Are you still clapping for the NHS/key workers every week?

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Yabu - No
Yanbu - Yes

Nope, novelty worn off.
We have so many other key workers whose job I appreciate a lot more.
Anyone in a supermarket should get a standing ovation or even my postman! NHS...? Nope!

@Peggysgettingcrazy

It’s not my problem that you keep making inferences about my situation when I’ve said nothing if the sort. From your first response you have concluded your own narrative about my reasons etc and I pointed out you were wrong. (And you’re still wrong). I’ve said from the beginning I feel it’s sad that more people don’t make the effort.

As much as it’s been lovely backing and forthing with you, it’s getting boring.

You’re entitled to do as and what you please. This is what I was getting at when I said about owning it- seems like you’re constantly trying to justify everything and trying to twist what I’m saying.

I’m not going to change my mind- I still think the same and more so after this thread.

It’s not a big ask and if you chose not to do it don’t be offended that people might think you’re not arsed. If that makes you feel judged then so be it. I don’t see why you appear to care so much though.

If you want clarification of why I clap, read this post -

Yes. I work for the NHS in a burns unit but both my daughters are critical care nurses in ITU plus my son is a first year medical student. I don’t sleep or eat much these days. My husband picked me up from the kitchen floor the other day. That’s what fear can do to you. So yes I clap, as loud as I can. Somebody should write a book one day on just what it was really like on a Covid unit and then some of the people posting on here may get just an inkling into the reality of this. But it’s a free country , don’t clap. by @PrimeroseHillAnnie

Yes - under duress.

I thought it was lovely at first but now it’s just another chore I have to do.

Chatting to the neighbours is briefly entertaining but I hate talking from a distance as I feel rude having to shout.

Wish the madness would end tbh.

@Hunnybears people can read.

I am not reading anything into your situation.

I am reading into your several posts that say you want to be seen caring, assume those who don't publically clap don't care.

Then you keep saying I need to own it. I do.

I am not justifying myself to you. Why wojld I need to. At no point have I explained or kept explaining the reasons why I dont. I am not talking about why I dont. So therefore not justifying.

I am telling you, your behaviour is poor. Its also not caring for anyone because its done for personal gain. Thats not justifying myself. Thats disagreeing and challenging people who think they have a right to judge people, because they don't do as they think they should.

Outside pandemic, that behaviour is frowned upon. But inside pandemic it appear many people think its OK.

You can't own the fact that you jugde people, unless they show their care where they can be seen or heard. You cant own the fact, that you do this to make yourself feel good about yourself. Which is, probably also why you judge.

You keep trying to turn this into me sayong I am against clapping or justifying why I dont clap. I have said neither.

But I suppose its easier for you to pretend this conversation is about one thing, rather than what's its about. Which is about you and you being judgmental

I don't expect to change your mind. People who need to explain why its ok to judge people, then back track rarely do.

But yes, I will challenge people being judgmental. Its not good for society

It’s not a big ask and if you chose not to do it don’t be offended that people might think you’re not arsed.

Make your mind up! One minute you are clearly judging, next you are back tracking about it now you are judging again.

Yes. I work for the NHS in a burns unit but both my daughters are critical care nurses in ITU plus my son is a first year medical student. I don’t sleep or eat much these days. My husband picked me up from the kitchen floor the other day. That’s what fear can do to you. So yes I clap, as loud as I can. Somebody should write a book one day on just what it was really like on a Covid unit and then some of the people posting on here may get just an inkling into the reality of this. But it’s a free country , don’t clap. by @PrimeroseHillAnnie**

So my clapping once a week is going to cure this womans fears and make her eat properly and sleep well? Really?

We can appreciate the NHS in many ways we just dont have to do it in public to prove it. What I do for the NHS is nobody elses business I dont need to tell anyone about it nor need to justify why I dont clap.

I dont care if you clap or not just dont make a huge spectacle of it for 'likes' on SM or to play oneupmanship with the next street or make it last for 5 minutes of pure noise to wake up the whole neighbourhood.

Do people actually think any NHS worker would be happy that people are blowing car horns incessantly, playing loud instruments, ringing bells, banging pans, letting off fireworks for ages every sodding week ensuring that they are waking kids (never mind scaring them), scaring pets and waking shift workers all in their name? Not to mention the bullying of neighbours to join in or be 'named and shamed'. Grown adults ffs!

If it had stuck to a minutes clapping fine but now its competative "we are better than you at this" nonsense.

I never started.

In 15 minutes my neighbor will be out with his saucepan and wooden spoon and yet several times this week he has had in grandkids round in his garden. The father of said children is a doctor working in the local hospital.

It's slacktivation.

Or slacktivism even.

If you want clarification of why I clap, read this post -

That posters story is awful.

But what about the key workees who have posted that they ar embarrassed people are being judged and harassed into to this, on their behalf? Who now don't like it at all, because of this?

How have you shown caring for them

No and I'm sick of my dog freaking out everytime people go out to bang pots and pans.

I clapped the first week, now it annoys me as it's a competition who can make the most noise.
People need to fuck off with the fireworks and banging saucepans. Absolutely no need for it as all.

The cat was poised and ready. He came back in at 8.02 😂😂😂 after everyone had finished clapping "for him"

Our street was busier this week and last,busier than the first few weeks.

With the added bonus of videos on the village Facebook page,which are getting madder by the week,loving it.

I don't clap...I never did. Embarrassing virtue signalling imo.

Lots of car beeping this evening

They can all clap off. 8om is a daft time to do it anyway. The clapping was bad enough but the saucepans is too much. Our Tory voting neighbours really go for it every Thursday. They are the most entitled, selfish, uncaring neighbours I've ever known. And went out for a haircut today 🤷🏼‍♀️

I don't mind the clapping, and joined in at the beginning, but the car horns and air horns are just bloody ridiculous. Next door beeped their car horn for 5 minutes non-stop, then the other side started with the air horn...ironic as the only key worker nearby is my DS and he was trying to sleep.

Last week was bliss as I was raining so the pot bangers stayed in doors. Tonight is a nice warm evening and I have had to shut the windows as they are back with their fireworks and pans scaring my cats and seting off the local dogs a barking.

Yes we are. It's a very small token of appreciation.

Bush he really should yell out his bedroom window *Nhs worker trying to fecking sleep here stfu"
People are selfish idiots.

Fucking fireworks tonight. As I'm trying to get my kids to sleep. Just fuck off now.

It's just a show of one upmanship where I live. Loud shouty man waving a Union Jack and waving at all the cars. Then he raised his arms in the air and shouted "Cheers guys, thanks everyone!" to all the other neighbours like it's his show and we're all invited. The first week when everyone clapped it was a wonderful gesture of thanks to the selfless staff of NHS, now it's slowly tailing off and losing momentum.

Only heard one pot banger tonight. Lasted about half a minute obviously nobody else outside to see them!

No, because I am NHS and it just feels stupid... my mum keeps pestering me to take DD8 outside and join in, but we’ve never done it so the neighbours will just think we’re weird if we start now 😂

Where the FUCK are they finding an open hairdressers and tell me the address of it 🤣🤣