Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[Barnfred 55]

Well you can complain like. People are entitled to not agree with another lockdown. I certainly don't.

The overwhelming vast majority of people, myself included, have tried their best to follow the rules. But it's not a sustainable long term policy and people will start to gradually comply less, even if it's only subconsciously. Especially since logic has gone out the window on a lot of things.

Has anybody else come across this scenario since the new guidelines started.?

Me and the missus have just returned from a pub in town where we went for a pizza and a pint. It was quite a large establishment and wasn't very busy. We sat at the back and there was only another couple in the immediate vicinity who were a similar age to us. We sat at the next table to them which was well socially distanced, at least 3 metres. We struck up a conversation with them.

After about 15 minutes the manager came across to tell us that we had to stop speaking to each other as we were breaking the law. When I asked why, he said that "members of one social group" were no longer allowed to socially interact "with members of a different social group" even if they knew them. I said that surely those rules only apply if you were not socially distancing, and that we were fully abiding by social distancing rules. He said no, the new ruling was totally irrespective of SD. So I then asked him what was to stop us joining the other couple at their table and becoming part of their social group, as people from different households can comprise a social group provided the number didn't exceed six. He didn't seem to know the answer to this but simply replied that we would have to stop speaking to each other or we would have to leave.

The couple from the other table, who were completely embarrassed by these developments, had already finished their meal so they apologised, got up and left. We would have left too had the pizzas that were about to arrive at our table not been totally delicious.

When we sat down and thought about it, basically the guy was saying that you weren't allowed to speak to anybody that isn't in your immediate social bubble. What??? Really????

On our way out the manager said to us that it wasn't his fault he was only doing what the government has said. Not in an apologetic way but because I think he felt I was giving him a hard time.

Surely he's got it wrong.

 

[YoboCopter]

Has anybody else come across this scenario since the new guidelines started.?

Me and the missus have just returned from a pub in town where we went for a pizza and a pint. It was quite a large establishment and wasn't very busy. We sat at the back and there was only another couple in the immediate vicinity who were a similar age to us. We sat at the next table to them which was well socially distanced, at least 3 metres. We struck up a conversation with them.

After about 15 minutes the manager came across to tell us that we had to stop speaking to each other as we were breaking the law. When I asked why, he said that "members of one social group" were no longer allowed to socially interact "with members of a different social group" even if they knew them. I said that surely those rules only apply if you were not socially distancing, and that we were fully abiding by social distancing rules. He said no, the new ruling was totally irrespective of SD. So I then asked him what was to stop us joining the other couple at their table and becoming part of their social group, as people from different households can comprise a social group provided the number didn't exceed six. He didn't seem to know the answer to this but simply replied that we would have to stop speaking to each other or we would have to leave.

The couple from the other table, who were completely embarrassed by these developments, had already finished their meal so they apologised, got up and left. We would have left too had the pizzas that were about to arrive at our table not been totally delicious.

When we sat down and thought about it, basically the guy was saying that you weren't allowed to speak to anybody that isn't in your immediate social bubble. What??? Really????

On our way out the manager said to us that it wasn't his fault he was only doing what the government has said. Not in an apologetic way but because I think he felt I was giving him a hard time.

Surely he's got it wrong.

lol lollol

Sums up the whole mess

 

[Ballymoney1]

Has anybody else come across this scenario since the new guidelines started.?

Me and the missus have just returned from a pub in town where we went for a pizza and a pint. It was quite a large establishment and wasn't very busy. We sat at the back and there was only another couple in the immediate vicinity who were a similar age to us. We sat at the next table to them which was well socially distanced, at least 3 metres. We struck up a conversation with them.

After about 15 minutes the manager came across to tell us that we had to stop speaking to each other as we were breaking the law. When I asked why, he said that "members of one social group" were no longer allowed to socially interact "with members of a different social group" even if they knew them. I said that surely those rules only apply if you were not socially distancing, and that we were fully abiding by social distancing rules. He said no, the new ruling was totally irrespective of SD. So I then asked him what was to stop us joining the other couple at their table and becoming part of their social group, as people from different households can comprise a social group provided the number didn't exceed six. He didn't seem to know the answer to this but simply replied that we would have to stop speaking to each other or we would have to leave.

