Would you visit Scotland this weekend?

[BuddlesOfMine]

Maybe I’m worrying for no reason but with the steep rise in cases and all the talk of potential reintroduction of restrictions (even a circuit breaker mentioned), would you visit this weekend? I’m due back to work next week which in my main worry really. Am I overthinking?

@NannyAndJohn you love a good pandemic don’t you?

@NannyAndJohn

No.

Their cases are at a record high and rising rapidly (6 day doubling time). It's carnage up there.

I live in Scotland and see no carnage.

Visitors, bear in mind we still wear masks (in shops, public transport and indoor public venues) and the drink-drive limit is only 50. Much lower than England.

@dementedpixie

Shows the link has been broken between cases and serious illness/death

Not broken, weakened.

@NannyAndJohn

It seems as though my choice of words has touched a few nerves.

By "carnage" I refer to the fact that cases have quadrupled in four weeks, culminating in yesterday having the largest number of cases in Scotland since the pandemic began.

Why on earth would your wording touch any nerves, when it was so nonsensical?

Well what are you planning to do up here? I live in Scotland, am on holiday in another part of Scotland and see no carnage. But then I’m doing outdoorsy stuff, eating in beer gardens, avoiding crowded places and masking up as needed. If you’re planning to do a load of indoor & large crowded events then perhaps the risk is slightly higher in some parts of Scotland but it’s high in the UK generally.

@Coldbit

I need more milk but I live in Glasgow. Do you think its safe to go out?

No point, all the cows died in the carnage.

@NannyAndJohn

It seems as though my choice of words has touched a few nerves.

By "carnage" I refer to the fact that cases have quadrupled in four weeks, culminating in yesterday having the largest number of cases in Scotland since the pandemic began.

Maybe you had the situation at Kabul airport on your mind and mistyped eh?

Easy to confuse the two situations

Don't see how a circuit breaker could be held without UK government funding for closures? Furlough ends sound so it would have to be before that, if at all.

@NannyAndJohn

It seems as though my choice of words has touched a few nerves.

By "carnage" I refer to the fact that cases have quadrupled in four weeks, culminating in yesterday having the largest number of cases in Scotland since the pandemic began.

😂 Your words were ridiculous!

Yep cases have spiked up here mostly in non vaccinated/1 dose and children.

Hardly a suprise though given we had stricter lockdowns which has meant less natural immunity for the young! Our schools are also back over 2 weeks now so lots more testing going on which picks up more asystomatic cases.

Also despite the cases the hospital numbers are still low BTW!

But if the headline grabbing stats keeps the likes of you away then all the better and less of a queue at the ice-cream shop for me 😊

What’s the best repellent for the midgies? I get bitten to buggery very easily…..

Really hope there’s not a circuit breaker. I’m double jabbed and happy to come up. I’m careful and it’s just two of us. Happy to wear a mask too as needed.

Smidge works well! #voiceofexperience

Why on earth would your wording touch any nerves, when it was so nonsensical?

Got lots of replies, though, didn’t she? Loads of attention and the thread became all about her for a bit. It’s almost as if that part is more important than the accuracy of any particular view.

Avon Skin So Soft for midges.

@NannyAndJohn “It’s carnage up there”

Is it, aye?

@DiscoDown21 Smidge. I’m not sure you’ll get it down south but once you’re up here it’s in most outdoor shops. They also have their own website with a midge forecast

Didn't touch a nerve was just totally incorrect thats all.

Carnage means the killing of a large number of people.

Cases are high but hospitalisations and deaths remain low. Therefore one could argue that there is no justification for any kind of further restrictions as hospital numbers are nowhere near what they were pre vaccination.

Life is as close to normal here as it has been since Feb 2019 and the sun is shining.

What’s the best repellent for the midgies? I get bitten to buggery very

Smidge is great I used it for the first time this year as we holidayed you should get it in mountain warehouse or suchlike . I think Gardrn centres here sell it too.

Sorry was replying to Discodown

I think different repellents work better for different people. Midges are a curse on warm, still nights, mainly in the highlands and west coast. Not an issue in other parts of the country.

You can get hats with nets hanging from them which are effective enough.

@DiscoDown21

What’s the best repellent for the midgies? I get bitten to buggery very easily…..

Really hope there’s not a circuit breaker. I’m double jabbed and happy to come up. I’m careful and it’s just two of us. Happy to wear a mask too as needed.

Smidge! Plus a midge headnet and if really bad tuck your trouser legs into your socks and and old pair of tights if it's warm and you want to wear short sleeves! They can't bite through tights so when bad we make tight sleeves 😂

I am Scottish on holiday in England. The area I am in currently has the same numbers as the area where I live in Scotland.

@NannyAndJohn

It seems as though my choice of words has touched a few nerves.

By "carnage" I refer to the fact that cases have quadrupled in four weeks, culminating in yesterday having the largest number of cases in Scotland since the pandemic began.

You might like to look up the dictionary definition of 'carnage'.

@GoldenOmber

Why on earth would your wording touch any nerves, when it was so nonsensical?

Got lots of replies, though, didn’t she? Loads of attention and the thread became all about her for a bit. It’s almost as if that part is more important than the accuracy of any particular view.

Avon Skin So Soft for midges.

Very true, she reminds me of the poster that was obsessed with Trump before the US election and posted endlessly about it - claig? It's sad really, when the pandemic ends they'll be lost without the (fabricated) drama.

@NannyAndJohn

It seems as though my choice of words has touched a few nerves.

By "carnage" I refer to the fact that cases have quadrupled in four weeks, culminating in yesterday having the largest number of cases in Scotland since the pandemic began.

No nerves touched. Numbers have risen, as expected, due to restrictions loosening and schools returning which also brings increased testing. Expect the same in England in a couple of weeks so you can froth about that too.