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Coronavirus and fishing (1,184 posts / 73,003 views)
Afcdon Afcdon
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Post #652 1 May 2020 21:41
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Well regardless of what happens next week I may not be going anyway have been showing symptoms over last 24 hours temperature and sporadic cough booked in for drive through test 8 am Sunday so till then I'm isolating in the cabin at bottom of the garden.i not been at work and apart from my exercise I've bot been out,but wife works as a care Support worker and has had to work all the way through of which shes had no symptoms and is going to self isolate.fingers crossed nothing more than a cold but cant see it doing my anxiety problems any good for next few days till I get the results
mal mal
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Post #653 1 May 2020 22:59
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In reply to Post #652
Hope you're ok mate. Fingers crossed for your test. Apparently it's pretty horrible...
Afcdon Afcdon
Posts: 221
Post #654 1 May 2020 23:17
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In reply to Post #653
I'm thanks mate I'm pretty good at mo when I booked it it said you get a choice of the mouth swab or the nose,gonna have a look to see if I can find any thing out tomorrow.The worst part is gonna be the wait for the results,analysing every cough etc I the mean time.i will say that within a couple minutes of filling my details I recieved the text back from them so site must be working pretty well,couldn't get anything for Saturday but Sunday was good enough
weaver83 weaver83
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Post #655 2 May 2020 01:08
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In reply to Post #654
My Mrs had a test and she said you do it to yourself and you have to swab both sides of you throat and the your left nostril, she said the worst bit was the que, it was about an hour long and you have to have your windows shut and engine off and she had hers in that hot weather she nearly passed out through the heat. She ended up testing positive but only ever had cold like symptoms no cough or sore throat and only a slight headache and temperature luckily my kids havnt shown any symptoms and I've only had a slightly thickly throat so hopefully we've got off lightly. Hope it's the same for you and yours fella.
Afcdon Afcdon
Posts: 221
Post #656 2 May 2020 07:07
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In reply to Post #655
Sounds pretty much like what I've got thanks for the kind message and hope you all ok
Carew Carew
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Post #657 2 May 2020 07:33
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In reply to Post #652
Good luck
benyel29 benyel29
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Post #658 2 May 2020 09:55
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Drove past a syndicate near me today. It's only 3 acres and there were 6 vans in the car park.
116lee
Posts: 198
Post #659 2 May 2020 10:16
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In reply to Post #658
Good luck for tomorrow mate.
Paul1 Paul1
Posts: 243
Post #661 2 May 2020 18:27
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In reply to Post #660
Just went to local co-op for some veg, busiest I've ever seen it.

Apparently there are 2 metre lines on the floor weaving round the shop but no-one was more than a foot away from someone else, probably 30 or 40 of them

I turned around at the door and went to the mini M&S instead, which was virtually empty

First time I've been to a shop in the daytime for weeks, it's it like that everywhere?
mark1009
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Post #662 2 May 2020 19:19
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In reply to Post #661
Unfortunately yes. Don't even think about getting on a bus.
Paul1 Paul1
Posts: 243
Post #663 2 May 2020 19:55
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In reply to Post #662
OK so looking for the positive in that otherwise disappointing realisation.

I thought the numbers had leveled because of social distancing, but if the only social distancing is us not being able to go and sit by ourselves, then it should all be over soon, right
The_Saint The_Saint
Posts: 2,072
Post #664 2 May 2020 20:55
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In reply to Post #663
I have to go up to London once a week atm, yet again lockdown is well and truly over up there. As usual, a few people fishing the lakes alongside the M3 on the way home this eve.
essesxandy essesxandy
Posts: 3,197
Post #665 2 May 2020 22:10
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I heard yesterday that there's a local syndicate that's open as usual. Difficult to condemn them when there are loads of people driving to and walking along the nearby canal towpath.
DiesilVan
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Post #666 2 May 2020 22:33
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In reply to Post #649
(as that is where we should be - local, not a 45m drive away)

Trouble is for some people in the North such as Carlisle, Middlesbrough, etc, their local water might be 45 miles away. I live in the Midlands (dead centre of the country) and the nearest accessible lake for me is a 30-45 minute drive in any direction - South for day ticket water or North for club water complex. All the others more local are syndicate or match waters. The owner of the day ticket venue I spend most of my time on has said he will close it off to others if I am booked on to lessen the risk of contact with anyone else. I wouldn't want him to do that, but it shows that some fishery owners are not in it purely for the money.

It's a bit different if you live in Cambs or Northants or even Essex/Kent, but there are places where there are no “local” venues on peoples doorsteps.

I will probably wait until June 16 anyway as I am one of those that have the 12 week self isolation due to respiratory problems & potential other complications with a knackered pancreas & MS. I am treating it like the old closed season pre-1995. Give the fish, wildlife & backside vegetation a rest & time to recover from being pressured all year round.
Tinhead Tinhead
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Post #667 3 May 2020 00:28
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In reply to Post #665
Within reason driving somewhere and exercising (in this case walking) is allowed. Driving somewhere and sitting in your bivvy for a prolonged time is not.
Not saying fishing is a danger to others but once someone is allowed to break the rules then those who Pursue a different hobbies will want to and then another and another until distancing becomes impossible
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