Following the Rules (the CV lock down)
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That subject might get me into gov interference with what the motor industry wanted to do. Afraid you will have to wonder.
Regarding disabled people who can only manage to get out the home once or twice a week.
My wife is disabled and works from home and works damned hard managing to organise 40+ security guards all over the country, dealing with their workloads, welfare, wages etc. She also has to keep them updated on every government guideline/rule/regulation as soon as they are publicised and convey them to these people in upto 7 different languages using on line translators or her foreign language skills where possible. She is stuck in these four walls unless I am off and can take her shopping. The other day when I took her for some essentials I was told that either she goes in on her own, (can't manage to lift heavy items from shelf, onto/off conveyor and has to lean on a trolley for support all the way from the car, round the store and back to the car), or I go in and do the shopping for her.
As I explained to the numpty, the shopping is not for HER! It's for US and my stepson, (who wasn't with us). Eventually he relented on condition I stayed right by her side the whole way round. Yeah right! She has difficulty walking and so I am going to make her walk all the way to the back of the store because something I want is situated there. That wasn't happening!
Two days ago she wrote to our MP and regarding being able to go out with assistance and what are the rules on simply going for a 30 minute drive for a change of scenery/breath of fresh air but staying in the car at all times and not socialising. He was appalled that this hadn't been addressed and will now bring it up with the disabilities commissioner to get it ratified and published as soon as possible. In the meantime she should do whatever is necessary to look after her mental well being and if she/we are stopped and questioned to show his reply to the person stopping us.
My wife is disabled and works from home and works damned hard managing to organise 40+ security guards all over the country, dealing with their workloads, welfare, wages etc. She also has to keep them updated on every government guideline/rule/regulation as soon as they are publicised and convey them to these people in upto 7 different languages using on line translators or her foreign language skills where possible. She is stuck in these four walls unless I am off and can take her shopping. The other day when I took her for some essentials I was told that either she goes in on her own, (can't manage to lift heavy items from shelf, onto/off conveyor and has to lean on a trolley for support all the way from the car, round the store and back to the car), or I go in and do the shopping for her.
As I explained to the numpty, the shopping is not for HER! It's for US and my stepson, (who wasn't with us). Eventually he relented on condition I stayed right by her side the whole way round. Yeah right! She has difficulty walking and so I am going to make her walk all the way to the back of the store because something I want is situated there. That wasn't happening!
Two days ago she wrote to our MP and regarding being able to go out with assistance and what are the rules on simply going for a 30 minute drive for a change of scenery/breath of fresh air but staying in the car at all times and not socialising. He was appalled that this hadn't been addressed and will now bring it up with the disabilities commissioner to get it ratified and published as soon as possible. In the meantime she should do whatever is necessary to look after her mental well being and if she/we are stopped and questioned to show his reply to the person stopping us.
Re: just going for a drive.
At the beginning I thought that it would be alright if I just went for a drive on my own, parked for the afternoon at a nice place where no one else was and came home. No danger of infection either way.
Then I realised that I might have an accident, break down or become ill for a different reason. This would then involve all sorts of people having to attend and not be able to deal with the virus situation.
What is so difficult to understand about "stay home unless you have to go out"?
I don't want to be unsympathetic but I don't think your wife's disability is related to the problem. If your wife cannot do the shopping on her own then why does she want to go to a supermarket? You do the shopping and then go for a walk with her at a different time. Use of the car isn't necessary to go for a walk.
At the beginning I thought that it would be alright if I just went for a drive on my own, parked for the afternoon at a nice place where no one else was and came home. No danger of infection either way.
Then I realised that I might have an accident, break down or become ill for a different reason. This would then involve all sorts of people having to attend and not be able to deal with the virus situation.
What is so difficult to understand about "stay home unless you have to go out"?
I don't want to be unsympathetic but I don't think your wife's disability is related to the problem. If your wife cannot do the shopping on her own then why does she want to go to a supermarket? You do the shopping and then go for a walk with her at a different time. Use of the car isn't necessary to go for a walk.
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(In contrast, here is someone whom I can only best describe as a "deluded person".
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(In contrast, here is someone whom I can only best describe as a "deluded person".
While he is described as a "Doctor", i understand that he has been "de-frocked" in that capacity
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I agree .
I have been (walked , on my own ) to aldi today.
Queue of one, so I joined a couple of metres behind the lady.
One old boy (70 ish?) walked straight past us both, and into the shop. He then was turned around by the security guy on the door, walked back past the queue (muttering to himself), then disappeared.
When I get to the front, ii mentioned it to the security guy.
"His wife is in here already," he said, "and this is the third time he's tried to get in ".
I have been (walked , on my own ) to aldi today.
Queue of one, so I joined a couple of metres behind the lady.
One old boy (70 ish?) walked straight past us both, and into the shop. He then was turned around by the security guy on the door, walked back past the queue (muttering to himself), then disappeared.
When I get to the front, ii mentioned it to the security guy.
"His wife is in here already," he said, "and this is the third time he's tried to get in ".
Another couple of examples.....
As is my regular thing, I was listening to R5L last night.
Not one, but two women called in to complain about people ignoring the lockdown.
Neither seemed to realise that they too, were ignoring the lockdown, to have been there to witness the miscreants.
One complained that Brighton promenade was very busy. She also said that she was on the prom herself, because the pavements elsewhere were in bad order.
Neither sounded stupid, but both clearly didn't grasp that they were as much contributers to the problem, as those they were complaining about. Or, they thought that they were special cases, and the lockdown only really applied to other people.....
As is my regular thing, I was listening to R5L last night.
Not one, but two women called in to complain about people ignoring the lockdown.
Neither seemed to realise that they too, were ignoring the lockdown, to have been there to witness the miscreants.
One complained that Brighton promenade was very busy. She also said that she was on the prom herself, because the pavements elsewhere were in bad order.
Neither sounded stupid, but both clearly didn't grasp that they were as much contributers to the problem, as those they were complaining about. Or, they thought that they were special cases, and the lockdown only really applied to other people.....
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Its the student communal kitchen phenomena
When something is everybodies responsibility it rapidly becomes nobodies responsibility.
I use this analogy at work, but haven't heard it referred to as the communal kitchen phenomenon before, so thanks.
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