The slow crawl out of self distancing

[staffordjas]

I’m just so angry right now, I’m positively incandescent with people deciding whether they are at risk or not.

The message currently is STAY AT HOME.

People aren’t staying at home, people are deciding whether they themselves are at risk.

I saw this today in our village.

A person who has a daughter living with him and this daughter is a nurse working front line with Coved 19.

But is this person taking precautions, keeping a distance from others?
No, he’s off visiting his other mate in the village, riding round the village in the car, or standing close together in the garden.
No social distancing whatsoever.

The more people see other people doing it, they think, “oh ok, I’ll do it then”

And this is how it perpetuates.
We’re either in in together or we’re not.

Several of our neighbours are blatantly ignoring all the rules as well, and there's a constant stream of visitors next door as well as them out visiting. They had a large gathering today, proudly announcing they were carrying on doing whatever they wanted, as it's all a load of b*llocks and not much chance you are going to be really ill even if you get it. Thick sods!

Felt like telling them that actually there's a family a few doors away who have had the virus, with the youngish mum in hospital fighting for breath. As well as us losing a relative to COVID-19 and he was cremated without all the family able to be there. (Suppose these are the sort who would have all had a gathering at the crem and partied after though)

We are having to get by with just daily phone chats with son , who is in his house miles away on his own , but sticking to the lockdown rules no matter how lonely he is.
If us and others can stick to the rules, why should these prats be able to get away with it ?

Same .
If it doesnt smell of bleach , isopropol or zoflora then it gets a washdown .

Same here as well. All home deliveries get attacked with a bucket of soapy water and bleach in the garage before passing the doorstep. Even the freshly baked loaves get a quick wipe over, although not doused with the stuff like everything else.

 

[Lucy]

They won't get away with it if they get ill. Keep yourself safe and don't waste your energy worrying about people who don't care. As long as you don't get close to them it's fine.

 

[Mikinton]

I can't speak for how others behaved but we were extremely careful.
One neighbours has had a transplant and he and his family didn't move from the drive.
We personally are taking it all very seriously and although I spoke to other families we all kept so far back from each other.

Something I found interesting about our street party was how difficult it was to keep to the recommended distance apart. There were a couple of occasions where I felt myself approaching someone, maybe getting to about a metre away, before I remembered and backed off. We're always very careful when we're on our walk as it's a situation we're very used to, and when we were in the street all sat down yesterday we were very good, but as soon as I got up to do something - speak to a neighbour a few doors up maybe - I forgot my discipline and got a little closer than I should have. That's why I think it may be a little early to bring back too much normality; we've all got good intentions (well most of us have), but there's that 1% of the time when you let your guard slip. Best to play safe, at least for now.

 

[Lucy]

I walked down the Isabel Trail between Gnosall and Haughton today. Most people were very good, but there were a few cyclists who decided to weave in and out. Unfortunately they mostly fit into one demographic.

 

[proactive]

I walked down the Isabel Trail between Gnosall and Haughton today. Most people were very good, but there were a few cyclists who decided to weave in and out. Unfortunately they mostly fit into one demographic.

Is 'wankers' a demographic now then?

 

[Lucy]

Well yes, but wankers in their 50s...

 

[Mikinton]

Last home game of the season today, I assume you're there too @Thehooperman
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Personally, I think resumption of the football season is one thing they could do, provided everyone played ball (pun intended).

There's not much to brighten our fairly mundane lives at the moment, aside from the weather, so providing some entertainment, admittedly in a controlled, sterile environment, would seem to be more beneficial than it being a just few games of football each week. A lot of people take an interest in the Premiership overseas; we'd be doing the world a service.

 

[Lucy]

Plenty of people will go outside the stadia, even though it's behind closed door.

Anyway, it's okay we can now stay alert for the killer we can't see.

 

[Mikinton]

Plenty of people will go outside the stadia, even though it's behind closed door.

Anyway, it's okay we can now stay alert for the killer we can't see.

They have talked about playing games at neutral grounds. Not sure if that would deter fans from turning up. I guess it would depend on how far away it was. Maybe we could do a reciprocal arrangement with Ireland, say. We'll host their games if they host ours.

