Visiting relatives out of area

[renovationfatigue]

When will this be allowed? Can't seem to find out from the government website. My ds and dd's birthdays are coming up in the next few months and I would love to meet my parents, even if halfway. We haven't seen them since last summer because they live a couple of hours drive away but can't work out what stage of the easing measures this will come under. Thanks

@CaCaLand

Instead of the ridiculous bleating about when we can go on holiday or have an alcoholic drink inside, it is this kind of thing the government should be really prioritising. Just being able to meet family in a small group outside a couple of hours from home. Hardly any Covid-19 risk, but still something that the low-hanging-fruit hungry police are intent on criminalising.

I guess you don't work in the hospitality industry then 🤔

I am sure even those in the hospitality industry are missing their families and agree that being able to see your family legally outside should come first.
Obviously it will come first but it doesn't seem to get much media attention.

I think the term 'ridiculous bleating' is a bit unfair on those whose jobs and livelihoods are hanging by a thread.

As mentioned by a PP, that is the media.

It would IMHO be ridiculous for indoor drinking to re-start before meeting families outside.

That really is as far you can interpret what I said.

It is also unfair on people whose families don't live locally. I could equally assume that yours live locally. But I don't like to make assumptions and dish out aggro to stranger on the internet making quite tame comments on MN that are not remotely anti-hospitality.

The post really didn't say what you thought it said or wanted it to.

I really don't hold the opinions that you seem to want to foist on me.

This is a thread about wanting to meet up with family not seen for many months, and whether that would be possible to do outside.

There must some other essential versus non-essential business thread you can take your frustration out of instead.

i am going to hide this thread now because you are GF

Erm, ok 👍

I didn't agree with your term 'bleating on'. That's all I said.

The only definite dates are 8 & 29 March, everything else is not before