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Rae36 · 10/09/2020 13:31

I'm a bit sad about the change to only 2 households meeting up. For the past few weeks since the kids have been back at school I've met 2 friends once a week to eat lunch. We're all working from home, we just take an hour off in a Monday, bring our lunch and eat it together in someone's garden. It's been so nice. And now we can't any more.
And I think this is us for the winter, isn't it?

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AlaskaThunderfuckHiiiiiiiii · 10/09/2020 13:39

I was very worried as I’m meant to be going to a cottage in Aberdeen in October to see my sister and neice and because we are a family of 5 it would have been 8 altogether. Thankfully children under 12 aren’t counted so I’m good to go considering I have literally paid the balance this morning!

My local Facebook page has some idiots though, people saying schools should be closed again. When I said what would working parents do then not everyone has grandparents to hand, they replied that they thought all workplaces should be closed as well! I said ok then I’ll let my community nursing team know I won’t be coming in on Monday Confused morons

AlaskaThunderfuckHiiiiiiiii · 10/09/2020 13:40

I’m also a little hacked off that everyone is getting punished for a few flare ups in bigger cities, not really fair in the smaller areas that haven’t had any cases for months now

NannyPear · 10/09/2020 13:41

Yes I'm a bit gutted about this too. I've met up with my 2 best friends in someone's garden a few times since lockdown allowed us to do so and now we won't be allowed.

BloodyMiserable · 10/09/2020 13:51

I'm gutted too.

Dreading a winter of lockdowns & not being able to see my parents who are elderly & in poor health.

I won't have my dad for much longer Sad

Ecosse · 10/09/2020 13:53

To be honest I think it's ludicrous. Less than 1 case per 100,000 in most of the country, 7 people in ICU, very few deaths for months and now you can't meet 3 friends from different households in your garden.

All for a virus that poses virtually no threat to healthy under 75s! There is no guarantee of a vaccine anytime soon- we need to live with this virus instead of imposing massive restrictions on people's lives indefinitely.

Of course precautions like social distancing and mask-wearing etc should be used but these new rules are in no way proportionate to the threat.

trumpisaflump · 10/09/2020 13:57

Do these new restrictions apply to hospitality? Could three people from different families meet for lunch?

Ecosse · 10/09/2020 13:58

Nope, only 2 households can now meet in any setting @trumpisaflump.

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Rae36 · 10/09/2020 14:17

I think it's way too strict. Why can't 3 adults sit outside together?

I'm assuming it's to simplify the rules for everyone in every situation but it's very very restrictive and I'm not very happy.

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iquitelikenormalityafterall · 10/09/2020 14:22

It is way too strict and disproportionate. Businesses will struggle if friends can’t meet in restaurants etc.

Ecosse · 10/09/2020 14:24

It's madness @Rae36. 7 people in intensive care, many of whom not there because of the virus. And it's now going to be illegal to have 3 friends over to sit in the garden!

It's the young people I feel most sorry for. They've had 6 months of disrupted education, one of the worst job markets in history, all for a virus that poses them virtually no threat and now cannot even go for a drink in the pub with 2 mates.

My DM (86) is now saying that she has no desire to live longer if she can't even see her family.

WhoWouldHaveThoughtThat · 10/09/2020 14:28

I suspect it is to get everyone used to it so that it doesn't suddenly 'pop-up' at Christmas and bugger everyone up.
I think this way people will (are) considering how they will approach Christmas with this restriction in place.

mylittleyumyum · 10/09/2020 14:32

My daughter's gym opens on Monday and me and two of the other mum's were meant to be going for celebratory coffee... now we can't even acknowledge each other at drop off... aye right

Alittlewornout · 10/09/2020 16:35

So does this mean that my 2 kids who are at uni now cant come home at the same time as although at the same uni they are technically in different households?? If it goes on until Christmas am I meant to choose which one gets the Christmas dinner??? I think not!!!!😡

Breathmiller · 10/09/2020 17:32

For my 50th birthday we have booked a week in a cottage next Saturday. 8 people and 3 households ( 4 of us at home and my two adult daughters and their partners)

Which adult child do I ask NOT to come with us? I am gutted.

Due to work commitments the week is split between them anyway but we were all supposed to be together for the weekend. I now have to choose which 3 of my 4 children I can celebrate with and which one can't come.
I do understand and it was always a possibility i suppose that we couldn't go at all but i am so disappointed

sainsburyshopper · 10/09/2020 17:48

Ecosse tend to agree, way too restrictive when Scotland have been doing quite well. I'm honestly so over this (I work in a school)...

sainsburyshopper · 10/09/2020 17:49

Alittlewornout unenforceable and realistically people are just going to continue doing what they are doing currently

goodname · 10/09/2020 17:51

It has just gone too far I think, I think she didn’t want it to seem like England was doing better than Scotland. I’ve followed every rule so far but this is frankly ridiculous.

Also there’s no encouragement for people to stay outside with this law. That’s just stupid

helpfulperson · 10/09/2020 17:54

Under 12s dont count towards the six in Scotland.

Alittlewornout · 10/09/2020 18:04

@sainsburyshopper you are right there. I work in the NHS and have followed every rule but this is way too restrictive.

Sturmundcalm · 10/09/2020 18:49

I just want to cry... Had braced myself for more restrictions but didn't expect the combo of 2 households max PLUS 6 people max PLUS applying to everywhere including outdoors. It's the outdoors bit that really annoys me as it would be challenging in our weather but at least being able to go for a walk or wrap up and sit drinking tea in a friend's garden would have been an option.

iskwobel · 10/09/2020 18:57

It's horrible... my 21 year old daughter can't see more than one of her friends at a time even if they all sit in a garden where before they could all have a barbecue together. People were posting last night on Twitter why can't the 4 nations all be the same.... stupid

iquitelikenormalityafterall · 10/09/2020 19:15

She should have a bbq with her friends. It’s not proportionate.

fluffyugg · 10/09/2020 19:53

I agree...we had different rules for indoors and outdoors before so why not now? It should be 3 or 4 households if outdoors although I suppose with colder weather coming in it might be too tempting to go inside. Pubs and restaurants will suffer from this I think although better than being shut completely

thereplycamefromanchorage · 10/09/2020 19:55

Really gutted. Inside I could just about take - but now I can't meet 2 friends for a walk together? Plus presumably DC walking to school technically shouldn't meet up with more than one friend on the way, even if inside they are in a class of 25? That one is going to be ignored...

iskwobel · 10/09/2020 20:09

I think children are ok and not included. It's the young adults I feel sorry for they are getting blamed for everything. It's not their fault they aren't in couples or families and are most likely to be in jobs where they can't work from home. Maybe they aren't affected too badly but they might be. And how would they feel if they gave it to their families. This virus is shit.