Tinker15 said:
Nictrix said:
Yip, just because you can doesnt mean you should.
The bottom line is you are trying to look after your family and friends.
As I understand it the R number is still higher in Scotland which is why the regulations haven't changed much. I see little difference in self isolating in my car to sitting in my front room. As long as social distancing rules are still observed I don't see any harm in it or how it will endanger my family or friends.
Yes the R number is higher in Scotland but we're two or three weeks behind England and specifically London. Scotland is also reporting the care home statistics where England isn't fully reporting them. Rumours are it could be over 50,000 deaths in England due to this virus if care homes are included. That's 2nd highest in the world behind the yanks.
The R number didn't help with Chuck Windsor and the 2nd wife causing a spike in cases or the non tax paying Tory funding Care home sending people to Skye from Kent. Or the blocking of PPE purchases by Westminster as England took priority or removing test equipment by the army from a University or not involving Holyrood in any info, plans or anything else Westminster were doing or refusing test kits, suggestions and ideas etc, etc, etc.
Airports would have been doing checks, blocking flights and travel. That was demanded in March. Same with calls on closing the border. In fact the current Secretary of State for Scotland along with the former Secretary of State for Scotland and also the Tory leader of the English registered Tories in Scotland all said there is no border.
To cheer everyone up look at the recovered percentage in England and compare that to the Scotland number. Seemingly it was 4.6% recovered in England and 67% in Scotland. So even if the R number is higher and more people are infected there's still a much greater chance of recovery in Scotland compared to England.
Just for a laugh maybe look up the £129m contracts put out to tender last week for NHS in England by the Tories as it's being privatised even more right in front of your eyes but don't forget to clap. Once it's gone it's gone and they'll bring in the American system.
I'd also say that if you think it's the best thing to get out for a drive just remember that if you get this thing in England and end up in hospital there's a really high chance that you will die. Especially if you're put on a ventilator.
On the plus side there might be a few decent Z4's going cheap when they're being sold by grieving partners so fill yer boots! Can we ask that you leave your logon details for the forum with someone to let us all know it's for sale and pass on info about anything that's been done to your car, receipts etc.
based on the likelihood that most would visit areas within a reasonable drive the Yorks Dales was mentioned specifically as was Lake District & included in the dialogue was the thinking being it would be highly unlikely during these visits that anyone would spread the virus unless there were groups congregating ( if this was the case & continued then they would consider revoking the permission)
