Can I go for an 10 mile round trip in the car to deliver an Easter egg ?

[SistemaAddict]

To my 80 year old parent? I have no other reason to make this journey as it's not on the way to the shops or my place of work but I thought it would cheer them up. I'm taking flowers too. It is Easter after all!


Ffs no you can't you stupid idiot and now you've put our much loved parent at risk. I just needed a rant to people who would understand.

If I wasn't NC with this idiot before I certainly my would be now

(I might have PMT, or just COVID-19 rage).

[1forsorrow]

I ordered them for my GC and had them delivered. Mind you government ministers can do 80 mile round trips to drop stuff off for their parents so I guess it is OK.

[thegcatsmother]

I took my dm a ferrero rocher bunny yesterday, but I bought it when I did the rest of her shopping for her, and I was shopping for my elderly neighbour as well.

[SistemaAddict]

@madcatladyforever you made me smile as that's exactly the kind of rant I had in my head over this. Other family members drove 25 miles to find some woods to walk in when there's a forest up the road and went for a walk with another family member from a different household too. And then there was the one who's girlfriend had symptoms but he was continuing to go out and about instead of isolating with her. And the relative that flew to Dubai and got sent home. It's hard to believe I'm related to them sometimes.

[RedToothBrush]

Watch out Cambridgeshire police are tweeting this morning that they are policing 'the non-essential' aisles of Tesco for... well not offenders because its not illegal to buy any particular items...

Seriously power has gone to the heads of some police forces. What the fuck is essential anyway?

Are they going to raid click and collect B and Q for anyone buying a bag of compost? Compost might be essential if you are trying to grow you own food.

[madcatladyforever]

haha just read the post properly - who's stupid now yes me

[madcatladyforever]

No you fucking can't Jesus how many times!!!!!!!

Go on the internet and send them by post like every other normal person.

I've sent my parents letterbox flowers by post and a handmade card (with gloves on) BY POST.

Are you being deliberately obnoxious or are you just plain stupid - there are a hundred posts on here. We're all sick of it.

[BeingATwatItsABingThing]

I bought my parents eggs and delivered them at the same time as delivering the medication I’d picked up from the pharmacy for them.

Special trip? No. Your relative is the problem.

[RedToothBrush]

Another relative thinks 3 bottles of gin is an essential shop. Just gin, nothing else. With a shielded spouse and high risk themselves.
They'll all be completing if lockdown is tightened or extended.

You can get gin delivered!!! No need to leave the house for it.

[SistemaAddict]

They stayed for a chat in the garden. This is someone who is also going into an extremely vulnerable person's home to do housework every week so god knows what's being passed around.

[Inkpaperstars]

Ps if they did go inside then is right!

[Inkpaperstars]

They shouldn't have done it, but did they go inside or just leave outside and retreat? If they just left it outside then at least there is some comfort that your DM is not at any more risk than a normal food delivery, esp if she washed hands after touching packaging.

[SistemaAddict]

@corabel that's exactly what my mum is doing. My dc have got an egg from me as I was very lucky to be able to order them with my tesco shopping. Mum is going to get them something with the next delivery. Ds at 5 understands the rules so it baffles me as to why people who are older can't.

[corabel]

I was tempted to do this for my grandchildren. And then I decided that if everyone did the same that it would lead to lots of unnecessary journeys. They'll get eggs from their parents and I'll make it up to them afterwards.

[Baaaahhhhh]

I went by my mums (empty) house, and got a load of summer clothes to take to my mum at her care home yesterday. I also went out to collect some food, and did a round trip of about 20 miles. I waited on the doorstep, and had a chat with the receptionist, and was passed a card and present for my DD's birthday. I am obviously an very, very, bad person, NOT.

[Wingedharpy]

@Bercows :
Easter egg = I'm with you.
Gin = Deffo essential!😉

[elizabethdraper]

In Ireland it has been specified that delivering Easter eggs is not an essential journey.

You will be fined and /arrested

[SistemaAddict]

Another relative thinks 3 bottles of gin is an essential shop. Just gin, nothing else. With a shielded spouse and high risk themselves.
They'll all be completing if lockdown is tightened or extended.

[WTF99]

Drop it off when you're taking other essentials. Don't make a special journey. And maintain distance obvs.

[Holdingmybreath]

I did read the whole post but obviously misunderstood,for which I apologise.
Thank you for letting me know.
I do get you OP ,now my brain has been sorted.

[Matildathehun77]

So first you go shopping for the non essential egg,then you make a non essential journey to deliver it.
Do you still need this question answering or will you go ahead regardless anyway?

This is going to turn into one of those posts with dozens of "RTFT!!!!" On it isn't it??

[Thewheelsarefallingoff]

I'm planning the same tbh, as per PP, I think it's better that I deliver it than a delivery company with many more contacts. I'm taking bread milk and pasta too.

[SistemaAddict]

I ordered our eggs with last week's shopping delivery too.

[AHintOfStyle]

@Holdingmybreath did you read the whole post 🙈

[Reallybadidea]

I really don't see that it's any different at all to buying one online and having it delivered.

[CassidyStone]

I ordered mine online as soon as I realised Easter would be cancelled. So my elderly mum and my 2 adult daughters and their partners have all ready received theirs.