Piss off out the countryside

[orangeandbananas]

Aibu to think the idiots who have all fled from towns to the countryside are incredibly selfish.
I live in a small rural estate.
There are quite obviously people from towns and cities coming together on gatherings suddenly 'embracing' the countryside.
Ok fine; but they apparently can't stick to the public footpaths where they can all infect each other. Instead they keep coming off the footpath and walking the mile to our estate from it and hanging about.
The average age on our estate is 70+. I don't know anyone else that is under 70 and many are 90+ I haven't seen anyone leave their houses for a long time but today I saw a very elderly frail man take a walk on the estate and he was leaning on a bench when a load of teenagers came right up to the boundary of the road to our estate and I saw the man try to get away but he couldn't fast enough and nearly fell over from trying.

We live in isolation anyway generally. This is the first time we've had to deal with so many people coming through our field off the public footpath.
I wish they'd stay away. I also wish less risk people would understand what social distancing means. If they're venturing into our estate I've no doubt they're off gallivanting on to further farms etc. Which can only heighten the problems we face today. These dc are not from the rural area. I've never seen so many cars parked near the footpath. It's so daft it's upsetting.

Boris has warned we will have to go to lockdown. Is this really what people want?
Get out of the countryside if you don't live here. It's obvious so many elderly people live here. Come back in better times.

Are some people not reading the extremely valid reasons tourist shouldn’t be travelling to Snowdon/the countryside/pen-y-Fan (which I hear is rammed today)?

We’re not meant to travel unless there are exceptional circumstances. People from towns are likely to have been in contact with the virus. They will buy up supplies in small country shops and put a totally unnecessary strain on the limited rural NHS facilities when they inevitably fall off a mountain, as per the Snowdonia visitor. Inconsiderate, selfish, thoughtless-I could go on, but it’s pointless because those travelling against guidelines will be the entitled ones demanding their ‘rights’ to do whatever the fuck they want.

All of you just going on about. You are a part of what is essentially a social cleansing. Most people who die are vulnerable people. You are now helping to spread it and that will be the price. Also include thousands in ICU etc.

There is a reason a people with symptoms who refused to self isolate in Italy will be now facing murder charges.

Or why some countries fine lack of mask with £300+ fines.

Have a lovely caravaning dickheads

I'm not sure there is anything wrong with a walk outside if you are sticking to yourself or you're own housemates. Obviously avoid others, be responsible and don't buy up goods from local shops etc.

I often go for walks in the country when I can, I always have? While it is still allowed I will go if I can. I usually don't see anyone. I will also take my own packed lunch to minimize contact with locals.

Access to the nature is important for mental and physical health.

You want a more realistic poem? Here’s one I did earlier.

I do not care if the pub is shut
And that you cannot drink.
I care that you spit and ignore my tut
And you howk your gobs you mink.

Just stay inside to save us all
Keep your gubbins in your room
You touch things post a scratch of ball
And spread the germs and gloom.

I have no choice but to go out
To do my job of work
I wish that you would wipe your snout
And hanky your cough you berk.

I want to see this season through
And not infect my dearest
It is because of folks like you
That I might infect my nearest.

And as for folks on their days out
Spreading the virus far and wide
I don’t know how loud I should shout
Just ruddy stay inside!

So stay inside, don’t come near me
For I will tell you this
If you spray me with that germy bree
You’ll get a Glasgow kiss.

Taking a short, socially-distanced, considerate and sensible walk in non-crowded countryside is NOT the same thing as: moving to your second home in Cornwall; installing a caravan 5 ft from a rural estate and having an outdoor stag do on a beach.

@Whiteswansong I don't think you need a caravan though to go for a walk. Some people are genuinely treating this as holiday season.

I think people need to stop with the jogging as well, I was out with ddog yesterday, in a small rural town, in the time we'd gone through the edge of town and up the normally very quiet woods and returned home, we had been passed by maybe 5 joggers- I lost count exactly it could have been more, all on their own admittedly.

But the thing is, they were noticeably mouth breathing, a couple were puffing and breathless so much- there must have been bordering on as much spit in the air as in they had been coughing.

Some were also running quite fast and none of them that I can remember, made much or any attempt to slow down so it was difficult, or impossible to get out of their way, so we ended up passing quite closely.

Also, in the woods you are sometimes on quite sheltered, narrow, slightly sunken paths- that re almost tunnel like- so air doesn't necessarily clear quickly, even though you're outside.

It's also a problem in town- that some of our pavements are narrow- so you have to pass closely to each other anyway unless you cross the road or go in the road- but their are still cars out so you still have to do that carefully,and joggers aren't slowing down, so you don't have time to move.

Every time I've needed to go out , there have been more and more joggers, with that air of 'I must keep going ' joggers seem to have, puffing and not slowing down.

I may be a bit biased- I was a bit sick of regularly being forced to step in to the road by our usual town jogging groups, -not to mention the time a jogger swigged from her water bottle, turned her face away from her companion and spat it out- partially into my face, as I had stepped into the gutter to avoid them . (not recently, I'm glad to say)

When people are running it makes it much harder to pull over or move- for both parties, as well as the fact a lot of joggers are actively doing very spitty breathing.So I think they need to re-think weather even solitary jogging is ok. I think people need to just walk , honestly.

The lady is talking about people walking on PRIVATE land, just because it has a footpath through a field does not mean you can walk all over the field. The evil shits are probably allowing their dogs off the leads in field where shop are lambing as well.

Unfortunately the government have been given access to mobile phone GPS in order to monitor movement. It was mentioned in passing last week on the news. So they are currently monitoring population movement and interaction. Lockdown will probably announced this evening since judging by the amount of people out walking in our rural county they will have the evidence they need that no one is following the advice.
Actually it may not have been in the news may have been on the Gov.uk site hidden in one of the planning documents.

