Return of The Clap?

Neither am I, I thought the same as you when I saw it on Facebook.
When something is over it should be over and shouldn’t be revisited.

Nor me.

I did it the first couple of times, and think it was a worthwhile gesture. After that, when people started posting details of who clapped and who didn't on the local FB page, and the virtue-signalling began, the shine went off it and I stopped.

I can't see it taking off this time, to be honest.

Oh no I hope not!

Can't stand the thought of my neighbour bossing us all around again like she did last time, and looking down on anyone who didn't join in

no clapping here either,the WM circus showed what they thought of the keyworkers weh they "delayed" pay rises ..oh and produced a badge they had to pay for .Its all a very bad taste pr exercise in my opinion.I have at last count 9 nurses in my street ,none of them wanted clapped all of them want more nurses on the job,better conditions,and pay rises .All the clapping in the world is no use to any of them

B9exchange do excuse me, but your thread title made me think we had an outbreak of gonorrhoea to worry about too ?

More to the point if someone went round collecting £1 from everyone.

Me too Jaxjacky. Doesn’t say much for our minds does it?!

Well good to know our minds are at the same level Jax, me too.

And me .

Cross post Juliet, perhaps we need to form a gang.

Not to mention the number of regulars who clapped for the NHS and other front line workers one night and had a party the next and/or refused to wear masks when out and about.

It should have been done just once as a gesture of appreciation but it went on and on every week and lost something along the way. I wouldn't want it brought back.

Jaxjacky crossed my mind too.

I rather hope that most people showed their thanks to the ‘heroes’ at Christmas by giving them tips and presents eg the dustmen, posties, milkmen, small local shops that set up delivery services etc. And that we should continue to say thank you to them whenever we get a chance. I find the clapping an empty gesture. Then again there does seem to be more of a National feeling of ‘pulling together’ this time round so maybe I shouldn’t be so cynical?

Need some antibiotics ?

JJacky, have to confess that was my intention, thought it might get a little moe attention that way! ???

I did it the last time and while it may have boosted morale (lots of neighbours joined in but no-one was nasty about those who didn't) I felt that it was of little practical use. I don't really fancy standing on a cold doorstep going through this again.

We didn’t clap last time, the sight of the current Govt clapping and then not voting for a pay rise for nurses, made me feel nauseous.

I am with you, B9 and have signed petitions in support of public sector pay increases.

I think clapping on the doorstep is a self serving, empty gesture.

AGAA4

It should have been done just once as a gesture of appreciation but it went on and on every week and lost something along the way. I wouldn't want it brought back.

Jaxjacky crossed my mind too.

I agree completely.

Ask HQ to change the OP title to ‘Applause For NHS’?

Like others here, I joined in this for the first three weeks, then felt it was getting useless, and actually causing problems in some places. Felt all along, that rather than applause, nurses, etc in the NHS needed a decent payrise - but that also is true for so many other front-line workers.

The Government, who was so happy to support the free applause then went on to stop any pay increases, whilst at the same time giving all MP's an enormous payout.

I think it would be insulting to all those front line workers to stand an applaud them, what they need is for all of us to ensure that they get pay rises and safe working conditions.

No. Not this time. I respect the NHS workers without a doubt but there are loads more people that do their jobs whatever and they didn’t get a mention. I know there were nurses that were embarrassed by the adoration in the end and wanted it to stop.

I often finished my 12 hour shift on a Thursday and would get home as the neighbours were clapping. I found it so embarrassing, especially as they would all cheer as I got out of the car. Eventually, I started hanging back at work to miss it!
I really hope they don’t bring it back!

I don't think so.
All we can do is obey the rules, stay at home, and get vaccinated.

I do hope it's not what I'm thinking as you need medicine for that ?

I'm afraid I feel rather cynical about it this time round, so, no, I won't be clapping. That doesn't mean I don't think well of all the people who work so hard through this pandemic, because I do, but I think clapping is pretty useless this time round.