What's classes as non essential social gatherings? Can I still meet friends with my toddler?

[HotChocolatemarshmallows]

We usually go to baby groups then for a coffee. Baby groups are now cancelled and I'm not sure I'm happy to go for a coffee now either, not sure I want to go to peoples houses either! So is a meet up for a walk safe?

Are people avoiding friends now?

So I'll be doing what suits ME first and foremost

That attitude stinks. Do you think my mental health isn't going to suffer cooped up indoors, not allowed to leave AT ALL for 12 weeks because I'm on the 'seriously at risk' list? But I have to, because if I get it I will be hospitalised, and could potentially die. So when idiots like you say 'wah wah I want to go to yoga and I don't care about anyone else' it makes my actual blood boil.

Honestly, try not to get upset by crass stupidity and goady fucker comments on here. There'll be lots more of that as the months go by, believe me. They're probably just after some cheap 'entertainment'

People will try to weaponise this virus for their own twisted purposes, but in the main the majority will do the right things and be good citizens.

I'm cancelling everything really as depressive as it if I'm sticking to the guidelines. I was someone who went to several gym classes a week, coffee shops, ate out generally and outside meet up person but I am stopping as of the announcement yesterday

...I literally seem to be the only one of my peer group to understand this though? And I thought it was the most relaxed about this whole situation before...my friends are still assuming things are on and they should go unless cancelled, still going to coffee shops to meet etc.

They're going to have to enforce a lock down aren't they!

HoffiCoffi13 Don't know who the hundreds of thousands out and about the past three days came from then.

I don't have any symptom, so I'll go about my business as fucking usual until I'm legislated not to.

Also, your yoga teacher is a moron for not cancelling their class. Hot yoga indeed, you're basically downward-dogging in a viral cesspool.

Obviously meeting up with friends is off the table. I am finding it difficult to know if two appointments I have this week are essential. Friends or not - easy decision. Certain appointments- not so easy ime.

Hot yoga indeed, you're basically downward-dogging in a viral cesspool

I’m meeting my friend to go for a walk as soon as we drop our dcs at school together.
We won’t be walking arm in arm and the fresh air will do us good.
We’re not in lockdown yet.

Are weddings cancelled? We are supposed to Attend one Saturday, don’t really want to go.

Our friends have just postponed theirs which was meant to be May. I wouldn't be attending this weekend if I were you.

Your friends are clearly selfish goady idiots like myself too then.
As I said, don't delude yourself that anyone gives a shit about anyone else. They don't.

I probably won't have a group yoga class for the next 5 months, as the rest of the term is cancelled and then it's school holidays. Our teacher has done the right thing, even at her own personal financial loss.

turdtime apt name by the way, the govt in Italy are arresting people who don't abide by lock down and charging then with attempted murder. That's how serious this will become if people like you keep going about your daily life. Attempted murder. I'll say it once more.

Attempted murder.

I despair that people can't tell what is essential and what isn't

There have been numerous threads from people who don’t understand what a “continuous cough” is too. SMH

How selfish of you to want to attend a wedding.

I don’t know either turdtimelucky, but I know none of them was me, so I know I’m doing my bit.
How did you get to a point in your life where you have no one who gives a shit about you, if you don’t mind me asking?
My mum is front line NHS staff and is rushed off her feet, but is still finding the time and energy to drop off food parcels and craft activities for my DC when she finishes a shift. Friends and family are asking what we need and offering to drop things on our doorstep. The DC’s friends are sending videos over WhatsApp to keep them amused (facilitated by their parents obviously). Plenty of people give a shit about others.

Attempted murder. PMSL.

The whole thread shows the nonsense of the govt's recommendations yesterday. If it's essential for social contact to cease then that needs to be enforced. You can't just "recommend" that people stop but allow them to keep on doing it.

Don't know what on earth the strategy is supposed to be.

Because nobody cares. Nobody gives two shits about anyone but themselves. If you think they do, you're fucking deluded.

@Bagelsandbrie do you have a link to the image you posted? I can't save it.. TIA

But if everyone does just what suits them, there is less social isolation and the virus spreads further faster, everyone gets sick more quickly, the NHS gets overwhelmed and some people die because they don't get the ventilators etc they need.

I feel very sorry for you turdtimelucky.

No, OP - meeting your friends for a coffee is not essential.

This is why I think very soon the government will have to start policing things much more strictly, as is being done in France and Spain. Too many people not understanding the gravity of the situation and how much behavioural change is required to keep this from overwhelming the NHS.

About 5 days ago - Boris wanted us to spread the virus merrily among ourselves.

I've left the house once in the last 3 days, to go to a supermarket.

My employer is ignoring the UK Government's advice about WFH, and I'm personally taking a stand and insisting on following it.

I was due to go to yoga this Friday, but I've cancelled.

I have severe MH problems which are undoubtedly going to be affected by this. That doesn't give me the right to prioritise myself over someone else's life. Looking after yourself doesn't give you carte blanche to injure others. It means doing what you need to do to keep yourself going, within the parameters that we've been given (i.e. walks 2m from others, exercise indoors, etc.)

I mean the point of avoiding social gatherings is to avoid contact with other people in case either of you are infected (or get infected by others), so why would you still want to arrange for a walk with friends?