AIBU to go out for a walk when I'm supposed to be self isolating

[whatisforteamum]

Last week we discovered someone in my household has coronavirus.
Dd is staying downstairs as she was here for one night that became 10 days.!
Apart from the usual financial hit it is a small house.
Dh has been his usual moody self and dd has been quite hostile too.
Today we were getting along with some sorting out of old school bits and memorabilia when dd started swearing at me.
I have zero tolerance for this and told her so.Then dh started on about I have a small photo of my late df in the living room while he doesn't have any of his parents.Got a bit nasty and I said I would remove it.
Understandably I'm upset trapped in my room.
It's day 8 of isolation .I live near fields I can walk in avoiding people.
I'm double jabbed with a negative lateral flow test which I've done daily.
Surely I can go for a quick walk.?

I would definitely go for a walk

@HaudYerWheeshtYaWeeBellend

Of course you can do this, your MH is just as important, personally I’d go late evening and make sure I’d not come into contact with anyone.

I wouldn't normally advocate this but under the circumstances do this.

@Nohomemadecandles

TRACK AND TRACE TOLD ME I COULD NOT LEAVE THE HOUSE.

TRACK AND TRACE KNOW WHERE YOUR PARCEL IS. IT'S TEST AND TRACE.

If we're being condescending and shouting...

😂😂😂

I would, if there was anywhere quiet to walk where I could be certain of keeping well away from anyone else. Around here I could do that quite easily, esp. during the late evening.
When supposed to be quarantining, my dbro would go for a walk around empty roads at midnight.

In the beginning when I had Covid I didnt leave the house. If I got it again I would go, at 6am with a mask, to open ground, and cross the road if i saw anyone.

I think as long ds your are mature and sensible.

Just go!

Your H is a twat. Did it not occur to him to put up a bloody photo of his parents if he wants to? Or is it wifework that you were supposed to telepathically know you had to do?

Of course you should for a walk. The rules are ridiculous. As long as you don’t enter any buildings or vehicles and maintain strict social distancing at all times there is zero to risk to anyone or anything, so use your common sense.

My DN tested positive for Covid a few weeks ago. We had their dog while he and his parents self isolated as they couldn't take him for walks. SIL is a doctor btw.

make sure your vision is ok, get some fresh air and vitamin D op

Well I’d go for a walk in your situation. If you lived in wales you wouldn’t be having to isolate now anyway! It’s all nonsense at this stage really.

I remember catching an awful flu virus from someone who was at the other end of a field from me. And they weren't even unwell at all.

.... Said no one ever.....

Just go. Enjoy the fresh air. If you see someone in the distance, go a different way or head back home.

[quote ThorIsAGod]@Wobblelmyheadplease but next Tuesday she won't have to isolate and she can go where she pleases even if there is covid in her house. In her situation I would use common sense and I am a rule follower usually. She needs a bit of space and walking somewhere where she won't see someone is fine. If you'd asked me a few months ago I'd have agreed with you but with the change of rules so close I'd leave my house in her situation [/quote]
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TRACK AND TRACE TOLD ME I COULD NOT LEAVE THE HOUSE

If test and trace told you this, they were wrong, they were overstating the law, my guess is you actually haven't been in contact with them ever and are just spreading misinformation.

In law, OP, no you cannot leave your house simply for a walk (assuming you have actually been told to isolate by a competent authority), however you may well have a suitable defence in the mental situation, and you would be welcome to attempt it in the situation where you were prosecuted for it.

So if you feel that you are avoiding a risk of harm (a legitimate reason to be out), and are prepared to argue in court that that is what you are doing in the infinitesimal chance of actually it going that far, then I would encourage you to avoid that harm, it's certainly better than being harmed surely?

Phish tbh I wouldn't want the sitting room to be a shrine to anyone either.
I only had a small.pic of df as he doesn't have a grave.
It gave me comfort when he passed away.
Dh s parents died many decades ago I don't think he has many photos at all.It was the way he blurted it out.

@Burnt0utMum

I'd do it if I were you. The risk is miniscule but the benefits for your mental health are significant.

Absolutely! You're not going to be close to anyone, there is no good reason not to.

@Wobblelmyheadplease in two weeks she wouldnt have had to isolate AT ALL! What do you think is going to happen in a field? Two weeks time she can do what she likes.

if you had a dog i think the resounding answer here would be Yes go out

I am normally pretty cautious when it comes to COVID but, evidence wise, there is zero risk out for a walk in fields.

@shinynewapple21

The OP hadn't actually got Covid people! She's double vaccinated and has negative LFT and is planning walking on a field where she doesn't normally come into contact with people .

I had a negative LFT twice despite feeling really poorly and knew I had Covid as 3 other people in my house had it so the negative test isnt accurate (obviously did a PCR to confirm). You need to have a lot of the virus in your system for a positive LFT to show.

OP you only have a couple more days to isolate. I'm sure you can manage. I had to isolate for 17 days because I didnt test positive until 7 days after my DD. Also Test & Trace is a LEGAL requirement

The fact people are telling you not to go when you're 1) vaccinated 2) negative on laterals 3) have done 8 full days isolation 4) plan to walk in fields and see no one and 5) outside is just bonkers. This is why it's going to take so long to feel any proper normality because the press did such a number on us really inciting the fear and stopping us from believing we can make our own risk assessments with the information we have.

If you were planning on attending a gathering I couldn't understand the response but this

Go please please go. Mental health is such an important and forgotten aspect of this pandemic and if an hour away from your family in a field gets you through the last 2 days then so be it.

[quote Tryingtryingandtrying]@Wobblelmyheadplease in two weeks she wouldnt have had to isolate AT ALL! What do you think is going to happen in a field? Two weeks time she can do what she likes.[/quote]
It's not two week's time! It's not legal to do what you're suggesting, do you usually encourage posters to break the law?

@ChikiTIKI

I remember catching an awful flu virus from someone who was at the other end of a field from me. And they weren't even unwell at all.

.... Said no one ever.....

Just go. Enjoy the fresh air. If you see someone in the distance, go a different way or head back home.

this is so true - go for a walk in isolation - germs do not like fresh air to travel in. As others have said - keep away from others and feel better for going. I cannot believe that so many here advocating slavishly following the letter of the instructions on test and trace without applying some common sense.

I am shocked how many take the isolation thing literally.

I have always taken my children out for walks when isolating due to school contact. 10 days indoors is just not healthy. They wore masks and avoided people.

You spread illnesses via contact, not leaving a house.

I’m so sick of these posts from selfish people who think the rules do not apply to them. No you cannot leave the house.