What's the longest you will put up with restrictions?

[Papatron]

I'm just wondering where people think their breaking point will be with the virus restrictions. If the government extends the furlough scheme beyond April and says we all have to stay locked down, will you obey?
If we're still not free in June or July?
Personally I feel like I could just about take another 3 months maximum.

I keep wanting to drop this into a wartime scenario " so,how long are you prepared to put up with this rationing and no naked lights showing in case we get bombed stuff, Beryl?" "Well,my John says he definitely won't be agreeing with being called up if it goes on past Christmas"
It is what it is,if the virus is still here at a level where we have to survive restrictions to control it,then we have to survive restrictions to control it.

@Northernsoullover

I often wonder if people who don't whinge and whine about restrictions are thought of as enjoying it. I am miserable as sin and just getting on with it. its a virus. Its not running to a timetable FFS.

Yep. The virus doesn't care if you're bored with it.

@FiveToFour

I keep wanting to drop this into a wartime scenario " so,how long are you prepared to put up with this rationing and no naked lights showing in case we get bombed stuff, Beryl?" "Well,my John says he definitely won't be agreeing with being called up if it goes on past Christmas" It is what it is,if the virus is still here at a level where we have to survive restrictions to control it,then we have to survive restrictions to control it.

It’s not the same though. All the restrictions/lockdowns etc aren’t sustainable long term. Hopefully the vaccine will reduce severity in the vulnerable and the strain will be taken off the nhs but if not we’re just going to have to accept it and get on with it.

Hopefully the vaccine will reduce severity in the vulnerable and the strain will be taken off the nhs but if not we’re just going to have to accept it and get on with it

That's what many of us were saying from the start, before there even was a vaccine
I realise an awful lot of faith's being put into them, but I keep asking what happens if the vaccines make little difference and if folk still feel the same way about "getting on with it" since the virus is going nowhere ... only there's never any answer

Hopefully the vaccine will reduce severity in the vulnerable

That’s not a hopefully. It WILL. That’s what the trials have shown.

Protecting the NHS is vitally important, however it is not the only reason for the restrictions. Can you imagine the level of sickness and absence in the whole economy if the virus was left unchecked whilst we waited for everyone to be vaccinated.

The restrictions are also allowing our vital key workers of all descriptions to continue to keep services running with the minimum disruption.

Individuals will always act in their own interest which is why we need a government to make tough decisions that are in the best interests of society as a whole. There will always be winners and losers from such decisions but in theory the outcome should benefit the majority.

Its just criminal that our government can't make a better job of it, however that does not mean that we should just ignore them. What may seem best for the individual right now (ie to go back to life as normal) is not in your best interests in the long term.

Long term consequences would be failure of essential services through staff shortages and a similar problem in the commercial sector which could potentially shrink more than it is doing with restrictions in place.

By essential services I don't just mean the NHS but also other emergency services, utility services, the food chain just to name a few.

I hate it but I'll put up with it until they are relaxed. 1 i don't want to make anyone ill or be ill myself and 2 I'm scared of breaking any rules incase off a fine.

I have been done with it a long time ago and same for all the other people in my life. Everyone sees each other etc the only difference is some shops and restaurants are closed

That’s not a hopefully. It WILL (reduce severity in the vulnerable)

Only if they get the vaccine, and already we see suggested timescales shifting and top-up doses delayed - not to mention the uncertainty over how long immunity will last, ongoing transmission and the countless other questions

Don't get me wrong, I'm just as keen for it to work as the next person, but I'd also like to know what the Plan B is for if it doesn't

As long as it takes. What choice is there? If people don’t comply it will get worse. Then what?

Our restrictions will be affected (to some extent) by how the pandemic plays out in neighbouring countries. If nobody wants to come here, or do business with us, and UK nationals are denied entry to other countries, then it will affect our economy long term.
For example, if Europe and Ireland get it under control this Spring, but it's rubs rife here for a couple of years, we'll lose a share of the global economy, income from foreign students and tourists, trade deals will suffer, our hauliers will be restricted, our planes restricted.
So OP, this isn't as simple as stopping cousin Alan from visiting Aunt Joan and going to Sainsbury's without a mask. We're interconnected with other countries and Covid can come in and out while our borders are open. The most we can hope for is that the NHS can function and that the vaccine reduces the volume of serious cases.

