Boris to address the nation tonight

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There's speculation that he will implement a full lockdown.

How will this differ from what we're doing now?

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Three weeks of lockdown.

You fannying about in your allotment for a couple of hours is Not. Fucking. Essential.

I disagree. It's good exercise in the fresh air, and it's growing valuable food. As long as the poster keeps well away from other people, why should it be a problem?

I'm not trying to be a twat. Where I am the allotments have a centralised point of entry to them all. Not the same as a solo walk, jog, mowing the lawn (which would be in your house) etc etc.

Exercise is not the primary reason for being on an allotment though.

How is gardening in your allotment any different to gardening in your actual garden? They're about the same distance away from the next one along.

Gardening is not allowed @lockjessmonster but thousands landing at all airports in the U.K. is.
Right 🙄

3 weeks? It’ll be far longer, of course, because people won’t do as they’re fucking well told. Evidence on here already.

Re schools, I’m secondary, we got a rota of 4 people per day earlier, head has just emailed to say a new rota will be in place tomorrow and people must not come in unless specifically told to do so.

Gardening is in no way a form of exercise

Of course it is.

Where I am the allotments have a centralised point of entry to them all

Our is accessed through a wood, where people are free to cycle, run etc. With no centralized point at all, just the wood, a path, and your own gate.

So, I could run through the wood, but crossing the path and jumping the hedge and digging for two hours is somehow 'not exercise.'

It bloody is. Some people use a bike, I use a spade.

The wilful ignorance of people on here actually beggars belief.

Of course gardening is fucking exercise. No one is trying to say it isn’t. But in these circumstances it’s not the kind of exercise they’re talking about. It’s walk round the block, get some air then get back in the fucking house!!!!!

Really whining about a dad not seeing his kids for 3 weeks!! How would you like it?????

Oh for goodness sake. I'm not thrilled about my business going bust because I can't leave my house, but what I 'like' is out of the window. It's not relevant. This is an unprecedented national emergency and this is now about trying to avoid some of the huge numbers of deaths coming

Facetime. Skype. Phone. Your kids and their dad will survive a couple of months of low contact, everyone is going to go through hardship. What any of us 'like' and usually expect is gone for the moment. Normality is gone for the moment. This is about keeping as many people alive as possible and that is all .

He was good. Much better than his other briefings. Pre done speech helps.

Only problem I see with the wording one form of exercise is that it's not time bound. I do bike rides that can last as long as 4hrs. But this is where the government expect us to use our common sense.

Our is accessed through a wood, where people are free to cycle, run etc. With no centralized point at all, just the wood, a path, and your own gate.

Fair enough, if you can guarantee no one is going to cross contaminate anything. However I'm interpreting this go out for essential exercise to mean be out your house for as little time as possible, i.e. a quick-ish walk, run, dog walk then back in you go. Does stay in constitute two hours worth? Debatable.

How is it going to be done in three weeks?

It's not. These fixed time periods are an illusion. Once three weeks have passed, the government is hoping that people will have acclimatised to the new restrictions and assuming they're extended, people will be more ready to accept this. It's about managing expectations and behaviour.

We need to give things up. Why can’t people see that? To save lives.

Actually talking of cycling many will be delighted to no longer have packs of cyclists tearing around their roads anymore

It’s not about being over in three weeks.

It’s to suppress cases so NHS isn’t overwhelmed.

I did say i was just speculating. Yes you can leave your phone at home, but realistically, who is going to do that? In fact, our phones are pretty important (never thought I'd hear myself say tha btw - utter technophobe) for most people. People following the rules will want to ring people while doing essential shopping to say if something isn't available, to check online if other shops have loo roll and are open so they can keep to their one shopping trip rule. Single parents leaving kids at home who are old enough will need to be in contact while they are out in case of emergency. If you are out alone and have a problem you'll need to notify someone or summon help. I doubt many people will just leave their phones at home to grab a coffee at their mates house - well I kind of hope not because I'm hanging on to my last shred of faith in humanity at the moment...... this is not a drill...... and hasn't been for a while, which some people haven't appreciated, hence the new strict rules which can be enforced.

Of course gardening is fucking exercise. No one is trying to say it isn’t. But in these circumstances it’s not the kind of exercise they’re talking about. It’s walk round the block, get some air then get back in the fucking house!!!!!

Or I could've put it this way

The wilful ignorance of people on here actually beggars belief

It sure does.

Of course gardening is fucking exercise. No one is trying to say it isn’t

Apart from the pp saying 'gardening is in no way exercise'?

But in these circumstances it’s not the kind of exercise they’re talking about. It’s walk round the block, get some air then get back in the fucking house!!!!!

Not for everyone. We don't all have a block. Some will cycle. Some will walk dogs over moors. Some will dig their plot. It's all outside, all as remote activities as each other, just different equipment.

The virus we were told last night by the Gov health adviser is much less active outside. It doesn't like sunshine etc so some people might even be safer alone in their allotment than in their house after their spouse gets home from work with potentially with virus on the returning spouse.

I’m not stoping my kids dad seeing them!!! For 3 weeks. Not fair on him!

It's not fair on THEM to expose them to additional risk.

It's not fair on anyone you come into contact with to expose them to additional risk.

It's not fair people are dying of coronavirus, none of this is fair.

A critical situation requires difficult and upsetting adjustments.

This isn't being done for a laugh, it's to protect people and restrict the spread.

Yes it's shit, but it's necessary and it's our best chance of the most people staying healthy.

Oh and some people pay for all their stuff on phones too.

Lots of people on here making up their own interpretation of the rules.
"You're not allowed to do gardening?"
How come? I can do it in my own garden, but someone else can't do the same activity in an allotment they may have walked (exercise) to?
What's the difference?

You just have to be separate for the one exercise outside. I don’t see why not allotment as long as mindful of gates etc