Exercising once a day?

There are many considered points of view, both for and against the 'more than once a day' exercise debate. But for those whose selfish sole delight is stating that they 'hardly see anyone anyway' when out and about, is it any wonder, while most adhere to government advice and rules? Of course there are fewer folks out there to avoid, the rest are staying put and putting up for the long haul. If everyone continued their daily outdoor activities as before, for whatever reason or excuse, our pavements, tracks, bridleways, footpaths, trails, parks, outdoor recreational spaces, would see as much footfall as normal.

Our lockdown rules could be compared to the wartime shout 'get those lights out!' - one or two chinks attracted danger for everyone, not just those who left their blinds open or flashed a torch believing it would make very little difference to the overall outcome.

Who?

First of all I thought you didn't like to be in for 2 hours never mind 2 weeks, I've just come to this thread and you must have spent most of the day on it.
Well lucky you to get an Ocado delivery. In the first lockdown it took me about 5 weeks to get a delivery from anyone so in the meantime went through my cupboard (using out of date tins I never got round to throwing) going through freezer to eat up what was in there. God help my immune system. By the way they say frozen veg is sometimes better than fresh. I like good quality too but even before all this only went shopping weekly - it wasn't "stale". What about the increased number of people having to resort to foodbanks because of the situation - their immune systems must be shot. I think what a number of others are saying is why do you feel you can bend the rules - OK if you don't see anyone when you go for a walk (not a 5 mile hike) but daily to the shops? isn't following go out when necessary. I also noted you mentioned the weekly Ocado when your partner is there - where are they at other times? as you are not supposed to travel unless it's essential, not just to hook up.

Yes, a mystery!

Now, I'm not allowed to drive a mile to go for an isolated walk but have to make a 74 mile round trip to fetch my medication from a hospital which has a high number of Covid cases.

Callistemon, no, she wouldn't have chatted, being deaf, and 'over the fence' is impossible, too, with high hedges.

We thought, perhaps, she may have been near the hedge when somebody was on the other side, yet still, they'd be at least eight feet apart.

Still, a mystery - and really bad luck.

Well, people are making all sorts of excuses for going out and about.
I don’t like staying in either and my young dog is stressed and whining as she doesn’t like it either.
How about, I go out as many times as I like tomorrow and in as many shops as I want to every day like MissChateline, it might also save me from injuring myself at home.
Anyone want to join me?

I think I may have hit a nerve Hetty58 , so I shall bid you goodnight and ,perchance , a little humility and humanity, but I shan’t hold my breath!\

Hetty58

Oh dear!

Guess who will be the first to complain, when they're told, by ambulance crew, that they won't be going to hospital? (Like my poor neighbour, too old, 85, chances of survival too low.)

She hadn't been out at all since February, shopping delivered, no visitors - still, she caught it.

She did a lot of gardening, though, so we assume it drifted on the air from a neighbour - or possibly from a delivery.

Still, some people always think that they know better, don't they? (There really is no such thing as 'Covid secure')

It will not have just drifted across from other gardens but is it possible that your neighbour, being lonely and feeling isolated, may have chatted to a neighbour over the fence, got too close to a delivery person?
Probably 2 metres is too close.
3 metres+ is recommended for those who are shielding.

I have to shield and live on my own I have ms is there anyone else on here living alone

I was going to make the same comment about how most accidents happen at home as Miss Adventure pointed out.

I am sure everyone has enough sense to avoid going out if it’s icy and slippery, and after watching Julia Bradbury’s quite hairy Cornish coastal path walk tonight, maybe some of those are best avoided too!

An 'unfeeling' person, after all, would do exactly what they want - then make up 'reasons' for it.

I'm not unfeeling, Nanna58, just sick to the back teeth of all the selfish, ignorant people on here!

Not exactly sure what in your life has made you so harsh, sarcastic and unfeeling Hetty58, but whatever it was I can find it in my heart to feel sorry for you.

Wow, we've got some top scientists on here who actually know the routes of transmission, and can calculate the risks!

We really should let the government know. Can they tell me how my neighbour caught it?

Remember the 'facts', not so long ago, we were apparently going to need so many ventilators, it was definitely not air-borne - and children didn't spread it?

Apparently, now, we're unlikely to catch it from objects. Do we really believe that?

Wow again, it seems that the NHS would pay for residential care. That means that CHC has actually been awarded - as rare as hen's teeth!

Also Hetty58 , if it ‘ drifted on the air from a neighbour ‘ why is SAGE advising us to throw open our windows and let in fresh air??????

Goodnight MissChateline

Hetty58, if your neighbour caught it whilst rigidly following the rules then that doesn’t say much for the efficacy of the rules does it????

In my opinion it really is time to put our own needs aside for the collective fight against Covid.

I am happy to forgo exercising outside, shopping and socialising in order to be alive to see my children and grandchildren.

I most certainly don’t think that only I matter, I do not mispx households, we were alone at Christmas m I shop online if possible and if not then infrequently at the supermarket. My exercise out of the house is vital for me, not ‘an excuse ‘ Those of you are so worried about th NHS consider this - if my mental health failed my husband would need to be cared for in residential accommodation, a strain on NHS finances. So , just fir a minute,if you can, try to think just a little outside of your’the rules’ judgemental boxes

Nana 58....well said. Of course No virus will be transmitted to anyone by anyone when we are exercising alone and on our own. Long may we continue to exercise alone and may we continue stay well and healthy. Good night.

UK, 62,322 new cases and 1,041 new deaths today!

Oh dear!

Guess who will be the first to complain, when they're told, by ambulance crew, that they won't be going to hospital? (Like my poor neighbour, too old, 85, chances of survival too low.)

She hadn't been out at all since February, shopping delivered, no visitors - still, she caught it.

She did a lot of gardening, though, so we assume it drifted on the air from a neighbour - or possibly from a delivery.

Still, some people always think that they know better, don't they? (There really is no such thing as 'Covid secure')

Well, I'm out!

Not literally - it's dark and if I drove anywhere the police might be waiting just in case I wanted to drive a mile down the hill to go for a self-distanced walk .

Err Growstuff, if 66 million people went for a walk on their own they would be.... oh yes, on their own!!!!

Nanna58

I just cannot understand how people can not grasp that if you are not in contact with anyone outside you cannot possibly infect anyone - words fail me, so will bow out of this conversation, and enjoy my isolated, Covid secure exercise tomorrow!!

Oh, they can grasp it. What I can't grasp is that people think that only they matter. If everybody did as you're doing, you wouldn't be on your own, but - hey - who cares about other people?