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What happened to the letters the government were writing to every household?

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Bearbehind · 08/04/2020 10:54

About 10 days ago I thought it was announced that the government was writing to every household in the country to reiterate the advice regarding CV

I thought it seemed a waste of time and money as you’d have to be living in a bunker to have not heard to before but that’s beside the point

Did anyone actually receive this letter?

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TheReluctantCountess · 08/04/2020 11:14

We haven’t had ours.

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dementedpixie · 08/04/2020 11:15

The only helpful bit is the isolation chart

What happened to the letters the government were writing to every household?
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Mustbetimeforachange · 08/04/2020 11:15

Got ours on Monday. What a waste of money.

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Rhubardandcustard · 08/04/2020 11:16

Got one from our local council. Nothing from the government. South east.

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Purplequalitystreet · 08/04/2020 11:17

Got ours yesterday. Merseyside. It didn't say anything we didn't already know!

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Punxsutawney · 08/04/2020 11:17

We are on the south coast and haven't had one.

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Portulaca · 08/04/2020 11:22

No. Unless DH has read it & forgotten to tell me 😳

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BiggerBoat1 · 08/04/2020 11:23

Got it yesterday. Total waste of money. Told us nothing we didn't already know.

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sunshinesupermum · 08/04/2020 11:26

No haven't received it. Waste of money in any case.

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MrsWombat · 08/04/2020 11:28

We got ours today. No new information in it but I think the "letter from the prime minister" might be saved for prosperity.

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TheGreatWave · 08/04/2020 11:30

Yesterday. Just a postman leaflet drop (rather than actually being addressed to anyone)

I guess for people without internet the leaflet is useful.

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nonwonderwoman · 08/04/2020 11:30

We got ours today. I thought the chart on different lengths of isolation for family members catching the virus on different days was useful.

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BorisJohnsonMicrowavesHisBacon · 08/04/2020 11:31

Got mine this morning near Manchester, not opened it, it's gone into my "post and parcel quarantine centre" (the corner of my porch) for five days

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Princesspickle777 · 08/04/2020 11:31

Yes, yesterday

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BiggerBoat1 · 08/04/2020 11:32

MrsWombat do you mean posterity?

If so, why would you want to save anything from that cockwomble?
The only reason I can think that Boris would send this is vanity. Don't buy into that by saving it for future generations please!

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mrswhiplington · 08/04/2020 11:32

We got ours today. North West

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CaptainMyCaptain · 08/04/2020 11:32

We got ours yesterday.

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CaptainMyCaptain · 08/04/2020 11:34

Don't buy into that by saving it for future generations please!
Why not? The Protect and Survive leaflets in the early 80s were ludicrous advice (e.g. make a fallout out shelter with a door taken off its hinges and a mattress) but are interesting to look at now.

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aleC4 · 08/04/2020 11:35

I got mine this morning

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LIZS · 08/04/2020 11:36

Ours today too.

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Doyoumind · 08/04/2020 11:36

Yes. I think it was Monday.

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VideographybyLouBloom · 08/04/2020 11:38

Don't buy into that by saving it for future generations please!
But it will be such an interesting historical document in years to come (yes, I’m a geek!)

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Pinkflipflop85 · 08/04/2020 11:40

We haven't received one yet, but we dont currently have a postman to deliver to us.

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CoronaIsComing · 08/04/2020 11:42

We haven’t.

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goose1964 · 08/04/2020 11:42

Ours arrived this morning.

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