Every cloud...............

[Brandane]

..........has a silver lining.
What positive effects have you noticed as a result of the current lockdown?

I was out for a walk with the dog today down at the seafront of what would normally be a crowded promenade on a sunny Sunday afternoon.
What struck me was the lack of people and traffic (obviously!); but also the lack of litter, and best of all - the seagulls seem to have gone into hiding.
How will the greedy flying vermin cope without their most popular source of food throwing leftover fish and chips at them?
No doubt they will turn aggressive for a while as they seek out alternative sources, but what then? Will numbers decrease (hopefully) or will they do as nature intended and go to sea for their food?

 

[sleuthey]

To be honest iv had a really happy week. Novelty WFH every day plus deliverables at work relaxed. Quieter roads and footpaths when out exercising. The wife has been at home to see during breaks and in a better mood than if she has to go to work. Feeling lucky that I’m not n the vulnerable group like some are.


Also, has anyone noticed allot more fellow cyclists and walkers are smiling and saying hello ?

 

[derrick]

I am saving a small fortune by not going to the pub 4 or 5 times week. so far i am up about£100.00. Plus my weight has gone done.

 

[Garry A]

Saving a fortune and cycling on very quiet roads

 

[Drago]

The residents of Heathrow can hear birdsong for the first time in living memory and say the air has never smelled so fresh. Dolphins have been sighted off the coast of Italy for thr first time in years. The real wildlife will quickly recover, while the parasitic wildlife that relies on the human host will decline.

 

[swee'pea99]

I am saving a small fortune by not going to the pub 4 or 5 times week. so far i am up about£100.00. Plus my weight has gone done.

I told my wife I'm on the no-beer diet and I'm fading away.

 

[DCLane]

Much quieter roads.

Lots of bikes out and clearly quite a number haven't been on a bike for a while.

 

[HLaB]

Local pollution has gone down and I suspect global pollution has went down too

 

[Julia9054]

I am getting loads of sleep. When I was younger, if sleeping was an Olympic sport, I'd have been in the running for a gold medal.
In more recent years, the amount and quality of my sleep has fallen off a cliff (not unusual, apparently, for women my age)
I am currently getting an unbroken 8 hours- it's great!
My son is home from uni. He is teaching me the Wim Hof breathing method so hoping to improve my lung capacity too.This will be good for my asthma, my cycling and my brass playing.

 

[figbat]

Noise from the nearby A34 dual carriageway has largely disappeared.
The lingering DIY projects at home are finally completing.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

I am saving a small fortune by not going to the pub 4 or 5 times week. so far i am up about£100.00. Plus my weight has gone done.

Blimey you were drinking a lot. Will be good for your health as well.

 

[colly]

I am getting loads of sleep. When I was younger, if sleeping was an Olympic sport, I'd have been in the running for a gold medal.
In more recent years, the amount and quality of my sleep has fallen off a cliff (not unusual, apparently, for women my age)
I am currently getting an unbroken 8 hours- it's great!
My son is home from uni. He is teaching me the Wim Hof breathing method so hoping to improve my lung capacity too.This will be good for my asthma, my cycling and my brass playing.

Magnesium is good for relaxation and help with sleep. We need it but we don't retain it and food today is often lacking in Magnesium and so most people are constantly running a deficit. Magnesium Glycinate is what to look for.

According to this learned chap:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZYXBYAHhN8

 

[Dave 123]

I feel a touch guilty. I went to work on Monday, and was told Monday night not to come to work for the foreseeable.
Though I’m only 50 I’ve hankered after retirement for a few years now, and this week didn’t disappoint. I love the idea of getting up, playing a bit of guitar, taking the dogs out, delivering prescriptions on my bike and doing a bit of cooking. A bit of photography and painting. Nice.

Clearly there are people in a very bad place at the moment (and in 2019 I was in one) so I will take what I can from it while I can.

 

[Julia9054]

Magnesium is good for relaxation and help with sleep. We need it but we don't retain it and food today is often lacking in Magnesium and so most people are constantly running a deficit. Magnesium Glycinate is what to look for.

According to this learned chap:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZYXBYAHhN8

Poor sleep quality is also a common symptom of menopause. Fortunately, my only real symptom so far.

 

[PeteXXX]

I'm loving the quiet motorways and roads as I still have to be out delivering loads of stuff to Morrisons supermarkets.
Strangely, though, overnight road closures for digging the place up still continue!!