Social Distancing - So are you? What does it mean to you?

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I have been socially distancing since the announcement on Monday. It is not difficult for me and the children as they are home ed due to SEN already. I have adequate food and entertainment/ education due to our situation and other than taking the dog for a quick walk we are not planning to leave the house or see anyone. I know that this could go on for months.

I have the impression that some think that this is OTT and a friend is put out that I didn't want her to visit today with her child.

Am I being OTT? Or is this what is expected / the right thing to do. I am not in any of the at risk categories but my kids would struggle to cope if I were to be unlucky and need to be hospitalised so from my point of view what is the point in taking an unnecessary risk?

What are you doing to socially distance yourself?

I'm carrying on as normal tbh - I don't socialise in pubs, clubs, restaurants etc my children are all adult so no play dates, soft play stuff to avoid, I have few friends (that I see regularly), I don't go abroad for holidays, I don't go on day trips to places (can't afford it), I work in my own office, travel there in my own car, factory is big enough that everyone has a good 6-10 feet of space around them and its not air conditioned. Any shopping is done with surgical precision - list, in, pay, out. No browsing for me as I hate it!

My closest city has no CV19 cases and the entire county only 7. I consider myself to be very low risk from catching or spreading the virus.

The only things I do do (and will continue to do until totally banned) is go to the gym at 5am. its a big gym and there are rarely more than 10 other people there at that time. We are all grumpy sods so no socialising stuff and rarely closer than a few feet! Oh and we all wipe down with anti bac spray etc etc. I also go out on bike rides with my OH which we will also continue to do (weather permitting) - we don't stop for coffee and cake !

our area has had 4 deaths in the nearest hospital and I know someone personally who has tested positive , although I haven't had contact.

Just going out for essentials really, and walks. The two boys will go to the barbers for haircuts next weekend as long as they are all still open.

Occasionally going to the grocery store or pharmacy. Taking the dog for a walk. Other than that we’re entirely at home - 2 parents and 4 teens.

Kids still at school
I am driving them in and out rather than them using public transport, but they are teens so I just wait in the car.
DH is WFH
I already WFH
I am doing food shopping and pharmacy runs for us and my DM and DMIL, both in their 80s. They are completely self isolating.
We are not going out for anything else.
DCs are not doing any of their activities.

I WFH anyway, so does DH
We have 3 teens at school.

We have stopped all external meetings. To be fair, most have been cancelled by the other party, but as if this week, we would not do them anyway.
All kids extra curricula stuff is cancelled. (this week)
I still walk the dog, and work at home. Kids are still going to school.

I visited my parents on Monday, to take Dad to an appointment. I did their shopping and then kept my disctance from Mum, wahsed hands, didn't touch anything etc. I will continue to do their shopping and keep my distance.

I online shop anyway, but had to go out today to get milk, physically keep distance form others etc

No socialising, leisure stuff, but we don't do much. We do do church, which has been cancelled

I've stopped unnecessary after school activities, DD is only swimming. I am considering stopping contact between her and DF but at the moment feel the risk is low. DD is still at school but considering pulling her out until after Easter.

I'm WFH as work have stopped all meetings and client based work anything else we do can be done from home. I rarely go out apart from for the school run anyway, so swimming, school run and once a week shop plus DDs contact with her dad.

I think school will close either this week or early next week anyway so then it'll be swimming and once a week for shopping and DDs contact (which ExH might choose to stop himself).

All hobbies stopped. Walking straight to school and back, no going to park on way home. No play dates. Shopping also done with military precision and as infrequently as I can manage (not difficult as nothing on the shelves).

I had to return two library books this morning and the number of people in the town was amazing. It was packed! Full of elderly. And so many people coughing. Yuck! I got home and washed as soon as I could.

I am "at risk." So staying home - online shopping - no picking up GC from school (boo-hoo!) - walking in country only.

Just widowed, so it is a real pain, as all the things that might have helped are now not on the menu.

I really dont know what I'm doing, I'm social distancing and fall under an at risk group. Which I didnt think had come into play but someone who I follow on insta (she also falls into an at risk group) has said that has gone out today that vulnerable need to isolate from now. My head is mashed, different info from different sources, even the government and NHS websites contradict each other. I have no milk or bread in so having to go to the shop with my SN kids in a minute. But sorry about waffle but social distancing is sort of apart from I need milk and bread today and husband is at work till tonight.

I haven't actually been outside in the last 4 days. We get our shop delivered. Generally just trying to interact with as few people in person as possible.

My DP has been to the shop once in the last few days as our online shop was very delayed and we had nothing to eat.
I made him change and shower when he got home. Perhaps a little nutty, but it made me feel better.

When it's less cloudy and windy I'll start taking the baby out into the garden.

I am a stay at home type, so little difference. I haven't had my usual weekly wander around the charity shops, but that's about it.

Yes, we are choosing to stay at home. DH's office was told to WFH from last Friday, and I WFH part time. Tesco delivery today, and booked for the next 4 weeks. My DH also went to Sainsburys yesterday, in case the Tesco order was cancelled. I also made him wipe all the items he got, leave his clothes in the utility room for washing, and have a shower! We have a big garden to walk around daily, exercise bike etc, so don't need to go out as such, but wondering about leaving the cars standing for weeks .... maybe we'll drive out somewhere at the weekend if it's not banned, and take a sandwich, have a walk somewhere different. We are in a very rural area so should be easy to find a deserted country road to walk on.

