My wife is a nurse at a care home with lots of vulnerable people so she (and me obviously) are likely to be pretty much in the firing line as regards the virus (though obviously not as much as many NHS staff). However, we both totally agree with some of the apparent heavy handed approaches that seem to be popping up. Are we all going to be under house arrest shortly and start snitching on our neighbours if they have the audacity to venture out of their doors more than once each day? While there are some people obviously flaunting the guidelines like having ill conceived parties or actively abusing essential workers, etc., it seems that the great British public is going into extreme finger wagging mode, encouraged by the actions of some overbearing police forces round the country (e.g., pouring dye into lagoons to discourage sightseers, using drones to show a few people walking in the hills - WTF?) - donāt some of them just love the extra power?
These days, we seem to take great delight in pointing out other peoples misdemeanors (dash cam footage videos are an obvious example). Itās pretty obvious that we all need to take care during this period but letās use some common sense please or risk losing the support of many people. Iām sure that, despite what the government is promising, many people will be struggling to just provide for their families so letās not be too self-righteous and donāt letās get back into Brexit or Scottish Independence mode where one side is always right and the other wrong.
Finally, regarding the name of this thread āCovidiotā - when it comes down to it we, as MX5 fans, have relatively impractical cars that many keep locked up 6 months of the year and have almost certainly all ābent the rulesā in some way or other over the years, maybe arenāt best placed to say who is or isnāt an idiot.
Mmm.
Think I may need a bit of arch rolling & a laser session.
Iāll leave it for now Nick but ta anyhow but if you come across any bald R888ās hit me up.
Iām not familiar with the Peak District, sadly, but perhaps there is a massive Tesco just over the brow of that hill and people have combined their essential shop with a stop for essential exerciseā¦
On a more serious note, my wife has a good friend who is a paramedic and last night she cooked her a simple meal of chilli and rice and we drove it over to her, as she arrived home from her shift. A small gesture, but received with immense gratitude. Genuinely moving.
I say we drove, because my wife did not want to go on her own in case she was stopped and questioned as to her intent. That canāt be right. Until the guidance on leaving the house escalates to levels seen in the likes of Spain and France, common sense needs to prevail.
Thanks Scottishfiver. Despite government promises, care homes (as with many NHS sites) still donāt have the much needed protective equipment. We are being sensibly careful as the thought of the virus getting into the care home is not pleasant but we try to keep things in perspective and keep a sense of humour. We are lucky living in a part of the Scottish Borders where there are few people. Anyway, Iām off out for my usual cycle which will certainly be longer than the prescribed time/distance but Iām safe in the knowledge that Iāll see almost no-one and therefore present no risk to anyone. Cheers.
True, appearances can be deceptive. We had the roof up (it was a tad cold). Had it been down, we would have looked even more like two people out for a leisurely drive.
Iāve seen that video posted a few times, very close to our hearts Curbar edge. Walked over there many times, I can tell you that car park where the ND is parked up has a nasty concrete hump part way through it, not good for lowered cars, I found out.
I can assure folk there isnāt a Tesco over the other side of the ridge thereās a nice pub called the Grouse Inn though if you walk far enough.
Would love to be there now, lovely day here in Derbyshire but sadly itās a bit of gardening, again.
Got many pictures like this one saved on my other HD, it is a massive draw for walkers but obviously you canāt for the reasons stated.
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We were on the ridge one day and this jet plane (forgive me for not knowing the model etc) passed by, we were higher than the plane as they passed down the Derwent valley. Also best spot to see the Lancasters fly by a few years ago as they made a fly past over Chatsworth which you can just see in the distance from there.
I certainly donāt like the tone (being the starter of this thread) that GJScot is inferring? It has absolutely zero to do with the thread itself in terms of who are we to judge. My original point, which I stick by, is that folk should be compliant with Govt instructions. Simple! I told my story, it has generated some good comments apart from the last part of yours. Stay safe.
Barrie
The lagoon in question was toxic, and had been dyed to discourage swimming long before Covid-19 was an issue. But please donāt let the facts get in the way of your (dangerous, stupid and irresponsible) rant.
My elderly aunt is in a care home, where 7 out of the 35 residents have died of Covid-19 in the last 3 weeks, My wife works for the NHS and has to face potentially infected people every day.
The government advice - for extremely good reasons - is to stay home except when undertaking essential activities. Driving to somewhere that you can walk (with all the attendant risks of collision/breakdown/puncture/etc) is simply not an essential journey.
Anything which our police forces are doing to reduce the risk which these Covidiots present to the health of all those that they encounter (and, in turn, those people who they encounter, and, in turn ā¦) can only be a good thing in my book.
Iāve seen little, or just about no, sign of stupid behaviours out and about. In the last 4 days Iāve stood in an orderly queue, easily 2 metres apart, for a Sainsbury. Same at a Waitrose. Same at my local village post office to buy a stamp to post my rent. 2 metres apart, and only 2 well spaced people inside the post office at a time.
The only event Iāve seen in person that brought a question to my mind was when I went for a walk a week last Sunday along an old former railway line near me. There was an unusual number of people doing the same. I gave others plenty of room, but not I think 2 metres. At the time, Iām not sure that guidance from government was particularly clear.
I have a sister, now retired. In the 1960ās, as a teenager she trained as a nurse. Eventually she became a sister at the Western Infirmary in Glasgow. After marrying, and raising kids, she returned to manage a residential care home. I can only say, that if she was working today, I would be absolutely horrified at the thought of her working in the conditions, and lack of protective equipment available, NHS and care home staff have been trying to deal with this.
In fact, whether she would be working or not, I am horrified.
I had to go in to work today for a change and did a bit of shopping on the way back. Saw one thoughtless case: I was getting fresh green veg and waited for the woman who was hovering by the packets of sprouts to move away. She picked up one packet, then another in the other hand, considered them, put them back, picked up two more, rejected those too, had a rummage through the pallet, then the other pallet, picked up two moreā¦ I decided I didnāt want sprouts after all. All right, she was wearing gloves, but really.
How can a policeman give you a fixed penalty notice without breaking the 2m rule? Roll it up into a ball & throw it at you, or maybe make it into a paper airplane?
thereās a nice pub called the Grouse Inn though if you walk far enough.
