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Post by garry on Apr 14, 2020 9:05:30 GMT
My sister called over the weekend. Told me that one of her friends has found out her husband is a bigamist! Lockdown has basically blown his cover. Then my partner got a call (from a near neighbour!) to say she'd found her fella in womens clothing. Apparently he's done it for years. Got me thinking that lockdown will cause all sorts of problems for those with little secrets!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2020 9:11:38 GMT
Mrs 12th always said there'd be a spike in domestic violence. Possibly infanticide too based on some of the parent/child interactions we have heard...
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Post by garry on Apr 14, 2020 10:44:40 GMT
I know, the stats on domestic violence are horrific but I guess expected.
On the positive side I wonder if there’s been a noticeable drop in other crime and accidents. Car accidents must be lower, and it would be a difficult time to be a mugger! I suspect drug dealing is a little tricker in an empty street.
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Post by michael on Apr 14, 2020 11:24:32 GMT
Apparently A&E has seen a sharp increase in DIY related accidents but attendance is down by a third.
We had a socially distant coffee with our neighbour on Sunday - we brought our own coffees and chair and sat at the ends of our drives, he told us his wife has decided to leave him. He'd been self isolating in their other home and decided not to come back leaving him entirely on his own - it must have been planned as she's already spoken with a solicitor.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2020 12:15:44 GMT
A lot of people are adjusting priorities now but there is something a little callous about just dropping a bombshell like that. He just might not be able to take it with the other stuff going on.
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Post by PG on Apr 14, 2020 12:17:50 GMT
Perhaps she's been "self isolating" with a friend at the other house - how handy.....
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Post by ChrisM on Apr 14, 2020 12:24:38 GMT
Isn't it still reckoned that the kitchen is one of the most dangerous places to be? With so many more people stuck at home in the day, I'm not surprised if the number of home related incidents at A & E is rising
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Post by Tim on Apr 14, 2020 12:58:03 GMT
Isn't it still reckoned that the kitchen is one of the most dangerous places to be? With so many more people stuck at home in the day, I'm not surprised if the number of home related incidents at A & E is rising Having successfully managed to hit myself on the shin with a slegehammer at the weekend (no breakage but it required a lot of hopping around while swearing to recover) I can once again confirm that DIY is a dangerous activity. |
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Post by racingteatray on Apr 14, 2020 13:50:03 GMT
Heavens. So far haven't heard of anything so risque among anyone we know.
A friend's father in Italy has died of Covid-19 though, which was desperately sad for her. He was a GP and assuredly caught it from a patient.
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Post by LandieMark on Apr 14, 2020 14:17:47 GMT
Isn't it still reckoned that the kitchen is one of the most dangerous places to be? With so many more people stuck at home in the day, I'm not surprised if the number of home related incidents at A & E is rising Having successfully managed to hit myself on the shin with a slegehammer at the weekend (no breakage but it required a lot of hopping around while swearing to recover) I can once again confirm that DIY is a dangerous activity. I have a habit of doing that whenever I use a sledge. I'm bloody useless with them. |
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Post by michael on Apr 14, 2020 14:36:28 GMT
I'm making a conscious decision not to use my chain saw at the moment.
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Post by LandieMark on Apr 14, 2020 14:40:39 GMT
I've got all the proper PPE for mine, but it's still probably a wise decision.
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Post by Tim on Apr 14, 2020 14:52:32 GMT
I think the chainsaw is the one power tool I'm reluctant to buy.
It would've been great to have one the last few weekends while taking down some 25-30 foot evergreens but the fear of inadvertently losing a limb makes me happy to use an old-fashioned manually operated saw.
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Post by clunes on Apr 14, 2020 15:09:48 GMT
I think the chainsaw is the one power tool I'm reluctant to buy. It would've been great to have one the last few weekends while taking down some 25-30 foot evergreens but the fear of inadvertently losing a limb makes me happy to use an old-fashioned manually operated saw. I had a cheap but effective chainsaw prior to my divorce but, as with all of my tools (and some far from cheap) they were sold/kept by the ex along with anything of value she could get her hands on. It would have come in hand to chop down a small but ugly holly tree at the weekend but rather than give in I hacked the little fucker down with my very sharp kitchen cleaver  To say it was satisfying is an understatement. Regards the odder casualties of lockdown I've yet to hear of anything juicy among my colleagues / friends! |
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Post by PetrolEd on Apr 14, 2020 15:20:20 GMT
I'm with you on that. Chainsaws are bloody lethal and I'm still surprised people can buy them with zero training. It makes me wince every time you see people cutting wood with the saw between their legs.
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Post by michael on Apr 14, 2020 15:38:50 GMT
I've got all the proper PPE for mine, but it's still probably a wise decision. So have I but anything to stay out or casualty! |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2020 15:41:40 GMT
Circular saws, the number of people who take the safety guard off because "It got in the way", of having their fingers amputated. Being helpful souls they used to put their fingers in a packet of frozen peas or whatever and say they could be sewn back on. Try telling them that the 'burns' make the finger impossible to reattach and they went nuts. Wrap them in cotton wool or similar 'first'.
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Post by Roadrunner on Apr 14, 2020 18:24:17 GMT
I have a big rip in my chainsaw safety leggings which serves as a clear reminder always to put them on...
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Post by alf on Apr 15, 2020 8:42:35 GMT
Interesting - I had thought exactly that. People having affairs or generally up to no good must be finding it a lot harder to hide things from the family/their partners. A lot of people living in the same house these days seem to be like ships in the night, actually having to spend all that time together must be a huge shock for a lot of them, and yes I am worried about domestic violence/coercive control and all of that side of things as well. You never know though, I bet some relationships/marriages are saved by the forced time together, some affairs ended, and some children will get more time with their parents than ever before....
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Post by racingteatray on Apr 15, 2020 10:10:36 GMT
My wife and I are definitely bickering less than we used to.
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Post by johnc on Apr 15, 2020 10:18:43 GMT
My wife said that one of the things she is really enjoying is the daytime walk she and my daughter have each day and the time they get together. I am probably seeing less of my wife now because she is normally here with me in the office.
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Post by Martin on Apr 15, 2020 10:54:25 GMT
Working from home is all good relationship wise, even with us both being more tired than normal due to a new baby. We're getting on really well, but that's normal as we hardly ever bicker and I can't remember the last time we had an argument. Lindsay is enjoying her daily walk, just missing friends and spending time with other new mums, but all the ladies from the NCT class have a Zoom call a couple of times a week. 5 babies born, 5 still to go.
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Post by PG on Apr 15, 2020 11:09:22 GMT
I have a big rip in my chainsaw safety leggings which serves as a clear reminder always to put them on... No rips in my leggings yet, but as I posted a while back, I've got a nice nick out of my chainsaw gloves. Chainsaws are bad enough, but when I see people using them without the right PPE, I can't bear to watch. |
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