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Wakeupin2022 · 14/10/2021 11:17

Scary that people actually think that

They don't!

She us trying to be smart at a comment that I made which I clarified seconds later as I had missed out a couple of words.

Ultimately though OPs DH has not had a positive test as far as we know and he's not symptomatic.

So OPS DH who is working away does not need to isolate.

Wakeupin2022 · 14/10/2021 11:23

Below is what I posted yesterday as it's actually pissed me off that she things I am advising someone not to isolate of positive- her DH is NOT positive.

I was trying to say albeit badly that he did not need to isolate because he had not had a positive PCR and as far as updates went was not symptomatic. I also added that it is recommended to get a PCR but not recommended.

Tell me where I said a positive person does not need to isolate in any of the below even if it was clumsy.

Yesterday 12:18Wakeupin2022

Is he double jabbed?

If he is then he doesn't need to isolate. It's recommended he does but it's not a requirement.

When is he due back? I am not sure his work would support him returning home if he's not due back yet, but it's a discussion he should have with his boss.

He is more than OK to travel back home by train, as long as he's vaccinated as he does not have symptoms and he has not had a positive PCR.

Yesterday 12:19Wakeupin2022

My post above missed out an important bit- sorry.

It is recommended he get a PCR if he is a close contact of a positive case - not requirement.

Some key words missing

Justawaterformeplease · 14/10/2021 11:26

@SheWoreYellow “Two hours on the train, plus the drive. Surely it’s not an eight hour drive, so is the ten hour drive a typo?”

Are people wilfully misreading op’s posts? It’s a two hour train ride for him to get back, which is usually a 4/5 hour drive. If she were to pick him up, to save him getting the train at all, that would be an 8/10 hour round trip.

SheWoreYellow · 14/10/2021 11:28

[quote Justawaterformeplease]@SheWoreYellow “Two hours on the train, plus the drive. Surely it’s not an eight hour drive, so is the ten hour drive a typo?”

Are people wilfully misreading op’s posts? It’s a two hour train ride for him to get back, which is usually a 4/5 hour drive. If she were to pick him up, to save him getting the train at all, that would be an 8/10 hour round trip.[/quote]
She could get the train back?

Two hours train journey = 4-5 hour drive is extreme too.

Woeismethischristmas · 14/10/2021 11:32

Trains are often faster than driving. It takes twice as long to drive to London from Edinburgh than it does to take the train. I’d assume if you’ve got kids you’d have to break the journey every couple of hours as well.

SheWoreYellow · 14/10/2021 11:42

@Woeismethischristmas

Trains are often faster than driving. It takes twice as long to drive to London from Edinburgh than it does to take the train. I’d assume if you’ve got kids you’d have to break the journey every couple of hours as well.

Yes they are, but if she gets the train back, that’s two hours. I’d be surprised if a two hour train journey takes eight hours to drive. I can’t think of any routes that are close to that.

It doesn’t matter, except she’s making it harder for herself than it needs to be.

Lollipop444 · 14/10/2021 11:50

Perhaps she’s a slow driver? In any case you’re completely missing the point….

She doesn’t need to do any of those things as her dh does not need to isolate as he has no symptoms and presumably is double vaccinated.

So unless he gets symptoms he does not need to isolate.

It is recommended he gets a pcr but not mandatory.

tigger1001 · 14/10/2021 11:55

@gamerchick

Can he not just isolate where he is? I'd not be happy it willfully being brought into the house.

What would you do if your partner or child tested positive? This isn't any different other than being away from home right now. If they can't stay where they are then they need to be at home. Personally would rather my family were at home in case they were ill and needed looking after, rather than stuck in a hotel room.

SheWoreYellow · 14/10/2021 11:56

I know, it’s just really bugging me

SheWoreYellow · 14/10/2021 11:56

That was about the train times.

tigger1001 · 14/10/2021 12:01

@BoomChicka

Hilarious that someone thinks PHE would arrange an ambulance! Source?

Agreed! We are struggling to get ambulances to actual medical emergencies.

Was listening to Jeremy vine yesterday and someone was on saying that his wife needed an ambulance - was still waiting 5 hours later and she died 😢 was heartbreaking to listen to. He was begging for help whilst his wife was screaming in pain and was told if she can make that much noise she wasn't a priority. She died before the ambulance got there. 😢

Mybalconyiscracking · 14/10/2021 12:04

Unless he has symptoms, don’t test.

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m1shap3 · 14/10/2021 21:52

[quote Justawaterformeplease]@SheWoreYellow “Two hours on the train, plus the drive. Surely it’s not an eight hour drive, so is the ten hour drive a typo?”

