2nd December lockdown finishes to save Christmas.
Personally I can’t get my head around this. Lockdown straight after Christmas will be inevitable. The surge of ill people the pressure on the NHS and lives lost. I would love people to stay well and when things are settled have a bank holiday weekend and a party that we can all enjoy. Shielding people will just continue to shield except for those who have to work. I will have to go back to work on the 3rd December as my shielding cover will be finished.
Do others agree or am I just bah humbug!!!
I agree completely but then my friends' nickname for me is "Bah humbug" because hubby and I haven't bothered with Xmas for several years now 🙄😂Seriously though, I can't see why one or two days are important enough to risk lives and I really think that will be the result.
The economy? Poverty kills people too.
I don't mean that people shouldn't give presents and have special food but I suppose that you mean that they'll spend more if they're meeting up?
Just read an article about the impact of people not buying flowers...and how much of annual income many small shops earn in run up to Christmas. So yes, it will make a difference. I’m certainly not going to go to the normal effort if it’s just the two of us.
(But maybe I’ll send my sisters some flowers today to cheer them up!)
Interesting... I suppose that I'm not the one to comment on this as I only buy 3 presents! However, I am planning to buy them from a small producer who is struggling and to spend more than usual to help him out rather than just use Amazon.
A further development - one of the three friends (actually the one who is usually the keenest amongst us about Xmas) has just suggested that we forget the presents this year and each donate to our local food bank instead...
On the flower front, I've been sending a few from M & S for a variety of reasons, but the times I've trusted the supermarket and added them to my order they are rubbish so stopped wasting money. I miss them in the house especially this time of year. Superficial with all that's going on, but as you mention it thought I would put my thoughts down. I feel for the industry, but supermarket pickers are not good in my experience. Hmmmm didn't realise how strong I felt till I read that back. Sorry.
You're not alone there, my hubby and me haven't either. I do send the usual Christmas cards but that's it. I have a big family and it was decided many years ago that we would not buy each other presents.