AIBU to go for a coffee at friends house ?

[Giffgaff99]

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

If she's having my kids our germs are mixing.

Please consider that adding another degree of separation (i.e. only contacting the children rather than each other directly) adds at least 5 days between one of you becoming ill and the other, slowing the spread and buying us more time.

• If you cough then some thousands of droplets are shot into the air at around 60kph (35mph)

• these droplets will travel 3-5m (10-17 feet)

• These droplets will contain virus particles in an infected person.

• The virus particles are small and light so float in the air.

• If a person breathes in only 20-30 virus particles then they can become infected

Meet outside, stay outside, stay well apart

Our nhs staff are working to keep us safe and are putting themselves as risk. Meanwhile you just need to sit at home and can easily use other forms of communication and we haven’t run out of coffee yet so I’m sure you can make a cup! . Instead you choose to increase the risk of catching and spreading the virus and adding to burden of our nhs staff.

Please don't let the NHS down, stay at home

@Bintheredunthat
That's a great post from you, well said.

Yes, in Italy alone 13 doctors have now died whilst treating coronavirus patients.

Do not have contact with anyone outside of your household unless it is completely unavoidable.
I have to go to work, as a healthcare professional and will have to continue to see high numbers of out-patients as i work in an essential service. I wish I could avoid it as I am afraid of what I will bring home, but I can’t.
The fact that some of us have to continue to work is an even greater reason to avoid all non-essential contact with others outside of work, not to say “feck it I am spending all day with loads of people anyway” as you really don’t know what you may be incubating and unknowingly pass on to others. You are at even greater risk of contracting Covid-19. Don’t be selfish, do the right thing. This is going to get much much worse very soon. Look at Italy, stay at home unless you need to go to work or buy food.

Read the post trending now; 'I didn't sign up for this' and take a moment to collect your thoughts.

THIS is why we need lockdown. People always think they're the magical exception to the rule.

Please read the 'I didn't sign up for this' thead on AIBU if you are in any doubt about how serious this is.

If you think people being blunt on an Internet forum is nasty, how would you class actions that will cause the death of others?

Quite nasty or...?

There are relatives of mine holed up completely alone potentially for months trying to protect themselves and others. Heartbreaking to think others are blithely carrying on ratcheting up cases.

I'm in Portugal, Ovar is a district in the north, it was put into a state of calamity earlier this week. Basically that meant staying in your house, no unnecessary contact with others. Essential shopping only.
The residents of Ovar took no notice at all, Ovar is now in lockdown and the whole of Portugal is in a declared state of emergency.
ESSENTIAL, I can go to the supermarket, pharmacy to buy food, medication, that's ok and there is plenty of food and medicine available here. Security at supermarkets, no panic buying at all.
NON ESSENTIAL I must meet my friends for coffee/lunch/soft play, get my hair cut/nails done, take my children into the nearest park. Go out with my friends, go to a pub and restaurant, carry on with my life and hope I've got a big arse, hoping it hides my head sticking in the sand.
LOCKDOWN coming to a city/town near you.

YABU
Either of you could have it but no symptoms. Either of you could then infect anyone else you come over contact with.

Advice seems pretty clear. Walking in park, keeping apart from others = okay. We all need to stay as fit as we can. Going into enclosed space with anyone we don't need to see = not okay. Increases risk.

And I don't see why people are thinking they'll just drive everywhere and it'll make everything fine, that's crazy

This shocked me into reality - Hillingdon is my local hospital

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8131269/Fit-healthy-gym-goer-39-struggles-breathe-coronavirus.html

@Giffgaff99, I applaud you for having listened to other posters and having decided not to go. There is a chance you will save many, many lives by having made that decision.

If you have your coffee with her over Facetime / WhatsApp / Zoom instead (you in your kitchen, she in hers), and if your friend sees it's not so bad, then maybe she will suggest the same to her other friends and some other face-to-face meetings will get replaced by video chats.

That needs to become a new social norm. That is the only way we can adequately slow the spread of this new virus.

Unless people stop going to supermarkets I don't see his coffee with a friend can be any worse!

You're like a vile pack of dogs most of you, OP was only asking.

I've been added to and set up a few video chats using messenger (no iPhone here).

Used it today. Very good. Highly recommend it.

I've also stopped messaging, whatsapping and texting people and actually started to phone them fir a chat. Quite refreshing. Spent 3 hours on the phone today.

I've made a list of old friends o always keep meaning to catch up with and decided I'm going to use this time to reach out and phone/video chat with them.

I'm of the opinion that everyone should self isolate. This is a critical time. You could be spreading the disease and not even know it.

www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/03/19/younger-adults-are-large-percentage-coronavirus-hospitalizations-united-states-according-new-cdc-data/%3foutputType=amp

We are completely hunkered down. We will not leave the house to go to any public place (including supermarkets) for at least the next two weeks. We will go for walks in the evening. We will meet with my daughters briefly in the open air but stay a good distance apart. This will continue indefinitely until the worst of the crisis is over, however long that takes.

My daughters are doing exactly the same.

I’d go and I will.
I had a friend over today, been to the supermarket twice.
Life goes on. Il go out until I’m told I can’t.

Then you are either stupid or selfish.

But loads of people are still expected to go to work everyday?

Boris needs to deal with that properly. I live in Ireland and companies were advised that people should work from home where possible and many have sent home those that can work remotely. My DH’s office has closed and they are all working from home. I know that’s not possible for all.
Every person that you don’t see makes a difference. Even if you are spending all day at work with others. Every single thing you do to limit your contact will help to reduce the spread. It’s even more important when you can’t avoid others through your job.

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