AIBU to go for a coffee at friends house ?

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I'll drive there and back. Is it safe in the current virus climate? Friend is not ill that she knows of

Definitely not, the advice is clear.

And this is why we need a lockdown.

If you are happy to have blood on your hands for a cup of coffee, then go ahead and enjoy.

I despair when I read threads like this. If it's not essential, don't go. Please don't. It's why I think we will have to move to full lock down if we want to beat this.

No you can't go

You are supposed to be minimising contact. Makes a fucking mockery of the people sitting tight and following

THIS.

Decision made I wont be going

I was leapt on for going out for dinner, in a booth, over a week ago in NI which had very few infected, at that time. I was worried then, but no way would I do it now.

If you are happy to have blood on your hands for a cup of coffee, then go ahead and enjoy

Dramatic much. Everyone’s losing the plot.
Most people still have to go to work. I work in a office that has well over a thousand employees. I have to go to the supermarket that at any one time has well over 100 people in.

Yet going for a fucking cup of coffee at a mates house is now blood on your hands. Christ.

Why risk it? Just have a chat on the phone.

If you're social distancing rather than self-isolating then of course you can, but the more strictly we apply these measures now the less lengthy and severe the measures the government will have to impose on us later.

I think that the social distancing thing can really only work if everyone is as strict as they can be with it.

We're isolating (pretty sure it's a cold DD1 had, but taking no chances as she boiled hot for 2 days), but a friend is coming over tomorrow because we're each other's sanity-check at times. Plan is she's bringing her own coffee in a flask and we'll sit in the garden either side of a wide table and semi-shout at each other.

Sunday we're taking the kids to a NT property to squirrel-spot and wave happy greetings at other people.

Humans are social animals. Loneliness KILLS. But social contact can be done in a sensible fashion.

Go for it. Judging by the volumes of over 70’s I’ve seen out and about socialising like they’ve not a care in the world (I think it’s a common occurrence judging by previous threads, where I work, family experience) I don’t see the problem

There’s now 77 cases in NI. Presumably because people kept going out and meeting people.

It’s very scary.

Had you have listened to the advice OP.
My child’s nursery is closing tomorrow. One of the parents set up a chat to organise trips to park and other outings ‘otherwise we’ll all go crazy’.
I made myself very unpopular by pointing out the reason nursery is closing is to stop the spread of this virus and by meeting up as a group we were defeating the point of the closure. One parent even responded by saying we’d keep the children a suitable distance apart. A group of 2 and 3 year olds. Ok then.
I’ve removed myself from the group but presume they are still going.

Glad you’ve decided not to go OP.

If you're social distancing rather than self-isolating then of course you can

No, you can’t.

This is not OK. You could have this virus, not know and be infecting others. Others could do that to you. The advice from the government is to see people as little as possible.

We’re all bored, we all have cabin fever, but instead of going for coffee you could take the time to research the effects of this virus, the way it is transmitted and how it has affected those in Italy, who now have to stay in their houses 24/7 because they didn’t quite take this seriously enough.

Please think of others, we want to get back to normal as soon as possible. I wish you well, good luck, we’re all going to need it.

*glad you have listened to the advice

If covid19 has made me realise anything about myself - it’s that I’m glad I’m anti-social. Seeing friends for coffee is the absolute last thing I’m worried about.

Jesus.

I think this is what Boris wants, so that he can justify a lockdown.

Glad you saw reason.

Is it essential? Very very selfish to go if not.

It’s just two weeks of isolation to stop it spreading and killing more elderly and vulnerable than it needs to.

Why do you think you’re more special than everyone else and so don’t have to comply?

As of today 3,405 people have died in Italy in a very short space of time. Coronavirus spreads rapidly.

I’m sorry but sometimes idiots need to be told that they’re being idiotic.

Utter fools.

No, it's NOT all right!

@elfycat that’s so reckless. I’m actually speechless that you could be that selfish. Have you not heard of a telephone? God call your friend! You obviously don’t live alone so it’s not essential contact, you’re hardly going to whither away talking on the phone after giving your poorly daughter a cuddle. If you carry on with your thoughtlessness you might spread the disease and kill someone. Have you considered that?