Had enough. Get a grip people.

[WankyEntitledPeopleEverywhere]

Standing in a queue, at a perfectly reasonable distance in a very busy store, and someone just asked my dear sweet husband, who wouldn't hurt a fly to move away as if he was an actual piece of deliberately infectious rubbish. No thought to the fact they are away to sit down and eat in an atmosphere full of people, without masks on and recycled air circulating, no just be rude to my perfectly respectful man. Had enough of this rubbish. People need to get a grip of themselves and screw their heads back on.

This is a great thread for all the ‘second wave please’ lockdown enthusiasts who are frankly scared of their own shadows.
Agree with you OP. It is all getting absurd.
But...... shock horror, 6 people died yesterday with a loose association with Covid-19. I’m predicting that will be the next Government definition to keep the Coronavirus death toll ticking over....

I'm with you WankyEntitledPeopleEverywhere.

As you are discovering, there are indeed wanky entitled people everywhere.

So you’re offended because someone asked your ‘dear, sweet ... perfectly respectable’ husband to step back? They didn’t shout or swear but asked him and you’re offended? By the implication that he might be standing too close? And you think other people need to get a grip?

She felt he was too close, she asked him to move. No big deal in current climate and dear, sweet people should give anyone the benefit of doubt if they ask them to give them some space because they feel uncomfortable.

Pity your dear sweet dh didn't marry someone like this.

I think she did the right thing. So far I've kept quiet with people just 2 feet behind me, with masks and without

Yep, it's all basically an invitation for the world's arsy twats to have a go. My local council has just set up a hotline for people to shop anyone breaking the rules.

Morgan12 you made me dribble orange juice down my white top but it was totally worth it.
Thanks for setting that one up OP!

I got tutted at for not realising the man standing at 2 metres back was in the queue and cutting in front of him.

This thread is why I love MN. Just that.

Ok.

Did you say "step away from my air you infected piece of rubbish"

Or did she say

"please can you step back a bit to maintain 2m"?

Or something in between?

I was queuing the other day for my first costa in months. Using the 2m distance stickers on floor. Then a group came in the door where there was no room (next sticker was outside) and one was so close they actually had their hands above my friend head as he gestured when speaking.

I was quite able to ask them to move back to the 2m space just to keep us all as safe as can be. I even laughed and said as much for them and with a wink saying because they also didn't know where I'd been.

'my dear sweet husband'
'my respectful man'

I just did a sick.

His reply should have been 'After you Madam', if she wants more space then let her find it.

You sound a bit unreasonable. Him being sweet does not make him immune to covid unfortunately, would be great if that was how it worked though really.

Mind, a lot do seem to be slightly..irrational about this now. Twice last week I had someone barge right up to me (one actually took their mask down to shout..) and kick off about me apparently being too close. BUT, the only reason we were so close was because they had barged right up to me?! Some seem to be using it just as an excuse to be cunts tbh. Best ignored and walked away from I have round. Though one followed me shouting on once, that was interesting, like being chased up the street by the bible preachers! Chasing me going on about distancing..a few were sniggering at that

I have found. Not round. Hmm.

'my dear sweet husband'
'my respectful man'

Sorry, on MN men are all perceived to have a certain personality and being a decent human being is not allowed.

I am neither dear nor sweet.

I am fucked.

Indeed MrsB. Which is rather sad.

@mrsBtheparker

'my dear sweet husband' 'my respectful man'

Sorry, on MN men are all perceived to have a certain personality and being a decent human being is not allowed.

No, my husband is perfectly sweet, kind and respectful too. I just don't feel the need to preface each mention of him with it.

You do know the recycled air is filtered though? And that Covid is transmitted through moisture drops in the air which are filtered out.

[Hmm] Yeah that's why those on the cruise ships were all fine. Oh hang on.

Of course it isn't filtered for viruses!

@mrsBtheparker

'my dear sweet husband' 'my respectful man'

Sorry, on MN men are all perceived to have a certain personality and being a decent human being is not allowed.

That's probably the dumbest thing I've ever read on here, and there's some stiff competition.

Totally agree @WankyEntitledPeopleEverywhere this has gone too far and needs to stop. People do need to get a grip.

Saw the same thing the other day . Man wandering back and forth in a queue until he was told by someone . I could tell they didn't like it either . Just stay in your place !

FFS it’s not a judgement on men it’s that the OP seems to feel her DH’s character is relevant to him being asked to step back.

’someone just asked my dear sweet husband, who wouldn't hurt a fly to move away as if he was an actual piece of deliberately infectious rubbish‘

Try

‘someone just asked my dear, red-headed husband, who studied French at A Level, to move away as if he was an actual piece of deliberately infectious rubbish’

Actually all the gushing from the OP suggests that she thinks most men aren't dear or sweet or respectful, and that would hurt flies.