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I just have.
Three couples with several kids are having a grand old time next door. They're all Romanian but I'm sure they're aware. Cutting each others' hair, smoking, kids on trampoline. It's not the first time so I thought sod it and let the rozzers know.
Good for you. More people should do the same.
I was thinking about posting something along these lines earlier on.
The house next door has been empty since we moved in a couple of years ago. The owner returns most weekends to do some DIY preparing it to be either sold or rented out.
Since the lockdown, this 70 odd year old has been everyday - A 120 mileround trip - to carry on doing DIY. I tried to speak to him but he's adamant it's ok, I cba to argue the point so I leave him to it.
Now if it was a social gathering I'd have done the same as you and called it in.
The arseholes who live next door but one had grandma visiting all day yesterday, I recognised her car and her parking style (about three feet from the kerb).
I didn't grass them up, as I'm sure they had a really good reason to break the rules.
Report them. They clearly think the rules don't apply to them
Yep. Stupid woman 2 doors up had some other family drop kids off to play with hers yesterday, after her 2 kids were already out riding round in the street unsupervised.
Tbh she's a ****ing liability anyway, always stinks of booze and I've been not far from raising child protection concerns with social services before as she doesn't look after them properly. But this was a step too far seeing as we have a theatre nurse next door and a couple who are both ambulance paramedics, all in our little cul de sac.
Hopefully she'll get a visit to knock some sense into her. 101 call handler certainly reacted like she was absolutely over the amount of stupid people they are having to deal with.
Nope not seen any neighbours break the rules since the kids around the corner finally got the message after an old buy had a rant at them.
It is more noticeable I think past few days that families are flouting the advice and mixing, running with the dogs over the fields as usual I've seen families at the kids' schools with three generations out walking and cycling (that's another rant), when they don't live together. One of which the daughter is a nurse so you'd think would know better.
Smoking? Is that banned too now?
The owner returns most weekends to do some DIY preparing it to be either sold or rented out.
To be sold or rented. So it's work then? If he is keeping the social distancing rules then it is within guidelines. Work hasn't been banned. Someone will be getting a home to live in. Don't see the problem.
Ah I’m glad I know where they’re originally from 🙄
Ah I’m glad I know where they’re originally from 🙄
Ah I’m glad I know where they’re originally from 🙄
The road past my house sounds like a normal saturday afternoon atm! Loads of cars and ****s on stupidly loud motorbikes, I assume they are all on essential journeys.....
I'll be honest, all this neighbours spying on neighbours and being encouraged to report them to the authorities feels a little Orwellian to me. I'm sure in some instances it may be justified but for every one that is, I reckon there are a dozen more curtain twitching busibodies who have been itching to report people for "being different to us". Nobody on this thread, I'm sure but we've all met the type.
Seen 3 packs (i.e. >5) of roadies cycling near mine in the last 2 days, no idea what they must be thinking.
I'm just hoping they get caught by one of the road checks while they're out.
Don't see any point in reporting them though as they were travelling too fast.
The fact that they're Romanian has nothing to do with it - my point was they could attempt to use that as an excuse.. Typical STW piety again.
They're putting themselves, us, the NHS at risk.
Houns, come on. You are just looking to be offended eh?
Fella I know has just messaged me today to see if I'll go out riding with him tomorrow, says it's easy enough to keep a safe 2 metres apart ! I replied it's not really the done thing , he seemed quite put out !?!? Guess he'll find someone to go with him , I'll keep an eye on Strava , he's sure to put it up.
The fact that they’re Romanian has nothing to do with it – my point was they could attempt to use that as an excuse.
Definitely nothing to do with it then. 🤦🏻♂️
dob him in! dob him in!
I don't plan on reporting them but my neighbours opposite (who are in their 60s) have had their son and wife over for the day last Sunday and again today. They live about 8 miles away in a medium sized town, we are out in the sticks and although there are very few people around here I do think it's taking the piss especially when they are on the edge of being higher risk, and because we all live in a small converted ex farm it really is very obvious to everyone else that they are not bothering to follow the rules. I am the only one left who has to keep going to work, I have put every possible precaution in place at work to avoid our provision of veterinary care causing undue risk to either ourselves or clients, and it grates to see them ignoring the advice, which is really pretty clear.
Really pleased to say that since lockdown I've not seen anyone taking the piss round here. Lots of people chatting to friends they meet from a safe distance as they get their exercise , but not much traffic, teenagers not congregating, even the interesting families behaving themselves.
