Our Christmas Eve plans just got kiboshed. We have been invited my
nephew for years because he is estranged from his family. I was not
going to invite him this year because of the pandemic but a couple weeks
ago he told my brother that he was looking forward to Christmas Eve at
our place. The government is about to announce a 28 day lockdown
starting Christmas Eve. He called tonight to cancel. That is weight off
our shoulders but we are going to miss him and his family.

Meanwhile, we still have my son, his finacee, brother and SiL coming
Christmas Day. We will be serving from the kitchen so there will be no
common utensils, we will maintain distance and wear masks when we have
to go near each other.

On Sun, 20 Dec 2020 21:18:03 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>Our Christmas Eve plans just got kiboshed. We have been invited my
>nephew for years because he is estranged from his family. I was not
>going to invite him this year because of the pandemic but a couple weeks
>ago he told my brother that he was looking forward to Christmas Eve at
>our place. The government is about to announce a 28 day lockdown
>starting Christmas Eve. He called tonight to cancel. That is weight off
>our shoulders but we are going to miss him and his family.
>
>Meanwhile, we still have my son, his finacee, brother and SiL coming
>Christmas Day. We will be serving from the kitchen so there will be no
>common utensils, we will maintain distance and wear masks when we have
>to go near each other.

Sounds like fun.

In article >,
says...
>
> Our Christmas Eve plans just got kiboshed. We have been invited my
> nephew for years because he is estranged from his family. I was not
> going to invite him this year because of the pandemic but a couple weeks
> ago he told my brother that he was looking forward to Christmas Eve at
> our place. The government is about to announce a 28 day lockdown
> starting Christmas Eve. He called tonight to cancel. That is weight off
> our shoulders but we are going to miss him and his family.
>
> Meanwhile, we still have my son, his finacee, brother and SiL coming
> Christmas Day. We will be serving from the kitchen so there will be no
> common utensils, we will maintain distance and wear masks when we have
> to go near each other.

Good luck eating and drinking with masks on :-)

Janet UK

On 12/21/2020 6:36 AM, Janet wrote:
> In article >,
> says...
>>
>> Our Christmas Eve plans just got kiboshed. We have been invited my
>> nephew for years because he is estranged from his family. I was not
>> going to invite him this year because of the pandemic but a couple weeks
>> ago he told my brother that he was looking forward to Christmas Eve at
>> our place. The government is about to announce a 28 day lockdown
>> starting Christmas Eve. He called tonight to cancel. That is weight off
>> our shoulders but we are going to miss him and his family.
>>
>> Meanwhile, we still have my son, his finacee, brother and SiL coming
>> Christmas Day. We will be serving from the kitchen so there will be no
>> common utensils, we will maintain distance and wear masks when we have
>> to go near each other.
>
> Good luck eating and drinking with masks on :-)
>
> Janet UK
>
It's the only way Dave can justify ignoring the Covid Protocols.

On 2020-12-21 6:36 a.m., Janet wrote:
> In article >,
> says...
>>
>> Our Christmas Eve plans just got kiboshed. We have been invited my
>> nephew for years because he is estranged from his family. I was not
>> going to invite him this year because of the pandemic but a couple weeks
>> ago he told my brother that he was looking forward to Christmas Eve at
>> our place. The government is about to announce a 28 day lockdown
>> starting Christmas Eve. He called tonight to cancel. That is weight off
>> our shoulders but we are going to miss him and his family.
>>
>> Meanwhile, we still have my son, his finacee, brother and SiL coming
>> Christmas Day. We will be serving from the kitchen so there will be no
>> common utensils, we will maintain distance and wear masks when we have
>> to go near each other.
>
> Good luck eating and drinking with masks on :-)
>
>

;-) Only when walking past others. We will take them off when at a
distance and when eating and drinking.

