First day out. Is there even a pandemic?!

[thatsnotmyrhino]

I gave birth to my first baby in March.

I've been diagnosed with anxiety and I've found this pandemic really though.

I've been having some CBT to help me combat things.

Today was a big thing for me as we booked tickets to go to the zoo.

I figured being outside I'd feel safe .

I've not been to any big public places since the birth of my baby (I've been to parks etc) so I've been feeling like I really should get out.

We booked to arrive at 8am hoping it would be on the quieter side! I was wrong!!

It was so busy! ☹️

Signs everywhere staying social distancing.
Asking people to stick to the left on all walkways, one way systems in place.

No one paid any attention!!! A few people, myself included, stayed to the left on the walk ways and obeyed the one way system. But i don't know why we bothered as no one else did.

It was just like a normal day. Now I know I haven't been out much so maybe this is the norm now that people don't feel the need to distance. But I could only manage to stay an hour before we had to leave. 😔

Feeling so disappointed in myself.

Lots of people were arses before and it hasn’t changed

Am sure you’ll be fine as it was outside. Well done for trying to get out and about x

Well done for trying to get out. I’ve had cbt for anxiety too and it’s hard work

Remember it’s the last weekend before the schools go back if you’re in the U.K. - it’ll be busier by default

Have you looked up the data for your area, my area consistently has 1 or 0 positive tests each day, there's no need for people not to behave pretty much normally. The level of social distancing and mask wearing is clearly enough to keep cases under control.

Unless you're in a hot spot it's probably the same in most areas.

@PleasantVille

Have you looked up the data for your area, my area consistently has 1 or 0 positive tests each day, there's no need for people not to behave pretty much normally. The level of social distancing and mask wearing is clearly enough to keep cases under control.

Unless you're in a hot spot it's probably the same in most areas.

@PleasantVille the area where the zoo is isn't a hot spot. Neither is where I live. But that doesn't mean that people shouldn't follow social distancing. 😔

I went to Yorkshire Wildlife Park yesterday and it was the busiest I've ever seen it, and yes hard to socially distance a lot of the time.

@PleasantVille Do you have a link to where it is possible to see daily cases in the area please?

@CookPassBabtridge

I went to Yorkshire Wildlife Park yesterday and it was the busiest I've ever seen it, and yes hard to socially distance a lot of the time.

@CookPassBabtridge That's where we have just been!!!!

As pp said this is the last weekend before going back to school for many as well as being the last BH before Christmas so it will be busier than normal.

Well done for getting out.

Remember though places will be busier as it's Bank holiday weekend

We’ve been popping in to town occasionally over the last couple of months, going to farm shops, coffee places, that kind of thing. All been great and felt totally safe, lots of masks and social distancing, not too many people crowding streets etc. Until Friday. Went to our usual coffee place in the city, just to get a takeaway, and omg, queues for parking, streets rammed, people everywhere. No real opportunity to socially distance and though there were a lot of masks there were definitely a higher percentage without than I’ve seen recently. I also put it down to schools going back this coming week and lots of people thinking all bets are off now, might as well do whatever. Surprised at how shocked and uncomfortable I felt, I’m not a natural panicker or anxious person usually.

Pleasantville as PPs, do you have a link to where you’re looking please? If I look I can only ever find really general figures than cover the whole county.

Put your postcode in here
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51768274

You have rather thrown yourself in at the deep end there with going straight to a zoo! Maybe start out with going out to the park, taking walks in the countryside, a meal in a pub garden, meeting a friend outside a cafe, etc. All much less stressful and crowded than a zoo. So the one way rules, etc can be pretty stressful in themselves when they're new to you.

The first time going out and you picked a bank holiday weekend ?

Everywhere will be dead come midweek when the schools goes back so try again then

The local cases are on the coronavirus staging data website. You change the 'united kingdom' to your local area using the drop down menu.

Pleasantville the cases would be down in OP's area because of social distancing measures, masks, etc. People keeping to these standards for the time being would be the only way to ensure the cases stay low (or go to zero).

Zoos are always going to be a nightmare on a bank holiday weekend.

Our cases are low at the moment because of none in the community so there is nothing to spread. It isn't down to current superior social distancing.

For those asking you can enter your postcode here & it will tell you how many cases per 100k in the last week

@bigchris

The first time going out and you picked a bank holiday weekend ?

Everywhere will be dead come midweek when the schools goes back so try again then

@bigchris my husband works during the week and I wanted us all to go together!

@Firefliess

You have rather thrown yourself in at the deep end there with going straight to a zoo! Maybe start out with going out to the park, taking walks in the countryside, a meal in a pub garden, meeting a friend outside a cafe, etc. All much less stressful and crowded than a zoo. So the one way rules, etc can be pretty stressful in themselves when they're new to you.

@Firefliess I just wanted to do something normal with my husband and daughter.

I thought booking for 8am it would've been quieter.

It’s the weekend that you picked. The last bank holiday, and the weekend before schools go back; which the press have been linking with potential new lockdown measures for months. It’s busy everywhere this weekend.

Last weekend would have been much quieter, tomorrow will probably be worse - but anyway, perhaps it’ll help to know that you just picked a pretty bad weekend and it’s not usually this bad

it was really good to try and get out thats the firs tstep-dont be put off its bh weekend and kids going back to school so its like the last hurrah for everyone

You picked a sunny bank holiday weekend before the schools go back as your first trip to a zoo?! It was always going to be very busy this weekend.

Generally everywhere is a lot busier, as PP said cases are very low in lots of areas so life is back to some sort of normality as risk is very low.

If you want to be able to SD with 2m+ you're probably going to struggle with places like zoos.

As pp’s have said, everywhere is busy this weekend. Plus you picked Yorkshire, where several areas were or are in local lockdown meaning people aren’t allowed to meet in their gardens. This may make it busier still.
Try again maybe next weekend with a country park or lake or somewhere it’s easier to distance.