Lockdown activities: What do you think is ok? (no names, no pack drill...)

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straightatthewall

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This is purely for research to see how the AVFTT world considers 'what is acceptable' in this current situation. All posts should ONLY show your view on what you think it is acceptable to do in this current situation. Be honest and don't worry about the self-isolation police (although potentially care about the ACTUAL police...) I think it will be interesting to see how varied our individual interpretation of the 'rules' are. If you don't agree with someone's view, then bite your lip. This is not about calling people out, just getting a view of how people see it. I don't mind starting:

I think it's fine to go for a quick walk in the morning (usually with a shop stop for bread & milk) to get myself going and some proper exercise (jog, bike ride or longer walk) later in the day. I also think it's ok for me to pop to my corner shop (20 yards away) if i fancy a beer or something.
On a weekend, I will drive to get my main shop (to try and limit weekly visits) and i will go out for an extended walk to kill time, but I try to stay away from obvious 'beauty spots' and areas where there's likely to be more people (parks etc...)
Through all outdoor activities, i will look to maintain clear distance to anyone I see by walking/jogging in the road or zig-zagging across pavements where necessary.
 
Surely you can buy bread, milk and beer on your weekly shop? If you are worried about local business ask them to prepare a portion of your weekly shop.

Otherwise it's all good.
 
I cant see a problem with any of that pal. I'd add drinking in my garden to that too!
 
I think that's the very limit of what's acceptable, in my opinion. You don't HAVE to go out every day. "Popping to the corner shop" is irresponsible, it's exactly what we've been told not to do. Do you need to go to the shop every day? Milk lasts days, so does bread. Exercise is being used as an excuse. It should be less than an hour, and start/end from your home. It doesn't have to be every day either. And standing around while the kids are having a kick-about on the park is not acceptable.

I know four people who've had it so far. One had mild almost unnoticeable symptoms. One is quite ill at home. One is in intensive care. One is dead. Just stay at home, stop making excuses or justifications or looking for loopholes.
 
My daughter and I don't go to the likes of Asda. The missus goes once a week to do a big shop for us and her mother. One going reduces the risk.

If we run out of anything I might go to Londis. Went the week before last for milk and flour.

We have a garden so don't need to go for a walk as exercise.

I'm busy all day with work so don't feel the need to break the routine. Maybe it's those who have literally nothing else to look forward to that are going out more?
 
I quote your o/p below,not difficult to read.Clearly as others have posted you are abusing the clear rules set down to reduce the spread and save lives.Setting your activities down on here in the hope that others will ease your conscience(all this no names no packdrill rubbish) is just weak willed and unacceptable.

It is clearly unacceptable to shop every day ,once a week should be perfectly sufficient and beyond that just one form of outdoor exercise per day avoiding others with no more than an hour outside doing that each day.

I stick to these simple to understand rules and if we are to get over this more quickly and reduce the number of people who will die so should everyone else including you. It`s about self discipline,selflessness and caring for others.

"I think it's fine to go for a quick walk in the morning (usually with a shop stop for bread & milk) to get myself going and some proper exercise (jog, bike ride or longer walk) later in the day. I also think it's ok for me to pop to my corner shop (20 yards away) if i fancy a beer or something."
 
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My son who works at Lidl says that "old" people are worst. He sees some of them coming in every day.

Do we need to bring back the Stasi?
 
straightatthewall said:
This is purely for research to see how the AVFTT world considers 'what is acceptable' in this current situation. All posts should ONLY show your view on what you think it is acceptable to do in this current situation. Be honest and don't worry about the self-isolation police (although potentially care about the ACTUAL police...) I think it will be interesting to see how varied our individual interpretation of the 'rules' are. If you don't agree with someone's view, then bite your lip. This is not about calling people out, just getting a view of how people see it. I don't mind starting:

I think it's fine to go for a quick walk in the morning (usually with a shop stop for bread & milk) to get myself going and some proper exercise (jog, bike ride or longer walk) later in the day. I also think it's ok for me to pop to my corner shop (20 yards away) if i fancy a beer or something.
On a weekend, I will drive to get my main shop (to try and limit weekly visits) and i will go out for an extended walk to kill time, but I try to stay away from obvious 'beauty spots' and areas where there's likely to be more people (parks etc...)
Through all outdoor activities, i will look to maintain clear distance to anyone I see by walking/jogging in the road or zig-zagging across pavements where necessary.
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Sorry Straighter, I have to agree with most on here, your taking the piss dude.
 
