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How "exposed" are you?

101 replies

Crunchymum · 20/10/2020 17:01

It's just occurred to me that as a family we are incredibly exposed.

5yo and 7yo are in different bubbles of 120 kids per bubble and 2yo goes to nursery (no official bubble but there are 25 kids in her room when she attends). We also do weekly physio for the 2yo (its a group session so exposure to another 6 people) plus weekly swimming lessons (people are socially distanced but there are still a good 30 people in a poorly ventilated area)

My MIL provides childcare a few days a week (so more exposure there) and I've just had the sudden death of my mother and her funeral to deal with so I've been mixing households with my dad and siblings. We can cut back on this now we've had the funeral but I want to be around my family whilst we grieve and come to terms with our loss.

I know I am probably nowhere near as exposed as some but writing it down, I feel very scared.

(I'm tier 2, a London Borough that has 106 per 100k but relatively low death rates!)

OP posts:
CarrieBlue · 20/10/2020 17:08

DH is exposed to about 425 children per week, DS is in a ‘bubble’ of 300, DD in a bubble of 60, I’m exposed to approx 15 children + 25 adults per day. Then shops/activities/exercise on top of that.

RandallBoggs · 20/10/2020 17:10

My DD is in a primary bubble of 30. I work from home, as does DH. We haven’t been into anybody’s house since March, and socially distance from everyone. Obviously I go to the supermarket 1-2 times a week.
We are lucky in that we aren’t exposed that much I guess.

PastMyBestBeforeDate · 20/10/2020 17:11

Between 2 dc it's about 480 at school. I'm on the shielding list so we try and limit it to that.

StuckInTheMiddleAndBoo · 20/10/2020 17:14

Not very, tbh. Tier 1, DH's work take everything COVID incredibly seriously and have sacked people for failing to socially distance. Kids don't go to childcare, I care for them at home all day. Shopping is delivered, we don't go to playgrounds or out anywhere apart from for walks. MIL does come round twice a week from another tier 1 zone, but that's basically it.

MillieEpple · 20/10/2020 17:17

My DH is still travelling abroad for work (planes, trains and factories). I work in a school, my children go to two different schools.

Deliaskis · 20/10/2020 17:17

We're in tier 2. I'm WFH and have since March, DH working at his company site where 12 people work, well distanced and large 'workshop' style building reasonably well ventilated. DD at school in a bubble of 30. Swimming lesson with 4 others. Riding stables 2-3 times a week but that's all outdoors. My DM provides childcare 2 afternoons a week.

I think we're relatively unexposed, compared to many. At DD's school most families are in WFH type roles including 2x HCPs who are seeing patients remotely. Older siblings though is where the high school exposure will eventually have an impact, but relatively speaking, I think we're pretty minimal exposure.

FourTeaFallOut · 20/10/2020 17:17

We are on the hit list for the next round of tier 3 restrictions. I have three children, one in primary and two in secondary. I am ecv - feeling pretty fucking exposed at the moment.

Iheardarumour · 20/10/2020 17:19

Husband is a postie. I'm tube station supervisor. We both use packed buses on our commute. He is exposed at every addresson his round, and his delivery office is busy with no windows that open. I stay mostly in the station office but I wear a mask most of the day and wash hands before and after going outside to help customers or do other duties. DD is in a Year Bubble of about 180 teenagers. Before we entered Tier 2 I also shared pubs, restaurants and galleries with friends and 100s of strangers!

It's all BS. It's not going to stop transmission. I'm past caring now.

yearinyearout · 20/10/2020 17:20

Not very in the grand scheme of things. All three of us work from home. If I catch up with friends it's outdoors, I go to the gym in the day when it's mostly empty. DH and DS go to the pub occasionally but only when it's quiet.

Petitmum · 20/10/2020 17:21

DC1 is in a whole year group comp bubble - about 300. DC2 is in a special school whole class bubble of 16 pupils and staff. DH works from home. We are in a bubble with a relative who lives alone.
I visit my elderly parents a few houses away to help with a few chores and to take shopping.

ApolloandDaphne · 20/10/2020 17:21

I'm not very exposed. I live in a rural, non- restricted area of Scotland. No children at home now. Just me and DH. He is working from home and I am retired. I go to the supermarket and the occasional trip to other shops but mostly just walk the dog in the countryside. There is a university nearby but there has not been any big outbreak amongst the students.

Ihatemyseleffordoingthis · 20/10/2020 17:22

Hugely so - 3 kids in 3 separate schools, 2 in secondary, travelling on public transport. DH teaching uni face to face (though in an aircraft hangar sized room, with masks and plenty of distance). Tier 3. 22 kids in DS1's year sent home today.

We are deliberately not doing much so we are not a gateway to more community spread.

frozendaisy · 20/10/2020 17:26

If 1 is no exposure, 10 is max exposure, I would say we are a 4 at the moment, if schools close could be a 2.

But it only takes one sneeze in the newsagents.

