AIBU to ask what is the worst lockdown rule you have broken?

[EmJay19]

AIBU to say a lot of (but not all) people have broken the rules to varying degrees once or twice even when they generally stick to the rules?

What’s the worst thing you’ve done?

I went to the pub with a friend when I shouldn’t have done as not from same household. Sitting outside would have been ok at that point...

Our area had just gone into tier 3 (was allowed garden visits but not in houses) and whilst visiting my mum, 2 year old DD had a rather messy accident that a nappy didn’t catch. I didn’t go in my mums house but I let her take DD up for a quick shower - it was that bad - as it seemed kinder to all involved to clean up that way rather than try change her on the garden table

@burfordbrown

Well imo they have. They've missed out on a massive amount of school, seeing their friends, school trips, seeing extended family, birthday's (obvs. we still celebrated but a walk, take away and a film is not great), visiting Santa, trick or treating, their hobbies and pretty much everything else that children enjoy.

The potential risks of long term Covid is also a factor in my decision making. It targets the usually healthy as well as people who would normally be expected to pull through illnesses without any issues.

It isn't just about the over 80s.

When the pain team have all been redeployed to work with Covid patients it kind of says it all.

@savethewales

No, what you’ve done is worse!

Please explain to me how? Is it because the government said so? Queuing outside a shopping centre and all piling in to grab Christmas presents is pretty bloody idiotic in the current circumstances, but all perfectly legal. Sitting in my friend's well-ventilated kitchen on boxing day when I spent Christmas eve and Christmas day solely with my own household was a risk that I was prepared to take.

By far the scariest side effect of this pandemic is that people have lost the ability to think for themselves.

My sister works on a psychiatric ward in a hospital, my Mum is an A&E nurse. I have a 1 year old. Even though its bloody hard, no - we haven't seen each other.

My sister is a mess, she misses all of us, lives on her own, has lots of COVID positive patients on the ward. A lot of the patients don't know what is happening, social distancing is impossible.

It's one thing going out for numerous walks or hugging a bereaved friend or relative but the parties / shagging strangers / meeting for meals out with other households - all very selfish when some people are making real sacrifices.

The people who have flown to other countries and back again and said they didn't isolate either side, I personally think you should be massively fined.

Crikey - no way I’d be having casual sex encounters atm.

@SugarbabyMilly

Crikey - no way I’d be having casual sex encounters atm.

Me neither. But it is only 10.30am and I am meant to be working

So what exactly was the point of this thread? To play rule-breaker top-trumps?

Have people actualy been watching the programmes and reports from ICU units across the country? Where more and more younger people are being taken ill and ventilated?

Stop fucking obsessing over people dying and get a grip. There is far more to catching COVID than dying, actually surviving it with serious long-term consequences, but as long as you’re not dead, eh? Doesn’t matter that you might have sustained serious lung damage, breathing problems, might not be able to work again, all those things are seemingly inconsequential because you’re not dead.

I haven’t broken any rules because A, I’m not a selfish twat, and B, having spent time in ICU on a Ventilator, and then on oxygen these are not experiences I am in a hurry to repeat, and given I have a serious heart condition, if I end up with COVID that’s where I will likely end up.

I actually have to travel to Papworth to the heart failure clinic to see one of the transplant consultants in February, to see whether my heart has deteriorated to the degree that I need to go on the list yet or whether I’m still stable enough not to. I have had to ask my parents to drive me there, even though they live 2 hours away. They can legitimately act as my support bubble, but I still feel guilty for asking them to drive me there and come into a hospital, where COVID patients are being treated, with me. I have seriously considered doing the 2.5 hour train journey instead of the 50 minute car one so that I don’t have to rely on them and have them put at risk.

Maybe if we’d had a lockdown like China we would have been out of this by now. But now there’s too much scope for selfish arseholes to do what the hell they want.

I literally have 0 sympathy for anyone who breaks any rule and catches COVID as a result. In fact it’s no more than they deserve.

@Doris86

What a bizarre thread. Boasting about and implicating yourself in breaking lockdown rules.

I agree. It does seem a lot of people are being boastful and goady about breaking rules. I imagine they are also the people who go shopping without masks on, looking smugly at all us idiots who are wearing them.

