What would you do differently if there were another lockdown?

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If we had another lockdown happen, i doubt it but if it did, what would you do different this time round.

I cant say i would change anything as i live alone, and i enjoyed it tbvh.
I didnt go mad with stock piling.

But if it happened again i would knit another quilt.

I'm retired now so basically what I want

Agh - the famous phoney war that cost us billions and had the government laughing at us.

I would do everything the same - i.e ignore the rules and guidelines.

Drink less

The last outbreak of Andes strain in 2019 (I think) was controlled with military-enforced isolation of around 35 exposed persons. This was a rural part of South America. This strain is airborne so more risky than the strain you only get from exposure to rodent droppings. The 100k cases annually are pretty irrelevant here.

Now we have people jetting around the world off the boat, potentially incubating and we won't know for up to 8 weeks, being asked to quarantine at home for 6 weeks (and based on some responses from this thread clearly people can'tbe relied on to do this properly). Instead of employing the precautionary principle and going the whole hog with quarantining everyone on medical ships, for example. It's less contagious than covid but a lot more deadly for an airborne disease.

Well I don’t know .

I had an extended time off because I fit into the vulnerable category (when I rang the doctors to double check, they said it was because of high bmi , asthma and a disadvantaged postcode 🤭) and work refused to allow me in. It was a bit annoying as others at work had also had the letter, but just didn’t tell work - so carried on. I did get full pay so I shouldn’t complain really.

I can’t imagine schools closing again for much - we are still blaming anything on “oh that was a covid cohort 🙄. So imagine I would be working.

however , should I get an extended time at home like last time , I would enjoy time at the allotment (didn’t have one last time) and grow my booktok account (made £7.32 last month , £2.59 so far this month so I’m hopeful might become a sideline hobby) and enjoy the rest.

I had younger children last time (think about 9 and 12 ish) but we fairly quickly grouped with a family across the street. We probably broke a few rules before the bubble thing was allowed, but going on walks with them and the kids having someone to play with made it ok for them socially. My son did put on some weight and he has stayed being quite solid since which I wish I had kept more of an eye on . sons going into year 11 next year so I would imagine a lockdown would be disastrous for gcse

perhaps we should just do a lockdown week once a year so we could all have forced peace and rest then get back to it 🤭

I'd pay the same attention to the rules as Boris Johnsons government.

Buy a Kindle (only got one this year) and spend my time reading instead of worrying.

I think I’d be pretty much the same as before. The only difference being that I wouldn’t comply quite so rigidly. As a person who lives alone, if I felt I needed a friend to come and chat for an hour then I’d do it.

Ignore every stupid rule I am able to. It was a massive over reaction. We should have done what Florida did and properly protect the elderly, have dedicated Covid hospitals and everyone else just get on with it.

I am so glad I was a key worker because at least I was able to go to work and see colleagues. Our staff canteen was open too

No vaccines.

It would depend on the illness and what we knew about the transfer of said illness. Covid we never bothered with the extremes, followed the laws where necessary (probably stretched a few) whereas my MiL turned into a hermit for the next 2.5years, took ages to get the confidence to go outdoors and touch gate handles again etc. however something like Ebola, I’d scrub whatever I needed to. Simply because for me the risk factors are different.
saying that, I think any government would struggle to enforce a similar lock down because they’ve lost the trust of the people from their behaviours and flagrant violations last time.

Eat fewer wotsits and do more exercise. In general though I quite enjoyed it

Probably have a full mental breakdown as I’ve been on the verge of one since the 1st lockdown.

Depends why there is a lockdown. People saying they’d break the rules- well that’s because we know other people did and they were fine ( sort of) but another lockdown could be due to a far more dangerous and deadly disease.
I actually enjoyed lockdown. I got in touch with nature in a way that was totally new to me and this has lasted. I do realise I was lucky. I live in a nice area with plenty of open space on the doorstep. I didn’t like doing the on-line teaching I had to do but no commute and teaching with my cat next to me was rather nice.

I was very lucky with my lockdown. I’d comply having heard the stories of a couple of friends who were doctors and worked through treating patients with Covid, including one working in ICU.

It is likely that for me the risk of a vaccine are lower than of transmitting to vulnerable parents or doing badly myself, I was vulnerable parents very vulnerable.

I wish the lockdown was earlier and I think it would have been a lot shorter then.

There was no time limit on exercise at any point during Covid.

It was a wholly disproportionate response as evidenced by the statistics and misrepresentation of the statostics and the science to keep the public compliant. That's what should have toppled Boris, not the party.

If there's a next time with a similar virus, I will.absolutely not comply and did so last time with a very heavy heart. Sadly if future circs are far more serious, the public may not comply because of the Tom foolery of last time.

Covid was not bad for us. Large house, huge garden, uni age dc came home and DH upgraded the broadband to a commercial package. However, I have never worked so hard in my life to keep my service afloat.

Mine too! I worked at a school so we only had a few children in, the weather was glorious so we’re outside most of the time, we even had picnic lunches with the children in the playground!

Also, not being able to have family to stay over Xmas/NYE was a bonus!

Try not to immediately get pregnant.

Not be a frontline key worker would be my first change! I spent most of lockdown working harder than usual in a constant state of worrying that I would become seriously ill or make my family seriously ill. I am still quite bitter about friends positive experience of being furloughed and having beautiful time with their kids. Mine sadly didn’t experience this ☹️

I would make my own decisions from the start of what is safe and not safe to do.

I've got a treadmill now so I'd concentrate on running further!

Nothing much. Just sit back and enjoy it like I did the last one. To be fair I am a ND introvert who wfh.

Other than the uncertainty, probably nothing. I wish social distancing while out and about had become the norm.

Depends on the virus. I was never really scared of COVID for myself. As it happens I caught it just before the first lockdown (and the people on here who disbelieved anyone saying that drove me insane - "how do you know it's COVID if you haven't been tested", pricks, anyway). So I continued to do cat rescue and my main role, as I believed I almost certainly had immunity having just recovered, was to enter the houses of people who had just died of COVID to rescue their animals. I ended up doing it for lots of different rescues as so few people were prepared to do it. I like to think I'd do the same whatever the virus. But something more like Ebola then I'd definitely be in a hazmat suit. So, apart from having to wear masks in shops, I was as busy as ever and life carried on in much the same way.