Looked up some of the advent calendar prices, one at £25, one at £30. I counted 11 on the table so if at least £25 each that is £275, then Sue’s candle one (she wants candles in a house full of young children and dogs? Asking for trouble?) is £56. So that in total is £331+ on advent calendars alone, and we are supposed to believe they are just a normal, but large, family?
I did agree with Noel’s point about getting tested when the symptoms aren’t one of the main Covid ones...he did the right thing by calling 111 when unsure and they told him not to get a test...then he developed further symptoms, so because of their advice had likely been at work and putting other staff or customers at risk.
Where Noel then let himself down was by saying keeping away from the kids is difficult..he was sat in the kitchen so of course it’s difficult if he doesn’t actually make any effort himself to isolate. He should have been in their bedroom and been the sole user of the top floor bathroom, with meals left outside the door. Although they are a big family, they have plenty of beds and young kids who can share a bed temporarily, and plenty of bedrooms in order for Sue to move into another bed. I wonder as well as it seems highly likely that as both Katie and Daniel have lost their sense of smell and are displaying symptoms have the two of them been isolated or are they sharing rooms with other still. Especially Katie who still shares with 3 other girls. Even if it means teenagers/adults of the opposite sex sharing, but on bunks for example not in the same bed, it would be best to move the pair of them as a precaution as they may already be spreading it to siblings. If Covid keeps spreading within the household with mild symptoms, they’ll all be safe, but could end up stuck in the house for months.
They should have been thinking through in advance which rooms they will use and how they will isolate individuals. They also should instead of wasting money on calendars full of crappy plastic toys, have used both the money and house-room to get a decent stash of dry/canned food and toiletries, so that in the event that they need to isolate as a household for an extended period due to it spreading person to person within the house, that they are not heavily so reliant on Sophie who has her own family to look after or the ability to secure deliveries when it could prove difficult. A large family who are well-prepped for extended isolation should only need to ask for milk, bread etc from others to help them out rather than it being big predicament to secure shopping slots because they need a mammoth amount immediately.
. Stop buying your kids stuff, they don’t deserve it and they don’t appreciate it. It was nice of her to donate but what about all the waste from consuming so much and buying tat. Another thing, I get some people don’t like to shop online and I get it’s Christmas, but now is a time where limited amounts of people are allowed in shops at a time so why does she think it’s okay to clog up aisles with her kids all just standing around, the older girls do this too and it’s so annoying because it’s the reason why we all have to queue outside the pissing shop for longer
