and collect, so we feel pretty safe.

Even so, we are looking forward to getting vaccinated!   

Kj

I imagine Ocado were mainly in the South of England but as the company grew they did extend further north but not sure they ever reached Scotland, but I could be wrong on that score. However the point of my comment was that part of the tie up with Waitrose was the insistence that the minimum order value was £60 (Ocado didn't make a profit for years!) However with the split Waitrose have been able to lower their minimum order value to £40 which I imagine opens up their customer catchment quite a bit and might suit yourself to save visits to supermarkets?  

David