I think what some of you lovely people down south need to start thinking about is how you can adjust to more severe local Covid Restrictions . Unfortunately I think its slowly coming your way with London now seeing large rises in cases . In our area as well as the national restrictions ie the number of the beast ( 6) we cannot meet people outside our household anywhere . That's why we can't say hello to our social friends . If you try and talk to them at a pub table you just get moved on by staff or once introduced a martial . So all you can do is waive at the most. You are not allowed to shout either across adjoin tables . And then thee is Patel's mingling rules . I wish she would go and mingle somewhere else. You cant have anyone visiting your home nor can you visit anyone in their own home . If you do errands for somebody else you may need to set up what is called a support bubble. WE have done that with my Wife's mother who is 87 and diabetic . She hasn't ventured out since January and therefore is totally reliant on us . I can only see this ending when this Government which is gong around in circles get its act together and looks at a change of direction .