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...

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@Taylrse

I went from a tier 3 area into a tier 2 area in order to eat in a restaurant when the tiers were in place

If Jacob Rees Mogg can cross tiers to do what he wants so can you!

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/rees-mogg-covid-rules-church-latin-mass-b1783280.html

Let a relative and their DP come round last week. We are moving and I need to get rid of things. They came and took some things off my hands and stayed for a coffee.

I’m on my own with 3 DCs at the moment, all of who were been sick, I don’t have a childcare or support bubble and this is the only member of my family I’ve seen since all this started so I don’t feel guilty at all.

In the summer met friends in a garden for drinks but when it rained we went indoors.
See both my mum and mum in law. They both live alone and I can't support one over the other so I am bubbling with both.
I worked Christmas day so had both over for dinner boxing day.
Hugged a friend when her dad died.
Met up with friends for walk outdoors.
Met up with friends for meal in restaurants when it should've been household only.
Took my son to meet his friend outdoors for a play.

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.

Yes, although I think/hope that poster is just ignorant of the realities of the Chinese regime - and also ignorant of the fact that we have no idea what’s going on in China because their government has this habit of imprisoning anyone who criticises their handling of the crisis - rather than actually looking to China as a shining example of how a society should work.

I've not broken any laws but have possibly not always stuck to the guidance eg taking disabled son for drives in order to keep him calm. We also have a relative come to see ds for care and support and are not particularly careful about distancing ourselves because ds needs the normality to stop him from becoming distressed. We believe everything we do has reasonable excuse and the involved agencies would back us up about it.

Do people really believe it when they say if it weren't for people doing minor things like seeing their mum for a brew after a walk or having a friend over for a film, we'd be out of lockdown by now?

So it's down to people doing the above, and absolutely nothing to do with our governments piss poor handling of the entire situation, not shutting borders earlier, schools, allowing Christmas mixing, non essential shopping, depriving the NHS of proper funding for years in advance of this to the point where it is completely unfit for purpose (and is every year come flu season regardless of a pandemic).

But yes you're right it's all down to people seeing a few family members & friends.

Socialised with our childcare bubble in the period between September and Christmas. Rates were low and the childcare bubble consists of my parents who are both retired and don’t do anywhere. We went on a Sunday for lunch. So shoot me.

Do people really believe it when they say if it weren't for people doing minor things like seeing their mum for a brew after a walk or having a friend over for a film, we'd be out of lockdown by now?
I know absolute shite considering so many people can't they've to stack supermarket shelves, care for others, travel on public transport.

@BakerStreetWhat

Do people really believe it when they say if it weren't for people doing minor things like seeing their mum for a brew after a walk or having a friend over for a film, we'd be out of lockdown by now?

So it's down to people doing the above, and absolutely nothing to do with our governments piss poor handling of the entire situation, not shutting borders earlier, schools, allowing Christmas mixing, non essential shopping, depriving the NHS of proper funding for years in advance of this to the point where it is completely unfit for purpose (and is every year come flu season regardless of a pandemic).

But yes you're right it's all down to people seeing a few family members & friends.

Terrifying isn't it? They are the gift to the government that keeps on giving.

I felt really very guilty last week when I walked down to the post box, despite having already been out for a run that day. I persuaded myself that the letter was "necessary" but it was a sunny afternoon, I fancied the walk, the letter could have waited.

That's about as bad as it gets, but I am starting to feel a bit of a mug.

@Nopreservatives

I felt really very guilty last week when I walked down to the post box, despite having already been out for a run that day. I persuaded myself that the letter was "necessary" but it was a sunny afternoon, I fancied the walk, the letter could have waited.

That's about as bad as it gets, but I am starting to feel a bit of a mug.

You felt guilty for walking to a post box?

I'm sorry but this is ludicrous. This is the state they have gotten people into where they are spending time worrying and justifying walking down the road to post a letter.

@BakerStreetWhat

Do people really believe it when they say if it weren't for people doing minor things like seeing their mum for a brew after a walk or having a friend over for a film, we'd be out of lockdown by now?

