Coronavirus: Stay or go
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It's irrespective what county a vehicle reg. came from, it's who it's registered to and where. When I was stopped twice on Thursday I was followed for a good five minutes each time while they did their ANPR check.
This warm weekend ahead will show what we're like as a race don't you think?
JK
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Unfortunately, I fear, a lot of folk do need to look at themselves and a fine will have more impact than the reported deaths. I think some are so used to these sorts of disasters happening elsewhere in the world, they haven't quite grasped that this time it is our own back yard.
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It's not the police who concern me, JK, but local people of the 'tourists go home' ilk who don't have access to the DVLA database.
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This warm weekend ahead will show what we're like as a race don't you think?
although i share your sentiments, lets not tar everybody with the same brush.
We have a population of 60+ million people some of whom live in very difficult situations and for many they, unbelievably dont know what is happening to our world or dont care, and so a day out in Padstow would be their dream day irrespective of all that is going on around them.
Also i think you will find that there are a lot of areas where this dreaded virus has yet to touch, so they are in some respects oblivious to the dangers.
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"Also i think you will find that there are a lot of areas where this dreaded virus has yet to touch, so they are in some respects oblivious to the dangers."
Once those people carry infection back to their untouched areas, they'll find out about it the hard way. 😤
Ignorance is no excuse in view of the media coverage and it staggers me that some have not grasped the seriousness of the situation.
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They were made very unwelcomed.
From a safe distance I presume?!
I will take a look at the car park during my walk later, as thats a reasonable indication of visitor numbers, but will be ensuring that I maintain distance form one and all.
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I have heard that people are going crazy from being in isolation.
Actually, I've just been talking about this with the microwave and toaster while drinking coffee and all of us agreed that things are getting bad.
I didn't mention anything to the washing machine as she puts a different spin on everything.
Certainly not to the fridge as he is acting cold and distant.
In the end the iron calmed me down as she said everything will be fine, no situation is too pressing.
The vacuum was very unsympathetic... told me to just suck it up, but the fan was more optimistic and hoped it would all soon blow over!
The toilet looked a bit flushed when I asked its opinion and didn’t say anything, but the door knob told me to get a grip.😬
The front door said I was unhinged and so the curtains told me to ........yes, you guessed it......pull myself together 🤣
(Sorry but I couldn’t resist it )
peedee
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Unlike you rural dwellers we live very close to a major junction of two motorway. So close one is almost in our back garden. When we take our once a day walk around our area in the evening all has changed. It is now so quiet we see very few people or cars on the streets even on the main road less than 100 yards from the motorway slip road.
What a difference a month ago even on a then dark evening the traffic would be queuing to get on and off the motorway. Now virtually no queues.
We can see the motorway traffic from our upstairs windows and last evening the motorway was quieter than I have ever seen it with traffic reduced by around 90%.
I should add I have only once seen a caravan or motor home on the motorway in the last week so most people seem to have got the message.
I will let you know if it changes this weekend or the Easter weekend.
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Yes.The local garage/shop refused to serve them fuel or goods. The police have been given their details. If they try to travel further to shop they may get stopped.Better still hope they will B...off home.Even worse more of the family may come for Easter. As an aside one of my fields is currently free of livestock. Locals can walk and exercise their dogs there ( picking up .... of course)> they are also told to turn any non locals. away. Just a little to help.
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Who is 'they are instructed to turn away non locals'? That is a job for the Police, who should also be handing out fines to 'locals' for being out without an excuse, because 'Vigilantism' is not in the permitted categories.
Steve
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Devon Police have issued s statement that anyone coming off the M5 is likely to be stopped and questioned and also now on the minor roads into Devon. Not much point in anyone trying to come here, as the beaches that can be closed are. All the beach car parks are all taped off and closed and also all the beauty spot car parks. The police say they will be out in force. My brother, who lives close to a beach, said that yesterday some cars where parked in the road near the beach, a police car was there and the police were speaking to people as they returned to their cars. We have lived in this house for 36 years and I can't remember the last time I saw a police car. We have seen 3 in 3 days. Good on them I say. They certainly won't get any flak from the locals.
