Crossed the county line today to visit a farm shop and bought one packet of bread flour (and £50 worth of other stuff to make waiting in the queue in the pouring rain worthwhile!).
If I wasn't wearing gloves I had to use the provided hand sanitser, if wearing gloves didn't need to bother. Those gloves had been handling steering wheel, bag, 'phone and touching hair and face as much as my naked hands, and are probably re-used and never washed.
Those filthy gloves handled fruit, veg and other produce, transferring goodness only knows what microbes. Because gloves didn't make me feel invincible I washed my naked hands on return home for double happy birthday!!
Rant Over - but don't get me started on face masks, made from ordinary dressmaking material, making wearers think it's ok for them to breathe on me as they get closer than two trolley lengths - as they are protected and invincible!!
I love the bouquet of flower seeds.
I haven’t seen gloves or a recommendation to wear them, but they are directing everyone to hand sanitizer going in and coming out and then we wash up at home. I don’t think most people get it that you can actually spread it without having any symptoms if you are infected.
@kali66 OMG they so do!! AND another thing..... roads are empty, why are adult cyclits using the pavement?? @ludwigsdiana it was successful, got flour!! seeded wholemeal bread flour- wonderful!!
I do agree with you, misusing PPE is so bad when it's needed so desperately, hand sanitiser and a good hand wash when you get home is the safest way. By the way have you tried the six seed Wessex Mill flour, its scrummy!!
I completely get your rant but did smile that you felt you had to spend so much more to make your trip to the shop worthwhile. I've done exactly the same but I'll obviously still have to go back again at some point. Im impressed you found bread flour. It's like gold dust here and doubt I'll find some anytime soon. I love your photo too. Great vase of flours!
Jealous of your flour! Been trying to source some strong white flour for my parents for weeks now. They have been making their own bread for decades. My most stressful item to try to find for them. Hopefully I will manage it soon.
Agree on the hygiene thing. I wear single use antimicrobial gloves when I shop. They actively kill bacteria and viruses within 1 minute of contact, but I still wash my hands thoroughly when I get home again. I think homemade masks can harbour the very stuff one is trying to avoid - would not use one! It is all mad, isn't it? Your flouring tree made me laugh. Good fun.
Did same this morning; had to pop into RAF Scanpton this morning, that was half way to our nearest farm shop. I wanted bread flour and knew my neighbour wanted plain flour (And I got both). Spent over £30 but that was because I also saw some nice veg and meat (and a packet of fudge) not because I felt guilty.
Hand sanitizer was there before we went in. Shop limited to 10 people, 1 out and 1 in, but then they all congregated around a counter and chatted. Nearly ranted there and then at them, but settled on my best ‘Paddington Bear Stare’ and it kind of worked as people seemed to suddenly become uncomfortable and moved on.
I like this, it has a soft almost romantic quality.
I haven't gone to gloves, yet but do use home-made masks. I know that they aren't in any way perfect but with the 6 feet of courtesy distancing, I am at least trying. It isn't a requirement here to wear masks but it is common courtesy, in humble opinion. So many don't. I also make sure to wash them as soon as I get home.
it's the lack of distancing by the maskwearers I've encountered that irks me. Common courtesy gone behind the masks of many I'm afraid. Stay safe my friend
I really feel that somebody's going to get assaulted soon (not by you!) most of us are trying so hard, and then there's some idiot who undoes all our work - lovely pic!
@anniesue I've heard done quite loud rants in supermarket between normally quiet little old ladies!! @joansmor very kind @carole_sandford saved queuing for hours tomorrow in Tesco\Sainsbury/Lidle etc etc all be it would have been undercover there!!
I have to think everything through when I go out anymore. How to load things in my pocket so I can get to the cards and keys after santitizing my hands using the stuff in the bottle in my pocket. So much easier just not to go away from home.
@randystreat I cried when we were told three more weeks, I'm missing friends and work and colleagues so much!! I've even started a jig saw, I'm famous at work for never joining in with communal jigsaw!!
I'm so glad that I live in WA. Our Premier has done a great job with closing down our state and regional borders to all non essential travel and our isolation is really working in our favour. There is talk of no internal travel in WA for up to 6 months which will be really hard to take.
How clever is this! I'm keen on that six-seed bread flour. Must look for some here. As to your rant, I understand completely. Explains why I just stay home. But the real question is -- why am I not "following" you at this time? We've become unlinked so I must correct it immediately. This has happened before, even to my link to Taffy with whom I joined 365!
I haven’t seen gloves or a recommendation to wear them, but they are directing everyone to hand sanitizer going in and coming out and then we wash up at home. I don’t think most people get it that you can actually spread it without having any symptoms if you are infected.
@ludwigsdiana it was successful, got flour!! seeded wholemeal bread flour- wonderful!!
Agree on the hygiene thing. I wear single use antimicrobial gloves when I shop. They actively kill bacteria and viruses within 1 minute of contact, but I still wash my hands thoroughly when I get home again. I think homemade masks can harbour the very stuff one is trying to avoid - would not use one! It is all mad, isn't it? Your flouring tree made me laugh. Good fun.
Hand sanitizer was there before we went in. Shop limited to 10 people, 1 out and 1 in, but then they all congregated around a counter and chatted. Nearly ranted there and then at them, but settled on my best ‘Paddington Bear Stare’ and it kind of worked as people seemed to suddenly become uncomfortable and moved on.
You can’t fix stupid Sis 😔
@serendypyty thank you, still learning compositing
@casablanca try farm shops??
@phil_sandford Mum taught Paddington well didn't she?!
@wakelys ok
@gillian1912 it's used sparingly!!
I haven't gone to gloves, yet but do use home-made masks. I know that they aren't in any way perfect but with the 6 feet of courtesy distancing, I am at least trying. It isn't a requirement here to wear masks but it is common courtesy, in humble opinion. So many don't. I also make sure to wash them as soon as I get home.
it's the lack of distancing by the maskwearers I've encountered that irks me. Common courtesy gone behind the masks of many I'm afraid. Stay safe my friend
@joansmor very kind
@carole_sandford saved queuing for hours tomorrow in Tesco\Sainsbury/Lidle etc etc all be it would have been undercover there!!
I enjoyed doing this photo, am teaching myself editing!