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What are your tier 2 and tier 3 Christmas plans?

36 replies

bestwisheskindregards · 20/12/2020 09:01

I had planned to see my family for Christmas Day only (tiers 2 and 3, 3 households, no one is vulnerable) but I’ve just found out that my MIL needs to have an operation on 29th Dec and my DH has offered to take her to hospital and collect her - which means seeing my family a few days before will impose a risk to my MIL. I now don’t know what to do as we were supposed to host and I don’t want to disappoint my family but I also don’t want to risk my MIL getting poorly after her op. The announcement yesterday also makes it all feel more serious and scary again.

What are your plans in tiers 2 and 3? Have they changed in light of yesterday’s news?

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IceCreamAndCandyfloss · 20/12/2020 09:04

Not changed, we decided it was safer to just have Christmas as a household. That way we can’t pass anything on unknown. We will be out of this quicker if spread is reduced by people having less contact Whilst they administer the vaccine.

LadyLazaruss · 20/12/2020 09:07

I'll still be seeing my DM on Christmas day as planned

Scarby9 · 20/12/2020 09:08

Tier 2 here, travelling into Tier 3 to stay with my vulnerable parents for 5 days (3 nights) in our support bubble. Original plans - staying nearby with brother (now Tier 4 and two far away for a day visit) and meeting up each day were shredded last night so I will have to bite the bullet and go into their house at last! Despite being in their support bubble I have stayed in the garden up to now, but we will all have managed 11 days of isolation by the time we meet so it should be relatively safe.
I have no idea what we will end up eating! The turkey and ham are at my brother's and Tesco currently saying nothing similar is available, so we may finally crack open the lockdown tin of chicken supreme...

Changi · 20/12/2020 09:09

Yes, just us and the cat now. Family are too far away for no overnight stay.

NeurotreeWenceslas · 20/12/2020 09:11

We cancelled seeing both sets of GPS, even though one set are local. Actually they cancelled.

Changes to the 5 days meant we couldn't see my parents but they'd decided to cancel earlier in the week; wisely imo.

So we just having fun the 4 of us.

NeurotreeWenceslas · 20/12/2020 09:11

Tier 3, my parents tier 2.

honkytonkheroe · 20/12/2020 09:12

We are just having Christmas as a household. Was supposed to include my daughter and partner who are now both in tier 4 before yesterday. In normal years would also include my sister and her family (tier 3 like us and local) who make up 2 households (grown up kids). Additionally, one of my children have now been told to self isolate, so cannot mix with people anyone.

79Fleur · 20/12/2020 09:15

Tier 2 area - I have been meeting family members outside to exchange presents etc Christmas Day will be spent as our household with a few video calls to family throughout the day - I’m looking forward to it we have a five year old and the excitement of Christmas is very much alive in our house!
My partner is ECV and we never planned to see people in an indoor setting for Christmas this year anyway - and it seems silly to undo all the sacrifices we have made through the year and take the risk meeting up indoors for one day when the vaccine is so close.

InTheLongGrass · 20/12/2020 09:16

Yep, plans changed.
I was hoping to visit my parents for a night with the kids before Christmas, but that's not possible now.
I'm not driving all the way there and back on the 25th, and Dad will work in the morning, so they cant come here.
Just get on with it, not spend too much time on facebook, as I know there will be family Christmas pictures on there, and hope that the majority stick to the rules so I can visit them soon.

Porcupineinwaiting · 20/12/2020 09:21

We were going to see my PiL on 26th and my parents on 27th (have all been self isolating to make this safe).

Now we will see my parents on Christmas Day and wont see PiL at all. Sad But they will still see BiL and family so it's sad but not terrible.

blinkboo · 20/12/2020 09:24

Just staying in our household. Can't deal with the stress / guilt if we did give anyone covid. Looking forward to a quieter one in some ways.
We were going to see friends on Boxing Day but cancelled that this morning.

