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Some thoughts on covid 19 restrictions

Seaman
16/12/2020 16:42

ASs some regulars may know I sometimes have a few health problems that at times restricts my access to the countryside so many of the restrictions that we have endured, and are still enduring, do not feel strange to Chris and myself. My immune system is pretty shot up at times so I'm quite good at avoiding numbers of people, I'm maybe not as anti social as it seems, and I've never been a lover of shopping unless its books. When we were recommended to shield in our own homes we actually realised we could walk the riverside fields with permission from the owners and had little chance of meeting anyone so we felt quite happy there. When restrictions eased we have four small nature reserves within a couple of miles of home with plenty of space to avoid close contact but still both watch birds and talk about birds with others doing the same, quite a little anti social bird club we are. There has been good birds aplenty and as winter has drawn closer the wintering Thrushes arrived we have been doing counts on them. One of our local reserves has got a wonderful Starling murmuration,60,000 birds at least, which we managed to social distance the grandsons to. We have found by visiting the busiest of the reserves late afternoon most birders have gone home and we enjoy the spectacle of birds going to roost. We do miss visiting our local moorland but they are outside the 3 mile radius we put on ourselves, they will still be there when all this is over and we settle down to our new normal. Because I am in that at risk category we seem to be swimming in hand sanitiser but Chris keeps an eye on what I get up to. I just hope other folk are coping as well as us and getting the support we have been getting, take care out there we will beat this lot somehow.

  • 05/01/2021 18:58 in reply to WendyBartter
    Yes, Wendy, there's been so much disinformation been put about on social media little of which has no basis in truth that I can understand some people may be apprehensive. You've got to ask yourself what is the very small risk of an allergic reaction to the vaccine compared with the potentially serious complications of catching Covid-19. In the end it's a personal choice.
  • 05/01/2021 19:27

    I have to say I was very dubious in the beginning, so much money to be gained by the producers of the first vaccine out, but really as you say, you're caught between the devil & the deep blue sea. I admire you TJ, you've gone for it & paved the way for the rest to follow. I'm sorry you're all in lockdown again, but I don't suppose we'll (France) be far behind. Personally, I think with a nationwide curfew of 20h00 to 6h00 & all the bars & restaurants & cinemas & gyms and........all shut, we've not really come out of 2nd confinement.

  • 05/01/2021 19:36
    Really thrilled to hear you managed to get your booster shot Tony. It is so very worrying to hear how many people are having second thoughts about getting this life saving vaccine and putting too much credence into what they read on social media or via gossip. The chances of allergic reaction is miniscule in reality and when you look at the serious complications which can result from contracting Covid-19 people should be grateful to the scientists and testers of these vaccines that have provided us with such a precious and life saving gift. For those of you who still undecided on whether to have this vaccine, remember we should be working as a team to combat this dreadful disease by protecting one another in the best way we can.
  • 05/01/2021 20:07 in reply to TeeJay
    Unknown said:
    I got my booster jab of the Pfizer vaccine this afternoon.

    Good for you!  I think Limpy is in the fourth group so I'm hoping they'll catch up to him fairly soon.  I think I'm in the tenth group, unless they unexpectedly give me priority as Limpy's carer.  I'm assuming I've got a long wait!

  • 05/01/2021 20:11 in reply to TeeJay
    Unknown said:
    think from now on people who have their first vaccination will have to wait 12 weeks for the second.

    Yep!!! Hubby was due his booster  early next week, but today they telephoned to say postponed,....

    Just hope they are correct in saying will still be effective....  whatever, we will go with the flow, as we do with the Flu jabs....

  • 05/01/2021 20:13 in reply to SunnyKate2
    SunnyKate2 said:
    Yep!!! Hubby was due his booster  early next week, but today they telephoned to say postponed,....

    Rats.  I hope this doesn't compromise the safety of everyone who has been partly vaccinated. Keeping everything crossed.

  • 05/01/2021 20:37 in reply to Clare
    Clare Bailey said:
    I think Limpy is in the fourth group so I'm hoping they'll catch up to him fairly soon.

    I'm surprised at that, Clare. I would have thought that with his medical condition he would have been a much higher priority. Keep pushing the GP's to see if you can bring him up the ladder.

  • 05/01/2021 20:48
    What with health conditions and age,77, I think I might be in the third wave but we will have to wait and see.
  • 05/01/2021 20:49 in reply to TeeJay
    Unknown said:
    I'm surprised at that, Clare. I would have thought that with his medical condition he would have been a much higher priority. Keep pushing the GP's to see if you can bring him up the ladder.

    He did ring them up - our surgery is a local hub - he was told that it would probably take a year just to do all the over-80's! Not exactly encouraging.

    We're lagging behind a bit - Felixstowe will start being immunised next week, while our nearest big town (Ipswich) started weeks ago.

  • 05/01/2021 20:54 in reply to Seaman
    Wendy S said:
    What with health conditions and age,77, I think I might be in the third wave but we will have to wait and see.

    You're in the third group, the over-75's.  Limpy is 66 and has so much wrong with him it would be easier to list what isn't wrong!