Walking "close to home" - what does this mean?

cupaffull

I certainly was most concerned by a poster on GN stating she was going for a 5 hr hike with a friend across the Yorkshire moorlands. Given I'm an irregular viewer on GN, I didn't read the entire thread, but the person struck me as highly selfish given had either party had an accident, the emergency services would have had to be called out. They could well have had to attend a hospital putting more pressure on those stretched facilities.
She appeared very entitled never considering the lateral fallout of her decisions.

That was indeed me. Although I’m not going to get involved in a long and heated discussion again I thought that I would let you know that fully intend to go for long and totally isolated walks today and every day. My walking partner happens to be the only British woman (as far as we are aware) to have completed the 3 great walks in USA as a through hiker. One of these walks is from Mexico to Canada along the Rockies 3000mikes over a couple of seasons. The hike is known as the Great Divide. She has also completed the Appalachian way at least 3 times. I think that we are experienced enough walkers to know what we are doing on a low pennine hill. I live in a tall thin 4 story house with 3 flights of steep stairs. In all honesty I’m more likely to have an accident at home than on the hills. With the right gear, full waterproofs, ice grips and poles the benefits of exercise can not be beaten.
Tomorrow I shall wander through our beautiful local NT woodland, half a mile walk from home, onto the moors and back round the valley. Never more than a few miles from home.
I guess you will be plonked on the sofa watching daytime TV?

I guess you will be plonked on the sofa watching daytime TV?

Aaw, that's a bit rude MissChateline - what brought that about?

And what's you and your buddy's stellar walking career to do with the price of fish?

I guess you will be plonked on the sofa watching daytime TV

Well actually no MissChatelaine
<Goes off humming. ? “I love to go a-wandering...”
Or alternatively “That don’t impress-a-me much” >

BlueSky

Mokryna people in the UK won’t have that kind of bureaucratic nonsense!

That's us told Mokryna

Oh for a Like button! MawBe

My son just sent me this link!

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-55560814

Grannynannywanny

This is the current advice on the Scottish government website. Maybe I’m even thicker than I thought but I can’t really understand the part about the 5 mile boundary. Anyone able to simplify it?

^You can travel for local outdoor sport or exercise such as meeting another person, walking, cycling, golf or running that starts and finishes at the same place (which can be up to 5 miles from the boundary of your local authority area), as long as you abide by the rules on meeting other households.^

That makes more sense than “in your own village or town”. So much of the advice given by this Government is ill thought out! Walking or cycling within the limits of the Scottish Government’s advice is not going to increase the spread of covid if people keep their distance from others and wear masks as appropriate.

paddyanne

Dear dear SD Is there anything about Scotland or where you live that you like ? I've never come across anyone who complains so much about the place they call home .i suppose its that BAD SNP's fault that you live in an area with nowhere to walk!!

I love where I live. What I don’t love is the way the SNP have decimated funding for this area - hence the lack of gritting right now, the decimation of education and our health/fire/ambulance services, the the lack of support for business and the riding roughshod over local concerns.

As for complaining, I guess I’ve just picked up Sturgeon’s non-stop whining habit.

I had a lovely 4 mile walk this morning from home in the snow loads of vehicles getting stuck but many kind blokes helping dig them out.

Riverwalk

^I guess you will be plonked on the sofa watching daytime TV?^

Aaw, that's a bit rude MissChateline - what brought that about?

And what's you and your buddy's stellar walking career to do with the price of fish?

Well to be fair MissC had just been called selfish and entitled by someone who had not read the whole thread (yet again)

I guess you will be plonked on the sofa watching daytime TV
Ooh, ouch.
Miaow!

At least you aren't out all day today, MissC, as you were still on GN at noon, not striding across the moors.
As it gets dark early now, don't leave it too late to set off!

Well to be fair MissC had just been called selfish and entitled by someone who had not read the whole thread (yet again)

I have been told off roundly too because I wanted to drive a mile to get to somewhere flat for a walk.
My striding and climbing days are over.

So I have stayed at home although I am not watching daytime TV.
Which is worse for your health? Driving a mile in order to go for a walk or being on Gransnet?

