Hypocritical neighbours

might be the camera angle it can make things look nearer than they actually are.

Quite a few police forces have a website you can report wrongdoers on which might be the best option.

Some people really don’t get it and absolutely are hypocrites. Went for a bike ride with my son a couple of days ago. Came to one part where there is a thin bridge and a kissing gate. My son, who has coordination issues, had struggled but persevered in getting through the gate and just started crossing the bridge when two women with two children (one in a pushchair) and their dog started to cross the bridge at the other end. You can barely pass and certainly wouldn’t be two meters away. I was just about to start manoeuvring my bike when I saw this and shouted out could they please wait and let me son pass. They refused and stopped on the bridge. I said that my son couldn’t go backwards and couldn’t pass at a safe distance they went all huffy and told me to come through too as I was making such an issue of it. I said no - i wouldn’t be at two meters away either. A bit of a row ensued and they argued their point that I should cross and “this brings out the worst in some people” I said yes it certainly does but wouldn’t cross whilst they were still in the bridge. Eventually they finished crossing - my son had to pass them otherwise he was stuck which made me so angry and I dropped further back to give them plenty of room - as they passed I could still here them saying how rude I was and I didn’t get it!! Really!!!! Thankfully the rest of the ride was delightful!

Nicky7of7 please do not feel guilty in this lovely weather there is nothing wrong with those who do your shopping to deliver to back garden and stay chatting two metres apart, lots are doing even me but this thread is talking about a gathering, a party in the garden with lots of people which would be ok if your back garden was the size of a park and each had there own portaloo.

Neighbor is an NHS nurse has had a variety of family members and their dogs visiting since lockdown.
Not typical I’m sure which is why we still clap for workers, sadly the police won’t have time to investigate all the rule breakers in our village!

Just make sure you stay away from them and leave them to it. I live on a large estate and see lots of rule breaking. People will make there own decisions. I would not phone the police they have enough to do.

Everyone is doing What they want, lots believe that the rules don't apply to them. Ignore because no point reporting them. Be thankful you are u.

Lockdown is breaking down and this is the very reason why the Government didn't do it earlier. Unfortunately, as bad as the virus is, many, many people do not actually know anybody who has had the virus, let alone died from it. This makes it less attractive to stay within the rules especially if they have pressing bills, anxieties, etc. Personally, I have every intention of staying safe but I do get why people are beginning to have an 'it won't happen to me' attitude. I don't like it but I do understand it.

Same here, on Thursday our neighbours had their son and his partner round grantedthey stayed in the garden but were there for most of the afternoon, then yesterday VE day we had a party in the street, most of us kept to just the edge of the pavement, not my neighbours they had several friends from further up the street and one of her sisters and husband who live in a different town, social distancing was non existing, one of the ladies is a care home nurse, our neighbours are carers for his parents who live in the same street, they are both in poor health and in their eighties. They will be out on Thursday night clapping and cheering but basically I don't think they care just as long as they can continue to enjoy themselves.

As an overview on this, I think the government is just happy if a majority adhere to lockdown. I’ve read that Boris didn’t want it anyway but bowed to the pressure. I really don’t know one way or the other but so think that if it’s government advice, we should be following it at leat for a few more weeks. And yes, lots of close up gatherings here as well ( although still only a minority).

Spotting not spitting!

I can’t believe what I’m reading. We have few near neighbours so wouldn’t know if rules were being flouted, except for spitting a strange car parked near one house for 3 days. It wouldn’t be surprising if there was a spike in infections in a weeks time. These people are probably the same as anti vaccine people- let everyone else do the protecting not them .

Oh kangaroo73 you are not wrong. I've had to leave our neighbours to their own nonsense. Since isolation one of our neighbours has had visitors and have stood chatting outside to others. It really has annoyed me as I watch my friends going into work every day not knowing if it is safe, yes they are nurses in hospital. I've recently retired but due to health reasons cannot return. What neighbours were doing was really upsetting me, but I've had to learn to not look, if they want to risk it they keep away from me. So far luck has been on their side. Just dont look and realise it is their life and I shall clap every Thursday for every dear friend that goes through the hospital doors and pray they will remain safe. Take care. Xx

We got invited to a neighbours VE garden party but stayed the proper distance apart. It worked and it was great to have a chat again

