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Are they really going to cancel Christmas?

718 replies

fedupfrances · 15/12/2020 13:59

And if they do, will loads of people just break the rules anyway?

It’s sodding ridiculous - myself and DP have barely left the house last week and won’t be going out this week either, other than walks in our local park. My parents have also been at home pretty much constantly. None of us has Covid 19 and the risk of catching it if we get together at Christmas is practically zero. So fed up with this shite!

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timeforanewstart · 15/12/2020 15:55

@unchienandalusia again some people may go to others as they can't afford a nice big xmas dinner , mental health etc is also a factor
Just because your ok that doesn't mean everyone is
My parents would be on their own if under your rules they would hate that , they are in their 60's but have to go to work everyday and be put at risk as successfull goverments raised the pension age
So why should they not spend xmas with us 5 mins up the road meaning a total of 6

Napqueen1234 · 15/12/2020 15:56

@chocolatesaltyxmaspudballs

*In my city (north) cases are coming down and now lowest they've been since September.

If they cancel it will be because of cases rising in London and I'm done with that shit now.

I can cope with making it fewer days but nothing else.*

Agree with this 100% - I'm also in the North. I'll be doing what I planned to do whatever is decided.

I think everyone in the north feels the same.
myhobbyisouting · 15/12/2020 15:58

"You can if you tell them soon before shops shut"

And give them no choice but to join the queue to the supermarkets when they were going to be home isolating until Christmas. Fabulous.

edwinbear · 15/12/2020 15:59

I've had all the DC's presents sent to PIL's, a 7 hour drive away, as well as arranging for our contribution to the food to be delivered directly to them. We'll be going to stay with them regardless.

timeforanewstart · 15/12/2020 15:59

People are back to being judgemental again and I bet a lot of people saying stay home no mixing can't honestly say they haven't broke a single rule
The supermarkets at the start limited numbers had one way , yet here we are now and thats all forgotten , maybe if we also went back to the basic measures we had in place that would help
All the local parks here are packed and no social distancing as nowhere to go and people are fed up being in , lot of people are wfh as well so a lot of time spent in one place

PhilCornwall1 · 15/12/2020 16:00

And if they do, will loads of people just break the rules anyway?

Yes and they know loads will break it.

stovetopespresso · 15/12/2020 16:00

thing is, its possibly a slightly mutated new strain which is more easily spread. they didn't know that when they gave us the 5 days of freedom.

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fedupfrances · 15/12/2020 16:00

Apart from that, we haven't got any christmas food on order, haven't sent presents as we are seeing them,. Christmas will most definitely be ruined if we can't go. But we will be going anyway.

Exactly - it’s too late to change things now.

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Iremembertheelderlykoreanlady · 15/12/2020 16:00

For those of you who enjoy spending Christmas with your "little family and not being forced to spend it with others and endure "forced" holiday...That's great for you.

Some of us love people outside of our household and don't have to be forced to enjoy their company! Sick to death of seeing shitty smug posts like that

Elfieishere · 15/12/2020 16:00

Boris can change the rules but it won’t matter to a lot of people.
I will be seeing my family and I really don’t give a toss what rules are in place.
If I get covid then so be it. My whole family feels the same. Everyone is fed up and if you don’t want to catch covid then stay in. The rest of us will do as well please.

timeforanewstart · 15/12/2020 16:01

@edwinbear i have no food ordered in or food shop booked either as we are supposed to be going to my parents , and the supermarkets here are jammed with no sd or limiting on numbers , I am probably more likely to get there than sat at my mums

Iremembertheelderlykoreanlady · 15/12/2020 16:01

*jollity, not holiday

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fedupfrances · 15/12/2020 16:01

thing is, its possibly a slightly mutated new strain which is more easily spread

Is the vaccine effective against this new strain? Damn well hope so!

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likeamillpond · 15/12/2020 16:01

[quote StatisticalSense]@luckylavender
Christmas is different in that much of the essential infrastructure shuts down over Xmas but remains open for the rest of the year. You simply cannot suddenly tell people who may have no food in the house that they can't go to the place where they were planning on accessing food if places to buy food aren't open.[/quote]
There s still a week till Christmas and supermarkets will stay open.
I'm sure people will be able to buy Food, just like any other time of the year.

