A&R stay safe everyone

CiDeRmAn

As the title of thread says,

I am hoping every body, regulars and lurkers alike, stay safe and healthy over the next while.

Keep those hands clean.
Soap and water for 20 seconds, front and back, not forgetting the nail beds and palms.
Keep them away from your face.
Clean down surfaces like door handles and other commonly touched household surfaces.

And, once it's passed, we'll organise a special Beers to celebrate!

Tom Mann Centuria

For the sake of older and at risk people, please heed the government advice, our hospitals can't cope with what we have now, so grim times ahead with this.

Here's how the WHO and HSE suggest to wash your hands. It's actually pretty straightforward to remember once you've done it a couple of times.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYon4nORcyM

Gamer Bhoy 89

Seems obvious as well but you'd be surprised by how "in a hurry" we all act like when we do wash our hands.

Stay safe everyone, it'll go away quicker if we all stick to the advice given.

CiDeRmAn

Gamer Bhoy 89 wrote: »

Seems obvious as well but you'd be surprised by how "in a hurry" we all act like when we do wash our hands.

Stay safe everyone, it'll go away quicker if we all stick to the advice given.

I was assisting with hand hygiene classes today for staff and you wouldn't believe how badly people who are supposed to do it all the time can manage to be so bad at it.
It's worth checking the video out and trying to practice better hand washing.

Atavan-Halen

For reference, the chorus of Jolene is about 20 seconds long. Sing that to yourself while washing your hands. That’s my pro tip!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0eeSoU35wM

Sparks43

Yep definitely stay safe everyone. And for those that have a lot of free time this would be a chance to give all your pads games consoles etc a good clean down.

eddhorse

Stay safe and retro in lockdown

CiDeRmAn

How is everyone doing out there?
Who is still working, working from home, in the home or had some bad news on the job front?
Don't have to reply but I mean it when I say this thing isn't going to last forever and stay safe.

Otherwise, what game franchise is going to help you the most, during this crisis and the recovery?

Gamer Bhoy 89

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

How is everyone doing out there?
Who is still working, working from home, in the home or had some bad news on the job front?
Don't have to reply but I mean it when I say this thing isn't going to last forever and stay safe.

Otherwise, what game franchise is going to help you the most, during this crisis and the recovery?

I was told last week to stay home by my employer. She said she sent away a form to the government on my behalf, or at least her office assistant did. I'm usually paid a fortnightly wage so I don't know how this works on my end, she said I didn't have to do anything - that it's all sorted.

I think once this is all over, we're all going to appreciate a lot of things we didn't much before. We're going to love our jobs, and public businesses - tourist locations, pubs, restaurants - are going to be packed with customers.

In terms of games, not so much franchises but I'm grateful to have my broadband installed this morning, because I've actually made an effort to play online again, when I've just never been interested in years, as much as I used to. I think I just want the company.

If there's any franchise I might dive into while I have the time, it'll probably be Devil May Cry. I just recently installed the trilogy and DMC4. Looking forward to starting them.

Retr0gamer

Everything ok here. Nobody sick. Just glad I still have a job and am getting paid, especially with my credit card bill. Working from home most days but back in a few days when I need to.

As for games to keep me sane, I'm between my parents place and my place in Gorey. I bought Doom Eternal but I'm not feeling it so playing Deception 4 and indie games when I have my PS4/PC.

In my parents place I have my PS3 and SNES set up. Tried Folklore on the PS3 and it seems like a thoroughly normal game that I probably won't stick with. On SNES I'm at the final dungeon of the SNES remake of the original Megami Tensei game. For a 8-bit dungeon crawler the difficulty is nicely balanced and I'm thoroughly enjoying it.

Sparks43

Atm I’m like a box of LEGO. In bits

Thankfully it doesn’t seem to be spiky virus related but I’m staying indoors as much as possible.

Extremely annoyed at the seemingly entitled little f**ks that think it’s a good idea to treat this issue like a summer break and meet up in groups of little Petri dishes.

As for games I’ve as usual played a lot of SMK. Although a break is coming now because it’s looking certain that no world championship will take place this year.

I’ve plans to switch kart games soon and have a run at the Mario Kart Super Circuit Irish title soon. Might even hit some Double Dash as well.

