I broke the lockdown rules .....big time

Vampirequeen I think you acted on your gut instinct and very admirable in my opinion. As long as you washed your hands when you got back to your flat all should be ok.

I can't think of a better excuse than that someone's life might have been in immediate danger.

It just shows that human kindness and common sense prevail even in these difficult times.

A good excuse Vampirequeen. The situation could have been very different.

My OH had to break the rules. My neighbour came to my door absolutely petrified. She had a rat in her lounge. OH to the rescue to get the little critter out.

A rat! My goodness. An excellent reason to break the rules.

Thank goodness you did vampirequeen!

I'd have done exactly the same Vampirequeen.

In fact, where I am there are two ground floor flats leading off the garden and occasionally I've " sneaked " to look in the window to make sure an elderly gentleman is alright as he's prone to falling and who would know if he was on the floor without looking ?

Well done vampirequeen putting the safety of others above rules is the right thing to do.

MerylStreep your husband deserves a medal, your neighbour must have bern scared, I hate rats with a vengeance .

That's what good neighbours do ..well done vampirequeen ?
It doesn't bear thinking about if you hadn't put common sense before isolation rules.
It comes down to using your best judgement when we think something is amiss.

Well done on using sensible judgement.

I think this comes under leaving your home for safety reasons,
which is not breaking lockdown.
Nobody could expect you to stay in your flat if you feared for your own or someone else's life.
Your neighbour is lucky to have you looking out for her, vampirequeen.

I read Rats were trying to enter peoples homes for food as all the eating places are closed,not as much scraps/food about.Also said they will eat each other for food!

bikergran
That true. We know where he came from. The park near us has a big pond. Lots of people fed the ducks ( so therefore the rats by default) but it's now shut so they're looking further afield.
Strangely enough I've seen my 'pet' fox a couple of times recently with a rat in his month. So things are getting tough for him.
I'm ok with rats. I've had a couple as pets.

It's our human nature to help others. You did nothing wrong in fact I applaud you. Stay safe and sane. X

I also broke the rules big time today. I had a call from daughter saying she was having problems with her medication, she didn't have enough Tfried sorting it over the phone but no good. So I said to Mr B I will drive over today, 110 miles round trip and see what the problem is. When I go there the paramedics were also there. Seemed she had decided to get in touch with the Life Line people and tell them the problem, only thing was she pressed the button and they couldn't get back to her via the phone as it wasn't working. So they sent the paramedics in full virus kit. Any way spent part of the day crawling around on the floor trying to work out with lead was out. Sorted the phone. Then I had to sit and count all her tablets and work out if she had enough to last until the 27th. as they had been sent in boxed instead of the tablet box she usually. Turned out she didn't have enough because she had been over dosing on one of them.. Thankfully without much of a side effect. Sorted tablets. Now I will have to sort out her Pharmacy. Home now everything wiped down and clothes in wash and had a shower. At least it was a fast journey due to lack of cars. So I know just how you feel but what else could you or me have done.

What else could you do? Your DD was in desperate need of help.

You became instant key, frontline workers Vampirequeen and Barmeyoldbat and well done to you both.
You had no alternative.
How lucky were the people you saved.

vampirequeen and barmeyoldbat

You both did the right thing. I don’t think I’d like to live in a society where everyone was so determined to follow the rules that they’d overlook neighbourly or family caring.