Meet up

[grumpyflumpy]

Ok so I'm prepared to be told I'm massively unreasonable but have had a rough day and want to vent.
To give some background I have a friend who's father spent weeks in ICU battling covid. It was really touch and go and at points they were told to come and say their goodbyes etc. Their father has long term issues as a result and had to learn to eat and walk again etc.
Prior to this they had been blasé about covid, constantly meeting up, having gatherings etc. When it happened they jumped on the wagon of people need to stay at home and follow the rules, NHS are amazing, make sure we follow all guidelines etc.
Today they had a big gathering. This included 4 children and 8 adults. They hired a bouncy castle etc and have posted hundreds of photos of them all cinched together climbing all over each other etc. They then posted that in the afternoon their grandmother had come over (90+) to get in on the action.

I think this is totally ridiculous. Now I have no issue with meeting up etc although I feel we should follow the rule of 6 but to be on top of each other, sharing drinks, food etc when they know first hand the issues covid can cause is unbelievable. And then to post it all over social media...
Am I the unreasonable one? For reference we are good friends and I wouldn't dream of reporting etc but I was there for her during the unthinkable and now this!

I don’t think you’re the unreasonable one. Don’t understand why it’s so hard to a. Stick to the rules , b. Not post it all over social media and rub it in everyone else’s faces if you are going to break them. Think we just have to trust that most people are doing the right thing.

I’d distance myself from the friendship in those circumstances.

I’d be defriending her
She Sounds like a Right twat

Thanks all. Just made me think that I'm the mug for sticking to the rules whilst she flaunts it

Maybe they were 2 household including a support bubble? The 90 plus grandmother is likely to have had both doses of vaccine. Difficult one.

You can't argue with stupid.

I just think people don’t understand the rules. Instead of adverts telling us about hands, face and space, adverts should tell people the rules with examples of what is allowed.

Was it two households ? You can exceed 6 with two households. The elderly lady can be a bubble in one of the households? Sounds like they were outside so following the rules?