The mixing of households and the liberal application of the law has been a real bugbear of mine right through, especially given my job working on the pandemic response, and I expect it'll be equally frustraing both under the new tiers and Christmas. The data, which is publicly available, on which the new tiers is based is stark about where we are where we need to get to. I want to see my folks next Christmas too so doubt very much we'll be seeing them other than a distanced door step present drop. I suspect they will bubble with my sister, so that's a 6 and us with my FIL. As above, we're close to getting this moving the right way and IMO can't risk it going sharply upwards again in January and when flu season really hits.
Another one here who is having to fight the various parts of the family who don't understand it's 2 households only over the 5 days. Add in various birthdays around Christmas and New Year and it's turning into a bloody nightmare to the point where I'm about to say I'm seeing my parents and my sister only. Trouble is I'll turn up at my parent's house and others will descend on it anyway.
Might just not bother at all at this rate.
I'm honestly quite glad Xmas is cancelled this year for my family. Xmas has no sentimental value in our family and is more about who can get the most expensive presents. Pretty sad really. So I'm going to be spending the day up in Kielder on my bike on my tod.
It's about time we had a scaled down Christmas as last couple of years it's got out of hand, my OH getting ridiculously stressed and spending tonnes of money we dint have, with me just using it as an excuse to get pissed every night in December and a rise in fractiousness and arguments. Last Xmas Eve was ruined cos my OH freaked out cos we ran out of wrapping paper for the kids presents and instead of consoling her I just had a go at her cos it was all so silly.
We re now separated by the way so looking forward to a Xmas period on my own with possibly Xmas day and boxing day with the kids. We need to calm Xmas down it's just a frenzy. It's not just us I gather
Dropped a bit of shopping off at my parents this afternoon and we've agreed we'll have a proper Christmas get together when we are allowed, and they have had vaccines. They are quite happy to miss this Christmas if it means that they can have a few more.
For Tory voting Brexiteers, they are finally pissed off with Boris & Co for this latest cock up.
Despite the in-laws being our childcare we're just meeting the 3 sets of grandparents outside for a walk over a few days.
Enjoying a quite Christmas playing with Duplo, brio, Playmobil, some colouring in and probably a bike ride with the wee man.
We’ve not had the conversation about Christmas yet. Between Mr Pea and my families, we have 8 “households” including my mum and my M-I-L who both live alone. One problem is my mum, who is 74 and has been totally flouting the rules, with several of her mates, continuing to visit each others’ houses, eating and drinking with each other. I’m just as worried about catching Covid from her as us passing it on to her! I don’t know what to do!
Vicky Pea - Same situation here. I think the problem with some of the elderly, is that they don't know anyone who has caught this, so until they have the evidence in front of them it's hard to compute. Also they are old and haven't got long left and want to enjoy life. This of course is not all older people, most are very responsible, considerate and are self isolating.
If people are still undecided as to what to do in this free for all over Christmas, have a little thought for the NHS staff.
I was chatting to a friend in town yesterday. It was brief as he was queuing at the local fish mongers. At first I didn't recognise him, as he looked like a broken man. He is a doctor and his wife a GP. They are just, sleeping, eating and breathing in the little time they have off work. Its these people who are going to be trying to look after the extra cases in the 3rd wave a few weeks after January.
I for one am going to wait a year and help them.