@FiveToFour

I keep wanting to drop this into a wartime scenario " so,how long are you prepared to put up with this rationing and no naked lights showing in case we get bombed stuff, Beryl?" "Well,my John says he definitely won't be agreeing with being called up if it goes on past Christmas" It is what it is,if the virus is still here at a level where we have to survive restrictions to control it,then we have to survive restrictions to control it.

Yeah except it's a stupid comparison. Everyone is at risk in a war zone, and a much much higher risk too, oh AND fucking social distancing isn't a thing in war time.

I'm sick and fucking tired of seeing this.

What choice is there? I won't take part in people being stacked into nightengale "hospitals" that are really just waiting rooms to die without proper staffing or care. So as long as it takes not to overwhelm our capacity to properly care for the sick. You'd have to be a monster to not.

@Cotti

What choice is there? I won't take part in people being stacked into nightengale "hospitals" that are really just waiting rooms to die without proper staffing or care. So as long as it takes not to overwhelm our capacity to properly care for the sick. You'd have to be a monster to not.

Or a normal person with a totally normal breaking point.

We have all been so desensitized to this. Deaths are just numbers now. When deaths hit 900 odd the first time it was quite scary. Now I don't bat an eyelid.

I understand it's bad, don't get me wrong, but am I emotionally invested in it any more? Nope. Not really.

As long as it takes. I currently have the virus and am a relatively fit and healthy 46 year old and I feel absolutely shocking, would hate to think of anyone more vulnerable having the symptoms I am because some Karen has had enough of the rules.

It is in everyones interest, no group more so that the government than for this to be over and normality and the economy in recovery mode.

@TrustTheGeneGenie Shame the doctors and nurses that continue to fight to keep people alive don't get that same choice. Nice you can feel nothing for them faced with a tsunami of death and suffering. These are human beings. Your head needs a wobble.

As long as it takes. If you’re not prepared to follow the rules, go and work on the wards for a couple of shifts. I’m so sick of people bellyaching about how miserable life has become. I’m completely sick of this situation, my heart goes out to everyone in dire financial straits, and I understand the implications for mental health, but my colleagues and I are on our knees in the hospitals. More of us are falling sick every day, and the patients with covid are filling the beds. We’re working way over our 12hr shifts, most often with no time for meal breaks or a hot drink. Just do what you’ve been asked to do . Hopefully the vaccine will change everything given time.

[quote Cotti]@TrustTheGeneGenie Shame the doctors and nurses that continue to fight to keep people alive don't get that same choice. Nice you can feel nothing for them faced with a tsunami of death and suffering. These are human beings. Your head needs a wobble. [/quote]
Of course they get the same choice? Just because they continue to do their jobs doesn't mean they're not at breaking point, does it? Do you know the ins and outs of the personal lives and feelings of every medic? Yeah, thought not.

I do feel sorry for people who's families are dying, same as I always have, and always will. I don't feel more sad for a covid death than I do for any other death, though.

[quote onedayinthefuture]@WillowintheUK entirely capable thanks but it's not natural to live such a confined life. Young children ARE being robbed of their precious young lives, childhood goes by in a flash. Many of you on here seem very comfortable to see the pandemic last another 2 years or so and yes that is criminal robbing a child of a normal life seeing friends and family. It's selfish. Every single person baying for more lockdown ARE entitled and selfish. [/quote]
You are the entitled and selfish one here.

I’ll be making no more replies to your posts. A person like you isn’t worth my time.

I have had enough. Still following rules etc. But had enough of it. I just take a day at a time and cant see any further than what is supposed to happen a few days ahead. It is a coping mechanism I have used for a number of years when things are awful.

I think things will improve around Easter. But I would not be surprised if late October 21- Mar 22, is like it is now.