Clapping for the NHS

[Moomin8]

This makes me cringe. The U.K. shrugged its shoulders and voted for a government which they knew decimated the NHS a few months ago.

And now people are standing on their doorsteps clapping. I think it's beyond insulting. I know we didn't all vote conservative but how patronising when NHS staff are putting their lives at risk.

Last week almost everyone was out on my street,tonight there was hardly anybody.

Saving my applause now for when this horrendous time is over,not going to be anytime soon.

I didn't clap last week. This week my DC had heard about it and wanted to join in, dragging me out with them. But actually it felt really nice. Most of my street were in their front gardens clapping and it was lovely ☺

It was as big if not bigger here

Air horns
Banging saucepans
Blowing whistles
And all the bloody fireworks

We didn’t have any last week but we did this week.
The same people who post “share if you hate cancer” shite on FB. #bekind and it’s all about how wonderful they are.

Lots doing it here, with a piper playing too. Was nice actually and I'm as cynical as they come.

The same people who post “share if you hate cancer” shite on FB

YES! And if you don't share it, it means you fuckin love cancer, obvs....

@NemophilistRebel fireworks here too, cat is shitting herself. Pretty sure no one working at the local hospital can hear them from there either

Omg - there are lots of things that can wake and disturb NHS workers and their babies.

Of course @voiceofsanitary don’t most people fucking love it.
Or it’s to raise awareness. As if nobody has heard of cancer or dementia or whatever it is.
Virtue signalling bollocks.

The arseholes in my street are setting off fireworks too and woke the baby

I find the whole thing horribly cringe.

Omg - there are lots of things that can wake and disturb NHS workers and their babies

Most of them aren't completely unnecessary virtue signalling bollocks though, are they?

I’m an a&e doctor and I really appreciated it just now, really kind
but no one around here votes Tory I’d be furious to hear Tory voters applauding
Take it to the ballot instead , please

It was really noisy round here, have to say i have bee on the not clapping side, but was really nice to see and hear people after it being so quiet.
So even if its an empty gesture, it made me smile, and i bet a lot other people too.

They're doing fuck all except banging their hands together though.

Yes that's the 'clapping'

Everyone out here and you could hear it from streets away. Nice to see the neighbours. All done now. pleased to have been part of it.

@islandislandisland oh shit the cat! I forgot he’s outside. Hope he comes back in soon and isn’t too shaken up

Just clapping this time. Fizzled out quick though. Now people posting next time they'll bang pots and let off fireworks..just clap!

I am a total cynic but watching it on tv in South Africa I found it quite moving. My dh is a doctor and he thinks it’s a good thing.

Well if doctors like it let’s just keep this going

Let’s do a Friday for the workers of supermarkets

Saturday for delivery drivers

Sunday for the bin collectors

Monday for the teachers

Etc etc

I was told today's was for retail workers.

Just don't worry about it @NemophilistRebel .

Stay inside and turn the volume up.

Thanks for the suggestion

If you don't like it, just turn up the TV and stay inside surely? We forgot about it last week and didn't notice as we had the TV on and were chatting. It's not exactly two hours of pounding noise.

Unfortunately not broohaha.
It would be nice if others were considered but all online is just saying thanks to NHS

As the other thread went - the NHS workers would rather get thanked in fair wage increases and PPE and better conditions

I'm a nurse in social care, I am in awe of NHS staff and don't mind the clapping-none of us covered "Global Pandemic" during training and it must be bloody hard work at the furnace, so to speak.

I don't like it when the people clapping are the same ones completely disregarding lockdown, social distancing etc. I am looking at you, next door neighbour.