Who is carrying on as normal/going out and about and sticking to plans?

[DennisReynoldsDuster]

There seems to be a real divide.
Among my friends, ,many are staying put, cancelling plans and hunkering down for the next week and waiting to see how the land lies.
The other half are still of the 'pfff it's going to blow over' camp and are merrily talking about their trip to thailand and making plans for summer bbqs.

It's really unnerving. I flip between being utterly terrified to that reading about Nadine Dorries who seems to be recovering well, and hoping it's not going to be as bad as I expect.

Clearly people on this thread haven't seen the news yet

Govt has advised to avoid all social contact - pubs, bars, cinemas, restaurants, working outside the home unless unavoidable

Business as usual for me, I work from home anyway so no great change but still shopping at weekend and out for a nice local nature reserve walk yesterday

60 million of us just can’t wrap ourselves in cotton wool for months on end, just gotta be sensible but I won’t be going in pubs or restaurants or anywhere inside where a lot of people are.

Makes me so angry looking at boards of people crammed into supermarkets when we are supposed to be avoiding large crowds

it is already impacting on us. we run a dog walking and pet care business a very good friend and customer of ours has a dog that cant be left alone so this time of year normally they go to a meal out with family to celebrate birthdays. unfortunately we just had a message all is cancelled so that means less money for us to live on

Normal (but sensible with precaution & care) until told specifically that I need to be doing something other.

I have to go to work despite having a cough. If DP gets sick I still need to work or we cant eat

Going to be carrying on for the next week or so. I commute to central London from outside so I can’t say I’m relaxed about it.

I run a small arts based business, and beyond the 5 or so days I’ve got over the next few days I can’t see any more coming in. Don’t know how I can keep things afloat after this

We are going away for a couple of days (in the uk) and we still Intend to go. Once we get there though, we will be spending our time outdoors and eating/drinking/playing board games at our holiday accommodation rather than touring the pubs as we normally would. I don't feel that we are at any more risk there than at home.

We can both work remotely which is ideal so have started doing that today. I have plans to see a friend this coming weekend but will speak with her and see if she wants to come to ours for lunch instead, especially if everywhere may be closed!

I honestly don't think people will avoid pub and clubs. Already on Facebook lots of people have been sharing support your pubs and restaurants. I don't think they quite grasp what is happening.

This happened in Chicago.
The mayor and governor had to step in and shut them down.
Not enough people listened to the social distancing advice because getting drunk was more important.

The shit got real here today. Another school parent, a friend of mine, was carted off to hospital last night in an ambulance, with severe breathing difficulties. She is early forties and was very fit and healthy before this struck. When she got to the hospital, there were no beds.

We are cancelling all unnecessary social interaction. I wish the schools would close. And I wish my 75 year old father would take this seriously and self isolate, but he is too stubborn. I’m gutted I will miss a theatre trip tomorrow that I’d been looking forward to, and a spa weekend this weekend, but it has to be done. This is all going to get very, very bad.

I think the government is being seriously irresponsible.

I went out to dinner to support our favourite local restaurant yesterday. I am working from home however because my Company is making us. Going to a quiet restaurant didn’t feel like more of a risk than going on the bus to the supermarket.

@sixeightfour even after today ?
Will you get sent home ?
I sympathise I really do there is no advice for people that live hand to mouth .

@idontlike789

I have to. I'm a cleaner and my agency just told me to remove my shoes and wear disposable gloves when I work.

I need the money, but think I may have to cancel and claim universal credit as DDs nursery could close anytime soon

I dont get sick pay either as I'm self employed

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I really think everyone needs to take this seriously. I am in Belgium, schools are closed, restaurants, bars, cafes are closed,, after school activities have stopped, swimming pools, gyms, librairies are all closed. Governments don’t do these things lightly. It is serious and I think in next day or do we will be in full lockdown, don’t leave your house situation. Everyone has responsibility to do the right thing and stay at home, limit social interaction as much as possible !

I was until today. This weekend I went to the cinema, out for dinner, to a pub and visited a very busy RHS garden. Today I was one of the few people planning on going to my evening class - most cancelled to self-isolate. But once BoJo announced we should stay put I changed my mind. And opened the wine. There's a fine line between giving in to panic and selfishly putting others at risk by carrying on as normal. I don't want to do either of those.

Carry on as normal but I realise that I have very little contact outside my HH. The trains are almost empty last few days, so easy to avoid folk there. Office not crowded, either.

I really think everyone needs to take this seriously
I think most are ,but employers are expecting us to go to work and what about people that work in cinemas/ restaurants etc what do they do ?
Most can't afford not to work and most need public transport to get there .

Yes. I am busy cancelling kids’ playdates, our UK holiday at Easter, our table at the pub on Mothers Day, and will not go to the gym any more.

It isn’t about how at risk we are as individuals. I am not in a high risk group, but the less I come into contact other people, the less chance there is of me spreading it (unwittingly whilst having no symptoms) to other people. The more slowly it spreads through society, the more chance someone vulnerable has of surviving it if they get it badly, because there will be more ICU beds and clinical staff available.

Don’t be selfish. The government has advised us to limit all non-essential social contact. Don’t assume you are special and the advice does not apply to you.

The herd immunity thing is partly relevant - we do mostly need to get it eventually, but the spread needs to be slowed down as far as possible.

Our kids have not been outside since last Thursday. The plan is to stay home for the next 10-14 days. I have cancelled all visitors, carers and nurses that we need for my son. It seems to risky to trust others to be cautious. We have enough food and medication.
My son is very fragile he won’t survive the virus. Our country seems to be taking this seriously with no pubs, restaurants etc open.

We can not afford for my husband not to work. He has been home since Friday with no decision made yet by his boss.

I'm not full blown panicking yet but I am very nervous. I have a new born and gained a shit ton of weight in my pregnancy so I'm now worried I'm vulnerable due to that myself, and also worried about my baby.
I'm aware it seems to.not affect children badly but in the same token a WHO doctor has said even children can die. I also have elderly parents so that's an additional worry.

I'm trying not to panic but I'm on a low income and don't drive so I need to still go out shopping when my mum can drive me each week. I cook lots from fresh but I've changed the way I shop this week to be more freezer and cupboard stuff.

The only thing I feel lucky about is being on maternity leave so I don't actually have to leave the house apart from to go shopping. Online deliveries have been too unreliable for me especially now having baby formula again which so often seems to be substituted.

I hope people calm down in the next few weeks because I'm getting more worried about social breakdown than the virus itself as many are.

But sorry to answer the actual question no I'm not carrying on as normal, no more soft play or.library for the kids, staying in as much as possible.

Carrying on as normal until I can't. Kids are at school, I've been to gym, library and work today.