Not everyone wants a 'normal' Christmas if it means a harsher lockdown to come

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Despite the fact that I don't do cards or presents and that I loathe organised religions for the untold damage they do to so many people's lives, I do really love the Christmas period. I like the cold, the dark, the frost, and coming into a warm house smelling of coffee and buns.
Then there's carols and the Christmas story which takes me back to childhood. I might dislike organised religion but there are some great stories.
 
We’ll be going to daughter’s place for our Christmas meal. Including kids that’s 6 people. I’ll make the Chocolate Christmas Log, as I have done for 35+ years, so I’m getting quite good at doing it. I eat much less of it these days, so it’ll stay over with the family. Haven’t seen our granddaughter for months - or most of her life. I doubt she will remember us, which is to us the biggest blow in these stupid lockdowns. Still, there’s been no babysitting requests 😉

Mind, we’ll have to take their cat back with us. They are flying off to (virtually zero Covid) Lanzarote on Boxing Day, flying back on New Years Day. That’s to the in-laws villa. Odd dates to fly, but either side of those dates the cost of flights tripled, and for once I wasn’t ready to cough up the difference. Nor did they want me too, it’s a all a rip off. The cat loves it here for some reason. I think the main one is a bit of peace and quiet without a 5 year old and 10 months old trying to pull her ears off and making lots of noise. I just have to remember to put all food back in the fridge🙄
 
mikeyB said:
We’ll be going to daughter’s place for our Christmas meal. Including kids that’s 6 people. I’ll make the Chocolate Christmas Log, as I have done for 35+ years, so I’m getting quite good at doing it. I eat much less of it these days, so it’ll stay over with the family. Haven’t seen our granddaughter for months - or most of her life. I doubt she will remember us, which is to us the biggest blow in these stupid lockdowns. Still, there’s been no babysitting requests 😉

Mind, we’ll have to take their cat back with us. They are flying off to (virtually zero Covid) Lanzarote on Boxing Day, flying back on New Years Day. That’s to the in-laws villa. Odd dates to fly, but either side of those dates the cost of flights tripled, and for once I wasn’t ready to cough up the difference. Nor did they want me too, it’s a all a rip off. The cat loves it here for some reason. I think the main one is a bit of peace and quiet without a 5 year old and 10 months old trying to pull her ears off and making lots of noise. I just have to remember to put all food back in the fridge🙄
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I love the sound of that,it's like the cats having a respite holiday from the kids,and you do need eyes in the back of your head when it comes to cats and food.Our glutton Milo steals food on a regular basis,he stole a chicken breast from the worktop last week after the carers let him in on their visit😡
 
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Sure a journalist on the bbc called Christmas the " Giving season". Think its P.C not to offend certain religions,yet offending Christians in the process. Anyway this virus dosent celebrate "Christmastide" . Life isn't a rehearsal, we get one go at it. Personaly i would like to see lockdown being strict like the first one. Sooner we control this virus the sooner we can get back to some sort of normality.
 
it is becoming a pointless exercise as soon as the rules relax people are just going out flocking in masses, ignoring mask wearing along with social distancing.

going off comments in the newspapers seems most don't care, people think the virus is some kind of hoax to controlling the public, the list just seems to go on. even with tiers and the last lockdown people were just ignoring the rules.
 
People in my home town (Harrogate, North Yorks) appear to be being pretty careful. We've had 133 people die since the start and the vast majority - 120 - were in the first wave, so just 13 more since August. Even so, we were put in Tier 2 after lockdown up from Tier 1 before it.
 
Ralph-YK said:
As for Christmas, my mum is 87. It's not only my risk; her's too.
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Any limitations to my life in the run up to Xmas are with my mum in mind too @Ralph-YK. Not only is she extremely important to me and my family, she’s also kept us all going mentally with her positive attitude. 🙂
 
My observations over the last few weeks around here in Mid Essex that people are not being as careful or distancing as they were.
I only go out to large park or fields for walks, to a Chiropractor in a residential street but off a main road, and my local Pharmacy.
The main road I drive on to go to the Chiropractor is as busy as it would normally be. The last twice I have been to the Chiropractor, in the last week, entering has been fine, though next visit I am going to return to waiting in the car till which ever practioner comes out to get me, instead of waiting in the waiting room till a few minutes prior to appointment. On leaving to book next appointment and pay there has been a small queue, and difficult to distance and not all trying to maintain , despite markings on the floor.
My local Pharmacy is on a small shopping parade with small car park, there has often been a couple of people in the queue to enter. Last week the queue was over 6 people making access for people going to other shops and cars difficult.
 
My sister pulled the "if you don't see her and she dies" bull today! Ugh
😡:(
 
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