| This 'lockdown' really is a farce isn't it? 11:25 - Nov 15 with 13678 views | Dubtractor |
Was out on my bike yesterday and the roads were really busy, everyone is just carrying on as if nothing has changed.
Loads of non essential businesses just finding ways to get round the rules - gyms classing themselves as mental health support. Other non essential businesses just being allowed to be open because they sell some food products or tools.
If schools get a case they are largely being told to carry on regardless - this has happened at Mrs Dub's school under the advice of PHE.
A combination of woolly government advice, coupled with the general public just not giving a toss, means that this 4 week period will probably achieve next to nothing. |  |
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| This 'lockdown' really is a farce isn't it? on 11:29 - Nov 15 with 3308 views | gtsb1966 |
A lot of people are now so tired of it all and know a vaccine is on its way so they are shrugging their shoulders and saying f***it. Not right i know but that's the way it is. [Post edited 15 Nov 2020 11:30]
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| This 'lockdown' really is a farce isn't it? on 11:32 - Nov 15 with 3284 views | IpswichBoyBlue |
Using the word Lockdown is a joke. Nobody is taking any notice of it. People wondering around, clueless of where to go or what to do. Might as well have Lambert in charge of things. |  | | |
| This 'lockdown' really is a farce isn't it? on 11:36 - Nov 15 with 3254 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
And Suffolk now up to 91 cases per 100,000 from about 62 10 days ago. #doingit4R |  |
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| This 'lockdown' really is a farce isn't it? on 11:38 - Nov 15 with 3242 views | 26_Paz |
I just went wandering round my local high street yesterday for something to do. Some outside stalls were open, got some posh bread and a pie. Got a takeaway coffee. More stuff open than last time but nothing that could do any harm. |  |
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| This 'lockdown' really is a farce isn't it? on 11:44 - Nov 15 with 3227 views | 26_Paz |
One thing I did find weird was when food shopping. The only person in the shop without a mask on was to put it kindly a rather large lady. Must have been the most at risk person in the shop, the only one not wearing a mask, bizarre. | |
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| This 'lockdown' really is a farce isn't it? on 11:51 - Nov 15 with 3197 views | Dubtractor |
| This 'lockdown' really is a farce isn't it? on 11:29 - Nov 15 by gtsb1966 |
A lot of people are now so tired of it all and know a vaccine is on its way so they are shrugging their shoulders and saying f***it. Not right i know but that's the way it is. [Post edited 15 Nov 2020 11:30]
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That's exactly it. And I get why people are behaving like that, especially in Suffolk where cases are relatively low.
Just feels like the lockdown (or whatever we want to call it) is going to be a waste of time. | |
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| This 'lockdown' really is a farce isn't it? on 11:57 - Nov 15 with 3174 views | pointofblue |
| This 'lockdown' really is a farce isn't it? on 11:29 - Nov 15 by gtsb1966 |
A lot of people are now so tired of it all and know a vaccine is on its way so they are shrugging their shoulders and saying f***it. Not right i know but that's the way it is. [Post edited 15 Nov 2020 11:30]
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I feel this is one area where the government was right - their prediction that people would quickly get tired of it and struggle to follow the rules. Of course, this means they should have been far more pro-active in the first lockdown to get efficient systems up and running. |  |
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| This 'lockdown' really is a farce isn't it? on 11:58 - Nov 15 with 3164 views | DebsyAngel |
Apart from some shops and other things being closed, you would think nothing is going on. I just cannot understand why people do not want to follow rules - the more they break them, the more cases are going to climb and the longer these lockdowns last or become more frequent.
These stupid protests and parties some have - yet just a handful of arrests/fines. Tear gas the lot of them and lock them up all together.
I am gutted that I will not see my parents this year- they aren't getting any younger and I, like a lot of others, feel cheated that we have followed the rules since March and it's been all for nothing.
I cannot have another year of this - my mental and physical health are in a bad way and I will not have the strength to carry on. |  | | |
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| This 'lockdown' really is a farce isn't it? on 12:00 - Nov 15 with 3140 views | Bluefish |
I've just looked on my cctv at our football pitches and there are currently organised training sessions happening. Cones, goals etc.