Long queue just now to get into our Tesco Express, but loads of bags of charcoal so my daily exercise became essential shopping, and I'll be drinking beer as I BBQ in a couple of hours👍
Downstairs young family has had gran and another family around with no distancing, also their car disappears for half a day+ at a time.
Not me but someone called the police on the neighbours who decided to have a BBQ on Thursday evening and went round asking multiple neighbours if they wanted to join them. I got an invite but politely and firmly declined. Guessing someone else either took offence to the gathering or not getting an invite themselves!
My neighbours just got in the motor and drove to their daughters and back to pick up a bag of shopping, away all of 5 mins. Usually she comes round every day with the shopping or one of the grandkids brings it or one of the girlfriends, they all pop in the house sit around the garden, sometimes all together sometimes not.
When not living at the grandparents the kids live with the mother 5 mins walk away. So they are mixing all the time and haven't stopped.
Worst of this is that the mother works at the local hospital.
Some people just don't see things ever happening to them until its too late, and if they cause it to someone else, well thats just tough. We very much have a me me me society
The fact that they’re Romanian has nothing to do with it – my point was they could attempt to use that as an excuse.. Typical STW piety again.
That really is quite magnificent. Well done.
Bringing their ethnicity into it from the off, then saying it has nothing to do with it and then immediately contradicting yourself with another unfounded speculation that suggests you do think it is relevant.
Truly special stuff.
Just for the sake of argument, this is stw of course, what if they all (except the kids) work in the same warehouse or other 'essential' workplace together? I'm not saying it's not still against rules, but conceptually it's ok if they are working together but not if they are socialising?
It seems the rules are applied based on whether we still need people to do useful stuff for us sometimes.
We went past an house on Wednesday, probably 2 miles from the nearest village.
Around 30 people, looking like they were having a party in the garden, mostly all sat around a large table.At least 10 cars parked outside.
My GF rang 101 to report them, as she was a little incensed at it.
We got a phone call back the next day from the Policeman who visited them. They were having a family funeral that day, and he basically said there wasnt a lot he could do, he just advised them to not do it again.
Total waste of time reporting it.
Total waste of time reporting it.
Not really. You didn't know that it was a type of gathering that is allowed at the moment.
Weddings, parties etc. not currently allowed.
Funerals are.
Fella I know has just messaged me today to see if I’ll go out riding with him tomorrow,
IIRC he rules relate to ‘gatherings of more than two’ people not from the same household. Do you and your mate add up to more than two?
(although it’s hard to keep track of what’s a ‘rule’ and what Is ‘advice’)
IIRC he rules relate to ‘gatherings of more than two’ people not from the same household. Do you and your mate add up to more than two?
I suspect that rules there just to make the police's lives a little easier rather than being called out to every gay couple seen in public.
Everyone seems to be behaving near me. "Bob the nob" missus and daughter keep going out loads and ferrying the many kids she has about, but the children transporting seems to have slowed - they had friends visiting at first. Wouldn't like to be them stuck at home with about 8 kids (they foster a couple) as well as two older kids in their 20's and another 4 of their own. Even the eldest son is home at the minute (regularaly used to arrive home in police vans).
I assume the 'breeze block' wendy house (as he calls it) is fully utilised (it's a habitable residence with no planning permission).
I'm leaving them to it as I wouldn't want to be stuck in with his clan. My poor neighbours next to them are stuck in listening to the noise (both high risk neighbours).
In the last week;
Have reported a little **** on a field/pit bike razzing about on a footpath/local beauty spot. Spotted him again the other afternoon.
Another today razzing down a main road on a little pit bike thing - no helmet, scarf over his mouth.
Loads of Maxpower/ popping n’bangin zorst roadmen having a weed meet in the local public park. Rang local police.
Got slagged off from local chav mum so gave her both barrels as she wouldnt put dog on a lead that was bothering mine “ive got two kids to deal with”
Gave finger to a Streethawk wannabe for wheelie-ing a suzuki gixxer in residential 30zone.
Shrugged at the 6 or 7 group of local chavs out on shiny new Halfords specials without helmets and tracky bottoms tucked in.
I keep getting appalled at the number of UK dead but then when i step outside and see the selfish ****s out there i understand why.
