[News] The Coronavirus Good News thread

[Albion in the north]

I dont know if its already been said but, there are going to be some really nicely done gardens this year!

 

[LamieRobertson]

I dont know if its already been said but, there are going to be some really nicely done gardens this year!

The gardens I look after are always nicely done

 

[Guinness Boy]

The gardens I look after are always nicely done

Do you always leave a well trimmed bush?

 

[LamieRobertson]

Do you always leave a well trimmed bush?

Lol....a rather dishy customer asked me that once and then immediately went bright red as she realised how it could have been taken

 

[swindonseagull]

By cutting back on my food consumption for the last two weeks as I dread the thought of going to the supermarket I've lost 6lbs in weight! Who knew dieting was so easy?

Snap

Ive lost 4 kilos in 2 weeks from not eating junk food and no beer

 

[swindonseagull]

I dont know if its already been said but, there are going to be some really nicely done gardens this year!

Only if garden centres are open to buy bedding plants

 

[Giraffe]

I dont know if its already been said but, there are going to be some really nicely done gardens this year!

You’re spot on. I’m right on mine in a way I wouldn’t be if I lost half of the weekend due to football.

 

[Simgull]

Robert Forster (Ex Go-Betweens) posted an interesting thought that with all these musicians, artists, writers etc not being able to tour or do much else, we could see an explosion in creativity and some great work surfacing at the end of the year and into 2021.

 

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

The XS Malarkey comedy club in Manchester are arranging virtual comedy nights that will be live streamed out to keep some of the lesser known comedians working while the clubs are closed.

 

[Mellotron]

Surprised no one else has, so I will.

1. Daily death toll in Italy has come down for the first time today. Will have to wait the next few days to see whether they've hit their peak or not, here's hoping.

2. Our daily increase today (47) was some way lower than Italy's equivalent on the same day, which could suggest we may be on a lower trajectory. Here's hoping.

 

[Fungus]

Frugality is causing the weight to absolutely drop off me. Similar loss to yours.

I always imagined you looked like your avatar. Now you will?

 

[Mellotron]

I always imagined you looked like your avatar. Now you will?

Ha, if only.

My avatar photo is from his thinnest phase, when he lived on a diet of milk, peppers and cocaine, apparently. Didn’t see the point in food.

 

[Norman Potting]

NSC is back on the first page of Google.

 

[Swansman]

Was asked to put this here as well:

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Lowest percentage increase in Italy so far! Even if its still a lot of people, I really really really hope Italy are getting getting some results from the lockdown now. It would give people a lot of hope when we go into lockdown.

 

[essbee1]

Just popped into Tesco at Lewes to 'take advantage' of the additional 30 min shopping for NHS staff before the hordes descend.
As shopping goes, it was a genuinely pleasant experience, partly due to the fact that everyone who entered was given a free bunch of flowers by Tesco staff (thank you, it was a really nice gesture), all the shoppers seemed to be pleasant, zero aggression regarding who was going to grab what from the shelves etc. I picked up a few basics (which were largely present - very few empty sections of shelves), and no evidence of stockpiling from my fellow shoppers.

I then popped across to a good farm shop and grabbed a few few nice treats (again, just the usual type and amount of things that I would usually get).

Happy to take advantage of the opportunity that Tesco presented (thanks again) and very happy to continue to support a local business.

Midweek shopping is pretty pointless for me at the moment with the hours that I do, so it was really appreciated.

Good to hear and you have my and I'm sure NSC's total support.

 

[Lyndhurst 14]

 

[dazzer6666]

Just popped into Tesco at Lewes to 'take advantage' of the additional 30 min shopping for NHS staff before the hordes descend.
As shopping goes, it was a genuinely pleasant experience, partly due to the fact that everyone who entered was given a free bunch of flowers by Tesco staff (thank you, it was a really nice gesture), all the shoppers seemed to be pleasant, zero aggression regarding who was going to grab what from the shelves etc. I picked up a few basics (which were largely present - very few empty sections of shelves), and no evidence of stockpiling from my fellow shoppers.

I then popped across to a good farm shop and grabbed a few few nice treats (again, just the usual type and amount of things that I would usually get).

Happy to take advantage of the opportunity that Tesco presented (thanks again) and very happy to continue to support a local business.

Midweek shopping is pretty pointless for me at the moment with the hours that I do, so it was really appreciated.

Great to hear and thank you for your service

Daughter went along to her local Tesco in the NHS golden hour this morning, said it was basically a chance for all the regional management to catch up for a chat !

 

[Bodian]

Passing the local today, and landlord and landlady were on the balcony. I asked what they were doing with their beer, and they said 'bring some bottles, we'll fill them up'. Popped back with some old empty pop bottles, which I thought were a litre. They filled them up, and sold me two bottles of bottled beer as well. I had to force money on them.

The good news is that what I thought was a litre seems to have stretched to 2 1/2 pints - so it must have been 1.5 litres! Result.

Also, they were quite upbeat. The mortgage holiday and lack of business rates means that they reckon they can last 3-4 months closed, without suffering too badly. Which is encouraging.

 

[Hugo Rune]

At least we don’t all live in Croydon!

Croydon 84 - 17 Brighton & Hove


https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/22/coronavirus-uk-how-many-confirmed-cases-in-your-area

 

[Jimmy Grimble]

I’ve used this as a chance to have a booze free weekend. Only ever really drink in pubs/bars so I might see if I can go alcohol free for as long as they’re closed.