Stay safe all and hopefully this passes soon

The Last Bandit

Everyone doing fine here as well, although we've not been out in public for over 2 weeks now - occasional spin in the car to break up the boredom.
Able to work from home luckily enough so able to keep somewhat of a normal routine, extra 2 hours in bed in the mornings is a nice bonus

Not doing very much gaming though, using the extra time to finish off lots of abandoned projects.

Steve X2

All good here, working from home mostly with maybe 1 or 2 trips a week into the office. Apart from that all in good health and doing my bit with 3D printing face shields/visors for healthcare workers along with some other bits and pieces where needed.

CiDeRmAn

I saw that 3D printing of stuff for HCWs, that's great and, as I am a HCW, thank you very much!

Tom Mann Centuria

Everything helps, it's great to see.

I'm working on a covid ward on and off, so hopefully the HSE shipment of PPE (30 million worth)gets to all the healthcare settings soon. Infection control are throwing half their rules out of the window because of concerns supplies aren't going to be enough guidelines are changing every day, and it's only just getting going.

CiDeRmAn

Tom Mann Centuria wrote: »

Everything helps, it's great to see.

I'm working on a covid ward on and off, so hopefully the HSE shipment of PPE (30 million worth)gets to all the healthcare settings soon. Infection control are throwing half their rules out of the window because of concerns supplies aren't going to be enough guidelines are changing every day, and it's only just getting going.

I was involved in a pantomime yesterday in work, as I attempted to inventory a new delivery of PPE that never turned up!
And the kind of "advice" coming from people who should no better, and I refuse to acknowledge as valid, but then I know that when the PPE cupboard and the residents in our service still need care, we will do it as well as can regardless.
And that's how HCW end up infected.
A proper delivery will go a long way to allay fears.

CosmicSmash

I'm at home this week, we were meant to be in Tokyo but all that went out the window unfortunatley. It was an absolute nightmare trying to get through to Expedia but they came good in the end, their system just went into meltdown with everything happening. We will be getting full refunds from the airline.

I won't go into detail on here but a colleague's wife tested positive last week, that colleague was then in work for a day and a half before their wife got the test results. Stay safe and keep your distance, you don't know what's going on behind people's doors. It was a bit of an eye opener regarding social distancing.

CiDeRmAn

We are probably one of those forums on Boards that know each other the best, and in person.
I can't wait to see everyone once this is over, definitely an excuse to have the biggest Beers Bash ever!
I'll have to hire a marquee!
Is DeSade available I wonder?

o1s1n

Hope everyone's keeping safe!

I had an absolute nightmare getting back from South Africa. When I left Ireland there were only 6 active cases (with none in SA) and by the time I was leaving, Ireland was up to almost 200 with South Africa about to go into complete lockdown.

All foreign visas were revoked so had to gtfo ASAP. However, we were told at the check in desk at the airport that we weren't going to be let on the plane (as we hadn't been in isolation for two weeks) - absolute freak out. Much arguing ensued, finally let us on the plane, then to be told our connecting flight in Turkey might be cancelled.

Arrived in Turkey to a flight board full of cancelled flights, with Dublin as one of the only ones left on it.

Got home thank jasus, but I tell you what, spending the guts of 24 hours on planes and in airports with a face mask on is not an experience I'm going to forget. Every cough, sniffle or sneeze from fellow passengers was immediately looked upon with suspicion.

TLDR version, don't fly if we're on the cusp of a pandemic!

CiDeRmAn

Glad you got back in one piece and healthy

o1s1n

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Glad you got back in one piece and healthy

Thanks ciderdude! Now just have to battle against going stir crazy in an apartment with two cats

I have to say though, being locked in has me flying through games. Finished Mario Odyssey a couple of days ago and about to wrap up Link's Awakening.

Might pop back to Super Mario World, who knows :pac:

Retr0gamer

96 exits or GTFO

CiDeRmAn

Retr0gamer wrote: »

96 exits or GTFO

More like STFI (stay the frak in!)

Dr Bob

(yeah yeah I know BSG frakkin' did it first)

Inviere

Retr0gamer wrote: »

96 exits or GTFO

I'm half thinking of giving it a bash myself, last time I did it I wasn't even an adult! I have to finish Twilight Princess HD first though (my first time playing it, went into it expecting a **** show considering the flak it gets, but it's a perfectly decent Zelda game - really nice to get back to dungeons after missing out on them in BotW). Plus I have a hankering to play Castlevania on the NES for the first time ever too All it took was a global pandemic!

