| this lockdown is a joke 17:43 - Nov 5 with 2644 views | chrismakin |
We've got phone shops, poundshops etc open. essential services apparently.
Of course i dont want businessess close, but come on, if it's a lockdown, lock it down
I can schedule my day tomorrow to go out, go shopping, go to garden centre, then pop to mcds, pop into town to go poundland get some cheap biscuits, and then go get a new phone cover just for the sake of it. Whilst doing that, i'll drop my kids off at school, go fill car up with patrol, queue and pay for it, pop along to a local cafe for a take out breakfast |  |
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| this lockdown is a joke on 17:47 - Nov 5 with 2606 views | BigDaddy |
I agree, just been for a walk and saw carpet world or whatever it is called packed. People aren't taking this seriously and that's the reality. |  | | |
| this lockdown is a joke on 17:50 - Nov 5 with 2591 views | chrismakin |
| this lockdown is a joke on 17:47 - Nov 5 by BigDaddy |
I agree, just been for a walk and saw carpet world or whatever it is called packed. People aren't taking this seriously and that's the reality. |
I've just come back from an industrial estate. Pets at home, currys, argos, asda. All open, car park full, hundreds of people in and out, no social distancing. its shambolic | |
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| this lockdown is a joke on 17:59 - Nov 5 with 2543 views | SitfcB |
All of those people will cry when Christmas is effectively cancelled and they can’t do anything for it.
But then, they’ll still probably ignore the rules and we’ll be in this mess for aaaaaaaages yet. |  |
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| this lockdown is a joke on 18:09 - Nov 5 with 2496 views | peterleeblue |
| this lockdown is a joke on 17:50 - Nov 5 by chrismakin |
I've just come back from an industrial estate. Pets at home, currys, argos, asda. All open, car park full, hundreds of people in and out, no social distancing. its shambolic |
How is Curry's and Argos still open?
What part of that is essential?
So basically its just Hospo, charity shops and anything quirky and independent.
I am getting sick of this now. |  | | |
| this lockdown is a joke on 18:16 - Nov 5 with 2472 views | jonbull88 |
The issue is with so many shops offering a wide range of products it’s hard to police, unless you shut all shops other than supermarkets. Then you’ve got the argument if they’re able to sell certain products why can’t another shop?
A lockdown is possibly the wrong headline for it, more implementation of restrictions. |  | | |
| this lockdown is a joke on 18:17 - Nov 5 with 2462 views | homer_123 |
| this lockdown is a joke on 18:16 - Nov 5 by jonbull88 |
The issue is with so many shops offering a wide range of products it’s hard to police, unless you shut all shops other than supermarkets. Then you’ve got the argument if they’re able to sell certain products why can’t another shop?
A lockdown is possibly the wrong headline for it, more implementation of restrictions. |
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| this lockdown is a joke on 18:18 - Nov 5 with 2459 views | gtsb1966 |
As someone said the other day, garden centres are still open and you can be sure they will be packed this weekend. How are they essential. |  | | |
| this lockdown is a joke on 18:20 - Nov 5 with 2437 views | EastTownBlue |
Basically the only difference to last week is the closure of pubs, restaurants, non essential retail and being restricted to seeing only one person from another household in a public place.
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| this lockdown is a joke on 18:26 - Nov 5 with 2397 views | Swansea_Blue |
Badge has it right. They want to be seen to be doing something rather than actually do it. It sounds far more lenient that the one we're in over the border. |  |
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| this lockdown is a joke on 18:30 - Nov 5 with 2389 views | Ace_High1 |
| this lockdown is a joke on 18:20 - Nov 5 by EastTownBlue |
Basically the only difference to last week is the closure of pubs, restaurants, non essential retail and being restricted to seeing only one person from another household in a public place.
Have I missed anything ? |
Just a ban on fun and leisure time :) |  | | |
| this lockdown is a joke on 18:39 - Nov 5 with 2358 views | gtsb1966 |
| this lockdown is a joke on 18:26 - Nov 5 by Swansea_Blue |
Badge has it right. They want to be seen to be doing something rather than actually do it. It sounds far more lenient that the one we're in over the border. |
Are your schools and universities still open? | | | |
| this lockdown is a joke on 18:40 - Nov 5 with 2356 views | IpswichBoyBlue |
Crazy. If you are going to call it a lockdown, then lock the country down. It is a Minor Inconvenience down. Pathetic. |  | | |
| this lockdown is a joke on 18:43 - Nov 5 with 2343 views | wkj |
WHen BoZo came out on Sunday I remember thinking that what he is imposing is nothing like a lock down. It is all very confusing... once more. |  |
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| this lockdown is a joke on 18:50 - Nov 5 with 2331 views | TractorWood |
BoJo had recently said it will 'automatically expire' in early December. Bets on him saying on 01/12/20:
'When I said automatically expire, I actually meant it will be here until December 20th'.
Went out on my bike and the roads were quieter in rural Suffolk but that's not much of a gauge. My opinion is that the schools are where a huge amount of the transmission is happening. Keeping them open is irrefutably unwise for the sake of 4 weeks. I can't see the numbers coming down for at least 6 weeks.
Too little too late. Again. |  |
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| this lockdown is a joke on 19:16 - Nov 5 with 2261 views | DebsyAngel |
Was shocked to see that Nails place in Dial Lane had a customer in there having her nails done. Yet hair salons and barbers etc are all closed. Thought it stretched to beauty salons too? |  | | |
| this lockdown is a joke on 19:20 - Nov 5 with 2246 views | chrismakin |
| this lockdown is a joke on 19:16 - Nov 5 by DebsyAngel |
Was shocked to see that Nails place in Dial Lane had a customer in there having her nails done. Yet hair salons and barbers etc are all closed. Thought it stretched to beauty salons too? |
I believe anything that isn't from neck upwards is ok.
wifes booked in for nails but not allowed to have her eyebrows done by the same person! | |
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| this lockdown is a joke on 19:29 - Nov 5 with 2218 views | Sarge |
Maybe we should look at where transmission is highest. It isn’t in shops, essential or otherwise, it isn’t in hairdressers or beauty salons, it isn’t at football games or playing sport. It’s in houses, schools, universities, workplaces and close contact hospitality.
