You have my sympathy. Lots of us are struggling through this year. It doesn’t alter the fact that meeting up at Christmas will bring longer and probably stricter restrictions in at new year. It’s prolonging the agony for everyone and, I’m sorry, but I just can’t support actions which will almost certainly lengthen the suffering next year
I don’t want your sympathy
Some people dont have any nerves left ST. You can sympathise, you can empathise, but you'll never know the weight of the pain until you've tried to lift it. I appreciate where you're coming from sometimes, but you massively miss some really important and significant points, because through luck or good judgement, you haven't had to deal with them head on. At least not from what I can gather from the microcosm of your (indeed anyone's) life on this board
Not having a go at you in the slightest, at the end of the day we have been told that’s what we can do. Just pointing out the impact that one day can cause for months down the line when millions of households are mixing. Personally I don’t believe it’s worth the inevitable third lockdown and it feels like the sacrifices we have already made are about to be thrown away, but again it’s completely understandable that people are sick and want some normality.
Serious question - if you have all isolated and been ultra careful why would you not get together - you are at no risk - these rules are not laws (as far as I can gather) aimed at people who have not done/ or been able to do what you have done to be able to enjoy the festive period
That’s another typical condescending and personal post from you. I’m used to them. Shame you’re missing the point that I DO sympathise and empathise and it’s exactly for these reasons I’m against people meeting up at Christmas. It’ll make things worse next year. If we want to get out of this crisis as quick as possible then we should not be meeting up at Christmas. What you somehow have missed it’s precisely because I DONT want people suffering too much next year that I’m against meeting up at Christmas
I do understand and I do care. Which is why I do t want anything to happen to prolong this agony. Which meeting up at Christmas surely will. It’s common sense to me to try and end this. Not have a gathering far too wary that will extend everyone’s suffering next year
This is a mental health pandemic as well.
You clearly dont have any sympathy for those struggling with isolation and mental health issues, so b***r off with any proclamation you do. You seem to never get what a number of posters on this board see in you that you dont see in yourself: your humble brags about your car, your flat (with gym), your travels, your cleaning staff etc. all the while there's people, not just on here, that are going through some really tough times.
But balls to the folks who are desperate for some contact with friends and family, even though the likelihood of spreading is small? Would you rather have suicide or C19 on the death certificate? And that's not an exaggeration
But will it if people keep to the same distance and hygiene measures and wear a mask when necessary is it any more dangerous than going to the supermarket.
Maybe not meeting his family for christmas might mean he isnt here next year, thought about that?
Hope you enjoy your Christmas mate. And make judicious use of the ignore button. Let's hope 21s better for all of us. Take care.
I don’t know how many times I have to explain to you that it’s precisely because people are feeling suicidal and lonely that I don’t want people to gather at Christmas. I guess you’d just rather have a self righteous holier than though argument with me then listen to my logical. Shame but I’m out. Not interested in your vendetta anymore it’s so tedious
I think so, yes. Although I'm not saying supermarkets are safe. But you'll be in close proximity for longer. Also you're likely to live the virus (if infected) on more surfaces in the house that can be picked up by the host.