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Winniefred schrieb:

so during the week there’s no chance to go out much. But on the weekend.... well, what else can you do.

going out, just walking,
for the child it’s all about running around

Nida35a schrieb:

going outside, just on foot,
for the child it’s all about running

Did you read my post? When I go out on foot, I meet hundreds of people in the park. When I drive out, I encounter fewer than that in the forest at least.

Climbee schrieb:

Winniefred, there is nothing wrong with city residents going out for a trip on the weekend. The question is why they have to go to the well-known hotspots. There are many other beautiful and fun options, and sledding is not necessary to enjoy outdoor activities. If you live in an area without snow, then you simply organize leisure activities without snow. That is possible too.

The childcare situation for working parents is horrible—I truly don’t envy anyone. But that doesn’t give anyone a free pass to meet with thousands of others at Spitzingsee for ice skating or sledding on the weekend.

To give you some numbers: on January 6, 29 accident victims were admitted to the hospital in the Miesbach district, which is already struggling under the weight of COVID-19 and doesn’t know how it will manage the care of the fully occupied intensive care unit.
Bone fractures caused by ski tourers, sledders, and ice skaters are not helpful in this situation.

We reserve the right to see snow now and then, at least a few times a year. Normally, we go to the mountains 1–2 days a year for that; this year we’re not doing that. As mentioned, I am definitely not one of those who need to be scolded. But to say that city dwellers should just stay in their small apartments in the gray slush for a few months is short-sighted. We have a house with a garden, we live on the outskirts of town, there is a park right in front of us, but many people don’t have that luck.
As I said, I don’t understand why people have to go to the tourist hotspots, but no one can expect families to stay home for months on end.

By the way, I have a day off today, in case anyone is wondering^^. I work in the medical field, and on weekends I like to do something different with my children instead of just walking around the crowded park.

Other than that, I won’t comment further, since this is after all a gardening thread.

I also love the sea and miss swimming in saltwater. And that’s even though I’m not a child anymore...

I didn’t go to the sea last year, and as things look this year, I’m not sure I will either. If it doesn’t work out, it will be the quarry lake again. Not as nice, but that’s how it is.

Sometimes I wonder how people managed to survive in the past—they often didn’t have a car, a holiday meant not having to go to work, and they could take care of their vegetable garden. And they SURVIVED! Some were even SATISFIED! It’s hard to believe...

Please forgive my cynicism; I fully understand that sometimes you feel trapped and it’s frustrating when you can’t go skiing, sledding, swim in the sea, go mountain climbing, or do other activities. But you do survive it! Definitely!!! What you can’t say 100% for certain about a coronavirus infection.

Climbee schrieb:

And one more thing, from Loriot – this has been on my mind more and more lately:
"In times of crisis, intelligent people look for solutions, idiots look for someone to blame."
That’s something worth reflecting on...

So, what has the general public been doing for months?
They’ve been running one scapegoat through the town after another.
First it was the “lateral thinkers,” then the mulled wine drinkers, and now it’s people who want to take their children outside for some fresh air.
Simply accept that you can’t control everything, avoid making a fuss, and wait for spring.

Why does everyone go to the hotspots? Well, they are familiar locations. I go to lesser-known areas in the Odenwald instead of the Königstuhl. Even now, you hardly encounter anyone there, maybe a few locals walking their dogs. I do this all year round, even without the pandemic. I know my way around the forest.

The problem is that people who normally spend their free time washing cars, visiting indoor playgrounds, or having coffee parties at Aunt Erna’s, now have no choice but to go out into nature.
They don’t know the area; they just type “excursion destination blablabla” into Google or recall a spot from childhood memories. So everyone ends up at the same parking lots.
But even that isn’t a real problem. Outdoors, even a crowded parking lot offers enough space to keep distance. Nobody catches anything just passing by.

Instead of throwing blame and accusations around, visitors should simply be spread out more evenly. Often, there is another nice spot just a few kilometers (miles) away.
Just put a few stewards in place, mark signs clearly, and close off areas if they get too crowded.
But that doesn’t require comments about “irresponsible recklessness” or similar nonsense. It is the rightful freedom of people who are already severely restricted to visit a place of their choice. Nobody in a care home dies because people are stuck in traffic somewhere in the Black Forest; that has other causes.

By now, there is no sense left, only blind panic-driven actions without actually pursuing the original goal of minimizing infections. Everything is banned and blamed desperately, but it doesn’t help at all.