ADs and the hardon colanders

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My DF told me the other day that everyone should be allowed to go back to their childhood home for the 5 days of Christmas. Just as if was a child, but I do have to bring the GD’s with me

@MissEWeatherwax

My DF told me the other day that everyone should be allowed to go back to their childhood home for the 5 days of Christmas. Just as if was a child, but I do have to bring the GD’s with me

Like the biblical family going back to Bethlehem for the census pgrin]

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twitter.com/Samuel_Hall11/status/1341031234827382786?s=20

Samuel Hall
@Samuel_Hall11
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Dec 21
I visited my 77 year old Grandmother yesterday. My Grandfather, her husband of 57 years, passed away 5 months ago and she now lives alone.

She had a visit from the police today. Someone phoned the police on a 77 YEAR OLD WOMEN! for seeing her family.

You are scum.

Thanks everyone. She’s quite funny, very placid but when she get cross then watch out. If we were called by our full names as kids we knew we were in trouble.

That’s awful Mercy, where has all the compassion gone?

I’ve woken up feeling sick again today. Mainly worrying over what Saint Boris is likely to announce later. We are in Tier2 at the moment but lots of people in the local rag are baying for total lockdown again. In a very uncharitable moment earlier I did wish that each and every person involved in these decisions experiences the awful reality of loneliness and despair. Then I had even more uncharitable thoughts that I won’t share.

Just been to get the fresh stuff from supermarket. Hardly any customers but had to dodge a million shelf stackers .

Waiting for my slot to go and pick up the turkey and then I am done. Will then close the doors to the shitty world outside

Poor family having the police round when it's bloody allowed. Anyone over 70 is classed as vulnerable by default so indoors is fine. Why don't the covid 'police' actually look up the rules. I really hope the neighbour who reported them has a million bad things happen to them for their actions.

I really hope the neighbour who reported them has a million bad things happen to them for their actions.

Realised that sounded a bit bad. I simply meant lots of bad karma.

@JamSarnie It doesn’t sound bad at all and it’s nowhere near as bad as my evil thoughts in the early hours of this morning. Here’s wishing bad karma on tell tales!

Personally, I like the parents' curse: May your shoes be eternally filled with Lego!

@MercyBooth

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twitter.com/Samuel_Hall11/status/1341031234827382786?s=20

Samuel Hall
@Samuel_Hall11
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Dec 21
I visited my 77 year old Grandmother yesterday. My Grandfather, her husband of 57 years, passed away 5 months ago and she now lives alone.

She had a visit from the police today. Someone phoned the police on a 77 YEAR OLD WOMEN! for seeing her family.

You are scum.

Lord, that’s inhuman.

I like that curse. I shall make sure I remember to use it.

Its not just inhuman, its also within the scope of the bloody rules that they love so much! I have no idea why, on getting the snitch call saying a solitary old lady was visited by her son, the police didn't turn around and say that was entirely within the bounds of care giving for a vulnerable person. Why did they waste their time turning up to harrass and intimidate her for categorically doing nothing wrong?

I've just seen that we could be moved to tier 4. Because it's likely we have some of the new variant here.....
So he’d like to put us into Tier 4 based on a ‘likelihood’?
Despite the fact some areas are steady or even decreasing? Even those that are seeing a rise currently are not doing so at anywhere like the speed in South.
These restrictions are incredibly damaging to both lives and livelihoods so surely better to wait for actual evidence they are actually needed.....

I'm fully expecting most places to be in Tier 4 in the next few days with everything shut. I'm prepared for them to close the schools as well, I'm just praying that if they do it isn't for as long as last time. My biggest (maybe irrational) fear is them saying shut until after the Easter holidays and then them saying to stay shut until the new school year.

I can't homeschool for long, we will all go mad and my 5 year old won't learn half as much at home than he would at school, he struggles to concentrate with his 3 year old brother around. Not really surprising!

