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We've just moved to a new town and one of the neighbours is putting a weekly note through the door about the clapping for the NHS. We have two dogs and two young children.

Last week people stood on the doorstep and clapped, as is their right, but we've just had another note through the door saying it is going to be a weekly event and asking if anybody has got any musical instruments or fireworks

This is beyond a joke, we have dogs and small children to deal with. Fireworks?! Musical instruments?! At bedtime?!

I didn't know about last weeks, but have heard it's the same this week.
We will be out and have numerous musical instruments, no fireworks though.

It was truly wonderful last week and very emotional indeed.
But... that was that.
It just will not have the same impact if we do it every week.
Less people will join in.
And it will be so disappointing.

I think it’s one thing for the nation to stand up and give the Nhs a round of applause to say thank you.

It’s a whole other thing to be having a fucking street party weekly, with singing, instruments and fireworks.

Thats a piss take. I hope the police send the idiots back in doors.

We will be out and have numerous musical instruments

What are you all going to do with the instruments? Have a sing along? Yes I’m sure rhe nhs will really appreciate you all having a street party.

Post a note back through there door about volunteering for the NHS. Clapping is lovely but its just clapping if they want to be a hero actual work needs doing. Also surely social distancing- dont want a grubby note through the door every day?

Volunteering for the NHS is a sore point with me. They’ve just told me it will take a month to verify my identity, despite having my drivers licence number and a photo of it.

Oh well, according to some people it's disgusting not to clap.

I wonder if any of those who are so pleased with themselves for clapping broke any of the guidelines for distancing, or panic bought as some people definitely did. These are the things I think are disgusting.

There's so much virtue signalling and hypocrisy around.

The NHS are great but so are lots of other people in this situation. (I'm a GP too and nowhere near as risky as ITU staff)let's hear it for
The teachers letting us work, the food shops staying open, the volunteers delivering parcels for nothing.
Also. I'm getting paid, there is more money coming so I can support my staff. I will have a job, I can pay my bills.

We will be out and have numerous musical instruments

Good God. Why?

The NHS do not need our clapping, they need urgent funding and for the staff to be paid properly.
Being clapped by the very people who voted Tory and BoJo and Rishi has irked some in the NHS.
Letting off fireworks for what? It’s not a celebration, they are risking their lives.
Donate if you can to your local NHS and buy food and supplies for any NHS worker in your street and leave it outside. That will be far more appreciated than a pointless and empty session of clapping I can assure you.

Fireworks should only be on bonfire night - no exceptions, no excuses. It's stupid, dangerous and only an idiot would consider it acceptable at any other time. We don't want our fire service or NHS dealing with more pressure.

You are not being unreasonable. People are getting silly over this clapping thing.

Yes to clapping. Pleeeeeease no to fireworks. My dog shakes for the rest of the night.

We will be out and have numerous musical instruments, no fireworks though.

WHY? Why the hell would you be out drowning out the clapping with all the bloody noise? It’s not about you! Or is that the problem? Do you need to make some virtue signalling noise so you an get attention from others? Have you given one thought to the workers that need to get some bloody sleep because they’re working their arses off. FFS! If anything this thread has actually made me decide that I definitely won’t be out clapping.

Thank you to every single person who is keeping the UK and NI running. Thank you to all that work in the health service from those in the lowest grade, to those in the highest. As an ex NHS worker, with many friends and family still working in it, my heart goes out to you all. I won’t be clapping because those that need to know are aware how much a I appreciate what they do and you need some bloody peace and quiet on your down time.

We have drums, electric guitars, saxophones and trumpets in this house, and our neighbours suggested we brought them all outside and played!! Ummmm no that will not be happening. I could really imagine my neighbours with babies, toddlers and animals fully appreciating our racket!

I'm in a city in Spain and we all clap at 8pm, a couple of minutes before people start playing music out of speakers. No fireworks or instruments, clapping is done by five minutes past.

It's actually really nice, kinda feels like we're a community throughout all of this.

I'm not saying it necessarily makes anything better, but it certainly helps morale.

People here however (least in our city) are very strict on social distancing. We can't even go out for daily exercise. I've already been stopped 3 times by the police when going out shopping (and had no problems as I've had receipts/been close to my apartment each time).

In the next few weeks many will be ill in their homes and who needs fireworks, badly played instruments, clapping whistling etc?

Your neighbour needs to stay the fuck inside.

Loosen up!
Don't take part if you don't want to. The fireworks ( if they have any) wont last long and although it might be annoying to have DC bedtime routine disturbed its only one night a week and they won't have school/ nursery in the morning atm and they might enjoy taking part! Sounds like they are trying to build up a community spirit and you never know when you might need your neighbours.

My neighbour works for nhs.. he does 14 hour shifts and sometimes much longer if they cn grt away with making him.

He had just got home and been asleep for 2 hours when all the noise woke him up, was pretty angry about it as sleep is valuable to him and he couldnt fall back to sleep for ages after that

Fireworks are an obvious stupid choice, feel free to report to council so they stop that before it ends up in tears (and injury)

Don't be so precious, your kids will be absolutely fine despite a bit of clapping it's a nice thing to do, cheers up people a bit. With the clock going forward last weekend, it will be 7pm for your children anyway.

Do people really put someone to bed at 7pm? The schools are closed!

They were letting fireworks off around here on the first night of the clapping. It just smacks of attention seeking one-upmanship.

The fireworks ( if they have any) wont last long and although it might be annoying to have DC bedtime routine disturbed its only one night a week and they won't have school/ nursery in the morning atm and they might enjoy taking part!

What about pets and wildlife/livestock - all of whom can be totally traumatised by fireworks?

But there was a thread the other day where the OP felt guilty for not joining in the neighbours' clapping because she was doing something else. To be fair, I don't think there was any "and so you should" but some "well, you can next time".
I thought at the time I'm about as likely to stick a needle in my eye as to criticise somebody for not joining in the clapping. Plenty of reality and common sense on this thread though.

Firstly they should be all staying home and not passing fliers. The NHS staff will be happier of they can have periods of rest rather than dealing with fireworks victims.
I would call the police to shut it down on the first night fireworks happen

What is wrong with people? Why can't they just clap? Honestly the more musical instruments and fireworks, the more it looks like it is about them and not about the nhs staff. I actually agree with @hellsbellsmelons that this whole thing may lose impact and response if repeated every week.