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Christmas Dinner 2020
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Brilliant idea!
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I'm so confused by all this,but are 30 people allowed indoors.....anywhere?
Or would we all have to stand in the garden?
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;D ;D ;D
If you claim you killed the Turkey, surely the Police would come to its funeral and arrest you for murder?
The Turkey needs to have died from 'Natural Causes'?
Mark
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I loved that, Sandra! It made me laugh out loud.
I intend to have my Christmas dinner, come hell, high water or bloomin' covid!! ;)
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Too funny Sandra ;D ;D ;D ;D
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I'm so confused by all this,but are 30 people allowed indoors.....anywhere?
In pubs bars or restaurants, as long as they keep distant from people outside of their groups and wear masks unless sitting down to eat or drink. .....(at the moment)....(in England)
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I'm so confused by all this,but are 30 people allowed indoors.....anywhere?
Or would we all have to stand in the garden?
If we have to have Xmas dinner in the garden here, most of the country will freeze to death!
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Don't worry - it will no doubt change umpteen times before Christmas Day.
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I loved that, Sandra! It made me laugh out loud.
I intend to have my Christmas dinner, come hell, high water or bloomin' covid!! ;)
Same sense of humour Jill ;D ;D ;D
Sandra
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Will Trystan and Sarah quarantine the Santa's :)
Or will we just see the rule of 6 :) Doesn't bear thinking about :)
Sandra
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But - don't forget that it is also getting near the time to put the sprouts on ;D
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I like my meat well cooked, but I don't want it cremated.
I'm so confused by all this,but are 30 people allowed indoors.....anywhere?
In pubs bars or restaurants, as long as they keep distant from people outside of their groups and wear masks unless sitting down to eat or drink. .....(at the moment)....(in England)
Prime Minister's speech England, UK 22nd September 2020
https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/prime-ministers-statement-on-coronavirus-covid-19-22-september-2020
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TV reports show some English hospitality loophole events are already under investigation.
Mark
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Will Trystan and Sarah quarantine the Santa's
I sure hope so.
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Really? Under investigation?
I can just see the film version... a 7th place setting at the table, a mysterious pair of feet poking out from the bottom of the curtains.... a case for C Dick of Scotland Yard... ;D
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Been together years but even this poor family have a socialising problem - poor snow white.
Sandra
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Really? Under investigation?
I can just see the film version... a 7th place setting at the table, a mysterious pair of feet poking out from the bottom of the curtains.... a case for C Dick of Scotland Yard... ;D
Been trying to find the one on Midlands TV news and found this one ...
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/badshah-palace-hit-covid-order-18897278
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The PM is anxious to avoid being portrayed as Scrooge. People are hoping the rule of six could be lifted on Christmas Day to allow families to spend time together. :)
Sandra
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The PM is anxious to avoid being portrayed as Scrooge. People are hoping the rule of six could be lifted on Christmas Day to allow families to spend time together. :)
Sandra
Yes, of course the virus will be far too busy on Christmas Day to bother us.
Rishile
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According to the 'Rule of 6' there are number of exemptions that can apply, one of them believe it or not is the ability to protest ! Perhaps we can arrange one at Christmas with our nearest and dearest..... :-X
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-meeting-with-others-safely-social-distancing/coronavirus-covid-19-meeting-with-others-safely-social-distancing
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According to the 'Rule of 6' there are number of exemptions that can apply, one of them believe it or not is the ability to protest ! Perhaps we can arrange one at Christmas with our nearest and dearest..... :-X
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-meeting-with-others-safely-social-distancing/coronavirus-covid-19-meeting-with-others-safely-social-distancing
I protest that the sprouts are too hard.....my husband protests that we have to have them at all ;D
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Oh, my head hurts with trying to remember / understand every twist and change of direction and directive....
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If the rule of 6 still applies, then we stay at home - daughter and family total 5 - consolation would be that we won't have to eat turkey :-X But I might be sad about missing the roast beef on Boxing Day :'(
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According to the 'Rule of 6' there are number of exemptions that can apply, one of them believe it or not is the ability to protest ! Perhaps we can arrange one at Christmas with our nearest and dearest..... :-X
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-meeting-with-others-safely-social-distancing/coronavirus-covid-19-meeting-with-others-safely-social-distancing
And instead of singing "We Shall Overcome" to protest, I propose new words to an old song:
We've been together now for forty years
And we ain't been in such a fix
'Cause our Christmas dinner with the family
Is at risk from the "rule of six"
Philip
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And we'll all join in!
