Social distancing:
When it first came in, down here, everyone was very rigorous about observing the 2 metre rule in the street (or "Keep 1 Cow Apart" as it is marketed in Dorset; if you don't believe me, Google Images will soon show you otherwise
). People were going to great efforts to leave a gap, and folk were acknowledging and thanking each other for doing so. Couples were going single file on pathways, or crossing the road where that wasn't feasible. Not so good in the supermarkets of course, but then I think there was a legacy of panic-buying going on for the first month of lockdown.Now the Government is worrying about the increase in daily cases, and the 2 metre rule combined with hand-sanitising message is starting to re-appear again, but since the restrictions were eased and reliance put on wearing facemasks, my experience is that social distancing has all but disappeared in the street. People push closely past you and rarely acknowledge you if you make way for them. I'm not a mask activist, but I am a social distancing activist, and I'm starting to find it a bit distressing when I'm out that the majority of folk don't seem to give a tut about it any more - to the extent that today, I masked-up in the street which I've never done before. I do suspect that face masks are about as much use as a chocolate teapot, but I felt psychologically more "at ease" wearing one when I was walking outside than not.
Track and Trace recording:
My experience is that it is still very hit and miss. As you know, I attend soccer matches, and it is mandated by the FA that supporters should sign in. By and large, that's happening, but not in every case. And again, our experiences of eating out at cafes and restaurants are much the same. We visited a café today where there was simply an open book on a table by the door, with absolutely no signage or indication of what it was, and no prompt from staff to complete it. I know a lot of people are worried about the security implications of leaving your contact details all over the place (and I know some who are openly resorting to pseudonyms), and further, I cannot see how many establishments are going to implement the "your details will be destroyed after 21 days" promise if they are recording your details in a diary (hairdressers, for example) or a bound book (like that café). If I get "caught" by track and trace, it won't bother me as an retiree, but I know of folk who will avoid registering at all costs because a call would mean 14 days loss of self-employed work. You may not agree with them, but you can see where they are coming from.
So how is it for you - and do you think social distancing and track and trace should be made more "compulsory"? Or these days, now that people are so fed up with all the restrictions, are we just "whistling in the wind" and should we therefore abandon them altogether - i.e. go for "herd immunity" and the devil take the hindmost?
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