The couple from the other table, who were completely embarrassed by these developments, had already finished their meal so they apologised, got up and left. We would have left too had the pizzas that were about to arrive at our table not been totally delicious.

When we sat down and thought about it, basically the guy was saying that you weren't allowed to speak to anybody that isn't in your immediate social bubble. What??? Really????

On our way out the manager said to us that it wasn't his fault he was only doing what the government has said. Not in an apologetic way but because I think he felt I was giving him a hard time.

Surely he's got it wrong.

Sounds completely rediculous to me. People have become over paranoid and nobody knows what is going on any more. That is what happens when we get bombarded with new rules everyday now and one rule seems to contradict another.

 

[Disgruntledgoat]

I don't want to live in a country like this.

Just explain to her that you're only breaking the law in a specific and limited way and you'll be fine.

 

[bigjonny]

After about 15 minutes the manager came across to tell us that we had to stop speaking to each other as we were breaking the law. When I asked why, he said that "members of one social group" were no longer allowed to socially interact "with members of a different social group" even if they knew them

I read that somewhere today , it struck a chord as a mate of mine has booked 2 tables of 6 for his birthday do next month and I thought “well they won’t be able to mix”.

 

[Moomin]

Has anybody else come across this scenario since the new guidelines started.?

Me and the missus have just returned from a pub in town where we went for a pizza and a pint. It was quite a large establishment and wasn't very busy. We sat at the back and there was only another couple in the immediate vicinity who were a similar age to us. We sat at the next table to them which was well socially distanced, at least 3 metres. We struck up a conversation with them.

After about 15 minutes the manager came across to tell us that we had to stop speaking to each other as we were breaking the law. When I asked why, he said that "members of one social group" were no longer allowed to socially interact "with members of a different social group" even if they knew them. I said that surely those rules only apply if you were not socially distancing, and that we were fully abiding by social distancing rules. He said no, the new ruling was totally irrespective of SD. So I then asked him what was to stop us joining the other couple at their table and becoming part of their social group, as people from different households can comprise a social group provided the number didn't exceed six. He didn't seem to know the answer to this but simply replied that we would have to stop speaking to each other or we would have to leave.

The couple from the other table, who were completely embarrassed by these developments, had already finished their meal so they apologised, got up and left. We would have left too had the pizzas that were about to arrive at our table not been totally delicious.

When we sat down and thought about it, basically the guy was saying that you weren't allowed to speak to anybody that isn't in your immediate social bubble. What??? Really????

On our way out the manager said to us that it wasn't his fault he was only doing what the government has said. Not in an apologetic way but because I think he felt I was giving him a hard time.

Surely he's got it wrong.

Should have said you were testing your voice.

 

[YoboCopter]

Should have said i dont want the pizza and got off

 

[bigjonny]

@Barnfred 55 found it on the bbc
What are the rules on mingling?
The guidelines for England refer to times when "mingling" could break the rules. It says "there can be multiple groups of six people in a place, provided that those groups do not mingle".

If you are at a pub, restaurant or other venue, you should "avoid mingling with anyone outside the group you are with, even if you see other people you know".

 

[Barnfred 55]

I read that somewhere today , it struck a chord as a mate of mine has booked 2 tables of 6 for his birthday do next month and I thought “well they won’t be able to mix”.

Yeah that's fair enough. No mixing I accept. But we weren't mixing in that regard. We were conversing over a distance where SD rules were being observed. We weren't getting in each others faces, hugging each other as we went past or seat hopping inbetween courses.

 

[Goat]

Has anybody else come across this scenario since the new guidelines started.?

Me and the missus have just returned from a pub in town where we went for a pizza and a pint. It was quite a large establishment and wasn't very busy. We sat at the back and there was only another couple in the immediate vicinity who were a similar age to us. We sat at the next table to them which was well socially distanced, at least 3 metres. We struck up a conversation with them.

