To marvel at the curtain twitching and spite

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You know when they had witch burnings, public hangings, or if you are French , public executions by guillotine? Well I now realise that they weren't exaggerating the crowds that turned up to enjoy the spectacle judging by the number of nasty , spiteful posts today frothing at the mouth about how their neighbours are using schools, getting deliveries, standing too close, etc etc etc . I think the posters who are hoiking their judgey pants so dangerously close to their tonsils are the same ones who would be denouncing their neighbours to the witch finder, the revolutionary committees and magistrates before packing a picnic and their knitting and taking themselves off for a day trip to the village pond or the local prison.

I know MN can be a playground for mean girls, I know everyone is stressed and anxious, but omg this virus is bringing out the worst in some people.

Chill out guys, eat if you have it and cuddle a to get your blood pressure down.

I think some people here forget that MN isn't just AIBU...

The difference HearHooves in dangling a baby out of a window is very obvious to everyone but you.

And yes, we know you're shielding and having a shit time (as are many not shielding) but the blackout was different, that applied to everyone as the risk was 100% the same for everyone and was law at the time for everyone.

You are having a shit time as shielding and you want everyone to have as shit a time as you till it changes. It's funny the people accusing people of being selfish are being selfish themselves. You've said on many threads you want people to do what you want so your life can go back to semi-normal. But as shit as your life is now, it's still better comparatively than a lot of the people you keep berating.

You have a DP you live with even with shielding. There is someone there that loves you and who you can talk to and you know loves you and supports you. And goes out to work every day and sends you pictures of people 'breaking the rules'. (You're well suited).

You're having a hard time but you have that love and support. Many people don't have that and you want them to sit in their homes and not go out unless essential in YOUR eyes and no-one should enjoy themselves at all even within 'the rules'.

Because you're having a shit time. You're the epitomy of selfishness in my eyes. You don't want anyone to do anything that may prolong your current situation even though most of the things you criticise will not.

It's all about you. But you claim it's for the 'greater good' and for the 'NHS'. It's not, it's you being bitter that people are doing things you can't and FYI - you could. You're shielding but there's no legislation to stop you going outside, you've chosen not to. Likely the best decision for you but that's all.

Explain the difference between someone dangling a baby from a window and the people having get togethers at home?

And frankly New your diatribe and personal attack on me is exactly what you are accusing other posters of doing, so you're no better.

I think some curtain twitchers must be very bored and lonely. I have no idea what my neighbours are doing, I'm staying inside but enjoying have time to read, cook and calling my family and friends.

It's really a sight to behold. I didn't realise that, as a society, we'd become such snitches.
Individuals are all too eager to grass on one another for things that really aren't their business.

I've also noticed a lot of 'it's not a holiday!!!!' (Exclamation points included.) So what? What should we be doing at this time? Staring at the wall?

Moaning if there's a BBQ, moaning that alcohol is a non-essential so shut off-licenses, moaning that chocolate isn't an essential so why are shops selling Easter eggs?

Fucking fun sponges. The lot of 'em.

No hooves. It's you. All over this site giving fake information and it all comes down to you and how you're suffering and you give no shits about anyone else.

Fucking fun sponges. The lot of 'em.

better be a fun sponge than one of the morons not respecting basic rules and endangering everyone else.

Normal people use common sense. Idiots seem to think they are above the most basic rules.

YANBU.

It's not just MN either. A football forum I go on is full of blokes curtain twitching too.

I've found 1) People gleefully unleashing their inner Stasi informant and 2) Salivating at the thought of Corvid19 being an extinction level event, more disturbing than the virus itself.

Yeah new I'd take a good look in the mirror if I were you.

My neighbor shouted at me for going out, I’m a key worker, while she’s had parties and family over everyday, she went out yesterday and came back with different colour hair... so that’s been fun.

Oh hooves...trot on to another thread to spread your envious ill-informed nonsense. There must be some new ones you're not on. Have a lovely evening.

Oh no hooves has joined another thread I'm on!

Thanks for that

Most of the judgey shite could have an obvious explanation, I’ll be seen going out but I have 4 dogs, I shop for two elderly relatives, I volunteer for foodbank (we are now delivering) so I must look a right cunt 🤣🤣

@Justincasecakehappens

How the fuck is a BBQ in their own garden against the rules?
Who passed that law?