Retr0gamer

Good luck with Castlevania.

It's an amazing game but it's tough!

Inviere

o1s1n wrote: »

Finished Mario Odyssey a couple of days ago

What did you think of it? I loved every minute of it, another spectacular Ninty game!

o1s1n

Inviere wrote: »

What did you think of it? I loved every minute of it, another spectacular Ninty game!

Bloody brilliant! So many fun little things in it I can't even remember them all. Always amazes me how fresh a Mario game can still feel in this day and age, you think there'd be no new ideas left!

I'd seriously play a whole game just as T Rex Mario

CiDeRmAn

I'm playing a lot of Stadia at the moment, seems pretty lag free for me.
The Switch is getting a lot of play too, and I'm enjoying dipping in and out of the Japanese eShop and buying the dirt cheap games on sale, probably only getting an hour or so out of them, but still, a bit of craic.
Retro-wise, just got a AV adapter for the TG-16, so going to hook that up via RGB for the first time and, with the help of my trusty Turbo Everdrive, pass a very pleasant couple of hours there too!

Retr0gamer

I've started Super Mario Bros 3 which..... I've never beaten before.

Atavan-Halen

All good here thankfully.

When I’m not pretending to do college work I’ve been alternating between animal crossing and need for speed heat. Definitely not the best NFS in the series but very pleasantly surprised at how good it is. Just a shame there’s not much post story content.

CiDeRmAn

Nearly a month on from the last post here,
I'm just wondering how everyone is doing?
With things opening up again in the coming weeks it'll be nice to see everything getting back to some sort of normality, or the start on that path at least.

When it gets a little warmer out there, might plan for an A&R Beers night, when we can hang-out but maybe outside, rig up the projectors, light the BBQ and have a bit of craic.

I'll post over on the Beers thread and see what people might like to do.

Retr0gamer

Not so bad. They need me in work so back in Gorey. Nice to take a break from working from home but missing the Parents, Niece and Nephew. Brother.... not so much

Still playing retro games. Plowing through megaman games, only have megaman 6 left of the NES games.

Also restarted Final Fantasy Legend on the gameboy with an aim to beat it this time.

Atavan-Halen

Yeah I’m also good. Finished all my college work for the year and doing a couple of days work from home. Took this week off though to take a break. All the extra time has gotten me back into gaming which has been great!

Hope you’re also keeping well Ciderman!

CiDeRmAn

I was grand up to yesterday evening, and now I've a few signs and symptoms, so I'm out of work and isolating at home until they get me swabbed and the test comes back.
Ah, sure it'll be grand!
I've been working with people Covid positive over the past four weeks, and haven't been ill.
These are just some minor things, so for everyone's safety I'm just taking myself out of work until it's confirmed negative and I can get back in there.
First day off sick in years!

o1s1n

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

I was grand up to yesterday evening, and now I've a few signs and symptoms, so I'm out of work and isolating at home until they get me swabbed and the test comes back.
Ah, sure it'll be grand!
I've been working with people Covid positive over the past four weeks, and haven't been ill.
These are just some minor things, so for everyone's safety I'm just taking myself out of work until it's confirmed negative and I can get back in there.
First day off sick in years!

Hope you're doing alright Cidey! Fingers crossed on the test results. I guess use this opportunity to try to put your feet up for a bit and get some gaming in

All good here. I started a new job in January so it's been pretty surreal trying to get on board with a new role/colleagues and then suddenly doing it all from home.

New job has me running courses for Paramedics, so any time I get a bit moany or start to feel sorry for myself over being cooped up, a Zoom call with one of them in their scrubs/PPE puts it in perspective!

Steve X2

Hope you're doing ok Mr Cider person!

All good with me, working from home for the last... forever! I only really get out to harvest PPE from my workshop printers or virtually via the drone.
My daughter is enjoying some retro games these days so it's fun to do that together. She's a fan of Castle of Illusion on the MD, Diddy Kong racing on the N64 and Soul Calibur on the DC(she's 4 ).

CiDeRmAn

To all those who have responded, I'm delighted you and yours are safe and healthy, so many and labouring on despite the lock down.

To those who haven't responded, no worries, just be sure you all have important parts to play even if that's staying at home and playing videogames because, let's face it, staying home is how this virus gets about to hurt so many friends, family and neighbours.

