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Coronavirus - how is it/has it affected you?

Old Skier said:
Perfer it to be much stricter with no unnecessary travel after 1900 hrs to make it easier to identify those breaking the old party rules.
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I’d push for a curfew as well, 2000hrs to 0600hr Sun-Thurs and a total lockdown at weekends. Allow 1hr per day for exercise/looking after pets etc, for a 3-4 week period.
 
If lockdown is just more tier 4 then we are largely there already aren't we? Many areas have been in this since early October, NE England certainly has, others from before then, Leicester, Oldham etc. Has not the central belt of Scotland not also been in effective lockdown for some time?

It sounds dramatic but it is largely more of the same unless they add extra bits on.

I'm taking my daughter back to university on Friday. What would normally be a nice easy journey, stop for a bite to eat when there, will now just be a straight drive, drop off, come back. She will be glad to go back though. Back to being able to mix with friends again, 9 people in her corridor bubble. The university have arranged for tests upon their return, much better set up than back in September when students arrivbed first time around.
 
Lord Tyrion said:
If lockdown is just more tier 4 then we are largely there already aren't we? Many areas have been in this since early October, NE England certainly has, others from before then, Leicester, Oldham etc. Has not the central belt of Scotland not also been in effective lockdown for some time?

It sounds dramatic but it is largely more of the same unless they add extra bits on.
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I've just spoken to our Scottish engineer, he basically said it's just the same as it is now (if you're in tier 4) just maybe a more hardline message. He still has to go to work and travel around Scotland as normal as we cannot do our jobs from home.
Does sort of make you wonder what the whole point of this new "lockdown" is.
 
pauldj42 said:
I’d push for a curfew as well, 2000hrs to 0600hr Sun-Thurs and a total lockdown at weekends. Allow 1hr per day for exercise/looking after pets etc, for a 3-4 week period.
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The only problem is that there will be the normal excuses especially for us in Devon & Cornwall as strangely the last figures show we are going down in infection numbers for now.
 
Kaz said:
Bit early to know if golf will be allowed but certainly down to two balls now.
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As much as it pains me to say I think that all sports will have to close if they're going to call this a 'proper' lockdown. You can't have everyone having more restrictions whilst people who happen to play golf/tennis are still allowed to enjoy their hobby. I appreciate the argument of it being the perfect sport of social distancing, with my own golf I barely see my playing partners once we've left the tee box however I'd imagine it's just easier to blanket ban everything.
 
Lord Tyrion said:
If lockdown is just more tier 4 then we are largely there already aren't we? Many areas have been in this since early October, NE England certainly has, others from before then, Leicester, Oldham etc. Has not the central belt of Scotland not also been in effective lockdown for some time?

It sounds dramatic but it is largely more of the same unless they add extra bits on.
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With Tier 4 the only thing that appears to have changed is pubs and restaurants shutting but still allow takeaways , can only meet one other outside but it appears many are ignoring that - only have to see the amount of people going for visits to areas , golf clubs now have people hanging around car park drinking beer from a boot , and professional sport still going on

So they can have the whole country in Tier 4 but it potentially isn’t working - so the next step is full lockdown
 
SatchFan said:
I'm still adhering to the Govt's three syllable advice of Hands, Space, Face. Working for me so far.....
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Though I suggest that those such as yourself (and I am one of those) have to remain careful and vigilant - and we must not become in any way complacent.

Because though I might not have become unwell in any way due to Covid-19 - do I know that I have not contracted the virus? Unless tested then no I don't. Without knowing it I might well have contracted the virus - and indeed may well have passed it on to another even though I have lived diligently within the constraints set down on how I should act; where I can go, and who I can be in the same enclosed space (e.g. supermarket) with.

That I may so far have been fortunate in avoiding the virus there are many acting and behaving just as I who have not. And they are not at fault.
 
Liverpoolphil said:
With Tier 4 the only thing that appears to have changed is pubs and restaurants shutting but still allow takeaways , can only meet one other outside but it appears many are ignoring that - only have to see the amount of people going for visits to areas , golf clubs now have people hanging around car park drinking beer from a boot , and professional sport still going on

So they can have the whole country in Tier 4 but it potentially isn’t working - so the next step is full lockdown
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I'm trying to remember what are the differences between tier 4 and the lockdown from March? It doesn't feel much different as far as I can tell, other than golf courses are open, if they are not shut from being waterlogged of course.
 
