Dinner Party

[BabyItsAWildWorld]

Is it still OK to socialise within small groups within private homes?

We have a dinner party invite for Friday, around 8 people going. Host has whatapped us all to say it's still on, others have replied 'great, see you then.'

I'm not sure. On one hand I think we are meant to be limiting all unnescessary social contact so it should be cancelled, on the other all of us going are still working outside the home (local gov and health roles), so daily exposing ourselves to potentially 100s of contacts, so to then not attend a small group of 8 seems illogical?

None of us are in high risk groups or have vulnerable people in our homes.

Thoughts?

People don’t understand what social distancing means.

The instruction not to have family and friends around comes in a section headed “How to avoid catching and spreading coronavirus (social distancing)”

This should be in a thread at the top somewhere really bloody obvious

OP the rules are crystal clear.

People still have to work to keep the economy going.

People don't need to go to a dinner party to be fed.

Honestly I'm in despair at he number of threads of people who just don't think the rules apply to them.

Going to the gym, renting a rural holiday home, going swimming, attending dinner parties.....

We're bloody doomed if this is representative of the population at large....

Thing is after a glass of wine people start leaning in to talk, maybe not noticing how much they touch their faces, touching someone else glass or cutlery and generally relaxing, - maybe more so in a friends home.

I get that social distance seems ridiculous but it is necessary right now. There will be other parties.

Its about the reason for people to be in contact with people if it is work it is needed, essential, if it is for socialyl meeting friends or family , however hard that it its not needed or essential ,

Absolutely no.

I did presume my friend eoujsi cancel and am surprised other friends are immediately happy to go.

I'm conflicted.

I think once the schools close it will all seem more logical. At the moment the different exposure risks make the 'rules' seem illogical. (Unless your work really is front line essential, but most of us still working it's not really)

No! What is wrong with everyone??

The schools in wales are closing by Friday.

We don’t need to decide if it’s logical!

No, let them go ahead, protect yourself and your family.
I'm glad there's so many idiots about, they can catch it.

Essential as in if people r not working they will have no money coming in and will be struggling to fed their family. This is so serious and when the goverment are asking for us to pracitce social distancing , they r not saying it to certain people and other it doesnt apply because theu dont see the point they are literally tell us to do it!! Why do people this they are speical.

I can't believe the stupidity of some people.

Don’t be a sheeple. Speak up and others will follow. They’re all probably wondering the same as you.

Why do people think they are so speical to be expectation , im a socialble people im gutted i cant met up with friends or family but as i am a person or respects what is being asked i am doing it.

Cancel. People without symptoms are still contagious.

No unnecessary social contact. What on Earth makes you conflicted !! ?? !!!
I really fear for our most vulnerable and our nhs (and anyway people in their 40s have now died and all ages in intensive care) if a dinner party goes ahead.
Come on op.

I'm using the "What happens if I don't?" rule.

So, what happens if I don't drop my outgoing mail at the Post Office once a day? I lose hundreds of pounds and can't buy food. So I do that.

What happens if I don't go out to check the sheep and miss a difficult birth? Sheep and lamb die, attract predators and other lambs can be maimed by crows or gulls. So I do that.

What happens if my kid doesn't get swimming lessons for a while? Nothing, so we ditched that. See also Mass (we pray together at home etc), visiting relatives (we phone instead) and a few other things.

What happens if you don't go to a dinner party? Fuck all, stay at home.

I think once the schools close it will all seem more logical. At the moment the different exposure risks make the 'rules' seem illogical. (Unless your work really is front line essential, but most of us still working it's not really)

It isn't illogical. Your family goes to work/school and self isolate if symptomatic. So do each of the other families. If any of you has the virus and takes it to the dinner party, it's not just that one family, it's all the people who are at the dinner and all of the people who they then mix with at their work or school. That's how it spreads out of control and collapses the NHS and leads to mass deaths. HTH.

It isn't 'hard' to understand zero unnecessary social contact. But some people are not only determined to do that, but they want to blame the government for their failure to comprehend a dinner party defines it.

I apologise fory typos im dyslexic and having a shocking day at proof reading!

I do however want to say well done for asking. The device has been muddled and I think there is a strong feeling for more clarity and rigour. So forgive me if I sounded impatient/exasperated because frankly it’s good that you’ve asked.
No such thing as a stupid question at the moment but plenty of potential for stupid actions !

Ok- well, the news is: the schools are closing! Through lack of well staff. Ours is not teaching Year 8 and 9 and word on the street is they will close completely by the end of the week, even if a skeleton staff run for NHS and other essential workers.

It's a bit shit, I do agree. But surely you can understand that if you all 8 bring all of your 100+ contacts each together, that's more risky than if you stay home...

I'm conflicted

You shouldn’t be.
Welsh schools all closing Friday.

@DontDribbleOnTheCarpet really good clear advice there but it's becoming clear to me just how selfish a lot of people are and just how much a lot of people are unwilling to deprive themselves of anything. Your logic is spot on but there was a numpty on here earlier who really seems to believe that her flat white in a cafe is an essential and another who thinks a swim with her kids is also vitally important so clearly governments need to legislate for selfishness and stupidity.