To have said no to h? Lockdown related

[MrsPear]

Hi
So h just informed me he has invited his family for lunch. I said no we are suppose to be in lockdown. We are in England. He has cancelled. Gone in a sulk. So am I wrong? He says I’ve misunderstood everything. Everything apparently is still open. I’ve only been to the end of the high street where the supermarket is so I don’t know. Is everyone having in home social events? Have I completely misunderstood ?

I started this thread not to get a pat on the back but to get a general idea of what England is doing which is why I put my country in the first post. We have both heard the news but h takes it as the vast majority are like Spanish and ignoring it. And I’m in the tiny minority who are following the rules.

You're doing the right thing OP.
I work in a team of nurses who all sit round at lunch discussing their weekend plans involving mixing with their families. Tier 3. Ridiculous.

I don’t think many people are taking this lockdown version 2 particularly seriously. Traffic is normal, football training was going on in the park yesterday with a load of kids. Schools being open must enrage those who are taking it seriously. The ‘can meet one other from a different household’ rule is pointless when 30 kids are sat together for 5 hours a day. I’m merrily staying within the rules but I don’t have family nearby and I’m very anti-social so it’s easy. For some, this must be torturous.

This time round, I know literally nobody (personally) who is following the rules. People are having people round for lunch, going to other people's houses, etc. And I seriously mean that.

We're going round to see my brother and his family on Thursday for my nephew's birthday.
And I don't feel the slightly bit guilty for doing so. This has gone on long enough.

"This has gone on long enough" is a ridiculous excuse for doing whatever you like and hang the consequences. Yes, it's been difficult but it's not going to be made better by people arbitrarily deciding when its appropriate for them to spread the virus because it's now quite inconvenient actually.

"This has gone on long enough" Petulant. I'm sick of people just deciding to mix households in direct contravention of the rules in place. It's just utterly antisocial and irresponsible.

OP you are right at the rules.

Am very glad that im allowed my bubble this time round but I don’t understand the posts about schools and it going on long enough...

I haven’t seen family since last Christmas- distance and shielding. Kids, I and friends all had COVID just pre-lockdown 1. I wouldn’t want it again and nor would friends. Yep I’m bored of kitchen table working and not seeing friends but it is what it is and I wouldn’t wish COVID on anyone else.

2 minds re the school thing - DS suffered (and still does to a lesser extent, anxiety since COVID. Both DC at critical schooling ages, home-schooling is hard but wouldn’t want others put at risk to teach them. Proper zoom timetable would have sufficed for me.