'Stay local to exercise' is rubbish

[ThePants999]

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Taking public transport to start your exercise is obviously counterproductive.

Driving to somewhere where loads of other people are also going to exercise is not exactly ideal.

Driving to somewhere in the middle of nowhere to go for a walk? Not only is that perfectly safe, I'm going to assert that it's BETTER than walking from your house, especially if you live in a built-up area.

AIBU? And if I'm being U - why? How am I endangering anyone by going out to the countryside by car instead of walking round my town?

I hope I haven't made you feel this way :( We have had it really hard in the Peak District over the last 10 days but as I said earlier in the thread I wouldn't like to stop anyone coming for a sensible walk who parks in a sensible place. It's just the idiots who don't understand social distancing, block the lanes or allow their dogs to run riot in sheep fields I'm angry with. People walking their dogs, or by themselves, in a sensible manner I have no issue with x Our farmers are vital to the whole country but an absolute lifeline in rural areas. They deliver milk and eggs (and their scrummy jam in the right season) they bring their tractor and plough to dig us out in the snow (which can still come hard here at this time of year) and are usually the first to know if anyone is in need of help. We are protective of them and their stock but honestly have no problem with sensible and considerate people xx

We have had it really hard in the Peak District over the last 10 days I know, and it's been horrendous where I live too. Made the national news as it was the busiest weekend EVER!! I totally understand why people are angry, and don't worry your post is completely reasonable.

Local feeling has run very high where I live, and unfortunately that has spilled over into unreasonable personal attacks (I've seen several on Facebook) including directed at me by my own family. It has really impacted on my mental health these past few days.

I am one of those people who saw this coming many months ago, was prepared for it, was warning people and being told I was over reacting. I had to bite my tongue from saying 'I told you so' when those people were caught out without enough food. I have shared my stocks of food, and put myself at risk going shopping to help them out.

To be told by those very same people now that I can't drive for 5 minutes, or go on a public footpath where I've literally been going for decades really hurt. I've been more careful than anyone I know. I am fully aware of the risks and precautions we need to take. So I took the criticism really hard.

I'm sad about this. Honestly it's the idiots damaging property and letting their dogs run free who are the problem :( Sheep behave like sheep, a dog, or a fox to be fair, comes near and the sheep just run to the farm. They break their legs running down the hill or drown in river that is between. We would, under non coronavirus times love people to come up here to keep our one pub open but please stick to the footpaths and keep your dogs on a lead for now. We would love to see everyone else on the other side:)

We would love to see everyone else on the other side:)

I was thinking about a visit to the Peak District just before all this happened, it looks lovely and I can't wait to finally visit when all this madness is over!

To me, what we have to do is clear, from a combination of the law and guidelines issued, never mind common sense. We have the right to exercise but the responsibility to stay local, minimise the time away from home, stick to once a day and observe social distancing. This does not include driving for some miles to a National Park or wherever just because you fancy it.

I think the Police were overzealous in some cases, yes, but I think their intention was good - to prevent hordes of people descending on rural communities and locations as we had seen to quite shocking levels over the previous weekend

Here, we are worrying about this again now, with Easter coming. I hope that the police do stop and check cars entering our National Park and turn back those who are just out for a jolly. I hope that most people have now got the message that this is a national emergency, not a national holiday, but I suspect that quite a few still need a polite but firm reminder that we all need to act for the common good.