Friday, June 5, 2020

R2BC In Isolation

The pink flowers are radishes and the yellow flowers are lettuce.
Grown from Kibbutz Alumim vegetables received at the beginning of April
Birds have eaten most of the lettuce leaves...
...I didn't have the heart to scare them away. 
There are, surprisingly, a lot of Reasons 2B Cheerful whilst stuck in quarantine, so here are some of them. Then if you fancy you can visit the linky on Becky's Lakes Single Mum for more R2BC posts.

1.10 days after DD's exposure to a covid positive pupil at school we are both still asymptomatic.

2. DD hasn't actually missed any school because although only 6 pupils from her class (but 83 pupils and 13 staff in the whole school) are in enforced quarantine, the Parents Association shut down the whole school. Well, it's open but only about four kids show up each day. I love it that when the government didn't close the schools because of the economy, the parents took matters into their own hands and closed the school for the health and safety of our children and families.

3. There's no online learning going on but DD's teacher has been holding a daily Zoom-in with the whole class, just to keep in touch and make sure everyone is doing ok. This is so important in case someone is struggling but also because not all kids have friends that they can call and chat with if it's not organised for them.

4. As soon as I let it be known that we're in isolation, loads of people sent messages asking if we needed anything. Three of my neighbours messaged me again today to say they are going shopping and please send a list if we need anything for the weekend. I know people are kind, but it's heartwarming to be on the receiving end once in a while - even though we didn't need anything. And lovely to be reminded of what lovely friends and neighbours we have.

5. I registered DD's quarantine on the Ministry of Health website on Sunday night and first thing Monday morning our healthcare provider called to give me instructions about isolation and testing. I was impressed by that.

6. I've not been able to do an online shop with my supermarket of choice for almost a year. When my credit card was renewed last year, the number was the same but the expiry date was obviously different. The online website couldn't deal with this wildly bizarre event. I called customer service a couple of times but kept being told that it was a problem with my credit card and I should call my bank. Bollocks to that because they accepted my card every week in the store. In the end I gave up trying to shop online.

This week I didn't have a choice. So I did the shop, my card was rejected because they already have the same number registered to another card (mine), and I called customer service. This time I had the inspired idea to go directly to technical support. I explained the problem, I suggested that all my card information needs to be deleted so that I can start again, and I emphasised that we are in quarantine so we need this shop or we will starve to death.

It took less than two minutes for the woman to make it all go away. She put the order through for me, gave me the order reference number, and sent confirmation to my email. Sorted. And the delivery came on time the next day. It was so easy I'm going back to online shopping big time. I think this R2BC ties for top reason with neither of us having coronavirus symptoms.

Wishing everyone a healthy and happy weekend. xxx

10 comments:

  1. Great news that you are both well and also on the online shopping. I used to often get my shopping online in the UK, especially when I was pregnant but I had no real need to as I had transport and it was easy enough to do especially before kids! Cyprus hasn't got the hang of online shopping at all, although there were some schemes hastily set up at the start of lockdown, all a bit rubbish though if you are able to get out but a godsend for anyone in isolation.

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    1. I actually like going round the supermarket and choosing and then doing a delivery, but what I love about online shopping is that you can see your running total as you shop. If it comes out more than I wanted to spend I can just delete a few of the unnecessary items.

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  2. We were isolated at the start and it was helped by family and friends. Glad you have sorted your shopping and that you are both well.

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    1. Thanks Becky. I'm writing this at 2am because we seem to have turned day into night and vice versa.

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  3. Glad to hear that you are both doing well and have all the supplies you need.
    Will you have to be tested before either of you can go out again or does the quarantine period suffice?

    I actually placed my first online grocery order yesterday. I normally manage fine with my bundle buggy - but - I wanted to be registered somewhere with an online service (just in case for winter) so decided to go with Instacart as it allows me to shop at my favourite supermarket (although I don't get my loyalty points). I decided that I might as well get a lot of canned items since they are so heavy and they can all go into the pantry. It's booked for delivery on Monday between 2 and 4pm so we'll see how they do. Like you, I actually enjoy grocery shopping so I'll probably use this service maybe once every 6 weeks or so and concentrate on one or two areas just to see how they do.

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    1. I think we will need to be tested before Dd can go back to school - if there is school to go back to.
      My system is to do a big delivery (though I usually go to the shop then get it delivered) once a month or 6 weeks for non-perishables. Then I do a smaller shop each week for fresh produce, dairy, fish, and baked goods. I never stick to the system. This whole lockdown period has saved me grocery money because I don't pop into the mini-market on my way home to grab something for supper. I've been making do with what we have.
      Good luck with your delivery on Monday.

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  4. Glad to hear that you're both okay. Take care x

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    1. Thanks. We even got our return to work/school dates.

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  5. I'm big into online shopping again too. And also glad not to have the coronavirus. Hopefully neither of us or our children will get it xx

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    1. Hopefully. I'm a bit nervous about going back to school tomorrow - it won't be easy wearing a mask all day in 30C heat.

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