Trying to work out how many people are still following the lockdown rules

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So it turns out nearly every member of mine and DH family are not following the lockdown rules in some way. I only found out today by chance with some of members of my family after hearing them in the background whilst on the phone to my mum.

According to Dsis the vast majority of people are breaking the rules in some way.

I Thought people might be honest on a thread like this which is anonymous.

So AIBU to think most people are breaking the rules?
Please vote AIBU if your sticking to the rules.
YANBU if you are breaking them.

Apart from having my shopping delivered me, my parents and my sisters family haven’t seen anyone in 6weeks. None of us have been anywhere. We are breaking the rules by seeing each other so I said YANBU but I think the risk is low.

Cardibach
The average deaths per year can range widely.
Doctors all around the world attest to the fact that COVID is being recorded as a cause of death in people with multiple underlying health conditions and situations where someone died with a heart attack, but tested positive of COVID, and was added to the numbers as COVID death. Does that make sense to you?

Jane - it's exactly this.

People have allowed their health anxiety and fear to overwhelm their ability to assess this risk reasonably and logically. Social media has exacerbated that. It's toxic and terrifying. For the first time in my life I begin to comprehend how things like the atrocities of the second world war occurred. Fear overwhelmed ordinary people - fear is terrifyingly powerful.

I met my son for a walk this week and drove him home, so less than two metres apart, we didn’t touch though. Other than that, I’ve been totally law abiding. If only the same could be said for most of Morrisons’ customers, who seem incapable of social distancing.

I went to my neighbours house on VE Day and sat in his garden 2 metres apart, brought my own drink but he did top my glass up for a second drink. Was there for about 2 hours. Anyway he has since tested positive for COVID so I feel a fool now , and won’t be doing similar again 😬

NoIDontWatchLoveIsland
Exactly. I don't understand how there is a complete lack of reasonable, critical thinking about the situation. I have a great amount of fear and anxiety about my children's future, not fear of the virus, but fear of this response.

Up until now I've not really seen anyone breaking the rules where I am. However, today I saw my neighbour with someone who isn't part of her household and they weren't 2m apart and not even pretending to be. I'm annoyed for even noticing actually as I don't want to be one of the coronastasi!

• Buggeroff What is selfish is people like you, not questioning the lockdown, perpetuating the fear by staying in your homes, wearing a mask, and following arrows*

Oh right... selfish little me... off to work taking care of vulnerable and keyworker children... shopping for the vulnerable....

I don’t get to stay at home but I do what I can to avoid catching/spreading the VERY REAL virus to my household (not my DD because I haven’t seen her since February) including DH with a heart problem. Selfish people are those who think rules don’t apply to them and ACTIVELY do things which are scary to people who believe this is a VERY unpleasant disease which DOES KILL PEOPLE. I know people working on the front line, I know people who have had it, it is HORRIBLE.

We are sticking to the old rules. We are in. One of us goes out once a day to walk the dog, the other has occasional bike rides. The shopping is by delivery.
I'm not a hundred percent sure on the new rules. We are contemplating going out in the car to walk in the wilds. And I am contemplating inviting a friend round to sit in the garden. We have done neither of these things yet. We also plan to go back to work in 2 weeks. We are half excited and half terrified at the prospect.

Inviting your friend to sit in your garden is against the 11th May rules. You can meet your friend somewhere else outdoors as long as you socially distanced.

I saw my Mum last week and gave her a hug. So I have broken that rule but will stick to the rest. After 8 weeks of rule following, we both felt the risk was minimal.

Never been very much bothered with what the rules were, whatever they currently are I doubt that we're complying.

I'm social distancing, but I have seen my mum in my garden and been walking with 2 friends. I can't see how either of these things are more risky than seeing mum in a park or exercising with one friend.

Absolutely we are. But it's getting more difficult if Cummings can break rules then why am I adhering?

I work in a high care unit giving patients CPAP.

I have been following the rules. I have seen this virus up close and personal.

Then I read threads like this and watch my neighbours going out and having visitors. Then they wonder why I don’t go out and clap on a Thursday.

I'm the only person in this street who hasn't broken lockdown as far as I can see. Its not out of any desire to stick to it though. We are meeting another family for a park picnic on monday and will be arranging similar with other friends for later in the week. We are going to stay with family in another part of the uk as planned in june. If Dominic Cummings doesn't have to follow his own rules, which he presumably believes in, I l fail to see why I should when I think they are flawed for many reasons.

We’re sticking to the rules mostly. My dad has just bought a flat though and we’ve had to go there several times to decorate and put stuff in there. We haven’t seen him though and he’s got to move in next week. We’re not sure yet how that’s going to happen as we won’t be able to social distance in the car! I suppose I’ll have to wear a mask ! I have been in the flat though all day today cleaning so it’s going to be hard!

Neighbours aren’t following the rules though and haven’t been since day one.

I've met up with a family member for a socially distanced walk. So, keeping more than two metres apart for a walk in the woods. My DP is furious about it. I don't see that it's much different from walking past strangers at 2 metres plus distance in the woods.

Our neighbours have had about 5 BBQs with 2 different sets of people.

The handful of times I've been Inna shop, I've been surprised that most people haven't attempted the 2m distance thing.

Walking around where we live, I've seen kids from 2 different families playing together.

Plus I saw a woman walking with her son. Then (less than 2 m apart), 2 girls from another family and a third girl from a completely different family. The woman isn't a childminder but she was walking around in close proximity to children from 2 other families.

Lots of people I've walked past have kept to the 2m distance in the street.

I pressed the wrong vote button, I'm still sticking to the rules and most people round here are too although I'm sure a growing portion are taking more calculated risks. That's fine by me.

Apart from the handful of socially distanced walks with a relative, that's it. We've stayed inside and done the once a day exercise. Only going food shopping when absolutely necessary.

I had a friend over for a BBQ today, him sitting at the end of our garden, with DP, DD and I and the other.
The way we see it, if we get it, we get it.
We are both healthy and low risk.
IMO, there’s more chance of catching it at tut supermarket (at our local Tesco, people def aren’t social distancing).
Plus, our house is on the market, so there’ll be an agent showing people round soon.

Why is that allowed and not someone we know officially allowed? Why can you officially sit 2m away from someone in the park, but not your own garden?

I have, went into self imposed "lockdown" a couple of weeks before Boris announced it as I'm a nurse on a covid ward and am worried about being an asymptomatic carrier and spreading it to my family or friends. Can't see me changing my behaviour much anytime soon, and I'm okay with that, new normal is ringing or face timing people for a chat.

We have had DS and his GF round but have sat in the garden more than 2 m apart. Our garden is accessible via a side gate. TBH I don't even consider that as breaking lock down as to me it makes more sense to meet in our garden where we can be assured of maintaining the distancing rather than the uncertainty of other people in a public space .

DH and I have also visited separate friends just for a chat, but, brief visit in their front garden. Again a risk free activity but helps to break the monotony.

@tigerbear

I think they said meet in a park rather than in your garden because some people don't have a way of getting into the garden without going through the house. Also removes the possibility of going in to use the loo, or going inside if it starts raining. I thought it was stupid too at first, but it does kinda make sense.

For the first time in my life I begin to comprehend how things like the atrocities of the second world war occurred. Fear overwhelmed ordinary people

Are you equating lockdown with the Holocaust?!

Some of the comments on this sound like they come from people wearing MAGA hats...