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[turps]

We were at Durham yesterday to see Military Wives and it was so great. Seriously, one of my most favourite films I've seen this year.

While at Durham I saw that a new cat cafe is about to be opened, right next to where we park for the cinema. It's still in the planning stages but I've added it on Insta and FB because another cat cafe! and one in a place we're at often. *___*

Also while at Durham I caused a little bit of a kerfuffle at Starbucks. I use a reusable cup but saw that because of the coronavirus the baristas aren't allowed to handle them right now, but I wondered if I'd still get the discount as I did actually have my cup on me. It's only 25p but every little helps. Which prompted the lady actually making the drinks to say why couldn't she just pour the drink she'd made into my cup which I'd hold out as that would mean no touching would be going on and no wasting of a plastic lid. But, the guy on the till was having none of it even though the woman kept saying her way made sense.

Our new kitty will be coming at the end of the week as he has a touch of conjunctivitis in one eye. We called up the cat lady and she said that she'd keep him until it was gone as she didn't want it to spread to our cats, which is sensible as while she'll pay for any medication/treatment given to the new cat if he came to ours and it did spread we'd have to cover the costs of the meds for the others.

The h/c exchange is open and I need to join up already. I suspect this will consist of a lot of staring at the forms and trying to work out what the hell it all means before going back to egelantier's very helpful email from last year.

Finally, undeadrobins is hosting a multi fandom kissathon go check it out.

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[shadowhive]

Ohhh yay new cat cafe!

This whole virus thing is a mess

Awww poor kitty, I hope he’ll be ok! *hugs*

Yay things!

[turps]

I was so excited to see the cat cafe. So much so I had to take a photo of the sign in the window so I could look it up on social media. The builders inside must have wondered what the heck I was doing.

It really is. James should be back at work soon and I suspect all he'll be doing is taking calls about the virus.

I'm sure he will be. But, better to be safe than sorry.

[ephemera]

The whole Starbucks cup thing kinda makes no sense, as a policy - no wonder they ended up debating it!

I hope your new kitty's eye clears up - he looks like such a sweetie!

[turps]

The whole Starbucks cup thing kinda makes no sense, as a policy - no wonder they ended up debating it!

I know, that's what the lady was saying as they were still handling the mugs people were using in the shop, and yet she was banned from taking my travel cup off me. Which led to the stupid situation of me pouring the drink straight into my own cup so a plastic lid and cup was thrown away for nothing.

Plus, apparently, they'd asked if gloves could be used instead and that had been a big no.

The cat lady thought it would be cleared up by the end of the week. Which is just as well as on short notice they told us our new stair lift is being installed today, so that would not have been a good way to be welcomed into his new home.

[frausorge]

A new cat cafe sounds like a lovely and tempting destination! I hope your own new cat will get well soon and be able to be with you.

Too bad the Sbux staff guy was so inflexible. bah.

[turps]

I'm going to have to be strong and resist going into this new cat cafe all of the time. Durham is far too close!

The Starbucks guy wasn't budging at all.

[glitteryv]

I don't think Military Wives opens over here until the end of month (if not early April). But I'll deffo try to catch it on digital!

Coronavirus is no joke. It sucks that things went so wobbly at Starbucks, but I can see why the dude at the cash register was like NOPE. Caveat: I dunno if this is the policy worldwide, but I do remember that Starbucks (at least here in the US) was v. quick in telling folks that reusable cups were not gonna be accepted/used for a while. (I still know why you were annoyed/frustrated abt it, tho. No one likes the disruption of their usual/routine).

[turps]

I really liked Military Wives, but knew going in I would. I'm all about groups pulling together, add in some singing and I'm gone.

No, it really isn't. The situation at Starbucks was the first instance of any measures being put into place, and in fact, even now none of the other coffee places have put those restrictions in place. So it was a sudden reminder of just how serious things could get.

Saying that a few days on I doubt the second barista would be protesting now. It all seems more real, even though, in this area at least, not many restrictions are in place atm.

[turlough]

A new cat cafe, how awesome!

That's so weird about your cup. The virus scare seems to be making people loose any common sense they ever had!

I little Murphy's eye is better and that he has/will soon come home.

Good luck with the exchange formalities!

[turps]

I'm looking forward to the new cat cafe. I hope it's good, but not too good that I want to visit too often.

As of now Starbucks is the only company in the area refusing to handle reusable cups. I imagine they're going for better safe than sorry, but obviously not all staff are on board with their methods.

Well, Murphy was supposed to come yesterday, was in the carrier and everything. But his eye closed again on the journey and was reddening. She would have brought him anyway if we'd insisted, but it's better to be fully cleared up I think.

Thank you! I'll need it as I still haven't got it sorted.