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.

I'm an NHS nurse. Theatre based and we are closed and setting up for ventilated covid patients.
I made cakes and brought them to work today. The drs & nurses there scoffed the lot. Just saying.
I also dropped some of the cake in to some elderly neighbours. They were delighted and maybe binned it.
You are allowed out for a walk.
Take aways near us are open and busy.
I think what you did was totally fine and within guidelines.

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.

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?

Well said @Jaxhog

Some obtuse individuals on here. And ridiculous to the extreme. God help us all with people like this on the loose. The scary thing is that they can't see how stupid their actions are, and how WRONG they are.

There are some seriously arrogant, ignorant, obtuse people on this thread. Thinking the rules don't apply to them. I hope they get fucking arrested and end up with a criminal record.

Where has it said you can't make a cake for someone? You are allowed out for a walk!!!
Unclench.

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.*

Except its not bending the rules. The OP followed the rules so you shouldn't be getting wound up.

@pleasepleasepleasehelp

Well, YOU'RE MISS PIGGY!!!

See how calling a person by a muppet name doesn't make much of a point and demonstrates childishness?

If you're taking issue with something I've said, then express that, so we can discuss it. Otherwise you severely risk looking like your argument is unfounded, and you need daft insults to stay afloat.

@Whatevah

I'm not being funny but my SIL is an NHS nurse, and I just spoke to her about this (on facebook chat,) and she thinks what the OP did is beyond stupid. I hope you are not an NHS nurse in MY NHS Trust!

Pleaseplease an unnecessarily nasty post. Please read Whatevah's post.

@Eckhart

Calm down Kermit.

Thinking the rules don't apply to them

Except, once again, no rules were broken. How is it so hard to understand?

@EarringsandLipstick

I did read @Whatevah's post. And I responded to it how I saw fit. I cannot BELIEVE an NHS nurse thinks what the OP did is OK. Not for a SECOND.

PleasePlease you're being deliberately inflammatory and unhelpful, especially directed at Eckhart.

Disagree, sure, but no need to be nasty.

You were beyond stupid

And so selfish

Why can't you believe it PleasePlease? Many people have explained their reasoning.

What about this action of OP's caused harm?

@EarringsandLipstick

Oh do give over. And stop telling me how to post. You're not the forum police.

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

On gods green earth how the fuck are they supposed to cover every single moronic eventuality?? ‘Going for a walk is ok but picking your nose and flicking it isn’t’ etc etc

@EarringsandLipstick I literally do not have to answer to you.

Back off. And quit goading me. I am ignoring you now. Shoo shoo...

I never said I was the forum police! I just called you out on nasty posts. It's ok to do that - you're not the forum police either, so quit with the 'do give over'. Nice bit of hypocrisy there!!

@Willyoujustbequiet Hear hear!! Agree 100% with you!

@Pishposhpashy but would you rather take no risk? I know it’s not always possible but I could not countenance feeding my family a takeaway at the moment.
And there are just so many people seemingly determined to find loopholes in government advice.
I’m terrified of this virus. I am a single parent. 6 children. Fortunately I have an Ocado delivery coming tonight. I ordered weeks ago. I understand not everyone can stay in and prepare their own food but if they can then I feel they absolutely should. My kids are going nowhere. And we have no garden. I’m not looking for loopholes as to why we should be allowed out. I have my dearest friend working tirelessly at the local hospital trying to save people.

On gods green earth how the fuck are they supposed to cover every single moronic eventuality??

You clearly missed my point.

@Ethelfleda

On gods green earth how the fuck are they supposed to cover every single moronic eventuality?? ‘Going for a walk is ok but picking your nose and flicking it isn’t’ etc etc

Well said!

I am really struggle to believe some people think that taking a child to take brownies to another child is essential.

We will be put in a proper policed lockdown soon with so many idiots taking this so lightly.

You CAN drop food on a doorstep during a daily walk. There is nothing wrong with that

Says who exactly?

@pleasepleasepleasehelp

Your debating technique has convinced me, and many others, I'm sure, that you were absolutely right with your original point.

You know what please even a patient was down today and finally allowed to eat. She had heard about the cakes from staff, and the ward sister -from respiratory ward btw, asked if we could spare a piece for the patient to have with her tea later when she was taking her back to the ward.
It is fine to eat home made cake.
I can't begin to say how stressful it is in our unit at the minute. We are all so anxious for what is to come. Like everyone else we have seen the photos and clips etc. Its scary to think that may be us facing that head on.
The cake cheered us up.