Getting pulled for neccesary bike excercise

[Ribenapigeon]

Is it wrong that I want more than ever to take my bike out tomorrow for a spin?

[weasley]

It’s not wrong that you want to.
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The problem with this, even though on your own you'd stand little chance of spreading this, we all need to make the effort.

If 75 Million people all ventured out for a ride, a drive, a walk, a cycle, a jog or run, this Chinese Virus will definitely spread even worse that it is.

There's a definite feeling of "everybody must stay in but me" amongst some members of society, when in reality we're all in this together and all need to make an effort.

I'm quite shocked that I'm still being invited to a lock in with several of my mates at a local pub to be honest. They're not taking this at all seriously. Only two of the group of us who are, to be fair, personal friends of the landlord and his partner and invited to their private parties at Christmas etc with their family, are staying away from these sessions.
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[Hetzer]

Stories I've heard so far...young lad stopped in the street, asked why he was out, said shopping for food, asked to show food, had grapes, declared "non-essential" and fined £43.

Person driving to countryside to do exercise, told "illegal" to drive to locations to engage in exercise.
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[Fisty]

[WreckTangle]

[MarJay]

I posted this in another thread where someone posted 'just go and be careful':

[stinkwheel]

I am riding to the shop every other day. They say to minimise shopping but then there is also the issue that shops are still really low on stock. My local coop is only allowing you to buy 2 of any item. Not sure I could even manage a full weeks shopping and if everyone did this, the shelves would be empty.

I will admit to taking the back roads and doing them on my slowest bike.
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[Ribenapigeon]

My urge to ride is I think a perverse reaction to all the fucking "in it together" shit in Facebook. Im going to stop lookung at Fbk tiday its driving me mad.

[MarJay]

[MCN]

[Polarbear]

I just got kicked off one FB boaters group for saying 'When this is over you will be able to buy a boat on the cheap off someone desperate to sell'. I got called a callous cvnt (which is probably true) for taking advantage of others misery.

It's all lovey dovey and were in it together and to be honest it annoys me intensely. If we are in it together, why have you stockpiled all the shite going.
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[RhynoCZ]

I do not understand the rage over what random people say on the internet (facetube, youbook...). Just ignore the trolls, live your life.
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[Nobby the Bastard]

[dodgydog]

[linuxyeti]

I've ridden twice to the shops this week as well. I will also have to deliver shopping to my dad at some point..

I've also registered here ..

https://www.goodsamapp.org/nhs

Once approved, I won't be flying a magic carpet !!
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[Riejufixing]

[Polarbear]

[Kawasaki Jimbo]

[P.]

I went shopping after work for ice cream and a baguette.

They said nothing.

[Easy-X]

[MCN]

[pepperami]

[ThunderGuts]

With the weather being so nice it makes it even more torturous but we all need to stick to the rules. Not doing so (and there is an infuriating number of people flaunting those rules) is likely to both prolong the current restrictions and probably result in even tougher sanctions.

See this as an opportunity to do all the little maintenance things on the bike.
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[Diggs]

Where have all these police come from all of a sudden? For years you wouldn't see a single copper around our way, except for ones in cars with flashing lights, but now they are all over the place.... There was even a video-van looking for packs of feral youth and BBQs on the estate last night!

I doubt it is ex-coppers coming back, as the ex-coppers I know find the idea of swapping their pensioned existence for abuse truly ridiculous.
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