You should only leave your home for very limited purposes. This sets out what you can leave your home for.

1️ You can go shopping for basic necessities, for example food and medicine, but this should be as infrequently as possible.

2️ One form of exercise a day, for example a run, walk, or cycle - alone or with members of your household.

3️ Any medical need, including to donate blood, avoid or escape risk of injury or harm, or to provide care or to help a vulnerable person.

4️ Travelling for work purposes, but only where you cannot work from home.

What don't people understand about this?
 
SATWindup, I offered an opinion that what you are 'doing' in the main, is what I consider acceptabl;e apart from the day to day stuff. Walk every day is OK, but daily shopping is not.

FFS I stocked up on stuff so no need for the daily 'putting the shopkeeper at risk' trip. Although quite how I'm going to return 10 x 24 packs of Andrex quilted to Tesco without appearing a panic buyer is perplexing me.
 
Old_Laytonian said:
My son who works at Lidl says that "old" people are worst. He sees some of them coming in every day.

Do we need to bring back the Stasi?
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Correct OL I've started helping others with their shopping and tend to go to the big stores as you are able to get everything and they do cheaper brands.
40 minutes it took me to get into store today and the queue was completely full of pensioners at a ratio I'd say 2-1 and every time I go it's the same.
One old boy must been in his mid 80's came out with a mop bucket and some milk why?

We have many threads about folk flouting the rules and it tends to be aimed at the young(ish) but the elderly just won't stay in.
 
Mr Tangerine Man said:
You should only leave your home for very limited purposes. This sets out what you can leave your home for.

1️ You can go shopping for basic necessities, for example food and medicine, but this should be as infrequently as possible.

2️ One form of exercise a day, for example a run, walk, or cycle - alone or with members of your household.

3️ Any medical need, including to donate blood, avoid or escape risk of injury or harm, or to provide care or to help a vulnerable person.

4️ Travelling for work purposes, but only where you cannot work from home.

What don't people understand about this?
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Infringing their civil liberties it seems, you know the ones where they are allowed to do what they want and to hell with the consequences .
 
What I'd like to do and what I end up doing are entirely different entities.

I'd love to do one or two shops per week locally. Only usually do a big shop say once a month.
Also take the dog out for ten minutes first thing and then maybe 45 minutes to an hour later.

My problem is that we live about 200 yards from my wifes mum and dad who are both in their eighties and strictly observing the stay indoors rule. My wifes sister and brother live in Blackpool but further away and my wife works. So it falls on me to see to them. They are set in their ways and read the Mail and Gazette each day without fail. So it falls to me to go out every day to get their papers and other bits of shopping they need. And trust me, she is fussy. A simple loaf of bread? Nah, no such thing. It has to be Warburtons wholemeal bread medium sliced. I've politely pointed out to her that I'm not going to go in our three local bread shops just because it has to be Warburtons. If the first shop I go in has got any sort of wholemeal then she gets that!

Sure, the over seventies need a bit more protection due to their supposed vulnerability but jeez, should they expect me to put myself more at risk. Rant over.
 
I cycle around 10 miles a day.

I am trying to avoid supermarkets,Booths in Poulton is OK but in Aldi it’s impossible to socially distance too many people not thinking what they are doing.
My cleaner still comes round we socially distance and I try and time it with my daily cycle.
I was short of milk today but got it from the Shell Garage.

I am going to try & avoid supermarkets this weekend.

I think I’m doing my best, it would affect my general well-being if I couldn’t do my daily cycle......🚌#91
 
In Tuesday I go to the local paper shop and by the Hello magazine and a couple of bars of chocolate. We then parcel them up and I take them to the post office to be mailed to Bruges mum in Bruges.
On Thursday I do a weekly shop at sainsbury's. Other than that we stay at home and enjoy the garden.
 
