Coronavirus guidelines

I am confused with the new rule's, i am shielding so can now go out and meet people. Does that mean i can go to the hairdresser's? my hair grows very quickly and is now way past my waist and as much as i love my long grey locks i need to tie it up for work at a hospital when i go back on August 1st and it's getting to much to handle as i have a neck and shoulder problem awaiting surgery which will not be for some time now. I also need to go to the bank in person. I have stuck to all the rules so far but now my brain has gone on strike and i need advice please.

Thank you Squiffy , My aunt is adamant that she sees her friend first. I think said friend has been isolating, but she does have help as she has AMD.
I think my aunt will just have to isolate again before coming to us. I expect many people have difficult decisions to make these days

That was for BBevan not the original poster!

My aunt has said that when the travel rules are relaxed she must go to her friend first. Then come to me.

If you explained your reasons for doing so, could you not ask her to reverse her plans so that she could visit you first?

Has your aunt's friend been isolating? If she has, then that shouldn't affect your aunt visiting her.

I am in a bit of a muddle., so perhaps you kind ladies can help. We live in Wales and the ‘stay local’ guidelines are soon to be relaxed. I have an aunt who is in her late 80s who lives about an hour away from me. She could not come to us last Christmas and by Easter we were in lockdown. She lives on her own and is getting increasingly depressed as she is lonely. My instinct is to go get her for a holiday with us.
However she has a very dear friend who my aunt has been very close to since they were at college together in the 50s
They used to meet often before lockdown and now talk several times a day on the phone.
My aunt has said that when the travel rules are relaxed she must go to her friend first. Then come to me.
I am not terribly comfortable with this as DH and I have been isolating since the beginning. We could form a’bubble’ with my aunt but not if she has been visiting her friend. I don’t quite know what to do. Advice please

They are guidelines not laws. Just use commonsense.

I agree with Lucca. If you have been sensible and haven’t attended raves or motored down to Bournemouth.
If they have been sensible too I would say that your risk is minimal.
I am socialising quite a bit now but in a risk aware way.
I give my grandson a cuddle but his family are also keeping their distance from others.

Many thanks to you all. I’m just going to take a day at a time as daughter and son-in-law are trying to make the decision re what we should do. It’s all so difficult isn’t it. Did notice that Wales seem to have decreed that grandparents who are a couple can visit without social distancing so hopefully England will soon be heading that way. I’m sure there are a lot more like me out there. Many thanks to you all for your thoughts.

Follow your instincts! As per guidelines!

Honestly think it has reached the stage where common sense must apply. If you’ve been careful and they’ve been careful then I’d say go for it, cuddles and all.

Forgot to add - Guidelines are made up on the hoof by this government. Apply with caution, not too rigidly.

Whatever the 'guidelines' say, I don't think it's feasible to do social distancing if you're staying with them in their house. Just apply a little common sense.

If it were me, I'd probably go. Don't break your heart.