Christmas

[Maisieme]

How do you rate the chances of families being able to get together indoors this Christmas with grandparents?

asking them
To be safe for just 2 weeks leading up to the holiday

This is going to be the key. It's irresponsible to be having Christmas parties in the week or two before Christmas for people seeing relatives who are in the vulnerable category.

However, with Johnson's 'get back to the office' attitude, most workers won't have the option to self isolate before Christmas Day.

My mum is in her 70s with a heart condition and is in a bubble with my brother who is on long-term immune suppression treatment so even if it is allowed I will be thinking carefully as I do a job that involves seeing service users face to face with no masks, ds has to get the bus often and dd is at college.

@YonBonnieBanks

I think its more likely that in the event of another lockdown, they will close shops / bars / restaurants but not stop you from seeing your family. Plus its more likely to be localised lockdowns now so not affecting the whole country.

I am dreading my work trying to organise a christmas night out and putting pressure on me to go when I definitely wouldn't want to.

Just tell them no. A lot of people will be refusing party invitations this December so they can see elderly relatives.

Who knows what the situation will be by then? It's too soon to say. But unless there are serious spikes or a second wave then I suspect most people will celebrate Christmas in their normal way. To be honest Im not into big Christmas parties anyway, I always try to avoid the work one! I prefer a quiet meal with close friends.

That's a good point - office and club Christmas parties will need to be done and dusted by about 7 Dec. So those who want to go minimal on level of contacts and exposure profile, before family visits, have time to do so

@EdithWeston

That's a good point - office and club Christmas parties will need to be done and dusted by about 7 Dec. So those who want to go minimal on level of contacts and exposure profile, before family visits, have time to do so

Looking at the calendar Christmas Day is Friday 25th. Usually Christmas parties and nights out are a week or two before. 14 days before is Friday the 11th.

Really that only leaves Friday 4th.

We've booked to go skiing.

@jrobhatch wow really I am petrified for my parents over 70 but this makes me feel a tad better

@Dotinthecity - that's part of the problem. In a pandemic people shouldn't be thinking / acting individually & sod what other people think. That's exactly how we won't get out of this mess.

[quote luckylavender]@Dotinthecity - that's part of the problem. In a pandemic people shouldn't be thinking / acting individually & sod what other people think. That's exactly how we won't get out of this mess. [/quote]
Don't agree it is grandparents !!! My mum was going into depression so I let her see my children 6-12 months may not be long to us but older people it is

Am I missing something?

We can currently visit indoors including dining, with one other household, so the poster above have dinner with parents isnt breaking any rules at all.

People aren’t going to follow government guidelines on social distancing when it comes to seeing family and friends at Christmas time. Whatever measures the government recommend will need to take account of that.

Well there are too many variables to day now. Christmas is 6 months away. Look at how much has changed in just 6 weeks, who knows what could have happened by Christmas. We could be totally back to normal or we could be in the middle of local lockdowns. We could have a vaccine or not. I dont see the point in speculating for something so far in advance.

I'll be seeing family as normal (unless things worsen again). Hopefully social distancing will be gone by then.