I'm in my 40s and lucky enough to be classed as a key worker so I still get to drive 15 miles to work each day

The missus goes to supermarket once a week and I get to use the staff shop at work

At home we don't go over the door...... I hate it and am missing my golf badly but this is serious stuff so hopefully when normality returns maybe we will appreciate things we took for granted
 
straightatthewall said:
This is purely for research to see how the AVFTT world considers 'what is acceptable' in this current situation. All posts should ONLY show your view on what you think it is acceptable to do in this current situation. Be honest and don't worry about the self-isolation police (although potentially care about the ACTUAL police...) I think it will be interesting to see how varied our individual interpretation of the 'rules' are. If you don't agree with someone's view, then bite your lip. This is not about calling people out, just getting a view of how people see it. I don't mind starting:

I think it's fine to go for a quick walk in the morning (usually with a shop stop for bread & milk) to get myself going and some proper exercise (jog, bike ride or longer walk) later in the day. I also think it's ok for me to pop to my corner shop (20 yards away) if i fancy a beer or something.
On a weekend, I will drive to get my main shop (to try and limit weekly visits) and i will go out for an extended walk to kill time, but I try to stay away from obvious 'beauty spots' and areas where there's likely to be more people (parks etc...)
Through all outdoor activities, i will look to maintain clear distance to anyone I see by walking/jogging in the road or zig-zagging across pavements where necessary.
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I think it's acceptable to score my Biff daily.
 
20togo said:
What I'd like to do and what I end up doing are entirely different entities.

I'd love to do one or two shops per week locally. Only usually do a big shop say once a month.
Also take the dog out for ten minutes first thing and then maybe 45 minutes to an hour later.

My problem is that we live about 200 yards from my wifes mum and dad who are both in their eighties and strictly observing the stay indoors rule. My wifes sister and brother live in Blackpool but further away and my wife works. So it falls on me to see to them. They are set in their ways and read the Mail and Gazette each day without fail. So it falls to me to go out every day to get their papers and other bits of shopping they need. And trust me, she is fussy. A simple loaf of bread? Nah, no such thing. It has to be Warburtons wholemeal bread medium sliced. I've politely pointed out to her that I'm not going to go in our three local bread shops just because it has to be Warburtons. If the first shop I go in has got any sort of wholemeal then she gets that!

Sure, the over seventies need a bit more protection due to their supposed vulnerability but jeez, should they expect me to put myself more at risk. Rant over.
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I'm in a similar situation with the father in law. I don't think you should be going out every day to buy a paper and bits of shopping tbh. We're all "set in our ways" but that's not an excuse to flout the rules (imho). I think you need to say no and maybe go out just twice a week at most. My elderly father in law is also "set in his ways" and used to walk out for a paper every day and now my wife is doing their shopping for them but we've said only twice a week, ideally just once - and they have to accept that. After all, each time we go out we just might infect someone else/get infected ourselves however careful we try to be. As for having to get the "right bread"... well, you've obviously made the right call there 🙂

Regarding the o/p, I don't think going out for a "warm up walk" before your later exercise is allowed, however tempting. Once per day only. Also agree that it isn't really okay to "just pop to the local shop". Definitely bending the rules🙁
 
As much as you might see me as crying wolf, it really isn't a wind up. The OP was an honest representation of an average day. I won't go to the corner shop every day and I will try to shop 'big' to avoid regular trips. But I don't have the fridge/freezer space to buy milk once a week, with a family of 4 all having tea, cereal etc....
I'd add, that the corner shop has been bloody good to us - saving eggs when there were none anywhere, letting me know they'd just got toilet roll in if i needed any (they're Asian and know I'm a big fan of cooking spicy curries).

It's interesting that so many have been willing to chastise, without showing their own 'routine'. Anyway. Good thread. I'm off out for my walk.

P.S. What's Biff?
 
20togo said:
What I'd like to do and what I end up doing are entirely different entities.

I'd love to do one or two shops per week locally. Only usually do a big shop say once a month.
Also take the dog out for ten minutes first thing and then maybe 45 minutes to an hour later.