On Monday, December 21, 2020 at 9:06:35 AM UTC-6, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2020-12-21 6:36 a.m., Janet wrote:
> > In article >,
> > says...
> >>
> >> Our Christmas Eve plans just got kiboshed. We have been invited my
> >> nephew for years because he is estranged from his family. I was not
> >> going to invite him this year because of the pandemic but a couple weeks
> >> ago he told my brother that he was looking forward to Christmas Eve at
> >> our place. The government is about to announce a 28 day lockdown
> >> starting Christmas Eve. He called tonight to cancel. That is weight off
> >> our shoulders but we are going to miss him and his family.
> >>
> >> Meanwhile, we still have my son, his finacee, brother and SiL coming
> >> Christmas Day. We will be serving from the kitchen so there will be no
> >> common utensils, we will maintain distance and wear masks when we have
> >> to go near each other.
> >
> > Good luck eating and drinking with masks on :-)
> >
> >
> ;-) Only when walking past others. We will take them off when at a
> distance and when eating and drinking.

Because the virus can't be transmitted when you're "eating and drinking,"
right?

--Bryan

On 2020-12-21 6:26 p.m., Bryan Simmons wrote:
> On Monday, December 21, 2020 at 9:06:35 AM UTC-6, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2020-12-21 6:36 a.m., Janet wrote:
>>> In article >,
>>> says...
>>>>
>>>> Our Christmas Eve plans just got kiboshed. We have been invited my
>>>> nephew for years because he is estranged from his family. I was not
>>>> going to invite him this year because of the pandemic but a couple weeks
>>>> ago he told my brother that he was looking forward to Christmas Eve at
>>>> our place. The government is about to announce a 28 day lockdown
>>>> starting Christmas Eve. He called tonight to cancel. That is weight off
>>>> our shoulders but we are going to miss him and his family.
>>>>
>>>> Meanwhile, we still have my son, his finacee, brother and SiL coming
>>>> Christmas Day. We will be serving from the kitchen so there will be no
>>>> common utensils, we will maintain distance and wear masks when we have
>>>> to go near each other.
>>>
>>> Good luck eating and drinking with masks on :-)
>>>
>>>
>> ;-) Only when walking past others. We will take them off when at a
>> distance and when eating and drinking.
>
> Because the virus can't be transmitted when you're "eating and drinking,"
> right?
>

No. Because the way we are setting things up we will be about9 feet apart.

On Mon, 21 Dec 2020 18:45:46 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2020-12-21 6:26 p.m., Bryan Simmons wrote:
>> On Monday, December 21, 2020 at 9:06:35 AM UTC-6, Dave Smith wrote:
>>> On 2020-12-21 6:36 a.m., Janet wrote:
>>>> In article >,
>>>> says...
>>>>>
>>>>> Our Christmas Eve plans just got kiboshed. We have been invited my
>>>>> nephew for years because he is estranged from his family. I was not
>>>>> going to invite him this year because of the pandemic but a couple weeks
>>>>> ago he told my brother that he was looking forward to Christmas Eve at
>>>>> our place. The government is about to announce a 28 day lockdown
>>>>> starting Christmas Eve. He called tonight to cancel. That is weight off
>>>>> our shoulders but we are going to miss him and his family.
>>>>>
>>>>> Meanwhile, we still have my son, his finacee, brother and SiL coming
>>>>> Christmas Day. We will be serving from the kitchen so there will be no
>>>>> common utensils, we will maintain distance and wear masks when we have
>>>>> to go near each other.
>>>>
>>>> Good luck eating and drinking with masks on :-)
>>>>
>>>>
>>> ;-) Only when walking past others. We will take them off when at a
>>> distance and when eating and drinking.
>>
>> Because the virus can't be transmitted when you're "eating and drinking,"
>> right?
>>
>
>No. Because the way we are setting things up we will be about9 feet apart.

That leaves 1 foot if Big Niece is coming.

