Feeling quite curmudgeonly this morning,  step daughter living in Wales, risk area Cardiff/Swansea,  school teacher and he’s a plumber, coming down here to stay with her mother for the half term week with their baby who goes to childminder,  she said they will visit her grandad and us while there here, put my foot down with a firm hand and OH actually agreed with me, they’re going to Skype. They’re  in lockdown in Wales.  She didn’t think anyone would enforce it on the bridge!
Seems there’s  something about the younger generation,  nothing applies to them, they can’t take any hardships, not even for a year.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.Â
Well done @Lyn. Not just the young ones. I have a friend in Bristol who thinks it's OK for her son to drive her and one or both of his kids to Cheltenham to visit her daughter - husband and 4 kids but "rule of 6" hasn't registered. Says she's lived her life (66) and doesn't mind dying but I bet her son and daughter and the grandkids would mind especially as her daughter has health issues and should be shielding.  Mad.
During their lifetime, and most of ours, antibiotics, inoculations and the like have protected us from the disease and infections that would have killed in the past. I don't think they are all being intentionally selfish. I think that having lived in a protective bubble up until now, it just doesn't register with them.Â
Feeling quite curmudgeonly this morning,  step daughter living in Wales, risk area Cardiff/Swansea,  school teacher and he’s a plumber, coming down here to stay with her mother for the half term week with their baby who goes to childminder,  she said they will visit her grandad and us while there here, put my foot down with a firm hand and OH actually agreed with me, they’re going to Skype. They’re  in lockdown in Wales.  She didn’t think anyone would enforce it on the bridge!
Seems there’s  something about the younger generation,  nothing applies to them, they can’t take any hardships, not even for a year.
It will be interesting to see what happens. My niece lives in Wales but her husband works in England and crosses the bridge twice a day. There will be chaos of police try to stop and check every vehicle. Gloucestershire police are also going to check people trying to cross into Wales, despite the fact that anybody doing so will not be breaking English law. I'm uncomfortable with that aspect of it.
That's part of the reason there was a problem months ago @KT53 . People from England not bothering to check the regs in other parts of the UK.Â
It's not that difficult if you have access to a computer/internet. Check before you go anywhere. People are just ignorant half the time - in both senses of the word.Â
I feel a bit sorry for the younger generation though. I've said it before - it's mostly older people that I see not bothering their a**e about any of the guidelines. By that, I mean late 30s, 40s and upwards.Â
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
It's quite fascinating (and not necessarily in a good way) to see people's reactions to the various rules and regulations. Our local news last night had a piece on people living in the Forest of Dean, on the opposite side of the river is Wales. One resident said something along the lines of " So l can't drive over the bridge to the shop on the other side, l have to drive 10 miles to Tesco in Lydney ?". Basically, yes. Like @KT53, having Gloucestershire police stopping people heading to and from Wales and asking them what is the purpose of their journey makes me feel uncomfortable. How many will realise and return home, and how many will either a. Lie or B. Carry on regardless? They can also avoid the Severn crossings and go via Gloucester.Â
No point getting bothered by weather as we can't change it but the consequences of bad weather can be anything from frustrating cos you can't go out to play to devastating because things get wrecked.Â
Still waiting for roofers to come and sort out our mess.  3 weeks now..........Â
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They’re  in lockdown in Wales.  She didn’t think anyone would enforce it on the bridge!
Seems there’s  something about the younger generation,  nothing applies to them, they can’t take any hardships, not even for a year.
It will be interesting to see what happens. My niece lives in Wales but her husband works in England and crosses the bridge twice a day. There will be chaos of police try to stop and check every vehicle. Gloucestershire police are also going to check people trying to cross into Wales, despite the fact that anybody doing so will not be breaking English law. I'm uncomfortable with that aspect of it.
It's not that difficult if you have access to a computer/internet. Check before you go anywhere. People are just ignorant half the time - in both senses of the word.Â
I feel a bit sorry for the younger generation though. I've said it before - it's mostly older people that I see not bothering their a**e about any of the guidelines. By that, I mean late 30s, 40s and upwards.Â
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Basically, yes.
Like @KT53, having Gloucestershire police stopping people heading to and from Wales and asking them what is the purpose of their journey makes me feel uncomfortable. How many will realise and return home, and how many will either a. Lie or B. Carry on regardless?Â
They can also avoid the Severn crossings and go via Gloucester.Â
Still waiting for roofers to come and sort out our mess.  3 weeks now..........Â