Would you be annoyed if someone did this?

[nightimebrowser]

Background:
Obviously been social distancing and taking all the necessary precautions (not seeing anyone outside household, staying in except for essential trips etc) for the past 9 weeks. My mental health has seriously declined due to this (already diagnosed with depression and anxiety) and the lockdown really has not helped plus being dropped by the adult mental health team as they don't have the resources right now.😣

My 2 friends have suggested meeting up for a walk tomorrow and having a picnic- we would obviously not touch each other and stay 2 meters apart at all times and we are going to a large, isolated open space. I know the rules are only 1:1 meetings though, would you be annoyed if you saw 3 people?

I really need this right now, I've been struggling so much. Obviously it's easier to meet as a 3 than do two separate meetings 1:1.

[MsLumley]

I would be annoyed, yes. We'd all love to meet up with groups of friends, your situation is no different to anyone else's. Meet up one at a time.

[Chloemol]

And yet another post on can I break lockdown rules and shedloads saying yeah go for it I would

The rules are there for a reason, go ahead break them, but don’t then moan when we lockdown again in the future as this will be down to you and the shedload or mnetters who think it’s ok

[Reallynowdear]

If you are going to quote me, at least have the decency to answer my original question?

What impact will meeting one of your friends, as opposed to two, have on your mental health?

[UnaCorda]

...this is all so cruel.

What is? Coronavirus? It might be tedious and depressing but it's not designed to be punitive.

[Carrie7469]

I completely understand the mental health aspect, so many people are struggling at the moment.
Please don't break the rules though. See your friends separately. That way you won't have to worry, you won't be breaking the rules and you get more than one trip out.
If you break the rules, would you really enjoy yourself knowing that you're doing the wrong thing?

[didmyhousethismornin]

It wouldn’t bother me

[FizzyGreenWater]

Well it's the thin end of the wedge isn't it.

You're not being unreasonable, I feel for you ... and all the other hundreds of thousands of people who also feel that their mental health is suffering badly.

If they all do the same, we'll be back to square one.

And it's going to happen anyway.

So you might as well go, really.

[ScreamingBeans]

I would assume that you may all live in the same house

[nightimebrowser]

Okay I know it's breaking the rules but quite frankly it's very minimal risk so we are doing it. I don't go out the rest of the week except to the supermarket so I feel okay doing it. It's a hassle doing two trips to see two friends each week as I said, I don't drive and we don't live particularly close to each other so makes sense to do it in just one trip.

[GrapefruitGin]

It seems as though you will go ahead and break the rules anyway, I hope you can live with that decision. I’ll be thinking of you when I’m back at work in hospital tomorrow.

[STAYTHEFUCKHOME]

And then next week is it 4 people?

The government have given an inch, and people want to take a mile.

[missmouse101]

There are no excuses for breaking it OP. But you carry on and bollocks to everyone.

[AlanBrazil]

Fair enough but please don’t continue to whinge when lockdown periods are extended.

[RapunzelsBuzzcut]

I’d also assume one person.

It’s pretty widely acknowledged that current UK guidelines are completely batshit and illogical and actively dangerous. It’s not a requirement to wear a mask, it’s perfectly fine to have both parents visit you as long as they take it in turns while the other one stands outside on the street, or if they visit on different days, therefore doubling the amount of trips and the amount of time that household spends outside their home.

We’re the laughing stock of the world, after the US.

Saying, “blindly follow dangerous and contradictory rules because a clown school dropout who can barely string a sentence together said so” doesn’t wash with me.


OP, go out. You’re not increasing any risk as long as you observe social distancing and other sensible rules like hand washing. Your mental health is also important, and good mental health is crucial for supporting the immune system and physical health generally.

[ittakes2]

I would assume two of you are from the same household so would not give it a second thought

[RapunzelsBuzzcut]

Sorry that should read “assume one household” not “one person.”

[MsLumley]

The virus doesn't spread itself. People spread it.

But you go ahead and have a lovely time and tell yourself it's ok.

[Reallynowdear]

Why did you come on and ask then OP?

To piss off those whose friends and colleagues have already died?

To show that rules don't apply to you and your friends?

To goad?

This has got nothing to do with your mental health and you should be ashamed you've tried to use such a serious issue to get folk to agree with you.

There was just no need for you post. Mental health has nothing to do with a 'screw the lot of you' attitude. That is called something else entirely.

[RapunzelsBuzzcut]

People spread it.
But apparently only people sitting 2m away in a private field.

People in work places were social distancing is impossible can’t spread it, which is why the government is urging those people to return to work ASAP.

Sounds perfectly sensible!

[GrapefruitGin]

The virus doesn't spread itself. People spread it.

But you go ahead and have a lovely time and tell yourself it's ok.

This. Unfortunately OP had already made their decision before even posting but is seeking validation.

[littlbrowndog]

Just go. Have a great time

[MsLumley]

People in work places were social distancing is impossible can’t spread it, which is why the government is urging those people to return to work ASAP.

Which is precisely why people like the OP shouldn't add to the problem unnecessarily.

[Sandybval]

But if 3 people want to all see eachother, that would be 4 seperate journeys and meet ups to ensure everyone in the group saw everyone else. How is that safer than 1 journey and 1 meet up, socially distanced?

[GrapefruitGin]

I thought it was very obvious why it’s restricted to 1:1. 10 x 2 people in an open space is much better than 10 x 3 or 10 x 4 people in an open space. It’s much easier to observe social distancing.

[RapunzelsBuzzcut]

No MsLumley, it’s why people should protest the dangerous and contradictory government rules, which are killing people, rather than following them blindly and screaming at anyone who doesn’t even those people aren’t actually increasing risk.

From day one the government and the media have weaponised fear by scaremongering and scapegoating to detract attention from their own horrific incompetence and corruption. That’s a very, very dangerous thing to do, and I won’t be party to it.