Lockdown: Empty parents house used as a getaway

[byecovidbye]

Our elderly parents house is empty due to them being abroad. It's 5 mins away from all of us. Sister, husband and kids keep going over every now and again to hang out out there or for "a change of scene" and kids play in the garden, as well as WFH there.

But also BIL, his wife and kids are doing exactly the same because their kids are bored and need to get out of the house. Also occasionally WFH there. They both have houses and gardens of their own, even though BIL's is tiny. (Going on different days).

AIBU in thinking that this is a risk to them and the kids? They are still going to supermarkets which still pose a risk so could potentially be contaminating the house and each other's families.

The house is generally secure with a car parked outside, an alarm, a Ring doorbell and great neighbours.

I think anyone flouting the 'rules' or not taking it seriously or thinking it probably doesn't apply to them are complete fucking idiots.

But even when it's explained to them in no uncertain terms it doesn't make a jot of difference so I just have to let them get on with it.

Unfortunately this is one of those cases where they'll either be smug that they are "getting around the rules and it was all a big fuss over nothing because we're all fine", or they'll get sick and possibly have a tradegy that could have been avoided.

People just will not be told until they have horror happen to them personally, there are loads of threads already about this "all being an overreaction, people should go back to work, the schools should reopen" and the death toll is still in several hundreds every day even under lockdown and with carehome deaths not being counted.

Thanks for the best laugh I've had today re:airing out the virus. Someone let the pubs with gardens know they can reopen

What I love about this lockdown is how many people get annoyed at being told the guidance because "it's guidance not law so I can keep doing X", then when people ignore the law suddenly it's "yeah that might be the law, but it's ok to ignore it be possible they will have done their own risk assessment. No everyone has the same level of risk"

I hope they're happy with this logic for people breaking other laws. I look forward to the court cases where a defendant is found not guilty because they concluded it was probably ok.
Eg " yes I know I sold fake children's toys knocked off the back of a lorry, but you see I had a play with one and decided it was unlikely to fall apart into choking hazard parts and it seemed good enough to not develop an electrical fault and catch fire... Common sense innit"

Sounds OK to me and as though people are being reasonably careful. I have friends doing similar as parents are abroad, though I think they're the only people using the parents house in their case.