Nothing to report round here (not that I’d consider doing so), everyone is behaving themselves and I see there are signs up as you pass into town stating “no tourists/holiday home owners” and the car park in town is empty/barricaded with tape, none of the 9 holiday homes are occupied in my mums street of 22 houses so I guess the message is getting through to folk. Local mini Tesco & co-op are fully stocked but empty of folk. To be honest my town (Kirkcudbright) is usually mobbed at Easter but it’s now deserted, have to say it suits me fine.
Local woods seem to be the worst places for little groups out with their mates walking/cycling, 3 in Esholt woods the other day,no helmets trakkie bottoms etc,one of them on a very distinctive Purple cotic with a hub motor ebike conversation, didn't have to peddle it and the bloody thing went like rocket!
Considered ringing the Police but decided it would be a waste of their time
Reported 6 teens having a party by the stream across the field from my house. Crates of lager. Music. Why should I go work on Corona wards and them have party???
Seeing groups of young lads on mountain bikes up my local spot constantly.
Chav neighbour two doors down keeps having visitors. Her daughters (late teens) keep having boy racers turning up.
Old couple behind go out daily to see thier son's family and daughters's family. "Its ok because they live on farms"
Was out walking my two young children across the fields today. Got to a stile. Car stopped and a young lad then told me aggressively to "stay out of our fxxxing area" before speeding off.
Was 0.9 miles from home :-/
I'm thinking of reporting some canal boat dwellers.
They've put little signs up near 'their' part of the canal, saying that people should keep away and not use the canal path, that it's unfair to them, and that there are 'vulnerable people' living there. They've not obstructed the path, but have placed things right next to it that make it awkward to go along.
Fair enough. I disagree, but they can make the request.
Today, however, I was cycling home from work on the opposite side of the canal and noticed a little gathering - one was chopping wood, two more were sitting in chairs drinking beer, and two others were standing on the other side of the path (the path they claim isn't wide enough for social distancing) chatting. There were others wandering to and fro from their boats - altogether there were at least seven of them.
It irritated me that they would tell others to keep away but were happy to break social isolation rules themselves. The path does go fairly close to their boats, but certainly further away than the high street path that is immediately outside my from door.
All posh civilised folk round here, nowt like what anyone is reporting.
meh. Blame an already socially isolated population for not isolating the way you isolate. There can be 7 Roma in 2 bedroom flats near me, which is partly cultural but a blind eye is turned by the landlords operating the premises. Families are huge but appropriate accommodation does not exist. 3 Deaths this week in that community and I reckon they will suffer more than most because of circumstances beyond their control. Force them all back into houses and I reckon you would increase the risk.
Just poke yourself every so often and remind yourself how privileged and lucky you are.
It is a truly serious situation, but everyone is different.
is it 111 to report this type of behaviour ?
3 times this week I have seen the hillbillies down the road congregating in their garden with visiting hillbillies, fixing cars, drinking beer, kids running everywhere playing on the bouncy castle and running amok up and down the road with no regard for others.
If these cheap Tesco charcoal briquettes don't catch soon I'm going to reported for having a ****ing bonfire rather than a BBQ 😳
Blame an already socially isolated population for not isolating the way you isolate. There can be 7 Roma
Romanian and Roma aren't the same thing
There can be 7 Roma in 2 bedroom flats near me
How do they travel anywhere?
is it 111 to report this type of behaviour ?
Only if it’s for medical advice.
101
my neighbours opposite (who are in their 60s) have had their son and wife over for the day last Sunday and again today.
In the house or in the garden staying 2metres apart? If the former, perhaps pop over and tell them they're being selfish ****s?
Anyway, reasonably reasonable behaviour round these parts.
Bringing their ethnicity into it from the off, then saying it has nothing to do with it and then immediately contradicting yourself with another unfounded speculation that suggests you do think it is relevant.
Oh FFS. He wasn't bringing their ethnicity into it, he was bringing their EFL into it. It's not that difficult.
EFL??
out with their mates walking/cycling, 3 in Esholt woods the other day,no helmets trakkie bottoms etc,
Really. No helmets AND trackie bottoms. Shocking. Hanging's too good for them...🙄
English as a foreign language.
Oh FFS. He wasn’t bringing their ethnicity into it, he was bringing their EFL into it. It’s not that difficult.
That’s right, blame footballers again
Our next door neighbours have pretty much had an 'open house' since the lock down. One half of the couple if a Dr at Addenbrookes hospital, so you'd think they'd know better. It was her B'day the other day and they had all their friends over for drinks...
If you can't get a Doctor to behave I'm not sure what hope there is....
