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 ?

Yes but I won’t be standing on my doorstep with a candle or phone light later. That is just for show and for the media to make a story out of. A minute silence for reflection and thinking of those lost is appropriate IMO.

Yes of course, it is a mark of respect.

No. I’m utterly done with all these moments of silence, claps, shining lights etc etc. I pay my respects in my own way.

My capacity to care for others has evaporated since Covid. Granny killers, murdering old ladies, for the greater good, don’t be selfish, don’t you know there’s a GLOBAL pandemic on.

I pay my taxes, give to charity and follow the rules. I’m done.

Around 55 million people die every year. The world can be a cruel, dark place.

Basically I don’t care any more about Covid deaths than I do about the deaths of other people I don’t know. I don’t stand in silence to reflect on them, not sure why it’s necessary for people to do so just because it’s Covid. Like other deaths it’s sad for their families and loved ones. I find inviting yourself to participate in other people’s private grief a bit weird.

No. Well, I'll be silent because I have covid now and can't actually be bothered to talk but no, I don't need to be told when or how to remember people. I won't be shining a torch or whatever either, even if I could stand up without getting dizzy.

The gov't don't give a shit. If they join in it's only because it makes them look good without actually having to do anything. Perhaps we should honour or remember the billions of pounds wasted on schemes and contracts handed out to Tory cronies that didn't actually do anything to reduce the death toll?

Are we allowed to bag a sauce pan with a wooden spoon or is that for something else?

bang even :)

No, although I probably will be silent because I’m working from home and no-one else is in.

Probably by default because I've got no one to talk to.

^ This

But I don't really see the point of it. I didn't do any of the clapping either. Surely actions are more important. So stick to the rules so that NHS workers are less overwhelmed, stick to the rules and get your vaccine if you can so that fewer people die.

@Ihadthelastlaugh

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.

Unpopular with who?

No. So many people die from cancer (including 4 of my immediate family), heart disease, respiratory illness and so on, that I don't really understand commemorating just out one particular cause of death. Also, being a practical type, I'd rather do something, even if it's as simple as completing the covid symptom tracker and taking part in clinical trials. That would be my preferred way to commemorate those who have died.

I asked my dear friend who lost her husband to Covid in April if she will be doing the minutes silence and she said NO. She doesn’t feel she needs a designated time slot in her day to remember him or others. She does it naturally throughout the day and evening as do her 4 young children🥺

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

I would be ‘unpopular’? Who with? And why would I be bothered if I was ‘popular’ or not?

I hate all these shows of support this government has been encouraging - more money in the system for the NHS, emergency services & education would be better.

This is cheap & largely meaningless

Yes definitely so many people have sadly lost their lives.

@Donotfeedthebears

My capacity to care for others has evaporated since Covid. Granny killers, murdering old ladies, for the greater good, don’t be selfish, don’t you know there’s a GLOBAL pandemic on.

I pay my taxes, give to charity and follow the rules. I’m done.

Around 55 million people die every year. The world can be a cruel, dark place.

👏👏👏

@TheOneWithTheBigNose

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

I would be ‘unpopular’? Who with? And why would I be bothered if I was ‘popular’ or not?

This. ^

@VeganVeal

Are we allowed to bag a sauce pan with a wooden spoon or is that for something else?

Sit in your car and honk the horn really loudly for maximum effect!

No I won’t

@PanamaPattie

No. The dead don’t care and the people left behind don’t need reminding.

I feel this way too. I do partake in Remembrance Sunday because I feel it is right to honour those who fought, helped, and endured through no fault of their own. With Covid 19, people have died, been left with illness -my Dd has just been prescribed an inhaler due to 'post viral fatigue' (no +tive test as ill last Easter and been short of breath since then) and had livelihoods / education largely wrecked - again through no fault of their own. But I am uneasy at Government organised Claps and Silences, when I think their poor handling of a natural disaster has exacerbated things so much. I don't know. It's difficult but there is something odd about it.

My radio has just gone silent so I've asked Alexa to play my favourite Jamie Lawson song

Hindsight is so cruel. I worked throughout my wife's illness, and so to shield her as she was on chemo, I stayed away from her as much as possible, avoided hugging her and kissing her. Then she was in hospital where I could only 'visit' as described in an earlier post. Then she came home, but was not herself any more. Then two days later she died. There had been so much heartbreak caused indirectly by this virus. Don't let the rules prevent you from.givibg or receiving vitally important hugs. Don't let the rules strip you of your humanity. And don't worry about observing silences, or clapping, or banging pans or playing music or reading out lists of the dead by town criers. The heart break is wider and deeper and mocked by such empty gestures.

I was on a work call then spent last 4mins eating maltesers and on MN so was silent but not intentionally or in spirit of things

I played Taylor Swift’s Shake it Off instead.