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To Ask How You Think Lockdown Will Change Tomorrow?

162 replies

Popc0rn · 09/05/2020 13:36

Some people seem to think "lockdown" will be significantly relaxed tomorrow. Personally I think the message will be that you can exercise outside more than once a day, and go to work as long as you can socially distance in your job. I don't think seeing friends or family will be permitted yet.

I'm hoping it won't be relaxed more than that as worried that we're not over the first peak yet, and that a second peak could be worse than the first. I'm a nurse so can't stay home if the shit hits the fan.

Just wondering what other people think will happen, and/or would like to happen?

YABU - Lockdown needs to be significantly relaxed tomorrow.

YANBU - It's too early to make any major changes to lockdown yet.

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Bollss · 09/05/2020 16:11

I don't see how they can tell everyone to get back to work if they dont open schools?

Id bloody love to go back to work but I can't because the nursery i use had been forcibly closed to anyone but keyworkers.

I'll be fucked off if the new message is "get back to work" - enable me to then!!

FlamingoAndJohn · 09/05/2020 16:12

I agree, Pile. We didn’t talk about Tony, or David did we.
I don’t call him Boris. He isn’t my friend.

imsooverthisdrama · 09/05/2020 16:14

So many people seem to have tired of lockdown and staying away from friends and family that maybe he's feeling the need to 'rally the troops', as it were, tell us how wonderful we've all been so far and can we just bear with it a bit longer.*
But you'd think he'd done that before the bank holiday to encourage people to stay home .
I'm not optimistic of much tomorrow, I really hope it's a clear exit plan but I doubt it .

CallmeAngelina · 09/05/2020 16:15

WeAllHaveWings, I'm just astounded we didn't have that rule months ago! Everyone else seems to have had.

GrimmsFairytales · 09/05/2020 16:16

That person would an incredibly selfish bastard to pass on their increased risk from traveling on public transport to their family.

I didn't say I agreed with the decision, just that I can see why they would decide to do so. Also if the family made the decision together. Knowing the person used public transport, was at work and visiting crowed supermarkets, then i'm not sure how that makes them a selfish bastard.

Sparklingbrook · 09/05/2020 16:17

So are we going for typing out ‘Boris Johnson’ or ‘The Prime Minister’?

Healthyandhappy · 09/05/2020 16:17

I'm.a nurse and working from home. The tip is get a job doing outpatients for a private firm nhs patients.

Nousernameforme · 09/05/2020 16:19

I am hoping all shops can reopen and follow social distancing rules. only so many at a time etc.
Popping out doesn't have to be limited to once a day and you can buy non essentials.

That is what I am wanting from tomorrow.

tartanbow · 09/05/2020 16:20

@HeckyPeck I quite clearly acknowledged that in my post, and in case you havent realised people are doing this anyway - not my problem if they want to be stupid, I wont be going to bbqs or parties for the foreseeable future myself but not a whole lot I can do if others decide that they are going to take the risk. if they then catch it that's their own fault isnt it and before you say oh but what about the others they could pass it onto - make sure you stay 2m away from people outside your own household and wash your hands regularly you should be fine. or, if you're that worried, you stay in your house.

like I said, people will - and should - assess risk for themselves and act accordingly. people put themselves in compromising positions every day knowing they could be hurt or have an unsavoury outcome - that is their choice, their risk as it always has been

FrippEnos · 09/05/2020 16:22

Mummyshark2019
I think he will say schools open in one week. And back to work of you can social distance

Loving the contradiction.

HavartitoMeetYou · 09/05/2020 16:22

tartanbow you might enjoy visiting the Dementors Begone thread. Smile

I always refer to our current PM as Johnson. PMs and other leading politicians are usually referred to by their surnames alone (I’ve rarely seen anyone on here refer to Blair, Trump, Obama or Corbyn any other way), and it’s obvious from context that someone is referring to the PM and not their mate Bob Johnson.

SomewhereNow · 09/05/2020 16:24

But you can buy non-essentials already!

I agree with assessing the risk to a certain extent, it just seems many people are either too selfish or too stupid to do that sensibly.

