People bored of social distancing

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Just a moan really. My household is adhering to lockdown. When we were “all in it together”, it feels okay. Necessary and a small thing I can do to help in this horror story.

But yesterday and today, my neighbours on all 3 sides have independently had friends round to visit. It’s so infuriating to think that this will drag on a whole lot longer if people break the rules. One of these neighbours is a cardiac nurse FFS. It just all feels so helpless, so pointless to be the 1 in 4 who stays in, if 3 in 4 aren’t. Add to that today I go to my local park for a run (and yes, I stay at least 2m away and don’t spit!), and there’s a group of 6-8 teenage friends sat sharing a spliff.

Anyway, rant over.

I absolutely will continue to follow lockdown and social distancing. But I wonder how many others will see neighbours ignoring the rules and join in?

Same here. I haven't seen my mum in ages and I have a baby who has already changed so much. Next door have grannys visiting and across the street seem to have someone new over every day. It's really upsetting to watch them all together as a family when we can't have the same.

The numbers breaking rules are still low or there would have been tighter rules this week
and some rul breaking would have been anticipated
But it is annoying!

I think (at least my neighbours are doing this) a few families have chosen to self isolate as one household whereas they are in fact two. Grandparents this is, attaching to their daughter's house.

I’ve noticed the same thing in my local park, last week people seemed to be adhering to social distancing, this week it seems a lot more lax.

This is going to go on for longer, more people will become ill/die thanks to these dickheads.

I haven’t seen or heard anyone else going into my neighbours houses-people seem to be taking it v seriously found here.

Adherence appears pretty good where I am, have seen a handful of groups who I’m not convinced are all in one household, that’s all.

If these occurrences are regular, OP, you can report them to your local police. It’s not guaranteed to get officers out, of course, but if they get repeated reports for the same people, I would think they’d be more likely to pay a visit.

People taking it seriously where I am too and the statistics show the over whelming majority are. There are always going to be arseholes who won’t do it to protect the Nhs, their family, themselves.

Thing is even if 80%- 90% of us stick to the rules, this will be over quicker than if we all went out and done it.

Your never going to get 100% compliance, your just not. Some humans are just shits 🤷🏻‍♀️

At the end of the day you can only make choices for yourself and protect the people in your household, you can’t control what other do.

I keep me and my family at home as I hope mine and other people’s sensible actions will mean I can see the rest of my family very soon.

People are being very careful and sticking to the rules where I am, it's very quiet. What I do notice in this country is that we all go a bit relaxed and silly when the sun shines (we start acting like we're on holiday) I've had people stroll in the road in front of my car before now on a lovely day. This makes me nervous in case people relax and forget themselves a bit in the good weather.

To be fair I think the modelling is done on the assumption a percentage of the population are arseholes and won’t comply. They will let them get it.

I also think some folks want mild symptoms so they can stay off work.

Very sad if what you’re saying is true and an Nhs nurse is breaking the rules though. Everyone would be saying oh you’re so brave putting your life on the line and “ not you had your mates round, could have got it from them or given them it”.

I only know of one person breaking the rules (went to see their parents and sibling who tbf they lived with up until lockdown). I havent seen anyone else. The vast majority of people are obeying lockdown

The way I see it is the more people who do it the better. There are always going to be people who break the rules, but the more people who stay in the less the virus can spread. Its not an all or nothing thing, and its not pointless for you to obey lockdown if the odd person isnt.

I watched my neighbor have her friend pop over for a bbq, still wearing her nhs uniform today after a shift at the nearby hospital. I despair.

To clarify what i mean by its not all or nothing, im not giving people permission to break lockdown. Im saying that you are still doing good following the rules even if others arent, you are still helping reduce the spread.

Obviously ideally it would be a pretty much all thing.

I feel the same
Sick of hearing my neighbors out and about carrying on as normal ,kids playing out in the street

*Bluntness100

To be fair I think the modelling is done on the assumption a percentage of the population are arseholes and won’t comply.*

I hope this is the case and it is being taken into account.

Sorry for being a grump about it all. I guess it was just bad luck to witness it literally everywhere I turned.

matildathehun77 agree about losing our heads in the warm weather. It just really made me feel like a mug for keeping my pre-schooler indoors, while even my nurse neighbour had friends round for Sunday roast.

