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Absolutely no going out or socialising?

458 replies

Hidingathome · 19/03/2020 19:09

My understanding is basically no going out except to work, for food shopping or outdoor exercise away from others. Meaning I can't see my parents, can't go to a cafe and can't even visit same age friends (early 40s).

Other people think I'm being extreme but isn't this whats being asked of us for the next few weeks at least?

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Greenpop21 · 19/03/2020 20:26

I also think bikes in the street is fine.

Durgasarrow · 19/03/2020 20:26

18toyswhat you are doing, however, is really foolish and a danger to others. You manage to hit all the bases of what you shouldn't do in one postbring your kids to your 70 plus mother; get in close range of a stranger, and go to a damn pub. All it takes is one superspreader to infect dozens and then hundreds of people.

Flixsfoilball · 19/03/2020 20:26

@irisatwood thanks, I know but I just wanted to bang their heads together, he's asthmatic and still thinks it doesn't apply to him

halcyondays · 19/03/2020 20:26

Boris can’t even keep his own dad out of the pub. The only way to stop people is to close down everything non-essential.

Onedaymyluckwillchange · 19/03/2020 20:27

It is angering me that schools are closing tomorrow, yet supermarkets are absolutely crammed full of people. Driving through my local town, the market is still on and it's mainly older folk carrying on as normal. Closing our schools (and we don't even know how long for) and exams being cancelled is major, our kids will be hugely impacted by this, yet many of those who this sacrifice is for, couldn't care less as they just carry on as normal. We either need a proper lockdown or what's the point?

fascinated · 19/03/2020 20:27

Everyone going out to restaurants:

Not worried that someone in the kitchen has coughed on your food? Or breathed on it?

That there is virus on the door handle that you touch, the toilet tap handles, the loo roll, the glass you drink from? No?

HoffiCoffi13 · 19/03/2020 20:28

All the pubs and restaurants round here are shut. They’ve all said they cannot morally stay open knowing people are recommended not to visit them.

RightOnTheEdge · 19/03/2020 20:28

I8toys that probably is what they mean.
At the pub I work in they have taken out half of the tables so that the space between them is larger.

Still plenty of people in today eating and drinking.

I8toys · 19/03/2020 20:28

But the beauty salon isn't shut? If they think its okay then I'm going. If the restaurant is still open but practicing social distancing measures?

Myself and the kids will isolate after Monday. But my husband is still teaching - where is the sense in that? We are also not in complete lockdown yet. If it was then of course I would comply.

PurpleDaisies · 19/03/2020 20:28

When did he actually say we couldn't see our family btw? Did I miss that?

From the nhs Coronavirus website ...

Absolutely no going out or socialising?
TurquoiseDress · 19/03/2020 20:29

Absolutely no going out or socialising?

Yep. That's about the size of it.

PinkSparklyPussyCat · 19/03/2020 20:29

I went out last weekend and it didn't even occur to me someone might have coughed in my food!

I won't be going to a restaurant but I'll be ordering takeaways while they are still delivering.

NoMoreDickheads · 19/03/2020 20:29

Yep, you've got it right- we're supposed to avoid all unnecessary social contact.

I am letting myself see one or two people tho.

I8toys · 19/03/2020 20:30

We were in London at the theatre last weekend!

RobynSH · 19/03/2020 20:30

My parents are in their 60s but vulnerable. (Although have checked with oncologist and told nothing to be too worried about just be sensible)

All I've done so far is drop groceries at their door and kept my distance. Also talked on the phone daily etc.

But once we've had 10 days of school finishing then we will see them.

If however I end up somehow having contact with other people outside of our home unexpectedly (or of course any of us get unwell) then we won't see them.

PurpleDaisies · 19/03/2020 20:31

We are also not in complete lockdown yet.

How many people are you happy about infecting before the government has to enforce a lockdown?

You don’t mind that potentially more people will die because of this sort of behaviour?

RiftGibbon · 19/03/2020 20:31

That's what I'm doing. No socialising, standing as far away from people as I can if I have to come into contact with them, and no cafes, restaurants and so on.

I'm hoping we won't be ill but if we do, then we should be able to manage with the food we have as I usually have spares of things in.

A friend of mine is in isolation as she has a cough and temperature and her husband is high risk. My neighbours down the road are high risk. My inlaws are high risk. Another friend is very unwell with a sinus and chest infection - he's high risk and is isolating but nobody has helped him out so we took him a bag of essentials and left on his doorstep.

People need to be far more cautious.

Frenchw1fe · 19/03/2020 20:32

@Connie222 you are unbelievably selfish. One delivery slot would easily do you for 3 to 4 weeks with a little bit of planning.
My df is 89 and I live in France so cant help him. If I could get an online order I would worry a bit less.

I feel sorry for people like you.

BellatrixLestat · 19/03/2020 20:33

I actually wouldn't mind that for a while and wish I could.

Still have to go to work though. No option to work from home Sad

WhereverIMayRoam · 19/03/2020 20:33

For the past two weeks I’ve only gone to work, the supermarket and to drop a few things at my parents house (place inside door, ring bell, walk @ 10 feet back down the garden while DM stands in her doorway for a quick chat). Most of my friends and colleagues seem to be doing the same. At this stage there isn’t really anywhere to go as most places have closed here in Ireland. If pubs, restaurants etc were open people would think well, if it was that bad they’d have had to close Hmm and wouldn’t take it seriously.

From next week I’ll be working from home thankfully. I will get out for walks assuming more restrictions haven’t been put in place and Dh has brought the dc to a local park for a bike ride or kick about a few mornings this week. They’ve gone early so there have been very few people about but if current advice changes they’ll have to stick to the garden.

TiddlestheCat · 19/03/2020 20:33

My close friend and I are planning on self isolating for 7 days with our families (no visits to the supermarket or contact with anyone else). Then, we shall be taking it in turns hosting play dates/helping with school learning. We are able to do this as all family members can work from home and we are going to be mutually exclusive and have agreed no contact with anyone else. So, it is possible to socialize on a very small scale if totally rigorous. I have other friends inviting me to meet up at the park, having just been to the drs and the supermarket. Absolutely no way will I be joining them.

PurpleDaisies · 19/03/2020 20:35

We were in London at the theatre last weekend!

And the situation has changed since then. A model showed 250,000 deaths would happen if social distancing measures weren’t brought in.

pallisers · 19/03/2020 20:36

But the beauty salon isn't shut? If they think its okay then I'm going

tbh I prefer to take my health advice from the WHO than the beauty salon.

What OP described is what we are all doing here. No contact at all. I went to the supermarket today - rest of the family haven't been out for 4 days and that was only one essential trip to bring dd home from university. At the supermarket everyone stayed away from each other, cashiers sanitized between customers and I won't be going again for a few weeks. I walk the dog but cross the street if I see someone. Maybe the UK will sort out coronavirus without social isolation but nowhere else seems to have so it seems a bit of a risky strategy to me.

Mysocalledlifexx · 19/03/2020 20:37

Yes thats what we are doing ,my poor DH is doing food shop on his own. My children wont be going out.
People are crazy still doing their normal time lockdown started if grown ups cant even do what is being asked, shame on them,will just take longer to get over this & people will end up dying & losing jobs more than what has already happend.

Mlou32 · 19/03/2020 20:41

Spot on. That is exactly it. You are being socially responsible. I think people either don't understand or are being deliberately obtuse.