Definitely the latter

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NotSpaghetti. Good that you got such a speedy reply. I would like to suggest that the reply indicates they have not been given clear specifics to apply to the Gov guidelines. That
in itself suggests that it is open to each Force to interpret as they think. Not very helpful to Police officers nor to those in their neighbourhoods who could be unfairly fined.( I should say that I and my family live in England and different rules may apply in the Devolved Regions ).

Riverwalk

^I guess you will be plonked on the sofa watching daytime TV?^

Aaw, that's a bit rude MissChateline - what brought that about?

And what's you and your buddy's stellar walking career to do with the price of fish?

She can probably walk on water too, so takes her fishing net with her.

I can’t believe some posters are still making unpleasant comments about Miss C’s very healthy and beneficial walking routine.

What is the matter with people?
How on earth can someone saying they usually have a couple of long walks a day be deemed boastful?

Lucca has just described her lovely sounding long walk in the snow. Is she about to be attacked now too?

MissChateline

cupaffull

I certainly was most concerned by a poster on GN stating she was going for a 5 hr hike with a friend across the Yorkshire moorlands. Given I'm an irregular viewer on GN, I didn't read the entire thread, but the person struck me as highly selfish given had either party had an accident, the emergency services would have had to be called out. They could well have had to attend a hospital putting more pressure on those stretched facilities.
She appeared very entitled never considering the lateral fallout of her decisions.

That was indeed me. Although I’m not going to get involved in a long and heated discussion again I thought that I would let you know that fully intend to go for long and totally isolated walks today and every day. My walking partner happens to be the only British woman (as far as we are aware) to have completed the 3 great walks in USA as a through hiker. One of these walks is from Mexico to Canada along the Rockies 3000mikes over a couple of seasons. The hike is known as the Great Divide. She has also completed the Appalachian way at least 3 times. I think that we are experienced enough walkers to know what we are doing on a low pennine hill. I live in a tall thin 4 story house with 3 flights of steep stairs. In all honesty I’m more likely to have an accident at home than on the hills. With the right gear, full waterproofs, ice grips and poles the benefits of exercise can not be beaten.
Tomorrow I shall wander through our beautiful local NT woodland, half a mile walk from home, onto the moors and back round the valley. Never more than a few miles from home.
I guess you will be plonked on the sofa watching daytime TV?

Is there really any need to be so rude to others? Most of the points you make here are not relevant! Almost as if you just chose to use this as an opportunity to tell us how special your walking partner is!

I can’t believe some posters are still making unpleasant comments about Miss C’s very healthy and beneficial walking routine.

I can't see any unpleasant remarks still being made.

I thought she was just being a bit rude to another poster.

I would love to head off to Dartmoor for a few hours but our Deputy Chief Constable came on the local news yesterday evening and said only journeys of up to 4 miles allowed.

1. Callistemon totally agree!
2. Jennifer Eccles thank you ! But I walked from my front door so I am hoping I’ll be excused a lynching ! However I may pop out again later for another similar walk so who knows.
3.Stella have you read the whole thread ? I think you will see that MissC has come in for enough criticism and was merely trying to defend herself. Time to leave her alone maybe ? Just a thought.

I thought MissC's friend's story was interesting better than the pj's habits

Don’t know why I’ve come over all 1,2,3.

The countries who have seen better results on controlling this virus, like Australia, have enforced strict rules on outside trips with equally strict enforcement. It depends what we want really, a three hour discussion or stay home to save lives, as of course politely, because that’s our society, by the NHS.

Lucca

1. Callistemon totally agree!
2. Jennifer Eccles thank you ! But I walked from my front door so I am hoping I’ll be excused a lynching ! However I may pop out again later for another similar walk so who knows.
3.Stella have you read the whole thread ? I think you will see that MissC has come in for enough criticism and was merely trying to defend herself. Time to leave her alone maybe ? Just a thought.

Er, Lucca unless I'm having a senior moment, have you read the whole thread?

Until my post at 12.25 there was not mention of Miss C.

Today you mean ?

I was really referring to the thread mentioned by cupafful.
Sorry for any confusion