Utterly ridiculous
The dilemma is what do I do now, we are responsible for the park for matches but technically it is public land the rest of the time |  |
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| This 'lockdown' really is a farce isn't it? on 12:05 - Nov 15 with 3131 views | 26_Paz |
| This 'lockdown' really is a farce isn't it? on 11:58 - Nov 15 by DebsyAngel |
Apart from some shops and other things being closed, you would think nothing is going on. I just cannot understand why people do not want to follow rules - the more they break them, the more cases are going to climb and the longer these lockdowns last or become more frequent.
These stupid protests and parties some have - yet just a handful of arrests/fines. Tear gas the lot of them and lock them up all together.
I am gutted that I will not see my parents this year- they aren't getting any younger and I, like a lot of others, feel cheated that we have followed the rules since March and it's been all for nothing.
I cannot have another year of this - my mental and physical health are in a bad way and I will not have the strength to carry on. |
With the vaccine coming in people seem pretty confident next year won’t be like this. Hang on in there. | |
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| This 'lockdown' really is a farce isn't it? on 12:05 - Nov 15 with 3124 views | 26_Paz |
| This 'lockdown' really is a farce isn't it? on 12:00 - Nov 15 by Bluefish |
I've just looked on my cctv at our football pitches and there are currently organised training sessions happening. Cones, goals etc.
Utterly ridiculous
The dilemma is what do I do now, we are responsible for the park for matches but technically it is public land the rest of the time |
To grass or not to grass, that is the question | |
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| This 'lockdown' really is a farce isn't it? on 12:08 - Nov 15 with 3092 views | Bluefish |
| This 'lockdown' really is a farce isn't it? on 12:05 - Nov 15 by 26_Paz |
To grass or not to grass, that is the question |
Grass to who? Who is even available to tell? The whole country knows that the Government have made this half hearted going back to VE day and Barnard Castle and everything else | |
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| This 'lockdown' really is a farce isn't it? on 12:08 - Nov 15 with 3104 views | J2BLUE |
According to the symptom tracker app which has consistently been proven right once official data comes out the R rate is now below one.
The lockdown is a very loose lockdown but i'm not sure we should be worrying about people driving to Costa for a takeaway coffee etc. I feel like they've deliberately made it as light as possible to keep the economy going while still being able to do some good. If the R rate is below one now, cases will begin to fall. I wouldn't be surprised to see a two week extension to the current restrictions before a fairly normal Christmas and New Year with these restrictions brought back in from early January until we have a good amount of people vaccinated.
Let's have a bit of optimism. |  |
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| This 'lockdown' really is a farce isn't it? on 12:11 - Nov 15 with 3075 views | 26_Paz |
| This 'lockdown' really is a farce isn't it? on 12:08 - Nov 15 by Bluefish |
Grass to who? Who is even available to tell? The whole country knows that the Government have made this half hearted going back to VE day and Barnard Castle and everything else |
Don’t know, police I suppose. Whoever it is who hands out these fines you hear about | |
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| This 'lockdown' really is a farce isn't it? on 12:12 - Nov 15 with 3069 views | DebsyAngel |
| This 'lockdown' really is a farce isn't it? on 12:05 - Nov 15 by 26_Paz |
With the vaccine coming in people seem pretty confident next year won’t be like this. Hang on in there. |
Thank you - I have not really been commenting on here much apart from the odd music thread/football match, but I am so depressed and angry that I don't really want to say anything much.
My next door neighbour has acted like nothing is going on - cocky sod, has people round, goes out several times a day to deal antiques and drugs, and just seen a teenage girl and boy go out of their house -no idea who they are. Yet the most I have seen my parents since March is twice, and at a distance where they wore a mask. Others say phone the police- they do absolutely nothing. | | | |
| This 'lockdown' really is a farce isn't it? on 12:13 - Nov 15 with 3042 views | Bluefish |
| This 'lockdown' really is a farce isn't it? on 12:11 - Nov 15 by 26_Paz |
Don’t know, police I suppose. Whoever it is who hands out these fines you hear about |
I contacted the police in the summer when I saw a 20ish year old pissing around with an air gun at my park in broad daylight. He smashed one of my cameras off at the same time and we had no idea if it was a real gun at the time. They arrived 24 hours later [Post edited 15 Nov 2020 12:14]
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| This 'lockdown' really is a farce isn't it? on 12:16 - Nov 15 with 3048 views | uefacup81 |
The fact that (to cite two examples I've seen) stationery shops and garden centres have been classed as 'essential retail' just goes to show what a shambles this all is.
