Quote Originally Posted by CCFCC3PO View Post
In your quote, the person - an advocate of both social distancing, and going around friend's houses for a chat - claims that all we need to do is keep 2m away and "we'll probably be fine".

I wonder how long people like him think we'll need to do this and only this?
Still pretending that you have me on ignore and you don't read my posts? What a complete and utter tool.

I am absolutely, 100% confident that if everyone in this country had behaved exactly as I have since this lockdown began, the virus would be almost completely quashed in UK within a couple of months at most. I have very carefully and deliberately kept my distance from everyone except for my partner since the middle of March. We're now entering the second week of May. It's been an absolute pain in the arse and in many ways I think the way in which the whole episode has been dealt with has been over the top, but nevertheless I've followed the basic principles of social distancing as closely as I can despite having to travel to work and back most days.

I don't like mobile phones. I don't like apps. I don't carry my phone at all times, not even close. I never, ever have the Bluetooth function activated. I never, ever have the location thing activated either, whatever that may be. Mobile phones have unfortunately become a necessity, but mine is used sparingly. My life is in no way dictated to or controlled by it.

I despise the Tories. I wouldn't trust any of the wankers as far as I could throw them. I also despise the Labour Party, or at least I did while they had the utterly hopeless Corbyn at the helm. Hopefully, the new fella will turn things around for them, but I won't hold me breath. My views regarding this app are not political.

Judging by everything I've heard and read about it, I think the app idea is in not only pie in the sky but a monumental waste of time and money. If that belief makes me some sort of enemy as far as people like you are concerned, then so be it. I really couldn't give a ****. I am totally comfortable with how my own behaviour has been throughout this health crisis. I've observed the principles of social distancing from day one, I've not put a single person in any kind of danger and I've put myself in harm's way on a regular basis so that more than forty of my colleagues can work from home throughout the lockdown. If somehow it turns out that's not good enough, then so be it.