But, we are near the end of the beginning, or perhaps the middle, with the toughest of the restrictions soon to be lifted.

So, on we go, stay safe, and stop playing Golden Axe and Streets of Rage, surely if this virus has proved anything it's that life is too short to waste on GoldenArse and Streets of Sh1te!

CiDeRmAn

Oh, I got my results the other day, all good here, so I am back to duty tomorrow.
I'm off the floor as well, back in policy development for the time being, but I imagine I could be re-deployed once again at a moments notice.
I hope everyone here remains well, both the respondents on this thread and those who choose to just read and not reply.
To you all, I hope you are keeping your health, sanity and I look forward to seeing you all in a month or two at my place.

Jack burton

Can't remember if I replied to this or not.

I've been working full time with the public all this time and been super busy. I'm working in food supply so I've had to swerve my business to a pre-order/delivery with contactless when it was usually a call in with cash place.

All good though. I'm healthy and busy and the whole family are good.

Great to see everyone here is still good too

BGOllie

oh wow ... only seeing this now cidey. glad to hear you and everyone is ok.

been lucky where I live, able to get out walk and cycle and staying healthy

The Last Bandit

Ya glad to hear everyone is still healthy and making the best of the current situation. I guess we still have a while to go with this so stay safe

CiDeRmAn

Just checking in again with everyone, see how you are all doing, now that things appear to be slowly getting back to some kind of normal, or whatever it was that we thought was normal to begin with.
Over here, in Chez Cider, it's still business as usual, with my wife and I still working away, she as a staff nurse and I as a nurse manager.
Cidonalad is 17 today and hasn't seen the inside of a school in months, at least his Pokemon biology and the geography of Galar Region, not sure it's likely to come up on the Leaving Cert in two years but here's hoping.
So, how are you all?

CiDeRmAn

Just a quick check in with folk, see how the A&R family are doing out there, some five months downstream from the beginning of all of this Covid-19 madness.

All well here, no real break in the work for me, still commuting out to Portrane to work most days, trying to make the role work without being able to do in-person evaluations of units, but lots of policy work and other things to keep me busy.

As far as gaming is concerned, probably buying too much online! From Ebay to Eshop it's all too easy, so going to ease back on that throttle with the recent purchase of a capable emulation PC and a GB Everdrive I'm good to go.
Picked up a couple if reproductions too, with Ultracore being one of them, not sure what the attraction is to be honest!

Retr0gamer

All good here. My job hasn't slowed down at all and am glad I'm in an industry where I can still work. Missing all my friends though. A lot have vulnerable family members and I can't see them until this blows over.

Been keeping myself busy with too many videogames, not enough TV and a pokemon jigsaw.

Was keeping myself busy with my local drama group. Had a production in the pipeline that was to be put on outdoors but has been cancelled twice right before it was to be put on because of the government changing its mind about restrictions and making completely ridiculous decisions. Only 6 allowed in our massive hall if we put it on there. We also put on a play outside with 30 people and social distancing being in effect but now can't do that as the numbers are now 15. But if we had a theatre license we can have 50.... as if that changes anything.

Steve X2

All good here, working from home since March so not sure what the real world is like anymore
Not playing a lot of retro games at the moment due to Flight Sim 2020 taking up a lot of time(100+ hours in the air over the last 2 weeks).

Apart from that, new babi on the way for December/January.

o1s1n

Actually started back in work full time again yesterday as the college reopened so we have to be on site.

Bit of a concern as all of my students are frontline medical staff doing a post grad (so they're still at work while studying) - it's also kind of annoying as I've had to stop visiting my grandparents now just in case. Still, quite nice to be in, I've a 40 minute cycle to work which I've really been missing.

Lockdown hasn't been too bad so far though, got back into Airsoft after many years away from it, and actually managed to get the missus into it too. So we've been spending a lot of our weekends in Roundwood shooting people. It's actually a great socially distance sport as it's totally non contact and you're miles away from everyone!

Retr0gamer

Steve X2 wrote: »

Apart from that, new babi on the way for December/January.

Congrats!

CiDeRmAn

Steve X2 wrote: »

Apart from that, new babi on the way for December/January.

Wonderful news, congratulations!

o1s1n

Ah that's amazing news, congrats Steve X2!

Nice to hear something positive amid all the doom and gloom

Jack burton

Great news Steve!

Have a second one due October/November myself

Get as much gaming in now as you can! Haha