I have always been in the habit of hugging friends and family and, for over 30 years, doing the Belgian and French greetings with kisses. None of that since last March except OH and then, since September, Possum who has been living here and is stuck here till it's safe to take her back.
I saw some patch friends over summer but we kept our distance and sat outside on a sunny, breezy terrace for drinks and chat. Other than that, I have a weekly trip to the SM where I keep my distance, wear a mask and use the hand and trolley sanitisers at the entrance. I have occasional chats with neighbours, always outside and at 2m distance.
If I had rellies or close friends who needed help with shopping, cleaning, a chat to dispel loneliness I'd be happy to do it but not at risk of infecting them or vice versa. Better to be alive and lonely than dead or incapacitated by a needless infection.
I don't think Matt Hancock broke rules but he may have been unwise to risk a contact sport, even with his own kids. He was pinged because he'd been in the vicinity of someone who became infected. I think he's doing pretty well given the problems caused by the people with whom he has to work.
He has not blatantly broken rules like that Scottish MP gadding about on trains while infected or the Cummings idiot with his trip north while infected or Rees-Mogg with his 30 mile trip to a Latin church service.
He is not one of the deniers or the stupid and selfish, going around unmasked and in groups and risking their own lives and those of loved ones or other people's loved ones. He is not being a buffoon and bumbling about not understanding the rules for space and masks like BJ.
I don't understand the oft repeated slogan "save our NHS". Far too many don't care enough about it to use it well or wisely when there is no pandemic. Better to have a slogan related to save your loved ones or save your neighbours or save your community.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
Take care of yourself, your loved ones and your neighbours and the rest follows. Fewer customers for the NHS. Less stress and danger for NHS staff at all levels. Fewer non Covid infection lives saved as cancer and other patients in danger or pain can be treated.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
🤔 That’s what is meant by ‘protect the NHS’ @Obelixx ... possibly as you’re ‘over there’ you missed that we have been told from the first lockdown to ‘’stay at home to protect the NHS’ ... ie don’t overload it so it can continue to care for us. 💙 I think that’s been clear, eh @punkdoc? Whether it’s been observed is something else 😞
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NO @Dovefromabove. BBC is our main viewing so I'm up to speed. I just think that it's a misguided slogan and doesn't "compute" in what passes for brains in all the covidiots still ignoring or not even knowing the rules and restrictions that will save lives.
Tell them they'll be saving their families or even themselves and that might register.
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"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
The NHS is much beloved by the common folk, I have no idea about the non common folk as I’m not one. Just think back to the Olympics and the big homage to the NHS in the opening ceremony. With this in mind I can understand the call to protect the NHS. The people who flout the rules will do so regardless of the messaging. They just don’t believe it or don’t care, but it’s certainly been hammered home how serious it is.
Lots of folk, common or otherwise, don't give a toss about the NHS or have any respect for its work force.
Just look at reports of violence against NHS staff committed by people who are drunk or drugged or just plain frustrated when they get to A&E and aren't seen immediately. Look at attacks on paramedics and ambulances who go to accidents and other incidents.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
You said it ... they have mental health problems and are drunk, drugged or really really scared ...those are the symptoms of the very real problems that they have and they are lashing out ... but they are not intent on targeting the NHS any more than a frightened or hurt animal targets someone trying to help it.
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I saw some patch friends over summer but we kept our distance and sat outside on a sunny, breezy terrace for drinks and chat. Other than that, I have a weekly trip to the SM where I keep my distance, wear a mask and use the hand and trolley sanitisers at the entrance. I have occasional chats with neighbours, always outside and at 2m distance.
If I had rellies or close friends who needed help with shopping, cleaning, a chat to dispel loneliness I'd be happy to do it but not at risk of infecting them or vice versa. Better to be alive and lonely than dead or incapacitated by a needless infection.
I don't think Matt Hancock broke rules but he may have been unwise to risk a contact sport, even with his own kids. He was pinged because he'd been in the vicinity of someone who became infected. I think he's doing pretty well given the problems caused by the people with whom he has to work.
He has not blatantly broken rules like that Scottish MP gadding about on trains while infected or the Cummings idiot with his trip north while infected or Rees-Mogg with his 30 mile trip to a Latin church service.
He is not one of the deniers or the stupid and selfish, going around unmasked and in groups and risking their own lives and those of loved ones or other people's loved ones.
He is not being a buffoon and bumbling about not understanding the rules for space and masks like BJ.
I don't understand the oft repeated slogan "save our NHS". Far too many don't care enough about it to use it well or wisely when there is no pandemic. Better to have a slogan related to save your loved ones or save your neighbours or save your community.
... this is our local hospital a few days ago
https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/health/staff-described-coronavirus-beds-crisis-at-nnuh-6897996
and all the while there are cancer and heart patients needing urgent care and difficult pregnancies and births needing neonatal care.
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Take care of yourself, your loved ones and your neighbours and the rest follows. Fewer customers for the NHS. Less stress and danger for NHS staff at all levels. Fewer non Covid infection lives saved as cancer and other patients in danger or pain can be treated.
I think that’s been clear, eh @punkdoc?
Whether it’s been observed is something else 😞
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Tell them they'll be saving their families or even themselves and that might register.
The problem stems from the day when Boffle excused Cummings’ behaviour by saying that he ‘followed his instincts’.
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Just look at reports of violence against NHS staff committed by people who are drunk or drugged or just plain frustrated when they get to A&E and aren't seen immediately. Look at attacks on paramedics and ambulances who go to accidents and other incidents.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.