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How's Santa going to deliver all those presents - he'll have to leave some of the reindeer at home. ;D
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On a more serious note, how do you think people are going to react if we're still under these restrictions (or worse) come Christmas?
There may be trouble ahead!! Either by open resistance or more likely by silent defiance. People don't like their Christmas spoiled!
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On a more serious note, how do you think people are going to react if we're still under these restrictions (or worse) come Christmas?
There may be trouble ahead!! Either by open resistance or more likely by silent defiance. People don't like their Christmas spoiled!
I think, unfortunately, a lot of people will ignore it. It might be better if the Government relaxed it slightly so that children under 12 don't count, which I think is what happens in Wales and Scotland. That way, grandparents would be able to meet with family. As it stands, a lot will be prevented from doing this. If it means grandparents make 7, I can see a lot of people ignoring it.
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As things stand at the moment here in Scotland my husband and I will be having Christmas Dinner on our own. No family gathering or family visiting us. Hopefully it will have changed by the Day itself or I can see lots of families ignoring the guidelines for one day only.
If we do end up on our own with a chicken leg between us maybe we will watch the movie Home Alone just for fun.
Dorrie
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How's Santa going to deliver all those presents - he'll have to leave some of the reindeer at home. ;D
What presents? Santa's Workshop has only the bare minimum elf staff on duty. :( :(
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Santa won't have room for presents in his sack,it will be full of face masks and sanitiser so he can go into every single house in the world on the same night. ;D
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Is there any reason whatsoever to believe that Santa is not immune from Covid-19?. After all, he has never had a Christmas off sick with the 'flu or any of the other nasty stuff going around during the winter. You know, those bugs that some people complain of constantly - "I've got that bug that's going around", but which never is identified.
:)
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Well, years ago OAP's were given £10 Christmas box to each OAP, so with 2 times that amount I would like to have some fun as to how much we could get towards Christmas dinner for £20
Louisa Maud
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Well, years ago OAP's were given £10 Christmas box to each OAP, so with 2 times that amount I would like to have some fun as to how much we could get towards Christmas dinner for £20
Louisa Maud
During Covid, a 99p pack of 4 Mars bars :P is now only a pack of 3.
Just eaten a bar :P
Mark
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Oh Mark, there has to be 4, who wants half a Mars bar , perhaps a pack of 4 kitties.
LM
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Oh Mark, there has to be 4, who wants half a Mars bar , perhaps a pack of 4 kitties.
LM
Louisa, just topped it up with a square of Dairy Milk. A 95g bar will last about a month.
A square every day or so stimulates the pleasure part in my brain and gives me a lift.
I have recently had my scan summary (under access to Records) from 2001, they can clearly see and describe how my brain is different, but my Consultant never named my condition as he said I would lose hope :o :)
Mark
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Dark choc I'm led to believe it better for you, I am just a chocoholic
LM
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If current rules remain in place they'll play havoc with the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas". Severe lyrical pruning may be needed. No dancing ladies, leaping lords, pipers and drummers. Golden or feathered gifts only. I get confused after "seven swans-a-swimming". I'll be able to remember all verses of "The Six Days of Christmas" . :)
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Dark choc I'm led to believe it better for you, I am just a chocoholic
LM
Dark choc is more healthy for blood vessels, but it is not the blood vessels in my brain which are the problem.
Just googled a few words from the Report.
It looks like I'm very very fortunate and the luckiest man to be alive ;D ;D , the scan findings of my brain are possibly caused by a past condition, which is always fatal if not treated at the time.
No wonder they were asking me questions about past illnesses I'd had etc., I was very seriously unwell with Bronchitis as a child and Tonsilitis as a boy and too ill to be moved and our family Doctor frequently visiting for a few days.
I do recall my mum holding my hand all night and waking to find her still there.
They wouldn't tell me much in 2001 except my brain had started to degenerate at some point in the past and it is quite rare (then degeneration has stopped - determined from more MRIs since). They felt in 2001 I'd go downhill if I had it explained.
