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People doing these things already

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Gruffaloandmouse · 23/02/2021 09:10

Yesterday I was walking through the local park and saw a group of about six people sitting together having a picnic...so clearly people are already doing the things set out in the ‘roadmap’

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Silverthorny · 23/02/2021 13:59

I will now! I hate you all! Have fun with your friends in the park. Let’s hope noone needs the NHS.

Fembot123 · 23/02/2021 13:59

@Silverthorny

How lovely!! Bit of sunshine, and my mental health has suffered so much - haven’t been able to have coffee with all my friends in ages!! I’m sure asymptomatic spread isn’t a thing, as I laugh my germs all over my dear friend. She’s popping round to see her 80 year old gran after she’s seen me! She’s had one dose of the vaccine - sure it’ll be fine! I mean what do all these scientists know anyway, they all look a bit boring to me.

You are only going to make yourself ill with all the anger inside you, it’s as corrosive as acid.

Fembot123 · 23/02/2021 14:00

@Silverthorny

I will now! I hate you all! Have fun with your friends in the park. Let’s hope noone needs the NHS.

I feel nothing for you except pity.

TwirpingBird · 23/02/2021 14:04

@Silverthorny

Oh how lovely *@TwirpingBird*!! My niece was in hospital with a catheter shoved in her arm having blood tests for Covid/leukaemia/PIMS, while my sister were through probably the most distressing week of her life! Shame she couldn’t get to the park and flout the odd guideline...

I havent broken any rules. The park is 3 miles from my house which I consider local, I didnt meet anyone, I went so my DD could feed some ducks and collect sticks, so I didnt 'flout' any guidelines. For all I know, everyone I saw was in a bubble, and I cant really hate them for having a sandwich.

You are angry, but you are wrong to be angry at me and everyone else. As sad as your niece's situation is, we have nothing to do with it. You cant hate people for living. I think @AllMyPrettyOnes is right. You need to step back from this thread, and the whole of MN to be honest.

AllMyPrettyOnes · 23/02/2021 14:05

@Silverthorny

I will now! I hate you all! Have fun with your friends in the park. Let’s hope noone needs the NHS.

You sound like an actual child.

AllMyPrettyOnes · 23/02/2021 14:05

I know you've had a rough time, and your family has, but this kind of vitriol towards people simply smiling at people in the park is absurd.

User133847 · 23/02/2021 14:06

@Silverthorny

I will now! I hate you all! Have fun with your friends in the park. Let’s hope noone needs the NHS.

The problem is once people see others out and about in groups and there's no enforcement then more and more will follow.

If they aren't going to be enforced then the rules are useless, even if the police will go after the odd easy target.

I really don't see the point in the guidance for meeting one other person outside from March. It's laughable when you look how busy everywhere is already.

Ugzbugz · 23/02/2021 14:06

2 families I know live together but could be i
Mistaken as socialising but tbh don't blame them kids, back to school in 2 weeks anyway, this has gone on long enough, I have groups of people playing football outside, more kids meeting up, they aren't even being vaccinated so let them be

minniemoocher · 23/02/2021 14:06

It's been happening since the weather warmed here, the culprits are either 70+ or have small children (by the play park). The reality is that people have had enough and there's very few local cases

TwirpingBird · 23/02/2021 14:06

Goodness me @Silverthorny. Incredibly sad to be that angry with everything. I think for yourself you should speak to a professional. This isnt any way to live and they could help you. I do feel great pity for you. Very sad existence being so consumed with anger and hate, you poor thing.

bigbluebus · 23/02/2021 14:16

We've stuck to the numbers and households rules throughout this pandemic but when I go for a walk with one particular friend we always take our own flasks of coffee and piece of cake and eat/drink in the great outdoors whilst standing up - fail to see how that is a)classed as a picnic or b) putting either of us at greater risk than just walking. There is never anyone else around as we are not in a park. When doing a 10+ mile walk with DH & DS we take sandwiches and drinks and eat them usually in the middle of a field. We are absolutely not putting ourselves or anyone else at risk - we'd be sitting closer if we were at home! The rules are there to stop people gathering for long periods on seats/mats in busy parks purely for the purposes of socialising. I would definitely challenge any fine i received for doing what I've been doing.

Delatron · 23/02/2021 14:17

Just be sensible. I was walking my dog through the park today and plenty of people sat on benches socialising. Good for them.

The police walked through the park a few weeks ago and didn’t say anything to anyone sat on benches chatting.

There’s very little risk to outdoor socialising. There’s no enforcement. If you don’t feel comfortable then fine but many are just doing it.

I agree with the strict indoor mixing rules at the moment but not the outdoor ones and the science doesn’t back up the severity. Either we are following the ‘science’ or we aren’t...

Jourdain11 · 23/02/2021 14:37

@Silverthorny I think you mean a cannula in her arm?

I pray your niece doesn't have leukaemia, that would be awful. But if she does - it won't be because of Covid and it certainly won't be because of people walking in a park.

TwirpingBird · 23/02/2021 14:50

If you don’t feel comfortable then fine but many are just doing it

I think this is going to be the main issue. The fear filled messages have worked very well and people now will struggle to feel comfortable doing anything. I just got off the phone with my grandmother who said when she gets her vaccine she may 'meet people at a distance in the garden". She has been shielding for a solid year. She hasnt even gone for a walk. It's going to take a long time for many people to be comfortable leaving their house, and many of those people may feel anger at others who pick up where they left off. Those who resume life may almost be seen as spreaders of death to some.

Abelard40 · 23/02/2021 14:57

@Silverthorny I’m really sorry to hear about your niece.. that resonates with me as a mum of a ten year old girl. Really hope it’s not leukaemia but I have a friend who had childhood leukaemia and it a strapping healthy 42 year old now xxx

Step away from this now - it’s not doing you any good and you need to be strong for your other family members. If you feel this way now the next few weeks / months will only be a further source of stress and you need to sort of put that in a box and focus on this other important stuff in your circle.

Jourdain11 · 23/02/2021 15:11

On the subject of "people doing these things already" I'd agree that they are. But I can also see that if the Govt said, "anyone can do anything outside with anyone they like" there would be some reasonable questions about why retail can't open etc.

Lesserspottedmama · 23/02/2021 15:49

Pretty sure Silverthorny is a kid having a wind up. Doesn’t sound like an adult speaking.
Also, no one puts catheters in anyone’s arms. They are used to drain the bladder of urine. I think you mean a cannula. Every day there are babies, toddlers and young children (including mine) who have needed them many times over. And tubes up the nose and all sorts. People go through horrific stuff every day. You sound very sheltered and also quite simple and inadequate. Please take your bitterness elsewhere.

OliveTree75 · 23/02/2021 15:54

@Silverthorny

I will now! I hate you all! Have fun with your friends in the park. Let’s hope noone needs the NHS.

Actually laughed out loud at this. Might be the pettiest post I have read so far on MN

LST · 23/02/2021 16:03

@Silverthorny

I will now! I hate you all! Have fun with your friends in the park. Let’s hope noone needs the NHS.

Dear god. You need a break from the Internet

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