After about 15 minutes the manager came across to tell us that we had to stop speaking to each other as we were breaking the law. When I asked why, he said that "members of one social group" were no longer allowed to socially interact "with members of a different social group" even if they knew them. I said that surely those rules only apply if you were not socially distancing, and that we were fully abiding by social distancing rules. He said no, the new ruling was totally irrespective of SD. So I then asked him what was to stop us joining the other couple at their table and becoming part of their social group, as people from different households can comprise a social group provided the number didn't exceed six. He didn't seem to know the answer to this but simply replied that we would have to stop speaking to each other or we would have to leave.

The couple from the other table, who were completely embarrassed by these developments, had already finished their meal so they apologised, got up and left. We would have left too had the pizzas that were about to arrive at our table not been totally delicious.

When we sat down and thought about it, basically the guy was saying that you weren't allowed to speak to anybody that isn't in your immediate social bubble. What??? Really????

On our way out the manager said to us that it wasn't his fault he was only doing what the government has said. Not in an apologetic way but because I think he felt I was giving him a hard time.

Surely he's got it wrong.

SHOULD HAVE SOCIALLY DISTANCED HIS JAW FROM HIS FACE LAD

COYB



Sounds like he's either stupid or just being an arsehole.

 

[Barnfred 55]

@Barnfred 55 found it on the bbc
What are the rules on mingling?
The guidelines for England refer to times when "mingling" could break the rules. It says "there can be multiple groups of six people in a place, provided that those groups do not mingle".

If you are at a pub, restaurant or other venue, you should "avoid mingling with anyone outside the group you are with, even if you see other people you know".

By mingling, I'm sure they mean not following social distancing rules. If not, the worlds gone 'kin mad.

 

[Nymzee]

Has anybody else come across this scenario since the new guidelines started.?

Me and the missus have just returned from a pub in town where we went for a pizza and a pint. It was quite a large establishment and wasn't very busy. We sat at the back and there was only another couple in the immediate vicinity who were a similar age to us. We sat at the next table to them which was well socially distanced, at least 3 metres. We struck up a conversation with them.

After about 15 minutes the manager came across to tell us that we had to stop speaking to each other as we were breaking the law. When I asked why, he said that "members of one social group" were no longer allowed to socially interact "with members of a different social group" even if they knew them. I said that surely those rules only apply if you were not socially distancing, and that we were fully abiding by social distancing rules. He said no, the new ruling was totally irrespective of SD. So I then asked him what was to stop us joining the other couple at their table and becoming part of their social group, as people from different households can comprise a social group provided the number didn't exceed six. He didn't seem to know the answer to this but simply replied that we would have to stop speaking to each other or we would have to leave.

The couple from the other table, who were completely embarrassed by these developments, had already finished their meal so they apologised, got up and left. We would have left too had the pizzas that were about to arrive at our table not been totally delicious.

When we sat down and thought about it, basically the guy was saying that you weren't allowed to speak to anybody that isn't in your immediate social bubble. What??? Really????

On our way out the manager said to us that it wasn't his fault he was only doing what the government has said. Not in an apologetic way but because I think he felt I was giving him a hard time.

Surely he's got it wrong.

You couldn’t have joined the other couple at their table anyway as that would break social distancing.

 

[Goat]

@Barnfred 55 found it on the bbc
What are the rules on mingling?
The guidelines for England refer to times when "mingling" could break the rules. It says "there can be multiple groups of six people in a place, provided that those groups do not mingle".

If you are at a pub, restaurant or other venue, you should "avoid mingling with anyone outside the group you are with, even if you see other people you know".

Got 2 tables of 6 each booked for next week for our wedding.

Gonna stick the in-laws on the other table and blank em all night, COYB.

 

[Barnfred 55]

SHOULD HAVE SOCIALLY DISTANCED HIS JAW FROM HIS FACE LAD

COYB



Sounds like he's either stupid or just being an arsehole.

My Mrs was of the opinion that he was the latter. And totally wanted to follow your first suggestion.

Without the COYB though.

 

[Barnfred 55]

You couldn’t have joined the other couple at their table anyway as that would break social distancing.

No it wouldn't because you are allowed to be in a social group of upto 6 people without the need to socially distance. Aren't you? Or have I got that wrong too?