Coronavirus Disease Outbreak COVID-19 #59

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  • Boris is killing the country/economy if he introduces a full lockdown.

    Votes: 193 35.3%

  • It’s time to lock down, the country/economy can recover

    Votes: 243 44.5%

  • I don’t blame/support people if they protest against these restrictions

    Votes: 165 30.2%

  • Protestors should be fined or put in jail if breaking lockdown rules. It’s not the time during covid

    Votes: 165 30.2%

  • I will support a business if they refuse to close

    Votes: 148 27.1%

  • I don’t support any company or business that tries to stay open.

    Votes: 106 19.4%

  • Schools should close with this lockdown (4/6 week period)

    Votes: 204 37.4%

  • Schools need to stay open.

    Votes: 182 33.3%
  • Total voters
    546
  • Poll closed .
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We’ve been in quarantine for three days waiting for the results of my eight year old son’s test. Elderly MIL wanted to know if we would still come to her Halloween Party tonight?! Err.... no?!

In the last hour we have just received an email from the testing centre; we are all negative! Informed the MIL and she thinks we can now come out to play?! Err.... no?! Son is still not well with what is an obvious common cold. The last thing she needs is to contract it.
God help me

eta: sending you all hugs. It’s such a worrying time xx
 
Mrs McCarthy said:
It’s the same for people of other ages too. We all miss friends, it was tough for all of us. Normal colds spread through schools like wildfire, of course Covid was going to do the same!
It’s also people right to have a family and get married - and yet users above can’t have their wedding happen. It seems mad to have a lockdown and yet let schools remain open - non of the other countries that went into lockdowns have done the same.
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I’m heartbroken about my wedding not going ahead, but I’m an adult. I can understand why it can’t happen, although I may feel bitter about it. Children don’t understand. They don’t understand the severity of the situation. Their education shouldn’t be postponed for adults to socialise and go shopping etc. Its their future hanging in the balance here. Kids are resilient and can adapt to many things, but for some children school is a lifeline. Its a safe place, a place where they feel secure and even with schools staying open for pupils identified as being vulnerable, some of those children will slip through the cracks and it won’t be picked up on.
 
Okay, I feel it is time to share a funny pandemic story.
A few weeks back, my husband had to be at work early as he had a meeting with the VPs (he is back at the office 3 days a week). I was just waking up, when all of a sudden, what sounded like an alarm started going off, it was around 7. I reached for my husband's tablet which was on the bedside table and turned it off. Then it started again and I was like "ffs" and switched it off again. Well, he got home from work later. He asked how my day was, and I said good and explained how his alarm went off twice. He said: "oh my god. It was you." It turns out he had left his tablet signed into Microsoft Teams and it was his work call that was coming through!!! He couldn't figure out why the call kept hanging up... well, that was thanks to me. 😂 😭 I had tears running down my face with laughter. Thank god I didn't accidentally answer it!!!
 
Bezolabub said:
Probably a bit of both. I'm assuming the lockdown Boris is about to announce will run to early December, and then he may have to go back this Tier 1,2, 3 and 4 game, which is effectively a "lockdown lite", which could carry on into the new year.

In both instances would people just think "fuck this for a game of soldiers, I'll do what I want" and just defy whatever measure the government introduce. in which case we're stuck between the perpetual rock and a hard place well into 2021
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I think it depends how they do it. If he states in the announcement that they're doing this so christmas can potentially be with families I think many would be more likely to follow the rules as it might trigger a sort of power through mentality like march.

That said, i think realistically people will follow or won't either way. I think it just depends on what people want to do or what is important. Some don't care about christmas so would rather continue seeing loved ones now (fair enough) and others really care about christmas so would rather lockdown strictly now (also fair enough) It really is just what's important I guess?


Side note: I don't really care about christmas, the only person I want to see is my nan (I'll unlikely be allowed to go back to the UK for christmas so irrelevant either way) - I'm not saying what people *should* do. I'm just saying what I think will happen!
 
amberger0204 said:
I’m heartbroken about my wedding not going ahead, but I’m an adult. I can understand why it can’t happen, although I may feel bitter about it. Children don’t understand. They don’t understand the severity of the situation. Their education shouldn’t be postponed for adults to socialise and go shopping etc. Its their future hanging in the balance here. Kids are resilient and can adapt to many things, but for some children school is a lifeline. Its a safe place, a place where they feel secure and even with schools staying open for pupils identified as being vulnerable, some of those children will slip through the cracks and it won’t be picked up on.
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amen!!!
 
bubbadabut said:
I know, I ordered a load of stuff from H&M yesterday before all the rumours started. Hoping it comes on Tuesday so I get the chance to take any unwanted stuff back to store rather than have to Hermes it #selfishsorrynotsorry 🤣


You're not the only one that has to do this!
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I ordered a Christmas present from H&M over a week ago. It said there is delays cause of Covid. Hoping it arrives soon 🤞
 
amberger0204 said:
I’m heartbroken about my wedding not going ahead, but I’m an adult. I can understand why it can’t happen, although I may feel bitter about it. Children don’t understand. They don’t understand the severity of the situation. Their education shouldn’t be postponed for adults to socialise and go shopping etc. Its their future hanging in the balance here. Kids are resilient and can adapt to many things, but for some children school is a lifeline. Its a safe place, a place where they feel secure and even with schools staying open for pupils identified as being vulnerable, some of those children will slip through the cracks and it won’t be picked up on.
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I think people are just taking for granted staff are on tap. They aren’t. It’s a massive safeguarding hole opening up.
 
gigi_93 said:
This is all I want too. I keep thinking to myself that the right to marry and a right to a family life is actually in the human rights act. Funny that isn’t it?

Stay strong.
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My husband and I are thinking about starting a family but we aren't sure in this awful situation... hospitals overwhelmed, not enough ICU beds, etc.
 
tialin said:
But I think you’re forgetting these are children? They’ve already had 6 months off of school? I think education is more important than getting married 🤣
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So you are suggesting that we let children mix and spread the virus? Education can be done online, a lot of jobs cannot. Little Johnie isn’t going to benefit from education if his daddy or mummy commits suicide because of loss of job/income.
 
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