Yesterday, one of my FB friends posted a video from the Italian hospitals with the comment "This is why we need to be in lockdown, just horrific!"
Today, they posted the status "Lovely day in Matlock with my gf, everything felt different out and about" They live in Nottingham, so an hours journey away.
I commented: "I may be totally misunderstanding something here, but yesterday you posted about how horrific the Italian hospitals are and how we need to be in lockdown, and today you went on a day trip??"
Well, he deleted his status and messaged me saying "annoyed at that comment" and "it’s wound me up". I said "The government's instruction is literally "no non-essential travel" though?" and "Like I said, I may be misunderstanding something"
He's replied with what seem like a bunch of excuses. That it was the "first time I’d seen my gf in ages" (oh right, well tell coronavirus that and it'll give you a pass?), that "It’s ok for you living with your significant other isn’t it..." (coronavirus obviously ignores people who live alone?), and, because he works on the railways, "All week I'm in work I risk myself on railway everyday for others..." - which is absolutely commendable that he's a key worker keeping transport running, but the fact that he's exposed to it every working day should be MORE reason NOT to go on day trips.
I certainly don't begrudge him seeing his partner and having some relaxation time (we certainly all need to keep our spirits up), but there are far more sensible ways of doing it that don't involve day trips to tourist spots - especially when he commented the day before how horrific things can get if people don't socially distance.
I even said in my comment that I may be misunderstanding something, but his defensive reaction implies I wasn't. WIBU?