Anybody else's street look like a party?

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All the neighbours standing round sitting out in the front chatting and someone is even giving away free beer tonight 💃🏻

Party time! When did Boris lift the lockdown? I must have missed it 😁

We've decorated our house, no one else has though. Not going out in the street though, even if the neighbours were out!

Definitely more people out and mixing today.

Boris was stupid to suggest that some relaxation would start Monday. They’ve been trying to back track ever since - but feels like it’s too late. That was almost end of lockdown by default.

In the meantime my partner is 3 hours off the end of her 12 hour shift in the hospital and I’m pissed off that there will probably be another rise in cases in three weeks and we’ll be the only stupid country having to go back into lockdown proper.

Idiots

Not my street but all our houses are direct access to pavement.

My parents street all have huge drives. And that is huge as in when they sit in the middle of them they are 6m away from their neighbours and 3m away from the pavement! Even my shielding parents have gone out.
They aren't any closer than when sat in their own back garden and neighbours are out in there's.

We've just walked round our estate and there are a LOT of groups of mixed households, deckchairs on driveways, 2 metres (ish) apart.
The virus doesn't magically die at 200 Cm does it? Passing drinks, showing photos on phones... I do get the desire to do it but it amazes me how quickly everyone's decided the rules don't apply today

My street started off social distancing but the beers started flowing and they have given up...3 families are mixing and the kids are playing a game of cricket. I despair

Our street started off doing the tables in front gardens, everyone quite jolly and chatting at a great distance to neighbours in their respective gardens. But then came neighbours offering food round to everyone, we politely declined even though DD who is 3 looked very disappointed we were saying no to ice cream and pizza. Then most of the neighbours moved their chairs around one house’s driveway, some are 2m apart but some just look like they’re having a normal party! We stayed in our garden and have gone inside now. It’s ridiculous. Kids who live next door to each other started off kicking a ball to each other at a distance - not so bad. Then I looked up and they’re both playing mini golf and swingball in the same garden, acting like everything is normal. It’s pissed me off. At this rate they’ll all be hugging and kissing by 9pm.

Not my road but a neighbouring one, very, very loud music for hours (I could hear it clearly over the TV even with all doors and windows shut!) and people not social distancing. Haven't seen anybody out on my own road though.

Someone near me has moved their trampoline and garden furniture from the garden to out the front of their house. They’ve been out there everyday with their neighbour and the kids. Never mind people in the flats opposite who haven’t got a garden and might want to use the space.

It’s right to say that rumours/leaks to the press this week of Boris announcing an easing (however slight)to the lockdown imminently was a really stupid idea. They should have kept schtum till after the BH weekend and reiterated the “no change - carry on social distancing again and again”

Sunshine and VE Day isn’t helping the urge to do BH things and Then some. You see in the papers and on telly footage of all the crowds in the 40s celebrating and that will seep into thesubconscious of people as celebrating lockdown being lifted a bit.

Wonder if the R value will be up in a couple of weeks again just as people want to send kids back to school

I've just come back from our soiree. We did social distance and I didn't drink so no edging closer to anyone. It was lovely. I must admit that I did start to feel uncomfortable despite the distancing.

There's lots of red white and blue in our street and a man walking up and down playing a trumpet.

Yes the next street along to us aren't all sat in their gardens, they've all pulled up their deck chairs and sat round in the road, along with a buffet style table.

We aren't attending the party..

Also think it was a big mistake to hint at a relaxation of lockdown before the weekend, I think there will be a spike in cases.

Yes I’ve just walked up our street to the mini Waitrose on the corner and at the top of it @4 houses/flats are on their steps with street tables of drink etc - I just walked in the road past them and smiled . Group of youngsters doing the same on the opp side - no idea if they live together or not .

Party in our street, I’m not joining in, kids running all over. Adults chatting away not keeping 2 metres away . My parents are currently really ill with covid , we are going to end up with a second peak in 2 weeks time.

Everyone's laughing and out in the front gardens. I think people are using it as an excuse to have a bit of fun. Won't harm if they are in their own gardens. Hope they quieten down soon. Got a bad head and can't sleep for the laughing. I'm not usually bothered.

Boris must have told me neighbours lockdown is over, loads are out drinking no social distancing and the music is so loud it’s unbearable.

We sat on our front lawn with some scones, the couple over the road did the same, along with another few houses further down. People are exchanging nods and hellos but that's it.

We're lucky to have a big front garden, very easy to stay much more than 2m away from anyone else.

@DJMumzy

Our street is party central but I shouldn't be so shocked after last week when our next door neighbours threw a birthday party for one of their kids! About 10 adults and all their kids invited, bouncy castle, bbq.......🤦‍♀️
I nearly lost my shit completely when I saw a baby in a pram being wheeled in?!

On a day when we are supposed to be commemorating VE Day, to remember the lives lost, the bravery and the SACRIFICES that that generation went through.
And yet this generation can't even stay safe and stay in doors. I'm completely ashamed to be apart of it.

When I consider what the people of world war 2 went through.
Sending their sons and husbands to war, sending their children away-never knowing if they would see them again.

What we have been asked to do is absolutely nothing in comparison.
Apart from those people with mental health issues (my own sister being one), this should be a piece of piss!
Many many people have shown themselves to be entitled, selfish, self absorbed arseholes!

Lots of big groups in my village and the one where I keep my horse. They look to consist of the people who brag the most vocal about how much clapping there is round their way on a Thursday night. I did see the second home owners who nip back to London once week in one of them 😲

My neighbours all out again. They've done it a few times since lockdown not just with the excuse of VE Day. It's winding me right up. No social distancing, adults sitting round in groups on plastic chairs, tables and even a sofa. Blocking the road. Kids all playing together as per usual.

No, nothing like that where I am. Not even any bunting in general.