Derek, if their origin wasn’t important to you - why mention it? There is no acceptable cultural reason to not obey the current guidelines - in any culture I am aware of. People may use it as an excuse - but that’s it, and let’s face it your neighbours nor their guests were going to come on here to try and justify it.
It’s not “piety” to point out someone’s prejudice. All of us have them and mostly we are unaware of them or try to reject or hide them.
FWIW our next door and opposite neighbors are both doctors at the local hospital and have been exemplary.
The ones opposite usually have relatives coming and going several times a day, but not a peep since lockdown.
Only the aforementioned neighbors who seem to think they are free to break the rules, but then they are the same ones who used to throw their rubbish over their back fence into the woods (until I started throwing it back).
As much as i admire all this curtain twitching and I guess it's probably needed to keep the generally well behaved on the straight and narrow it is important to remember what we are trying to achieve - a 75% reduction in all social interaction nationally. It's nothing to do with individuals. These measures are have been calculated to get to 75% taking into account the bit most of us are still inadvertently doing, those that can't to do their essential jobs without interaction and those that won't because they are ****wits. It's anticipated
Let's also stop thinking that this whole lockdown has anything to do with stopping us all getting it - the vast majority of us are going to get it long before a vaccine is invented and rolled out. This is purely about us getting it at a manageable rate. The ****wits will just be getting is on average sooner. The irony is if they do and survive and have the antibody in their system they will be back to work before the curtain twitchers.
Easily- is that the Peak Forest canal near New Mills by any chance? Noticed that the other day. Utter dingbats.
Our neighbours are a bit annoying. One side keep walking past moaning about our hedge. The other side, stand outside their house clapping for ages on a Thursday evening. Then they keep giving my wife wine and chocolates, for all her ‘good work’!
Let’s also stop thinking that this whole lockdown has anything to do with stopping us all getting it – the vast majority of us are going to get it long before a vaccine is invented and rolled out. This is purely about us getting it at a manageable rate. The * will just be getting is on average sooner. The irony is if they do and survive and have the antibody in their system they will be back to work before the curtain twitchers.
I can see the logic. The * and their friends and family can be part of the 50-60% of the population needed for herd immunity. On the golf course tonight there was a dozen yoofs in a group drinking. The only thing that bothered me was they set of a couple of fireworks but not close enough to frighten my dogs. Didn't feel the need to phone 111. I'd rather yoofs were yoofs well away from anyone's houses than get moved on and end up closer to home.
Im isolating and minding my own business thanks. Generally our neighbours are following the law and guidelines as far as I can tell (though minding my own business means the curtains aren't twitching at Casa Sandwich).
If they endanger my health I will probably ask the constabulary to intervene.
For the most part it seems to be well observed around here. (New build estate, lots of families, first time buyers). Mix of affordable & private housing. Some of the max power types still coming & going a lot. Family 2 doors away had friends round last night, the kids (all very young) seemed to be enjoying themselves.
Astonishing number of people out running every day. Families walking with young children. Plenty of support via the ubiquitous Facebook group too.
I’m under no illusions though, that we are lucky.
I live in a tower block in inner city Manchester, views across the whole neighbourhood. Wouldn't say it's a rough neighbourhood but 'tuff' certainly. Don't need to curtain twitch as you don't need curtains when you're 7 floors up and spending a lot of time on the balcony during lock down, the view is second only to a police helicopter.
Nothing to report. Been really surprised how well everyone's adhering to social distancing. Haven't seen any dickheadery to be honest. Was expecting to see a few parties / gatherings as usually the bouncy castles, marquees and (excellent) sound systems come out as soon as the sun does.
Loads of kids on bikes but in ones, twos or threes at most, Only annoying thing is how good they are at pulling wheelies! Pulling one seems to be a right of passage in these parts.
The runners on the canal though now the gyms are shut, there's not a lot of space so no need to run in pairs or small groups.
I do feel sorry for the yungun's though, 3 months must feel like 3 years at that age so all credit to them.
My guess is that if some medical professionals are not following the guidelines, knowing the risks involved, they would be confident their guests are also virus free.
So please read @convert post again. It’s about managing the spread and influx into the healthcare system.
You may of course briefly stamp your feet and shout ‘it’s not fair!’. No, it isn’t.
But it does help the divide and conquer approach to governing society and along with biometric tags and smartphone tracking, the curtain twitchers will be an invaluable back up.
I think you need to be sensible about what you call in. If the police get called out to every individual rule breaker, they are going to be overwhelmed with chasing single offender cases. I think the police have suggested anyway that they are most interested in bigger gatherings which pose the greatest risk.