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I would have thought it would be the people looking to 'side step' the guidance that might claim what they were doing was within the 'spirit' of the guidance rather than to the letter of it?
I live in a village with a large percentage of second homes. These are usually let for holiday use, when not used by the owners, however, at this time of year it is usually the owners who will be using them.
I am sure that any that have ventured here will be able, in their own minds at least, be able to justify it.
I know some owners but presume that if they have decided to ignore the advice and come to the village then anything I might say would be pointless and could quickly deteriorate into a slanging match.
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The owners of a holiday cottage near us are staying put in their main residence. However I was very surprised to see another couple appear from London to visit one of their "homes." They appear to have left once more, it's awful to see this mindless disregard for others. Lets hope the message is now sinking in! Petty challenges to these safeguards, some with political bias aren't helping any of us.
Stay at home.
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What plonker replies to an act of kindness..Just heard another second Home occupied last night by people from Sutton Coldfield.If this is happening (2) in our small village,then the message in not getting through.Seems there is no hope of stopping the spread of the virus. Could of course be similar to some posters here - rules do not apply to them. Sorry for the tone but it is a really serious situation.
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I think your message is largely understood here, Fish.
I'd like to say thankyou to all those vanners, second home/static owners who have abided by the rules and stayed away, not just from Cornwall but from all areas. Well done for resisting the temptation.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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We haven't managed to go to our static van at Stratford at all this year. We decided before the lockdown that we didn't want to potentially risk spreading the virus from one area to another. Heard today that the site team have cut everyone's lawn, we are usually responsible for our own plots, so that was good to hear. Miss our site, Stratford and our lovely neighbours but it will all be there when this is over. And the sooner we all comply with what we are being asked the sooner it might get better.
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On our site 12 of the 15 static vans have full time (11 month) residents and of those 7 have at least one person with ongoing medical conditions. So we think staying at home, frustrating though it is, is a small price to pay to help keeping our friends safer than if we decided to visit. Not to mention the folk we meet regularly walking on the dunes and the beach. Cornwall will still be there for us later in the year and next year and so, we hope, will be all our many friends down there.
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Just looked back at the 6 Nations Rugby Fixtures. Weekend of 7th March, at which stage Boris Johnson was still boasting about 'shaking hands, even with those he knew to have the virus' England played Wales at Twickenham; and Scotland played France at Murrayfield.
Allow 14 days for incubation of infection and you reach the weekend before the national lockdown was announced to curb the rapidly spreading infection. The infection rates in both Wales and Scotland were behind those in England, and the concentration of deaths in the Greater London area hadn't emerged at the time of the Rugby matches.
But the spread of both infections and deaths has risen quite dramatically over the last 7-10 days. The rugby mad Borders has a population of only 115,000 but an infection rate of 8.7 per 10,000 and Lothian NHS [which covers Edinburgh] an infection rate of 4.54 per 10,000, but with a higher population of 898,000.
Did Twickenham export a batch of infection to Wales and Murrayfield import one from the French fans? The French lockdown started 17th March, so the incubations may well have started in the first few days of March.
Steve
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It’s keeping you safer as well, M, and those around you at home.
Yep, it’ll still be here waiting for you 😊
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Not long back from food shopping. Shop fully restocked but almost empty with more staff that customers so keeping apart easy. Boots chemists was only none food shop open in town. Even all takeaways closed for duration.
Have to cross M6 to get to shops and as I said earlier never seen it so quiet. Very few lorries, even less cars and no motorhomes or caravans on motorway unlike any normal Saturday.
On the question of the rapid increase in number of infections raised by Steve March there would appear to be considerable evidence across Europe that sport and particularly International football, rugby and horse racing ( Cheltenham) has contributed significantly.
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,as with the present restrictions put in place for every ones hoped for safety
