Rule of 6

[Spanglebangle]

AIBU to think that publicly disregarding the rule of 6 is wrong.
I cancelled my daughter's birthday party after the rule of 6 came in. Instead as a treat I booked a family day out.
Today we went as a group of 5 to said day out. At lunch we sat at the picnic area surrounded by groups of 7 8 and 9 a group of 11 on the next table and a group of 15 nearby.

AIBU to think people should not be doing this? They were having fun, enjoying themselves etc but to break the law so obviously in a public place is just ridiculous.

I think meeting outside is so low risk I also can't see the logic in 6 being the magic number for inside and out. 15 people in a windy field is far safer than 12 tables of 6 people indoors in a a pub!

yabu purely as you cant be sure if it is one household or one household and a linked household. For example, you could have 2 adults and 7 kids like someone I know and link with a single mother who has 5 kids. That is then 15 people.

I completely agree that the rule of 6 is in itself unreasonable because it makes no sense. But I still think it is wrong to blatantly and publically break the law.

They could have met up privately no one would have known, but to be so obvious about it seems wrong to me.

They could have met up privately no one would have known, but to be so obvious about it seems wrong to me

They can't though can they. If they stay home there may be a neighbour watching and ready to report people. Just the same as them being out and having people like you comment.

My niece has cancer, diagnosed on her 5th birthday. Her 6th birthday we wanted to have our first immediate family get together since March, and to celebrate. She was so sick for her birthday last year, and a year or chemo is making her even more sick this year. We cancelled the party (it should have been yesterday) to keep to the rule of 6. We thought about a social distanced picnic in the nature reserve, but there's just too many people like you sneering and judging with your superior attitudes. Niece can go to school, or to the childminder but no unicorn party for 15 people though.