Corona Virus Concerns
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On the upside we don’t have thought police yet👍🏻. If you take longer than is suggested there is no chance of a call from the boys in blue🤷🏻♂️. I think the main concern is the ‘no congregating’ which is common sense tbh. Stress is a killer, less stress is good.
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Even Freddy was a bit strong for me. We tend to be blunt in the countryside, say it as it is. If there was more honest opinions said and not the politically correct talk, things would be much clearer. Idiots are idiots in which ever language you use.
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My walk was about 2 hours yesterday and covered nearly 8 miles. A fair bit of that was with no one about. I did have time to observe people and I have to say there were plenty of idiots around who have either no idea about distancing or are deliberately ignoring the advice because of course they know better
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We tend to be blunt in the countryside, say it as it is. If there was more honest opinions said and not the politically correct talk, things would be much clearer.
My experience, which may differ from yours, is that people who use language such as this are usually doing so as a cover for saying unpleasant things.
The problem is that many will fall into the trap of going too far the other way so giving credence to such nonsense.
Anyone who keeps their eyes and ears open will have seen that there is no monopoly on good or bad behavior based on geographical location.
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Hi Freddy, there is no 1 hour limit but, I see that the post you responded to quoted among its sources Twitter and Facebook so maybe not the always the bare facts but someones take on them.
The two sites below may be a better source of information.
https://www.college.police.uk/What-we-do/COVID-19/Documents/What-constitutes-a-reasonable-excuse.pdf
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"On the upside we don’t have thought police yet"
interesting one, R....
the new track and trace app will log position and duration relative to other app users...
not beyond the whit of man to log position and duration away from the home location....
googlemaps/applemaps is already being used as a 'measure' of the amount of travelling....the premise being, less checks on mapping advice means less journeys..
certsinly not an exact science, i use googlemaps many times a day without leaving home....
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as you say...But I would have thought
That's just what Gove thought. In England there is no legal restriction on the amount of time you can spend on exercise and how many times you can go out.
also: It is lawful to drive for exercise... driving to countryside and walking (where far more
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It is lawful to drive for exercise.
it certainly is....but it would be a 'difficult one to explain to Plod' (for example) to drive for two hours for ten minutes exercise...
one good thing (if its possible) to come out of this is that folk that have never exercided in their lives are coming out of the woodwork as its the only way they can 'escape' for a short while...
local 'quiet' roads footpaths have never been so busy...
EDIT: Corners, i see you must edited/qualified your post
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Don’t fall into the trap of thinking everything our politicians say is gospel, the law, or occasionally very intelligent. They don’t always get their facts right, occasionally downright lie, and have been known to make things up. Not on the level of DT, but treat with caution nonetheless. 😁
I take as long as my chosen daily exercise requires, and as our local Park is becoming rammed with dazed individuals and families less used to such amounts of fresh air, occasionally venture further afield where too many folks, being able to walk without dodging a string of six all across a path and someone’s mobile phone blasting out noise don’t spoil my chosen period of freedom. So far, I have seen one police car, with two officers in the whole of six weeks of restriction, they are like unicorn poo around here.
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it certainly is....but it would be a 'difficult one to explain to Plod' (for example) to drive for two hours for ten minutes exercise...
I wish you would not cherry pick my posts BB and only quote those parts which support your point of view to have a go, as you are fond of saying read my posts, I'll re-post for you what I had written:
'It is lawful to drive for exercise... driving to countryside and walking (where far more
time is spent walking than driving).'And yes I did but it was within a minute
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Yes +1 about the politicians, and I see lots of families doing the same.
One thing I have noticed is that on a cycle track I'll go off off the track onto the grass and the oncoming cyclist does the same to maintain a 2m distance. A cheery hello and thanks then on our way.
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Calmez-vous, mon Cher
when i quoted your post, which ended with "also: It is lawful to drive for exercise" your later qualification wasnt there..
i was actually agreeing with you that it is allowed but subject to sensible interpretion, which was what you later added...
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agreed, we find most of the cyclists around here to be very aware of others and keep a wide berth...
please note, i quoted the whole post despite not making a comment about politicians nor dazed individuals and families less used to such amounts of fresh air...
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We have been enjoying your photos C, we have driven down coast from South of Tyne, and enjoyed it, but can see we need to explore more. We didn’t have time for Hartlepool sadly.
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Our exercise is normally in the 1.5 / 2.5 hour time scale. Taken normally in largely deserted forest and heathland on wide tracks, where passing anyone you meet is easy.
I understood the hour limit was originally mentioned in relation to city areas and crowded parks. More as a suggestion on how to allocate space fairly to cut down on congestion, not as a one size fits all for the whole country. I appreciate we are very lucky where we live in being able to wander into a large forested area straight from our door and others are far less fortunate. However, I think limiting us to an hour rather pointless.
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A friend of ours used the "you can drive to go for a walk" thing last week, to go for a local valley walk. She said it was busy with lots of people doing the same thing. (Surprise, surprise?) Next day she received the NHS letter saying she must stay at home, she has had cancer treatment in the past. Personally I think it's better to stick to your own area if you can, the more we mix the more likely we'll get within distance of someone unwittingly carrying the virus.
My friend and husband are not attempting the drive and walk idea again.
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Ok you're right apologies
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We also do about 1.5 hours each with the dogs, 1 of us in the morning the other in the afternoon - oh, and "hands up" we do a second 10 minute walk for the dogs to "make themselves comfortable" late evening.
(Not forgetting 30 minutes extra for Cinnamon Trust dog walking - I'm thinking I should pop down to the local nick and turn myself in now!
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no worries, tis all fine
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If you do I'm sure you would be 'Fletcher' in the nick? Now which CT poster would be "Genial" Harry Grout?
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It is no wonder that the roads are becoming busier when a number on here are stretching the "essential journeys only" instruction to the letter. Until 2 days ago we had not used the car for over 5 weeks and only a medical emergency caused us to change that position. I am currently recuperating at home and have no intention to use the car again until the Government removes the 'essential journeys only' instruction.
What is so difficult in following the request of 'Stay at home, Help the NHS, Save lives'
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Agree with you about not using the car so I've found a way to do both exercise and go away in the caravan
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I think you might have misread some posts, Mikey, unless I've missed something. Aren't folk talking about exercise/walking in their local area? The only time either of us have driven in the last 6 weeks, apart from shopping (less than half a mile down the road) is, for me to get across town for my Cinnamon Trust dog walking and for Mrs M to do her LINK prescription collection and deliveries.
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Can't remember that one, of course if it was to buy a pie that would be essential?
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All of our car use has been essential. Pick up meds, both human and canine, make sure someone who is in full shielding gets their drugs and shopping. We might stop off and do our walk going or coming back in car from these short journeys, just for a touch of variety, but we don’t use the car to go for a walk.
We are back to interpretation here now, and the fact that no one instruction/guidance fits all circumstances. If you live in a high rise in London, then getting out for an hour’s walk in the Park, with thousands of others all doing the same, might necessitate some form of time limit otherwise places will get overwhelmed. But strolling in a huge local woodland with around half a dozen others thinking the same is very different. Both will carry a degree of risk, but those risks will be different.
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