Social Distancing ...

[Red Herring]

I think it's important to fight this virus from a position of knowledge, not paranoia..... If you're in a room then there is certainly a risk from someone coughing or sneezing. If you're outside the risk is still there if you're downwind or close enough, but it's significantly reduced. If you're riding your bike along and the person driving in front of you sneezes out of the window then if you're close enough to be worried about catching Covid-19 I'd suggesting you're more at risk of running into them..... I suppose you check which way the wind is blowing before you go out into your garden do you, or have you got a rota set up with the neighbour to avoid you both being out at the same time?

[Messie]

Ok fine. I've made my point. I'll leave now

Keep safe and well

[Kenzie]

It's a very good point Messie. We are all locked up because we don't listen. Boris gave us the rope and we hung ourselves with it. People out and about as normal, even one guy driving from Sheffield to Wales for a holiday. What part of essential travel do people not understand?

[Chris_SVS]

Originally Posted by Messie

Really? I hardly ever come in here nowadays but bit bored at home now.

You visited your Mum and sister and nephew IN ANOTHER HOUSE? Which bit of the guidance on social distancing didn't you get? You may have it, they may have, you may have caught some infected droplets riding along. You may have skidded and needed precious NHS care.

Do not socialise! Don't go out unless you have to.

Stop being a selfish ***** and think of others

I live with said parent, said parent acts as nanny daycare while sister is working (from her home) soon I shall also work from that same home. We are all in constant contact with each other, in both houses and in both of our shared vehicles - essentially one household. This occured long before CV19

Thanks for your input and notable insult.

[Seeker]

Since I only ride for pleasure the bike has been laid up for a while. It might be 6 months (yikes) so I guess it will test whether the fuel stabiliser works. It's currently on its side stand but I may put it on the Abbastand to keep the tyres from distorting.


I never thought that, on stopping riding, my most dangerous activity would become grocery shopping. I may venture out on Wednesday - Indiana Jones and the Last Shop?

[Swin]

No real difference to me, still ride into Central London for work, walk the dog daily and stay indoors pretty much the rest of my off duty time - about the only thing I'm missing is popping round to see my mum

[garynortheast]

A bit buggered really as far as work goes as any IT work would involve going into peoples houses currently, which is obviously a big no-no. I’m thinking I going to have to stop the gardening work for people too. So no more self employed income and just a state pension to try and live on.

[Bibio]

Post Office should be ashamed of themselves. still getting fliers through the door... WTF.

on another note.. i'm having to deliver meals to my mum as she broke her ankle a few weeks ago.

also dont want to go "Indiana Jones and the shop crusade".....

[Red Herring]

Originally Posted by Bibio

Post Office should be ashamed of themselves. still getting fliers through the door... WTF.
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I spoke to our postie about that, they don't get any choice, they're required to dish them out. I suppose a senior management decision could be made about it but business is business to them. We are just leaving them where they fall in the porch (we don't use our front door so the pile can grow). We hook the letters out and spray them with a bleach solution before opening them.

[Biker Biggles]

I hadnt thought of post as being a significant carrier of the virus. Does it persist on letters/papers for very long?