Well that was clear as mud, so is meeting family allowed now or what??

[Crimples]

Not that it matters to me personally, being in Scotland but that was just the biggest load of waffley waffle.
Not even a mention of meeting other households.

ink with what money? I lost my job already.

Anyway, I’m realising the upsides of living in a rough overcrowded place. Most people don’t care about social distancing etc.

Even if I could afford to live somewhere nicer, if it’s full of the attitude I’ve seen on MN, I’ll stick where I am. There’s very little point in green space if you’ve got nosey neighbours after you all the time.

Lockdown has been a learning experience for sure.

Have they advised about employment rights or arrangements for those of us that are shielded? I've not heard a word yet about it. I'm lucky in that I'm being paid for twelve weeks but what happens at the end of that? No one seems to know anything. Will we be paid, put onto SSP, will our jobs be kept open for us? Talking to some.of my colleagues we are considering returning to work at the end of the first round of shielding because be we can't afford to.just not work.

I was thinking more of keeping hope going for the longer term if things improve. I rent and have not great prospects of ever owning but I find it mentally helpful to continue to hope I will. In my experience nosy neighbours in nicer areas are not a given!

Ink if prices go down that might work out for you.

It’s just been interesting seeing the advantages of living here.

What the fuvk is difficult to understand. If you are able bodied you can go out just be aware. You can go back to work or the economy will collapse and then all you people who misuse the austerity word will understand what it really means. Do not see your family if they are vulnerable. What is so hard to understand.

I don’t even know where to start with this. It seems superficially like common sense, and yet it’s not supported by the guidance.

And if you’re not complying with the guidance (no matter how opaque it is) you may get fined (see Lilac’s posts). Or not, of course. If you’re a cyclist you can come and tear around our local woods, passing pedestrians with less than a foot to spare, with no risk of being troubled by a constable.

“ Do not see your family if they are vulnerable”

If even if they’re not, you aren’t legally permitted to enter their home, or meet two parents in the park.

Lilac it reminds me of when a friend of mine returned to London after living in a smaller town and she absolutely hated being back, had loads of issues. In an attempt to cheer her up I prompted her to think of anything she could that was good about being back in London. She had to think but then said she liked the anonymity, at least in London she could walk down the street in floods of tears and no one would interfere to ask what was wrong. I was like...yes, yep ...good you're seeing the positive

Mind you I have had people ask me why I was crying in the street on occasion but I take her point!

, at least in London she could walk down the street in floods of tears and no one would interfere to ask what was wrong.

The only positive thing she could think of about London was it was full of callous people... ? Christ almighty.

@TheSandman there are a lot of woeful posts at the mo.

Well yes it was a bit ridiculous, true story from years ago but meant to be a funny one. I am sure we laughed at the time.