How many of you will comply?

[LifesTooShortYOLO]

I am interested to know if people will comply or not if they bring in Restrictions again about not mixing households, not seeing family or lockdowns etc again.
So many people I've spoken to are pretty much all of the same mindset of 'Fu#k that I'm not not seeing my family again, enough is enough and we have to get on with our lives now'
I also read this a lot on comments of articles where people are saying no they won't do it again and not see their loved ones or be told what to do over Christmas etc.

What are everyone's overall feelings as things stand right now?

Carry on as normal

No I won’t

Comply that is

No

Didn’t comply last Christmas and now have a terminally ill relative so no one will be keeping me away from them this Christmas

I don't listen to anything the government says anymore.

I gave up a long time ago because everything they say is lies.

So I won't be able to comply because the only thing I'll know of it will be what I read on here. And I'm not following mnetter's advice or rules. Sorry.

I agree with all of the comments so far and it's intersecting to know that the majority of people feel the same about this.
I've even heard elderly people say that won't comply this time

I will comply. I have a DC who is immuno compromised. And I don't have any relatives I will need to visit as they are either too far away or abroad, so there are no competing obligations. Plus DH can easily work from home and I will have finished work by then.

So, I will comply because I have a motivation to (DS) and because it is easy for us to do so (don't have to go outside to work). I understand it is not that easy for others though, and that others have other obligations and needs.

My 78 year old Aunty committed suicide in April. We hadn’t seen her for 8 months. She lived alone and wouldn’t break the Covid rules. It was devastating. To hear that the Prime Minister broke his own restrictions was such a low blow. Our lives have changed so much, mental illness, family members taking to their own smaller bubbles that we don’t have the get-togethers/large gatherings we used to pre-covid so yes, I imagine we will stick to restrictions, out of new habits rather than choice.

wont comply

No I won’t comply

The whole point off all the restrictions was to protect the vulnerable/elderly and the nhs
Well we’ve done that, all the vulnerable are vaccinated and the nhs is fine, the extra hospitals built weren’t even used - so life MUST go on now or we could do this forever

@SixTwirlingTutus

I will comply. I have a DC who is immuno compromised. And I don't have any relatives I will need to visit as they are either too far away or abroad, so there are no competing obligations. Plus DH can easily work from home and I will have finished work by then.

So, I will comply because I have a motivation to (DS) and because it is easy for us to do so (don't have to go outside to work). I understand it is not that easy for others though, and that others have other obligations and needs.

One of the most thoughtful posts on the subject I have read in 2 years

I will not be complying.

@DietCokeChipsAndMayo for the 50millionth time, the extra hospitals HAD NO STAFF so they couldn't be used. It's not like the need isn't desperately there for more hospitals. Things would be so much better with them open and functioning. There's no staff.

Not a chance. Elderly relatives all a year older now, and we don't have all the time in the world. They don't care any more

I doubt many will comply .. I mean whst is the point of it all if everyone is vaccinated?

No.

And if anyone tries to make me WFH again, I’ll get myself signed off sick. It’s taken me months to get back to the point where I can just about function normally. I’m not doing it again EVER

I’d hate it but comply out of moral duty.

Because we can, we can work from home; and although relatives would be annoyed, they’d be fine.

And because we have limited options now. Look at all the posts baying for pubs & restaurants to close instead… economically; we can’t do it. We’re at the edge, as a country. Taxes are already going up. Almost 100% of GDP borrowed.

I know a lot of people would break the rules; and we’d probably swap presents and have a quick chat outside somewhere quiet, if I’m honest… but that would be okay.

It isn’t a how many deaths are okay/black and white situation. It won’t be. It’s an “I could comply, reluctantly, so will for the greater good and the people who can’t” situation.

Thanks @Reallyimeanreally2022 That means alot actually. :)

Yes I'd comply.

I won't want to, but I will because of the job I'm in, I wouldn't feel right not, but, watching other people not comply will feel really shit, again, not that I blame them, but that I'll be expected to 'do the right thing' to protect other people's family, and likely have 'duty of care' shoved down my throat yet again if I want to do anything with my life other than work, will be hard to take again tbh, because I just honestly feel like I've nothing left in me to give for this anymore, I've given everything and been rewarded with short staffed shifts, unpaid overtime, minimum wage and a government who thinks people like me should 'upskill' rather than just pay a decent wage.
Combined with everything increasing in price another restricted Christmas, watching the residents and families go through it and having to do it again myself will finish me off I think.

I will comply with any restrictions, i have a CV child and partner and DM is the manager of a care home for extremely vulnerable people some of whom werent able to be vaccinated so as a family we are being cautious and have done our best to stick with guidelines however i wont be judging those that dont comply. That said id like the same respect and understanding back from those not complying and for them to give the whole 'sheeple' type comments a rest, when they have a child who ends up in hospital on oxygen for a simple cold perhaps they will realise theres a reason some people are being careful.

I can’t get worked up about the measures such as mask wearing, social distancing and working from home. I still wear a mask when I’m in a crowded place, for others’ benefit more than my own as I know a few elderly people that are still very cautious. The people that flat out refuse to wear a mask because they ‘won’t be told what to do’ are just selfish IMO.

I won’t however comply with any measures introduced not to see family. I think you should be able to make your own assessment on risk when choosing people to spend prolonged amounts of time with. I had a cold a few weeks back and stayed away from people. One of my relatives is recovering from a big operation and has a compromised immune system ATM so she’s not had visitors indoors. Others should be able to use the same kind of common sense.

I will comply.

It’s not just about deaths, it’s about hospitalisations and people being unable to get hospital treatment for other things in a timely manner.

I'm still applying common sense no matter what the government say or how many times I'm mocked for reducing my contacts. We as a family have been devastated throughout this pandemic from my husband's cancer diagnosis two weeks into the first lockdown to the loved ones we've lost. Where we are we have some of the highest rates in the country so it makes sense to be cautious. So for us we will reduce our contacts and have a much smaller Christmas not because the government may say so but because I have a vulnerable husband and a broken family from the loses we've suffered. I appreciate that other families can and will do as they please and that's up to them I'd just like those who do so to get on with it and not mock those of us who either have to or choose to be that bit more careful.