Lockdown Debate Lol - Re Mother In Law!

[Smowball]

MIL is a highly intelligent woman, as is FIL. (But male lol). and they have always(accurately) based/predicted peaks in COVID cases, numbers on amount of ambulances they see per week, and on a specifi number of routes. And they have always been correct, including both lockdowns , the week before. They are both saying we are definitely going to have another lockdown announced end of November/early December. One of her key points is that people have all stopped wearing face masks way too early, and they ar3nt being enforced anymore, and that this country is nowhere strict enough on lockdown rules compared to other countries. (Oh and that Boris Johnson is an utter moron !!) What are your thoughts? BTW this is all light hearted and not a serious medical debate. Just wondered your thoughts on another lockdown?? Will it happen? : ) BTW I’ve told her that I’m asking my AB mates their valuable opinions : )

[tonyav]

I think that it stands a good chance that they are right, covid cases started to rise again when the kids went back to school after the summer break.

[Smowball]

Evening Tony! Sadly I think she’s likely to be right too. And she is not happy as she has already started pre booking her Xmas food shopping delivery lol!

[douglas9401]

The Hearse Whisperer.

[Smowball]

And she was also talking about the lockdown in Sydney which was over yesterday, and about how much stricter theirs was , and how people actually generally STUCK to it, and that we generally don’t here.

[Smowball]

Lol hi Douglas.

[Mamyalynne]

Tell her I'm too busy writing my panic shopping list ;-)

[Smowball]

Will do Mamya lol!! Any points on good buys?? ; )

[lady-janine]

I think she is right. Could see it coming miles off but I'm trying to ignore the possibility as it is more cheerful that way. ps I am still wearing a mask and sterile wiping everything that comes into the house. I am vulnerable and so have no intention of taking chances whatever others may do.

[Smowball]

Hi LJ. I think she’s right too, and I’m also still wearing my face mask, although I’ve only been out a handful of times I just cannot afford to get ill. But say last week, said MIL insisted on taking me out for an hour to a local garden centre, purely to get out of the house, and we honestly were the only two there who were wearing face masks!

[roadman]

I respect your in laws but covid cases linked to number of ambulances seen by two people is kind of a non thing i hope there isnt another lock down im not juiced up witch vaccines to be living as if ive not got one

[johnny.5]

I predict there will be a massive increase of mask wearing across all age groups this weekend. even anti-vaxers

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I'm Not Wrong !

[calmck]

Here face masks in schools except when outside for PE. Entry into and leaving restaurants and to use WC. In all shops and shopping centres. In all doctors, dentists, vets lawyers etc. All health centre doctors are seeing patients in person. Holiday makers from UK are objecting to mask wearing and don't like being refused entry for non compliance

[Ken4155]

Would we all adhere to the rules that would come with another lockdown? I think not.

[roadman]

I would if there was fines i dont want to get in trouble with the police or get fined

[lady-janine]

Most of the customers in our local Sainsburys are wearing masks but I went into Lidls today and noticed that a lot of people were not wearing one. Went to a funeral yesterday and most people in the chapel were wearing one. Our village shop insists on it as do some of the other local places but then they are mostly run by 1/2 people and cannot afford to close.

[ToraToraTora]

....right oh! surprised your MIL/FIL are not advising the gov!

[Smowball]

Evening everyone whose just commented! Would we all stick to another lockdown?? Well, last Xmas was basically wiped out, and was v lonely and a sad one, ruined for most people. This year said MIL wants to host it, and to make up for things by doing a lovely 48 hrs of food etc. So would be very hard to leave them on their own again and not have a family day, seeing as we’ve all had both vaccines and they’ve had boosters too. Hope if doesn’t come to that.

[tonyav]

Seems to be 50 /50 with mask wearing in the supermarkets in my area, I wear one though also wipe the trolley / basket handles with the spray sanitiser and use the hand sanitiser that they supply.

[rockyracoon]

I will absolutely not, not see my family this Christmas. We’ve all been jabbed and Covid patients in hospitals are vastly unvaccinated. I don’t see the need for another lockdown.

[douglas9401]

If it all ends in the toilet again I want my turn at furlough.

Fair's fair.