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Carter-Orange:
Over here things are a little different between the countries. England are allowed to travel anywhere in England for exercise etc, but have to stay in their own houses overnight. They are also allowed to meet up with one other person from outside of their home.
Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are still on the stricter lockdown. We aren't allowed to travel anywhere apart from essential stuff like food. Not allowed to meet up with anyone outside of our homes. Some places are starting to re-open again, like DIY shops and a few takeaways. We are allowed out for exercise more than once a day now, which is great.
Shame about all the cancelled tours, hopefully they will be re-arranged after this pandemic is over. I was due to be seeing Westlife next month, that was cancelled and refunded while other shows were rescheduled in other parts of the UK. I'm also due to be seeing Phantom of the Opera in December and have wanted to see it for years! I bet that will also be cancelled :(
I think I may have jinxed this year too! On 1st January I said this was going to be a great year with lots to look forward to. I should have kept quiet lol
mare:
We are in phase one of reopening here and one of things open are shops with curbside pickup. How the hell? I mean I get food curbside pickup but how do you go shopping for everything else with curbside pickup? I mean besides the big chains like Wal-Mart and Target. These smaller shops without even a website are opening up for curbside pickup. “Yeah, I want that one thing hanging on the third rack. That one.” Wtf?
mare:
The closed borders are having an Effect on Buffalonians who regularly commute across the border for work. I think it’s a good idea though.
RokofAges75:
--- Quote from: Carter-Orange on May 20, 2020, 06:10:39 AM ---Over here things are a little different between the countries. England are allowed to travel anywhere in England for exercise etc, but have to stay in their own houses overnight. They are also allowed to meet up with one other person from outside of their home.
Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are still on the stricter lockdown. We aren't allowed to travel anywhere apart from essential stuff like food. Not allowed to meet up with anyone outside of our homes. Some places are starting to re-open again, like DIY shops and a few takeaways. We are allowed out for exercise more than once a day now, which is great.
Shame about all the cancelled tours, hopefully they will be re-arranged after this pandemic is over. I was due to be seeing Westlife next month, that was cancelled and refunded while other shows were rescheduled in other parts of the UK. I'm also due to be seeing Phantom of the Opera in December and have wanted to see it for years! I bet that will also be cancelled :(
I think I may have jinxed this year too! On 1st January I said this was going to be a great year with lots to look forward to. I should have kept quiet lol
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That seems strange that England has looser restrictions than the rest of the U.K. I would have guessed it would be the other way around, since England has a much higher population than the other three countries. Doesn't seem fair to Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland!
I said in the other thread I'm not superstitious, but this was my thirteenth year of teaching, and I remember thinking at the beginning of the school year, "Hm... is it going to be a lucky 13 or an unlucky 13?" I had a pretty good class this year, but I guess it turned out to be unlucky. :( As for 2020... ugh. This year sucks.
RokofAges75:
--- Quote from: mare on May 20, 2020, 06:43:37 AM ---We are in phase one of reopening here and one of things open are shops with curbside pickup. How the hell? I mean I get food curbside pickup but how do you go shopping for everything else with curbside pickup? I mean besides the big chains like Wal-Mart and Target. These smaller shops without even a website are opening up for curbside pickup. “Yeah, I want that one thing hanging on the third rack. That one.” Wtf?
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I'm not sure how that would work without a website or at least a Facebook page. How do you even know what there is to order for pick-up? LOL For stores that already have a website, it's not much different than online shopping. You can just order online and pick it up at the store instead of paying for shipping, and it will be quicker if it's something they already have in stock.
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