On Mon, 21 Dec 2020 18:45:46 -0500, Dave Smith wrote:

> On 2020-12-21 6:26 p.m., Bryan Simmons wrote:
>> On Monday, December 21, 2020 at 9:06:35 AM UTC-6, Dave Smith wrote:
>>> On 2020-12-21 6:36 a.m., Janet wrote:
>>>> In article >,
>>>> says...
>>>>>
>>>>> Our Christmas Eve plans just got kiboshed. We have been invited my
>>>>> nephew for years because he is estranged from his family. I was not
>>>>> going to invite him this year because of the pandemic but a couple weeks
>>>>> ago he told my brother that he was looking forward to Christmas Eve at
>>>>> our place. The government is about to announce a 28 day lockdown
>>>>> starting Christmas Eve. He called tonight to cancel. That is weight off
>>>>> our shoulders but we are going to miss him and his family.
>>>>>
>>>>> Meanwhile, we still have my son, his finacee, brother and SiL coming
>>>>> Christmas Day. We will be serving from the kitchen so there will be no
>>>>> common utensils, we will maintain distance and wear masks when we have
>>>>> to go near each other.
>>>>
>>>> Good luck eating and drinking with masks on :-)
>>>>
>>>>
>>> ;-) Only when walking past others. We will take them off when at a
>>> distance and when eating and drinking.
>>
>> Because the virus can't be transmitted when you're "eating and drinking,"
>> right?
>>
>
> No. Because the way we are setting things up we will be about9 feet apart.

Just being in the same room for hours makes the masks kinda useless.
I wouldn't come to a dinner like that if I had to wear a mask to
socialize with family for several hours.

-sw

On 12/21/2020 6:26 PM, Bryan Simmons wrote:
> On Monday, December 21, 2020 at 9:06:35 AM UTC-6, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2020-12-21 6:36 a.m., Janet wrote:
>>> In article >,
>>> says...
>>>>
>>>> Our Christmas Eve plans just got kiboshed. We have been invited my
>>>> nephew for years because he is estranged from his family. I was not
>>>> going to invite him this year because of the pandemic but a couple weeks
>>>> ago he told my brother that he was looking forward to Christmas Eve at
>>>> our place. The government is about to announce a 28 day lockdown
>>>> starting Christmas Eve. He called tonight to cancel. That is weight off
>>>> our shoulders but we are going to miss him and his family.
>>>>
>>>> Meanwhile, we still have my son, his finacee, brother and SiL coming
>>>> Christmas Day. We will be serving from the kitchen so there will be no
>>>> common utensils, we will maintain distance and wear masks when we have
>>>> to go near each other.
>>>
>>> Good luck eating and drinking with masks on :-)
>>>
>>>
>> ;-) Only when walking past others. We will take them off when at a
>> distance and when eating and drinking.
>
> Because the virus can't be transmitted when you're "eating and drinking,"
> right?
>
> --Bryan
>
There is no rule that says people have to sit right next to each other
when they are eating and drinking. They can do that, distanced, masks
off, then put the masks on to sit around and talk later.

Jill

Friday morning I will jump in the car and drive the 30 miles to my nephew's
house for Christmas breakfast. We drew names on Thanksgiving and we'll
be exchanging those gifts after we chow down. No masks and no distancing.

On Monday, December 21, 2020 at 6:00:04 PM UTC-6, wrote:
> Friday morning I will jump in the car and drive the 30 miles to my nephew's
> house for Christmas breakfast. We drew names on Thanksgiving and we'll
> be exchanging those gifts after we chow down. No masks and no distancing.

>
Why not go whole hog and insist that no one wash their hands after using the toilet?
Heck, turn off the water to the bathroom sink.

--Bryan

On Monday, December 21, 2020 at 6:37:17 PM UTC-6, wrote:
>
> Why not go whole hog and insist that no one wash their hands after using the toilet?
> Heck, turn off the water to the bathroom sink.
>
> --Bryan
>
Well, that's just nasty!