So it's down to people doing the above, and absolutely nothing to do with our governments piss poor handling of the entire situation, not shutting borders earlier, schools, allowing Christmas mixing, non essential shopping, depriving the NHS of proper funding for years in advance of this to the point where it is completely unfit for purpose (and is every year come flu season regardless of a pandemic).

But yes you're right it's all down to people seeing a few family members & friends.

Totally this. How scary that there are people who truly believe its down to the minority seeing the odd family member or friend

@MNerGoneRogue

Out of interest, how do you envisage this thread is going to go?

@MNerGoneRogue 😂😂😂

You felt guilty for walking to a post box?

I know it's ludicrous, but it was also in breach of the guidelines. Stay at home, except for specific exceptions and one form of exercise per day.

It's highly unlikely that my extra walk made any difference to anyone, but all these small breaches do add up to increased risk overall. If I had been infected there's a small possibility that I've transferred it to the next person to use the pelican crossing or the postbox. In itself so unlikely as to be almost impossible, but times that by 60million + people...

@Nopreservatives

I felt really very guilty last week when I walked down to the post box, despite having already been out for a run that day. I persuaded myself that the letter was "necessary" but it was a sunny afternoon, I fancied the walk, the letter could have waited.

That's about as bad as it gets, but I am starting to feel a bit of a mug.

I also did this to post my Niece's birthday card, I had already been out once and had forgotten it, I felt like a fugitive.

[quote Emeraldshamrock]@JudgeRindersMinder That was lovely the community spirit makes a big difference almost a celebration of their life. [/quote]
Thank you, it really was,, and turned what would have been one of the worst days of my life into exactly what you said, a celebration of my dad (who would have loved and laughed that we interpreted the rules the way we did 😁)

@elQuintoConyo

I licked everyone on the bus last April, does that count?

Not if you sanitised your tongue before and after each passenger 😂

I needed to print some urgent documents but my printer wouldn't work. So I went to my boyfriends with my printer so he could see if he could fix it while I used his computer to print out what I needed if he couldn't. He sorted it and we mainly stayed in different rooms, we didn't kiss or anything, which was really hard as it had been so long since we saw each other.

A few times when I went out for exercise (walk/cycle ride) we coincidentally bumped into each other, again we kept our distance for each other, except for one time when it had all go too much and I ended up crying, he hugged me then and held my hand.

I felt bad doing it, but he lives alone and it was really hard for him not seeing anyone at all for months. I eventually confided in a couple of friends and they said they didn't blame me, it's really hard for those who live alone.

Is it just me that finds the fact people feel like a 'fugitive' for going to a letter box or holding their partners hand far far scarier than Covid?

I honestly can't imagine feeling a single ounce of guilt at walking down my road to post a letter. I'm sorry but I refuse to reach that point.

@MirrorMirrors

Is it just me that finds the fact people feel like a 'fugitive' for going to a letter box or holding their partners hand far far scarier than Covid?

I honestly can't imagine feeling a single ounce of guilt at walking down my road to post a letter. I'm sorry but I refuse to reach that point.

Yes, it’s disturbing. The government have done a superb job, generally, of terrifying the nation.

First day of the November lockdown I worked from a friend's house. We were moving house the next day so had the packers in, meaning I couldn't work from home - and I had an urgent work meeting I couldn't postpone or cancel.

I could have gone into my office but that would have been an hour's drive away, and potentially mingling with more people. Instead I walked 2 mins and worked from my friend's dining room table whilst she was upstairs in her study.

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

Deliberately then, so you couldn’t be traced if there was a positive case there? Well that was stupid, wasn’t it?

Seen my best friend every day of the first lockdown. Went to each others houses. Drove about 40 miles twice to take DC to the beach. Went to the gym when it was supposed to be closed. Had my hair done when it was supposed to be closed. DC stayed with relatives. Had 8 people in on Christmas day. I'm sure there's more.

I have two friends who are single, wfh and struggling. Both come over now and then for a glass of wine and a chat.