I started a comment storm on my local Facebook bulletin page yesterday. Robin and I had been in Big Town 50km away to shop for the apocalypse. I had decided it was time to channel my 'prepper' consciousness and be more prepared for a period of isolation in the event we get the virus and have to stay home. This entailed buying veggie seeds and seedlings and shitloads of shit - because you can't grow anything without it. Cow, chicken and sheep manure, compost, organic rock phosphate and some dwarf fruit trees (which won't be any use in the short term but it's planting time here). We have already been slowly stocking up on rice, pasta, tinned and frozen foods (which we don't usually eat) and plain flour.
On the apocalypse shopping list was a bottle of Colloidal Silver - the only remedy I know of that can actually deal with a virus. I now have 3 bottles. I didn't want to buy them all from our small chemist in case someone else needed some but over a few weeks I have been stocking up. They aren't necessarily all for me, or us. I have them in case some of my friends ignore my advice. As I walked into the health shop I noticed 2 people who were obviously tourists and remembered there was a cruise ship in town. I took a wide berth - probably more than the suggested 1.5 meters. The proprietors confirmed there was a cruise ship in town and were about as impressed as I was.
When I got back to the car I ranted to my partner. WTF? What the hell are they doing letting these passengers mingle with us? Who makes the decision to let these ships dock?
We went to get the rest of our shopping.
When I got home I posted on Facebook - mainly to let my local commuity know that there were cruise passengers around, but also to ask them how they felt and whether I was being unreasonable. 99% of the responses were in agreement and many were quite unnerved by the news. The comments went back and forth for hours and I discovered that the ship was supposed to be in Pitcairn Island the day it was in Big Town and had been refused permission to dock in Fremantle. One commenter told us that she had been in her shop when a customer from the ship coughed without covering her mouth, declaring: 'it's ok, I don't have the virus'. The shop owner was furious and closed the shop after disinfecting it (she is an asthmatic). Apparently all passengers had been tested before they were allowed to disembark and 20 had been refused. Another had become ill and was flown back to Canada. It was reported also that one woman was in self-isolation in Big Town but I couldn't verify it.
While we were discussing our options and deciding which politican or bureaucrat we should contact the news came through that our prime minister had announced strict measures to control the virus, including stopping overseas cruise ships from docking in the near future. I took the post down and replaced it with the updated information.
This morning I went to my local beach for a surf. Like every Sunday in the summer months the surf club were doing their thing and it was busy. Robin and I decided to go around the bay a bit and take the surf mats. There was a good sized swell but the waves were fat and fast - perfect for a mat. As I walked along the beach I made sure I was at least 1.5km away from everyone. Their proximity to each other indicated they weren't following the new regime.
When I got home I posted this on the Facebook bulletin with this comment:
I'm sharing this to get through to those who think this isn't serious. I'm not being dramatic or suggesting we are all going to die, but please read this from a guy I know who is in Spain:
I know many people might be thinking the pandemic which seems to be everywhere in the media is likely hype. It’s not. I am in Spain at the moment.....and we are probably a week ahead of you right now with this virus, as we were a week behind Italy. Everything they are saying about how serious this is, is true. We are not allowed to leave the house except for urgent trips to buy food, which is in short supply. In Spain there are hundreds of thousands of very isolated, sick and scared people right now who aren’t allowed to move out of their house, and pages such as these are a lifeline.
I also posted this:
Top photo - Robin Thomson
Bottom photo - Facebook screenshot
We are in prep mode here as well. Trying to figure out what to buy and how much to stock up. I think it's great that you can balance all this insanity with some good time in the surf there. We're going for our daily walks and self isolating unless we need to go to the market. I hadn't heard of Colloidal Silver, but I'm going to google around and see if we can get it here. Take care there and stay healthy.
ReplyDeleteYes, it's difficult figuring out what to stock up on. I guess staying with the basics is probably the best idea.
DeleteRe: Colloidal Silver - I've known about it for decades but forgot about it until I had a virus last year (probably one of the Corona strains) that just wouldn't go away. I'd think I was over it, and then it would be back. Most frustrating. This went on for months until I remembered to get some CS. A couple of swigs over a couple of days and the virus was gone. Make sure you get the proper strength and stick to the recommended dosage because it can give you a blue tinge if you go too hard. It isn't life-threatening and you would need to take tons of it anyway. It is regulated in Australia and we get 99% silver @ 16-20ppm (parts per million). You can get practitioner strength here but I thought it best to play it safe as this strength works for me.
Friday was the day I gave my last hug, kiss or handshake. It's an odd one. I've been prepping for weeks, bit by bit. It seems my position at the inlet has always been hard and difficult and now suddenly it feels really easy! No kids in school and self isolation has been pretty much my thing for five years now.
ReplyDeleteSarah I've been wondering about how you are going out there. So glad to hear you have been prepping because you were one of those on my list of people to contact. Your isolation might be the best thing right now. As long as you don't get sick. I know you have family, but contact me if you need to.
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