My problem is that we live about 200 yards from my wifes mum and dad who are both in their eighties and strictly observing the stay indoors rule. My wifes sister and brother live in Blackpool but further away and my wife works. So it falls on me to see to them. They are set in their ways and read the Mail and Gazette each day without fail. So it falls to me to go out every day to get their papers and other bits of shopping they need. And trust me, she is fussy. A simple loaf of bread? Nah, no such thing. It has to be Warburtons wholemeal bread medium sliced. I've politely pointed out to her that I'm not going to go in our three local bread shops just because it has to be Warburtons. If the first shop I go in has got any sort of wholemeal then she gets that!

Sure, the over seventies need a bit more protection due to their supposed vulnerability but jeez, should they expect me to put myself more at risk. Rant over.
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You just have to lay the law down. I don't see why daily papers are a must have if it involves others being put at risk. My wife did our weekly shop today. That will be it. You can freeze bread and get out slices as needed.
They have to realise the seriousness of the situation and make compromises.
 
We are keeping to the one big supermarket shop plus one visit to the local shop per week for the things we have forgotten or run out of.

No socialising, stay in all day except we go out for one or two long walks per day for health and well-being, averaging 3-4 hours per day . We walk in areas where there are very few other people, strictly maintaining the 2m distance although to be fair everyone is really good and generally gives eachother much more space than this.
 
straightatthewall said:
As much as you might see me as crying wolf, it really isn't a wind up. The OP was an honest representation of an average day. I won't go to the corner shop every day and I will try to shop 'big' to avoid regular trips. But I don't have the fridge/freezer space to buy milk once a week, with a family of 4 all having tea, cereal etc....
I'd add, that the corner shop has been bloody good to us - saving eggs when there were none anywhere, letting me know they'd just got toilet roll in if i needed any (they're Asian and know I'm a big fan of cooking spicy curries).

It's interesting that so many have been willing to chastise, without showing their own 'routine'. Anyway. Good thread. I'm off out for my walk.

P.S. What's Biff?
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We go to the supermarket perhaps three times per fortnight, and to meat market weekly. Apart from that we have been staying in ; the parks here are just busy enough to be a more stressful than they are worth.
 
I walk to work and walk back as a key worker. Unavoidable. I do a weekly shop but like Straighters will pop to the corner shop once per day if required in my way home from work. Technically I’m not taking my well-being excercise so have been comfortable with my daily lockdown routine.
I don’t think Straighters was flouting the rules particularly to be honest.
 
Pretty shocking that Robbie and his missus still go to the ‘meat market’ once a week. If anything will keep this spreading it’s a load of 50-something swingers swapping car keys every Wednesday...
 
straightatthewall said:
Pretty shocking that Robbie and his missus still go to the ‘meat market’ once a week. If anything will keep this spreading it’s a load of 50-something swingers swapping car keys every Wednesday...
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It's bloody difficult to get maximum enjoyment from 2 metres away........
 
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I refer you to MR Tangerine Man`s post which spells out precisely what we are allowed to do and if not massively, is clearly and obviously incompatible with SATW`S current lifestyle as previously pointed out on here .

It`s not rocket science!
 
Short drive to the Starr Gate beach (wife), permitted I believe to walk the dog & get a little exercise or no car & a longer walk to the beach or Prom. Wife does shopping once or twice a week for us & a relative who is holed up due to health issues, plus the occasional top up with milk etc. We've got our 18 year old grandson living with us & at the time of the lockdown his younger brother was staying after the school closed hence the slightly raised level of shopping (christ they eat you out of house & home) I am working but have been ill so my outdoor activities have only barely resumed but I'm hoping to be well enough to return next week so you can add a trip back & forth to work. When at work we are keeping our distance, washing hands, going through numerous pairs of gloves, hand sanitiser & alcohol wipes. The youngsters go out usually for a bike ride to burn a bit of energy off & I hope they are taking it seriously.
Just for the record where does it state you can only go for an hour's exercise?
 
Sooty,
From the advice on the Beeb site.
"No mention is given to how long you can exercise for. But Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove has said: "I would have thought for most people a walk of up to an hour, a run of 30 minutes or a cycle ride of between that, depending on their level of fitness, is appropriate."
 
If I was the communities and housing secretary. I'd probably travel 40 miles to go and visit my parents....rather than be an ordinary person who can't vist his pregnant daughter who lives a mile away or visit my son.
 
