To be majorly pissed off at new lockdown rules?

[mediciempire]

Teen DD has been looking forward to Eid for weeks. She has desperately been waiting to see the rest of her family and now we've been absolutely screwed over. She cried for most of the morning on and off and I'm just so annoyed that she's entering this state of absolute desolation again because she wasn't given a chance to prepare for Eid not being on. She was okay the last time if not very bored because she knew what was happening but this time she's just absolutely gutted. AIBU to be so angry? I just feel like it's ruined our day and I've wasted a whole load of money that I won't get back on food.

@CraftyGin

Announcing at 10.30 pm on Christmas Eve is not the same thing at all.

Of course it isn't - you are so right - that would affect you and would be catastrophic

This doesn't affect you so it is not important at all.

I've seen some lace of empathy on here but your attitude is the worst I've seen. I'm glad I'm not such a self centred dick.

Yanbu, everything else gas been introduced slowly, lockdown, masks etc there was decent warnong given for all of them, but this has been handled terribly it would have been very easy to gice more notice. Eid Mubarak I hope you can at least do a zoom call with your family if that's appropriate

We were meant to be seeing family in Stockport too - we're not seen them since Christmas. It's essential that we crack down on small outbreaks though - otherwise we're going to be back to full lockdown again.

Wow, that's some sweeping generalisation of Christmas, randomer!

Not even in the loo?

Or no one of your relatives was offered to help in the kitchen?

No children have fallen asleep and have been brought in the house for a nap?

No children have chased the dogs into the living room?

No teenagers have decided to go for a quiet gossip somewhere private?

All that needs alcohol to happen? Not in my world. In my world a big family gathering is harder for distancing that the Victoria Line in rich hour before lockdown.

And please don't @ me, I'm on the thread and I have it disabled.

@CraftyGin it is so great for you that your DD is so emotionally mature that she is able to understand all this. Unfortunately, some of us have children that do struggle with being told they will be allowed to do something and dramatically let down at the last minute.

@TheNewLook but how are they able to ensure that everybody at these tables are from the same household? I know personally when I've been out to the shops there have been people brushing past you and not wearing masks. That could lead to several households mixing.

Awful, just awful. And yet the pubs are full of people rubbing shoulders all over the country.

@Jaxhog

I cannot for a minute imagine that this government would introduce these rules on Christmas Eve.

If many lives were at risk, they would. In a heartbeat.

No they wouldn't. Boris only ever does what he thinks is popular with his voters. Banning Eid? Most of his voters won't even know when it is. Banning Christmas? Uproar.

To announce it at such short notice on twitter ffs was disgraceful.

@mediciempire thank you. She’s clinging to hope that it will only be re-locked down for a week, but I wish I thought that was the case

We just need a magic wand to make things better!

I hope your dd feels a bit better tomorrow when she’s had at least a little while to absorb it

I do think it’s crazy that pubs are allowed while staying together isn’t. A young relative told me he’s been in pubs where there has clearly not been proper social distancing whatsoever

There is no need for this competitiveness and dismissiveness.

Both are religious and cultural occasions of significance which require organisation and preparation, including in the catering.

Two hours' notice is awful.

I'm not sure what your issue with being @ed is but when we've been told to socially distance and not enter the house we're going to do it. Everyone understands the seriousness of the situation so yes I can tell you if we were told not to go in the house we're not going to go in.

Eid Mubarak, OP. Is there some way you can save or share the food so it doesn't go to waste`

PP comparing it to Easter - i don't think so. First of all Easter wasn't effectively cancelled at 2 hours notice. 2nd afaik there isn't really a huge tradition of a huge feast with large numbers of people in the same way that Eid is celebrated.

If Christmas had been effectively cancelled like this - people would have ignored it. But if muslims ignore it, they'll get all the blame for any increase in R-rates etc. This lockdown has been particularly hard on teenagers, i think (it hasn't been hard on anyone but i feel very sorry for teenagers) and the longer it goes on, and the more arbitrary these localised lockdowns come in, the worse it's going to be.

But there would have been uproar if the government had said ‘lockdown is coming in but only once Eid celebrations are over’ My friend’s neighbour had several families meeting at their house today to still celebrate regardless of the new rules. Sadly it’s the people who are ignoring the rules that are dragging this out for all of us.

I’m genuinely really sorry that you’ve missed out on your celebrations, everything is such a mess at the moment but if this is what it takes to save more lives and see this virus off then we just have to go with it.

Eid Mubarak

@PotholeParadise

There is no need for this competitiveness and dismissiveness.

Both are religious and cultural occasions of significance which require organisation and preparation, including in the catering.

Two hours' notice is awful.

Well said, PotholeParadise. 👏

@StuffYouAllInTheCrust

But there would have been uproar if the government had said ‘lockdown is coming in but only once Eid celebrations are over’ My friend’s neighbour had several families meeting at their house today to still celebrate regardless of the new rules. Sadly it’s the people who are ignoring the rules that are dragging this out for all of us.

I’m genuinely really sorry that you’ve missed out on your celebrations, everything is such a mess at the moment but if this is what it takes to save more lives and see this virus off then we just have to go with it.

Eid Mubarak

They didn't have to say that. They could have said from midnight tomorrow, or something like that, which is what they often do anyway - give a few days notice.

@Brefugee thank you, we are going to try and freeze some of it and I'll have to try and get over my irrational dislike of freezing cooked food (it's ridiculous I know).

I’m sorry you’re disappointed, but this is a serious situation and we all have to do our bit to get through it. Just about everyone has lost a family member or friend/a job/a holiday/a business or some other important thing. We also know that the situation changes almost hourly so things are going to be announced with short notice.

It sucks, but it sucks for everyone.

@PotholeParadise

There is no need for this competitiveness and dismissiveness.

Both are religious and cultural occasions of significance which require organisation and preparation, including in the catering.

Two hours' notice is awful.

This is exactly what I would like to say but am not articulate enough to word.

Y y @PotholeParadise surely we can all understand having lockdown reimposed right before a key time in any religious calendar with no warning is going to be very upsetting

Eid mubarak!

I'm in Kirklees and our rates have fallen by 29% over the last 7 days yet we have been included in the lockdown.

We feel like this was done because of Eid and that communities are going to end up going against each other.

I dont see why I can go to the pub with a shed load of strangers, non are distancing but I now can't sit in my parents garden.

I hope your daughter is OK. It was cruel to snatch the celebrations away at the 11th hour.

I’ve frozen more cooked food recently and it was actually nice when I warmed it up!

👏👏👏 pothole

Exactly that

Surely if it was only yours and one other household (as per the rules before the additional lockdown) then there can’t be that much food going to waste? Can’t you just cook it all up and eat half tomorrow and the other half later in the week?

If your DD is a teenager then she is old enough to understand why this has to happen and to wait until things relax again

It is purely these threads that show people were planning celebrations for Eid with more households than allowed anyway, proving that the government made the right decision

My brother lives in Manchester, I could ask him to go and help take some food off your hands 😉

A couple of people here have clearly had their empathy chips removed...