To ask if giving a false phone number is a thing?

[DuckyMcDuck]

Went to a cafe with a friend, we sat outside but she was asked for her phone number. Once we sat down, she admitted that she always gives a false number and so does everyone she knows.

Is this really a common thing? I haven't been in places very much but have always given my number when asked.

@Janevaljane you do avoid a lot of the "akward" questions on this thread.

It's very telling about your nature.

Depends what for:

Random men you don’t want to entertain further, fake number all the way as it can be the safest way to reject someone that could turn nasty

NHS COVID tracing, just give your real number as they are using it for a legitimate purpose

@whatsyournamenow I wish your sister good health for a very long time. Sadly, my niece has just been diagnosed with cancer, and some of the posts on here just sicken me.

The only difference is many people don't know they have Covid

True. That is why we wear masks. I read a really depressing post on a university Facebook page today where some students in halls in Leeds don’t want one of the students in their flat to get a covid test in case they are positive, which would mean all the students in the flat would have to isolate!

It's very telling about your nature

That's funny, because I think being absolutely vile about posters, poster's children and poster's parents, and making really nasty remarks about people, despite knowing absolutely nothing about them, genuinely DOES tell you a lot about someone.

@Janevaljane

It's very telling about your nature

That's funny, because I think being absolutely vile about posters, poster's children and poster's parents, and making really nasty remarks about people, despite knowing absolutely nothing about them, genuinely DOES tell you a lot about someone.

You saw fit to make a snide comment about HRT. That wasn't very pleasant so I'm not sure you can take much moral high ground.

That's funny, because I think being absolutely vile about posters, poster's children and poster's parents, and making really nasty remarks about people, despite knowing absolutely nothing about them, genuinely DOES tell you a lot about someone.

I don't understand this @Janevaljane , the op was about how could people lie? You think it's ok?

Nothing funny about any of this.

You still ignore the awkward questions.

I actually hope to god you get corona seeing as your actions could put so many others at risk.

You say potter is a risk to others around her. Yet wish she would get covid. And thus spread to those around her, which was the concern in the first place? Guessing this post was in anger and was not thought through!

I don't know if there is any evidence that the T&T scheme is selling phone nos. I'd be very surprised.

That would be kept as quiet as possible surely, if there was any evidence. Multiple reasons to keep that as far away from public knowledge as possible!

That said, I doubt the T&T scheme is selling details. Single establishments though, quite possibly. Likely extremely rare though if it is happening. Theres always dickheads, regardless what topic.

@NRatched Everyone's details are all out there anyway already if they have ever used a credit card or bought online - or maybe even joined an online forum. So many people simply are not aware of how much data is stored about them simply based on their shopping habits and their phone use.

@JinglingHellsBells

When people say someone is a potential killer if they do not abide by these laws to reduce the spread, that' s not a million miles away from men being accused of manslaughter and murder when they knowingly passed on HIV to women. The only difference is many people don't know they have Covid, whereas with HIV the men knew. But the outcome was similar for the victims.

Just to say if you're making comparisons here, just as many people don't know they have Coronavirus and pass it on, so do the majority of people - in the UK at least - who pass on HIV as they don't realise they have the virus.

I don't think its right to blame other people for spreading a virus. I totally understand why people give a false number if they can't afford the time off work and I don't expect anyone to sit at home isolated if they wsnt to eat out or go for a drink.

The virus won't magically disappear if everyone abides by random arbitrary rules.

... and the thoroughly ignorant thick attitudes on this thread is EXACTLY why we are one of the countries in the world with the highest death rates .. and why this will go on and on and on.. completely self absorbed, selfish people who think about nothing other than themselves.

.. and guess who will be the first to whine when they get made redundant because the business closes due to the ill health of their employer and other staff . ?

I don't know the stats @HIVpos but be interested to see them from you. But surely as Covid has been around for only a few months and HIV for decades, it's not really a fair comparison anyway? One is far more transmittable than the other. One is a STI, the other is a caught in so many ways.

The virus won't magically disappear if everyone abides by random arbitrary rules.

Oh deary me. Not another one of these.

It won't disappear but it might stop it spreading so much that ICU is full, operations and treatment for cancer are stopped, and people who ought not to die yet, will die.

what's your answer- herd immunity?

@MaxNormal

I don't think its right to blame other people for spreading a virus. I totally understand why people give a false number if they can't afford the time off work and I don't expect anyone to sit at home isolated if they wsnt to eat out or go for a drink.

The virus won't magically disappear if everyone abides by random arbitrary rules.

No it won't disappear but it would be more manageable.

And I still think that if people for whatever reason can't or won't comply with the track and trace procedures they should stay out of pubs and restaurants.

I don't know what the answer is but I think its absolutely wrong to finger point and call people selfish for not abiding by something that is clearly unsustainable across society.
People are being asked to give more and more, from their livelihoods to seeing elderly parents, friends, other loved ones.

The guilt tripping about ICUs quite frankly stinks.

I totally understand why people give a false number if they can't afford the time off work

then don’t go to the fucking pub

Not really your call Ariadne

The restrictions clearly aren't sustainable. Human nature is what it is, and no amount of snarling or self congratulation on MN is going to change that.

The reality is that people can't or won't comply with something that makes them skint and miserable and that doesn't even have an end date.

You'll all honestly feel better if you stop worrying about what other people are doing.

I've visited restaurants a couple of times but not pubs. I feel rather disinclined to visit establishments knowing that there are selfish and irresponsible people there deliberately lying and giving out false telephone numbers. If that puts others at risk it's difficult not to be aware of what other people are doing.

You'll all honestly feel better if you stop worrying about what other people are doing

A.M.E.N.

@Janevaljane

You'll all honestly feel better if you stop worrying about what other people are doing

A.M.E.N.

Ffs NO YOU WON'T

For complete fuckwits like this it will continue .

@MaxNormal if it's not people spreading the virus who is spreading it?

Of course we can blame selfish people for spreading the virus, we know it spreads from person to person so we are being told to minimise contact (the rule of 6), leave info for tracing so we can be alerted if were a risk.

So if we ignore the above are we likely to spread it further?

Simple answer YES!

Could you explain why you think we can't blame people for spreading it?

@Janevaljane stop worrying about it? So some peoples respect hugely at risk but unknown (could be you or any one of friends or family) who are going out and are more at risk because you've been to cafe a which had an outbreak but because you lie and cheat the system you're now having a jolly old time in pub b so easing it there!

I know @IvyRose77886 and her Covid name @Potterpotterpotter has said she doesn't give a fuck about anyone outside her friends and family, but do you not care either?

We all make mistakes, like @IvyRose77886 messing up her user name (quickly tried to cover it up with a "I couldn't be bothered to name change 🤔) then had disappeared, but doing the above fine set a mistake, it's a choice.

*so spreading it there

*isn't a mistake