Why dont people understand the words ‘stay at home’ !

notanan I should have said "for extra months". I know it's going to continue for months, and as I have already self-isolated for nearly 4 weeks due to health problems, and I live alone so that really is isolating, I have little patience with people who can't manage a week so far.

Sorry, but the rules make sense to me and I believe we should follow them.

I shall be ratty if lockdown and social distancing etc has to continue for months because of those who have selfishly carried on their social lives regardless.

It WILL go on for months, regardless.
And will feel longer and harsher witg nightmare neighbours curtain twitching through it all....

Well my medication is now being sent to a different pharmacy to DHs which have different opening times. 1 run to the pharmacy has become 2, and now its a drive rather than a walk..

Hope the neighbours arent like you and I wont be fending off pitch forks! ?

Rosenoir, if your post was aimed at me that let me assure you I am not selfish and ignoring the rules. I use to cycle on tracks but these days there are just to many people walking their dogs and I have to touch gates to open them. So I stick to the roads. Does it matter whether I am cycling for 30 mins or 90 minutes, I am not near anyone or touching anything but my bike and the reason I use my car to go to a spot is because I live on top of bl,,,y big hill and there is no way I could cycle up it or walk up it pushing my bike.

I think I mentioned before that my neighbour had gone to various places for kitchen roll! When I suggested that that wasn’t essential, she replied that ‘ we’re allowed to shop’. Since then she’s out at least three times a day, shopping, exercising, and walking her dog ‘ because we’re allowed to do that’. I have asked her to stay away.
Sadly, I think people will only take it seriously when people they know, or know of, contract the virus, and possibly die.

I shall be ratty if lockdown and social distancing etc has to continue for months because of those who have selfishly carried on their social lives regardless.

The majority of us are taking advice and sticking to the rules but there will always be the selfish that think it does not apply to them.

I have seen people on gransnet saying they just want to drive a few miles to the cliffs or beach, or to visit grandchildren or help adult children who are struggling looking after their children,replies saying I think you could get away with that or agreeing that it is fine to drive somewhere as you are isolating.

What these people do not think about is how many people it is ok to do this,100 or a 1000,how far is it ok to drive 3 miles or 300 miles. Why do they think they are special.

EXD, I am one of these cyclists and this is my daily exercise. There is no law that says you can only exercise for 30 minutes outdoors. As long as you are on your own, don't meet people or have to open gates I believe I am doing the best thing. Also my Dr has told me that cycling is the best exercise for me. Also at present the roads are mostly clear of cars.

yes, my neighbour has left to join his ladyfriend today. They are back and forth to each others houses. Both old btw. So be it, I hope they both stay safe

It is annoying if we see people breaking the rules which will cause the NHS to be overwhelmed.

If someone I know does it I tell them what I think, but ultimately it isn't our job to dictate to them.

They are responsible for their own actions, and if we dwell on it it will upset our equilibrium, when we are aiming to stay as upbeat as possible.

I was merely advising that if something distresses you, take yourself away from it. I never said anyone on here was nosey. What I am trying to say is sometimes, for your own health or mind, you are better to avoid looking/watching neighbours. In a previous position I dealt with neighbour disputes, they can begin with the most trivial things and before you know it- full scale dispute that can go on for years. Sadly, the fact we are all stuck indoors for the next few months I fully expect neighbour disputes to increase. For me personally, they are better avoided, so I do not watch what they do.

I agree Sommerlove. Selfish and stupid! Just because people read in the paper (I wonder which one) that people are flying in from Covid-19 hotspots (isn't the UK a hotspot now?) doesn't mean they should make the situation even worse. They sound like self-centred toddlers who haven't grown up. What delightful human beings (not)!

Sophiesnana, I agree with you totally,I started another thread re a neighbour of mine who is a nurse flouting the rules!
It’s irritating when the vast majority are getting on with it and then the arrogant few are pretty much carrying on as normal
I have thought so much of Anne Frank, it makes our sacrifices look very small indeed!

Don't ring your local police numbe

Ring 101 . Advice from my MP (email). Police do want to know who is not following the guidelines.

Quizqueen, Those people who refuse to do what the rules say just because of something else happening sound pretty darn selfish to me.

He really was just behind the door and not moving. I still don't know what he wanted! I don't know who I'm most annoyed with; the neighbour or the fact that my partner was happy to open the door. He should have learned from when I went ballistic at him for letting someone stroke the dog the other week!

I'll tell you why people break the rules - because they read in the paper that hundreds of people a day are still flying on regular flights into Heathrow from places like China, New York and even Iran; the later 2 definitely still hotspots of infection. If the government can't be bothered to stop things like that, why shouldn't people think they can go out for a walk or in their car more than once a day!

You won't be touching the doorbell, will you?

People tend to ring the bell and then retreat down the path if they want to speak to us.

A neighbour rang our doorbell today and my partner went to open the door. I just stood there screaming 'don't open the door; ask him what he wants from inside'. I then made him wash the doorbell with bleach.

If you ring the police to complain that your neighbour has gone out more than once, they will take no action because they have more than enough to do with normal policing. You will have added unnecessary time to the telephone operator's workload when they could have been dealing with an actual crime. Please respect the Police Commissioner's advice .

For those doing shopping for others, instead of being an “on call” service, I suggest you get the list weekly.

My sister is a carer to old people in the area.

She visits about 10 or 11 during the week

She can't get all the shopping at once because there's a limit to how much she can purchase at one time

She got accosted by some woman the other day accusing her of panic buying

Not nice

Mr Kinnock Snr was also an EU Commissioner, so one of the elite.

I think birthday celebrations will be courtesy of Facetime, WhatsApp etc this time for us.

But the Kinnocks obviously think that the rules don't apply to them now they have gone up in the world.

The MP son of Neil Kinnock, the former Labour leader, has been publicly shamed by police for “non-essential” travel during the coronavirus lockdown after going to celebrate his father’s 78th birthday.
Stephen Kinnock, the MP for Aberavon in South Wales, posted a picture of himself sitting on a chair outside his parents’ London home, adhering to guidelines to stay two metres apart, as they marked the occasion with his wife, the former prime minister of Denmark, Helle Thorning-Schmidt.

The sort of people that are breaking the rules are not worth accosting; our local police said it's best to avoid trouble. We do have a local facebook page where we can warn people about dangerous driving etc. Someone phoned me today and told me I HAD to post a message she was giving me through my next door neighbours letter box. I told her I was self isolating as much as possible and didn't want to do it. She got very irate. Thankfully I found my neighbours phone number and phoned them.