I'm really scared we'll be banned from seeing other households again

[Flowersinthewindowstill]

Just that really. I only see one other household and have been living alone. I didn't see my partner for four months during the lockdown restrictions and we only resumed visits again at the end of June.

With what Chris Witty said about having to have 'trade-offs' for schools to go back, I'm worried this will be the first on the list. There's a big difference between people seeing 10 different households a week, having parties and BBQs etc. and people that see literally one other household.

If this one thing gets taken away again, I honestly don't think my mental health will cope. Hopefully they'll still keep the 'bubble' thing even if they ban households meeting

I’ve been thinking about this too. I am hoping that if it comes to that they will allow support bubbles to still exist but curtail the rest of the mixing of households.

They might step down to bubbles but not from where we are now to totally isolated again, I reckon, not at national level, anyway Totally out of our control, of course.

They’ve already done that here where we live in Calderdale as we are part of the Northern restriction local lockdown. Its only day two and I feel really depressed about it. Going from seeing people almost everyday (only the same household) to not being able to see them is horrible.

I have been so emotional the last few days. If I am unable to see my parents again I feel like I will have a break down.

Emotional worrying about this, I mean

There should scrap unlimited socialising (multiple households a week, if people wish) and introduce bubbles for indoor mixing. That would be far more sensible.

You can still mix outdoors (in public), they just don't want people mingling indoors and have obviously decided they can't trust people in gardens again.

But then, they should ensure that the restrictions in indoor pubs and restaurants (and gyms and swimming pools) are tightened up. My local pool's idea of covid safe is 10 people in a lane. Yeah right.

Oh and one other thing. Isn't it meant to be more possible to transmit the virus if you sing or shout? So why was JD Sports in Staines blasting out loud music yesterday so you would have had to have shouted over the top of it. Business owners need to follow the rules too.

@cologne4711

Oh and one other thing. Isn't it meant to be more possible to transmit the virus if you sing or shout? So why was JD Sports in Staines blasting out loud music yesterday so you would have had to have shouted over the top of it. Business owners need to follow the rules too.

We're obviously from the same neck of the woods!

I'm worried about not being able to see my elderly uncle again. DH does work for him and there's a few outdoor jobs that need doing so I've already decided that I'm going to take a day off work and go along as his assistant if I can't go and visit him socially if he's happy (which I know he will be)

I'm currently living this in the local lockdown OP. It's shit and I can already feel my PND sliding back. We were only seeing one other household but it was keeping me going.

I'm in an an area that's been locked down again. I can honestly see why it happened, my fb timeline is packed full of people I know taking the absolute piss.

It's unbelievably sad that people have been so selfish.

@lunar1

I'm in an an area that's been locked down again. I can honestly see why it happened, my fb timeline is packed full of people I know taking the absolute piss.

It's unbelievably sad that people have been so selfish.

Curious, what have you seen that’s taking the piss?

They'll lift it and it won't be widespread. This eleventh hour edict was all about controlling the Muslims ie foreigners who can't be trusted. Much like the sheriff of Nottingham cancelling Xmas. Eid is over now - give it a couple of weeks for them to pretend that wasn't what it's about and you'll be grand. Shame for all the people who had spent loads of money and time buying and preparing food, organising things so that their invitees could be safe, looking forward to a day of celebration but who got told the night before it wasn't happening while the pub down the road can happily let all sorts of piss heads mingle with each other but, well, them's the breaks. Apparently.

Btw I know Muslims are almost overwhelmingly not foreigners but that's what this is about so am using the language behind the measure.

@Redolent - that only works if you live near each other

It's a pandemic, no one can guess anything at the moment.

I actually am not sure how I’d cope. At least I will probably be at work in some capacity if we lockdown again (teacher) so I will see other people, but if I can’t see my family at all I will struggle to cope. I’m barely seeing them as it is.

@linemanfort....yes the government conspired to do this to Muslims because of eid except not every Muslim was affected, birmingham having the largest population were not restricted...why? Because the cases haven't risen to a rate that requires restrictions

Maybe those areas like Bradford where it has been should look long and hard at people in their area flouting rules for weeks on end that has led to this. Cases didn't rise overnight its been building for weeks!

But nah government did deliberately just to piss off Muslims .....yeah right

If they wanted to celebrate eid should of stuck to guidlines all the way along so cases either reduced or didn't rise

Cases have risen everywhere. Why are people still in pubs, if that's what it's about?

Eid is over now - give it a couple of weeks for them to pretend that wasn't what it's about and you'll be grand

Unless there are further spikes as a result of large indoor gatherings of course ... in which case there's likely to be some very unpleasant finger-pointing which may hijack more rational views

[quote luckylavender]@Redolent - that only works if you live near each other [/quote]
I don't understand - why do you think that?

One bubble with unlimited mixing that involves staying the night, no social distancing. Everything else outdoor only.

People struggle to socially distance indoors. The idea made no sense.

Me too. Particularly when schools go back as DH and I are teachers. Our beautiful DS is in a care home. We couldn't cope with a repeat of earlier in the Spring.

I haven’t seen my mum in a year
She I’m in Scotland, I’m in NW England

Getting fed up

I've bubbled with my parents as I'm disabled and my partner is doing 12 hour shifts. I've had a severe relapse in my condition as a result of staggering through lockdown working from home (teaching music online 16 hours a week) with a 3 year old and as a result my mental health has also taken a huge hit. I feel disheartened that the first thing they've banned is household mixing rather than pubs where I think there is more of a risk but here we are. I am happy to not see anyone else but I need help from my parents covid or no covid and I simply cannot go back to what I went through during lockdown. Neither of us are seeing anyone else, and although neither of us is a single household we have made a decision based on our own judgement. If they want to fine me, so be it.

@KrabbyPatties - can't you see your mum in Scotland now? Are you under lockdown and missed your chance to go in the last few weeks? If you are not locked down, go now. Don't wait til Autumn.