Changedmynameagain1 · 20/12/2020 09:27

Ours have changed but not due to the changes announced yesterday. FIL was rushed into hospital earlier in the week, possibility he will be in over Xmas. If this is the case MIL will come to us for Xmas. And we will form a support bubble with her. If he’s out of hospital then they will be at theirs and us at ours like we had planned

ThornAmongstRoses · 20/12/2020 09:37

The rule change hasn’t really changed my end. Christmas at home with my FIL briefly popping over.

Then on the 28th I’m going to go and visit my mom who will otherwise be alone over Christmas.

FoodDrive · 20/12/2020 09:40

@Scarby9 - I’m trying to work out if I can form a support bubble with my vulnerable parents - but don’t think I can. Are you in a support bubble with yours because you are single?

bathsh3ba · 20/12/2020 09:42

We are Tier 3 and our plans haven't changed because they are still allowed and, despite being in Tier 3, we are in a low incidence village and have been isolating anyway. I'm a single parent household and my parents, who live about 40 mins away in a Tier 2 area and have been my support bubble since they were allowed, will be visiting for 2 nights. My parents are in their 60s but not vulnerable other than by age. My kids finished school a week ago on Friday so we have a clear 10 day isolation.

Nhsisfucked · 20/12/2020 09:42

Mine are staying the same. Sister is coming on Xmas day and staying until 27th like we planned. I can’t see the difference between one night and two to be honest. We’ve all be wfh and isolating so minimal risk.

Mumofsend · 20/12/2020 09:43

Nothing has changed for us. Will be seeing my parents on Christmas day. We have been a support bubble throughout

chaosisaladder · 20/12/2020 09:45

Our plans haven’t changed because we only made plans for Xmas day thankfully and my DM is very local to us.

middleager · 20/12/2020 09:48

Tier 3. Doing a quick outside doorstep/garden present drop off with my mother in her 70s, but we won't be spending time with her or PILs (in 80s) as it's too risky as the kids' secondaries have had lots of positive cases, around 10% now. Just too risky.

Lindy2 · 20/12/2020 09:48

Isn't this thread a little insensitive?

FoodDrive · 20/12/2020 09:51

@Lindy2

Isn't this thread a little insensitive?
Why? Some people have had tier 3 like restrictions the whole year. Just because London is now tier 4, are we not allowed to discuss plans?
SushiGo · 20/12/2020 09:54

We've cancelled seeing grandparents. (Both tier 2, but I work tier 4) now spending Chris just as a household.

Feeling horribly guilty that I have disappointed them.

FenEel · 20/12/2020 09:57

We were dithering about whether to spend the day with family or not, but now all our family are in Tier 4 while we are in Tier 2. So we will just be us, which we had got plans in place for anyway, as it was always possible we’d have to self isolate. We need to get some food in but we have a small turkey ordered, crackers, Xmas pudding and pigs in blankets. I will try to make the most of it although for me Christmas is all about extended family. We will Zoom my mum and sisters, and DH’s sister. Am trying to think of some things to do in the day to make it special for the kids. Thinking of creating an escape room - I have some invisible ink, a few combination locks...

OooErrThor · 20/12/2020 10:01

We will still see my Mum, as we are in a support bubble with her.

Mutually agreed to ditch the in laws, but we will see them socially distanced, so waving through the window.

Everyone else is setting up mass Zoom meetings.

Thankfully we all have technology and can see/speak to each other that way.

I'm trying to remain positive and embrace the whole situation, I have completely over spent on food though - loads of lovely treats Xmas Grin

OUB1974 · 20/12/2020 10:03

Tier 3. We have modified our plans. We are currently living with one set of patents and will now be going to the other set for Christmas day only, rather than staying over. Our kids have been off school for 2 and 3 weeks respectively so I'm not too worried. I might have a socially distanced walk with siblings who we won't otherwise see. We have plans for a huge family bbq in the summer if we can by then.