(16 Feb 2021, 2:41 pm)Jimmi wrote He's driving. Claiming to be "essential food shopping" yesterday on all photos. Why someone in Prudhoe has to do "food shopping" in Concord/Washington 3-4 times a week is beyond me...

I'm sick of the generalised comments that enthusiasts (particularly younger ones) are all breaking the rules, it's either assumed we are because many of the younger enthusiasts are seen as "window lickers" or because of instances like this. I did think about a quick drive to Stockton yesterday to photo one or two of the coaches but couldn't justify it and I am in a bad enough state mentally right now from this lockdown without people jumping down my throat if I were to do so.

For me, the issue is that there's no bloody need to get a photo of a bus on the first day. It's going to be the same buses running on the same route for the foreseeable, there's nowt special about it at all.
It's not like the first lockdown when allocations were all over the place, where I could potentially see why people might want to get some photos (although I still think it's stupid to go out of your way for it)

And to be clear, if I was to say I hadn't broken any of the rules, I'd be lying. It's all about using your common sense.
If you're driving around taking photos, not going near anyone else, then you're posing no more of a risk than if you sat at home. 
It's the people using the buses needlessly I have a problem with.

I've plenty of excuses at the ready if I wanted to try out the coaches.
But quite frankly I don't care enough, and I can't be arsed to traipse all the way up just to sit on a different bloody bus! (sorry, coach)