Some people are being knobs.
Make sure you are not one of them.
Stay safe and have a bit of compassion
I can proudly say that while I’ve seen some “non lockdown” behaviour, I would absolutely never, ever report anything.
Look how keen some people are to support the removal of civil liberties of their neighbours for petty reasons.
Any alarm bells ringing?
They’ve put little signs up near ‘their’ part of the canal, saying that people should keep away and not use the canal path, that it’s unfair to them, and that there are ‘vulnerable people’ living there. They’ve not obstructed the path, but have placed things right next to it that make it awkward to go along.
Fair enough. I disagree, but they can make the request.
No, it really isn’t ’fair enough’! The towpath is a public r.o.w, and they can no more control who walks or cycles past than someone living in a terraced house can! The Canal & Rivers Trust could, in all likelihood, order them to move on, in fact that’s become a major issue for people living in narrow boats with kids and their schooling, so that lot are pushing their luck.
Jesus Christ I'd never ring the police on my neighbour for not isolating!
We have neighbours on one side who clearly DNGAF - it's been a procession of tennis playing buddies, their various kids and grandkids all visiting over the last week or so. The irony being she's in her 1970's and a heavy smoker so you'd have thought she'd be a bit more careful.
On the other-side, two doors up, they've still got their nanny coming in during the week because apparently two adults are incapable of looking after two young lads + working from home at the same time. Not to mention their various relatives, friends etc all dropping in.
We've also had the pleasure of watching another family all gather on the playing field opposite to play football and practice their golf (!).
..and don't get me started on the state of the village where everyone seems to think that this is one big waste of time. The poor fishmonger yesterday was getting grief because he would only sell some idiot two portions of monkfish tail, and four portions of salmon - apparently this wasn't enough for his gathering in the pm and the prat was insistent that he should be able to buy a entire side of salmon and a whole monkfish tail...
To be fair - I've had to explain to my in-laws that when they come to collect the shopping we've done for them, they CAN'T come in for a chat and a catchup. The entire purpose of my doing it is to save them from exposure to shopping etc. I'm going out weekly to get essentials - fruit and veg, butchers etc - and buy enough for us and them. It then gets boxed up and left on the driveway. But they still need reminding...
This makes me wonder what some of our neighbours think of us. No gatherings or visitors but I’m still going to work and OH is out twice every day to look after her horse. So they will see the cars coming and going each day as normal.
Look how keen some people are to support the removal of civil liberties of their neighbours for petty reasons.
Any alarm bells ringing?
Yeah, it reminds of a tv series from 10-15 years ago (Nazis: a warning for history). In particular an episode about the gestapo. Turns out they were getting so much ‘intel’ on people they couldn’t keep up. Everybody was dobbing in everybody else it seems...
You can see how quickly people can fall into line in a dictatorship, people are pleading for more busybody interference
Look how keen some people are to support the removal of civil liberties of their neighbours for petty reasons
I dont think 1000 deaths a day is petty tbh.
No, I put it badly, I meant petty infringements. Cheers
I'd not be reporting individual stupidity, but persistent regular breaches of the rules that put the wider community at greater risk, yes, I might.
In the same way I don't report my neighbour for smoking weed, but I reported the bastard who was dealing from his van in our Scout hut car park one evening.
It's not about supporting a dictatorial regime, it's about protecting the wider, potentially more vulnerable members of society.
Loss of perspective seems to be a side effect of the virus, and I'm probably just as guilty sometimes
metalheart
Yeah, it reminds of a tv series from 10-15 years ago (Nazis: a warning for history). In particular an episode about the gestapo. Turns out they were getting so much ‘intel’ on people they couldn’t keep up. Everybody was dobbing in everybody else it seems…
It's sad. Nothing has been learned.
I am struck in all of this by how much detail some people know about the minutiae of their neighbour's lives. Details of their extended families and where they live, what they do for a living, what time they leave the house and how long they are gone for. When they go to the shops, whether they smoke, what kind of clothes they wear, their drinking habits etc.
If this knowledge is gained by being neighbourly and chatting over the fence in happier times then fine. If you know all this and never speak to them then to be honest, it's a bit sad and creepy.
I think the curtain twitching and readiness to dob people in worries me more than people not observing the lockdown. It certainly depresses me more.
I dont think 1000 deaths a day is petty tbh.
Your neighbors must have a pretty big patio.