Page 13 | Will the new law on social gatherings make you reconsider your activities?

GetOffYourHighHorse · 09/09/2020 08:39

'think we need to remember that it's (hopefully) not forever. Not seeing extended family or friends in the flesh is not 'not living'

Exactly. Just stagger it! For example see a sister one day and parents, then cousins whatever another. Wtf is wrong with people. Mn and twitter is full of whiny people horrified at their civil liberties being attacked.

Who wants Mar, April and May again?! If to avoid that it means we sit 2m apart from family and see folk on different days to other people then I can cope.

SqidgeBum · 09/09/2020 08:39

Not seeing extended family or friends in the flesh is not 'not living'

For me, it is. I am in a house with a toddler and soon a newborn all day. It's literally my sanity. I dont do pubs or restaurants or even a workplace now because I am signed off as I am heavily pregnant. It's my only social interaction unless I count saying hello to the server in co op. So yes, it is living for me, and many many others.

karala · 09/09/2020 08:42

isn't the wedding thing ONLY the ceremony where you will have to wear face coverings and sit socially distanced? My friend is getting married on the 19th and she has just told me that her wedding is going ahead but the reception is cancelled

littleowl1 · 09/09/2020 08:44

@Bercows

Gosh that is really stressful. Our area has been really lucky although things are starting to creep up now, albeit very gradually. But it can literally change over night which I saw happen in a few councils over recent weeks when running the morning updates for www.covidmessenger.com

As well as people being sensible with social distancing and abiding by government guidance, I suspect good local health teams on the ground acting quickly can really get ahead of the curve and get things isolated. I don't envy them their job. It must be harrowing and exhausting lurching from one crisis to the next.

MollyButton · 09/09/2020 08:46

I think people should look at what is happening in Victoria in Australia right now, and think will I make some sacrifices now to limit that happening here this winter?
I went to a market this weekend, wearing my mask. There was little social distancing and few people wearing masks. It was a bit frightening. It was also odd as usually in my town over 50% of people are wearing masks, and being quite good about distancing.
Something had to happen, the cases are rising. We have a lack of availability for testing, and tracing is limited.

SqidgeBum · 09/09/2020 08:46

@karala

isn't the wedding thing ONLY the ceremony where you will have to wear face coverings and sit socially distanced? My friend is getting married on the 19th and she has just told me that her wedding is going ahead but the reception is cancelled

But the races can go ahead at Doncaster this weekend .... maybe if your friend had some betting at her wedding the reception could go ahead 🙄

Othering · 09/09/2020 08:47

No. I will carry on exactly as before. Its so arbitrary and a total crock of shit.

userxx · 09/09/2020 08:49

Not seeing extended family or friends in the flesh is not 'not living'.

For many people it is, me included. My friends are massively important to me, I'll be carrying on as I have been.

gurglebelly · 09/09/2020 08:51

@Bluelinings

Newnamme you’re right there. Covid secure does seem to mesh “this place needs to be open because rich people are losing money”

Or how about this place needs to be open otherwise people WILL LOSE THEIR FUCKING JOB

Why are people so unable to see the bigger picture? why can't people understand that by limiting the informal contacts people are having it may give us some chance of keeping schools open, and that keeping businesses open (whether you agree with their purpose or not) is necessary to keep people in work, spending, paying tax etc.

Reading this thread is giving me the rage, it's like watching a load of toddlers stamping their feet because they can't have their own way

Livelovebehappy · 09/09/2020 08:51

I still don’t get how no groups indoors of more than 6, but you can still go to a restaurant or pub with dozens of others? It just doesn’t make sense.

etopp · 09/09/2020 08:52

@Redolent

Yes or no?

No

OpenlyGayExOlympicFencer · 09/09/2020 08:52

A government needs a great deal of legitimacy and trust from the population to have a hope in hell of pulling something like this off. They don't. More rules without parliamentary scrutiny isn't going to help with that.

A great many people will carry on as before, whether they post on MN about it or not, and nobody should be under any illusions about that.

ifonly4 · 09/09/2020 08:56

As long as it's a wedding with less than 30 done under Covid restrictions, it can go ahead.

As regards gatherings if six, it won't make any difference to us as we've been careful and met others SD one of two at a time. As mentioned a few posts up, you can still see people, just less and in the ideal world every few days, not every day. We might not like them, but the restrictions are there to protect those we love and hopefully we still have eachother the other side of this.