I’m thoroughly ashamed of this country atm from the politicians to a good proportion of the population 🤬

HeckyPeck · 09/05/2020 16:30

like I said, people will - and should - assess risk for themselves and act accordingly. people put themselves in compromising positions every day knowing they could be hurt or have an unsavoury outcome - that is their choice, their risk as it always has been

It’s not just their risk, which is why the rules are in place. Where you say they should risk asses for yourself it sounds like you’re saying there shouldn’t be any rules and just leave it up to people to decide. Apologies if that isn’t what you means.

If that is what you mean I strongly disagree.

Want to take up horse riding? High risk sport, but people can make there own decision to take part.

Want to gallop your horse across a crowded beach in the middle of summer? Very different!

People can’t be left to risk assess when the risk isn’t just theirs alone. Hence why we have speed limits and many other laws.

vanillandhoney · 09/05/2020 16:31

Popping out doesn't have to be limited to once a day and you can buy non essentials.

You can go out multiple times a day and buy non-essentials already.

rc22 · 09/05/2020 16:32

I think it will be little tweaks - more outdoor exercise allowed, a few more businesses to open (garden centres) I can't see it being anything major.

yearinyearout · 09/05/2020 16:34

@HeckyPeck that isn't the same thing though. PP who walks through an open gate into her DM's garden and sits 2m away without touching anything really isn't causing any risk to her or anyone else. She would be if she galloped a horse over a crowded beach.

DominaShantotto · 09/05/2020 16:34

I predict MN will be an overly dramatic bicker fest.

I'd stake money on that one.

WyfOfBathe · 09/05/2020 16:35

I'm expecting changes to the messaging rather than the law, eg an emphasis on being allowed to go to work if you can't WFH, and businesses like takeaways encouraged to reopen. That's always been allowed by law, but has been overshadowed by the "stay at home" slogan.

Then a roadmap similar to Ireland's will be announced.

tartanbow · 09/05/2020 16:36

people cant be left to risk assess when the risk isnt just theirs alone

honestly, this is irrelevant. people are making their minds up daily regardless of what others think. they are risk assessing for themselves. it really doesnt matter whether you think they should or not.

ViciousJackdaw · 09/05/2020 16:38

It really bothers me how many people refer to him as Boris. What other PMs have we referred to by their first names?

Maggie. If we talked about Tony or David, people would wonder 'Tony who?'. There's only one Boris in the public eye, we all know who people mean. In any case, I don't think Boris is worthy of being addressed properly. If using his first name is disrespectful then great!

WyfOfBathe · 09/05/2020 16:38

people can and should be able to assess risk for themselves like we always have

We haven't always assessed risk for ourselves for lots of things though. Seatbelt laws, speed limits, prescription drug laws, etc.

Weallhavevalidopinions · 09/05/2020 16:40

Well looking at pictures of people in London today and various other areas with lots of people clearly really close together and groups of cyclists all out riding together then I would say that there is no lock down so why keep it going!

Hopefully those pictured online really close to others/in large groups/doing all the various things that will help transmit the virus shouldn't really expect to continue to work from home/be furloughed or have their children home from school since they really haven't bothered to actually try to help prevent the spread..

turnandfacethenamechange · 09/05/2020 16:40

Have they said anything about the quarantine yet e.g hotels, airbnbs etc? I'm getting anxious about where the hell we're going to quarantine when we eventually get back to UK!

BeltaneBride · 09/05/2020 16:41

Sanity should prevail and they should lay out the know risks ie the fat, the old, those deficient in Vit D and immunodeficiency have a slightly elevated risk of complications if they catch it. So advise those people to take maximum care. Advise everyone else to take reasonable care. The 2m distance was always bullshit -no scientific basis at all.
Tell people that the lockdown worked because the purpose was ONLY to avoid overstuffing the NHS. 40% spare capacity this week over 10% usually. So well done -it worked. And teachers - stop endlessly parroting 'social distancing can't work in schools' -'No Shit, Sherlock! No it can't just like it can't in lots of places so stop your whining.
But no politician would dare just tell people the facts and the real stats and let them work it out for themselves.

Nonnymum · 09/05/2020 16:41

It will be a very small and graduated relaxation. Anything more will be dangerous and risk another very big spoke that won't help the economy or the health of the UK.
The Government and the Press were very iresponsible to suggest anything else.
Already we have seen that people have started to go out more and are ignoring the rules

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