Same for buying alcohol or chocolate. Who decided that they weren't essential?

If you want to martyr yourself that's fine, but don't expect everyone else to do so too.
They aren't breaking the rules by cooking their dinner in the garden - if you don't like it, tough.

The BBQ is against the rules if they are inviting guests.

YANBU
I think the normal people are slowly backing away from MN

Totally agree. I have other screen names and I'm taking a break, have hardly been on here at all recently. I'm fed up of the bitchy pettiness and baseless assumptions on here. Eg. "my neighbour left his house- he must be INFECTING people!" when actually the neighbour is out volunteering to help the NHS. Its as if people are gleefully trying to one-up everyone about how isolated they can be- the isolation olympics as it were!
Also, I'm fcking sick of the negativity and the attacks if you dare post anything remotely positive or hopeful. It seems that unless you run about like a headless chicken screaming that life is over, we will be in lockdown for the next 10 years, noone will ever work again and we will all be living in a cardboard box before the year is out you get viciously attacked for "not taking it seriously".
Its pathetic.

Beetrootrocks - in normal times i'd call the word that we're not allowed to but i'm still trying to be kind but if you look at recent posting history you'll see what I mean.

Claiming lots of bollocks from FB/Twitter and then getting stroppy when people say it's nonsense and people pointing out she's wrong are 'the problem'. And all comes down to her understandably wanting things to change for herself, not the greater good or the NHS.

@Hearhoovesthinkzebras Obviously. But that's not what I'm talking about.

Ah this thread just got really quite nasty. Unnecessary FFS.

sadly I fear because this site may be predominantly female

My second biscuit of the day. Heck, I'd better stop handing them out so much, they're probably a non essential item to some lol

Well this thread's been ruined like others by the hysterics, deliberate misreading of posts and the holier than thou brigade.

Ffs who could even compare the curtain twitchers who are completely oblivious as to.why people are out yet deciding its 'wrong' and naming and shaming (making proper nasty idiots of themselves btw) and paid wardens doing an important job during blackouts!
All common sense is flying out of a lot of windows recently.

Some posters have just reiterated my thoughts that this place is full of people who just cannot communicate properly without resorting to insults. It's a shame.

I couldn’t agree more OP. This level of blind deference to “the rules” (which are often not real rules), willingness to shop your neighbours, groupthink, and refusal to accept that others may also be trying to act responsibly is exactly what led to certain societal conditions in which atrocities have taken place in the past. Nazi Germany, Stalinist Russia, Rwandan genocide all had highly compliant populations who truly believed in the cause (with exceptions obviously...).

This situation is of course different and in theory benign, but I do think that before getting on their high horse and publically shaming our neighbours we should really ponder if that’s the kind of society we want to live in. Especially if the rule they are supposedly breaking is just your own interpretation (eg seeing twenty people arrive for a bbq next door is NOT the same as seeing someone buy an Easter egg).

Yes, a willingness to obey rules designed to protect not only yourself but others during a global pandemic is exactly the same as becoming a Nazi.

I'm amazed by how many people think the rules don't apply to them because they know better than the experts.

Agree picsinred
They were already curtain twitching early on fb this morning, saying there was more traffic than usual on a certain road in the town.
The road that leads to a greengrocers, a local supermarket, a garage and so forth

They have no idea where these people were going but couldn’t wait to start spilling the vitriol.

Well here’s something for them. About 8 o clock last night they might have seen a big burly bloke, , about 40Ish, with beard , probably looking a bit rough round the edges,going into one of these local supermarkets For some beer, maybe even got some nut and crisps to go with it.

Well before they start banging the bongos, that was my son, a key worker, finishing the 5 th day of 14 hour shifts . In and out of people’s home, dealing with all kinds of shit, yes that as well and because he works out of town sits in his car between home visits becauSe it’s not worth driving back and forth.

So, if they have any trouble with they might just think on this, if it wasn’t for him and his colleagues their fathers, uncles, grandfathers, cousins etc would have to fend for themselves if they had no family.
And he’s out again today and tomorrow.

Some people think they are such martyrs...they should just go and nail themselves to the bloody cross

And no it’s not rant over...we are seeing a nasty side of humanity.

One bloody woman has a beach at the end of her road..but oh no she hasn’t walked along it or to it
No, she’d rather be a sanctimonious twat.