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lameduck Wrote:

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> The problem is if you nip out for a coffee or icecream

> you are risking becoming ill, And possibly the

> poor buggers who may have to treat you in hospital.



wordsworth Wrote:

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> Personally, I feel sick and angry when I watch

> people ambling about with their frothy lattes as

> though this is some kind of elongated bank holiday.


I'm a bit more "philosophical" about it. It doesn't make me angry as such, but if you've made your choice - cricket in the park and a stroll with a gelato - then don't make out that you've been let down.

We are allowed to leave our homes for exercise

for me this means leaving my house every day for a 2-3 mile walk and getting any shopping I need at the same time (fresh veg etc) If I see somewhere serving takeout coffee I stop and get one for the walk back home.

I am adhering to government guidelines I keep my distance and because I'm older and a slow walker I may be longer on my walk than the allocated hour we are supposed to spend outside.

I dont stop and rest I just keep walking because that is what we are allowed out to do-excercise.

Not sunbathe not meet our friends just shop for essentials and get some air at the same time.

I dont feel I'm committing a crime or showing lack of adherence to the rules or not taking it seriously by buying a coffee in a small local shop that I wish to support and drinking it on my walk.

Would I leave my house specifically to buy a non-essential such as an ice cream or coffee?

the answer is an emphatic NO

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