Will you be taking part in the one minute silence at noon?

[en0la]

Ironically I'll be at a funeral but will you be taking part ?

No.

@jessstan2

I will be silent anyway unless I have a 'phone call (which I avoid), or talk to myself.

Those who have died as a result of covid are never far from my mind.

When you say "those who have died as a result of Covid are never far from my mind", are you talking about your own close family and friends who have died as a result of it, or are you talking more generally?

If the former, I am sorry for your losses, whatever their causes. If the latter, why are all those strangers who die every day of things other than Covid not on your mind in the same way?

No. I have spent far more than a minute mourning the loss of my relative who died from Covid, and my relative who died after her cancer wasn’t diagnosed as no one would give her a face to face appointment last March. I’ve spent far more than a minute worrying about how to keep our house when we’ve lost 50% of our income. I reflect on it all, every single day.

No, I don’t like groupthink and I don’t do performative stuff like that and the NHS clapping. I’ll be at the park with my toddler.

Also don’t see why Covid victims are any worthier of public reflection than those who have died of other causes.

It's a year today though that we went under tight restrictions, it does feel very sombre that we're a year in ...

No

Yes. My Dad died last year, but not of Covid.

It's not government organised, BTW, it's Marie Curie and a load of other charities.

No. Its not the same as Remembrance Sunday, where we can actually reflect back of the horrors of the world wars, the sacrifices young people chose to make for their countries, and the lessons we've hopefully learned from such huge warfare.

It is terribly sad that this virus has killed many, and left many more ill for months/possibly life. Right now, I'm still too angry at the mistakes made and continued to be made that has lead to us having such a high number of dead. Now is not the appropriate time for a moment's reflection. It may not be for a long while yet.

More virtual signalling pish! We've been silent too long. It's time we found our voices instead.

I won't be taking part.

Nobody did a minutes silence when my son died.

Nobody did a minutes silence when my daughter died.

Although I sympathise with families who have had someone die, and would never wish it on anyone, those who died are no more, or less special than anyone else, and I feel its not my place to have a minutes silence.

Its the families who are grieving.

No, I will be picking ds up from preschool. Will try and do it before I go

Yes, although not just for those who have died from Covid. I think it has been particularly terrible for anyone who has lost friends or family this year as they often couldn't be with their relatives during the last moments. So many people have died alone.

No - I don't do any silences at all but it's especially ridiculous for something as pointless as this unless you have been personally impacted by a death - which I haven't.

I didn't think this was a government thing - I thought it was largely Marie Curie and was a reflection for all who have been bereaved, whatever the cause...as for so many they have been unable to grieve with family and friends
"It's is a chance for everyone to come together to remember and celebrate the lives of everyone that has died, from Covid-19 and other causes."
MarieCurie

No, even on Remembrance Sunday, no

Yes

@PatsyStone39

More virtual signalling pish! We've been silent too long. It's time we found our voices instead.

Yes.

I certainly feel like shouting about having lost my entire income for a year. What a nice anniversary to mark.

I didn't know there was one. I'm at work so I won't be able to.

No.

Yes, if I am able to get my toddler home from preschool by that time and my gp doesn't call me for my telephone consultation at that time.

@DifficultPifcultLemonDifficult
So sorry.

No.

Yes

Yes I will. It's not virtue signalling, I will be at home on my own. I will stop and think about all those who have suffered and died because of Covid. It's just a way of saying that you care, isn't it? To the people saying it's a waste of time, do you feel the same about the 2 minutes silence on Remembrance Day? You would be incredibly uunpopular if you refused to do that. But then this is MN where it seems to be the thing to flout lockdown rules, post about it and mock anyone who seems to actually care about protecting people from Covid.

No