To not join in with the social distancing street party tomorrow.

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Our local village are doing a social distancing street party tomorrow and everyone on the community website is quite excited about it.

Me and dc have learnt about VE Day and why it happens this week. We have made some bunting to put up.

But I really don’t want to join in with the street party. We generally keep ourselves to ourselves. We know our neighbours but not really friends with any of them. Our neighbours are quite a sociable bunch and we are not.

Plus our eldest child has additional needs. I can’t fully trust him to remember to socially distance and I would be a nervous wreck about him being out the front. He has no sense of danger plus he’ll get over excited which often turns him into a bit of a nightmare.

Aibu not to join in?

Don’t then 🤷🏻‍♀️

"I would rather gauge out one of my own eyes with a blunt knife and eat it than join in with this. I’m serious."

Do you have to be so gross? And of course you're not being serious.

yanbu.

Who came up with the internary for the day, thats circulating?

I am goinf to enjoy a day off. I will observe the silence and reflect. But I won't be doing anything above that.

Probably watch a few programmes about VE day, though.

I am still working and knackered. No intention of using the day to take part in enforced fun.

I really don't want to. We have a hedge separating us from the neighbours and can't see anyone anyway so there doesn't seem much point. Unfortunately the DC really want to do it so may have to go and sit on the end of the drive for 15 minutes. I really hope there aren't going to be endless repeats of We'll Meet Again blaring out for hours.

Do you have to be so gross?

I thought it was funny, but it’s too late for me because Mumsnet regulars have already brainwashed me. The cunts.

You’re of course able to do whatever you choose and you don’t need to justify it. It’s one of the perks of being a grown up

I will be at work ,but even if wasn't I wouldn't be doing it either way but no sun in the front garden and im not going to freeze ,whilst the other side basks in the sun makes it easier to say no, and a buffet no way, unless its your own buffet in your own garden

YANBU, if you're not particularly matey with the neighbours and you don't think you'll enjoy it, why bother? Just do your own thing in your own home. I am, I'll probably just chill out in my garden if it's sunny. I live alone and have no-one to celebrate with. I don't think my street is doing anything anyway, none of the houses have bunting and while I know my neighbours to say hi to and I know one of them fairly well, I'm a bit shy about parties where I don't know many people.

No, you don't have to!

This is such a bad idea! We are in a bloody lockdown!

Have you seen The IT Crowd when Moss said " we're going to get in trouble " if you don't want to do it don't. Close your curtains and be good

Its going to be a fucking germfest.
My street are doing one too and im quite anxious about it

We are having a little afternoon tea party tomorrow on our close of 9 houses. Everyone is on board and some are out there now, putting up their bunting. We are all baking our own scones, banana bread and sausage rolls etc, so no sharing. We'll take out picnic chairs and sit apart, but in shouting distance.

My neighbours have kept me sane these last few weeks, bless em.

How the heck do you do a socially distanced buffet?!
That sounds absolutely ridiculous, how does that work out lol?!

Our uk death rate from corona in a few short months is half that of the uk death rate in the entire 6years of ww2.
Its the highest death rate in europe.
This whole celebration is inappropriate

We are all baking our own scones, banana bread and sausage rolls etc, so no sharing. We'll take out picnic chairs and sit apart, but in shouting distance

That sounds much more sensible and a nice idea, can't see anything wrong with that

We won't be joining in because I can't stand enforced fun.

You put your own food out picnic style and wave to your neighbours, see easy

I live on a military base. There is a tea party for officer families and a picnic for other ranks.

I shan’t be joining the tea party, I’ll send DS to play with Birdie Friend in the back garden.

And I've just thought... I should wear my mum's Land Army badge and medal!

@thenightsky Your way of doing it seems pretty safe.

We aren't. There's bunting all over the place, people were out waving union jack's at the clapathon I can't bear it.

People are having street parties for this?

My town seems to have missed the memo.
Thank heavens for that!

We have a total of 6 houses in our immediate segment of our village. We are doing VE Day. No bunting...we can’t get any. Red jerseys and lots of —booze— food for us 😁