Totally agree, we are at the closest point to a total disaster that we have ever been .We need to totally eradicate the threat  . It only takes one mutation to happen and we could be in a really bad place . personally they don't effect me much and i think they are good .Except there are more people wondering about my little valley ,i used to get 3 or 4 hikers a year go past now it's 3 or 4 a week .

I've grown to love the mask wearing rule on public transport.

Yesterday was an illustration why, buses were crowded and most people were unmasked.  I was walking down the bus stairs and I found myself looking straight at an unmasked, fairly young, woman sitting smiling, with half her teeth missing.  It was disgusting.

agree,,,,  i think it will bounce back 

This is very true, but they haven't killed over 120,000 people in this country, or millions worldwide, in a very, very short space of time. I'm not saying they don't kill, but they're definitely not as lethal. When people tell me that they've had enough of lockdown and "we need to get back to normal", all I hear is "My tolerance for inconvenience has reached its limit so I want to do what I used to do, no matter how it affects others safety". Personally I prefer to listen to the scientists and doctors, rather than Johnson and Co. When *they* say its safe to "get back to normal", then I'll do so. They haven't said that yet. The vaccine, good as it is, is no guarantee, it's just one layer of protection, amongst all the others (social distancing, masks etc). People are acting as though Covid has gone away (again) or the vaccine is a miracle preventative. Neither is true. Even if I wasn't immunocompromised, I wouldn't be rushing to go mixing. I'd prefer a few more months of inconvenience just to make sure!

I'm glad things are getting back to normal. It was nice for a while, but enough is enough. The way I see it is that there are a couple of viruses that spread much faster than Covid-19, and they are ignorance and intolerance. No amount of masking and no amount of social distancing can protect us from them.

Best thing about Covid rules is that it is socially acceptable to sit alone on a bus double seat.  People don't insist on sitting next to me at busy times.  I will miss these restrictions.

its natures way

I think it is, too.

there are going to be alot of people like that . I will continue because i believe covid is going to make a very nasty comeback.

It took me a long time to get used to wearing a mask.  Now I have a stock of mint ones. 

When they drop the requirement and allow people to go au naturale, I will continue wearing mine until I use up my reserves.

Don't much care one way or the other, although living where I do the lack of caravaners/tourists leaving rubbish, broken glass and vomit everywhere has been rather nice.

I love that response! I've been known to put my empty trolley behind me and push it back so I've got at least two meters between me and the people behind me. Those that get pushed back by my trolley tend to be a bit miffed but I just say,  "Sorry, didn't realise you were so close to me!"....

I would just like to clarify that I strongly believe that my issue with rule breakers is ASD-related and is one of main triggers. This not only applies to rule breakers, but also when things are done the 'wrong' way (according to my Craig-centric way of looking at the world). Below is in an example of a recent encounter that I had with an American gent, who was stood too close to me whilst I was trying to pay for my shopping in Aldi:

Well, I've enjoyed the rest from the commute and certainly have not felt isolated.

I'm a medical phobe though with a nurse husband. I haven't felt safe even in my own home and the anxiety sky rocketed.

The rules would have made me feel safER IF they were adhered to by all. The rule breakers made it even harder for me go out even where this was necessary. I had two melt downs in super markets with all that trying to judge whether I was 2 metres away from everyone whilst unmasked people thought it was ok to squeeze past me, while I'm also under pressure to read the shopping list for my elderly parents through steamed up glasses.

Just so glad I've got my jab. That's calmed it down.

I have wondered about this because, I have enjoyed having rules to adhere to at the supermarket...I hate going shopping but have enjoyed the extra space and the fact that, there aren't usually any rules but now there are...it kind of gives you a bit of control in anxiety provoking situations. (For some people it gives them a sense of control over covid but for me its a sense of control when in situations i dont really like). Similarly with the limited socialising too it has helped take the pressure off.  I know lots of people AS and non-AS who are anxious about restrictions easing because life for many, has been much easier recently.

I'm not bothered if other people break the rules. They have their own life and their own story. Its like driving...keep ypurself safe because you cant do anything about others. However I have broken them myself one way or another at some point.

I love walking and I also geocache, and those were the only two things I missed during lockdown. Not being able to jump in the car and head off to the countryside, or round up a series of caches in another county. I live in a small village and there's only so many times I can walk the same stretch of canal with my dog before I start going crazy! That said, I'm now finding it very difficult to start going out and about about again. I usually walk/cache in remote areas so rarely meet other people, but I still can't get myself out the door....

No, I rarely listen to the government! Lol! I started wearing masks before it was mandatory because it made sense, I wear gloves too, though I do stop short of a full hazmat suit! ;-) I'll carry on wearing them whilst Covid is still a threat, not least because I'm immunocompromised....and yes, I know they don't really protect me, they protect other people from me, but the wearer does get a little bit of protection too, so I'm good with that. I had noticed that generally, normal flu and little coughs and colds were all but wiped out during the first lockdown, when people took it a little more seriously. So I think we should stick with it, and keep all transmissible diseases at bay! Lol!

I was very happy with lockdown when it happened and was more than happy to walk locally for exercise and have everything delivered to my door. The cessation of the plethora of tradesmen ignoring my "no cold calling" sign and trying to peddle their wares  was an added bonus.

Now I can work from home - and I am more productive and happier doing so (give or take a few stressful days) - which has finished off the commute permanently. No way will I go back into the office to work on a remote team when I can do that perfectly well from my study (read: spare room!).

Having said that - I miss travelling in the UK. The larger historic cities, saturday markets when I could rummage around bric n' brac, going somewhere quiet for a meal and being waited on for an hour - all these could be exhausting because of navigating people but I'm starting to miss those things. 

I'm ready to mix again with the world. But it'll be at a nice slow pace. 

(I'm with you on the rule breakers - especially those folk who let their mask drop under their nose - and then leave it there!)

yes, the pubs open here on Monday  but the libraries also reopen so swings and round abouts

Don't feel obliged to stop wearing masks just because the government says you don't have to. I will be wearing a mask for as long as I feel I need to and I'm sure that there will still be quite a few people who choose to do the same.