Is there anyone who hasn’t even been on day trips this year due to Covid?

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Is there anyone who hasn’t even been on day trips this year due to Covid?

Using my own car I have been to three self catering venues, all deep cleaned with very little mixing with anyone.

I very much enjoyed them, and am seriously thinking of prioritising home-country holidays over foreign trips for years to come.

@IndiaMay

Surely these people arent real. Never doing anything is bizarre. Just wear a mask and crack on!

Some people never did day trips much anyway. Others have an underlying condition which makes them vulnerable (or live with someone vulnerable). Others have been furloughed or made redundant and can't afford it.

@Blurp fair enough with being in the vulnerable category but theres posters here saying they havent even been to a shop since march. The most they've been out is to see a parent twice or walk locally.

Me. No holiday, no day trip. Just out to work and pets at home.

No day trips no. Luckily I relish hobbies and me time indoors.

I don't drive and haven't wanted to take public transportation for day trips. Also I've been doing a lot of work on weekends.

It's ok, I've enjoyed pottering about at home.

@IndiaMay

Surely these people arent real. Never doing anything is bizarre. Just wear a mask and crack on!

It's hard to to much if you don't drive or live with someone who does. Public transport is essential journeys only again in my area and we have the third highest infection rate in the country, so going for local walks is pretty much all we can do.

@IndiaMay

Surely these people arent real. Never doing anything is bizarre. Just wear a mask and crack on!

If wearing the mask eliminated the risk, I could see your point. But they don’t.

For me, I’d rather do just essential things and minimise our risks. Taking a trip or browsing the shops isn’t worth catching the virus for imo.

The only place we have been with paid admission is Beeston Castle (English Heritage). We have been very cautious.

Lots of day trips, and mini breaks in England during the holidays. Two overnight trips to London. Been to some wonderful places and created and shared new memories. Did all this via public transport.

I’m careful: masks, distancing, sanitising. I Move away if somewhere feels busy, and only eat indoors if there is plenty of space and ventilation. I’ve got used to making risk assessments and making the most of what I can do. Today I went to the cinema. More people there than there has been thank goodness, in light of the Cineworld closures. But few enough people to provide lots of spacing. It was a grand day out.

@IndiaMay

Surely these people arent real. Never doing anything is bizarre. Just wear a mask and crack on!

Some people like the peace of isolation; not doing anything or seeing anyone means no pressure and can be therapeutic. It's time to just be. There aren't many opportunities for that in life.

Yes, us.

@IndiaMay

Surely these people arent real. Never doing anything is bizarre. Just wear a mask and crack on!

“Crack on” with what, exactly? I’ve no desire to visit places whilst restrictions are on and there’s a chance of mingling with people who have no regard for anyone else’s health. Also, where’s the pleasure in going to a museum now, or shopping and going to cafes?

Besides, I’m happy doing things locally and at home. It won’t be forever.

@IndiaMay

Our work Lives are highly timetabled and long hours. Quite frankly the idea of our down time having to be booked and planned to the nth degree abiding by times slots and zero spontaneity is not a relaxing day out or something we want to pay out for.
The one thing my dh would have down is go to the cinema - can’t even do that now and zero chance of a refund on his unlimited card. For me it would have been jacuzzi and sauna at the gym - but both are closed with no date for opening and the rest of the gym is strictly queuing only with only three people in the pool at a time. It’s unpleasant waiting for ages in a costume on the side of the pool.
Nowt to do with covid fear or mask wearing as we are both wearing masks at work and in Workplaces with high rates of infection likely.

I went to the Tower of London on Sunday. I was there for about 90 minutes and probably saw no more than 100 people there in total.

This was outside the Jewel House.

We haven’t been anywhere since December.
DD7 was admitted on Boxing Day to hospital then released and straight in to shielding in March. She was now allowed out for exercise etc
We have done lots of baking, Lego building, Astra and crafts, mini discos, movie days etc in fact it’s been quite blissful not to feel the pressure of filling up time and wasting money on theme parks / zoos etc
She has had a blast

Yes, my 81 year old mother. Won't step out of the house, won't see anyone, no internet...very isolated, very afraid, in fact, terrified. Hasn't been out since lockdown in March except for one blood test. Bored, but there's nothing we can do to encourage her to see anyone. She will accept her food being dropped off at the end of the drive which she collects and then bleaches. This is no way to live, in fact, its not living is it?

My MIL hasn't left the house at all. We have taken kids to a farm, and that is all! Other than the odd trip to the park, but for a walk only, not on any play equipment. I just don't see the point, day trips are stressful anyway with a 1 and 3 year old!

I haven't. I've been on brief walks, to a shop once in July and to the hospital a few times. I really hate wearing a mask so I avoid places where I have to wear one. Also my youngest is autistic and licks everything so we avoid taking him anywhere near other people at the moment apart from school.

Regarding the public toilet issue.... early on during lockdown we bought a small thetford camping toilet for about £70. It's been brilliant. We just keep it in the back of the car and have used it for all our day trips and summer hols this year. When we need it we just stick it behind the passenger seat (after sliding it fully forward) and hey presto (we have privacy windows in the back!) Then we just empty it in the evening. Having young kids, we were sure one of them would need a poo in it at some point but months later we have only used it for wee wees. It has been such a relief (!) not to have to go searching for public loos everywhere especially when we are worried about germs. After this madness is all over we will just use it for camping trips. I highly recommend if your budget and vehicle allows.

No paid admissions anywhere. I did go to the beach for a day out but because it had to be booked in advance we went in the pouring rain. Have visited husband's parents once and seen a couple of people in the park, but not been shopping or to a cafe.

Prior to this we did a lot of museum visits, days out, theatre, eating out and travelling by public transport. All that has gone and I miss it. That and swimming and having any time to myself.

I've had a lot of lovely walks and picnics and things over lockdown and I'm really thankful for my garden, adequately equipped house, wonderful school that provided remote learning for one child so I only had to teach the younger one, and many other things.

But my God I want to go to a bookshop and garden centre, tootle round a museum about something fascinating like lighthouse machinery then have lunch or dinner out where someone else brings things to the table and all I have to do is eat.

Me, we haven't been on any outings, still haven't been to a shop, we've sat in the garden of our local restaurant twice but that's it. Our daughter has been shielding.

None. We were told my elderly dad was at end of life stage frailty 10 days into lockdown so I was helping care for him whist working from home throughout lockdown.

I have had to go back in to work (school) part time initially, full time since September.

Dad is still hanging in there, I am classed as vulnerable. I go to supermarket if I have to (usually have deliveries) and have seen a handful of friends one at a time.

That's enough risk for me tbh.

Nope, especially not if the definition of day trip is place with organised admission.

Going to the pharmacy (to collect vulnerable family members prescriptions) counts as a day out these days!

If I really want to live it up I might go for my flu jab, my GP has invited me but seems to be little point this year as will probably be indoors and seeing virtually no-one until Spring!

No days trips here. Have been for local walks, but none of the usual days out. No money to spend as I lost my job due to coronavirus.