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Friends offer. To stay in their secluded large country home,leaving tomorrow. Help.

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RubyViolet · 24/03/2020 23:42

Husband just though cancer treatment. Declared cancer free only 1 month ago. Although he has to be tested every 3 months for foreseeable. Totally stressed.
Wonderful friends of 20 years offering us indefinite stay with them in their large country home. They are self isolated 7 days. We are self isolated 10 days.
It’s an hour from our place in central London, l am getting so anxious about my husband and getting shopping. They have acres and acres. Not far from major shopping towns in the county but isolated.
What do we need to consider. What is your advice. Leaving early tomorrow. Should we ?

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AnyFucker · 24/03/2020 23:45

Are your friends Charles and Camilla ?

Yogawoogie · 24/03/2020 23:45

No. Stay put. I know you are worried but surely if you are going to be going out to get shopping while away it’s no different to being home. You’re just adding more people into the mix.

RubyViolet · 24/03/2020 23:46

Not Charles and Camilla 😂😂😂More Ma and Pop Larkin.

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Yeafortwo · 24/03/2020 23:47

I'd go but only if you feel you won't fall out with them. Neither parties have had contact with anyone so hope all ok.

middleager · 24/03/2020 23:48

Did they have symptoms?

If so they need 14 days of SI or you are putting your husband at risk.

RubyViolet · 24/03/2020 23:48

Yoga we don’t have a car, total central Londoners. Never needed a car.

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RubyViolet · 24/03/2020 23:50

Yeafortwo. That’s my worry.

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Charliecatpaws · 24/03/2020 23:50

How would you get there if you don’t have a car? Do any of you have symptoms?

RubyViolet · 24/03/2020 23:55

They have no symptoms, we have no symptoms.
They have enough bedrooms and en-suites so we can be separated.
Downstairs they have 2 lounges, that they say we can use separately if we want. We have stayed before and it doesn’t feel uncomfortable.
They are good people and good hosts. It’s an amazing place... Uh.
I think we will go,

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LadyGrey66 · 24/03/2020 23:55

Yeah do it OP. Travel through central London to your friend’s rural idyll, probably on public transport. Ignore the government advice to avoid all but non-essential travel. Why not eh?

RubyViolet · 24/03/2020 23:56

They are co I guess to collect us . We need to confirm by 7/8AM .

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RubyViolet · 24/03/2020 23:57

Autocorrect. They are coming to collect us. One of them will drive.

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PickAChew · 24/03/2020 23:57

Can you teleport there?

Tonyaster · 24/03/2020 23:57

Are they swingers?

Xmasbaby11 · 24/03/2020 23:58

Why would you consider this? You're only supposed to meet friends let alone travel to stay with them.

Stay home.

safariboot · 25/03/2020 00:00

It's not allowed.

Opendraw · 25/03/2020 00:00

It might not be the best idea to go to a rural place and possibly take up valuable nhs resources there where it will be limited. To be fair your friends should not be going either

RubyViolet · 25/03/2020 00:00

LadyGrey66. There is no way l am packing a month or two of clothes, all the food we have and booze and getting on public transport.
Our friends will collect us.

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misscupcakes · 25/03/2020 00:00

Don't be part of the problem. Don't be selfish. Stay at home.

RubyViolet · 25/03/2020 00:00

Opendraw, they live there.

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LadyGrey66 · 25/03/2020 00:00

So what happens if either of you become ill? Where will you go for treatment? Back to your local London hospital where you should have been if you had heeded the ‘lockdown’?

Or to your friend’s local hospital, which is probably far smaller and under-resourced?

RubyViolet · 25/03/2020 00:02

Tonyaster ... 😂😂😂

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Opendraw · 25/03/2020 00:02

Ah so it’s fine for them but not for you . There have been loads of Posts about this. I’m assuming part of the travel ban is also to cut down on accidents clogging up the nhs. With the ban on pubs there will be way less casualties through the door. Also you need to be near a well equipped hospital too.

Tonyaster · 25/03/2020 00:03

I'm pretty sure this isnt allowed now anyway

Opendraw · 25/03/2020 00:06

The rules are simple stay in your own household. I’m the briefing earlier couples
Who don’t love together should choose one house or not see each other. Personally I’d worry for Dh and
Potential hospital treatmetn

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