Mark ;D :) ;) :D
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Just look after yourself Mark
LM
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NHS Borders
The purpose of these wrist bands is to ensure patients are treated safely and effectively. Sight of a red wrist band will prompt healthcare staff to seek further information from patient notes regarding any ...
I ended up in A & E in 2019 and now I know why they sent a Nurse to Archives to get my file.
I kept my Red NHS Wrist Band in the window of my wallet.
Mark
Added: Thanks, when I informed my GP about what I suffered in 2020, I was sent for a brain scan. I suspect they want to compare it with past scans.
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Keep up the good work
LM
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My former G.P. said to me once, the best thing I can do is pray to my maker (God).
There is no cure and medical intervention has caused my blood pressure to crash and I've collapsed due to loss of balance.
Mark
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Not going to get into the why's and wherefores' of religion but give it a go if you haven't already, might give you peace of mind
LM
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Not going to get into the why's and wherefores' of religion but give it a go if you haven't already, might give you peace of mind
LM
I do pray to my God, they were frightening situations early on! You also have to live with it. Remaining calm, laying down and resting seems the best thing for me.
Mark
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Good evening,
The rule of 30 for funerals doesn't always apply. That is the max allowed but it is governed by the size of the venue.
At my brothers funeral 2 weeks ago we were only allowed 18. We managed 17 but only because several of his carers wanted to come. The chairs were all laid out 2mtrs apart.
A friend buried her husband during lockdown and we wer'nt even allowed inside the church. But we were allowed more than 30, socially distant, outside in the graveyard.
At my cousins funeral last fri we had 30 but the seating at that chapel was different. Every other row cordoned off and use every other chair in the remaing rows. So only about 2ft apart.
I just go with the flow and whatever OH says we do.
John915
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Agree with you John " go with the flow" can't do otherwise really
Take care
Louisa Maud
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P.S. to Sandra's opening post.
A joke on last night's edition of "Mock the Week". Advertising slogans you won't see or hear: "We deliver each turkey to you in a wooden box so that you can invite up to 30 people to your house at Christmas ."
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Will Trystan and Sarah quarantine the Santa's :)
Nicola Sturgeon today designated Santa as a key worker. ;D That applies only in Scotland.
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Good evening,
OH and me were put in lockdown by junior and daughter the week before the rest of the country. Since then it's been a bit up and down. When restrictions were relaxed a little we were allowed to visit daughter and the demolition gang. But we had to go in the back gate and sit at the picnic table while they all sat by the house.
Then they came to us for sunday dinners as usual. But not for long, oldest member of the D gang had been schooling on line but then had to go back to school.
Msg came, "Linus says he's afraid of bringing something home and you will catch it". Answer, I cooked sunday dinner, packed it in a hot box and delivered it to there door and stood well back.
Then no2 member came home from school, someone (not in his year bubble) had covid. He banned us from coming to their house.
Things got a little better and I can now take Linus to his karate lesson but have to sit out in the car. He wont let me go into the leisure centre. But...... all good things end, saturday he told daughter he had a headache and food didn't taste right. So this morning he went for a covid test at 10am, we are now banned again.
Thursday OH came down with bronchitis again, took until sat to convince 111 that was the correct diagnosis. Medication prescribed and.... go and get a covid test just to be on the safe side. So we were also at the test centre, at 10am. Oddly, for a place that was nearly deserted we never saw them but it is a huge car park.
So we now have to isolate until her test result comes back which is a nuisance.
Mon, D gang member no2, Gabriel is 13 so how do we get his presents to him.
Tue, juniors stepson Maximus is 11, how to get his presents to him.
Wed, our good friend Sue (maker of memory bears) will be 50 something. How to get the presents to her plus we are supposed to be going for dinner with them.
If we are locked down in Nov it's my big 70, presents not a problem. I've said make donations to the poppy appeal in lieu of.
So all in all, Christmas is just looking normal as things go.
John915
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Will Trystan and Sarah quarantine the Santa's :)
Nicola Sturgeon today designated Santa as a key worker. ;D That applies only in Scotland.
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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John, you are a fellow scorpio, you must be a nice chap !!
Louisa Maud