I didn't do anything wrong....did I?

[Funkyslippers]

DD desperate to see her friend who lives a few streets away. She made brownies and we dropped them on her doorstep, went back onto the pavement around 12 feet away, DD called her and she came to the door, took the brownies and said thank you.

They then call each other while we're walking home (social distancing all the way but not many people around) and her older sister shouts in the background "her mum let her do that? That was stupid!!!" meaning we shouldn't have brough the brownies round to her house. I couldn't see anything wrong with it. I mean, the postman delivers mail to houses each day. Am I missing something? Or is she worried about eating contaminated food - we washed our hands thoroughly during the process.

Unless you can show me where on the official government guidelines that dropping off food outside a house and then keeping the required distance as part of your daily excercise is not allowed than I think you will find you are the one hard of thinking and listening.

I think they haven’t listed every feasible possibility as they (wrongly) thought people had a certain level of sense and could work it out from the basic guidelines.

Anyway, as above, this kind of scenario (although involving a cup of tea I grant you so not the exact same scenario but hopefully you can see the parallels) was covered during one of the press conferences and advised against.

I wouldn't risk takeaway either. But they are all shut down around us anyway.

Anyway OP the child’s sister is more sensible than you and brownies probably binned.
And @Pishposhpashy I wouldn’t be having a takeaway at this time but what can you do? People will do as they please and not everyone can comprehend what they are told.

I think they haven’t listed every feasible possibility as they (wrongly) thought people had a certain level of sense and could work it out from the basic guidelines

I was clearly being sarcastic. Of course they didn't mention every possibility and it's down to common sense. But some PPs are speaking as if they are making the rules up and that's just not true. You CAN drop food on a doorstep during a daily walk. There is nothing wrong with that

It was a lovely thing to do x Take no notice of all these kill joys! They probably spend their days moaning about everyone!!!

So you can pass a brownie over the fence but not a cup of tea? How’s that then?

I am laughing at the idea of cleaning the post! 😂😂

People will do as they please and not everyone can comprehend what they are told.

And where have I been told that it's not allowed to get a takeaway, when the NHS and the WHO have both said the risk of contracting Covid 19 from them is low?

I swear to god some on mumsnet just make shit up.

Eckhart

It doesn't state 'wear clothes' either. Should we be doing everything naked, because clothes aren't mentioned in the guidelines?

Brilliant 😂

This really worries me. When people see you out, they start to think it's ok for them to be out too. Then they start to think, well it's just a quick touch - your hand to your brownies, your brownies to their hand or a little sneeze or cough - it won't matter just this once. The point is that the more we make exceptions - the more people will be out on the streets, the more the virus will spread.

Please, please get this message. The whole point of this 3 weeks lockdown period is to limit the number of contacts. Right now, this is the only thing that will halt the spread. If we don't do this, there will be more lockdowns and more people will die.

The virus can live on surfaces. You should have not done that.

It's because of people like you (and the muppets on this thread supporting you and saying anyone saying YABU are being hysterical,) that we have this fecking lockdown now

Yes. It's children maintaining social distance and bringing gifts that are causing all the problems. It's nothing to do with the huge bank holiday style crowds on the beaches and parks last weekend. It's the children. Delivering cake. Without getting within 2m of each other.

As a nurse I’d like to say STAY INSIDE !!!! Why are people not getting this!

When people see you out, they start to think it's ok for them to be out too

You. Are. Allowed. To. Go. Out. For. A. Daily. Walk.

I don’t accept external food that we can’t heat up - your daughter might not have coughed on the brownies but you can’t help breathing on food when you are preparing it.

You're absolutely fine. It's the households choice if they want to eat them.

This happened to us (not brownies though), the goods went straight in the bin and I cleaned the containers straightaway. The baker has been saying she isn't really taking the virus seriously but that doesn't mean we're all idiots.

Why are people not getting this!

Because the government have clearly said YOU ARE ALLOWED OUT ONCE A DAY FOR A WALK. I mean, I went out for a walk today but also at one point stopped to tie my shoelace and show a bird to my DS. That wasn't specified in the guidelines as allowed so I suppose we should all just be marching for 10 minutes a day, hup two three, hup two three.

I assume once they tell us we aren't allowed out at all, then we won't go out at all. You really cannot blame people for doing things the government have said are OK (and by the way, have also encouraged -see BoJo and Jenny Harries saying exercise outdoors essential for good health).

You're absolutely fine. It's the households choice if they want to eat them.

This 10000%

@Eckhart

I rest my case. Kermit.

I doubt the postman put the Farmfoods leaflets through your door

Mine does

Mine too. I nearly binned a hospital letter wrapped up in them the other day.

Take no notice of all these kill joys! They probably spend their days moaning about everyone!!!

Wait until someone you love dies of this (although I truly hope this doesn't happen) Three weeks ago, I thought like you did, and poo-pooed the chance of this happening. After all, we don't live in a disaster movie. It has now become abundantly clear that we are all in very serious trouble. Just because you can't see the danger, doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

Joy isn't about doing what you like whatever the consequences. I would certainly not get joy from anything if I knew that I was risking someone else's life by doing it, and I doubt you would either.

@Pishposhpashy I knew you’d be looking for the specific instruction! The point is that we are given information. Then we are supposed to use our logic, common sense and extrapolate from that to make sensible decisions to protect ourselves, our families and all the NHS staff risking their lives for us.

Sadly this crisis shows that people can’t do any of the above. The government can’t issue a list covering all possible permeations and interpretations of their instructions. If someone can hear all that they are told and then think they must order a takeaway for their family- then it’s sad but it’s a fact that not everyone has the same capacity for organised thought.

Same as sending your child out to drop off some brownies. I’d laugh but this is too tragic.

Cissyandflora

But actually they have given specifics. They have specifically said that takeaway food is low risk.

It really disturbs me that people seem more concerned with how they can bend the rules to suit their own pleasures than in trying to understand and follow some really very simple instructions. If you aren't sure if it's allowed - just don't do it!

Is it really so hard to do this for three weeks?