On 12/21/2020 8:49 PM, wrote:
> On Monday, December 21, 2020 at 6:37:17 PM UTC-6, wrote:
>>
>> Why not go whole hog and insist that no one wash their hands after using the toilet?
>> Heck, turn off the water to the bathroom sink.
>>
>> --Bryan
>>
> Well, that's just nasty!

LOL That reminds me of a funny that Julie told a few months ago.

Something close to:
"I could flush the toilet and water came out of the faucet."

On Mon, 21 Dec 2020 15:59:58 -0800 (PST), "
> wrote:

>
>Friday morning I will jump in the car and drive the 30 miles to my nephew's
>house for Christmas breakfast. We drew names on Thanksgiving and we'll
>be exchanging those gifts after we chow down. No masks and no distancing.

Is that a political statement or are y'all just taking the risk?

On Monday, December 21, 2020 at 6:47:06 PM UTC-6, Master Bruce wrote:
>
> Is that a political statement or are y'all just taking the risk?
>
We just want to gather, no political statement nor a risk as far as we're
concerned.

On Mon, 21 Dec 2020 17:51:12 -0800 (PST), "
> wrote:

>On Monday, December 21, 2020 at 6:47:06 PM UTC-6, Master Bruce wrote:
>>
>> Is that a political statement or are y'all just taking the risk?
>>
>We just want to gather, no political statement nor a risk as far as we're
>concerned.

Nor a risk sounds a bit clueless.

On Monday, December 21, 2020 at 7:52:12 PM UTC-6, Master Bruce wrote:
>
> Nor a risk sounds a bit clueless.
>
The same crowd gathered at Thanksgiving for h.o.u.r.s sans masks. We mingled,
cooked together as well as ate together. A group photo was taken and when the
festivities were over, hugs and kisses were shared by all.

On Monday, December 21, 2020 at 6:47:06 PM UTC-6, Master Bruce wrote:
> On Mon, 21 Dec 2020 15:59:58 -0800 (PST), "
> > wrote:
>
> >
> >Friday morning I will jump in the car and drive the 30 miles to my nephew's
> >house for Christmas breakfast. We drew names on Thanksgiving and we'll
> >be exchanging those gifts after we chow down. No masks and no distancing.
> Is that a political statement or are y'all just taking the risk?

Probably a bit of both, but it's tossing the dice, not only with thier own families,
but with the rest of us. I was scrupulously careful, yet I got Covid. It didn't kill
My wife, my son or me, but it has killed a lot of people. When I was younger, I
drove impaired by alcohol, so I'm no saint. In retrospect, I know that my behavior
risked the lives of others. What I did was ethically wrong, and I'm ashamed that
I did so. We all tell ourselves pretty little lies, and come up with rational
justifications if we bother to care at all. No one can change the past, but we can
learn from it. Many folks are just stubborn.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Mallon

--Bryan

On Mon, 21 Dec 2020 17:59:33 -0800 (PST), Bryan Simmons
> wrote:

>On Monday, December 21, 2020 at 6:47:06 PM UTC-6, Master Bruce wrote:
>> On Mon, 21 Dec 2020 15:59:58 -0800 (PST), "
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >Friday morning I will jump in the car and drive the 30 miles to my nephew's
>> >house for Christmas breakfast. We drew names on Thanksgiving and we'll
>> >be exchanging those gifts after we chow down. No masks and no distancing.
>> Is that a political statement or are y'all just taking the risk?
>
>Probably a bit of both, but it's tossing the dice, not only with thier own families,
>but with the rest of us. I was scrupulously careful, yet I got Covid. It didn't kill
>My wife, my son or me, but it has killed a lot of people. When I was younger, I
>drove impaired by alcohol, so I'm no saint. In retrospect, I know that my behavior
>risked the lives of others. What I did was ethically wrong, and I'm ashamed that
>I did so. We all tell ourselves pretty little lies, and come up with rational
>justifications if we bother to care at all. No one can change the past, but we can
>learn from it. Many folks are just stubborn.
>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Mallon

Republicans seem to think that the virus has a preference for
Democrats.