I think this weekend will be worse , bank holiday weekend, I hope we have the gales back

Yep, next door are having people visit all the time. Saturday morning the knocked on the door and asked if a friend could park on our drive as they didn’t want to pay for a parking permit for the road. Their drive was already full with visitors cars (they got the door shut in their face, dh not in the mood for this sort of shit and he wouldn’t stand back when asked him too, shouted rude cunt as he walked off).

Big groups chatting on the street past my window (live
On a route into the town).

@Bimbleboo

Overconfidence in HCPs isn't that uncommon. It's like the doctor that smokes and thinks because they're a doctor nothing bad will happen to them.

Why would people socializing make the whole thing last longer? Surely the more people that get sick quick means that it will all be over sooner?

By staying in and flattening the curve we protect nhs capacity and vulnerable people but the flat curve means longer lockdowns. Doesn’t it?

Hmm... I don't care about what others do as I can't control them

I don't believe their behaviour affects me really

If I stay at home I stay safe. 🤷‍♀️

I'm still relatively young with no underlying conditions so I'm likely to get an ITU bed even if it's full of idiots who don't distance?

@Randomschoolworker19 I did have her standing at the fence justifying it by telling me ‘she’s a nurse though, I’d obviously not have any of my OTHER friends over’. My head has been in my hands ever since. The nurse should know better for a start. High Viral Load in HCP is a thing also. And I’ve no idea why being a nurse justifies ANYTHING in that situation. I was cringing watching them hugging and taking selfies.

I could have written your post today OP....

Me and my 2 dd's now haven't been out in weeks. We live inner city, first floor apartment, they're 1 & 2 and its literally impossible to get them outside without bumping into the ever increasing crowds of 'visitors' that keep appearing in my car park.

We all have children in my block, but it's taken one neighbour with one child to take over our shared car park for their 'personal outside space' so he can run around, plus another with a newborn who's entire family were in and out, plus bringing their own young children.....we haven't seen MIL for over a month because shes over 70 and isolating...

To get us out I have to take the double buggy downstairs, then back up for Dd1, then back up for dd2...by which point they'll have been at least 10 people in and out, I cant socially distance us and I cant take the risk as everyone here seems to be off out daily....

Yes, I'm moaning today, we've been okay so far but the sun is out and it seems everyone is just taking the piss.....

I’m really shocked that some NHS employees are not changing out of their uniforms after their shift.

We absolutely have to in my hospital.

I've just been out to a big Tesco for the first time since this started and I wish I hadn't. Had two arguments, almost a third and at least a dozen people walking within a foot of me.

I take it all back about the ranting on here. You are all right and I'm wrong and the world (at least where I live) is full of fucking idiots.

They've got the tape on the floor for the 2m distance. They've got the arrows going up and down the aisles, so everyone is going the same way. Clear as day and very straightforward.

Waiting to go intro the bread aisle, every time I go to enter there's another one coming the wrong way. Oblivious to the flow of traffic, oblivious to the fact that I'm stood there patiently waiting. So after several attempts, I point out to one woman she's coming the wrong way and she's goes apeshit. "No I'm not, I've already been down this aisle but I've forgotten something so I'm coming back".

Then I'm stood in another aisle which is packed, waiting for people in front of me to move so we can keep the 2m distance. Three people one after the other walked straight past me from behind passing within a foot of me. Again completely oblivious to anyone else, or any of the precautions.

Finally I'm trying to get down the freezer aisle to the tills. On one side is a bloke getting ice cream. But on the other side of the same aisle directly opposite is a bloke just stood there with a trolley. Not shopping, just standing there, so between the two of them they are effectively blocking the aisle. I would have to walk between them passing within 2 feet of each of them.

I eventually ask the man with the trolley if there's any particular reason why he's standing there. Again, flys straight off the handle back at me 'yes there is as it happens I'm waiting for someone'. I feel like saying (but don't) well wait somewhere where you're not blocking the fucking aisle!!

He points to the narrow gap and says there's plenty of room to go past, and I say yeah - 2ft not 2metres - which sets him off again. Thankfully the bloke getting the ice cream eventually moves and I'm able to get through.

Then on the way out they've got the arrows all marking out which way to walk to exit the store and people are just all over the place. It's like a roller derby trying to dodge out of their way.

My first rant but probably not my last!