To be angry at man in shopping queue

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Huge line outside Tesco’s this afternoon, wait was over 20 mins.

Man in front of me was puffing away at a cigarette the entire time. Lit up twice during the wait.

Tried to shield my nose and mouth as well as turning away from him to avoid smoke. But even with 2 metre distance I was definitely inhaling his smoke.

Eventually I lost it and very crossly asked him to think of others in the queue having to breathe in his smoke. Explained that we don’t know who has COVID or not and whether we can catch it through second hand smoke.

He barked at me to “shut up you ugly cow”.

Left me really shaken and close to tears.

If I was in the wrong the happy to be told so. But we don’t know if this virus can be transmitted through second hand smoke so surely he should be more considerate?

It causes coughing fits and asthma attacks in many people. Why would you want to make people around you cough at such a tense and scary time?

@GhoulWithADragonTattoo second hand smoke, even outside, gives my elderly mum an asthma attack.

”Some people clearly get it”

Indeed, @ravenmum - like my university friend who didn’t ask if I minded him smoking in my room - he simply took himself outside. My mum didn’t ask either, if I minded her smoking in my room in the Nurses’ Home - she just lit up without caring how the smell would linger in my bedroom!

This man was deeply antisocial to smoke in the queue, where people couldn’t get away from the smoke, and a nasty twat for abusing the OP.