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Neighbours having a gathering for 20 people tonight!

351 replies

fluffy71 · 31/12/2020 19:48

We live on a private drive tucked away with 5 houses. Our neighbours (very sociable, always breaking Covid rules) invited us neighbours out earlier for a socially distanced drink round a fire pit on his drive, spilling over to ours. Didn’t fancy it tbh. Glad I didn’t cause he’s obviously invited loads of his friends too! So fed up of this now! Selfish people making it worse for everyone else! I wouldn’t mind but he’s always moaning about covidiots on Facebook.

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snowisfallingallaroundus · 31/12/2020 23:15

@Anotherpointofview1

Good I hope they have a fabulous time. I'm sure they are willing to do their best against a virus with a 99.98% survival rate.

ODFOD

Roussette · 31/12/2020 23:18

@HollowTalk
My children couldn't go to their father's funeral and now that things are even worse, people are having parties

I'm so sorry

whoamongstus · 31/12/2020 23:22

I'd report them. Sick of sitting at home trying to do the right thing while selfish twats don't care at all - cos now I'm in tier 4, restricted further because I have friends who are intubating people just for them to die and are cracking mentally and I just want this to be over, and the twats are just... carrying on.

So report the selfish fucks.

Tiddlywinkly · 31/12/2020 23:22

Hello Op? It's been a few hours. Not going to report back?

WitchesBritchesPumpkinPants · 31/12/2020 23:23

@Tenyearsgone

Fucking hell. Can't you all just STOP!

Go have a drink ffs

Why can't you?
TiersBeforeBedtime · 31/12/2020 23:24

@Anotherpointofview1

Good I hope they have a fabulous time. I'm sure they are willing to do their best against a virus with a 99.98% survival rate.
This.
LowestEbb · 31/12/2020 23:25

I'm a police officer. Depending on the job queue and your forces capacity, they would probably go out to this and disperse.

What pisses me off is this - do these people not think we'd all like a party right now? I have loads of friends and a massive family, I would fucking love to go to a party right now, this year has been utter shite. Do these people really think they are some solitary group, the only ones who need to let their hair down, to see family and friends? That everyone else just isn't bothered and they're the only ones to have this idea?

Really pisses me off.

WitchesBritchesPumpkinPants · 31/12/2020 23:27

@Sweettea1

Mind your business and stay away from them in future. If they want to risk their lives its their choice.
Yeah, because they won't pass it on to anyone else will they?
Thewiseoneincognito · 31/12/2020 23:28

@LowestEbb these people do not care. The gatherings are usually orchestrated by narcissistic self centred individuals to make hemselves look like they’re fabulous for not sticking to the rules of the masses. Or the utterly uneducated.

In a word, they’re cunts.

LowestEbb · 31/12/2020 23:29

@Thewiseoneincognito I think you're right. Sad

Guylan · 31/12/2020 23:30

@Rupertpenrysmistress

Yes winter pressure always exist but we don't normally have a highly contagious virus causing so much staff absence. My trust has cancelled all elective work to focus on the high volume of covid patients streaming in on a daily basis. We need the outpatient and theatre staff to help staff the wards and ITU. We have never had a winter let me this.
@Anotherpointofview1, please take note of this info above. Thank you Rupertpenrysmistress for sharing.
Valenciaoranges · 31/12/2020 23:33

It’s really frustrating: I’ve followed the rules ready to go back to the classroom when schools open. I’ve turned down invites to a couple of gatherings. I’m not too worried about catching the virus, but I do not want to be responsible for passing it on to someone else. I’ve seen first hand how quickly it can spread at work and amongst friends. My close friend who is very fit has been very ill with the virus. Please just follow the rules and protect everyone.

MsTSwift · 31/12/2020 23:35

Friends partner went to socially distanced drinks (we were tier 2). One had it passed it on to the other 5. Really not worth it

Twillow · 31/12/2020 23:40

R E P O R T

WitchesBritchesPumpkinPants · 31/12/2020 23:42

@Anotherpointofview1

No, I just wish people would care about deaths other than covid. I wish that people realised how many people die every year from cancer. From heart disease. From any number of other horrible things. How many more are going to die because all we have now is the national covid service, that doesn't care about you unless you have covid.

I also wish people realised that in winter there are queues outside of ambulances in any number of a&es. As standard. And I am fucking sick of all these preening tossers who think that nothing else matters.

Fucking hell. How thick do you have to be to unit understand that NO ONE, will get treatment for ANYTHING while the hospital are overwhelmed???

It's not fucking complicated.

No beds for ANYONE for ANY reason.

Roussette · 31/12/2020 23:51

@Anotherpointofview1

Do you honestly honestly think we don't care about people who suffer with cancer, heart disease, MS, osteoporasis etc etc.

WE DO.

But these poor people are not getting treatment BECAUSE of covid.

Look up excess deaths please

EileenGC · 01/01/2021 00:03

People are really selfish. Drives me nuts.

Messaged a friend earlier to say happy new year, they couldn't understand why I was spending tonight on my own (partner is working all night). Sent me a photo of him and 7 friends from 7 different households. No social distancing whatsoever. 'Poor you, don't you feel lonely spending NYE alone'. All in their 20s and 30s so they probably feel invincible, but what happens when they need hospital treatment for whatever reason and the beds are full?

SkinnyMinnieee · 01/01/2021 00:08

I'm sure they are willing to do their best against a virus with a 99.98% survival rate.

99.8% survival rate based on access to a hospital bed and ventilator, both of which are in increasingly short supply.

c75kp0r · 01/01/2021 00:11

No sleep for anyone here thanks to fireworky fuckers

NiceGerbil · 01/01/2021 00:46

It's Nye at the end of a totally shit year.

Do you really begrudge fireworks?

user1471565182 · 01/01/2021 00:57

You know full well its not the fireworks pissing people off

Oooohbehave · 01/01/2021 00:59

@Meepmeeep

999 NOW - immediately! Don’t wait another minute.
Grin
Thedogscollar · 01/01/2021 01:29

@Anotherpointofview1
Your posts just show how thick you must be. Of course other serious illnesses are ongoing but until we get this virus under control we can't deal with them as well. What can't you understand about that?
Sick to death of people like you spouting utter shit. I'm back tomoro night for another 12.5 hr shift wish I could take you with me to see the reality of it all.

Merrymumoftwo · 01/01/2021 02:58

This is about more than just covid, it’s about having beds for cancer treatments or detection, beds for premature babies, people in car accidents and so much more.
Yes the government underfunded the NHS does that really make it okay to add to NHS problems?
Routine procedures cancelled, leaving people in significant pain, routine care not carried out leaving people with significant long term health issues that may otherwise have been minor.
People plead for just one day to enjoy themselves after a horrid year without considering that if someone is hurt leaving that party it will take hours to get an ambulance as they are queuing waiting to offload their patients or traveling extended distances to that one available bed.
Yes regular wards are empty, departments closed and increasing numbers of very fatigued staff are catching covid or another ailment and their colleagues are trying to cope as the pot of staff to cover is empty.
Does all of this really not matter until a friend or relative close to you is affected?

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