Would you?

[ohdoriswheresthesalad]

We're due to have 2 family members and their 1 year old come to stay for the weekend next week - both in medium risk areas but cases below 50 per 100,000. All key workers, 2 family members have already had covid positive tests months ago.
Problem is we're a family of 4, plus them = 7.
Obviously they'll use their own towels, we have 2 bathrooms/showers so no problem there.

Would you risk them staying for the weekend as a 7?
We don't see them often and it's too far to go for the day to meet up.
Neither family are off out to the pubs or seeing lots of different people.

Because Dawnlassie the alternative is to let the virus rip through the population which will cause all manner of horror. Maybe we need to buy a bit more time for potential treatments and vaccines to be properly evaluated.

I would not do this, I think sturgeon was right - the medical/scientific advice is not to mix households indoors.

It is also illegal and I'm not comfortable with breaking the law in this case, as the law is not to protect me so much as others who are at higher risk, so I feel duty bound to follow it.

What’s the point of even trying to defeat this virus when people do what they want? We all need comply or today’s figures of 17k will continue to rise...

It’s refreshing on this thread to find people saying it’s not ok to break the rules.

This place seems to be full of people nowadays who want it to rip through society with no consequences.

I won’t be breaking the law, so will stick to 6 in my house.

You can't have seven regardless of whether overnight stays are possible. I'm a keyworker and keeping away from my 78 year old Mum.

Make sensible judgement calls is the best way forward imo this usually gets said by people who don't make very sensible judgement calls tbh. Spreading the virus around further is totally self-defeating, as it just fucks the economy for longer.

The 'sensible judgement call' would really be to do the absolute maximum to limit transmission, and going to work/school.

No

Like I said we don't want to break the rules but I wanted to gauge opinions on whether we was being precious or not.

I get every single point all of you are saying.

My sisters argument is why will one little baby make a difference when Scotland etc aren't counting under 12's. Again I see her point.

Where did Boris get the 6 number from anyway? It used to be 2 households before last week?

Unfortunately your sister isn't making the rules. I can see your dilemma though. If you're uncomfortable, just say no.

No. And yes it's rubbish but lots of group plans have been scuppered for this reason. They must realise it makes 7 too?

He just plucked it out of the Sorting Hat! Where else? Not science that’s for sure.

Perhaps your sister should move to Scotland then, if she prefers their rules. Her argument doesn't hold water...different countries have different rules for all sorts of things. Doesn't mean you can say "well it's not like that where I come from"!

Yes of course they do, but all my brother in law says is we're all low risk as we're keeping to work, school, essential shopping and that's it plus no health conditions etc.

I feel like if we say no then things will be so awkward and they'll take it as a personal insult 😔

Absolutely I would

I quite agree @FuzzyPuffling !

@TheEmojiFormerlyKnownAsPrince I think they get most of their info from the bloody sorting hat don't they 🤦🏽‍♀️

I feel like if we say no then things will be so awkward and they'll take it as a personal insult

Well that cuts both ways doesn't it - you can take her trying to force you to break the law as a personal insult if you choose to.

Seriously, it is your house, you don't want to, you don't have to.

Clearly there is a range of views.

Probably. But the Sorting Hat was actually quite clever. Mostly it seems to come from Boris’s arse tbh

Yes i wouid

On one hand I'm like do you know what we've stuck to the rules for near on 8 months, we've worked throughout, home schooled the kids, haven't seen my grandparents the whole time covid has been here as they was on the shielding list, didn't see my parents either for the same reason (dad shielding), haven't been anywhere, haven't been out for a meal, pub, frivolous shopping trips or anything.
If I want to see my sister bro in law and my nephew then I bloody well will!!

Then I get off my high horse and think stop being a selfish idiot and do the right thing

I haven't broken the rules once during the whole lockdown and beyond and afaik neither has my family.

All of the people saying I would is why cases are increasing again unfortunately.

If it was just the two of them would people think differently about them staying overnight?

No to any of it because I want to keep my family and friends safe.
Have only met with close family, outside, since March.