New national lockdown from this Wed?

SocketRocket said:
If everyone had kept to three simple guidelines we wouldn't be having a lockdown, they never so we are. If every situation was to be anyalised there would be a multitude of activities where a case could be made to exempt this or that from being banned. It's just too complicated to make this number of exemptions, people are already asking why the lockdown is being put off by four days, if it had started from this morning then the same people would be complaining that there was not enough notice. Sign the petition if you feel the need but maybe accept that desperate times need desperate measures sometimes.
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Because it needs to be passed by the HoC who are debating it on Weds.
 
Lord Tyrion said:
It's not helped by the blatant contradiction in the new rules. You can meet outside with one other person from another household but you specifically can't play golf with them. My wife can continue to go running with her friend 3 times a week, her friend can go cycling with her sister still, but i can't play golf in 2 balls as i did last time around. That's inconsistent. That is where the grumpiness comes from.
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If I ride my bike can I carry my clubs around the course?
 
MrPing said:
Got the wife a Porsche boxter we just usually share a car cause i do any work from home and wife only works a few hours in the morning but cause she’s moaning about constantly dropping me off at golf at 7am had to get a second car. This golf is costly ?
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You are very fortunate...many folks are now finding themselves out of work and having to live on not much more than £10,000 a year...some much less - though I am sure you are aware of that ?
 
Doon frae Troon said:
That always amuses me, is it not something to do with the 5 week after super Sunday.
The original Christmas date has more to do with the pagan midwinter feast at equinox.

BTW amusing interpretations of the word 'National' by the UK leaders when it comes to lockdown.
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There are ongoing discussions between the various Christian Faith's to agree a common date for Easter as per Christmas. Unfortunately it is going at the pace you might expect, each having to refer back to their own council, too many parties etc so don't go expecting a fixed date soon.

I have a relative currently on the c of e synod and I moan about this to her every Easter ?
 
Liverpoolphil said:
Do you really think they are going to discuss golf courses in that period based on 30k golfers signing a petition? Nope

If it gets to 100k then they may discuss in Parliament which won’t be for a couple of months- the petition is pretty childish in the grand scheme of things and adds nothing to the self entitled image that some associate with golf

It’s four weeks during a rubbish weather - I’m sure we can handle it
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Well it's reached 126k and still rising..
Just out of interest...should the Govt back down on this, will you be playing during November.?
 
Imurg said:
Well it's reached 126k and still rising..
Just out of interest...should the Govt back down on this, will you be playing during November.?
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If the course is open and we can play then yes I would play - why wouldn’t i ?
 
Lord Tyrion said:
There are ongoing discussions between the various Christian Faith's to agree a common date for Easter as per Christmas. Unfortunately it is going at the pace you might expect, each having to refer back to their own council, too many parties etc so don't go expecting a fixed date soon.

I have a relative currently on the c of e synod and I moan about this to her every Easter ?
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Wasn't that decided by the Synod of Whitby in the seventh century? (Or thereabouts)
 
saving_par said:
Phil do you not feel guilty of double standards here, on one hand stopping political debate with your moderator hat on and then encouraging people to lobby the government?

I understand we are all frustrated as golfers but what you are doing is a little 'naughty'.
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Short answer, no
But you are welcome to disagree

It isn’t my petition, just making people aware of its existence ?
 
Old Skier said:
I thing his posts are a complete wind up and WHAAA posted just to get a response. Unless he owns a gold course, there wont be one in the land that will stand by and just let him play and he knows it.
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Providing I have my dogs with me, alone and stick to the back nine away from the road and access through the public right of way, no issues from the land owner.

I thought my response to fish when I said I will be recognised people may of got the jist without saying I play with so and so.
 
Imurg said:
Well it's reached 126k and still rising..
Just out of interest...should the Govt back down on this, will you be playing during November.?
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Not sure it will change things this time.
But what it might do is make rule makers think differently for future lockdowns.
I can see others coming even next summer.
 
Imurg said:
Well it's reached 126k and still rising..
Just out of interest...should the Govt back down on this, will you be playing during November.?
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Liverpoolphil said:
If the course is open and we can play then yes I would play - why wouldn’t i ?
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And there’s me being accused of double standards ??
 
This just reminds me that we assume the general public thinks golfers are all Bentley owning rich land owners.
In reality it’s played by the general public .
Might be an education matter that needs to change this preconceived view.
 
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