COVID19

[EvilPie]

I went up to Wollaton Park GC and played nine holes with a mate but it was pretty quiet on the course with only 15/20 cars in the car park.

I expected it to be far busier as one of the few places where you can safely get excercise and play your favourite spot/hobby.

The bar and catering are obviously closed but as long as none of the greens staff get sick hopefully things will be okay for a while.

I only heard it through a friend but apparently wollaton park was packed yesterday especially the kids play park area.

It wasn't as bad today because they've closed off the car parks to try to keep numbers down and also posted signs about social distancing.

If people can just obey that 2m rule there's probably no need for a complete lock down. Golf is a great example of a sport that is perfectly safe if played sensibly as you can go above and beyond the 2m rule very easily.

[Woodsey]

I went up to Wollaton Park GC and played nine holes with a mate but it was pretty quiet on the course with only 15/20 cars in the car park.

I expected it to be far busier as one of the few places where you can safely get excercise and play your favourite spot/hobby.

The bar and catering are obviously closed but as long as none of the greens staff get sick hopefully things will be okay for a while.

I only heard it through a friend but apparently wollaton park was packed yesterday especially the kids play park area.

It wasn't as bad today because they've closed off the car parks to try to keep numbers down and also posted signs about social distancing.

If people can just obey that 2m rule there's probably no need for a complete lock down. Golf is a great example of a sport that is perfectly safe if played sensibly as you can go above and beyond the 2m rule very easily.

Confirmed, a pic popped up on a local FB group showing exactly that there.....

[EvilPie]

So many people completely ignoring guidelines and going to parks etc. in large close groups. Apparently even the beaches are busy.

Basically they see what the rules are and then figure out a way around them. Numerous reports of street parties as well because aren't allowed to the pub on such a lovely day.

I can see a complete lock down coming very soon as the defiant public really leave no choice. Obviously means the army will be out at some point to help which people will moan about but what option have they given?

Will be interesting to see if they still allow people to go to work or if it's a complete closure.

We've been looking at projects that we can carry out whilst maintaining the social distancing guidelines and there's plenty in our line of work.

The longer they can SAFELY keep people working the better. The fewer people that have to be paid the 80% out of government coffers the longer it will last and the easier it will be for us all to pay back one day......

I went for a run in the park late morning, and it was very quiet for a Sunday morning on a nice day.   There were a handful of idiots walking 3 abreast on a path that can fit 3 abreast, but the vast majority were keeping away from each other.

I went to Tesco this afternoon and it was also very quiet for a Sunday afternoon.  Guess all the hoarders were queueing outside at 9.30.

I haven't seen any street parties or seen reports of any.

Did see a couple of weapons racing motorbikes and doing wheelies yesterday.  I thought you want to go to an A&E at this time?

I don't know how common this is, but my niece is a hospital dentist and  is retraing to work in A&E.   I expect there is quite a bit of commonality as  they do have to do stitches etc.

Street gatherings rather than parties. They didn't have the balloons and banners out

Just people who would normally go to the pub on a glorious day like today has been. First chance to sit outside and get a few beers down.

Alternative is to get a few mates together, stick a few tables out and crack open a couple of 24 packs from Tesco

[nirvana]

Boris is leading the most right wing fascist Government in our history. Disgraceful.

Ooh there's a virus.

We want curfews

[Pokerpops]

I went up to Wollaton Park GC and played nine holes with a mate but it was pretty quiet on the course with only 15/20 cars in the car park.

I expected it to be far busier as one of the few places where you can safely get excercise and play your favourite spot/hobby.

The bar and catering are obviously closed but as long as none of the greens staff get sick hopefully things will be okay for a while.

I only heard it through a friend but apparently wollaton park was packed yesterday especially the kids play park area.

It wasn't as bad today because they've closed off the car parks to try to keep numbers down and also posted signs about social distancing.

If people can just obey that 2m rule there's probably no need for a complete lock down. Golf is a great example of a sport that is perfectly safe if played sensibly as you can go above and beyond the 2m rule very easily.

Golf, the game where friends walk together with only the width of the fairway between them...

[Karabiner]

I went up to Wollaton Park GC and played nine holes with a mate but it was pretty quiet on the course with only 15/20 cars in the car park.

I expected it to be far busier as one of the few places where you can safely get excercise and play your favourite spot/hobby.

The bar and catering are obviously closed but as long as none of the greens staff get sick hopefully things will be okay for a while.

I only heard it through a friend but apparently wollaton park was packed yesterday especially the kids play park area.

It wasn't as bad today because they've closed off the car parks to try to keep numbers down and also posted signs about social distancing.

If people can just obey that 2m rule there's probably no need for a complete lock down. Golf is a great example of a sport that is perfectly safe if played sensibly as you can go above and beyond the 2m rule very easily.

Golf, the game where friends walk together with only the width of the fairway between them...

One of my absolute best golfing mates who I've been playing with for over twenty years today texted me re. golf this week to say that he's "knocking golf on the head until this crisis comes to an end". He only lives a mile or so from the golf club but he is a haemophiliac, and at 78 just a little older than the rest of our gang so I'm not going to try and convince the obstinate old bugger to change his mind.

I'll miss his company on the course though.

[RED-DOG]

Surprised Fellaini has caught it, when he has been greeting people with his elbows for years.

Deserves more love.

[EvilPie]

I went up to Wollaton Park GC and played nine holes with a mate but it was pretty quiet on the course with only 15/20 cars in the car park.

I expected it to be far busier as one of the few places where you can safely get excercise and play your favourite spot/hobby.

The bar and catering are obviously closed but as long as none of the greens staff get sick hopefully things will be okay for a while.

I only heard it through a friend but apparently wollaton park was packed yesterday especially the kids play park area.

