Common Sense?

[Doug99]

Boris is reducing the social distancing to 1m+ and expecting the public's common sense to prevail.
The 2m rule is currently still in force and the pictures in today's papers showing masses of beach goers enjoying this hot weather suggests Boris' trust in the public is not being heeded.
Poor Boris is going to get slated again when the second spike hits us as it will always be 'his fault'.

 

[ajohn]

The 2m rule is still in place as Boris mentioned but not that clearly. 1m+ comes in if people can't. What both mean in practice isn't very clear.

When you look at photo's of people on beaches take care. How close they appear to be depends on the focal length of the lens used etc.

 

[Doug99]

Last night's illegal street party in Brixton resulting in violence and police casualties also suggests elements of the public couldn't care a fig on the lockdown restrictions.

 

[JP_]

When you look at photo's of people on beaches take care. How close they appear to be depends on the focal length of the lens used etc.

That might be true, but people were packed on the beaches, plenty of photos and videos on smartphones show how crowded it was, along with all the crazy illegal parking

https://twitter.com/i/events/1276080627218108418

https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/18540748.live-clear-up-way-thousands-flock-beaches/

But, saying that, most people probably were safe. Hit and windy, virus hates that.

 

[EFLImpudence]

That might be true, but people were packed on the beaches, plenty of photos and videos on smartphones show how crowded it was, along with all the crazy illegal parking.

It is beyond me how people consider that enjoyable.

There are nine miles of beach at Bournemouth but they all pack into the same bit at the same time.

 

[Notch7]

There are nine miles of beach at Bournemouth but they all pack into the same bit at the same time.

whats it like in Portugal

 

[sodthisforfun]

Common sense OP? I think the vast majority of the UK lost that some years back!

 

[EFLImpudence]

whats it like in Portugal

In what way?

Plenty of beaches to choose from.
Weather nearly as good as yours, although it will stay that way longer than yours.
Very quiet without foreign holiday-makers.

 

[sodthisforfun]

Very quiet without foreign holiday-makers.

Must be nice not having all the grockles

 

[noseall]

Benners beach.....

Miles and miles of bliss.

 

[EFLImpudence]

Must be nice not having all the grockles

It is.

Not good for the economy, though.

 

[sodthisforfun]

Just been watching this:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-53178410/i-was-spat-at-directing-beach-traffic-in-dorset
Nice people in the UK hey? Spitting at volunteers.

 

[EFLImpudence]

Common sense is indeed rare.

 

[Notch7]

In what way?

breaches of social distancing, on beaches etc

 

[Notch7]

toilets.

thats where the problem lies.

although the beaches are packed I bet people are all pretty much 2 metres apart....until they are busting

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-en...elds-lockdown-park-goers-urinating-everywhere