I am not sure how far tier 4 actually is from a full lockdown. Takeaways were allowed, even in March, all retail etc shut bar essentials again, same as in March. Only meeting one other person outside, same as before. The only additional restrictions that I can see when comparing Tier 4 to a full lockdown is:

1. Click and Collect. But then again, stores were offering temporary delivery services to really not that different.
2. The limit to an hour of outdoor exercise.
3.Closed golf courses and other socially distanced outdoor sport.
3. Schools and universities being open (OK That is a big one).

Really not that big a difference to me than where i am in Tier 4 now.
 
GB72 said:
I am not sure how far tier 4 actually is from a full lockdown. Takeaways were allowed, even in March, all retail etc shut bar essentials again, same as in March. Only meeting one other person outside, same as before. The only additional restrictions that I can see when comparing Tier 4 to a full lockdown is:

1. Click and Collect. But then again, stores were offering temporary delivery services to really not that different.
2. The limit to an hour of outdoor exercise.
3.Closed golf courses and other socially distanced outdoor sport.
3. Schools and universities being open (OK That is a big one).

Really not that big a difference to me than where i am in Tier 4 now.
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Again, Didn't exist. Study Here

Did golf clubs open up near the end of LD v1? I remember there was a stretch where you could play with your household/alone. But can't remember when it was? All I remember is that I was in shorts!
 
Lord Tyrion said:
I'm trying to remember what are the differences between tier 4 and the lockdown from March? It doesn't feel much different as far as I can tell, other than golf courses are open, if they are not shut from being waterlogged of course.
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Schools and Nurseries were shut

All shops were shut bar essential ( many other shops are still open )

All sport was stopped , all golf courses closed

Only allowed outside for exercise short period of time or going to a shop for food

DanFST said:
Again, Didn't exist. Study Here

Did golf clubs open up near the end of LD v1? I remember there was a stretch where you could play with your household/alone. But can't remember when it was? All I remember is that I was in shorts!
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The initial message was an hour

And golf courses opened back up 2/3 week in May
 
If the golf course is open and Tesco is open then another lockdown will have no more effect on me as those are the only 2 places I've been for the last 2 weeks.
 
Liverpoolphil said:
With Tier 4 the only thing that appears to have changed is pubs and restaurants shutting but still allow takeaways , can only meet one other outside but it appears many are ignoring that - only have to see the amount of people going for visits to areas , golf clubs now have people hanging around car park drinking beer from a boot , and professional sport still going on

So they can have the whole country in Tier 4 but it potentially isn’t working - so the next step is full lockdown
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...and the apolitical question is - who decides...? I suppose that it could be SAGE and such as Prof. Stephen Powis - but I doubt it...

For some whatever decision is made will be right - but for others it will be wrong. So who do we thank or criticise for making a decision that could/would affect each and every one of us in how we live our daily life? It's difficult decision...I'd close. 3week lockdown.
 
DanFST said:
Again, Didn't exist. Study Here

Did golf clubs open up near the end of LD v1? I remember there was a stretch where you could play with your household/alone. But can't remember when it was? All I remember is that I was in shorts!
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I am sure that the 1 hour of exercise outdoors existed in lockdown 1 (maybe that was all I could be bothered to walk for). I know golf clubs shut for quite a bit at the beginning of lockdown as I had to listen to my mum chelping on about it on the phone every day.
 
DanFST said:
Again, Didn't exist. Study Here

Did golf clubs open up near the end of LD v1? I remember there was a stretch where you could play with your household/alone. But can't remember when it was? All I remember is that I was in shorts!
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I think it came from a TV interview where one of the Tory's was asked and he went erm about an hour

It was never put in writing

Hancock said it was fine to drive for exercise on TV but then people got canned for it
 
Liverpoolphil said:
With Tier 4 the only thing that appears to have changed is pubs and restaurants shutting but still allow takeaways , can only meet one other outside but it appears many are ignoring that - only have to see the amount of people going for visits to areas , golf clubs now have people hanging around car park drinking beer from a boot , and professional sport still going on

So they can have the whole country in Tier 4 but it potentially isn’t working - so the next step is full lockdown
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I am sure that takeaways were allowed under lockdown 1 and that pubs were encouraged to offer this service as a way of maintaining some revenue. My local did this.
 
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