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How many of you will comply?

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LifesTooShortYOLO · 21/10/2021 10:34

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?

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NauseousNancy · 21/10/2021 12:47

We’ve all been vaccinated, and we have all had covid, as have all family members we would see. No way would I comply now.

squiddybear · 21/10/2021 12:47

I'd comply

yourestandingonmyneck · 21/10/2021 12:48

No, I won't comply.

I will want to keep my family as safe as possible, including a vulnerable family member. But I will be doing that in whichever way my family feels is best. I won't be keeping away because the government says no. Not after the amount of ridiculous and downright dangerous decisions they have made to date.

Longdistance · 21/10/2021 12:48

No I won’t comply. We’ve been told to vaccinate, wear masks, not mix, work from home, the hockey fucking cockey and it’s still here. It’s not going anywhere. We’ll just have to get on with it.

whichiswitch · 21/10/2021 12:49

I'll probably have to comply. But only because the only family that I have close by is my SIL and BIL and they are very strict in following any rules.

But for me personally I wouldn't since those in power don't follow their own rules. What's good for the goose is good for the gander as the saying goes.

IggysPop · 21/10/2021 12:50

I am pretty much with User1234123 on this. Especially as I look at my very poorly C+ 12 year-old.

I have continued to wear a mask etc... though (not always comfortable as have severe asthma). I kind of figure that if health workers can manage for hours during the working day, I can do it on public transport, shops etc.

HarryLimeFoxtrot · 21/10/2021 12:51

@FireandBrimstone

Wow, what a load of extremely selfish, smug, non-compliant people there are on here. Stay well everyone.
Last year’s restrictions meant I was confined to spending all day, every day seeing only DH, DD and DS. DH and I were WFH full time whilst trying to homeschool two teenagers. We weren’t legally allowed any kind of support bubble. It absolutely destroyed my mental health. So the only way for me to “stay well” as you so flippantly put it may well be to not comply with further restrictions.

We’ve all had covid and as many vaccines as we are eligible for. My priority will be to protect my (very fragile) mental health, and that of my teenagers. I don’t actually care if some people consider that to be “selfish, smug, non-compliant” - they can fuck off as far as I’m concerned!

Chessie678 · 21/10/2021 12:52

It isn’t selfish to want to see your family. Your perspective will depend on your own ethics but personally I feel a much stronger moral imperative to see my elderly parents and make sure my son has a relationship with them than I do to stay at home to potentially reduce spread of a virus which I’m highly unlikely to have and which everyone who wants to be has been vaccinated against and which most people will get at some point during their life anyway.

I would never want or expect a stranger to give up seeing their family to protect my health. I find the concept that that could be a reasonable expectation really bizarre.

Whammyyammy · 21/10/2021 12:52

@ILookAtTheFloor

Nope.

And I'll be mask exempt this time if they bring back the mandate.

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EffOrf · 21/10/2021 12:53

I would comply with masks as I can just wear a scarf pulled up and don't go anywhere that would need a vaccine passport but would not comply with restrictions on meeting people or staying in

Medex · 21/10/2021 12:53

I will not comply and neither will my 89 year old DGM. The lockdowns were savage to her physical health, she literally wasted away from being a very active woman who still played in her local pub darts team and went to yoga/swimming classes. She is now has a mobility scooter to get about the shops in. She has had both vaccines and her booster and says she wont be kept away from her family or the shops again as she hasn't got long to live anyway ( her words not mine)

Also, not every fucker can work from home. Many many small business were ruined and are still struggling to get back on their feet. If you don't want the local business in your area to go under - people need to say 'Enough'.

Bring back masks and social distancing if need be but No to another lockdown. No chance.

I have been discussing this with a few other small business owners and this time we will join any marches that oppose Lockdowns. If the Government close down the shops again it will bankrupt thousands of small businesses.

HipHopBanzai · 21/10/2021 12:53

No, I wouldn't comply with another ban on seeing my family.

I think it's time for plan b to be brought in and will happily comply with masking wearing and WFH but seems ridiculous that they're even contemplating banning families from seeing each other while still keeping pubs and clubs open.

