Scotland - what's coming 'measures' wise for us do you think?

[Iwonder777]

Possibly no household mixing?

I think hospitality will be restricted, and also mixing with other people indoors stopped, as a first step.

I feel really sad at the idea of total lockdown in the October break, although I can obviously see the sense in it to minimise disruption. (We have two weeks, from the 9th.)

Re-October holidays, city areas get a week and the other days elsewhere in the year. Rural areas - I’m in PKC - get 2 weeks because of the tradition for families needing maximum help for the potato harvest, ie tatty howking.

I hope they don’t introduce the 5 mile travel limit again, I’m so sick of the handful of available options for wearing out children locally. Plus I live in a dense area, the restrictions made the greenspace very busy.

I hope they don’t introduce the 5 mile travel limit again, I’m so sick of the handful of available options for wearing out children locally.

Just ignore it. Out of all of the utterly stupid rules, that's the best one. Don't be going to Largs on a hot, sunny Saturday, or organising a hoolie at Loch Lomond. But if you fancy a quiet walk through a park 20 miles away, go.

@waitforitwaitforit no increase in cases have happened in my area because of schools, the primary and secondary my DC attend have had no increase in cases or pupils sent home so far

The 5 mile thing was ridiculous. My nearest shop is 8 miles away!

We had one case in our secondary school but that was 19 days ago with no other notifications about further spread - secondary school with over 900 pupils

Was it not 5 miles for leisure purposes rather than for essential travel for shopping/ care for others?

I hope they don’t introduce the 5 mile travel limit again, I’m so sick of the handful of available options for wearing out children locally. Plus I live in a dense area, the restrictions made the greenspace very busy.

Us too. We're rural but have the sea to the east and south (and no road to the north) so 5 miles doesn't get us far at all. In the summer that was mostly fine but sitting on the rocks in the autumn/winter is a lot less appealing.

So far no cases in the village primary and I presume nothing in the local secondary because local facebook seem a bit mutinous.

If there’s another big lockdown there will be a lot of mutinous feelings from low covid areas.

It was less safe for us to exercise in a packed 5 mile area than use our discretion to drive to places where we could more easily distance. Let’s hope we won’t see that again!

Children won't be locked in for the October holidays, what a strange thing to say. Children were never locked in as they were in other countries such as Spain. We have country parks, nature walks and cycle routes that have always been open throughout and are there to enjoy.

@Votesforpedro

Children won't be locked in for the October holidays, what a strange thing to say. Children were never locked in as they were in other countries such as Spain. We have country parks, nature walks and cycle routes that have always been open throughout and are there to enjoy.

Not within 5 miles of me. We’ve a couple of city parks but they’re busy and get a bit same-y. The 5 mile rule was frustrating.

Surely to God they won’t impose the same restrictions on the island authorities as the mainland?

We have country parks, nature walks and cycle routes that have always
been open throughout and are there to enjoy.

And if it's pouring with rain and blowing a force 10 gale?

@SockYarn

*We have country parks, nature walks and cycle routes that have always been open throughout and are there to enjoy.*

And if it's pouring with rain and blowing a force 10 gale?

Then you put on your waterproofs and get on with it

Please god don’t let them shut gyms again 🙏🏻

Waterproofs and hair shirts! Such fun.

Are people for real ? You think they shouldn't impose rules that should help with transmission because you find your local parks 'samey' ? The amount of complacency right now is astonishing

Oh you're one of THOSE @Votesforpedro. The "there's no bad weather, there's only the wrong clothing!" tribe.

Waterproofs, mud and frostbite. Now that's what I call a holiday. Yipee.

@anon444877

Waterproofs and hair shirts! Such fun.

Excess deaths and school closures. Such fun

There’s no proof that the 5 mile limit reduced excess deaths.

You're talking nonsense, Pedro. Driving 10 miles or 20 miles to a park or beach rather than staying with an arbitrary 5 mile limit does fuck all.

I think the 5 mile rule was about containment of potential outbreaks and reducing RTAs actually. Sockyarn what would you like to happen ? What would be your way of managing this pandemic ?

RTAs were down significantly during lockdown which in turn did free up staff and icu beds. Every little helps

Well I guess the idea was to stop people driving 50 miles and congregating in popular spots. If you say 5 miles most will stay within 10.

The 5 mile limit is a nonsense. Totally arbitrary nonsense. Fine for people who live in a large city. Ridiculous for people who live rurally.

We need to learn to get on and live with this thing. We can't carry on shutting down and opening up like a yo-yo. Not if we want anyone to have a job. I'm fine with limits on household mixing - for a short period - encouraging people to work at home where possible, and closing the pubs at 10pm.