Absolutely no going out or socialising?

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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?

I work in a bank, in an open plan office, head office size so pretty huge. I’m having to work as usual, as are many of my colleagues. Some are working from home, but the majority have been told they can’t. Apparently it would cost our bosses a lot of money to set us all up for home working. So, tbh, I can’t see what difference it’s going to make if I work with people all week, pass people in the street on my way to my car etc, but then self isolate at the weekend. Of course I wont be seeing my elderly relatives though.

Yep, sadly lots of people aren't. Town is busier than ever, hopefully it's people stocking up before doing the responsible thing. I doubt it though, won't be long until we are on lockdown

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You have no idea whose house that carpet cleaning guy has been in before he pitches up at your home.
Unless he is able to levitate and hold his breath while he cleans your carpet, I'd cancel.

People really haven't grasped (including Boris's Dad), that this is NOT about how YOU feel, it's about doing/not doing things for the greater good.

It's about protecting, as far as we can, the NHS.
If they are swamped to full capacity and beyond dealing with Coronovirus cases, there will be no service available for anyone else.

Who will deliver your babies when you've helped manage to spread this virus amongst the Midwives?

Stay off the bloody streets so that those who have to be on them to get to their essential jobs, can be as safe as possible.

We're going outside. We're collecting parcels, going for walks (sometimes with.a friend), our next door neighbour came round for a basketball match earlier, we got a take away from the pub - I don't think that's a problem. Also DD's piano teacher came round.

We're not going to bars, clubs and cinemas - although I was forced into a really busy supermarket this morning and it was scary, way to many older people..

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

They'll be worried about what they're going to earn, so closing isn't in their financial interests, even though it'd be a good thing.

livelovebehappy perhaps this graphic will help.

I haven’t been out of the house except for walks for a couple of weeks. I had to collect the dc from school at lunch and couldn’t believe how busy the roads and shops were! Just couldn’t understand it.

Saw on C4 news tonight a film from italy, a healthy man in his 50s was left to die because he was too old for a bed. Then a 41 year old was taken in. Just think about that, he was in his 50s, hardly elderly and yet it so bad there he can't get a hospital bed, utterly shocking.

We are meeting friends out doors tomorrow. We are taking flasks of coffee and will stay 2 meters apart and just chat for half an hour.

Do people brains not understand the raising numbers of cases every day, it’s the one thing I wait for in the news and it’s terrifying. Why do we feel we won’t be as bad as Italy or Spain? They were probably thinking the same thing.

The sooner the government enforce the lockdown, the better, especially after driving through a town and seeing large groups of young people dressed up for at St Patrick’s day going from pub to pub last weekend

I’ve booked multiple delivery slots for the coming weeks, judge away, nothing stopping anyone else from doing the same.

Of course there is. Are you that cerebrally challenged @Namechange2020onceagain, that you can't grasp the maths of there being a finite number of delivery slots, so if a few selfish people book multiple slots for themselves, that will, as a matter of fact mean there are fewer slots left for everyone else to use

Mind, as the schools are still open until tomorrow, it is quite difficult to argue with teens traveling home together or hanging out in the park for a couple of hours after school.

My partner lives in London. l have no idea when l'll see him again (l'm in Yorkshire). l'm high risk, over 60 and underlying health conditions. l'm still going to work (for now, anyway) in a supermarket, but the first sign of a fever or breathing problems and l'll self isolate.
His parents live in Cheshire. They're in their 80s and his dad had pneumonia before Christmas.
lt's hard, but it would be harder if he felt fine himself but was a carrier, and passed anything on to them.

I’m going to carrying on booking slots in advance. Last time I listened to mumsnet and was told not to panic buy and just shop as normal, now there is nothing left in the shops, so I don’t care what anyone on MN thinks.

We are staying away from people as much as possible, only going food shopping when necessary and then in and out in 10 minutes but not doing that again for 2 weeks at least.

Dc have been home from school since Tuesday as we decided it was too much risk to dh with this health. We are taking the dogs out every day and chatting to other dog walkers but that is it.

We run our own business but I have stopped the lads coming into our house for a while now so they chat with dh on the drive when needed or over the phone.

Another electrician told me that he is now self isolating as he went to see a customer yesterday after they rang asking. He got there, they invited him in, and then said they were off work as had to self isolate so it seemed a good idea to get some trades round to quote for work!!!

If people are still going to work, still shopping in huge supermarkets, still travelling on public transport because there’s nowhere to park that doesn’t cost a fortune, why is it forbidden to see a friend in their house or go in a cafe? Ludicrous.

I don’t care

Don't worry, your sheer stupidity and lack of empathy is splayed all over your posts.

All these people booking delivery slots, there are NONE on any of the major supermarket sites in my area. Just none at all. I had to go to three supermarkets today to find any toilet roll. There were two packs on the shelves when I eventually found some.

Every social thing has been cancelled there’s a lot of older people he no socialising at all, tiny shopping tomorrow fruit and potatoes at grocers, then straight home.

@BackforGood I haven't said anything about about booking slots.

If everyone used common sense it’d be beyond simple.. panic buying has meant our supermarkets are only allowing you to buy 3 of each type of item... so 3 types of veg, 3 types of baby food (yes 3 individual jars of fucking baby food) etc.

I understand there were idiots clearing shelves but with 3 item limits on everything once we run low I’m going to be out solo with two under 2 at least daily. Normally we buy in bulk with baby food and with allergies there’s not many multipacks that suit.

Haven’t a chance at a delivery slot for over a week and don’t know if they’ll have the same daft restrictions.

We live in a very tiny flat with no garden with one 4 year old climbing the walls. Is it ok for all of us (Me, DH and DD) to go for walk in woods/away from people if now or on lockdown? Or we really are stuck inside a box with no fresh air we are staying in, but have been going for drives and walks in the air around the block.

I am not socialising but that's not difficult at this age.

@PumpkinP, fine but you are a selfish person and very much part of the problem but then people like you don't bother examining your flimsy conscience. No doubt you will try and justify your actions to yourself but your not convincing anyone here.

@RosesandIris because people HAVE to work and buy food. You don’t NEED to meet a friend for coffee, you can call them.