When are we going to be able to see family and friends?

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I don't care about the football. I want my parents and in laws to see their grandchildren.

As in during which speech or is it on the government website?

PowerStruggle is that in Wales?

Anytime you want. Use your best judgement. The government doesn't have your best interest in mind, so why are you blindly trusting them with it?

I don't think they ever did in England.
Meet in parks, one on one but not gardens.
Only garden should be your own, with your own household

Aye of course someone on here is going to know. Any answer is pure speculation. NOBODY KNOWS.

Yes and that's my point. We only have speculation.
This forum is for chat. I do take your point but this thread is to share speculation and to rant. You're welcome to tell me how stupid you think that is but I don't want to pay it any attention.

And you really don't need to shout by the way.

I never said you were stupid 🤷🏻‍♀️

That's great thanks.

This thread and about 10000 others speculating - it’s pointless.

I dont know.

I'm worried about it, too. I want my son to be able to see his grandmother because she misses him so much and she hasn't seen him for about 2 months when he was 2 months old so technically half the time he's been alive.

Still, I also dont want him to get sick. Even when we can see people I think we'll only see her.

I never said anyone on here was going to know. Clearly I should have put [inviting chat and speculation] in the title but mn never used to be so heavily policed.

If its pointless feel free not to engage.

Lost I think that's the dilemma lots will face. I am hopeful for a good track and trace system which will mean we can start to remove some of the worry

Would be helpful if people said where they were, if not in England (Vast majority of posters are in England) It just adds to the confusion of the 'rules' when you don't.

A flag on the name bar would be handy!!

I'm happy to stay away from family & friends as I'm risk averse and just want to get this bloody R rate down!!

The more of us who stuck to the guidelines (Or do more than that) the better Get the R rate down very low & life can move on to a new normal. Keep breaking the guidelines, keep pushing the R rate up and we will all be stuck in it for much longer.

Govt isn't helping, but just because we can do something, doesn't mean we should. AND the guideline is still 'stay at home as much as possible'

Soon I hope. As a foster carer I am being asked to mix households to do a transition to adoption (which the Government are keen to carry on with) but I cannot have my own family in my home to say their goodbyes to our fosterling. It feels wrong but I do understand why it is essential that adoptions go ahead with as little delay as possible.

Gardens is in Northern Ireland. The deputy first minister confirmed this would be ok in a press conference earlier this week.

Yep. And we're doing that, we really are. But it's so hard without an end in sight.

Thats interesting jinx. Gives me hope (on this pointless thread) that England may not be far behind.
Bwc that must be really really frustrating. But thank you for what you're doing.

Jinx do you know of that took place straight away?

AnneLovesGilbert Same. More than anything now, I just want to see my family all together. My niece was due to get married in July, it was to be a big old do with relatives from America, UK and all over Ireland, and it's now postponed .

I'm starting to think about breaking the rules now, while still being careful or 'alert'. I'm going to visit an elderly uncle next week who hasn't seen anyone for two months, he lives alone about 30 miles away. I'll sit in his garden while he sits on his sofa with the patio doors open and I'll take my own bottle of water. I asked if he was sure, that it wasn't too big a risk for him and his voice broke and he wished we could all come (my dc). At some point I think we all have to make individual decisions regarding the risk of infection versus relatives losing the will to go on due to crushing loneliness.

Ethel, what will you do when you need the loo?

We’ve been in someone else’s garden. They were in the house though. Doors closed. They’ve just got a lovely garden with no people in to run around in.

Soon I hope. My little girl is 14 weeks old and we went into lockdown exactly 6 weeks after an emergency section. I go back to work in 2 weeks, so will potentially be seeing colleagues/clients before our family. If it's safe enough for me to be at work I cannot see the logic in not meeting our families at a distance.

I won't, I'm normally a slave to my bladder tbh, but I drink gallons of tea. I've worked out that 35 mins each way with an hour there, if I only have one cup of tea in the morning, then leave home at 10, I'll be home just after 12. I did a trial yesterday after ringing him on Monday and it's doable. I might do another trial on Fri/Sat. If the worst happens and I'm desperate, the journey's all B roads so I'll have a nature wee.