Yep socially distancing here as im asthmatic so me and my 3 month old are basically staying inside for the next 12 weeks apart from short walks to get fresh air every couple of days.

I took him for a short walk around the block earlier to get him to sleep as he's not slept properly in about 3 days and we've not been outside since Monday. I ensured I stayed away from anyone I saw even if it meant crossing the road. 3 older people out walking together tutted at me for doing so and one said loudly obviously intending on me hearing her that I was rude.

I fear like you many are judging and think I'm being too cautious.

I'm wfh and DD is off school from now on as she's asthmatic. I've only had one "social" visit in the past week which was a short visit to see an old friend and my DD's godmother, which I did on Sunday before the guidance on Monday.

From now on until further notice won't be going out at all other than shops/maybe a walk in the park and if needed medical stuff.

The challenge for me is what to do about my boyfriend who doesn't live with me. It may be difficult for us to see one another effectively for the next three months and that's going to lead to some hard decisions.

It's boring and anxiety inducing but I'm one of the lucky ones so for now I am frankly feeling quite grateful.

I wish I could stay home. I'm a nurse so can't. I'm also very worried as I have underlying heart and mild lung problems. My dc are still in school but their after school clubs have stopped and I haven't been anywhere other than to take the dc to school the last few days. Back to work tomorrow unfortunately.

My DD has an underlying, complex health condition and we’ve been isolating since last week as she had a cough and temperature. I know, and this has been confirmed by the paediatrician that my daughter falls under the vulnerable category and if she is infected, with her health, it would hit her hard.

We are now going to be social distancing and to us that is the same as self isolating. However, much like your friend, my SIL doesn’t appreciate the need to protect the vulnerable. I feel somewhat angry that she’s carrying on with her everyday life and believes that because she has a fantastic immune system she can’t catch it and therefore it’s unlikely she will pass it on to my DD. I’ve requested that everyone stay away from us unless absolutely necessary and I don’t feel that a social visit for a whinge about life and work qualifies as a necessary visit! I will admit though that I am not a confrontational person and I am finding it hard to say no, although managed it after several “I’m busy” “ can we arrange a meet up for another day?” I wish I could be like “No, you can’t visit we are social distancing and I understand that you may not have any symptoms and your amazing immune system will save you but my DD does not have an immune system and I have to protect her.” I have to work on this 😞

Full lock down for 1 week, now planning for 3/6 months with drive outs and park walks keeping social distance while possible. I don't want any part of society till logic and reason returns. I will keep my family safe at all costs, and once people can't get food in a few weeks it's going to get grim.

Looking to restock in 6 months with a year plus supply.

Wish I could isolate but I cant as work in a supermarket.

DH works from home anyway, and my employer sent us all home on Monday to WFH for the foreseeable. No DCs. Both of us healthy at the moment. Our cupboards and freezer have a decent amount of stuff in them so I reckon I can get to the end of this week without having to go to the shops. Luckily we live near several major supermarkets so while we are both healthy and shops are open we have a good chance of getting out and getting the basics when we need to (she says cautiously).

We are limiting ourselves to a dog walk once a day (luckily she's quite lazy, a high energy dog would be nightmare right now!), which today we will combine with going to the postbox to post Mothers Day cards. That will be the highlight of the day! There is a place we take the dog sometimes a few miles away which is always deserted so we may pop there at some point in the car if we start to go too stir crazy..

Planning to carry on like this until we are told otherwise or something changes.

Yes. Kids haven't been to school this week, no visitors and only one goes to a shop.

Dp may need to work in the office next week. I've told him he can live somewhere else. I'm keeping this house clean.

Yes social distancing from today.
Dc3 is asthmatic, I held my nerve till this morning and then I cracked.
Dd is in year 12, the college has shut down her year. Ds1 has had a sore throat, with no other symptoms for 5 days, off because it’s neither better or worse. Dh is self employed, things are quiet. My volunteer job has been stopped.
I am so tired today I can’t do it. Tomorrow we will bake and play board games. I’m also pissed off with dh. Im lying on my bed looking at the pigeons perched in the trees and the grey drizzle. I can’t do it today.

Yes, I’m incredibly lucky to work from home I think it would be ridiculous of me not to use that to my advantage. I’ll be walking the dog and doing food shopping, that’s it.

DH will be continuing to work though and he has lots of face to face contact with people. I’m even considering distancing myself from him!

I’m not at risk and neither is my DH who I live with but we are essentially self isolating. No plans to leave the house bar maybe to go for a walk in a nearby field. We will go to the shops next week and restock for another week. Anything we run out of or feel like we make do with what we have. We are both WFH.

I don’t want to be a vector of transmission. I don’t care about having it I just don’t want to spread it on and will do everything I can to prevent that.

We are really learning how selfish people are who refuse to change their behaviour. It’s eye opening.

My DC are still at school, I am going to the supermarket every so often, I am dropping things off at my parents’ (70+) but not going in.

Other than that we are at home and not seeing anyone. DH is working from home. All social stuff has been cancelled. DC are having pre planned playdates with kids who are in their class, but I’m not arranging more.

This may be a little OTT but tbh there are enough idiots who are still out and about as normal that the rest of us probably need to overcompensate to make up the difference.