People just can't handle the concept of a small sacrifice of time.
75-year-old woman doesn't care if she gets the virus, or passes the virus on to other people.
The fucking wretches we share this island with...
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Extinct Jesus Dossier "...I think it counteracts Hitler's magic...", Wed 25 Mar 2020, 20:55,
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Mrs. Front was just telling me about an 85 year old client of her pharmacy.
His routine was to go to the pharmacy, then meet op with his old mates to have a few wines through the afternoon. (very common here,in the Basque Country).
Today he went from the pharmacy to sit on a bench opposite the bar where he usually goes. The police tried to move him and he fought them off with his walking stick.
People like him, whose lifes consist of a routine like that, are faced with solitary confinement for what, for them, might be the rest of their lives.
I can see why they might want to say "fuck it" and just go out for a bit.
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MyFrontFellOff ; his mouth full of teddies, urinating defiantly, Wed 25 Mar 2020, 21:21,
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It is difficult.
My mother is 76 and lives alone. She was leading an extremely active and social life until this all kicked off. I do worry about her getting lonely. At the moment she just goes walking by herself in the countryside to get out the house, but I can't see her being socially isolated for too long. It would break her. Daily phone calls from me don't cut it; we just don't have enough in common to chat away. She needs to be with her friends. This woman just said she lives with her husband, though. She doesn't really have an excuse.
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The Awful Puppy Bakery is still bored, Thu 26 Mar 2020, 1:00,
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Similar situation here
Dad has been dicking about with his mates, probably helping out vulnerable people from his church and finally got the whole point of isolating when his dry cough started properly. Didn't stop him popping over to drop a birthday card off. So now he's two fevered days in, jo appetite or sense of smell, with pre-existing conditions, and living with my mum who similarly has health issues, and coming down with it.
I think he gets it now.
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gaijintendo Regular Member, Thu 26 Mar 2020, 20:40,
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