Meeting with people who have colds etc?

[GMsAWinner]

One friend wants to meet at a cafe near us as there won't be quite so many people around. Another is clinically vulnerable and the couple of times she's had covid, it's affected her condition so she'll only meet with everyone if they feel well. DH has had an awful cold this week and he's telling all family he'd rather not see them if ill over xmas. My Mum didn't want to come here when her electric was off so no heating on a cold day, as I was ill. Have to admit I'm starting to lean towards this way of thinking as I haven't been well myself recently and don't want to be ill again soon.

Just wondering how others feel about meeting up with people who've got a cold, flu or covid. Are the above typical of other parts of the country? There used to be a time we'd just accept meeting up with someone who wasn't 100% or they'd arrive and joke, keep away from me I've got a cold, but it's really not appealing any more.

I have kids at primary school, we swim in a vat of germs.

I understand why you'd avoid bugs if you're clinically vulnerable, for everyone else you need to be exposed to stuff or your immune system will be shot.

If someone is unwell I avoid meeting up.

If someone is unwell I avoid meeting up.

if tail end of a cold I might meet up outside. I also still wear a mask in crowded places.

I don't give it a second thought. I'm not missing out on living to avoid an illness but I feel I've got plenty of tools for dealing with it anyway.

I've got 3 teens at college so they're going to bring illnesses into the house anyway, then there's the carol concerts, catching up with friends and other festive activities. There's far too much going on to even worry about being ill! Some of the kids at the carol concert at the weekend had some right nasty sounding coughs, mind.

Depends how easy it would be to reschedule. For something big I wouldn’t be bothered, I’d do first defence and risk it. If it was something we could just do next week instead, I’d cancel.

I go to public places and events and hope that I will avoid catching a bug, but accept that I might catch something and am willing to take that risk.

I accept that my DC might bring bugs home from school with them and nurse and hug them when they do and accept that risk.

I do draw the line at meeting up with friends and extended family who have bugs though because I don’t want to purposely catch something. I feel inwardly angry if one of those people meet with me with a cold etc if they don’t pre-warn me they are unwell and give me the opportunity to postpone.

I've got my first cold in goodness knows how many years. I know it's just a cold because mega doses of vitamin C are helping. I wouldn't restrict my activities because of it, obviously I would avoid meeting up with anyone having chemo or similar, but otherwise I'm carrying on as normal. The trouble these days is we're still all worried about covid.