Princesspickle777 · 20/10/2020 17:27

DH works alone so minimal daily contact, I’m on mat leave with both DD’s at home with me. We don’t socialise with DH’s parents currently due to MIL shielding. My mum we see once a week, she goes to the supermarket twice a week, no contact (so she says) with anyone else. I’m guessing our exposure is pretty low, I don’t leave the house unless absolutely necessary. It’s a right shit time and I’m hating it Sad

Kitcat122 · 20/10/2020 17:39

I work in a PRU so exposed to approx 60 children per day usually spitting, kicking etc so no social distancing plus approx 10 adults. Plus I have four children. 2 in secondary bubbles of 345 and 250. Plus 2 primary in different bubbles of 30. Plus husband travels abroad for work so very.

BogRollBOGOF · 20/10/2020 17:43

Not very.
2 DCs in a bubble of 30 each in a school of 170.
DH WFH
SAHM
Do outdoor firness classes
Brownies outdoors/ Zoom.
DCs do Karate & Swimming with social distancing.
Occasionally socialise with friends outside for walks.
Run a couple of well managed races, outdoors, well distanced.
Go to the supermarket when it's quiet at night so there is less issue with being mask exempt. Trying to minimise going to indoor public spaces.

Been inside with people at less than 2m away for 15m+ less than a handful of times since March.

I'm trying to live as much as possible with sensible precautions of mainly being outside and good distancing.

Tyranttoddler · 20/10/2020 17:43

I teach about 350 children a week. My daughter is in a nursery bubble. DH is mostly working from home. Feel like I'm the risk to be honest.

motherrunner · 20/10/2020 17:49

DH and I are secondary teachers. Both teach around 150 students a day. Two primary school aged children who are in class bubbles but key stage bubbles for wraparound care. Both attend swimming lessons, football sessions and dance. Lots of exposure but apart from quitting my job and stopping my children attending school there’s not much else we can do.

OpheliasCrayon · 20/10/2020 17:50

I couldn't even put numbers to it. Two kids two schools, I teach in two schools a week and then often a third.
There's no numbers to how many people I see it's ridiculous. I don't care though. Easily 1000+ a week

QueenofLouisiana · 20/10/2020 17:51

DS in a year group bubble, but seems a free for all at lunch- officially this is 300 students. (Masks in communal areas)
DH is in SLT in a big school, so in contact with most of the 2000 students on site, plus 120 staff. (Masks in communal areas)
I teach 32 in my class, we are in a bubble with another class, so 70 children and adults. (No masks)
DS is in a sports bubble of 16, none are at school with him.
So fairly exposed, but in a lower incidence area. We avoid anything extra, shopping delivered or using outdoor markets, no pubs etc. Have been meeting my parents outside only since September.

Aragog · 20/10/2020 17:52

I am clinically vulnerable so have tried to are extra care.

I teach 270 infant school age children a week, with no SDing possible, no masks etc. I anti bac what I can and insist on children washing and/or anti bac their hands as they arrive to my room. I have windows open all day for ventilation, although they only open a small amount.

All shopping is done online.

Dh goes to work in an office, but they have quite strict SDing in place and additional cleaning going on.

18y dd is at university. I've not had close,contact with her since she went.

We've been out for the odd meal with friends, but only to o,aces we know are being very careful, and we aren't having close contact with anyone.

I tested positive last week and I am currently ill with Covid.

sijjy · 20/10/2020 17:54

Very exposed. I have a dd who works in Nottingham and uses public transport. I am a cleaner and go into upto 16 different households a week. My husband currently has 2 jobs to help us survive all this. One of which is a ambulance driver so in and out of hospitals in different areas all day. I have 2 ds one in primary and one in secondary that has had a few cases before they broke up for half term.

IamHyouweegobshite · 20/10/2020 17:56

I have 3 children, in 3 different secondary schools, so year group bubbled. I teach 90 children in a primary school. I go to uni with a class of 25. Husband in work with 25 ppl. 2dc go to guides in bubbles of 10. We don't see friends or family, feel too exposed as it is.

Rowgtfc72 · 20/10/2020 17:57

Cases are rising in our county. Both dh and I work in a factory with about 250 people per shift. Dd is yr 9 and in a year bubble of a few hundred. Dd tested positive 10 days ago. The worst happened and passed. She had flu symptoms for 3 days. Dh and I on jobs just over minimum wage. We're now about 900 quid down between us over the 14 days of isolation. Itll be tight but we'll manage. Now I dont have to worry about dd catching it I sleep a bit easier.

InTheLongGrass · 20/10/2020 17:58

DS1 in a bubble of 250
DS2 in a bubble of 30.
Both play sport (outside) at the weekend.
I'm about to start in a school working across all year groups, so "bubble" of 600.
DH works at home. We dont really do anything inside - no pubs, restaurants, museums, leisure centres.
Currently at over 300/100,000 and likely to begin the next tier3 lockdown that is announced.