Neighbours Behaving Badly

It doesn’t apply to me attitude. How stupid can people get?

I spoke of this on a different thread yesterday and nobody even gave a comment.
So neighbour next door and then the neighbour next to her are friendly over the weekend both of those households were on front porch all sitting in close proximity laughing and enjoying some wine. When I took the dog out I noticed that one neighbour was giving the other one a hair trim.
Sunday morning one of same neighbours was in garden assisting the woman with garden work and there was no social distancing when it was finished it was back to the wine drinking. All this going on and the next door neighbour had her daughter arrive that went in the house and then her sons girlfriend both of who do not live there.
They always carry on like that in hot weather and this virus has not changed them, and yet they have the cheek to look down their noses at every one else. They make me sick.

Sad to have to say, but the Nurse needs reporting. Her Colleagues at work would be so angry, as she is possibly bringing the virus into the Nurse area. She is
Putting lives at risk. It is really sad as she ought to know better.

@knspol
I completely agree with you.

I am very exercised at this flagrant breaching of human rights - age discrimination - and will be having words with my MP at an appropriate time.

Many of our local community activities and voluntary support services, upon which many rely, closed down a month or so ago as the retirees/older people who run them sensibly decided to self-isolate early. Ditto Granny childcare.

It was rather a surprise to realise that older people play such a big part, behind the scenes and unsung, in many/most? communities.

And they want to summarily bump us off?!

From all I've seen and experienced, too many in our younger generations seem to harbour inexplicable disdain and/or hatred towards older people.

I'm not sure they'd get far with no grandparents to look after children whilst they're at work, no older people running activity groups of all sorts and filling in the gaps that public services deserted.

The lesson is that no demographic is dispensible. We all have our part to play.

I feel sorry for the poor police who have to put themselves at risk to confront these idiots. Have they got protective clothing?

Agree with so many of you. We try to limit our supermarket visits and as so hard to get an online slot we are still going to the supermarket. Mind you with restrictions it is actually easier than normal. We live in a holiday area and so this is the quietest Easter week I have ever known in over 40 years here. Whilst the house opposite is a second home and has had no visitors at weekends some houses do seem to have a lot more cars there. My husband cycles to a nearby village where he is fairly sure a hotel has rented its apartments to the BMW/ Mercedes holiday set as few people living in North Devon can afford really expensive vehicles.
We do hope we don't have an influx over the weekend of Easter itself but that would rely on police and we don't have loads.
In town sadly the druggies still congregate outside the pharmacy making it scary going for a prescription

icanhandthemback we are doing the same as you. DD and the GC stand at one end of the drive and us at the other. If goods are being delivered then gloves are worn, goods delivered to half way along drive, she retreats and we collect the goods. Everything is wiped down. Our DD has named it the 'Corona Tango' as we move backwards and forwards to maintain the 2m rule . The GKs are used to it now but it is very hard not being able to hug our family. It only happens once a week but is helping me maintain my sanity. Our youngest GC we can only see online as he is just 6mths. Hey ho it will pass as everything does.

Yes lots of my neighbours having friends round. They don't normally disgracefull I think there should be a confidential line to phone and report to police. These people think doesn't apply them. Well it does

This sort of behaviour is disgusting! Due to the majority of people taking care, snd the minority not we could be stopped from going out at all for exercise!!

Unbelievable there are those not taking this virus seriously. A friend of mine with four grandchildren living but a mile away is not content with one visit but backward and forward.Not unusual to bring the eldest GC home to see 'poor grandpa who is feeling poorly today ?'

overnight visitors to the left, visiting children to the right, luckily several m away on both sides. Pee`s me off tbh, so many of us are `obeying `restrictions to the letter. It does change my opinion of both. really finding out how they think about the rest of us and the nhs. Ie selfish to the core. Someone mentioned white feathers, that is exactly what it feels like

3211123rjc, have you asked your children to help you with groceries/prescription deliveries? If they are as worried as they say, surely they would help?

And why NOT use FB to find a support group? Are you happy to risk your life because you dislike social media? You're on Gransnet. It seems a bit of a false distinction to me.

Common sense should prevail. As long as you're only mixing with members of your own household there is nothing wrong with garden activities. Likewise you can chat with your neighbour outside if both keep a distance. Your children calling with food and chatting with you for a while outside (at a distance) is also okay!
Visiting another household is not okay whether inside or out.

Neighbours opposite have had visitors twice, staying overnight, hugging and kissing each other, another neighbours teenagers coming and going in sports cars and next door to me left in two cars yesterday, they are still away but early this morning a delivery was made of gardening materials and then workmen turned up. So she is not worried about us but made sure she is out of the way. I am so mad they are all younger and perhaps will be treated preferentially. Having to watch if my DH wants to go outside, he is 74.

