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Old Mar 21st 2020 | 11:27 am
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Originally Posted by Oink
Me neither, but there's a place that's opened up very near me and now I'm freelance and not subject to prying and restrictive policies, I'm thinking of getting into it.
You made sausage rolls, iirc.
 
Old Mar 21st 2020 | 11:42 am
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I feel bad for the cat getting scared, but that was funny.

 
Old Mar 22nd 2020 | 9:52 am
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Which US President got pissed on a Cuban rum drink and became a hero of the American-Mexican War?
Daiquiri Taylor. I'm trying to catch the limes that are starting to turn before they go bad.




 
Old Mar 22nd 2020 | 10:57 am
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I’m a bit unsure about the new ‘normal’...I haven’t ‘ever’ not worked in the last 150 years of my existence...when I was pre-Canada I moved houses and volunteered at everything...I worked 5 days a week at my kid’s school. It has never been purely financial, but a lot about my need to not cope with who or what I am...tomorrow I wake and am directed to work from home... I am frankly terrified yes of course I’m lucky I haven’t been laid off...but it’s still scary...I ‘need’ daily doses of people....
 
Old Mar 22nd 2020 | 11:09 am
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Originally Posted by MillieF
I’m a bit unsure about the new ‘normal’...I haven’t ‘ever’ not worked in the last 150 years of my existence...when I was pre-Canada I moved houses and volunteered at everything...I worked 5 days a week at my kid’s school. It has never been purely financial, but a lot about my need to not cope with who or what I am...tomorrow I wake and am directed to work from home... I am frankly terrified yes of course I’m lucky I haven’t been laid off...but it’s still scary...I ‘need’ daily doses of people....
Try this
https://chatroulette.com/

 
Old Mar 22nd 2020 | 11:35 am
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Originally Posted by Danny B
Perhaps you could add that to this thread
 
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As always, and ever, Siouxie will always sort it out...so very many thanks...we don’t begin to say often enough...
 
Old Mar 22nd 2020 | 2:03 pm
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Originally Posted by MillieF
I’m a bit unsure about the new ‘normal’...I haven’t ‘ever’ not worked in the last 150 years of my existence...when I was pre-Canada I moved houses and volunteered at everything...I worked 5 days a week at my kid’s school. It has never been purely financial, but a lot about my need to not cope with who or what I am...tomorrow I wake and am directed to work from home... I am frankly terrified yes of course I’m lucky I haven’t been laid off...but it’s still scary...I ‘need’ daily doses of people....
I'm with you, Millie. Week one and i'm already going crazy.
 
Old Mar 23rd 2020 | 7:22 am
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Originally Posted by Gozit
I'm with you, Millie. Week one and i'm already going crazy.
Oh Gozit...come and cheer me up...I’ve got things I need to do...but nothing I want to do...I thought Stephen Fry’s thoughts on C19 and maintaining a positive mental state and timetable plans rather inspirational. Danny mentioned it - so thank you, very good.

It would be better if it wasn’t a frozen, barren wasteland outside...world going to hell, I can just about get my head round, but I would just like to take the bloody dog for a trot!

This too will pass...
 
Old Mar 23rd 2020 | 7:44 am
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Originally Posted by MillieF
I’m a bit unsure about the new ‘normal’...I haven’t ‘ever’ not worked in the last 150 years of my existence...when I was pre-Canada I moved houses and volunteered at everything...I worked 5 days a week at my kid’s school. It has never been purely financial, but a lot about my need to not cope with who or what I am...tomorrow I wake and am directed to work from home... I am frankly terrified yes of course I’m lucky I haven’t been laid off...but it’s still scary...I ‘need’ daily doses of people....
I've worked from home for 25 years now (I think I worked 8 years in office situations before that ) and I don't miss it. My wife and others tell me about the office world and I don't miss it. Pre Corona Virus I was in meetings with others 3 or 4 times a week and dealing with 'local government' people in my job made me never want to work in a structured office situation again. Everybody is different though.

One take away I see in all of this will be that the demand for increased office space will decline, and some people may enjoy working from home and that could be more popular.
 
Old Mar 23rd 2020 | 9:05 am
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Apartment life wouldn't be so bad in a nice sized unit. 1,500 sq feet is decent, good amount of space and room to move about and not feel trapped.

Of course they way above our price range, I do think though a large unit wouldn't be horrible, the unit in the link is almost 3 of our units in one.

https://vancouver.craigslist.org/van...094894251.html
 
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Amazon must be really backed up, I came across quite a few items in stock, but delivery date almost a month away.




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Old Mar 23rd 2020 | 7:32 pm
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Old Mar 23rd 2020 | 9:50 pm
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Originally Posted by Jsmth321
Apartment life wouldn't be so bad in a nice sized unit. 1,500 sq feet is decent, good amount of space and room to move about and not feel trapped.

Of course they way above our price range, I do think though a large unit wouldn't be horrible, the unit in the link is almost 3 of our units in one.

https://vancouver.craigslist.org/van...094894251.html
it looks like a soulless empty barn. If you stuck me in there I’d take a swan dive off the balcony pretty damned quick. Horrible looking place...if that’s ‘luxury’ in your neck of the woods, I rejoice I am in New Brunswick!
 
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I'm feeling, as I am sure many other are, a little overwhelmed by it all.
 


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