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SilverSolder:

--- Quote from: dunkemhigh on March 19, 2020, 12:04:33 pm ---
--- Quote from: bd139 on March 19, 2020, 10:59:20 am ---Yes agreed. Go for a walk instead :)

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Apparently not a good idea either - explicitly a 'not to do' activity on the NHS site. Presumably it's the half-life in aerosol form that's the issue there, and it can be blown hither and yon outside.

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Funny.  The only thing not banned around here is going for a walk or a run, as long as you maintain distance.
coppice:

--- Quote from: dunkemhigh on March 19, 2020, 12:04:33 pm ---
--- Quote from: bd139 on March 19, 2020, 10:59:20 am ---Yes agreed. Go for a walk instead :)

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Apparently not a good idea either - explicitly a 'not to do' activity on the NHS site. Presumably it's the half-life in aerosol form that's the issue there, and it can be blown hither and yon outside.

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The NHS page I am looking at (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-stay-at-home-guidance/stay-at-home-guidance-for-households-with-possible-coronavirus-covid-19-infection) says:

--- Quote ---If possible, you should not go out even to buy food or other essentials, other than exercise, and in that case at a safe distance from others. The 14-day period starts from the day the first person in your house became ill.

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and I have seen NHS people on the news say to keep you distance when out walking, rather than to avoid it.
Stray Electron:

--- Quote from: Electro Detective on March 19, 2020, 08:53:54 am ---
School's OUT !!!!!!    :scared: :scared: :scared:



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   "School's out forever"!

    Alice Cooper was ahead of his time!
Stray Electron:

--- Quote from: AndyC_772 on March 19, 2020, 10:57:05 am ---Trouble is, just sitting around the house isn't good for mental or physical health in the longer term - and all signs are that we are in this for the longer term. Astronauts train for this sort of thing... the rest of us, don't.

I think it's important to think about what things we CAN do, now that virtually all normal activities are suspended. I normally work from home on my own anyway, so social activities are really important for my mental well-being, and I don't mind admitting I'm already finding it tough.

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   What? We aren't sufficient social company?

    I have to admit that after four days at home, I got in my truck and drove into town to see what was going on. I didn't stop anywhere but just looked. I was surprised at how many people were out and doing their normal activities. Two grocery stores were full, the usual long lines of traffic going in and out of the student housing even though the University is closed, even road (de)construction and the landscapers were at work.
nctnico:

--- Quote from: AndyC_772 on March 19, 2020, 10:57:05 am ---Trouble is, just sitting around the house isn't good for mental or physical health in the longer term - and all signs are that we are in this for the longer term. Astronauts train for this sort of thing... the rest of us, don't.

I think it's important to think about what things we CAN do, now that virtually all normal activities are suspended. I normally work from home on my own anyway, so social activities are really important for my mental well-being, and I don't mind admitting I'm already finding it tough.

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Agreed. I already ordered a wetsuit so I can at least go for a swim in the lake nearby but I'll still miss the regulars from the pool.
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