Are we clapping today or not?

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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.

The clap tonight is meant for volunteers. Its volunteers week all week and obviously they are trying to jump on the bandwagon.

I am not doing it.

Enough is enough.

According to my friend it was "only ever planned to last 10 weeks". Not sure how she knew that, no one else seemed to

I can't believe this is still going on. I understand a one off thing but if you want to show your support beyond that donate to a charity that supports front line workers or something? Something that actually has a positive affect on front line workers in the long run.

White people all of a muddle not knowing how to support black folk. Perhaps they could clap for them.

Will do as much use for BLM as it did for the NHS.

DP and several friends work for the NHS. We've never clapped. It's classic British useless virtue signalling. If as many people voted labour/signed petitions/donated to the hut e various fundraising and wrote to their MPs...

I don't think they're planning on stopping where I am, one of the neighbours is already setting up his PA in the front garden where he'll play music from straight after the clap until around 10. If it's as loud as last week he'll be told to STFU by my partner, he's up at 3 for work.

Some of the neighbours accompany him on their musical instruments but not before they've marched down every path, banging their pans and hammering on our doors. We'll see if we get Facebook shamed tonight for not going out....again

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

@IncrediblySadToo Blimey, calm down. Clap if you want to, if it makes you feel good then do it. Unfortunately, the only people I've seen do it have been the ones having their mates round and ignoring lockdown so it kind of put me off to be honest.

No. Last one last week.

@LJ25 my uncle is in Spain, they are still clapping there but EVERY bloody night, and every bloody night he puts it on Facebook

I didn't like how people would judge others for not clapping. Also the whole competitiveness of it - clapping wasn't enough so they started to get their pots and pans out. Although it was nice the first time, it started to loose meaning.

Last week was last one

I might go out at 7.50 and come home at 8.10... avoid the situation altogether

No one can expect you to clap or not to. It really brought out the worst in a few people.

I think the consensus is that last week was the last one. We never did it anyway.

Thankfully it seems to have been the general consensus that it finished last week - thank.goodness

I've not partaken, but my understanding was that it was finished from last week. I fully suspect some of my neighbours will carry on though, especially the one house who came out for the Boris one, so I know they look for any excuse....

I have a proper schedule organised, OP.
7.58 put milk bottles on front step and have quick glance up and down street. If anyone's visibly ready to start, give them a wave and join in when they start clapping. If no one there, take bottles back indoors.
7.59, repeat.
8pm, repeat.
8.01, put a duster in my pocket and take bottles out again. if still no one visible, spend a bit of time arranging bottles on doorstep, noticing one of them looks dirty and clean it up with duster, etc.
8.03, if no one else has come out, go in. Be ready to leap back to door and start clapping if I hear anyone else clapping.
8.10, relax.

Why don’t you go out for a drive at 7.50 OP? Just so she can see no car so won’t expect you out 😊 (if you’re drive)

We never have.
I think as it was acknowledged that last week was "officially " last clap, you shouldnt feel awkaward if you dont want to participate any further

I missed the last 2 weeks as fell asleep (due to heat exhaustion) and the week before hurt my foot so couldnt stand .However last week was the last on I thought?

Oh please god just don't let us start clapping for anything else ....

All this bloody clapping for 5 minutes and then spending longer composing posts about yourself on FB gurning into the camera and then doing bugger all else to help what ever cause it was you were out there clapping about ...

rant

Some of you live among very strange people.

I live in a village. Some weeks I've clapped, some weeks I haven't. Sometimes when a couple of near neighbours are out then others might open a window and join in or have a chat or just watch.

I honestly haven't heard a single person debate or pass comment on who's clapping or not. Actually, that's not entirely true - our village FB has had people 'sign in' from different roads but again not a single person has commented on how many or how few people are clapping, and no one is being snooty or pushy or passing judgement.

@TheOrigBrave Same here, I don't understand the angst about whether to do it or not.

I've been out for some of them but not others. I forgot last week but just shrugged when I heard it, stupid to rush out if you're in the middle of doing something.

Clapping schmapping. Try voting for a party that supports the NHS instead of all this virtue signalling rubbish.

@TheOrigBrave

Some of you live among very strange people.

I live in a village. Some weeks I've clapped, some weeks I haven't. Sometimes when a couple of near neighbours are out then others might open a window and join in or have a chat or just watch.

I honestly haven't heard a single person debate or pass comment on who's clapping or not. Actually, that's not entirely true - our village FB has had people 'sign in' from different roads but again not a single person has commented on how many or how few people are clapping, and no one is being snooty or pushy or passing judgement.

Well how nice for you, unfortunately if we don't go out and clap we get a mention on FB which then attracts comments such as "I can't believe they didn't clap, what if they need the NHS in future" or "it would be a shame if they had a heart attack and the NHS didn't do anything for them".

No. It's the last week for us.

TheOrigBrave
Yes they do but its not as uncommon as you would think. Lots threads on here about bullying both by notes through the door, txts, phone calls to 'remind people'to be at their door at 8pm. And lots of bullying and 'shaming' on SM by people who think they are in charge of what other people do.
Even one poster bragging abour shaming neighbours who didnt clap.

It was a nice gesture first week then it all turned into a noise competition and an excuse to brag for 'likes' on SM. It all went nasty pretty quickly.