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Can't decide if this is okay or not

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bigchris · 07/04/2020 14:02

Neighbour is doing up his house so is out in the sunshine all day

His 2 small children, probably 4 and 6 , are cycling round and round our cul de sac

They are only interacting with each other , there's not many out round here as my neighbours are mostly elderly, it doesn't appear to be causing anyone any harm, but I guess it's breaking government guidelines?

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ACoupleofPeaches · 07/04/2020 14:10

I suppose there's opportunity for this to be above and beyond one exercise session a day - though really how long can two kids cycle round a cul-de-sac? Plus, they are following the rule to exercise near home.

Ultimately, I would struggle to get upset about it, myself.

AWryGiraffe · 07/04/2020 14:10

Luckily, you don't get to decide if it's okay or not.

BiggerBoat1 · 07/04/2020 14:11

Sounds quite sweet to me!

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bigchris · 07/04/2020 14:11

I agree with you !
I suppose the problem is what if everyone did it if you lived on an estate with loads of families but in this case it's literally just the 2 of them

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bigchris · 07/04/2020 14:13

@AWryGiraffe true , and I wouldn't report it anyway, just wondered what people thought as it's not one exercise a day , and yes they do it most of the day

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ilovecherries · 07/04/2020 14:16

Probably if there were loads of families, they wouldn’t do it? The kids at the end of our street are doing the same, can’t get worked up about it. They are about 5 and 7. They are the only kids in the street. Their dad is sitting in the garden keeping an eye on them.

DownWhichOfLate · 07/04/2020 14:19

It’s absolutely fine. They aren’t touching anyone / anything or stopping others from being out. Obviously doing them some good as a lot of 4 and 6 year olds can’t ride bicycles yet!

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bigchris · 07/04/2020 14:21

Their dad is sitting in the garden keeping an eye on them

No he's doing up his house

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DownWhichOfLate · 07/04/2020 14:21

Though, depending where you are, they might need to keep an eye on their sunlight exposure as it’s rather sunny in some parts. Sunburn / heat exhaustion wouldn’t be good.

Deelish75 · 07/04/2020 14:22

We have an alleyway at the back of our house. At the weekend DP was doing some work to the fence and back gates, DD was riding her bike up and down the alleyway. Didn't see another soul.

Lolaesque · 07/04/2020 14:37

Not up to you to decide is it, op?!

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bigchris · 07/04/2020 15:07

@Lolaesque ha its more an internal deciding

But if you want to be pedantic it's up to all of us to decide the appropriate way to follow government guidelines, it's called a social conscience

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bigchris · 07/04/2020 15:08

So if a policeman walked by, like the one near me walking along the sea front would he tell them to go in after a day outside? What would he decide lol

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Babyroobs · 07/04/2020 15:10

We have someone on our local fb site requesting unwanted plant pots which she is asking for people to leave in their driveways so she can collect them and take them to her mothers care home !

Branleuse · 07/04/2020 15:10

Its fine, please stop curtain twitching. Kids need exercise.

ChubbyPigeon · 07/04/2020 15:13

I dont think i can get worked up about it.

Technically I would say its against the rules. However they arent interacting with anyome or stopping anyone else doing anything so I dont see how it can cause any harm and they are only small. I'd be happy for DC to use our cul de sac as a sort of garden.

ComtesseDeSpair · 07/04/2020 15:14

The problem with children playing outside in the street as they’re likely to attract children from neighbouring houses to also go out to play and then they’re all playing together and that’s not social distancing. Same as there’s technically no transmission risk if you’re sunbathing in a park on your own - except that one sunbather then makes others think they can do the same and suddenly it’s a full park.

If they’re the only kids in the street then I’d find it difficult to bother about.

DownWhichOfLate · 07/04/2020 15:16

More of a problem is their Dad not watching them!

purpleme12 · 07/04/2020 15:19

Well me and my daughter still play out in our street. There's no other children that would come join us.

CaryStoppins · 07/04/2020 15:19

I'm about to take mine out in the street to ride their bikes. Can't see the issue.

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bigchris · 07/04/2020 15:21

@Babyroobs cant see a problem with that

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Thighmageddon · 07/04/2020 15:21

My neighbour has got her two doing laps of the close to wear them out.

It's quite funny seeing 4 year olds being made to run like they were part of an Olympic squad.

Hugglespuffed · 07/04/2020 15:27

@bigchris I think @ilovecherries was saying that her own neighbour's kids are playing out with the dad watching from the garden.
I can't get worked up about this tbh. If most of the neighbours are elderly then I'm sure they don't mind kids using the space. Better than them sitting in front of screens all day. And I'm pretty pro screen time especially at these times. But if they have outside space and it doesn't interfere with others then I don't see the problem :)

AmelieTaylor · 07/04/2020 15:35

We have someone on our local fb site requesting unwanted plant pots which she is asking for people to leave in their driveways so she can collect them and take them to her mothers care home !

I hope to god she's storing them for a week before taking them to a rest home. I would hope the rest home would them have the sense to store them for a week before passing them to the residents.

If not, that's a brilliant way to risk infecting a lot of elderly people 🙄

AmelieTaylor · 07/04/2020 15:40

@bigchris

I suppose technically if the kids only go out once (& stay out) they're not breaking the rules. But if they're in & out then technically they are

However if they're not stopping anyone else using the ChippingInLovesWoollyHugs de sac or their front gardens then I can't see the harm really. Different if there are other kids being kept inside because of them

As for the Dad, there aren't any rules stopping him working on his house.

Whether there should be or not, is a whole other thread.

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