Not a single person following covid rules

[ruby4ever]

I kid you not, I know no one in real life that is actually adhering to COVID rules. Everyone on my social media/friends have openly celebrated Xmas yesterday despite majority of them living in tier 4 and mixing up to 8 household in one house. Everyone I know and even those I follow on social media, all got with family and celebrated like any other year. Even today everyone is mixing multiple households. I haven't seen a lot of family members as am scared catching anything and passing it on to my family. I feel like the only people following rules are those on mn!
It's got me annoyed that if everyone else is acting normal and are perfectly fine, not spreading anything then why the hell am I following the rules??? These same people didn't follow the lockdown rules either in March, they still mixed multiple households. There are elderly and vulnerable amongst them and (thankfully) no one has actually caught corona. I myself forget about the virus as I no longer watch the news, except when I go out and see everyone in masks. It's really got me thinking today

if everyone else is acting normal and are perfectly fine, not spreading anything then why the hell am I following the rules???

That's a huge assumption to make - how do you know they're not spreading the virus? A couple of weeks from now cases are really going to spike from the mixing over Xmas hols.

Everyone we know seems to have been keeping to the rules. We spent Christmas with mil, SIL and her partner (2 households but one bubble since mil lives alone). We did stay overnight which is against the guidance, but I'm 32 weeks pregnant and driving there and back in one day would be too uncomfortable for me!

Gosh, I don't know anyone who has broken the rules. My Facebook and WhatsApp was full of 'send prayers I am cooking lunch' type posts, virtual celebrations and sad posts about not visiting family. I guess we are all exemplary citizens where I live.

I don't know (cos I haven't been out much) but I believe most people are following the rules where I am (been in T4 for nearly a week).

We are in a village and there's a big sense of community and that (sorry!) we are in it together. People are helping the vulnerable and those otherwise unable to get out.

Also there was a wedding on Tuesday, one of our neighbours, I can assure you there was more than 30 people coming in and out of the house, the wedding took place somewhere else, but prior to them leaving for the wedding and after the wedding everyone gathers at the 'wedding' house.

My village of 4000 people( south midlands) all seem to be covid aware. Lots of new cases here and a few people poorly in bed or having to self isolate as been in contact with someone positive.
We have been very lucky up to now,but people are even wearing masks walking the dog and I dont know anyone here breaking the rules. So many people know each other and it would soon get around( one of the drawbacks of living here).

Interesting - ppl round here walking around with masks on OUTSIDE ffs! we've followed the "rules" as there's simply no other way without getting into trouble. I'll bet the ppl you see not following rules @ruby4ever simply know this (available on NHS data) 377 ppl under 60 with no underlying health conditions have sadly passed away from Covid over the whole of the "pandemic" - you see? This is inexplicably overhyped.
At a guess, elderly and vulnerable are staying in (as they normally would ime during flu season) and the young and healthy are getting on with living.

@hamstersarse

I know a few people still following the rules, not many though

It’s no surprise really seeing as they don’t make any difference to anything

Of course they do, it makes a massive difference. You only have to look at the graphs from the first lockdown in March to see what an impact there was. The impact has been less this time mainly because schools are open and also because of idiots breaking the rules.

Schools will shut in January, we’ll all be in tier 4/lockdown because hospital admissions are at April rates now and climbing. Hopefully that will make a different, depends how many twunts carry on breaking the rules I guess.

And yes most people I know are sticking to the rules. Maybe one or two colleagues who are stretching the support bubble thing .

Most people I know would say they are following the rules, but then interpreting them to suit their wishes.

“We are in a childcare bubble with my parents so we are going to stay with them for a week”

“We have been isolating for 10 days, so we are safe, and can stay with family for a week”

“We only have gone to a deserted beach so there is no risk” (child of family meant to be in isolation).

“We’ve already had it so we are no risk to my parents”

I would say the opposite in respect of social media. Suspiciously quiet. Only those who have followed the rules have made a big point of their zoom Christmases.

Everybody I know is doing their best to follow the rules.

• as far as I know, obvs!

Most people I know are following the rules, or there is the occasional bit of flouting, but if so it's not advertised to others. E.g staying over on Christmas Eve after arriving late and going straight to bed. I don't know anyone who's had big Christmas parties with lots of households. I guess it depends on who you know, the more people who seem to break rules around you the more you'll feel okay doing it.

"377 ppl under 60 with no underlying health conditions have sadly passed away from Covid over the whole of the "pandemic" - you see? This is inexplicably overhyped."

But you realise that lockdowns are to protect the NHS and the people who may need an ICU bed and not, in general, to protect the under 60s, don't you? Nobody's saying that under 60s are likely to die from Covid.

@FearlessGreatExpanse

Good on them. Hopefully their hard partying will help remove them from the gene pool.

Not quite how it works.

People I know are following the rules. Just because people haven't followed the rules previously and been OK it just means they've been lucky so far but the new strain spreads more easily and their luck will run out and they will be taking friends and family down with them.

I think I, and most of my family and friends cancel out your family. We have been following the laws and the guidance.
I say 'most' because I knowof a couple of transgressions- one where a son from Tier 4 visited his Tier 2 parents in their garden, and one where an elderly couple were visited by a family of 5 (taking them over the rule of 6 for outside meetings). As you can see, these are very very small deviations.
I would struggle to remain friends with people with so little regard for others as the behaviour you describe suggests

Do you actually know they are from 8 households? I spent Xmas day with my family and there was 11 of us but we are from 3 households as a lot of my siblings still live at home. I was very aware people may not know this and assume we were more households.

Many I know haven't stuck to the rules, but have rather 'bent' them. For example, me and DS (over 18) have spent Xmas with our support bubble - the same one we've been in since June but is now banned (Tier 4). Going to the supermarket, where many don't bother with masks (or wear them below the nose or under the chin) is more hazardous than our support bubble, so it's nonsensical. I consider the mental health of my DS (who has been on a 'gap year' and housebound since March) more important than the threat of Covid. We also stayed local (ie walked there) so I have no issue with this as it's low risk for all involved.

I was in tier 2 until yesterday.

We normally have Christmas at my mums in tier 4 with my 3 kids . My little brother and his son (also Tier 4) and big brother, wife and child. (Also Tier 4.
My little brother went to my mums because he's in her bubble (they are 83) . Other than that . We all remained at our own homes.

This is how everyone I know has behaved. Maybe there is just an excess of brain cells over my way. ?

I know of lots of people in my social group (inc a GP) who aren’t following rules, all meeting up with each other, small party on NYE. I am following rules but I have to say mostly because DH is really paranoid about catching Corona. I do know of quite a few people who’ve had it but not severely.

Tier 4 btw

Judging by the cars on the road near us, I'd say most people have stayed home and not had guests. My family all stuck to the rules, although my sister really struggled not seeing her grandchildren.

I’m not following the rules but Boris let us know the change of plans far too late to be any use to us. My family were already enroute by then and I wasn’t about to not let them in just to appease the curtain twitchers on my street.

@Jinglingmod

Also, I have never been in a shop and not seen 100% mask compliance.

Quite the opposite here!