Neighbours decided to have a VE day party - or afternoon tea. Invitations were posted through doors with the added note - bring a chair and your own food with the starting time.
I thought we'd all be sitting in our gardens around the close but no, chairs and tables were set out along our side road, plus flags and bunting, 6ft distancing was not observed, kids running around as if at a fun fair as well as in and out of each other's houses. Then later on in the evening, a message was sent around saying to dash down to our village green before the Queen's address as the Baptist minister (who normally has diddley squat to do with anyone outside his congregation to the point that it's almost a sect, would be saying a few words, followed by everyone joining together to sing "We'll meet again"!
I didn't go as I'm shielding, but one of the organisers lives with her mother that has one and a half lungs due to cancer, and her father has had several heart attacks. Another neighbour decided to have a coffee morning with her sister the other day.
I just despair !

Reading your comments makes me incredibly sad as well as angry that people could be so stupid, trumpesque as I call them. Like you I haven't seen my family for 2 months. My husband decided we should isolate on 15th March.
I also feel anger at our government for being so slow. Once the virus reached Italy, the writing was on the wall.
So many medics have lost their lives. The Reuters special report about shielding our hospitals made me cry out of sheer frustration.
I don't think life will be the same. I, for one, will not want to shake hands again. It will be a long time before my husband and I will use public transport.
Stay safe. Keep well.

It is eleven weeks since I have seen any family member other than on my phone.
I am doing my bit and staying home but constantly see one neighbour have their family visit with the GC. When the family are not there the neighbours are coming and going in the car, not once a day to take exercise or shop but many times. Yesterday they left early morning and didn't return until after dark so must have been visiting somewhere else.
They are not the kind of neighbours I would associate with and haven't reported them yet but am sorely tempted.

My neighbours are just the same. She is in her seventies and has health issues so is classed as vulnerable and is continuously reinforcing the fact. They have a succession of family visitors children and grandchildren etc. She gets in the car and visits her family yet she expects me to do her alcohol shop once a fortnight as she won't go shopping and her husband doesn't like her excessive drinking. I feel used. She's a very loud forceful personality and I'm concerned about upsetting the apple cart by saying something! Her husband is a retired policeman so he's obviously not concerned about the social distancing. I've got a 6wk old grandson who I haven't seen and am desperate for that first cuddle?

The recent coinage "covidiot" seems relevant here.

Hypocrites. That is what my cousin branded his neighbours, he is an ambulance driver. He told them He didn’t want the clap. Ahem... he could have phrased it a little better. So they took it as a joke and carried on partying.
He must have had a bad day, and ranted further that he doesn’t need patting on the head for doing what he has done for twenty years! And that he is not a child that needs praising all the time.
They shrugged, “what’s his problem?” And carried on partying.
I have come to the conclusion that people will do as they please, and they don’t even respect the police when cautioned. Mind you I am not always consistent and can launch into Meldrew at any point.
Look after yourself everyone, let’s keep doing what we are doing.xx

Well I'm not sorry or embarrassed to say if it were my neighbours I would report them every time. How can anyone sit there and watch people come and go and do nothing? It's OUR lives they are playing with as well as their own. Deaths aren't going to slow down any time soon if we just let them get away with it all the time.

I think the trouble is that these people know we are all going to have to live in our neighbourhoods once this is all over, if it ever is. They think that they will not be reported. They are in most cases right. When I told my brother that my neighbours were having people over, loud music & BBQ's several days running he wanted to come over to have a word with them. Both my brother & I are over 70 & my neighbours are late 20's with friends the same age mainly men. Several children too. So did we say anything or report them? No because I have to live here & have had many bad neighbours in the next property over the years. They are nice enough people otherwise, just do not think that they have to stay apart. Regular visitors there, young children all very close. Then they will wonder why they get the virus!

My neighbours have 3 young children. Yesterday they had the youngish grandparents round, in the garden playing with the children, no social distancing. These neighbors also clap on Thursday. My daughter, who is married to a police officer, said I should report them. I feel this could cause unpleasantness as they will know it was me. We do not know them at all, as their garden backs onto ours so don't see them often. We haven't seen our grandchildren who live just 10 miles away, since lock down. It seems so unfair, and I just had to have a rant because I see that several of you are also in this position.

Same here - Thursday night much clapping - yesterday mini street party with some neighbors all sitting much closer than 2m or even 1m the children playing with each other

In Australia a neighbour reported to the police 7 students had dinner together , they got fined $1650 each. The rule is tight there but here it is worthless . It's the reason why other countries did a much better job.