Hey Ade... I've already got one of your books, and the prints that big I can read it in the dusk! Maybe you should try buying one of mine?
As for the virus here in Warrington, we babysat our 15 month old grandson for the last time last Thursday. My wife Pam took him out for a walk on her own - leaving me at home. All the staff at the local supermarket know him well, and as soon as Pam entered the store they came over to see him... keeping a respectful distance though! I'm afraid that it all got a bit too much for Pam, and she had a bit of a meltdown and burst into tears - because she knew that this would be the last time she would have any physical contact with him for the foreseeable future.
Some of the other shoppers came over to her when they saw her so upset, and one of them actually thought it was over the lack of toilet rolls on sale of all things! One lady reached into her bag and gave her two rolls from the pack she had purchased from another shop, and another reached into her bag and passed over another. There are plenty of caring people out there, and very selfish one's too. We had one final get-together for an hour on Friday evening, and then that was it. On Saturday we decided to chance our luck in the local park... we reasoned that if we kept our proper distance we would be fine. But that proved to be practically impossible to do, no matter how much you distanced yourself from the person in front or behind... they just came closer.
I'm in the 'at risk' group... I am in remission from CKD 111 and my kidney's only function at around 50% - so it is only a matter of time before I receive my 'confined to barracks for three months' letter from the local Doctor. But I am fortunate that I have plenty of hobbies, and I can always find something to keep my mind occupied. I find the TV coverage rather depressing to be honest, so much conflicting information and advice... and some of the TV presenters seem quite hysterical about it all. So for the time being I have resorted to leaving the TV off and listening to music on the radio. My wife really isn't coping that well, she absolutely adores the three grandchildren - as we both do - but it is harder for her. Through all this though, you have to stay positive and keep your mind focussed. Not everyone who gets infected will die, and not everyone will get infected.
I dare say that as Ade rightly points out, the forum might fall a little flat because of a lack of purchases by members. But even that can be overcome if everyone starts visiting other parts of the forum that they wouldn't usually associate themselves with and maybe replying to threads instead of just looking. There is plenty that can be done to keep interest going... maybe revisiting much older posts and reintroducing them for the benefit of the newer member's, and maybe even start holding proper discussions on all manner of military-related topics and historical events.
Cheers,
Steve
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