Getting work done at this time

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What are the rules for getting work done. I booked an electrician before this all kicked off due tomorrow. Is he fine to come if we stay 2 m apart. I can leave him to it.

Also what do you think of old kids meeting friends on park to kick a ball. I say no husband said fine if they 2m apart and they have been at school together anyway.

they have been at school together anyway.
Yes, and they've now (moreorless( shut the schools because it's not a good idea. So, I would say no to the park.

Electrician: is it essential work?

Definitely no to the kids kicking a ball around in the park. I’ve seen a rather irresponsible video doing the rounds of neighbouring kids kicking a ball to each other over a fence - which also defeats the point. The virus could be on the ball, hands, shoes, etc.

Electrician is not essential but mostly outside I know he working as he has 4 kids !

That’s a good point regarding the ball I seem to be on the losing end with my DH he keeps talking about acceptable risk. Tbh lock down will take these arguments away for me at least.

What would the electrician need to do inside? If it's something like turning off the power maybe you can do that - obviously electrical safety is crucial so he might need photos of the switches or whatever.

The electrician may well have been in multiple houses before yours. Elections are not trained in infection control. He could be carrying the virus on his clothes, on his tools on any part of him. Therefore he could inadvertently leave the virus in your home.
As for allowing children within five miles of each other just no,no,no. Watch the doctors advice STAY AT HOME. Assume everyone you come into contact with has the virus. Just touching a surface an infected person has touched can transfer the virus.
What would happen to your children if both you and your DH were hospitalised with C19 at the same time.
STAY AT HOME

The real question is how do I get my DH on board he doesn’t think any of us would need hospitalised and has taken Boris rather woolly suggestion of yes go out exercise but 2 m apart as gospel. He even thought we should have our cleaner round but I have put my foot down in that as she would touch every surface crazy. What I might say to electrician is just do outside stuff and leave indoors as good point about clothes tools etc . Turning electricity off is in the outside porch so he can do that. Anyone else not in agreement of staying home with their other half’s feel like it is just me

he doesn’t think any of us would need hospitalised

I'm going to make the assumption he's neither a medic with a relevant specialism nor an epidemiologist.

He's wrong in talking about 'acceptable risk'. He's confusing it with probability of risk to your family. The risk is that more people die or have life-changing consequences from this illness (directly, or indirectly because there isn't NHS capacity for other problems) . The probability of it being any of your family may be low (but not zero, and could be catastrophic. Does he wear a seatbelt? Why? ). The probability of it being more people increases if everyone makes up their own version of what they think is 'acceptable'.

I'd be inclined to let the electrician do the outside work, if he wants to, so long as he doesn't touch anything you need to in the next week or so. And no brew. Not letting him inside isn't just protecting you, it's also protecting the electrician and his other customers from your DH.