People should undoubtedly stay at home. But some of these 'piss off and keep off our land types' are also reliant on tourism. Once the economy picks up no doubt they'll be wanting the hordes back, so might be just as well not to wield the pitchforks just yet.

You are telling people to go for walks in towns while maintaining social distance. I tried to do that. It was busy and impossible to maintain social distance. So I understand the idea of driving somewhere you hope is going to be deserted.

In Spain, the virus spread like wildfire once people started moving out from Madrid to the Costas. I definitely think that's what will happen here.

I'm sorry but driving to go for a walk isnt essential travel. I love been outside most days I walk 4 miles at least. But right now I am not doing that, I am doing other types of exercise instead. If you have to drive into another county or in the cases I'm seeing another country then you are been ridiculous.
To all the people thinking of coming to north wales. Last spring my daughter fell down some stone steps and cracked her head open, it took us over 5 hours to be seen by a dr.... that wasnt at the time of a pandemic.

That's interesting willdoitinaminute
I think they will have to lockdown London soon and perhaps other major cities. London is closing some parks already I have seen. Walks will be round the block (avoiding neighbours) or nothing soon it seems.

But it’s not deserted in the countryside it’s full of people who pay a premium to live in under populated areas. Smaller more expensive shops, higher rates and poor infrastructure AS IN HOSPITALS!!!!
We have a lovely second home in Cumbria, we could have escaped but why would we deny an ICU bed to a local when we have far better health provision where we live again rurally.
No one is capable of running fast enough to escape this virus.

We live in Cornwall. Our local beach is busier today than on a warm bank holiday. Its frightening. There are 12 ICU beds in our county - 12. Thats it. For a county that takes 3 hours to drive across. Im looking out my window at these people and wondering if i'm in a parallel universe. We need tourists in Cornwall but please stay at home at the minute. Its not safe and the food supplies cannot keep up with the demand so theres no food here anyway.

I live very remotely and the Daily Mail published a list of the best places for a 'bolt hole' from the virus. Cue dozens and dozens of campervans and caravans coming up to the Highlands and elsewhere, Lake District, Cornwall etc. As our campsites here are closed they are clogging up car parks, laybyes etc. My local hospital has 8 beds. EIGHT BEDS. It an hardly cope with normal sickness let alone if any of these health tourists get sick, have an accident etc. We are not a bolt hole for people from the cities, we live here, and our small shops etc are struggling to keep up with demand. Come back when this is all over and you'll be welcomed as before - just not now please,

WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE??? 🤬

Rural services do not have the capacity to take on more than the permanent population. Voluntary services are reduced. We have already had to out source care for major cases. Retail services are already struggling. Stop and think about the extra strain you are placing on small over stretched areas. As I said we only have 2 air ambulances to cover 3 acute hospitals. We have extremely limited capacity, please take that into account. Look at the bigger picture.

How many more of these threads do we need? Funny how I've never seen similar from city born folk telling people from elsewhere to fuck off - despite the acute housing crisis and increased homelessness in the cities, and the unable to cope falling apart public services including hospitals. Different issue to Covid but same problem of outsiders making life difficult for locals. Difference being cities tend to be more welcoming and tolerant.

I agree people shouldn't be unnecessarily travelling. It's unfortunate for the urban population who don't have the privilege of fresh unpolluted air and green spaces but necessary to save lives. No unnecessary travel also applies to all the countryside dwellers who've been happily travelling through city airports or commuting there for work or leisure trips, not thinking or caring about spreading germs to densely populated often deprived areas. Only now they think it might affect their nice safe bubble do they start complaining. Double standards. It's also pretty clear some on these threads are taking advantage of genuine Covid fears to attack"outsiders". Many threads long before Covid were full of hostile insularity. Any excuse for some.

I get it I really do. But I also think people are going to be really fucking struggling with all this. They are working out how they can make life more bearable for themselves. It's hard on everyone and people need air and space to feel happier and healthier. Children do still need to burn energy off and people need to escape the misery. That said it is annoying that it's moved to your doorstep.

We pay for a national trust card and on Friday our local national trust property announced free walks in the garden. Within one day they had to shut. People all flocked there and it was like sardines. We didn't go. We stayed in the garden.... I must admit I was going to to for a walk in the grounds this week. Usually you don't see anyone other than the odd dog walker in the field I planned to walk, but now it has been shut due to the people turning up yesterday. Frustrating as I can drive and have two youngsters. I won't take them for a walk everyday or anything. But yeah they will need fresh air and a chance to run.

I know Its frustrating and people really should use their imaginations abit and stay home!!!! But who knows how these people are feeling.

I wish people would keep a real distance too because we all want this to end asap so we can return to some of our normality.

Hope your home area is peaceful again soon xx

We have two or three woods near to our home. We've been taking walks there as a family for 20 years. We will not stop now. If we have seen anyone else these past few days, we step aside, keeping plenty of space between us all and then continue. It's not the villagers' countryside.

@AwrightDoreenTakeAFuckinDayOff, bloody love your poem!

I'd love to hear it read aloud, I tried to "hear" it in a Weegie accent, but I'm not sure my southern inner ear got close.

It will not end asap. It will be here for months and months unless people pulled their heads out of their arses.

It will end up the way that mainland will be safe as they dealt with it and UK will be locked out and people not allowed to go abroad because the virus will be still raging here because "I just neeeed to go to countryside and out and like socialise"...

tryingtoprep maybe local people are also a bit pissed off that they have been priced out of buying a home in an area where they and all their family have alwats lived by all the second home owners?