Ffs neighbours are having a garden party

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WTAF!?
Just popped out to hang my washing. My dc joined me for a run around.
Lots of noise coming from the neighbours garden (next door but one). Including a continuous cough.
They’ve got four extra cars parked on their drive.
What’s wrong with people?
Why would people do this?

that walk in the park or cup of tea in the garden won’t seem so essential then

I don’t think siting alone in your own private garden to have a drink is a risk is it ?

Having friends over for a cup of tea in the garden, not allowed, non essential

I’m in a touristy area in the SW and my street that normally only has one other family (all the rest are second homes) is suddenly full of cars. People have rocked up from wherever with their dogs and are now clearing the shops and going on massively long dog walks all day. I could murder them.

LI don’t think siting alone in your own private garden to have a drink is a risk is it ?

The poster is referring to someone having friend round for tea in the garden and a walk together.

You can't pick and choose if it's not an essential trip out then you don't leave your home. Your mental health is not more important than someone else's physical health.

We live near a forest. I drove past this morning on the way to the shop. The car park and the overflow car park were absolutely rammed. The cafe is open, serving takeaway drinks/food but people are still sitting at the outside tables.

I really don't know what is so difficult to understand. Stay at home, in your house or garden, with the people who usually live in your household only, and don't go out unless it's absolutely necessary - for food or medication. You don't need to go cycling, running, walking, meeting up with friends. It's not essential.

The sooner the government bring in a lockdown, the better. It will hopefully stop the idiots who don't think the rules apply to them from going out.

& people need to stop trying to justify socialising as "good for our mental health."

You know what won't be good for your mental health? Dying at home from suffocation as you can't breath and can't get an ambulance and there are no critcal care beds available.

Or knowing a loved one is dying but you can't even be there to hold their hand and say good bye because no one is allowed onto the ward.

One of my neighbours had a big gathering at theirs on Friday night despite the fact they've had their kids off school the whole week.

Stupid stupid people!

“We are planning a walk with friends this afternoon (2 metres apart) then we will have a cup of tea in the garden”
Non essential contact

I was going to say !!! I didn’t read that bit as my toddler keeps grabbing my phone and I’d say out there alone this morning I was suddenly panicking !

Can I ask is it ok to go for a walk with someone you live with either early or late when it’s quiet just for 5/10 mins (dd has asd and is desperate to go out for a walk) nobody in household is unwell

Yeah a cup of tea alone in your garden is ok!!!

@HooverVacuum spot on.

This sums it up.

I’m also wondering are people keeping the distance of 2m within their own households?
I have a small house and to be 2m away from the other four members constantly isn’t really practical.
Should I be doing this?
I will take dog out later but should I get ds to walk 2m away?
I’m not going anywhere other than dog out and dh is the only one working.
Any advice?

It's the same in my neighbourhood.

Last night my neighbours on one side were having a family gathering of at least 10 people which included all piling into their hot tub.

My neighbour on the other side had her elderly parents over for the whole day.

Today, everyone is out on the front lawns mingling.

Then the ice cream van turns up and they all join the queue looking very jolly.

I'm observing this from my window with my three small children.

My DH is currently at work as a Paramedic and is not even getting a break and they are running out of PPE including gloves!

Do they not care? Are they ignorant? I do not know

Can I ask is it ok to go for a walk with someone you live with

Yes, for as long as you want. This was covered in Friday’s ores conference. The lady from public heath England explained if you’re staying in your household groups, that’s fine. It’s mixing with others that’s the issue.

It’s ok if everyone’s mental health suffers because this is a threat to the physical health of a large number of people.

Thankyou , I just think we will walk round the block as poor dd has been stuck in for days

My neighbours are also gathering. In the front garden doing some work. Three different households coming together.
I'm hiding out and just hoping we have a lockdown soon.
Some people just aren't getting this.

Social distancing does NOT mean going for walks and standing 2m away from everyone else.

People are being really thick about this and it's going to result in huge numbers of deaths, months/years of restrictions on our freedoms to move around, even greater loss of livelihoods and poverty.

Stop bloody socialising. Stay at home.

It IS acceptable to go out for a walk as long as you are at least two metres away from people. Not sure why @Mustbetimeforachange is being given such a hard time. The deputy CMO herself said that this was acceptable and it also states this on the government's website.

Do you mean meeting up with other people to go for walks lubyloo? Can you link to that advice?

Going for a walk with members of your own household yet staying 2 m from others is encouraged. The problem is people aren't 2 m when they pass each other (I doubt friends would stay 2 m away) so I expect a crack down on this will have to follow.

Don’t waste your breath Lubyloo the mumsnet mob know better than the CMO. Only this morning a doctor on five live was encouraging people to exercise and get fresh air as long as they use the two metre rule. Nobody has said anything about having to stay at home. False information is being spouted left right and centre in this thread.