As another PP has said, this thread is terrible but I can't stop reading it!

Been seeing a family member at home regularly. Not entitled to a support bubble as I'm married but I have six children, one with autism and another child's behaviour is very hard work. DH is working 12 hour days and weekends. I feel my mental health getting worse and worse each day.

Went for a socially distances walk with a friend (allowed) but rather than get a coffee from Costa (allowed) she came and sat 2 metres away in our garden (not allowed). I handed over her coffee by placing it on her chair and then stepping back. The cup is still out in the garden.

I've only been out to the post office once in the last 2 weeks, she's a HCP. She's also my support bubble person when DH works away for weeks at a time and I'm a part-time-ish single-ish parent who WFH between teaching long division and other horrors but we always meet outside and distanced. Last week DH was still here.

What @AlternativePerspective said.

What’s the bet the DM picks this up?!

@SugarbabyMilly

What’s the bet the DM picks this up?!

By the end of today I reckon. Lots of name changing will be going on later if it does.

Erm. Nothing. Im shielding my CEV adult SN son. I would never forgive myself if he caught it because of me.

Maybe if we’d had a lockdown like China . . .

Jesus. Humanity really is completely fucked, isn't it? Holding up China as a paragon of a successful society.

I have to concede that welding my front door shut certainly would've stopped me from going for a run and a beer with a friend.

I’m an nhs nurse who has been redeployed to work in ICU twice (so far). I have not broken any lockdown rules. It really isn’t worth it.

Completely agree with @AlternativePerspective

I'm so sorry for your health just now. Really hope you get some positive news.

I strongly agree with not having sympathy for any who catch it from deliberately placing themselves at risk and blatantly disregarding the rules and choosing to put themselves at multiple risks all the time. Everyone has heard about how a lot have tested positive and had zero symptoms.... why oh why do some not realise exactly what this means? So just because the person you're choosing to meet/sit beside/sleep with etc the list goes on and on isn't coughing away does not mean they do not have it!

Then you go about "normal" life and happily infect numerous others some of whom will be vulnerable and you could also be risking some from having long term covid!

I struggle and have struggled massively. Lots have. But zero excuse to blatantly disregard other's health.

@Honeyhoops

Back when we could actually go anywhere I pretended to scan the T&T QR code rather than actually scan it.

Ooooh you rebel

I have not broken any rules. I want to get out of this.

@Madein1995

Also quite frankly i dont give a shit if people think having a film night equals selfish. Tbh my MH is more important and without some interaction itd be on the floor and id be neck deep in a bottle of painkillers relapsing. My mum (different country) has had covid and works in a care home..she is fully supportive of meeting friends etc. As someone else pointed out, less than 1000 people under 60 have died. Unbelievable that this shit is still gpinh on when it affects a certain demogo ociety.

What's with all the people saying under 1000 under 60's have died? Does that mean it's OK nearly 80k over 60's have died in the UK? You can still pass it on even if you don't die and I'm sure you all have family or friends over 60 yourselves.

Just to be clear, Ive not broken any rules either. The longer people break the rules, the longer these f quarantines will go on

Going out more than once in a day, though that is a should not, not a must not, I stay in more days than not most weeks though

dinosaur how the fuck is my film night sabotaging your dd birthday? Its the government guidance and your choice to follow. If i could say 'oh here you are, ill miss my film night this week so your dd could have a party' then i would do. But i cant. So what do you want? Do you want us all to be as miserable as you is that it? Because my actions make no difference to lockdown. No one i personally know or who my friend knows has had covid. So please explain to me how dangerous my actions are in your mind? Oh ans if you want to celebrate dd birthday then do it. Dont sit there sucking a lemon and pulling a face at people who risk assess and do something for them

My MH is my responsibility. Your MH isnt my responsibility. Im not murdering, stalking or bullying anyone which would cause MH, in fact im a nice person irl. So i fail to see how your dds MH falls on my shoulders!

I broke it many times with visitors, my home has always been the family hub for the extended family.
It got to a point where they'd visit daily with the excuse they've been no where else.
I barred them all months ago then barred dad 3 weeks ago. DM died on April I was feeling guilty stopping dad he isn't cleaning his hands properly I had too.
I'm enjoying the change.