Still mixing?

I would love to be spending the day with my gentleman friend. But he lives in Lincolnshire. I'm in my sisters bubble but there's no buses tomorrow so l shall be alone.

We are all zooming late in the afternoon, so that the U.K. and USA sides of the family can see each other and see what Santa has brought to the various households.?

We cancelled all plans as soon as we went into tier 4 .

No, we are joining the same Tier as the rest of the family, not physically joining them!

No just My Partner and I but we will drop presents off social distance of course

Hope everyone has a good but different Christmas ??

WISHING EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO

I think Daisymae means that her area is going to be in tier 4 from Boxing Day. I don't think she is physically joining her family who are already in tier 4. (Hope that's right.)

Daisymae
I m not sure if you said this for shock value.
"I am sure that it's the right decision. In theory we could mix as we are in Tier 2 but our family are in 4 and we are joining them in that Tier on Boxing day".

But you Should not be seeing them on boxing day. You cannot travel into or out of T4!!!

No. We were having older son & his family here tomorrow & we were going to younger son & family Boxing day. Now it is all called off- older son is cooking his first turkey & we will be eating turkey until Easter!
He did not want to cancel but I insisted as they live about 30 miles away & that is not in our area bubble.
Sad times.

No, never see my family over Christmas, they do their own thing with the grandkids!!

We are going to sons tomorrow for the day. Dil has worked from home since March and son works half at home and half in an office where social distancing is strictly enforced. We are in greater Manchester and have been in tier 3 or equivalent since July so we don’t get to mix anyway. We have also isolated for the last 14 days and had all our shopping delivered so think we have done all we can to minimise the risk.

If anyone hasn't noticed, staying at home and wearing a mask when out and about hasn't changed things one iota!!!

We are following the rules for Tier 4

Daisiemay, we are not allowed to mix on Boxing Day at all and definitely not going into Tier 4

No, we won't. We were going to OS and his wife and in-laws making the allowed six. He 'phoned to say he'd ordered all the stuff - rib of beef specially for me as I've always loathed turkey and after thirty years of cooking giant birds for everyone I was finally freeeeee to let someone else do the honours (albeit a scaled down version!) But the next morning we were shunted into Tier 4 so it was not to be. But never mind, we'll make up for it next year. Meanwhile, love to all the grans on here - have as good a time as you can!

I am fortunate enough to live with my close family. Three generations under one roof.

Despite being in Tier2 even after 26th, we made the decision to stay on our own for everyone’s sake.

I'm having second thoughts. Was planning to visit son, windows open seats apart etc. Just 5 of us including ex hubby.Now I've found out he (ex) is having dinner with girlfriends family who I have never heard of and know nothing about.This is tomorrow and son's dinner is Boxing Day.

We will spend Xmas day with 2 adult sons who live at home and foster child. We will do Teams call with dd and dgs's to watch them open their presents. I drove 140 miles one day last week to meet up at NT garden to watch them ride their bikes around garden paths in the rain for 2 1/2 hours, handed over gifts them drove home. Dd and I kept masks on throughout even though in open air. I won't be breaking the rules. Almost 40,000 new cases now each day and death toll over 700 a day is no time to take stupid risks with the vacvine just around the corner. My in-laws have begge UST go to see them but DH is ECV and we won't go until DH and in-laws have had vaccine.

Message withdrawn at poster's request.

No, unfortunately we are not seeing the family over Christmas!
However they are going to deliver Christmas dinner and we will all eat together on FaceTime!
Please don’t take risks when there is a vaccine ready for us.

Just with sis & our 2 dogs Xmas Day, just for the afternoon & alone on Boxing Day. Isn't bothering me in the slightest as I live by myself and so used to it now. Vicar of Dibley box set on Boxing Day in my PJs, happy enough.

I will see my DS, DDiL & DGC for dinner then a walk then tea then home. Only doing this as we are in a Support Bubble because I am disabled & have to see them often. Hopefully because they are careful at work & children off school now & I only go out for Health appts we may still keep dodging the virus. I hope all GNers have as good a Christmas as possible & that we all stay safe!

Each must make up their own minds but remember the virus doesn’t follow rules or tiers ( maybe that should be spelt tears).

Dr. Pankhania the Exeter University Professor of virology from Bath is advising people not to meet at all. He says it takes 20 minutes for the virus to spread so spending hours indoors in someone’s company is not good. How many people are going to follow this though? Not many I don’t suppose. If the science was fully followed the government should be cancelling Christmas but people have to assess the risks and make up their own minds. Statistically many will get away with it but some won’t.