SpeedRunParent · 21/10/2021 12:54

At hospitals across the country, ICU beds needed by post-operative patients are take up with Covid cases ( who generally require the beds for longer than the average post-op patient. Therefore, every Covid patient in an icu bed could be forcing the cancellation of several elective surgeries. Make no mistake, elective surgeries often include operations that people have already waited years for whilst their quality of life declines beyond all recognition and their pain becomes unbearable.
I will do everything in my power that the the scientific consensus seems necessary to protect our nhs. How can not wanting to wear a mask trump the need to protect thousands of people from delayed operations? Let alone the possibility that we might spread the virus far more widely than is necessary.

HermioneKipper · 21/10/2021 12:54

No I won’t comply. I have missed seeing family so much so i will be seeing them at Christmas whether it’s against the rules or not

Warhertisuff · 21/10/2021 12:54

To those that are saying they will comply due to family circumstances, why would you need Government to impose restrictions on the whole population for you to take action that you already deem to be appropriate?

Surely if you believe cases are worryingly high, and there's a decent chance you'll have been exposed to Covid in the period prior to seeing vulnerable relatives (who'll very likely be double jabbed and have boosters by Christmas) you don't need Government to tell you're not allowed to see them before you don't.

Isn't it time for people just to take personal responsibility?

Unsure33 · 21/10/2021 12:55

i will comply and have carried on wearing a mask anyway - it does depend on exactly what the rules are i guess - but europe are being stricter than us and their rates are lower .

seems to me people are happy to blame the government but have no intention of taking personal responsibilty either .

Pootle40 · 21/10/2021 12:55

Nope not complying but don't think will happen anyway

ShaneTheThird · 21/10/2021 12:55

@FireandBrimstone

Wow, what a load of extremely selfish, smug, non-compliant people there are on here. Stay well everyone.
Stick your fake platitudes up your arse. Over the last lockdowns I was confined to a small flat with no garden with only dp for company. Both of us only got 80% on furlough so struggled with our bills, both out mental health took a major drop, my sister was stuck alone with a severely autistic child who was suffering badly being trapped inside with just his mother every day, and my gran was diagnosed with dementia and by the time I next saw her she completely doesn't recognize me or know who I am. So fuck off with the accusations of people being smug and selfish. It is people like you who are selfish and only care for yourself. Fuck what other issues are caused by lockdowns.
whymewhyme · 21/10/2021 12:56

I'm not complying

icedcoffees · 21/10/2021 12:57

Nope, definitely not.

Fetarabbit · 21/10/2021 12:58

@Chessie678

It isn’t selfish to want to see your family. Your perspective will depend on your own ethics but personally I feel a much stronger moral imperative to see my elderly parents and make sure my son has a relationship with them than I do to stay at home to potentially reduce spread of a virus which I’m highly unlikely to have and which everyone who wants to be has been vaccinated against and which most people will get at some point during their life anyway.

I would never want or expect a stranger to give up seeing their family to protect my health. I find the concept that that could be a reasonable expectation really bizarre.

It's not just that, I definitely don't want to see anything like a lockdown again, but there are simple measures that would help. If the health service collapses, which there's a real possibility of, people who need to access it won't be able to either for things other than covid either. it's in societies interest to keep cases low, but most people have no idea about the reality of that and think ah it'll cope it'll be fine.
EveryFlightBeginsWithAFall · 21/10/2021 12:58

I won't be listening to the government on who I can have in my house ever again. If schools close I won't be home schooling again either.

Aderyn21 · 21/10/2021 12:58

No. If the Prime Minister CBA, then why should anyone else?
I will wear masks (am in Wales so do this anyway in shops), continue to hand sanitise and would social distance in public if required. But fucked if I'm not seeing my family at Christmas. My dad has had several heart attacks and I will do whatever makes him happy.

As an aside I have just been into Specsavers and they've been told yesterday to cancel all routine appointments for the next 2 weeks, presumably due to rising figures here. So restrictions may be coming soon, regardless of what the govt said yesterday. So some businesses may just take matters into their own hands.

Whammyyammy · 21/10/2021 12:59

Bring it on. Best £1 I've spent. Cheaper than face nappies

How many of you will comply?
Villanelle17 · 21/10/2021 13:00

Nope I won't comply. I'll continue with good hand hygiene like I did pre covid and if I have symptoms isolate until I get test results.