UnseenDoreen · 15/12/2020 16:01

@likeamillpond

Why would Christmas be Ruined? Are people incapable of enjoying their own company? We always have Christmas dinner on our own. It's great. No relatives or forced jollity Kids can play with their games all day long. There s less pressure for things to be Perfect. Parents don't have to drive so can enjoy a drink or two Watch what they want on tv. Go for a nice long walks. People should try it. To my mind It's so much more relaxing and enjoyable than being cooped up with lots of relatives for hours on end.

Every cloud?

??? Are you for real??

We haven't been allowed to see our families. Or have you forgotten that? Glad you enjoy your family Christmas, not everyone has children or a "little family"

So bloody condescending.

treening · 15/12/2020 16:01

hope all those breaking the rules because they ‘need to see their family for Christmas’ spare a thought for those who will be working 12 hour shifts on the covid wards over Christmas (and the coming months).

Out of interest, will you also be sparing a thought for those of us working similar shifts in the mental health and domestic violence sectors where things are even worse than usual thanks to the restrictions?

LemonTT · 15/12/2020 16:02

It would have to be dire for them to do this. The risk that we could be in this situation must have been identified and spelt out to them. And whilst I expect it was waved away in fit of bravado and dumb optimism by Boris some of the other national leaders would have got it.

They must have decided that this is a free will decision. No one is being told to create a super spreading event. They can decide between safety and risk.

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fedupfrances · 15/12/2020 16:02

@edwinbear i have no food ordered in or food shop booked either as we are supposed to be going to my parents , and the supermarkets here are jammed with no sd or limiting on numbers , I am probably more likely to get there than sat at my mums

Again, I totally agree with everyone saying this.

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EasterIssland · 15/12/2020 16:02

@Elfieishere

Boris can change the rules but it won’t matter to a lot of people. I will be seeing my family and I really don’t give a toss what rules are in place. If I get covid then so be it. My whole family feels the same. Everyone is fed up and if you don’t want to catch covid then stay in. The rest of us will do as well please.
hope if you get covid yoou dont need a ventilator or a icu bed , or your family ,
stovetopespresso · 15/12/2020 16:02

@Elfieishere you don't care you might accidentally spread it to someone vulnerable?

Hardbackwriter · 15/12/2020 16:03

@Iremembertheelderlykoreanlady

For those of you who enjoy spending Christmas with your "little family and not being forced to spend it with others and endure "forced" holiday...That's great for you.

Some of us love people outside of our household and don't have to be forced to enjoy their company! Sick to death of seeing shitty smug posts like that

I know, I don't know why so many people are proud of hating their relatives.

They're also always so insistent that children prefer being at home at Christmas than being with their extended families, but I suspect that's them projecting what they prefer; as a kid I loved big, chaotic family Christmases and thought the years we had it at home just the four of us were boring and anticlimatic.

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fedupfrances · 15/12/2020 16:03

Out of interest, will you also be sparing a thought for those of us working similar shifts in the mental health and domestic violence sectors where things are even worse than usual thanks to the restrictions?

Of course they won’t @treening. Many people don’t seem to give a damn about mental health amidst all of this.

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UnseenDoreen · 15/12/2020 16:04

[quote stovetopespresso]@Elfieishere you don't care you might accidentally spread it to someone vulnerable?[/quote]
They are probably not seeing anyone who is vulnerable. Use your noggin.

oneglassandpuzzled · 15/12/2020 16:05

@likeamillpond

Why would Christmas be Ruined? Are people incapable of enjoying their own company? We always have Christmas dinner on our own. It's great. No relatives or forced jollity Kids can play with their games all day long. There s less pressure for things to be Perfect. Parents don't have to drive so can enjoy a drink or two Watch what they want on tv. Go for a nice long walks. People should try it. To my mind It's so much more relaxing and enjoyable than being cooped up with lots of relatives for hours on end.

Every cloud?

Ah, well your post gives it away. 'We' enjoy 'our' own company.

Suppose you're a widowed elderly person.

Elfieishere · 15/12/2020 16:05

[quote stovetopespresso]@Elfieishere you don't care you might accidentally spread it to someone vulnerable?[/quote]
No, not anymore. Past caring. They should stay in.

If I had symptoms then I would stay in but I don’t so I’m not staying in.