No one needs to go to the shops for essentials every day, whether you're already on the way to work, or it's just round the corner. Trying to justify that is ridiculous. There's less contact if I go round to my mate's every night for a piss up, and people are getting slaughtered for that (rightly so,btw).
 
Shops max 2 x week, properly observing all social distancing

Short toilet walk for dogs before any pedestrians around

Longer walk with dogs and wife, from home, in the middle of nowhere up to 6 miles. Only ever see anyone on the last 400m and they all have dogs and are never less than 5m away.

And that's it, in all the rest of the time. Have volunteered, but not yet been called

Running out of jobs to do at home
 
straightatthewall said:
This is purely for research to see how the AVFTT world considers 'what is acceptable' in this current situation. All posts should ONLY show your view on what you think it is acceptable to do in this current situation. Be honest and don't worry about the self-isolation police (although potentially care about the ACTUAL police...) I think it will be interesting to see how varied our individual interpretation of the 'rules' are. If you don't agree with someone's view, then bite your lip. This is not about calling people out, just getting a view of how people see it. I don't mind starting:

I think it's fine to go for a quick walk in the morning (usually with a shop stop for bread & milk) to get myself going and some proper exercise (jog, bike ride or longer walk) later in the day. I also think it's ok for me to pop to my corner shop (20 yards away) if i fancy a beer or something.
On a weekend, I will drive to get my main shop (to try and limit weekly visits) and i will go out for an extended walk to kill time, but I try to stay away from obvious 'beauty spots' and areas where there's likely to be more people (parks etc...)
Through all outdoor activities, i will look to maintain clear distance to anyone I see by walking/jogging in the road or zig-zagging across pavements where necessary.
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Top wind up BUT I think what you outline is actually ok anyway.
 
So, the cleaner comes in, virus on her /his clothes and hands, cleans the house and you pay her /him for that.

Sounds a good plan.
 
straightatthewall said:
This is purely for research to see how the AVFTT world considers 'what is acceptable' in this current situation. All posts should ONLY show your view on what you think it is acceptable to do in this current situation. Be honest and don't worry about the self-isolation police (although potentially care about the ACTUAL police...) I think it will be interesting to see how varied our individual interpretation of the 'rules' are. If you don't agree with someone's view, then bite your lip. This is not about calling people out, just getting a view of how people see it. I don't mind starting:

I think it's fine to go for a quick walk in the morning (usually with a shop stop for bread & milk) to get myself going and some proper exercise (jog, bike ride or longer walk) later in the day. I also think it's ok for me to pop to my corner shop (20 yards away) if i fancy a beer or something.
On a weekend, I will drive to get my main shop (to try and limit weekly visits) and i will go out for an extended walk to kill time, but I try to stay away from obvious 'beauty spots' and areas where there's likely to be more people (parks etc...)
Through all outdoor activities, i will look to maintain clear distance to anyone I see by walking/jogging in the road or zig-zagging across pavements where necessary.
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straightatthewall said:
This is purely for research to see how the AVFTT world considers 'what is acceptable' in this current situation. All posts should ONLY show your view on what you think it is acceptable to do in this current situation. Be honest and don't worry about the self-isolation police (although potentially care about the ACTUAL police...) I think it will be interesting to see how varied our individual interpretation of the 'rules' are. If you don't agree with someone's view, then bite your lip. This is not about calling people out, just getting a view of how people see it. I don't mind starting:

I think it's fine to go for a quick walk in the morning (usually with a shop stop for bread & milk) to get myself going and some proper exercise (jog, bike ride or longer walk) later in the day. I also think it's ok for me to pop to my corner shop (20 yards away) if i fancy a beer or something.
On a weekend, I will drive to get my main shop (to try and limit weekly visits) and i will go out for an extended walk to kill time, but I try to stay away from obvious 'beauty spots' and areas where there's likely to be more people (parks etc...)
Through all outdoor activities, i will look to maintain clear distance to anyone I see by walking/jogging in the road or zig-zagging across pavements where necessary.
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Straighters

I have no problem with your current activity.

Crack on.
 
Am taking the dogs out 3 times a day - short walk down the street and then we're in massive woodlands - during the whole lockdown I think we've seen about 4 people!
 
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