Would you be happy to lock down for the next two years?

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If the government restrictions stayed in place?

So until May 2022.

Individually it might be ok, as per stay at home dog mum but in two years what would it be like? I’m not sure even rubbish would be collected by then, such would be the demise of the economy.

What the fuck is a stay at home dog mum? Assume she means housewife who has a dog but spends her time lunching with her equally unemployed mates. What an utterly vacuous existence.

That is not someone whose opinion needs to be valued or taken into account in any way shape of form.

No I would definitely flout rules and take my chances then

Good grief.....no

Not happy no. But would if that's what we were asked to do.

I'm retired and have a dog.

Does that qualify me to be a 'stay at home dog mum'?

Bloody hope not.

That way madness lies, the country would be absolutely on its knees in so many ways. It would be a double whammy for the younger generation who would suffer from that socially and educationally in the short term and economically in the long term. It’s a bleak enough outlook after three months never mind 2 years.

No. People who do want this should not expect Govt to keep them.and be well aware wfh will not exist as there will be no economy.

absolutely NOT and I wouldnt obey it. In that case, the vulnerable and shielded should stay inside allowing the rest of us to keep the economy going.

Yes. Simple as that really.

hahaha!

NO and I wouldn't do it

2years? Are you joking? The country would crash and burn and we'd have civil unrest long before that.

No of course not.

Lockdown like we have it now, until 2022...

So, that means no new nurses qualifying until ... 2026?
20k nurses are supposed to qualify every year.
So 2+ years of people getting on with their hands-on type training would be lost.
May I repeat that: 40k nurse deficit by 2025.
Who among you is super happy with that scenario? Speak up now.

Oh, and let's talk about the 14,000 missing junior doctors, the missing police, midwives, physiotherapists, military officers, paramedics, midwives and any other public service professionals that require tertiary level training.

Or do you think we'll just stop all existing NHS and public service personnel from retiring to prevent staff shortages? Heck, why don't we imprison the existing staff in hospitals and military camps. Grand idea. I knew MNers were clever. #sarcasm

With the economy dead we would all starve to death after 2 years of lockdown.

God no

No way..far more years behind me in front of me
I would be planning my escape even more than I have done now
It’s really no way to live
I hope if the government seriously suggested it..we would take to the streets.

There'll be plenty like 'stay at home dog mum' who would find 2 years of this a breeze in the park and less distractions of having to juggle coffees with friends or something.

Obviously that's not for everyone, but one thing this has shown is the difference between introverts and extroverts. It's usually introverts that suffer in a world made for extroverts, this has flipped it on its head.

The economy is obviously key but a take home after this should be a balanced society for introverts and extroverts.

I'm amazed that anyone would even consider a country-wide 2-year lockdown.

Infection Fatality Ratio, by age (data from China)
0-9 years 0.001%
10-19 years 0.006%
20-29 years 0.03%
30-39 years 0.08%
40-49 years 0.16%

And you want all these people to stay in for up to two years, not attend school, not see friends and family, not work outside the house, live a very limited life - to avoid an infection which will very very very likely not kill them?

Even in the over 80s the infection fatality ratio was 7.8%, so most of the over 80s were surviving the infection.

www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(20)30243-7/fulltext

There'll be plenty like 'stay at home dog mum' who would find 2 years of this a breeze in the park and less distractions of having to juggle coffees with friends or something.

Sorry, but how on earth does someone HAVE to 'juggle coffees with friends or something'? If you don't want to "juggle coffees", then don't! I doubt her friends are putting a gun to her head or anything!

And your comparison between 'introverts' and 'extroverts' is a vacuous one. I'm very much an introvert, but even putting aside the rather important questions of what would happen to the economy and society after 2 years lockdown, I can't imagine two years of sitting at home. Even introverts like some social interaction, as well as things like cinemas, travel, gyms, restaurants etc.

Great that 'stay at home dog wife' doesn't have to worry about her kids' education, her husband's income, her elderly relatives' wellbeing and doesn't anticipate needing medical or dental attention any time over the next 2 years however. So long as she's happy with not having to endure the intolerable strain of coffee juggling and all that.

No, and how many older people would want to spend what might be the last few years of their life in lockdown?

No, I really wouldn't.

Sorry, but how on earth does someone HAVE to 'juggle coffees with friends or something'? If you don't want to "juggle coffees", then don't! I doubt her friends are putting a gun to her head or anything!

They might now be used to having their coffee mornings via Zoom instead ergo getting to stay at home and save money.

They might now be used to having their coffee mornings via Zoom instead ergo getting to stay at home and save money.

"Getting to stay at home"? If she'd wanted to stay at home, she could have done so all along.

Anyway, if someone's major stress in life is 'juggling coffees' then I think they're so out of touch with the reality of most people's lives that they're scarcely relevant to this discussion. Still not convinced she's not a complete wind up however.

Yep having time of my life tbh! Really mean that, not working and spending time with my favourite people all day.