Hello everyone, isn't it a lovely day. Please forgive the following,
Yesterday on a different thread a person complained that her parents didn't seem to get the urgency of the current crisis, in fact came across as very angry. I understand how anxious she must have been, trying to get her loved ones to stop going out.
I to am one of those "old people" who wont do as I'm told. My children after ranting at me and questioning my intelligence on WhatsApp have now stopped contacting me, and all because we do nothing more than follow the government guidelines. We shop on line, best we can, can't get a delivery slot for 3 weeks and have tried to register with more than 1 supermarket, so are forced to go to the shops on the odd occasion. We can't get our medications delivered as we are not classed as vulnerable enough, so have to go out for them, and we walk our dog on the street for about 1 mile and come home again. We are still looking for one of these community groups the media keep talking about to help, but as I refuse to use either Facebook or Twitter, they are hard to find. Yet when watching TV it shows younger members of society gathering in groups to enjoy the great outdoors. So just why am I being held responsible for every irresponsible "oldie", who knows. I try to remind myself my children love me and care what happens, but please any of you younger people out there who might read this, show some love, not anger, who knows, one of us may not be around to say I love you and I'm sorry in the not too distant future.

Could it be that we are human beings, and being part of this species we have opinions, anything wrong with that?

What annoys me about these reports in the newspapers is that it seems to be mostly younger people involved and they are the ones that might have first choice of a ventilator should the need arise.

Yes, indeed!
It's the Covid War's equivalent of WW1's white feathers

I must admit I’m a bit confused. My husband and I walk to the local shop for our daily exercise and to buy essentials like bread, milk and vegetables. I thought this was very responsible. We haven’t used a car since the crisis began, I haven’t panic bought and we’ve had our daily exercise. Am I wrong here?

fully agree, when will these youngsters get it into their heads that this is not going away unless we ALL do as told.

Where I live everyone is following the rules. We have a lot of family groups going for their daily walk, but that's it. I'm going to collect my prescription today but that's allowed.

I have two neighbours. what are not taking any notice both work but probably take the virus and spread it. Police was called to the one he just told all his friends to be quite did not say they should not be there. We did not call the police but we will probably have the after mass after it is all over because they think they got away with it. Then the woman works at a surgery she has been with strange people in her garden and going inside different people houses. I am not sorry if they get the virus.I my self are insolation for 12 weeks.

I think that we all feel rage that when most of us (hopefully) are unhappy, but perfectly willing to cooperate, with what is being asked of us, others carry on with their lives doing whatever they like and whenever and wherever. The "it's only a bit of flu" brigade who - if left to their own devices - are not only going to bring about a situation where no one is allowed out at all, (how the hell is that even fair?) but also see the people of Britain in lockdown indefinitely. You can't fix stupid, we all know that. Or make people responsible. So, I blame the Government and the Police. There is always some excuse as to why they can't properly carry out a plan. Problem is simply that these are not "rules". Other people on this thread have used that word. The numbers of times that these have been called guidelines, suggestions, advice to follow in the papers, tv, government broadcasts. Whhhaaaaaaaaat? Are the oldies the only group who are taking this seriously?

There should be strict laws/rules which cannot be argued with, which will prevent anyone from having to think or try to interpret rules in any way which suits them. In this country - France - hardly a Police state and often very lax in the way they deal with riots etc., we have a form which we have to print or write out, every time we need to leave our homes for one of the few reasons clearly stated on the form. You date it, you put the time on it, you sign it with your name, address, date of birth etc., and you carry it with you. When you are stopped, which happens frequently because 100,000 Police are on patrol, you justify your appearance on the street by producing the paper. Or else! You better not be taking exercise further than 1km from your home, or for longer than one hour, and you'd better not be caught out regularly visiting shops or chemist or those few shops allowed to operate. And, no dawdling or gathering for conversations or sitting in the sunshine. First offence €135 and a big telling off. 2nd time - much bigger fine and prison. Simple. It's the best deterrent against roaming the beaches, sunbathing, meeting mates, etc. I'm not sure that in Britain people have grasped the fact that once you are in a household and you have isolated yourselves for 2 weeks together, you don't get to visit anyone else including other family by going into their homes - let alone have meals or days out with them. Every household who decided to be together, stays together, until this is over. Otherwise the virus just keeps on replicating and keeps us all miserable and confined indefinitely. I'd always report someone, especially if there was a hotline to do that on the basis of how dare others think that they have the right to put my life and welfare at risk. I've always told people that France is filled with those who think that rules are for everyone else! Well, mindless groups in Britain could probably turn this into an Olympic sport and they're proud of it. It has nothing to do with civil liberties. This is, please god, a once in a lifetime emergency and people need to grasp that fact, grow up, listen and be made accountable. (Rant over). Stay safe everyone.

I go on a regular morning walk (within time and distance rules) and this morning it was noticeable how much more traffic there was. The problem is that people (idiots) see one person flouting the rules and getting away with it, so they think "if they are doing it, so will I" . It's so irresponsible and infuriating

My daughter drops food off for me from time to time and she brings the children - they stand at the end of the garden and we talk. It feels really odd handling with latex gloves and wiping down stuff from my daughter with Dettol wipes but better safe than sorry.
We have a garden chat with our neighbours every now and then, all well away from each other but it’s great to ‘socialise’.
I’m so grateful we aren’t in a flat. Those who are doing lockdown in difficult circumstances have my wholehearted admiration.