Would you go to a bbq this weekend?

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Friends have invited us over. We have early teen children who know all about 2 metre rule.
Friends have a large garden and a outdoor loo so no need to go into their house at all.

Also live in a rural position with no close neighbours.

All those saying it's ok because there is no difference between getting on public transport and sitting in an office or going to the supermarket, are massively missing the point. Going to work or buying food is essential. Going to a bloody friends bbq because "you are a key worker and take bigger risks everyday" is not essential. I can't believe people are still missing this

Are people that desperate to eat a sausage and burger outside that they can't do it in their own garden with their own household?

It's not about a sausage and a burger though is it? Its about seeing friends.

ScreamingKid which you are not supposed to be doing ffs.

yes, I absolutely would.
There is absolutely no more risk in seeing friends 2m apart in a garden than sitting in a park surrounded by many other families 2m apart. The government in their infinite wisdom have chosen to say on of the above is fine, whilst the other is not allowed. No one has told the virus about these rules though so the risk remains exactly the same.
It is clear the rules invented by the government are ridculous and not based on science. Even those making the rules are not sticking to them. It is time for people to start making their own risk assessments of situations and taking reposnbilities for their own actions.
The implications of this lockdown in terms of non covid physical and mental health, economical and emotional well being are going to be far, far worse than the damage caused by the virus itself.

No ffs why do people just not care about the rules

it would depend on whether i wanted to or not. a nice ready made excuse if i didn't fancy it from a Cv Point of view yes as i think our lockdown was too late, too lily livered, and has therefore been dragged on for too long at the detriment of many other factors.

No way . We have turned down a few invites , I don't want to take a chance of infecting my Mum , don't care what the % risk is , it is still a NO.

@TroysMammy. My point was to say it was just about the food was misleading. Its about the desire to see friends. No one would consider doing this because they want to eat a burger.

As for those of you saying the rules are the rules. Can you not think for yourself? We are on the verge of a depression, our children have been denied a proper education, people are losing jobs which in turn will mean bankruptcy for some. Businesses are closed down and we are told we cant see our friends and loved ones. For a virus that kills a relatively small group with specific conditions or of certain age groups. Its mass hysteria.

If it's ok to get on a packed tube, go to the park with hundreds of others or go shopping then its logically no more risk to have a small gathering with friends who have been following the rules to date and not showing symptoms. Precautions such as handwashing,using separate utensils and touching minimal surfaces. People also need to realise the 2m rule is pretty arbitrary. Many countries have different safe distances and it's not as though 2m is a magic zone where the germs just stop dead.

To be honest, we are past al trying to avoid getting it and need to accept this is the way the world is.

The initial spike was successfully restricted. The focus has all been on richer countries with health systems like here, Italy, Spain, France.

Doesn’t matter what these places to do eventually we need to go back to normal and anyone who thinks social distancing is being implemented all around the world is deluded. Anyone who thinks we are getting accurate figures from the rest of the world is deluded.

Figures are slowly starting to come out from other countries. Link below shows countries listed by “new cases” for today.

www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries

I agree @Giveupno.

We can't all spend the rest of our lives hiding from this virus. There is too much at stake and it's not a long term strategy anyway.

No. Has the meeting just one person from another household rule been changed?

No chilli, the rules haven’t changed. People are just being selfish and choosing to ignore it for their own convenience.

I also agree that we need to get back to normal.

I don't think it's up to people to disregard the rules in the meantime, though.

No way, have you seen the forecast?!

Well if Dominic Cummings can break the rules why should they expect everyone else to have to stick to them?

This is irony right? God you have to hope so.

Dominic is a fucking nasty little fascist wanker. Let's be like Dominic!

No thanks.

The question is when is the right time for normality to resume? Because the virus is out there now.

As for those of you saying the rules are the rules. Can you not think for yourself? We are on the verge of a depression, our children have been denied a proper education, people are losing jobs which in turn will mean bankruptcy for some.

And this has what to do with some idiot deciding they're going go have a bbq?? How is that going to have any impact on improving the economy, saving jobs and avoiding bankruptcy. It isn't.

"Thinking for oneself" involves thinking for about a minute about the risk of attending a bbq and the impact on ones health and that of the people around you. And deciding it's a really really shit idea.

And it is totally different to going to a park for a walk etc, where you can at any time decide if it's too crowded you'll head off somewhere else. The likelihood of arriving at a bbq and deciding to bail out because people aren't social distancing is absolutely zilch.

The OP said it was just two families and all understood social distancing. Even if they did break that rule, what's the risk if you stand 0.5m or 1m away for however long? These are presumably people who have all been following the rules so far and don't have symptoms. How is it riskier than going to the park and sitting 2m from someone you dont know , or getting on a bus or going to the supermarket.

How long do you suppose we should live like this? What are you prepared to sacrifice for a virus that kills less than 1%of the people it ingects? If there is no vaccine by next year will you still be too scared to go to your friends BBQ with 2 families ?

Obviously the virus does kill people of all ages and groups though. Just in smaller numbers than particular vulnerable ones. Why risk being the unlucky 20 or 30 something who does get it and dies or becomes seriously ill. Just wait a little while longer for the tracing to start and then we'll be in a better position. The worst thing will be if people start taking liberties and we have to go back to square one again.

No no and no. How many more times do people need to hear the rules. Someone else cooking your food too? Doesn't matter about the two metre rule if they've had their hands all over the food

I'd go

Why are take aways open then?

I don’t mind following rules but they have to have logic. I don’t understand why I can go to a supermarket but I cannot sit 2m apart in an outdoor space.

Doesn't matter of it's an outdoor loo if everyone is using it.
It's outside the rules. And the more you drink the closer you get. Will the kids really sit that far away from each other and be happy to be with their parents the whole evening? I bet you'll relent after a couple beers and let the kids go inside to watch tv (or whatever).
This is why the government says one person: you give an inch, someone (or a hell of a lot of soneones) will take a mile.