Can anyone explain how you socially distance while playing rugby. I thought the game was invented so that public schoolboys could get close to each other.
It depends on where you live as to where you can go. My sister lives in the country and is lucky she can go on a walk at anytime and not meet a soul but has to drive 20 miles to get to a supermarket. If you lived next to the supermarket you might want to drive 20 miles to get to the countryside. These lockdowns are having a dreadful effect on peoples mental health and wellbeing and just to get out in the fresh air may be what stops them going over the top. We have no idea sometimes what individuals and families are coping with throughout this pandemic and the lockdowns. A walk in the park may be the only time they get to see trees or grass from a high rise flat. We must not be so quick to judge others as to why they are doing anything. They are not breaking the law by being there. Matt Hancock has probably one of the worst jobs in the country right now so a few moments with his kids playing rugby is not something I would deny him.
“Every day is ordinary, until it isn't.” - Bernard Cornwell-Death of Kings
Why is it ok to play rugby in a park when public tennis courts and golf courses have been closed? 🤯
It has been suggested to me that closing golf courses is A Good Thing as it will pi$$ Tango-faced Trump off no end by reducing his income in Scotland 👍
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This piece by Bel Mooney sums up a lot of what I have been thinking:-
And finally…the virus is killing our empathy .
It seems to be becoming harder and harder for people to be kind and tolerant as we all struggle with the utterly depressing reality of life in Lockdown Britain.
I’ve been very disturbed by a mean-spirited willingness to judge others and call them names — with no knowledge of what private heartaches may afflict them.I’ve personally encountered unnecessary nastiness and worry that the issue is damaging many family relationships.
The anger is fuelled by fear, but also by self-righteousness and an unwillingness to try to understand that the lives of others may be more complicated than our own.
I had a polite letter from Mrs T asking if I had ‘obeyed the rules’ at Christmas. Well, they altered, didn’t they — from six people to three households and then only for Tiers 1 to 3? Rules change; no wonder people feel confused and/or fed up.
Mrs T continued: ‘I get the impression, although you are looking forward to a vaccine, you are not entirely convinced Government policy is correct… I wonder if you refuse to be judge and jury to us because you are not complying yourself?’
No, I refuse to judge because I do not think I have the right. Yes, the new strain of the virus is a game-changer and, yes, we must obey lockdown rules as far as we can. And so I do. But how can I ‘stay home’ when I drive five miles to look after my mother, while my father’s nursing home is five miles in the opposite direction?
People are making tough decisions and often live in places where they need to get out. It is imperative that we do not let this virus destroy our empathy.
I have heard from people in their 80s, desperately alone, whose ‘caring’ adult children refused to spend Christmas Day with them (even though it was allowed) because they were ‘protecting’ the old.
But the elderly ladies longed for company. So were those children caring — or cruel? Is it right to lock down on love?
“Every day is ordinary, until it isn't.” - Bernard Cornwell-Death of Kings
It all depends doesn’t it ... if a hug is worth more than a person’s life then go ahead and visit them.
Make it obvious that you don’t really give a damn and are looking forward to inheriting ... most elderly parents have lived longer than their children had expected anyway. It used to be three score years and ten and maybe a couple years more for good behaviour but now folk are living into their 90s and using up all the family money, then the house is being used to fund their care in a nursing home until there’s nothing left.
So much simpler to give them Covid with their Christmas present and inherit early.
I’m so glad my children aren’t that desperate to give me a hug, eh @WonkyWomble? 😉
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I think that's a bit harsh @Dovefromabove . There isn't a 'one size fits all' in this situation. We all know what we're supposed to do, even if the rules keep changing we still know the basic hands face space. It's still up to the individual to assess the situation and decide for themselves if they hug or not,surely.
I know it seems harsh but those are the facts aren’t they ... every time we visit the vulnerable we are risking their lives.
People can of course make their own decisions, subject to the law and government guidance ... and if you decide that risk is acceptable then that’s up to you ... but I’m glad my children don’t want to risk harming me.
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I hadn’t understood that this had been cancelled
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11227017/boris-johnson-together-daily-life-change-coronavirus/
Silly me 🤪
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My sister lives in the country and is lucky she can go on a walk at anytime and not meet a soul but has to drive 20 miles to get to a supermarket.
If you lived next to the supermarket you might want to drive 20 miles to get to the countryside.
These lockdowns are having a dreadful effect on peoples mental health and wellbeing and just to get out in the fresh air may be what stops them going over the top.
We have no idea sometimes what individuals and families are coping with throughout this pandemic and the lockdowns.
A walk in the park may be the only time they get to see trees or grass from a high rise flat.
We must not be so quick to judge others as to why they are doing anything.
They are not breaking the law by being there.
Matt Hancock has probably one of the worst jobs in the country right now so a few moments with his kids playing rugby is not something I would deny him.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
This piece by Bel Mooney sums up a lot of what I have been thinking:-
And finally…the virus is killing our empathy .
It seems to be becoming harder and harder for people to be kind and tolerant as we all struggle with the utterly depressing reality of life in Lockdown Britain.
I’ve been very disturbed by a mean-spirited willingness to judge others and call them names — with no knowledge of what private heartaches may afflict them.I’ve personally encountered unnecessary nastiness and worry that the issue is damaging many family relationships.
The anger is fuelled by fear, but also by self-righteousness and an unwillingness to try to understand that the lives of others may be more complicated than our own.
I had a polite letter from Mrs T asking if I had ‘obeyed the rules’ at Christmas. Well, they altered, didn’t they — from six people to three households and then only for Tiers 1 to 3? Rules change; no wonder people feel confused and/or fed up.
Mrs T continued: ‘I get the impression, although you are looking forward to a vaccine, you are not entirely convinced Government policy is correct… I wonder if you refuse to be judge and jury to us because you are not complying yourself?’
No, I refuse to judge because I do not think I have the right. Yes, the new strain of the virus is a game-changer and, yes, we must obey lockdown rules as far as we can. And so I do. But how can I ‘stay home’ when I drive five miles to look after my mother, while my father’s nursing home is five miles in the opposite direction?
People are making tough decisions and often live in places where they need to get out. It is imperative that we do not let this virus destroy our empathy.
I have heard from people in their 80s, desperately alone, whose ‘caring’ adult children refused to spend Christmas Day with them (even though it was allowed) because they were ‘protecting’ the old.
But the elderly ladies longed for company. So were those children caring — or cruel? Is it right to lock down on love?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
She lives on her own and I see her everyday but she has been in her home for the best part of a year.
She has been denied so much by not seeing the rest of her family the least I could do was give her a hug when she asked for one.
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