You'll have had yours tiers....

[WaxOnFeckOff]

Thread 946....

Sorry to hear that @Groovee and here is me moaning about about my civil liberties

Oh no groovee I'm so sorry. and, yes, a virtual hug.

 for you @Groovee

belinda - yes, one of the exceptions for leaving a level 3 or 4 area at any time, not just over Christmas is "travel... for activities in connection with the maintenance... of residential property that the person owns or is otherwise responsible for." So even if you're stopped, which is hugely unlikely, you have a cast iron reasonable excuse.

I need a hug too. I have very few friends and I miss them. My closest friend has had a shit year (as have I) and I really want to hug her and have a good catch up and a laugh :( I also want to catch up with one of my male friends and go back to the gym and catch up with the ladies there. Sadly I don't see any back to normal next year either, especially if its going to take at least 6 months to vaccinate the whole UK.

@Iwillneverbesatisfied have a virtual hug too, it’s so bloody hard 💐

Team hug?

@WaxOnFeckOff

I don't see how they can't allow people to risk assess for themselves such things as hairdressers etc. If staff want to work and people want to go then they should be allowed to. I'm not bothered, I got my annual/semi annual haircut when they were open in late summer. I just mean no-one is forcing people to use or provide a service that they are uncomfortable with but people should be able to access services that businesses are happy to have open.

Wish you were in charge wax Your two posts capture all I think too (except the hair cut, I’m unfortunately not blessed with locks that only take a wee tweak). Where businesses have been forced, at their own expense, to make premises ‘safe’🙄 we should have been able to risk asses for ourselves and our families. It’s incredible how many people have complied without question- again, I think back in March it was fair enough, we hadn’t grasped its behaviour on a global scale- but over the summer, with practically no cases we were still being controlled in a way that didn’t match the figures. I’m dreading the spring, an election looming and many folk still believing that politicians have saved us😒 with not enough people in opposition questioning these ongoing control measures.

Team hug across the tiers 😊

Dirty T4 hugs back at you.
Especially anyone who is dealing with such sad and challenging times this Christmas 💐

Oh I didn’t know that about maintenance visits being allowed this time.

I just don’t want to piss off any of the locals too much as we plan to live there one day. We didn’t visit at all during the first lockdown but some people did and they have practically become social lepers amongst the locals.

We have owned our second home for over ten years and this is the first time I have ever felt a “them and us” vibe.

Sending you a hug @Groovee

My FIL is in hospital now and we don’t think he’s got much longer left. DH is there now. It would be awful at the best of times but with so much extra worry on top it’s especially cruel. I really do feel for you.

Sorry for all those having a hard time.

Went for afternoon tea today. Friend organised it as two tables of two but they put the tables touching each other so we were a group of four. I'd like to say I felt guilty about breaking the rules, but I didn't particularly. It was really nice and almost didn't notice the lack of alcohol. Outings atm are cheap because I now generally drive and with no alcohol meals out are so much cheaper.

In other news I have rashly booked flights to Lisbon for DH and I whilst DS is on his 2 week wilderness trip with school next May. This is of course assuming the trip will be on and we will be allowed to travel. But flights are Easyjet and £100 so we can move them forward if that's not the case, but oh my goodness having something to look forward to - other than 2020 rebooking leftovers - feels really good. I had a trip booked to Lisbon at the end of August but my friend backed out and I decided at the boarding gate that I didn't want to go alone, so didn't.

I'm in for a Team hug if anyone is willing to hug a dirty Tier 4?

I have felt this week and weekend the hardest of all since March for some reason. I'm just weary of it all, I hate WFH, I miss my hobbies and feel very purposeless currently.

And I really need my eyebrows done too!

Sorry meant to say I do realise people have far more important worries than going to their 2nd home.

I am up to high doh with work, husband, kids, mil, Christmas, Brexit. I think I will just take myself off for a couple of mental health days.

I'm not generally a hugger but I'm happy to join everyone in a team hug.

@Belindabelle, i saw such gobshite from people in Callander on-line during the first lock down about people (even just driving through) dragging the plague into their area that I vowed never to go and spend my money there again - i've stuck to that. I appreciate people were scared etc but just no need for the comments made.

I really don't care what people do or where they go but the double faced-ness annoys me. Friends ponificating and sharing lockdown stuff and then posting from their walks/cafe visits etc that I know aren't in their own council area. Don't really care where you go but stop sharing every bit of damned Scotgov stuff you see.

@WaxOnFeckOff I’m much happier with virtual hugs 😂

The hugs are much appreciated. It's been such a hard few weeks. The hospital are being absolutely amazing. I cannot thank them enough x

@Groovee that’s really nice to hear

yes folks, we can free to be fed up and skunnered even though there are other folk who are clearly having a worse time. I and am sure everyone else feels so sorry for everyone and what they are having to deal with, it is truly shite. we don't need to belittle our own demons though I guess. There is enough misery to share.

I was on-line chatting to a neighbour last night that I don't really know very well and felt gutted for her. She's split from her partner and he's now left, has 3 kids (not her partners, from a previous marriage), trying to run a business from home with no customers and isn't sure if she'll be able to keep her house in the new year. Her OH was also self employed and can't run his business at the moment either so no doubt this has contributed to the breakdown. Felt heart sorry for her.

Joining in with the virtual hug. It’s probably what I miss the most.

My ex boss described my hugs as like hugging an ironing board. 😂😂

@WaxOnFeckOff

My ex boss described my hugs as like hugging an ironing board. 😂😂

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I'm generally not a hugger of people I don't know well but am starved of contact with people who don't share my four walls.

@dancemom I think a good number of us are T4, mon in

@rookiemere. Lisbon is fantastic, excited for you having a trio booked.

@Groovee so sorry that must be really awful for you. Hope your nursery stays clear of cases.
Hope all you tier 4s get a bit more normality next week. I’m tier three and have been dreading winter. Normally we take the kids out of school and go to Tenerife at the end of December ( it’s really cheap and they dont miss much teaching 😀) was dreading a year of no sun. But we’re forcing ourselves out for the kids sakes mostly and so far winters a lot less wet than autumn and we had a fire and sausages and mulled wine on the beach with friends today and it was pretty nice. Trying to stay positive and have lots of walks. The crappiness still hits me every few days though and I’m feeling bad at how grumpy I keep getting with the kids too 😕

@WaxOnFeckOff I do the awkward back pat.