Hypocritical neighbours

A family friend is a Critical Care Nurse - exhausted. For many weeks now she has only seen her young daughter on her way home from work, to wave to at the top of the drive to her own (vulnerable) parents home were her daughter is staying at the moment. All this so that she can nurse younger and younger Covid19 patients, gasping for breath and life. I feel for her and all medics watching people struggle and die while so many (possibly some of these patients) flout the clear rules we’ve been given. The ripple effect isn’t just affecting the patients it’s also the staff and those they love too. ☹️

Our neighbours are just the same and it’s driving us crazy. We like all our neighbours but we are all over 70, most of us are supposed to be shielding and yet they are having visitors. Mostly sitting in conservatories very close together. One neighbour said she speaks to her son on Skype every day but it’s not enough so he visits once a week so she doesn't miss out on her hugs!!! Our son lives in Australia, we’ve not seen him for three years and have no chance of him visiting us or us him in the foreseeable future. We've not reported any of them because they are all nice people just utterly stupid!!

The new name for these people is Covidiots....
Very apt!!

My son works for the police and they are overwhelmed with complaints about neighbours. It's more than they can cope with.

What I don't understand is that although we are in the middle of a Pandemic we are still having a bank holiday when people are going to want to act as they would on s normal bank holiday.I live in St Ives in Cornwall and am dreading it,I hope the police carry on turning them back as they have been doing.People are still coming here although everything is shut down apart from food shops ..

My lot have been reported to the police by my friends who live the other side of them but the police are taking the "softly softly" approach. They have not even visited them.

There's been some celebrations by me (I was walking to work so saw) but everyone seems to be staying in their own front gardens, and only speaking to others from a distance. I thought that was ok.

One simple solution, report your neighbours to the police, if they are not abiding to the rules.

I can totally relate... my neighbour is in and out all day in the car, even takes the dog for a walk in the car! Has her friend over most evenings, but on Facebook she berates people for gathering in the park... oh and she works for the NHS!!

There are those who do and those who don't. Those who know the rules and follow them and this who know them but think they apply to everyone else. Since the beginning of lockdown I have felt the penalties are absolutely pathetic. £30, can be less than a parking fine. Spain in the past couple of days allowed people out to exercise, the fine for abusing this one part of the rules - €1000. Our rules are worthless.

You know what to do- REPORT THEM!!!! Or we are going to continue to have large numbers dying!!! And if i was stood outside when any of these idiots were there id have had to say something.Either say it yourself to them,or if you stay stum just report them on the qt.

There was a celebration . I didn't go and no doubt will be thought of as a party pooper . I don't care I suffer from chest infections and I am not risking it plus it is against the law.

This sort of behaviour makes me fume. My children and DIL are Doctors dealing with Covid-19
I think your neighbours are selfish pigs. Why should my family endanger their lives for these stupid people. It makes me despair.
Our stupid neighbours are the same as yours. Ugh

My next door neighbours adult children have been coming and going as they fancy as have their friends. Our rear gardens are small and they have had at least 7 asround for a BBQ.

People sat in a large group on the big green outside my flats and children playing cricket on the green because of VE Day yesterday. We observed the 11am silence but nothing else. We could hear someone play the last post on a bugle from an adjoining street in the morning, that was very moving and much more appropriate than the stupid gatherings.

Think it’s the case if they complain about others not social distancing etc, but something in their brain feels it’s not applicable to them and would probably be up in arms if you challenged. Unbelievable that then these same people go out and clap ??♥️

Karaoke outside in my street; something I hate at the best of times. Most of my neighbours are very high risk but are mixing with people that have a constant stream of visitors to their house. It reminds me of that celebration they had at the height of the Spanish flu epidemic [not sure which country; may have been America] that resulted in thousands of deaths. It was allowed because it would 'cheer people up'.

It is breaking down just walked the dog in the park 8 20 year olds came altogether and started kicking a ball. On the way home 15 or do teenagers riding electric scooters all across from pavement and road. Making use of few cars about.

Gagajo I'm also intrigued as to how gathering for VE celebrations is allowed.

I thought that you could only "gather" with those with whom you live on your own premises and gathering on the street is not allowed, even if 2m away from others.

Streetparties etc all over the telly and no finger - wagging from anyone. Why? Am I missing something?

Our idiot neighbours currently have their two adult daughters and their families over - and they clap for NHS and care workers (she works with vulnerable children - I hope to goodness she’s on some kind of working from home role and not out infecting these children).

My neighbours are all outside, in groups, for VE Day. Children all playing together. I put balloons out to show willing, but it’s ridiculous. I wonder how many people will get C19 today?

You are probably right Hetty, sad though it is. He has a big posh car that was always in his garage, when she comes over, her little car is hidden in the garage and his is on the drive.

Agree with Hetty58 They just want to ignore it, turn a blind eye so to speak, being very ignorant

craftyone, I've come to the sad conclusion that it's not really that they 'don't get it'.

They do understand the rules but they're just not willing to comply. A lot appear to obey them - when they think somebody might be watching.

They won't change unless (or until) they lose a loved one.

We have neighbours like that too, another house full today and I expect they will stay until Sunday night, as usual.