Neighbour breaking lockdown

I agree with MOnica we can only take responsibility for our own actions, even if we feel very annoyed with others.
I know some who are mixing within families, under the pretext that they are all isolating individually anyway. If that was in fact safe, many in my street who are oldies, could all get together as we are all individually "self isolating".

As Monica says it is their responsibility.Some of our neighbours aren’t sticking to the rules,it’s annoying but they will still be our neighbours when this situation ends so no I wouldn’t report them.You have probably changed how you feel about them but I wouldn’t risk a major fall out.Also,we don’t know other people’s circumstances.

We keep ourselves to ourselves and ignore anything the neighbours are doing.

So long as they stay away from us, which they do, they're not harming us. Same for you. Anyway, the more people who catch it while we're in isolation the better off we'll be if we do catch it later, with more medical support and knowledge available.

There always have been people who think of no-one but themselves and there always will: looters taking advantage of every disaster, the black marketeers during each war, the people who stockpiled everything they could with no thought for anyone else during this emergency, the scammers who take advantage of the naive... the list is endless.

There are too many people letting a bit of jealousy get the better of them. Reminds me of children all clamouring to have what everyone else has without considering whether it is good for them.

That said, there are definitely people who are off my Xmas card list after this.

Coronavirus has turned too many neighbours into curtain twitchers and nosey snitchers. Fully expect to see a ducking stool and a set of stocks set up outside town halls soon. Mind your own business Bluenose10; just so long as you're following the rules, that's all you need to worry about.

It is annoying that there are some who are not complying with the rules. Just let them get on with it. As long as they are not close to you there is no problem.
I have had to revise my opinion of some people but I would not report them.

OP you are exactly the kind of person that snitches or you would not be considering reporting them. I do not see how they could possibly be putting you at risk if you are sticking to the rules. M0nica is right.

My stepdaughter just rang to wish her father a happy birthday. She works on the very front line (intensive care)in a London hospital, and was feeling quite depressed by the number of deaths she is dealing with. It makes me really angry that people think the rules don't apply to them.

M0nica Thu 16-Apr-20 14:10:13

Thoroughly agree with you.

This bug is changing our behaviour and thought processes in so many ways, on so many levels. It's hard for perhaps a lot of people to be sensible when they're scared.

It's also bringing out some people's true characters, unfortunately. I've seen this already in only a few of my neighbours.

I wouldn't snitch on anyone though. I just keep my distance. And always bear in mind that we're still going to have to live with each other when we emerge the other side of this crisis!

It a complicated situation we are in now.

Of course we need to limit the number of cases to prevent the NHS from being overwhelmed, but until a vaccine is produced herd immunity is the only answer.

Therefore allowing a small proportion of the population to get it will help us all.

Who cares what others do, that is their responsibility. It only matters if they are putting you at a risk or someone who is vulnerable. Then you need to take proper action.

Life is too short to be a snitch or neighbour-from-hell.

I would report them every time. This kind of thing makes me really cross. We are all having to stay in and doing our best while others think the rules don't apply to them or maybe they are just too stupid to understand what they are doing.

Personally, I wouldn't say anything.

Meanwhile the Swedish experiment of not lockdown chunters along. It will be interesting to compare results in due course.

It's very difficult isn't it ?Our DD was seeing this and it was really upsetting her as she leaves her family to work in ICU.They finally seemed to stop.Apperently one of them was admitted to hospital and had a fever.Turned out to be something other than CV but gave them a scare.In her words they are just some of the many idiots who think they are a special case,and appreciates the vast majority are doing their bit.And focuses on the job in hand.
And a friend is shocked at how neighbour -also a friend of both of us- has found it impossible to stay in using any excuse to pop to a shop ,and having family call in.Even all chatting together in the front garden.I know one thing it certainly changes your oppinion of people even if you don't say anything.

I would suggest you dont report your neighbour. Any viral illness is very obviously going to go right through the whole population anyway despite the best efforts of social distancing.

If they are 2 isolating families I suppose the risks are small. At least it is on their own property and not a public place. This thing isn't going to stop anyway, all we can do is slow it down and protect the vulnerable. Keep yourself safe and try not to let it stress you out.