Grandchildren are next-door!!!

[Redwoodmaz]

I am fuming. I haven't seen my son [27] since before lockdown.
And our nextdoor neighbours have their adult children and grandchildren in their garden!!!
What don't they understand about 'Don't visit family or friends who don't live with you" ????

If the bloody football comes over the fence they're not having it back.

I think that's a reasonable conclusion @ALovelyBitOfSquirrel, though they will no doubt deny it.

Looking at all these comments no wonder the death rate will continue to rise and rise. These comments no understanding why the OP has a problem are totally missing the point. Most carriers are A-symptomatic. You should not be visiting your older parents regardless of your age. You may have picked up the virus on any of the days before the visit or even the day you decide to visit and pass it on, all while showing no symptoms, thinking you're safe. You are the same people who will be shocked when a family member ends up in hospital. How can this happen. Then you blame everyone but your own actions. Isolation is just that. I don't understand why people don't understand what that means. They bend the rules to meet their needs then they are shocked at the sharp rise at infections and deaths. I am astounded every single day as I stand at my window and watch the world go by full of blatant acts of ignorance and the refusal to be told what to do. The death rates will go through the roof, mark my words. This is going to go on for many months if not into next year and beyond. People don't follow the rules, we will have to suffer long and learn hard painful lessons to drive the message home. At the end of the day if you don't care enough about your family to NOT visit them in order to protect them, they may just be taken from you. What person in their right minds wants to learn that way.

Fucking idiots on here will be the death of us all. What is so hard about following the rules - follow the rules or cause deaths! Selfish, selfish arseholes.

Similarly, the people on here who think because they’ve isolated for 2 weeks they are ‘clear’ so can do what they like - think about that for a second, stupidity at its best.

This thread exemplifies why lockdown should involve the army and the police.

All I want to do is go to my mum and dad’s house. All they want to do is come and visit their grandchildren. But we won’t do either of those things because we are supposed to STAY AT HOME. I feel bad enough going out for exercise.

So we can ascertain that all those having a go at the OP and moaning about snitching and curtain twitching are not staying home and are not sticking to the VERY clear rules

Nonsense. I’m on day 23 and my partner is on day 14 of one walk a day (as far away from other people as possible) and my partner only doing essential shopping once a week.

I have also had essential, urgent heart surgery delayed because of the pandemic and am in a high risk group.

This thread exemplifies why lockdown should involve the army and the police.

I despair.

If you want to live under martial law go and live in North Korea.

People being selfish and potentially spreading the virus are also negatively impacting on the mental health of those who see it.

Also I have seen several posts now when those who see it come on MN for support, but some posters are telling them they are rude busybodies or that they should ignore it.

This isn't an AIBU my neighbour has an ugly van near my house, this is... my neighbour has potentially spread a fatal virus around despite government guidelines and on-going infection and deaths.

OP, it's good they have gone, maybe phone your son tonight as you are doing the right thing keeping apart for now.

@IrisAtwood - I despair of people who can’t follow simple instructions.

For those of you who think it’s fine to socialise, please listen to Shirley

www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-52165515/coronavirus-we-re-on-our-knees-says-nurse

Jeeze @LyingWitchInTheWardrobe you still don't get it, do you? Nobody's 'piously ticking off'. They're appealing to people to understand that their careless behaviour could have serious consequences for others.

You seriously need to grow up.

Goodness me, I wish there was something decent on TV to distract people from curtain twitching and judging other people*.

@IrisAtwood so you think the stupid selfish people that refuse to comply with simple instructions are not in the wrong?

If you're sticking to it as you claim to be and you know WHY you are/should stick to it, why would you think it's ok that others aren't? That it's "judging" for decent people to point out the stupid, selfish people that think the rules set in place to KEEP US ALL SAFE don't bloody apply to THEM?!

Bloody bold fail!

I suppose if some p on here had been alive during the war they'd have thought it was entirely up to individuals whether or not they wanted to comply with the blackout or indulge in careless talk.

Hold on! For all we know they were all in the garden 5m apart or maybe they grandparents have had CV and recovered. Suggest everyone keeps they nose out of others business.

It IS everyone's business.

Hold on! For all we know they were all in the garden 5m apart or maybe they grandparents have had CV and recovered.

Can you point to which bit of the guidelines say ‘unless you’ve had CV and recovered, or you’re in someone else’s garden 5m apart?’

or maybe they grandparents have had CV and recovered.

How many more bloody excuses are people going to come up with. 🤦

There's no loophole that says visiting relatives is permitted if you've already had the virus.

@NameChangedToProtect1 how does that make the slightest difference?

It's worrying when you read some replies ,some still don't get it .

I think it is all of our business if people are not following the guidelines. They are selfish and are putting everyone at risk especially front line NHS.

@ALovelyBitOfSquirrel

There’s a big difference between pointing out that someone watching their neighbours and coming onto MN to post about it is pointless at best and nasty at worst and saying that people can do what they like.

It's a fascinating time to be alive. You can actually watch a cohesive society crumbling before your very eyes.Not destroyed by a virus but by us all turning on each other.

Just an afterthought...

It would be good to have a thread where all the 'reasons we don't count' could be stored. Much as I hate the Daily Mail, it would be a cracking article with everything from 'we had to have a family outing to the supermarket because my partner can't follow a shopping list', to 'but I need chocolate and a magazine', through to 'maybe everyone at the BBQ had all had the virus and were standing 5m away'.

LolaSmiles

There do seem to be an extraordinary amount of people who have their own special version of the rules.

Eggcited
Being on Mumsnet certainly gave me some insight as to why local places were busy the weekend we were told to avoid busy places and stay home.

I can't be bothered with the people saying you should only shop monthly and live on gruel because milk isn't an essential, but people being misery guts in the privacy of their own homes is their business. People putting others at greater risk because they fancy some chocolate or alcohol, or would rather go to the beach is everyone else's business.