How’s everyone feeling about Happy Monday?

[Wingingit15]

I’m not feeling all that happy actually and just feel will have to hide away more in a week or two when there has been so much mixing. Not saying that’s not right, just don’t feel confident at all particularly when schools
return post a fortnight of it!
I suspect it might be different if you’re vaccinated etc though.

@Delatron

More like pathetic Monday. We’ve been in lockdown for 3 months. But now you can sit out in the cold with a few more friends. Basically legalising what most people have been doing anyway. It’s another month and a half until families can meet indoors which is ridiculous.

The government are chucking out crumbs and expect us to be grateful. Hospitals are not overwhelmed, vaccinations are going well. The balance has tipped.

This.

I have to travel by bus, so I'm not looking forward to the buses being full. A lot of the pensioners are exempt from wearing a mask. My Dad's 77 year old neighbour has been tested and is positive, he's had is jab so has remained asymptomatic, that might be the case in others. While transmission is reduced it isn't eliminated. I've had my jab as someone ECV, but it would still be inconvenient for me, my two DDs, grandchildren and their school/Nursery , if I tested positive.

I think the message should have been if you are using public transport, get weekly testing. It's possible where I live and travel to, across Merseyside. We have lots of testing centers, many in shopping centers. The neighbour only got tested for a bit of human interaction. People aren't social distancing in most of the shops that I go in, so it will be interesting what happens.

They had one decent song

"The government are chucking out crumbs and expect us to be grateful."

It's better than a do-what-you-want and a full lock down again. The situation with therapies, dentists, medical appointments can't continue and neither can the education upheaval.

I feel excellent. Sun's out, I can play golf, kids can meet friends, we can have people round in the garden. This is all better than the last 3 months.

It really is a happy Monday.im not socialising as I have anxiety however seeing my 22 yr old d's rush out to meet friends as part of his b day celebrations is great.
Dh has golf this week.I think the 12th will be the really exciting one for many.

I'm happy even though I have no one to visit because it feels like life is getting back to normal again. Walking around today people look happy, and I can hear and see gatherings from my window. It feels nice to have a bit of a buzz in the air, and feel like life is starting up again in the background. And the sunshine helps of course!

I've had 2 does of the vaccine, the second 3 weeks ago so I'm feeling really ready to go. TBH the initial relaxation won't make much difference as all my friends and relations live a long way away and it is not worth meeting up outside, but 17 May, oh the bliss of lunches out, yoga and pilates classes indoors, sons being able to come and stay, counting down the days.

Although I do have to say that with daily deaths in double figures for the whole of the UK now, and all our over 50s and CEV vaccinated, I think we should be lifting restrictions a lot faster! I think it's shameful (and probably illegal?) to put a whole nation under house arrest for so very few Covid deaths. Whilst it is perfectly fine to engage in the much riskier activities of drinking, smoking, going out in the car etc.

No real change for us - we’ve been to playgrounds / chatted to fellow parents/ kids played together outside all along anyway. Seen my parents outside as support bubble. Doesn’t feel different in any way at all.

Happy that after being back in classrooms with my pupils I can now also spend time with my family in my garden and that my daughter is allowed to have her best friend in the garden ( even though she is already in a classroom with her).

@JovialNickname

Although I do have to say that with daily deaths in double figures for the whole of the UK now, and all our over 50s and CEV vaccinated, I think we should be lifting restrictions a lot faster! I think it's shameful (and probably illegal?) to put a whole nation under house arrest for so very few Covid deaths. Whilst it is perfectly fine to engage in the much riskier activities of drinking, smoking, going out in the car etc.

No one is under 'house arrest' & very few people are fully vaccinated, less than half the population is half vaccinated.

The road map is fast enough.

I was happy (finally starting to unlock/sun is shining/play dates in the garden) until on a zoom call this morning the guy that I will be sitting next to for 9 hours at a time has declared that he’s not having the vaccine cos “it’s been produced too quick and loads of countries have banned it”

I did point out why it’s been produced quickly and that actually Europe is now using the AZ but he wasn’t listening - he never listens much but I always used to roll my eyes and carry on.

He can get fucked if he thinks I’m sitting next to him when we go back to the office. Why should his lack of critical thinking and his selfish ways mean we should be unprotected from him! Twat!!

Looking forward to seeing my adult DC over the Easter weekend but rather sad today that I have no one to invite round for a coffee in the garden, as I did over the summer, as this last lockdown has been the final nail in the coffin of a longstanding friendship. It's taken these circumstances for me to see how unbalanced the friendship was and to find the strength to say enough is enough. Feeling quite liberated overall, but rather lonely when everyone else is planning meet ups.

I'm furious 😡
I'm heading on holiday and the roads are busy with other people.
Shouldn't they be staying the fuck at home, not causing traffic jams?

Don't worry. I'm in Wales heading to self contained accommodation also in Wales. It's everyone else being out that's making me 😡

Toddler and I called at a friends house while out for a walk and had 10 minutes in the garden with her and her toddler. Mine cried and wanted to go home because she was unsettled. It’s going to be a long road getting her used to other people again.

Schools around here don’t brawls up I until Thursday, so other than the brief stop it’s business as normal

Don’t break

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9414173/Coronavirus-UK-leave-local-area-beach.html

No legal limits on distance travelled now.

@GiveMeNovocain

I'm furious 😡 I'm heading on holiday and the roads are busy with other people. Shouldn't they be staying the fuck at home, not causing traffic jams?

Don't worry. I'm in Wales heading to self contained accommodation also in Wales. It's everyone else being out that's making me 😡

You're being sarcastic yeah??

I'm thrilled, plus the weather is looking great where I am for next few days so will be having several friends round for coffee tomorrow! DD is having a friend round in the garden today. DS is cycling round to see a friend later. DD and I can't wait until the shops open in 2 weeks. I normally hate shopping but I confess I am looking forward to a trip to John Lewis to actually look at things before I buy them!

So it feels like things are returning to normal. We will probably drive out to visit MIL this weekend, the first time we will have seen her since the summer. And the bonus is that we will be outside so won't have to stay too long .

Makes no difference to me. I was not shutting myself away anyway. The next few crumbs we get thrown in April will make more of a difference.

Shit.
Contact tracing say my 4 year old has to isolate. I’m shielding and just waiting to catch this bastard disease. :(

I’m quite a glass half full person and today my glass is going to be a nice cold one of white wine in the garden with some neighbours. DH has even splashed out on some fancy olives. Lovely!

It feels like the bit in the Lion The Witch and the Wardrobe where the thaw slowly starts after Endless Winter.

i'm happy for my children who are allowed to meet their friends (that they've been allowed to mix with freely in school for the last 3 weeks)

Many of my family and friends are too far away to meet up in the garden, and my local friends are all at work all day, so until we get warmer evenings, it's not going to make a huge amount of difference to me. I am looking out for an outdoor exercise group to join, just so I can get out of the house and see people.

I feel great! And the weather is great too!
I cant take full advantage right now, but even knowing I could if I was able to, is good.
Hoping to venture off for a day off or two at some point this week.