And the "no spitting" rule would be interesting. Warning for the first time; yellow of the second; red for the third.

It'd be a good time to tightened up the rules on shirt-pulling as well. Not difficult to do if you've got a dozen pairs of eyes.

 

[Pooryorick]

I walked down the Isabel Trail between Gnosall and Haughton today. Most people were very good, but there were a few cyclists who decided to weave in and out. Unfortunately they mostly fit into one demographic.

It's difficult for cyclists, wa*kers and dogs to keep 2m distance apart on a track less than 2m wide.

 

[Lucy]

It's difficult for cyclists, wa*kers and dogs to keep 2m distance apart on a track less than 2m wide.

We stopped and moved to the verge whenever anyone came past. There were some cyclists who rather than doing that, if they were coming up behind us and there were others coming the other way, decided to weave in and out.

 

[Lucy]

They have talked about playing games at neutral grounds. Not sure if that would deter fans from turning up. I guess it would depend on how far away it was. Maybe we could do a reciprocal arrangement with Ireland, say. We'll host their games if they host ours.

And the "no spitting" rule would be interesting. Warning for the first time; yellow of the second; red for the third.

It'd be a good time to tightened up the rules on shirt-pulling as well. Not difficult to do if you've got a dozen pairs of eyes.

I know if my team had won the league for the first time in many years I'd want to celebrate at the stadium...

 

[Gramaisc]

They have talked about playing games at neutral grounds. Not sure if that would deter fans from turning up. I guess it would depend on how far away it was. Maybe we could do a reciprocal arrangement with Ireland, say. We'll host their games if they host ours.

And the "no spitting" rule would be interesting. Warning for the first time; yellow of the second; red for the third.

It'd be a good time to tightened up the rules on shirt-pulling as well. Not difficult to do if you've got a dozen pairs of eyes.

When the closed-door games were first going on 'on the Continent', you could hear crowds of some sort of size outside during the match, which they were, presumably, able to watch live.

I've often thought that Velcro seams on the shirts would be a simple alert system for the endemic shirt-pulling that goes on. There is so little attention paid to it that you have to wonder if the authorities regard it as a beneficial part of the 'theatre'?

You're unlikely to get a game going in Ireland for a good while yet...

 

[cj1]

I know football plays a measurable part to the economy and brings people pleasure but distancing is going to be impossible. Golf,fishing and bowls to name a few is probably going to be better starting point to test the waters as social distancing is easier to maintain.

 

[PeterD]

I know if my team had won the league for the first time in many years I'd want to celebrate at the stadium...

I think this is the problem (not you Lucy) with the resumption of the Premier League. Liverpool will win this. Neutral ground or not, closed doors or not, Anfield will be heaving.

 

[Lucy]

I know football plays a measurable part to the economy and brings people pleasure but distancing is going to be impossible. Golf,fishing and bowls to name a few is probably going to be better starting point to test the waters as social distancing is easier to maintain.

Golf England have released some comprehensive guidelines for clubs. Of course most people will need to travel to play.

 

[cj1]

Almost all will travel in there cars so no contact with others then on the golf course distancing should be easy. Transmission risk will be very low.

 

[Lucy]

I don't disagree. Read the information on the England Golf website.

 

[Thehooperman]

They have talked about playing games at neutral grounds. Not sure if that would deter fans from turning up. I guess it would depend on how far away it was. Maybe we could do a reciprocal arrangement with Ireland, say. We'll host their games if they host ours.

The problem is that no matter where they played the games most of the big clubs have considerable support in most countries so people would turn up anyway.

It would probably also attract some idiots trying to travel from England as well.

I vote we just declare this season null and void and give the scousers a "look at what you could have won" award or just give them a caravan or a boat to share

In all seriousness, much as I hate to say it, if there were no further matches this season it would only be fair to give Liverpool the title

 

[Noah]

Almost all will travel in there cars so no contact with others then on the golf course distancing should be easy. Transmission risk will be very low.

19th hole needs careful thought