My Parents Party Went Ahead Update 12 People

[gordiescotland1]

Hi there.
I managed to make it to my parents 60th wedding anniversary party yesterday. Staying overnight in a hotel the night before travelling there and back in the dark. Only 12 guests, all socially distanced wearing masks when not eating and drinking, everyone had to take a LFT in the morning.
I was so glad it went ahead for their sake. It was a wonderful day the venue were super cautious apparently all staff take a LFT on a daily basis.I think I have resigned myself to the fact that we are going to have another lockdown certainly for hospitality. I don't believe my 50th party on 8th January will go ahead in fact I would be astonished if It did.
Do you think we are heading for another lockdown? If so why are the government dithering about it so much ?

[gulliver1]

Boris needs to lockdown now.... If he leaves it any longer... he won't be in the position to do so.

[dave50]

Anyone who is worried or vulnerable then isolate yourselves by all means. The rest of us who wish to, will take our chances living life as we see fit. That's how it should be.

[New Judge]

//Methinks that you are substituting the OPer word "dithering" with you own preferred word of "trifling" which changes the meaning.//

Not really. To dither means to be indecisive. Anyway, to avoid a debate in semantics, let's say this: the question of whether to lock down the country again is not one to be taken lightly. To be so dismissive as to describe those who must make that decision as "dithering" illustrates to me that the question of collateral damage has not been considered at all.

[Sqad]

////To be so dismissive as to describe those who must make that decision as "dithering" illustrates to me that the question of collateral damage has not been considered at all./////

Fair enough, but it doesnt necessarily convey that meaning to me.

P.S Dave's just joined the thread -;)

[bednobs]

i too think you have read it wrong nj. gordies previous posts show min to be very anti-lockdown

[New Judge]

Well if I did read it incorrectly, apologies to Geordie. My take was that there was "no real decision to be made, just get on and lock down." But two of you have now put a different slant on it so I will accept I may have misinterpreted Geordie's point. Thanks for your interpretations.

[gordiescotland1]

No problem new judge