Has anyone stuck to ALL the rules?

[Billie18]

Is it possible? How many of us are now criminals?

I honestly don't think I have... We haven't seen anyone in either lockdown really. We met DH's parents for walks in the woods over the summer, but they never came to our house and we didn't go to theirs. Dd had some playdates with one other child over the summer, but at the park. My friend came to see us when she was allowed to. My sister was our lockdown #1 support bubble, but she hasn't come to see us in lockdown #2 as she no longer lives alone.

Helps that we have no family nearby, I think. It was be a big deal for us to break lockdown to see each other. Our best friends also live so far away, it would never be a little "oh woops, we went round for a cuppa". It would be "oh woops, we accidentally drove to London / flew abroad and went for a cuppa" . So, unlikely!

It would be a big deal*

And I mean I honestly don't think I have broken any rules! That wasn't a very clear post at all .

Yes I can honestly say we have 100 percent stuck to all the rules and I'm so horrified to know that so many haven't

I hugged my mum towards the end of last lockdown, haven't seen her since this one started though. I also had 7 people in the house when we were only allowed 6, I'd not seen my best mate for a year.
Some of the rules don't make much sense but all this talk of abandoning them for Christmas is madness!
Id really like them to clearly lay out the risks and give us a bit more autonomy. I can go for a walk with a friend, but not have a cuppa with her in my garden? How many infections is that going to prevent? My kids can travel to school on a full bus and sit next to each other for hours in class but can't hang out at the park or do football training with the same people? I can spend my days working with hundreds of children but I can't meet anyone on private property?

Can't wait for this winter to be over.

We have stuck to them with the exception of me hugging my DM twice in the summer. We were outdoors and masked up.

You haven't been closer than 2m to a family member or friend outside your household since March? Really? I'm not sure whether to be impressed or sad at that.

But that is what the rules are, so everyone on here who has stuck to all the rules hasn't been closer than 2m to friends and family outside their household or bubble, not just the PP you have replied to. They aren't doing particularly unusual or impressive.

I broke the rules back in April or May. About a week before we were allowed to meet up with one person outdoors, I met a colleague for a walk. I was feeling so lonely and isolated living and working alone, and he was in a nearby park with his children so messaged asking if I wanted to join them. I also hugged my DP a few weeks before bubbles were introduced (we don't live together) when we were supposed to be distancing. Other than those occasions I have stuck to all the rules, and don't find it hard to look them up online so I know exactly what they are.

Yes, of course we have. It's not difficult. My fuckwit neighbour openly flouts the rules though and has a stream of people visiting her. It pisses me off.

Yes we have stuck to the rules throughout.

But we are lucky enough to have a good sized garden and the ability for my Husband to work from home, so we count ourselves very lucky.

Yes we have stuck to the rules, also not gone into a shop, (online food shop) pub,cafe,restaurant friends house. Not hugged anyone except DH and Dcs.

Not because l am a stickler for rules, but because l look after my frail elderly parents who live with us, and l have a very full on new business which could fold should l be off for more than a couple of weeks, and a long daily school run, house to run..etc.
DH works very long hours and couldn't take on my home workload, aside from my business, if l was ill, it would be disastrous for us.

Its easy to be blase when it is only yourself to think about, not so when you have heavy responsibilities.

Yes, I have stuck to the rules.

I find it so upsetting that I can't maintain 2m and am not allowed to wear a mask in school - but that's the rule in schools, even if it's not anywhere else.

Oh I did hug my friend once as well. That really has been it.

I've followed all the rules (we'll prob most as there's quite a lot) and we still managed to get it. Poor DH was very very poorly. My DF has not been following the guidelines. That is how we caught it. Can't quite forgive him. He's still (minorly) breaking the rules. He just does what he wants to.

No. Imagine only going out when absolutely necessary?? What a sad existence.

Imagine it, Remmy?
We ( and many others. judging by this thread) have been living it.

Why does everyone breaking the rules feel the need to sound so superior?

I have broken a few rules. I've been in my DMs house a few times when I shouldn't have been and had her in my car once when I shouldn't have.

I've stuck to both the letter and the spirit of the rules.

@Looneytune253

I've followed all the rules (we'll prob most as there's quite a lot) and we still managed to get it. Poor DH was very very poorly. My DF has not been following the guidelines. That is how we caught it. Can't quite forgive him. He's still (minorly) breaking the rules. He just does what he wants to.

Did he apologise at all? Does he just not give a fuck?

I just don't get people like this. It's borderline sociopathy.

@Remmy123

No. Imagine only going out when absolutely necessary?? What a sad existence.

You can go out and exercise. Again, i did do this twice a day rather than the permitted once during the first lockdown - therefore breaking that rule - but walked everywhere close to home and never went near anyone else.

Since May there's been no travel restrictions or restrictions on exercise. It's a social virus so the key is social distancing. If you're not coming within 2 meters of others and wear a mask in the permitted settings then you can't ask much more than that of someone.

We went to my parents quite a lot in the first lockdown, staying outside most of the time but kids needed the toilet sometimes and on one occasion it was about 30 degrees, we had to go inside or I would have spontaneously combusted.

I've been going to work, I can work from home but I hate it and everyone is sick of me moaning. I am a lot more productive at work!

As much as possible.
Ds has been and is shielding, so I want to do as much as possible to get him through this without getting Covid or ending up in hospital for some other reason.
There have been a couple of ocassion when it was unavoidable to socially distance etc.

Just once intentionally. I went see my parents the day before you were allowed to meet more than one person. It was my birthday and I was really struggling. We were in the garden, and we were about 3 metres away from each other, so it was very low risk.

Unintentionally, not that long ago I went in the shop without a mask on. I just forgot it, and didn’t realise till I was half way round.

I broke the rule of 6 a couple of times. We are a 6 person household so it meant we couldn't mix households at all. Occasionally we were 7, once 8 ( 2 from same household). We were socially distanced and I was cool with it.

Otherwise, no, we've followed the rules pretty closely.

Yes, easily

We had 4 people over, when my 2 children were asleep in bed. In the garden, socially distanced, but technically breaking the rule of 6. Other than that I can’t think of anything.