Not scared

[Starbuck8419]

Anyone not panicking?
My kid is still at school.
I’m still working.
So is my husband.
I’m going out and about like usual.

Some of the threads on here and daily stuff you hear is absolute twaddle and the media isn’t helping one iota.

If you self isolate for your own reasons then fine. Just fed up with all this “the end is nigh!” rubbish.
It would also be nice if I could buy some damn soap too 😂

Why do you need soap if youre not bothered? I would think you might panic if someone you know becomes seriously ill with it. Think about the vulnerable for goodness sake.

Lol, yes you are quite right.
I never used soap until this pandemic hit. Just spat in my hands. Jesus 😂
My father has COPD and my father in law has emphysema. I work for the elderly.
I do consider other people but if you don’t have underlying health issues there isn’t any reason to panic.

I'm not concerned for myself or my family about actually getting the virus. Apart from my grandfather who is over 70, nobody has any underlying health conditions and would likely just get mild symptoms.

I'm concerned about the economic impact and feel sorry for those who are worried about the virus. But I am going to work as normal, DS is going to school as normal and we will do so until told otherwise because I need to work.

Exactly like us.
I have enormous sympathy for those in the vulnerable age group and so far I’ve personally had to hold off some of my jobs as the clients are elderly (just in case) and I’ve given my father options on if he wants to see me and risk it but all this panic.
It’s excessive.

Concern is reasonable of course but some of things I read and see are so excessive.

if you don’t have underlying health issues there isn’t any reason to panic

That’s the spirit. As long as me, myself and I am fine then why panic? Sod those with underlying conditions (including those in my own family). As you were everyone, off to the races tomorrow...

We already have several threads going, saying the same as you. Was there a need to start another one? People will do what's best for them and their families. If you think that's "excessive" so what?

never used soap until this pandemic hit. Just spat in my hands.
Haha!!!

I'm not panicking, not prepping, but am cautious about vulnerable loved ones.

Why do you need soap if youre not bothered?

Well I don't know about you but I have been using soap for years, before I'd even heard of coronavirus

@DirtyDancing yes I specifically said “sod everyone else” including my own father.
🙄

Same as you

Why do you need soap if youre not bothered?

How did you wash your hands before then???

@Meruem I didn’t realise there was but there’s about 10 million threads on everyone panicking so why not have a balance ay?

@dudsville same here 👍🏻

@formerbabe no no, no one needed soap pre Coronavirus apparently. Same as bleach or dettol.
It’s fucking painful.

I feel exactly the same way OP

@Safiyah2020 👍🏻👍🏻

Same. I'm not panicking at all. I'm picking up my usual little bits in the shops. I refuse to get caught up in it all.

The assumption that only those with underlying health conditions and the elderly are the only ones who should worry is incredibly short-sighted.
You're working under the assumption that our health care system won't get overloaded; when that happens even the most "mundane" health issues will become life threatening. Let's see how unafraid you are in a few weeks time...

@EmmiJay it’s a very slippery slope if you do!
My fella is a teacher and his school issued a statement saying a pupil came back from holidays with a positive test but never entered the school. Parents have withdrawn kids because they know better apparently. As if all the staff also want it 🙄

One of my hobbies is Scottish Contry Dancing. I teach a local class of around 24, and there are 7 other classes in the city. The average age of members is probably around 70.

We have a big do this Friday of more than 100 people, and a St Patricks evening next week, open to the public. And a weekend school planned for the end of the month, with dancers and musicians visiting from Scotland, Dublin and England. Flights ferries and accommodation have all been booked.

Given that this style iof dancing involves an awful lot of hand contact, what should be be doing? Carrying on as normal, or doing a bit of sensible risk assessing?

@Statbuck Ok that is insanity! Do the parents think he snuck into school and licked all the desks and books?! Ridiculous.

@SegregateMumBev panicking isn’t the same as sensible risk assessment

@EmmiJay yes I suspect that he did 😂😂
It’s the arrogance of some people isn’t it