ADs, Corvids and the sequacious masses

[Mascotte]

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Lurking. But I keep losing you.

It’s the smiley face that annoyed me the most. He’s all excited because it looks like football (grassroots) is coming back, and that’s all he fucking cares about.

Just coming onto the thread to say what a nonsense all this mask stuff is. Why the hell didn’t we do it at the start when we were going out for our essentials? Typical of Boris.

I've just been hanging around on the mask threads on AIBU..... Oh dear. I forsee mask nazis, citizens arrests. It's not going to go well

Stephen King 1919 mask wearing crowd

First thing I noticed was woman in front with her nose out of her mask.

I'm really beginning to hate the ONS.

I read something this morning (note to self: don't read news stuff before 1st cup of tea) that said their survey showed that over half of adults in England (or the UK, I forget which) approved the use of masks.

Which adults? Where? In my local area I've seen a very few people wearing them. The non-wearers greatly outnumber the wearers. I've certainly never been asked. Do they have a special little group of sheeple to answer their surveys?

My DP is bored of my ranting about all this. He's accepting and obedient and doesn't want to do much anyway. It's very much highlighted our differences.

DH has been to our local supermarket this morning, and said there wasn’t a single person in a mask. Obviously making the most of it before next week!

That's me done. No more shopping apart from Aldi once a week. Well done Boris, how to fuck over the high street once and for all

Anyway. On another, more enjoyable note:

DP and I have discussed marriage on a few occasions. The consensus is that whilst we'd like to get married, at our age and with the financial considerations in play, we probably won't bother, but may instead wear matching rings (kind of like commitment rings I guess).

So obviously I went a-hunting on t'internet and found these www.etsy.com/uk/listing/758069576/unique-mokume-gane-wedding-band-or-ring?ref=pla_similar_listings_top_ad-2&plkey=8d3147aa24ade1ad75dd47e290deb72830dcfe85%3A758069576, which I think are absolutely stunning

BBC dementoring HARD this morning about a massive second spike, quarter of a million dead.

I am so fed up of this shite. We should be in Florida right now, obviously we're not. We missed a holiday in october because of thomas cook collapsing, and should have been away in Easter too.

Chances of a foreign holiday next year are slim to nil as DH works in a sector which has been hit exceptionally hard by covid and there will be redundancies - we need to limit non-essential spend.

So I'm stuck here in this cold island, with a long and dark winter ahead and everyone wearing masks. It's fucking awful and I hate it.

That’s the thread I was on @ISaySteadyOn. You’re best off hiding it; some of the posts are vile.

I’ve taken it as an excuse to buy a couple more handy bands from Seasalt. They’re useless in terms of protecting me from the plague, but they fulfill the “face covering” criteria so will do. I utterly refuse to buy disposable ones. The waste, both in terms of them being thrown away, and them being rendered ineffective by 95% of people wearing them incorrectly, really boils my piss.

I’m still so sore this morning after last night’s fall. I slept really badly because the pain woke me up every time I moved in my sleep.

Ever since face masks were introduced in Scotland my mood has taken a nose dive. Seems there is nothing to look forward to and everything is just beige now.

Shodan I'd want to see the question they asked but I suspect people asked want other people to wear masks but may not have factored in it means them as well.

@Mascotte

My DP is bored of my ranting about all this. He's accepting and obedient and doesn't want to do much anyway. It's very much highlighted our differences.

Mine too. He'll just get on with it.

It will be interesting to see what happens to High St footfall - it may go up if we're in the minority on here? But if it doesn't and in fact goes down then you've got yet another example of using a strategy that, on balance, the scientists agree might have a marginal benefit, but causes greater detriment elsewhere eg the retail economist. Therefore 'cure' worse than the symptoms. Guess you'd need at least a months worth of data to know.

Radio 4 made me furious this morning, promoting the mask wearing agenda.

They're coming for masks in secondary schools now.

@Shodan that's very weird, I'd like to do the same and have those rings on my Pinterest!

I have to admit that's more my cocnern - they'll suddenly want masks in schools next.

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@Shodan those rings are lovely

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I have to admit that's more my cocnern - they'll suddenly want masks in schools next.

It will definitely be the next thing on their agenda. And as it isn’t all that long until Scottish schools go back, it won’t be long before it starts. Give them a couple of days to gloat about this victory and then it will move on to schools.

It will be interesting to see what happens to High St footfall - it may go up if we're in the minority on here? But if it doesn't and in fact goes down then you've got yet another example of using a strategy that, on balance, the scientists agree might have a marginal benefit, but causes greater detriment elsewhere eg the retail economist. Therefore 'cure' worse than the symptoms. Guess you'd need at least a months worth of data to know.

I'm interested in this too. DH and I disagree, he thinks it will increase footfall. But I think that those who were too scared to go shopping will still be too scared, and some of the people who were still going to the high street will now stop.

They're coming for masks in secondary schools now.

I never would have believed it but nothing surprises me anymore. This could well be next.

So fed up today.

Radio 1 also promoting the mask wearing agenda. Breakfast DJ telling a story about someone looking at him for wearing a mask and was all like ‘I’m not wearing it for me I’m wearing it for you’ in that annoying whiny voice that is now the fashion for DJs.

@Worldgonecrazy

Radio 1 also promoting the mask wearing agenda. Breakfast DJ telling a story about someone looking at him for wearing a mask and was all like ‘I’m not wearing it for me I’m wearing it for you’ in that annoying whiny voice that is now the fashion for DJs.

Bollocks. Human beings aren’t altruistic. They’re doing it for themselves, even if that’s just because it makes them look ‘virtuous’.