Coronavirus Disease Outbreak COVID-19 #59

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  • Boris is killing the country/economy if he introduces a full lockdown.

    Votes: 193 35.3%

  • It’s time to lock down, the country/economy can recover

    Votes: 243 44.5%

  • I don’t blame/support people if they protest against these restrictions

    Votes: 165 30.2%

  • Protestors should be fined or put in jail if breaking lockdown rules. It’s not the time during covid

    Votes: 165 30.2%

  • I will support a business if they refuse to close

    Votes: 148 27.1%

  • I don’t support any company or business that tries to stay open.

    Votes: 106 19.4%

  • Schools should close with this lockdown (4/6 week period)

    Votes: 204 37.4%

  • Schools need to stay open.

    Votes: 182 33.3%
  • Total voters
    546
  • Poll closed .
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If we have to lock down now, I hope we can do it and have it under some kind of control for the festive period. I know it’s just a day, I know there are people struggling to put food on the table and worrying for their jobs and in the long run, saving lives is far more important. I’ve got a lot to be thankful for. But the prospect of full lockdown over Christmas, not seeing my parents, just me and the kids Christmas morning and only having Dad over FaceTime if he has signal while he’s away, has just about got me in tears. Don’t want to scare the small people but this whole time is so shit for so many people.
 
I’ve just sat and cried for the last hour or so as I’ve had to come to terms with the fact my wedding is 99% not going to be happening. We’re meant to be getting married a few days after this lockdown is coming in. It was never a big wedding, we worked with the reduced numbers, no reception etc. But all I’ve wanted is to be married to the man I’ve been in love with for the last 7 years and have the same surname as my two little girls. I just feel like every single thing I was hopeful for this year has been destroyed. My heart just feels shattered this year for a combination of reasons and I’m not entirely sure how much more I can take before I break.
 
hnoz said:
So hospitality and non essential retail to close. I’m actually very surprised they did include retail. Rishi didn’t win it seems.

I have a parcel ordered to Topshop so I need to get a move on and collect that tomorrow or it’s gone forever!
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Same for me re Debenhams.
 
amberger0204 said:
I’ve just sat and cried for the last hour or so as I’ve had to come to terms with the fact my wedding is 99% not going to be happening. We’re meant to be getting married a few days after this lockdown is coming in. It was never a big wedding, we worked with the reduced numbers, no reception etc. But all I’ve wanted is to be married to the man I’ve been in love with for the last 7 years and have the same surname as my two little girls. I just feel like every single thing I was hopeful for this year has been destroyed. My heart just feels shattered this year for a combination of reasons and I’m not entirely sure how much more I can take before I break.
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Hang on in there.
 
amberger0204 said:
I’ve just sat and cried for the last hour or so as I’ve had to come to terms with the fact my wedding is 99% not going to be happening. We’re meant to be getting married a few days after this lockdown is coming in. It was never a big wedding, we worked with the reduced numbers, no reception etc. But all I’ve wanted is to be married to the man I’ve been in love with for the last 7 years and have the same surname as my two little girls. I just feel like every single thing I was hopeful for this year has been destroyed. My heart just feels shattered this year for a combination of reasons and I’m not entirely sure how much more I can take before I break.
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This is all I want too. I keep thinking to myself that the right to marry and a right to a family life is actually in the human rights act. Funny that isn’t it?

Stay strong.
 
amberger0204 said:
I’ve just sat and cried for the last hour or so as I’ve had to come to terms with the fact my wedding is 99% not going to be happening. We’re meant to be getting married a few days after this lockdown is coming in. It was never a big wedding, we worked with the reduced numbers, no reception etc. But all I’ve wanted is to be married to the man I’ve been in love with for the last 7 years and have the same surname as my two little girls. I just feel like every single thing I was hopeful for this year has been destroyed. My heart just feels shattered this year for a combination of reasons and I’m not entirely sure how much more I can take before I break.
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We recently moved our wedding back to 2022 because of all this. We were due to marry on our 10th anniversary. Its so shit!
 
amberger0204 said:
I’ve just sat and cried for the last hour or so as I’ve had to come to terms with the fact my wedding is 99% not going to be happening. We’re meant to be getting married a few days after this lockdown is coming in. It was never a big wedding, we worked with the reduced numbers, no reception etc. But all I’ve wanted is to be married to the man I’ve been in love with for the last 7 years and have the same surname as my two little girls. I just feel like every single thing I was hopeful for this year has been destroyed. My heart just feels shattered this year for a combination of reasons and I’m not entirely sure how much more I can take before I break.
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I’m so sorry for you. It’s hard enough as it is, let alone with only a few days to go.

I really don’t feel excited about our wedding at all now. Tempted to just call the whole thing off and doing a quick thing, just the two of us with the kids. I always wanted a big thing but now all I want is be a “insert surname here”!
 
Happy Lady said:
Love the questions Ooh

You could add another:

Should schools close?

Would be interesting knowing that Tattle results after reading comments over the last few days. 😃
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My opinion is no, but they need help.

1) Staff isolating/testing positive means huge amounts of class disruption as it’s currently very difficult to get cover.

2) It’s a health disaster for staff - more prone to going off as no PPE or real ability to socially distance

3) Less staff, more safeguarding risk

I think parents should be allow to withdraw their children without penalty if able, to undertake learning from home. This will allow vital space in school for teachers to spread out, come into contact with less parents etc. Our school was told to have this terms work online ready to go by the end of September, and all children have been set up with online learning accounts & Office (Teams for online classes). I suspect most other schools are in the same position.
 
Lock down in Halloween what ever next.
Going watch conference
Brave the supermarket big shop
Get drunk tonight.
Live my best life until wed.
Make a decision should i send kids to school gut feeling is no.
Number crunch finances how will we cope and adjust finances to miss a month pay.
Husband will be nearly 2 weeks into pay period for end jan pay but paid 20th december so jan be bleak month for us.

We all heading rough seas but diffrent boats.
A work from home worker doesnt face same risks and anxiety as front line workers.

Many families who cant worm from home, their industry shut or reduced basic pay will financially struggle.
 
I'm just so tired of the ineptitude of this government. How they can keep schools, etc., open when the cases rose exponentially on the back of them returning (and of course eat out to help out). Meanwhile Serco get richer and no one in the media is doing their job to question it. And as always, I'll abide by it all for the sake of people in general, but I get angrier by the day.

I contribute little here as I just feel like I rant, but I appreciate this thread being here. It challenges my thinking sometimes and speaks for a lot of what I feel every day (and as a person who lives alone aside from my dog, makes me feel a little less isolated) Thank you.
 
gigi_93 said:
This is all I want too. I keep thinking to myself that the right to marry and a right to a family life is actually in the human rights act. Funny that isn’t it?

Stay strong.
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I just hate it. If they said weddings could go ahead with the two witnesses needed and nobody else, I’d go with that. I think it’s the anticipation and lack of information surrounding it all that’s really getting to me. I’ve waited nearly four years for this day, we’ve put it off multiple times for a number of reasons and literally a week and a half before it feels like it’s been snatched away. It’s hard and I understand why they’re doing it, but it doesn’t make it hurt any less.

I hope you manage to be back with your boyfriend soon, I can’t even imagine being in your position x
 
Mrs McCarthy said:
Why but the hell they supposedly would not close schools?! Surely it has been the biggest spreader?!
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Because children need an education 😅 My daughter is only 6 and lockdown was so tough for her, she missed her friends, routine, teachers and being able to learn in a class environment. It’s a human right to have the right to education - surely they can’t take that away again...
 
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