It's almost as if the list of essential businesses has been drawn up by lobbyists and Tory party donors rather than people who actually know what they're doing. |  |
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| This 'lockdown' really is a farce isn't it? on 12:16 - Nov 15 with 3043 views | gtsb1966 |
| This 'lockdown' really is a farce isn't it? on 12:12 - Nov 15 by DebsyAngel |
Thank you - I have not really been commenting on here much apart from the odd music thread/football match, but I am so depressed and angry that I don't really want to say anything much.
My next door neighbour has acted like nothing is going on - cocky sod, has people round, goes out several times a day to deal antiques and drugs, and just seen a teenage girl and boy go out of their house -no idea who they are. Yet the most I have seen my parents since March is twice, and at a distance where they wore a mask. Others say phone the police- they do absolutely nothing. |
It is going to get better. This is encouraging. Keep going.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-54949799 | | | |
| This 'lockdown' really is a farce isn't it? on 12:17 - Nov 15 with 3039 views | brogansnose |
| This 'lockdown' really is a farce isn't it? on 12:00 - Nov 15 by Bluefish |
I've just looked on my cctv at our football pitches and there are currently organised training sessions happening. Cones, goals etc.
Utterly ridiculous
The dilemma is what do I do now, we are responsible for the park for matches but technically it is public land the rest of the time |
There's an art gallery around the corner from where I work which was open on Friday selling paintings circa the £3 G mark. Granted nobody was in there but................. |  | | |
| This 'lockdown' really is a farce isn't it? on 12:19 - Nov 15 with 3010 views | Bluefish |
| This 'lockdown' really is a farce isn't it? on 12:17 - Nov 15 by brogansnose |
There's an art gallery around the corner from where I work which was open on Friday selling paintings circa the £3 G mark. Granted nobody was in there but................. |
Probably a few executives of new ppe companies with government contracts that need to lose some money quickly | |
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| This 'lockdown' really is a farce isn't it? on 12:21 - Nov 15 with 3005 views | 26_Paz |
| This 'lockdown' really is a farce isn't it? on 12:16 - Nov 15 by uefacup81 |
The fact that (to cite two examples I've seen) stationery shops and garden centres have been classed as 'essential retail' just goes to show what a shambles this all is.
It's almost as if the list of essential businesses has been drawn up by lobbyists and Tory party donors rather than people who actually know what they're doing. |
To be fair, if you’ve told millions of people to work from home I can see how stationary might be essential to facilitate some of that ... | |
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| This 'lockdown' really is a farce isn't it? on 12:21 - Nov 15 with 3006 views | J2BLUE |
And we've seen how much better it is in spring/summer.
We are hopefully at the start of the dawn right now. [Post edited 15 Nov 2020 12:26]
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| This 'lockdown' really is a farce isn't it? on 12:24 - Nov 15 with 2991 views | uefacup81 |
| This 'lockdown' really is a farce isn't it? on 12:21 - Nov 15 by 26_Paz |
To be fair, if you’ve told millions of people to work from home I can see how stationary might be essential to facilitate some of that ... |
If you're working from home, though, I'm not convinced that a city centre branch of Ryman's is going to fulfil that particular need. | |
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| This 'lockdown' really is a farce isn't it? on 12:25 - Nov 15 with 2988 views | The_Romford_Blue |
| This 'lockdown' really is a farce isn't it? on 12:12 - Nov 15 by DebsyAngel |
Thank you - I have not really been commenting on here much apart from the odd music thread/football match, but I am so depressed and angry that I don't really want to say anything much.
My next door neighbour has acted like nothing is going on - cocky sod, has people round, goes out several times a day to deal antiques and drugs, and just seen a teenage girl and boy go out of their house -no idea who they are. Yet the most I have seen my parents since March is twice, and at a distance where they wore a mask. Others say phone the police- they do absolutely nothing. |
Main question here is what drug dealer also deals antiques? What a bizarre combo |  |
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| This 'lockdown' really is a farce isn't it? on 12:25 - Nov 15 with 2983 views | 26_Paz |
| This 'lockdown' really is a farce isn't it? on 12:24 - Nov 15 by uefacup81 |
If you're working from home, though, I'm not convinced that a city centre branch of Ryman's is going to fulfil that particular need. |
I don’t know, you might need a note book or something. Printer cartridges, all kind of stuff | |
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