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Coronavirus - how is it/has it affected you?

banjofred said:
I don't think they are cynical at all. I got slated a month or two ago by stating I thought closer to 50% of people were breaking the rules in some way or another.....at this point I'd say it's at least that much, maybe even 75%. I'm likely breaking the rules a hair this weekend....my wife's oldest sons wife died of cancer last Easter (36) and has twin daughters (8), they had stupidly put a house they bought in Huddersfield in her name...no will of course, even though they knew this was coming:rolleyes:. It has finally gone through probate and he is desperate to sell it finally. We are going this weekend to help him clean the house/garden since the renters had trashed it. Not really with the rules.....but the guy needs some help.

It does look like the jabs are going well enough that I might get mine earlier than thought. I'm 63 and healthy (physically. Mentally, it's arguable).
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Breaking the rules is on a spectrum. Going out for a short walk twice in one day is against the rules, but if you don't encounter anybody, doesn't pose a risk. Having a wedding party with several hundred people at a school in N. London is a bit worse and poses a clear risk of a major outbreak.

You are breaking the rules by a little more than a hair, in my opinion. And, not to put too fine a point on it, you aren't a spring chicken any more. If you had the vax 3 weeks ago, then still breaking the rules, but risk to you markedly reduced. Are you happy handling stuff, light switches, door handles and who knows what else that the tenants have all handled? I wouldn't be happy in the same position.
 
During the first lockdown it was pretty normal to cross the street when out for a walk if you came across someone in the opposite direction. I still see an element of that at the moment when our and about, but is this needed? Are people in here still doing it?

Passing someone a metre away outside is pretty minimal risk?

I appreciate the fact the reducing the risk as much as possible is the best thing to do, so crossing the road still good practise to keep doing.
 
SteveW86 said:
During the first lockdown it was pretty normal to cross the street when out for a walk if you came across someone in the opposite direction. I still see an element of that at the moment when our and about, but is this needed? Are people in here still doing it?

Passing someone a metre away outside is pretty minimal risk?

I appreciate the fact the reducing the risk as much as possible is the best thing to do, so crossing the road still good practise to keep doing.
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away from the seafront, almost everyone seems to do it as a matter of course, with a polite hello and thank you

down at the seafront almost no one seems to bother trying

we do it, but mainly to avoid other dogs with Poppy!!!
 
SteveW86 said:
During the first lockdown it was pretty normal to cross the street when out for a walk if you came across someone in the opposite direction. I still see an element of that at the moment when our and about, but is this needed? Are people in here still doing it?

Passing someone a metre away outside is pretty minimal risk?

I appreciate the fact the reducing the risk as much as possible is the best thing to do, so crossing the road still good practise to keep doing.
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Yep if I'm out and about I do this, or if not possible pull the snood up until past them. I've done it for this long might as well keep to the good habits!
 
SteveW86 said:
During the first lockdown it was pretty normal to cross the street when out for a walk if you came across someone in the opposite direction. I still see an element of that at the moment when our and about, but is this needed? Are people in here still doing it?

Passing someone a metre away outside is pretty minimal risk?

I appreciate the fact the reducing the risk as much as possible is the best thing to do, so crossing the road still good practise to keep doing.
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If someone wants to cross the road to avoid me then that’s fine however there’s more risk in crossing the road than there is passing someone for a split second on a pavement so, no, I don’t cross.
 
fundy said:
away from the seafront, almost everyone seems to do it as a matter of course, with a polite hello and thank you

down at the seafront almost no one seems to bother trying

we do it, but mainly to avoid other dogs with Poppy!!!
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During lockdown #1 traffic was fairly light and stepping into the road, to give room to others, was a reasonably safe proposition... During current lockdown road traffic is at 'normal' levels and motorists aren't exactly known for cutting slack to others... Reducing space/opportunities to make room for other walkers... IMHO of course...
 
SteveW86 said:
During the first lockdown it was pretty normal to cross the street when out for a walk if you came across someone in the opposite direction. I still see an element of that at the moment when our and about, but is this needed? Are people in here still doing it?

Passing someone a metre away outside is pretty minimal risk?

I appreciate the fact the reducing the risk as much as possible is the best thing to do, so crossing the road still good practise to keep doing.
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Seems to be the normal around here but, as has been said, the risk of transmission in the second or two that you're less than 2 metres apart if you walk on the same side has to be so ridiculously low that I doubt its worth mentioning.
I don't know for certain and am quite prepared to be put right but I don't see a necessity to cross or even step into the road.
 
MegaSteve said:
As I understand it 'oldies' are getting jabbed to enable the speeding up of a return to 'normality' for us all...
Quite happy to put up with over 70s moaning if only to cover for my own moaning on not yet getting summonsed myself ;)...
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That's the goal! However if there's massive numbers of over 70 vaccinated orgies springing up. Young people will not be pleased.

Only mention it as 2 Doris' were ranting on local radio that they shouldn't have to stay in because they just got vaccinated. (wrong on so many levels)
 
SteveW86 said:
During the first lockdown it was pretty normal to cross the street when out for a walk if you came across someone in the opposite direction. I still see an element of that at the moment when our and about, but is this needed? Are people in here still doing it?

Passing someone a metre away outside is pretty minimal risk?

I appreciate the fact the reducing the risk as much as possible is the best thing to do, so crossing the road still good practise to keep doing.
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Still pretty much the norm round this way, with the majority of folk thanking one another for the courtesy and the majority of runners and cyclists not thinking that courtesy applies to them.
 
Blue in Munich said:
Still pretty much the norm round this way, with the majority of folk thanking one another for the courtesy and the majority of runners and cyclists not thinking that courtesy applies to them.
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If we are naming and shaming then in our experience dog walkers come bottom of the class for acknowledging/accommodating others... Especially the professional ones...
 
DanFST said:
That's the goal! However if there's massive numbers of over 70 vaccinated orgies springing up. Young people will not be pleased.

Only mention it as 2 Doris' were ranting on local radio that they shouldn't have to stay in because they just got vaccinated. (wrong on so many levels)
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Is there a blue pill vaccination as well.
 
 
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