Are people wilfully misreading op’s posts? It’s a two hour train ride for him to get back, which is usually a 4/5 hour drive. If she were to pick him up, to save him getting the train at all, that would be an 8/10 hour round trip.[/quote]
Yes this. Thanks for clarifying

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SheWoreYellow · 14/10/2021 22:42

Get the train home then

StealthPolarBear · 14/10/2021 22:46

@BoomChicka

Hilarious that someone thinks PHE would arrange an ambulance! Source?

Especially as they no longer exist

takenforgrantednana · 14/10/2021 22:51

@m1shap3

What do you do if you test positive while working away (or just staying away from home) that you need to get home from by using public transport? Basically, there's a chance DH may test positive. Currently working away and would need to get a two hour train home. Obviously if he is positive he shouldn't be getting the train to come home and self isolate like he would if he had taken the car there

if it was in our house then i would be getting in the car and driving to him and bringing him back home, but making sure i had enough fuel to do the round trip or refilling before picking him up as you would all be in quarantine then, also make sure you have shopping sorted for at home too.

if you cant drive, then its a case of getting someone to take your car to him, and them using the train ticket to return home making sure they have had no contact with your hubby

DelphiniumBlue · 14/10/2021 23:06

Happened to a family member, he was stuck in a Travel lodge where he had been staying for work, for 10 days. It was awful, couldn't get proper food or newspapers or anything really .. deliveries were very difficult partly because postcode was shared with a hospital. He did manage to get pizza deliveries in the end but it's not what you want to eat for that amount of time. There was no fridge, so he couldn't keep fresh fruit or drinks, he was climbing the walls with boredom, and also lonely and ill and frightened. His mental health was seriously affected. He said with hindsight he would have double masked , put on his gloves and got the train home straightaway, keeping his distance as much as possible, maybe travelling at off-peak hours.

RoseRedRoseBlue · 15/10/2021 00:41

@gamerchick

Can he not just isolate where he is? I'd not be happy it willfully being brought into the house.

It’s her HUSBAND. What’s wrong with you? I would much rather have my husband home if he was unwell.

takenforgrantednana · 15/10/2021 01:01

@Woeismethischristmas

Trains are often faster than driving. It takes twice as long to drive to London from Edinburgh than it does to take the train. I’d assume if you’ve got kids you’d have to break the journey every couple of hours as well.

and it takes 3 3/4 hrs on the train and 1 3/4 hrs driving from york to liverpool! so that arguement doesnt hold water really

DriftingBlue · 15/10/2021 03:44

Work would have to pay for his isolation if they sent him on the trip. That is the risk they incur by having people travel right now.

IceCreamAndCandyfloss · 15/10/2021 07:06

Getting the train back and putting others at risk vs fetching him in the car when you already have covid in the household. Not hard to see which would be the best decision

gamerchick · 15/10/2021 07:36

It’s her HUSBAND. What’s wrong with you? I would much rather have my husband home if he was unwell

Nope, he can do the dressing gown of doom elsewhere ta.

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m1shap3 · 15/10/2021 11:49

Ok for everyone querying the train vs. driving times...
He is in London, the very centre of London. It takes just over two hours on the train, he does it week in week out, it definitely takes this amount of time.
It would take a MINIMUM of 4 hours to drive from home to the centre of London. I also wouldn't be so keen driving round there, but I'm not a nervous driver so I'd do it.

It was technically a hypothetical question, IN CASE he got covid. DC testing positive made me think about it for the first time.
Of course he wouldn't get the train if he knew he was positive. If he was positive but not sick, I see now it wouldn't be unreasonable to expect work to pay for his accommodation. Hopefully it wouldn't prove too difficult to get food, water and necessities delivered though.

If he was positive and was feeling poorly, I obviously wouldn't expect him to stay in a hotel so undoubtedly I'd go and pick him up.
He had no symptoms so didn't actually test while he was away, so all this is irrelevant now. I was just curious really.

I feel sorry for all those 'D'Hs whose wives expect them to stay away in a hotel if they're sick! :D

Thanks all. Hope this post has helped anyone who finds their family in this situation :)

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m1shap3 · 15/10/2021 11:51

@takenforgrantednana That's incorrect. If DC and DH were positive but I wasn't, I wouldn't have to isolate as I'm fully vaccinated

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takenforgrantednana · 15/10/2021 11:56

[quote m1shap3]@takenforgrantednana That's incorrect. If DC and DH were positive but I wasn't, I wouldn't have to isolate as I'm fully vaccinated[/quote]
but you would if you went and collected him and sat in a car for 2 hrs with him so more than likely infecting yourself, so until you are able to get tested and have a neg result then you are best to isolate too