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Will you be cancelling your Christmas plans?

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Illy605 · 15/12/2020 19:46

With the impending news that the govt may do a U-turn on the relaxation of the rules over Christmas, will you be cancelling whatever you may have had planned with family and friends?!

I only ask as I’ve seen so many people posting on social media that there’s no chance they are cancelling now, this close to Christmas.

I must be in close contact with hundreds of people everyday due to my job, I travel from region to region- tier 1, tier 2, and tier 3. It just seems unreasonable that I might not be allowed to spend a day with a couple family members who are also out and about for work everyday.

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backaftera2yearbreak · 15/12/2020 19:50

Nope. I’m up here with wee nippy relishing her power. She will almost definitely try to restrict things. But she can get to fuck now.

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Illy605 · 15/12/2020 19:54

@backaftera2yearbreak Haha, I’m assuming you mean up in Scotland?! They best not restrict anything, my family are up there and I need to see them for Christmas 😭😭😭

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DebbieFiderer · 15/12/2020 19:54

No, we aren't. I had a chat with my mum earlier and she confirmed she's happy to go ahead. It will only be 7 of us - me, DH and 2 DDs, plus my mum and dad and sister. They are a support bubble anyway, so only two households, and my parents do childcare for us so the girls will have been there every day next week anyway. So doesn't seem much point not going round for Christmas. But if the circumstances were different I would be thinking very carefully

christinarossetti19 · 15/12/2020 19:56

We didn't have any.

Two children in two different secondary schools.

Wasn't any point in arranging anything.

Titsywoo · 15/12/2020 19:57

No. I'm only seeing MIL on Xmas Day and my friend and her kids (we are their support bubble) are with us on Boxing Day. Apart from that we won't see anyone. I don't want MIL to have Xmas Day alone nor my friend who is a single mum with no family left.

RedRiverShore · 15/12/2020 19:57

No, we will do as we planned, only DS was coming to us anyway, there is usually just the 3 of us, we will probably have to have a support bubble though instead of a Christmas bubble. Or I'm thinking we could hide him in the back seat or car boot to transport him to our house - like they do on the telly

backaftera2yearbreak · 15/12/2020 19:58

@Illy605 yeah up here in Scotland lol. she’s already said she will break away from the UK agreement if she feels it necessary 🙄. I only read what she says now her voice makes me ill. I’m sick listening to her. There’s a virus. We get it ffs. Get off my tv every fucking day. She may reduce the days you can visit but I honestly think she’s lost the crowd now and people will carry on regardless.

PrivateD00r · 15/12/2020 19:58

We weren't planning to anyway. I work in the NHS with people with covid, I already had it but still not taking any chances. DH is in the police so out and about all the time and my 3 DC are at 3 different schools. No way are we risking the health of our loved ones, not when we know there is an end in sight to all this.

tappitytaptap · 15/12/2020 19:59

Nope will do as planned. Seeing parents who are in childcare bubble anyway plus inlaws.

Mylittleturkeysandwich · 15/12/2020 19:59

My mum and sister are living together in one household. Me, DH and DS are another household. We will be meeting up.

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Illy605 · 15/12/2020 20:00

@backaftera2yearbreak Like, what are the chances, if she decides to do her own thing and restrict shit further, of me being stopped travelling from the NE into Scotland 😂 I’m willing to pay a 60 quid fine if it means seeing my mum for the first time since March. God, it’s just bloody frustrating now!

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Bluewavescrashing · 15/12/2020 20:01

Staying at home as a family of 4,just our household but have planned this since September.

SaltyAF · 15/12/2020 20:01

Didn't have any. Don't have time to self isolate after being in a school with 1250 teens until Friday and I wasn't going to out my family at risk. I will be out and about over the holiday if anything's open though - I spent half term in lockdown.

WildOrchids67 · 15/12/2020 20:02

I'm waiting to see what Nicola says as well, though she might just strongly advise against travelling and not actually ban it altogether. I don't have any complicated plans, just me going to stay at my sister's for a couple of days and mum coming round on Xmas day. They're currently in level 1 and I'm in level 3. If we have to cancel, no biggie really.

Groundhogdayzz · 15/12/2020 20:02

Would have been perfectly happy to not make plans in the first place, but because the government couldn’t see what was right in front of their faces and decided to relax restrictions for Xmas we made plans accordingly. The thought of having those plans snatched away now is much worse, and makes me sad. If the rules change though I will very reluctantly follow them.

JayDot500 · 15/12/2020 20:03

No, but we're all isolating for two weeks prior to Christmas day. We're 'lucky' that our schools closed a week and a half ago, so it's likely to have been a longer isolation than two weeks. Also, we're only meeting up on the 25th, not for 5 days.

Gigheimer · 15/12/2020 20:03

Nope only with sister who is my support bubble anyway plus her DHs family member who is single sans kids for the first time so not kicking him out to be alone now it’s cruel!

YakkityYakYakYak · 15/12/2020 20:03

I won’t cancel plans but my parents may decide not to do the 200 mile trip to visit us if the rules change, I’ll let them decide what they’re comfortable with.

backaftera2yearbreak · 15/12/2020 20:04

@Illy605 I honestly do t know if the police will have enough people in their force to prevent people meeting up at Christmas. The woman’s got no chance. I really am tired of her now. But I follow the rules as I read them. But Christmas will be the exception. I helped vote her in last time I won’t be helping in May next year!

maureenfrombarnsley · 15/12/2020 20:05

Absolutely no chance.

Gigheimer · 15/12/2020 20:05

Although to be fair we usually have all families together Xmas day and Boxing Day but already canned that and all split as we went with common fucking sense and disregarded changing bullshit law.

Which is exactly what we plan to do ongoing common sense!

turnthebiglightoff · 15/12/2020 20:05

Won't be cancelling anything. 3 household Xmas arranged, kids all excited, travelling many miles. Politicians backtrack enough, this time they can get to fuck.

RedRiverShore · 15/12/2020 20:06

We were also told to sort out our transport, ie. buy an expensive train ticket iirc as it would be difficult as there was a short window to travel. I wonder if people will get refunds....

CodenameVillanelle · 15/12/2020 20:06

Fuck no
DS is isolating which is actually great as no school for the last week and he's out of it on Wednesday. I am only doing one office day and we are pretty good at distancing and I'll skip doing a last minute supermarket shop so I see no reason why we should.

sophiestew · 15/12/2020 20:06

No, because was only spending it with adult DD anyway.

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