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Who are over the moon that they have a valid excuse this Xmas not to have to visit or invite family over for the big day. I know I am! I've just kept a serious face on and said, I prefer to not take the chance, and to keep you all safe. :0)
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Oh yes, I have spent many a Christmas working my butt off prepping, shopping cooking only to cry my eyes out from exhaustion after a barrage of criticisms. The tree and table not coordinated like me you used to When you were married to Mark, roast spuds not right, gravy too thick, haven't you got any Bristol cream etc.... You don't make a proper effort anymore etc...
17:20 Wed 25th Nov 2020
You're dead right pixie, may be i should have said also, I prefer it that way too, we see plenty of each other all year round, I can understand families that live miles apart needing to be together, mine live a stone throw away, Xmas is for their kids to enjoy not being carted away half way through the morning to visit.
I agree entirely teacake.
The last Christmas we had with the family was 40 years ago and we have enjoyed every Christmas since, mainly in the Far East or cruising.
We just want tobe left alone at Christmas which to us is just another day.
Are we sad?......no idea.
Do the kids and grandkids miss us?......no idea.
Do we regard Christmas as a religious festival?.....yes.
Are we religious?......no
The family do what they want to do at Christmas but it only involves a telephone call.......and even that can be a hassle lol,
The last Christmas we had with the family was 40 years ago and we have enjoyed every Christmas since, mainly in the Far East or cruising.
We just want tobe left alone at Christmas which to us is just another day.
Are we sad?......no idea.
Do the kids and grandkids miss us?......no idea.
Do we regard Christmas as a religious festival?.....yes.
Are we religious?......no
The family do what they want to do at Christmas but it only involves a telephone call.......and even that can be a hassle lol,
//I think allowing 3 households to mix is crazy,..//
Of course if they had not been allowed to they would not have. Yeah right.
The basic error of this government is to believe they will keep people from meeting other people by diktat. They won't. If people want to meet, they will meet. if they cannot do so in the pub or coffee shop, so they will find somewhere else. Near me is a small shopping centre. Among its shops is a coffee shop (not one of the big chains). When people were allowed out they would serve coffees and snacks to their regulars. The management had taken "Covid safe" measures, spacing their tables out etc. They also did that with the outside tables they have which were well frequented, even in the winter, as many of the customers are smokers. Now they are closed except for takeaways. So their regulars now get their takeaway comestibles and sit together on the benches in the shopping centre. They are far closer together than they would have been had they been allowed to have their drinks in the coffee shop. So another law on unintended (though entirely foreseeable) consequences.
Of course if they had not been allowed to they would not have. Yeah right.
The basic error of this government is to believe they will keep people from meeting other people by diktat. They won't. If people want to meet, they will meet. if they cannot do so in the pub or coffee shop, so they will find somewhere else. Near me is a small shopping centre. Among its shops is a coffee shop (not one of the big chains). When people were allowed out they would serve coffees and snacks to their regulars. The management had taken "Covid safe" measures, spacing their tables out etc. They also did that with the outside tables they have which were well frequented, even in the winter, as many of the customers are smokers. Now they are closed except for takeaways. So their regulars now get their takeaway comestibles and sit together on the benches in the shopping centre. They are far closer together than they would have been had they been allowed to have their drinks in the coffee shop. So another law on unintended (though entirely foreseeable) consequences.