Panic here. Lidl did not get turkey delivery will not tomorrow either. Suspect Ireland ferry shut down. OH being tight sacked off our farmer a few years ago to save money. He's dashed out now to find one elsewhere. Eejit

@MercyBooth

Someone just shared a passive aggressive post into my fb feed about selfish people breaking rules and using support bubbles as excuses. i had a bit of a rant about unpaid carers and what they save the NHS. I went to comment again and i cant Shes removed her post.

My ex husband is vulnerable, in a support bubble with my daughters, they've got to arrange a handover of him from one tier to another, otherwise he'll be on his own on Christmas day. It's turning into something like checkpoint Charlie trying to get him from one place to another.

I’ve had it today, burst into tears with DH because he got cross I opened an Amazon parcel which was addressed to him and had one of my presents in it. It’s only a fucking danish whisk off my wish list( all my presents are off my wish list which I’m fine with, I’m not keen on massive Christmas surprises). I do all the sodding cooking, buying and wrapping presents, shopping for food and in normal years I love it. This year my spare bandwidth has been taken up worrying about DS1s job and everyone whose going to be alone for Christmas. I’m working tomorrow night so got to get most things done today. I’m currently sitting eating potato farls smothered in butter and marmite and drinking coffee with double cream. Sod my waistline, it’s not like it’s making it out of pyjamas or uniform anytime soon.

Sounds like you need a good AD hug Recycled.

I managed to get through November OK. I started by trying to get the kids out to a park for a play/ walk/ scoot a few times per week in place of their swimming/ karate, but by the last 10 days I was faltering as the light was failing by the time we got anywhere (the local park only has paths around one side and a toddler play area. It's not exactly inspiring!) If we're anything worse than tier 3 in January, that'll be fucking hard going.

Not sure how I'm going to wrap the DC's presents. They're totally nocturnal now from lack of daylight, structure and opportunities to exercise that haven't been done a hundred times already this year and I'm out of drive to fight it daily.

OP “ Then I had even more uncharitable thoughts that I won’t share.”

I wish you would.

Here’s mine. I’ve seen a story about someone aged 100+ getting the vaccine.

It scares me that society is heading towards wanting to prevent death.

I’ve only read a couple of things today but all this “suppress the virus” nonsense. I’m like Vanessa Hudgens at the start of this, she’ll probably never work again. It’s a virus. Virus gonna virus!

Me too. A virus will virus.
I just want some time alone in the house. I am never ever alone at all anymore. And now I can't leave the DC alone for 5 min before they fight.

I wish there really were a way that those of us who weren't afraid could live in a parallel society to those hiding in their houses.

Fair enough Acorn, I will because I hopefully won’t get judged on here. My uncharitable thoughts were that I hoped each and every one of those involved in these awfully inhumane decisions would have a lonely death, separated from those they love because that is what they have subjected so many people to. Then I felt bad!

I think you are right though, there does seem to be a life at any cost undercurrent at the moment. None of us is immortal, and some people have short lives whether through illness or accidents. I lost 8 classmates during secondary school, all under 16. Lost several more during my early 20s so death is just something that happens as far as I’m concerned. I guess if you aren’t used to it then your view may be different.

I hear that Australia is very nice at this time of year

Being a charitable type, I'll keep living as normal here, and send the "stay the fuck at home" typea off for some sunshine.

We were told after the weekend announcements that we're not allowed my 94 year old Gran for Christmas despite self isolating for 2 weeks. She's essentially a prisoner in her care home now. Well, she has been for 9 months but it now feels official.

We visited through a window last night and she is so upset and angry. Said they'd best get her vaccinated or euthanized quickly because there's no point just existing like this.

@BogRollBOGOF

I hear that Australia is very nice at this time of year

Being a charitable type, I'll keep living as normal here, and send the "stay the fuck at home" typea off for some sunshine.

I’m terrified that Johnson will do a Dan Andrews and say “wherever you spent the night last night is where you’ll be the next six weeks”.

I haven’t told mum yet but after Christmas, I’m not going to spend the night there. If they close public transport I’m stuffed.

I always thought that if Hell existed, it would be understanding the pain you caused to others. Most of us probably balance out with each other with normal life crap in life. Some people, not so much...