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.

I'm envisioning Hyacinth Bucket and her other half. . .

@mbosnz - RRRRRICHARRRRRD!

I’m not quite sure why people are giving you such a hard time here OP. I guess someone who actually has a nice word to say about their husband has thrown everyone off balance a bit. If what you say is true, and someone was unnecessarily rude to a loved one of mine I’d be bloody pissed off to and I’m afraid said person would know about it too.

@mbosnz

I'm envisioning Hyacinth Bucket and her other half. . .

You'd bet Hyacinth would have a mask with "hand painted periwinkles" on it.

I bet he has already forgotten about it.

Thanks @Angelina82. I appreciate the kindness.

If he wasn't encroaching into her space she wouldn't have asked him to move.

In theory. In practise though, I have seen a fair few people kicking off when distance was over 2m to start with, or when its THEM invading others personal space then asking people to move.

Men seem to be the worst offenders of this. Wandering up too close, often with their big covid nozzles (nose) sticking out of their masks.

Yes, I find that annoying as fuck for some reason - ie w ear a mask or don’t where a mask, I don’t really care. But if you’re going to where it, wear it properly. I have to fight a (VU) urge to pull their masks up over their nose.

People are so catty on this thread! Absolutely no need for the mean sarcastic comments. 😔

Well no need for OP to tell everyone to get a grip? Do we have to take everything seriously?

@WankyEntitledPeopleEverywhere are you blatantly ignoring all the people telling you that dear and sweet men can also pass on Covid-19 if they don't maintain appropriate social distancing?

God there are actually some really nasty people on Mumsnet. If you rethink someone is being a bit OTTbir your don’t share their view just state it factually.
You don’t have to go all bitch fest it’s like reading a bunch of 12 year old girls comments all giggling and trying to get get them next post to validate them. Bollocks.

The op has called herself wankyentitledpeople literally being rude to people in her name and then told people to get a grip, so it's ok for her to be not very nice?

@CommunistLegoBloc

The content of his character

Alright calm down love, you're not Martin Luther King.

I honestly don’t see any mean or nasty comments. Some of us find some elements amusing so are joking about that. Others are commenting , making suggestions etc. It’s a conversation not a bitch fest. People will always find different things amusing. You can’t police that , unless of course it breaks MN guidelines.

I never once suggested that my husband was incapable of passing on covid to anyone. I simply stated that there was sufficient distance between him and the woman, and there was. I also stated, conveniently ignored by most, that SHE was the same distance from the next person, but she did not care about that, or see the contradiction in that. My husband was, I repeat, despite your mocking, kind and polite and stepped back without saying a word, despite her nasty tone. She was unreasonable and out of order, and blithely proceeded to sit, mask off, surrounded by other people with their masks off at a table where she was not 2m plus away from every other table without feeling the need to be nasty to them.

@ilovebagpuss where's the bitchfest?

I'm standing up for this nameless woman who wanted a bit of space in the queue and who is the subject of a bitchfest.

I think if someone is a little close then there is nothing wrong in saying so but in a polite way unless it's the 2nd time it's been said .
I certainly wouldn't get offended if someone said you are too close unless they were rude about it then they are a dick .
To be offended and to say he wasn't too close is just your opinion and your problem getting offended.
I do not like people invading my space even before Covid . If it was me I'd step away and if that didn't work I'd say politely sorry your a little close. I don't see why anyone would get offended at that , if you do maybe just stay at home if you don't understand about 2 metres .

You may not be unreasonable about her in many aspects, but you certainly are in telling "people" to get a grip, particularly on MN, to "people" who weren't this woman, and extending the compliment to the point of having as nn "wanky entitled people everywhere".

Had you simply asked here if she was BU, you'd probably have got a resounding yes.

You were there, you could have told her to get a grip and that your sweet husband was not infectious rubbish.

On your last post @WankyEntitledPeopleEverywhere then I would of just said how rude and huffed off then got on with my day .
None of us were there so maybe he was too close maybe she was just a bitch don't let it get you down .

BTW, your estimation of the distance in front of the woman may not have been accurate, unless you were watching the scene from the side of the queue.

I adhere to the Canadian advice - keep the distance of one caribou between you and another. . .and the NZ advice, keep two sheep between yah. . .

@CommunistLegoBloc

The content of his character

Alright calm down love, you're not Martin Luther King.

'Great stuff guys!' - Bogbrush

@ilovebagpuss

God there are actually some really nasty people on Mumsnet. If you rethink someone is being a bit OTTbir your don’t share their view just state it factually. You don’t have to go all bitch fest it’s like reading a bunch of 12 year old girls comments all giggling and trying to get get them next post to validate them. Bollocks.

This! What I tried to say but better

@mbosnz

I adhere to the Canadian advice - keep the distance of one caribou between you and another. . .and the NZ advice, keep two sheep between yah. . .

I like this 😃