So what did they decide to shut? With the exemption of pubs (which if people had actually stuck to table service wouldn’t have been a problem) they shut down the low transmission sites and destroyed the livelihoods of those who work in them so yes it’s a joke. A pointless joke.
Edit, to make it perfectly clear, this is not a call to make it stricter. It’s a call to those who think getting a haircut and shopping at Wilko is the root of all coronavirus. It’s not. [Post edited 5 Nov 2020 19:32]
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| this lockdown is a joke on 19:30 - Nov 5 with 2208 views | jeera |
| this lockdown is a joke on 19:20 - Nov 5 by chrismakin |
I believe anything that isn't from neck upwards is ok.
wifes booked in for nails but not allowed to have her eyebrows done by the same person! |
Which at least makes sense, inasmuch as having someone breathing right in your face isn't a great idea as things stand, but you can have a hand or leg outstretched and be further away from face contact than you would sitting next to/behind/in front of someone on a bus. |  |
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| this lockdown is a joke on 19:34 - Nov 5 with 2203 views | tonybied |
| this lockdown is a joke on 18:50 - Nov 5 by TractorWood |
BoJo had recently said it will 'automatically expire' in early December. Bets on him saying on 01/12/20:
'When I said automatically expire, I actually meant it will be here until December 20th'.
Went out on my bike and the roads were quieter in rural Suffolk but that's not much of a gauge. My opinion is that the schools are where a huge amount of the transmission is happening. Keeping them open is irrefutably unwise for the sake of 4 weeks. I can't see the numbers coming down for at least 6 weeks.
Too little too late. Again. |
As I've started previously the first 'proper' lockdown only just managed to get the r number under 1 hence the slow decline in numbers. How is this set of restrictions supposed to get the rate under 1 when they are so lax? All is going to achieve its stopping/slowing the exponential growth. |  | | |
| this lockdown is a joke on 19:41 - Nov 5 with 2137 views | DebsyAngel |
| this lockdown is a joke on 19:20 - Nov 5 by chrismakin |
I believe anything that isn't from neck upwards is ok.
wifes booked in for nails but not allowed to have her eyebrows done by the same person! |
Umm... they are supposed to be closed. Found this online when checked.
"A national four-week lockdown begins on Thursday 5 November and government guidelines state: “personal care facilities such as hair, beauty and nail salons, tattoo parlours, spas, massage parlours, body and skin piercing services, non-medical acupuncture, and tanning salons.” | | | |
| this lockdown is a joke on 19:45 - Nov 5 with 2112 views | jeera |
| this lockdown is a joke on 19:41 - Nov 5 by DebsyAngel |
Umm... they are supposed to be closed. Found this online when checked.
"A national four-week lockdown begins on Thursday 5 November and government guidelines state: “personal care facilities such as hair, beauty and nail salons, tattoo parlours, spas, massage parlours, body and skin piercing services, non-medical acupuncture, and tanning salons.” |
You'll always get a customer who is insistant and will threaten to go elsewhere.
Or, someone who's getting married and booked it ages ago in advance etc. [Post edited 5 Nov 2020 19:45]
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| this lockdown is a joke on 19:51 - Nov 5 with 2078 views | DebsyAngel |
| this lockdown is a joke on 19:45 - Nov 5 by jeera |
You'll always get a customer who is insistant and will threaten to go elsewhere.
Or, someone who's getting married and booked it ages ago in advance etc. [Post edited 5 Nov 2020 19:45]
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I booked my hair appointment about 5 weeks ago and it's postponed till at least December. Just would not want the places to be closed down because of breaking these rules. I think they are pretty safe places, don;t get me wrong, and they have all been made covid friendly. | | | |
| this lockdown is a joke on 19:55 - Nov 5 with 2060 views | jeera |
| this lockdown is a joke on 19:51 - Nov 5 by DebsyAngel |
I booked my hair appointment about 5 weeks ago and it's postponed till at least December. Just would not want the places to be closed down because of breaking these rules. I think they are pretty safe places, don;t get me wrong, and they have all been made covid friendly. |
Oh I'm not defending it, just noting the possibilities.
My sister owns a beauty salon and she was really concerned about returning to the job this summer, but was also dismayed at how many of her regulars were applying pressure on her for much of the time even during 'lockdown'.
Each one felt they were a special case and didn't seem to appreciate the issues she faced as an individual with all this unreasonable demand. In the end she had to ignore the calls and texts. [Post edited 5 Nov 2020 20:27]
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| this lockdown is a joke on 19:56 - Nov 5 with 2058 views | Pinewoodblue |
| this lockdown is a joke on 19:45 - Nov 5 by jeera |
You'll always get a customer who is insistant and will threaten to go elsewhere.
Or, someone who's getting married and booked it ages ago in advance etc. [Post edited 5 Nov 2020 19:45]
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Doesn't make any difference rules is rules. |  |
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| this lockdown is a joke on 19:57 - Nov 5 with 2055 views | jeera |
| this lockdown is a joke on 19:56 - Nov 5 by Pinewoodblue |
Doesn't make any difference rules is rules. |
I wasn't suggesting otherwise.
*Edited for tense. [Post edited 5 Nov 2020 19:58]
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