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Velociraptor Oct 2020 9:28am, 7 Oct 2020 49,037 posts	Quote Pin Velociraptor Much the same for me, larkim. The reason I'd like to be able to visit my mother - she's not well and waiting for a surgical procedure that isn't risk free, and she's terrified - is the same reason I can't visit her.
Non-runner Oct 2020 9:28am, 7 Oct 2020 731 posts	Quote Pin Non-runner Simbil, I thought your graph was quite optimistic in that cases in the most vulnerable groups, 60+, are lower than they were in June and transmission is mainly happening in those for whom Covid won’t be a (personal) problem? Doesn’t this show that for this group anyway, the precautions are working to some extent?
Grast_girl Oct 2020 9:37am, 7 Oct 2020 1,581 posts	Quote Pin Grast_girl NR, I suspect it's more people making the difficult decision to stay away from older relatives when they know they've been in riskier situations. Just as I didn't see my grandparents after our Centerparcs holiday, and won't be seeing them for at least 10 days after my last face-to-face teaching session. However, I suspect they're less bothered by the risk than I am, so probably feel aggrieved that we're all making these decisions on their behalf, but are too polite to say so.
larkim Oct 2020 9:45am, 7 Oct 2020 12,240 posts	Quote Pin larkim I'm perfectly happy with a 77yo married couple going out and trying to love a normal life at the moment as they can see they've only got a finite number of years left to do this. I just don't want my 77yo parents to do it because I want them to have a high chance of still being here when we're more on to of this situation. It's tough for their generation, bound to a certain extent by our selfishness either to try to protect them, or our selfishness by behaving in ways that put them at risk.
geordiegirl Oct 2020 9:49am, 7 Oct 2020 11,808 posts	Quote Pin geordiegirl If media backed the need for a fine we’d have a different people view, imho everyone attending should have been fined too they knew it was against the rules. Maybe £10k was too much and unlikely to be upheld something lesser that still would have hurt would have also been effective. But cries to get it squashed if successful sets a trend for future. My parents refuse to have the T&T app - they read gutter press scaremongering. I worry if I tell my dad he is tracked everywhere he goes anyway he’d get rid of the phone. What to do they are active in society much more than me yet I worry. They are sensible but I worry more complacent than in the beginning. I can only hope they stay well.
simbil Oct 2020 9:49am, 7 Oct 2020 8,928 posts	Quote Pin simbil NR, the previous graph was quite old and illustrated the effect of the July reopening. The latest data has moved on and shows the effects of school reopening. In both cases the older age groups are doing better but are creeping up now.
Little Miss Happy Oct 2020 9:57am, 7 Oct 2020 3,516 posts	Quote Pin Little Miss Happy I think that part of the reason cases aren’t rising as quickly in the older age groups is that the majority are still being cautious. My social life is so limited but my desire to protect myself and my MiL is still (currently- I’m not sure how much longer I can continue to be so isolated) such that it’s the price I’m prepared to pay.
EvilPixie Oct 2020 10:00am, 7 Oct 2020 19,142 posts	Quote Pin EvilPixie my mum and in-laws are still not out and about I think there is a lot who know they are genuinely vulnerable now having seen what happened before plus we have unfortunately lost a lot of the old and vulnerable too
Bazoaxe Oct 2020 10:34am, 7 Oct 2020 17,799 posts	Quote Pin Bazoaxe My parents aged 74 cancelled a planned trip down south last week so are being sensible. However they do still pop out to cafes etc and so are living life while hopefully not being silly.
Wriggling Snake Oct 2020 10:58am, 7 Oct 2020 28,427 posts	Quote Pin Wriggling Snake Here's an idea of how things are going in universitys manchester.ac.uk