Driving 8 miles to get a take away.

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Please do not slam me. I’ve not been out at all in 4 weeks. I had some food delivered and my partners been shopping after work.

We live in a village. No take away has ever delivered here at the best of times. If we want take away we go get it..

Some of the local take aways in the nearest town are still working with social distancing measures.. but it would mean driving 8 miles to get it.

Not desperate for a take away but it’s DS’s birthday this week. He has autism and doesn’t really understand and we always have take away so would I be unreasonable to drive and get it?

I’m thinking I’ll need to go out and get essentials soon as cannot find another supermarket slot so maybe I could tie the two together? Go to the shop and order a take away to pick up? Dominos around the corner from the supermarket is open...

What’s the risk from eating take away?

Sounds fine to me

Getting food such as a takeaway is fine. The eight mile distance would be unreasonable if you were in a town with lots of options nearby, but it is perfectly acceptable in your situation.

That’s roughly how far we have to drive to get any food. Getting a takeaway is fine.

Us too, village, miles from the nearest take away and no delivery.
With all the extra meal planning and cooking involved in us being at home, I really feel the need of a mucky take away sometimes.
I do combine it with shopping.

I think that's OK to give DS a nice birthday treat. I wouldn't do it every day but in this situation I say go for it!

We've been doing that once per week. One Indian from the nearest town does deliver but that's it, so we have collected various others in turn. Breaks the week up, one of us drives straight there and back, and means that we are still supporting businesses which we would use normally.

We have been really careful otherwise - shopping once per week/10 days, local (on foot) exercise only, no visitors to our garden yes I'm looking at you, next door so I don't feel guilty about this.

Go and get your take away

There is no evidence that Covid can live on food! but with the packaging once your home wash your hands, take food out the box on to a plate, throw the box straight away and wash your hands again before you eat.

I think that’s fine as a birthday treat under the circumstances.

Thanks all. We won’t make it a habit - we couldn’t afford regular take away right now but I feel like we need a treat! I’ll wait to oh finished work on the day (no open take away on his route home so that’s not an option right now) and I will do some shopping and order a take away to collect! Quite exciting in this recent times.

Was having take away once a week prior and j feel like it’s more exciting - albeit only 4 weeks ago! 🥳

Go and get it and enjoy it.

If it's 8 miles to your takeaway, it's probably 8 miles to a supermarket too. They are both places where you buy food, albeit different types. If the law allows takeaways to trade, then it also allows people to buy from them. I don't think you would be doing anything wrong.

I'm desperate for a take away curry, but like you OP, I'm a 10 mile drive away. I think I might crack by next week!

It's fine but are you sure your are able to collect, check the website. A lot of things have changed. We're in a village and our takeaway has shut, the pub is doing food boxes to cook yourself. Sometimes delivery areas have changed or restaurants are now doing deliveries that weren't before. I don't think it's any more risky than supermarket food if cooked. I would clean packaging and wash hands. If you are worried heat it up a bit more.

Do it! Hope ds enjoys it x

Nothing wrong with what you are doing. I'm in a small town and my nearest restaurant that is still doing takeaways is a 10 minute walk away. I couldn't justify an 8 mile drive. But people living rurally are living in completely different circumstances so what is or is not deemed acceptable should be completely different.

When I go on Dominos website it says delivery only no collection, it could be that's just our local one and it's also reduced menu so would check it first.

Yabu it will be cold and manly by the time you get it home.

Manky even

YANBU

thanks all. I’m hoping there will be a take away who offer an order and pick up quickly service. I’m aware that some places are only delivering. I’ll look into who’s open and how they are operating. The town I will have to travel to isn’t huge or urban and many take aways usually don’t offer a delivery service anyway!

I read on social media there’s a kebab/pizza/burger place that’s allowing pick ups from the door.

Failing all this. I’ll buy a disposable bbq in my shop and hopefully he’ll enjoy a bbq instead 😃

I think the fact he has autism also gives you an added reasonable excuse? I know that’s to do with exercise but the same must hold for traditions like this?

@LolaDarkdestroyer am assuming you love in a town/city? 10 mins for a takeaway/food collection is seen as good round here 😂