By keef and annie hellinger, May 19 2020 07:52AM
Blog first started in 2020 but it spanned 2 years of covid
During this Coronavirus / Covid-19 Pandemic lockdown why not break up your day by doing my “Where in the World “ motorhome travels quiz…every picture is a place we have visited and can be found here on the website. Answers are applied after a while so you can check back. Thanks for looking
We post these on both Facebook and the @KeefHWebDesigns you tube channel.
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In 2023 (post Covid but during the Covid enquiry) we used the super You Tube #shorts feature to promote the Where In The World Quiz for fellow travellers and here is a reel we used to promote the quizzes, enjoy! Happy Christmas... only applicable really in December #smile
Below is also my take on what's happening, recorded for memories sake, troubling times, but it sure helps one focus on what is important and what & whom you miss! In future when this appears in my memories, I will look back on hard times and will hopefully appreciate what are the important things in my life. Living life in coronavirus times , which could be a while yet! Prime Minister Boris Johnson started lockdown on the evening of 23rd of March 2020 On the 5th April he was admitted to hospital after 10 days self isolating with the Corona Virus On the 6th April he is in intensive care with deteriorating symptoms The Queen addressed the nation at 8pm on 5th April Excel now known as NHS Nightingale and will be a hospital for up to 4,000 patients, most of whom are on ventilators. Similar venues being used in cities across the country. Opened by Prince Charles at 11am on 3rd April Community support groups established, to support the vulnerable, elderly, immunocompromised and people in enforced isolation due to exposure, in their community Petrol price close to home was less than £1… the first time since 2007, but when there is no where to go hardly surprising Schools closed on Friday 20 March. Remote learning in place either via Home schooling or BBC Bitesize Self-distancing measures required Don’t stand so close to me, i.e 2m Tape on the floors at grocery stores and others to help distance shoppers (2 meters) from each other. Limited number of people inside stores, therefore, line-ups outside the store doors Non-essential stores, pubs and businesses mandated closed People who can work from home should do, Boris decreed back to work 14 May 2020 for construction workers and folk who can’t work from home Parks , trails, entire cities closed or restricted to locals only in their bubble. Entire sports seasons cancelled. Olympics postponed to 2021 Concerts, tours, festivals etc cancelled Weddings family celebrations holiday gatherings even funerals cancelled, although relaxed to allow upto 9 attendees mid may No masses, churches are closed No gatherings of 50 or more, then 20 or more, then 10 or more. Now, Don't socialize with anyone outside of your home bubble , but rather confusingly from 14 May you can see 1 person from outside your household in an open space BUT if your parents are your cleaner or buying your house you can see both of them, confuseddotcom! Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+, and all other TV networks are on in every home daily now Children's outdoor play parks are closed Reruns of the Chelsea flower show. Have I got news for you and just about anything else done via Zoom or Skype. Everyones bookcase as a background is the new Claim to fame, especially if you strategically place Stephen Hawkings a brief history of Time. We are to distance from each other. Shortage of masks gowns gloves for our front-line workers. Both NHS and Care Homes. Care homes sadly an afterthought. At least a 3rd are dieing there. Very worrying. Government main priority to “Protect the NHS” NOT surprisingly to “Save Lives” PPE (new vocabulary along with social distancing) meaning Personal Protective Equipment Shortage of ventilators for the critically ill in many parts of the world. Refrigerated trucks for the dead outside hospitals in the USA Italy Spain China and more. Sadly mid May UK becomes 2nd highest number of deaths in the world behind the US and highest in Europe 35k by 18 May although ONS figures show 3k higher (never explained rationally) Panic buying sets in and we have limits on toilet paper disinfecting supplies, paper towels, staple foods (Eggs & milk become issues, definite supply chain issues as farmers say they are throwing away litres of milk) hand sanitizer Flour is hard to get because the packaging comes from China and borders are closed , interestingly not in the UK until 18 May announcement (and then not for allegedly selected countries Eire & France. Weird and inconsistent) Manufacturers distilleries and other businesses switch their lines to help make visors, masks hand sanitizer and PPE , Multiple hand washes per day becomes the “New Normal”, even allowing post to sit on the door mat for 3 days, the time for Covid19/Coronavirus to go from packaging Fines are established for breaking lockdown rules Initially £30 then increased to £100 although some debate about whether or not the police can enforce them Stadiums and recreation facilities overseas open up for the overflow of Covid-19 patients. Public Park areas turned into caravan parks for stranded tourists to self isolate Press conferences daily from the PM and other government officials (Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty becomes bit of a hero, Chief Scientist Sir Patrick Vallance the opposite after his Herd Immunity idea). Daily updates on new cases, recoveries, and deaths . Initial idea in March was < £20k deaths good target , by mid May it was £35k+ Government incentives to stay home. Barely anyone on the roads initially by mid May almost back to normal yet the death rate continues to rise steadily People wearing masks and gloves outside . Mid May advice changes from probably not a good idea to YES it is a good idea. Especially on crowded public transport and narrow shop spaces Also took months to lock down our borders (mostly) and that was only for airplanes, ferries and channel tunnel still OK… Hmmm! Essential service workers are terrified to go to work with good reason Medical field workers are afraid to go home to their families , some great folk live in caravans in the front garden to protect their love ones. “Key worker” is another phrase to enter the English language. There is a national clap every Thursday evening 8pm for NHS & Care workers. Sadly teachers who kept schools open o mind the children of Key workers seem to have been overlooked. Also true of Boris’s 5% off for NHS & Care workers buying new homes in what he hopes will “kick start” the economy A 99 year old WWII veteran Captain Tom Moore raised £33 million for NHS charities walking 100 lengths of his garden before he turned 100. His target was £1000. People from all over the world donated to his cause. 319K deaths globally so far.(19 May 2020) This is the Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic, WHO declared March 11th, 2020. Why, you ask, do I write this status? One day it will show up in my memory feed, and it will be a yearly reminder that life is precious and not to take the things we dearly love for granted We have so much! Be thankful. Be grateful Be kind to each other - love one another - support everyone , and enjoy your garden and your grandchildren and families and friends everywhere We are all one! Despite what a US president may think!
See our "where in the world" quiz slideshows below , with each questions, every answer is somewhere on our website but you may have to dig around a bit, good luck
There are 12 to chose from, have fun