It wasn't as bad today because they've closed off the car parks to try to keep numbers down and also posted signs about social distancing.

If people can just obey that 2m rule there's probably no need for a complete lock down. Golf is a great example of a sport that is perfectly safe if played sensibly as you can go above and beyond the 2m rule very easily.

Golf, the game where friends walk together with only the width of the fairway between them...

One of my absolute best golfing mates who I've been playing with for over twenty years today texted me re. golf this week to say that he's "knocking golf on the head until this crisis comes to an end". He only lives a mile or so from the golf club but he is a haemophiliac, and at 78 just a little older than the rest of our gang so I'm not going to try and convince the obstinate old bugger to change his mind.

I'll miss his company on the course though.

Given the new rules being talked about today I don't think he's going to have a choice. I assume that he will fall in to the 1.5M most vulnerable so he's about to get a letter saying to stay at home.

[Ironside]

I went up to Wollaton Park GC and played nine holes with a mate but it was pretty quiet on the course with only 15/20 cars in the car park.

I expected it to be far busier as one of the few places where you can safely get excercise and play your favourite spot/hobby.

The bar and catering are obviously closed but as long as none of the greens staff get sick hopefully things will be okay for a while.

I only heard it through a friend but apparently wollaton park was packed yesterday especially the kids play park area.

It wasn't as bad today because they've closed off the car parks to try to keep numbers down and also posted signs about social distancing.

If people can just obey that 2m rule there's probably no need for a complete lock down. Golf is a great example of a sport that is perfectly safe if played sensibly as you can go above and beyond the 2m rule very easily.

Golf, the game where friends walk together with only the width of the fairway between them...

One of my absolute best golfing mates who I've been playing with for over twenty years today texted me re. golf this week to say that he's "knocking golf on the head until this crisis comes to an end". He only lives a mile or so from the golf club but he is a haemophiliac, and at 78 just a little older than the rest of our gang so I'm not going to try and convince the obstinate old bugger to change his mind.

I'll miss his company on the course though.

Given the new rules being talked about today I don't think he's going to have a choice. I assume that he will fall in to the 1.5M most vulnerable so he's about to get a letter saying to stay at home.

i have funny feeling if i was in England i would be in that 1.5m. I dont want to have to rely on others to pick up a loaf of bread when there is a limit on items people can buy from certain shops they can only pick up so many loafs and pints etc. And the local houses round me the majority of people have the elderly in them many one their own without broadband and smart phones

[jakally]

If people can just obey that 2m rule there's probably no need for a complete lock down. Golf is a great example of a sport that is perfectly safe if played sensibly as you can go above and beyond the 2m rule very easily.

If a family who live in the same house go out for the day, there's no sense in them applying the 2m rule between themselves. Therefore at least a chunk of the people out on walks / at the beach etc.. , even though they are seemingly ignoring social distancing, are not really doing anything risky.
Problem is, no real way of knowing who that applies to & who it doesn't.

[EvilPie]

If people can just obey that 2m rule there's probably no need for a complete lock down. Golf is a great example of a sport that is perfectly safe if played sensibly as you can go above and beyond the 2m rule very easily.

If a family who live in the same house go out for the day, there's no sense in them applying the 2m rule between themselves. Therefore at least a chunk of the people out on walks / at the beach etc.. , even though they are seemingly ignoring social distancing, are not really doing anything risky.
Problem is, no real way of knowing who that applies to & who it doesn't.

Good point. I've seen quite a few couples walking round arm in arm and there clearly isn't any issue with that at all.

[aaron1867]

It's somewhat amusing to see folk who didn't chose not to vote Labour because of Corbyn beg for a socialist Britain. Even amusing to see those Pub and Club owners who told us how prices would go down because of leaving the EU, see their business go to the wall.

Weirdly, Boris hasn't deal with this all as bad as I thought he would. But the problem is that he's always a couple of days beind with the measures the government announce and they really should some sort of higher allowance for self employed. But the self employed can't have their cake and eat it, but £94 isn't acceptable for anyone to live on.

But the grants and loans system is open to abuse, sadly.

PS - It's time for total shutdown (apart from the supermarkets).

[RickBFA]

It's somewhat amusing to see folk who didn't chose not to vote Labour because of Corbyn beg for a socialist Britain. Even amusing to see those Pub and Club owners who told us how prices would go down because of leaving the EU, see their business go to the wall.

Weirdly, Boris hasn't deal with this all as bad as I thought he would. But the problem is that he's always a couple of days beind with the measures the government announce and they really should some sort of higher allowance for self employed. But the self employed can't have their cake and eat it, but £94 isn't acceptable for anyone to live on.

But the grants and loans system is open to abuse, sadly.

PS - It's time for total shutdown (apart from the supermarkets).

Why would businesses going bust be amusing?

[Jon MW]

It's somewhat amusing to see folk who didn't chose not to vote Labour because of Corbyn beg for a socialist Britain. ...

Also wouldn't a socialist Britain be the Government buying the companies and running them rather than getting grants, loans and tax relief so they could keep them in private hands?

[aaron1867]

It's somewhat amusing to see folk who didn't chose not to vote Labour because of Corbyn beg for a socialist Britain. Even amusing to see those Pub and Club owners who told us how prices would go down because of leaving the EU, see their business go to the wall.

Weirdly, Boris hasn't deal with this all as bad as I thought he would. But the problem is that he's always a couple of days beind with the measures the government announce and they really should some sort of higher allowance for self employed. But the self employed can't have their cake and eat it, but £94 isn't acceptable for anyone to live on.

But the grants and loans system is open to abuse, sadly.

PS - It's time for total shutdown (apart from the supermarkets).

Why would businesses going bust be amusing?

Those who do wrong things.