Are we clapping today or not?

[Redolent]

Feeling jittery. Neighbour is a paramedic and takes it all very seriously. What if she steps out and no one else turns up?

I hope 8pm passes without any awkwardness or cringe.

I thought last week was the last clap

Nope. Never have done. Needs to stop.

I thought and hope so too. I’m just dreading the cringe of some people coming out on their own and/or the curtain twitching.

I forgot last week was supposed to be the last clap. I'm unsure whether it was ever confirmed or not though...

Last week was the final one.

No the person who started it said it should end last week.

If your neighbour goes out she hasnt been listening!

My sister in law is a front line nurse, both of my best friends are in the medical field (paramedic and doctor), all 3 of them are sick of it. Obviously they don't speak for everyone, but we have been signing petitions for PPE and buying out NHS friends takeout instead of clapping, people are still unhappy either way though. Do whatever works for you. No disrespect to your neighbour, but she's not in charge.

@PumpkinP

Nope. Never have done. Needs to stop.

NEEDS to stop?

Who do you think you are. It's not your decision. People can do what they want.

@Willow2017

No the person who started it said it should end last week. If your neighbour goes out she hasnt been listening!

Just because she started it, doesn't mean she gets to say everyone has to stop.

@Willow2017

No the person who started it said it should end last week. If your neighbour goes out she hasnt been listening!

But it’s this ambiguity that’s the problem!! It was already awkward enough, and now this...

Who do you think you are. It's not your decision. People can do what they want.

It’s gone on long enough. The person who started it even said it should be the last.

Agee @Redolent it definitely has the potential to be really awkward! But I guess it does have to stop sometime... At least I guess if you don’t go out tonight you said you thought it had finished, but if you go tonight doesn’t that mean you have to KEEP going for a very long time?

Nope - never started, won't start now.

@drivingmisspotty

Agee *@Redolent* it definitely has the potential to be really awkward! But I guess it does have to stop sometime... At least I guess if you don’t go out tonight you said you thought it had finished, but if you go tonight doesn’t that mean you have to KEEP going for a very long time?

That’s very true. I’m definitely not going out tonight. The plan:

• Pace around nervously from 7.50
• Peer out of window at 7.59
• Dive underneath the bed if neighbour emerges

Once was more than enough. Stop it now.

Never did it. Not going to do it either.

I have been out front almost every Thursday (sometimes were having dinner so dont get the chance to)
Were not doing it anymore

Last week there was a last clap , my neighbours mentioned it was the last one when they were clapping

You can have too much of a good thing, it has less meaning. There is no Clap for Carers spot on BBC tonight

NO.

Just because she started it, doesn't mean she gets to say everyone has to stop.

Well carry on if you want to but if something is someones idea then they do get to say enough is enough now.

How long do you think this should go on? How long should people put up with car horns, bagpipes, other 'musicians', fireworks, yelling, pans banging and clapping disturbing their peace, thier sleep and waking up thier kids every Thursday?

Dh is NHS he and his colleagues say the public can support them best now by pressuring the Government on funding/ resources/ pay and recruitment. These are the areas where staff need the public behind them. They don’t ask for claps they just want to be valued and respected by the public and their employer - the Government.

No, we're out catching the virus instead.

There is an initiative to kneel for BLM tonight, in place of clapping. At 6 pm

No.