I know two who've had Covid, one lost their life, the other still isn't back to her normal self about three months later.

Waspnest · 09/09/2020 08:57

It is the dichotomy between this thread, and the one bemoaning how many children have already been sent home from school, that i find frankly bizarre ... as if the two things are TOTALLY unconnected, and nothing you are doing can possibly have anything to do with schools closing and children being sent home...until it happens to you...

I will be so pissed off if DD brings Covid home because of the actions of other parents of kids at her school who don't give a shit about the rules. I'm still shopping/collecting prescriptions for two other elderly previously shielding households and fuck knows what we'll do if our whole household have to isolate for two weeks.

I haven't met up with more than 4 other people (and even then it was outside) anyway so the new rules won't change anything.

Bluelinings · 09/09/2020 08:57

@MrsFezziwig

Also I think I’m going to be one of the people who benefit from the new guidance as I’m in a group of 6 friends who in the last few weeks have been able to meet up a couple of times outdoors. We were debating what we would do when it gets too cold to do that, but now it seems we will be able to meet indoors?

We’re all pretty careful though so won’t be taking liberties, I’m not even sure everyone will want to do that even if it’s allowed.

It’s still two households indoors (which you may be). That’s what they’re currently saying anyway but that may well change for Tuesdays of the 13th month when there’s an eclipse or something.

Notverygrownup · 09/09/2020 09:00

I believe that the two household bubble is going to be allowed to be more than six.

Will any social events of more than six be allowed? (from BBC this morning.)

Some gatherings of more than six people will be allowed, for example:

If your household or support bubble is larger than six
Where gatherings are for work or education purposes
Weddings and funerals
Team sports organised in a way limiting the spread of coronavirus

jessstan2 · 09/09/2020 09:00

You can go out and eat in restaurants now so I wouldn't worry about meeting outside in the cold.

U2HasTheEdge · 09/09/2020 09:02

We are a family of 7.

I will continue to see my mum and step-dad.

Most of the time, one or two of my children will be out, but if they aren't then so be it.

I am not going back to not seeing my closest family.

Tootletum · 09/09/2020 09:03

No, because I've not socialised in larger groups at all and it's all fucking depressing.

Roomba · 09/09/2020 09:04

It won't affect my own social life, but I'm assuming it will affect my children. They both attend Stagecoach - after a million emails confirming they are back on at the end of the month and everything will be socially distanced, safe, etc. I finally shelled out hundreds of pounds for the term yesterday. I can't imagine they are able to go ahead now, though I've not heard anything from them yet. I admit I'm slightly relieved as I couldn't really see how they could run things safely. But my DCs were very keen to return. DS1 is already grumpy enough that his DnD club isn't running at the moment. They understand why it has to be done though and will stick to the rules, as they have done since March.

My next door neighbours will no doubt continue to have 20 people from 15 households round every weekend though. They've been doing that since April so new laws aren't going to be stop them! This is why I'm still avoiding socialising - I've no idea how many others are just ignoring the rules (I've heard next door tell people they always follow the rules and people probably believe them!).

Autumnsloth · 09/09/2020 09:04

How do you think they come up with this guidance - spin a massive wheel, wheel of fortune style?

I won't change my plans - they are not plans that involve big groups nor involve being indoors. Usually 2 or 3 households. But I won't find myself counting whether it's 6 or 7 people, no.

Bouledeneige · 09/09/2020 09:04

It doesn't really affect me. I've only seen a maximum of 3 people in one place at one time and mostly its just one to one walks and chats. It will affect my kids - DD and DS are both off to university but I don't know whether they will observe the new rule or not.

Layladylay234 · 09/09/2020 09:06

@primabloodydonna

Anyone who thinks the police have got the resources to be turning up at your house if you havd 7 people there instead of 6 clearly knows no one in the police force.

Exactly. What,the police force who have been cut and cut and cut under our Government and who are dealing with county line gangs,knife crime and domestic violence? Yeah,I'm sure they're going to be really bothered if Doris has a few people over for her birthday

MrsMayo · 09/09/2020 09:09

@Livelovebehappy

I still don’t get how no groups indoors of more than 6, but you can still go to a restaurant or pub with dozens of others? It just doesn’t make sense.

If you in public and the pubs are struct then you can't mingle and hug etc. If you are at home you can do what you want and not SD.

Lockdownseperation · 09/09/2020 09:10

No, the law is the same at the guidelines which were already in place so there is no need for my family to change their behaviour.