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Original poster

To think that the ones screaming for people to stick to lock down...

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Whattodowhattodooo · 21/05/2020 16:51

Are some of the most ignorant people on the planet???!!!

I have just been torn a new bum hole on FB, for adding some perspective to a very angry post on FB. FB post went something like this:

"300+ more fucking dead today. When will these fucking idiots learn that they havd to stay in fucking doors? I had a go at atleast 10 people in Tescos today (she didn't explain why) The longer they are stupid the longer this will go on..... Etc... Etc"

Lots of people went on: "I agree hun" "OMG so totally with you etc"

I went on and screenshotted Prof Sikoras tweet about week on week reductions and to say there is light at the end of the tunnel, chin up etc.

Well.......!!!!! The abuse!!!!!!!!

I'm dancing on people's graves... How can you be excited? I bet you are one of the c*nts going out and seeing family? (I have ONCE at my Nan's funeral) I am disgusting human being. How can I be happy that only 300 odd have died....you get the picture.

Am I wrong to find perspective/relief/optimism that the numbers are going down, or should I be wallowing and consigned to months and months of doom for the foreseeable??

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MintyMabel · 21/05/2020 19:07

screaming !

(Although probably the other thing too....)

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Whattodowhattodooo · 21/05/2020 19:11

@duffeldaisy

I never once said I'm not afraid. In the early days my anxiety was through the roof. I lost my Nan to the bastard virus but I refuse to accept that I'm either dancing on people's graves or celebrating that people have by trying to look for a glimmer of positivity/perspective.

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Whattodowhattodooo · 21/05/2020 19:11

*people havd died

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Whattodowhattodooo · 21/05/2020 19:12

*have! Omg! 🤦‍♀️

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Devlesko · 21/05/2020 19:14

YABU, you went on there to stir shit, don't like what they are saying move on.
or only have real friends on your fb, but maybe you like to look popular.

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Whattodowhattodooo · 21/05/2020 19:16

@Devlesko

?? Really to stir shit???! OK Hmm

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Standupthisisnotateaparty · 21/05/2020 19:21

There seems to be many ‘when I was in not social distancing/staying in there was other people not social distancing/staying in.

Standupthisisnotateaparty · 21/05/2020 19:23

YABU, you went on there to stir shit, don't like what they are saying move on.
or only have real friends on your fb, but maybe you like to look popular

Pmsl

FOJN · 21/05/2020 19:24

Quarantino
I might print your post out to read when I need to be reminded that the entire world hasn't lost its mind.

crustycrab · 21/05/2020 19:24

@MargotB7 I think it's exactly that.

People are dicks, simply refuse to even try and be reasonable. The other issue is that unless you are very close (parents etc) and can agree to stick to no entering the house/drinks etc beforehand then at least one party will feel uncomfortable.

I'm glad none of my friends have turned up here unannounced and put my whole family on the spot. Not least because they are unaware of certain health conditions in the family. Disgusts me that there are a thread full of dramatic MNetters spending their days obsessing about what other people are doing and trying to "convert" people in real life. Some friend Angry

Scary stuff, they are behaving like a cult.

TheGreatWave · 21/05/2020 19:27

I know it may be strange but not all my friends and I share a hybrid mind, I am guessing the OP is the same.

Local FB page was ranting yesterday at a small spike in local deaths, gone down again today, but radio silence, tells you everything you need to know.

crikeycrumbsblimey · 21/05/2020 19:29

Sikora is an oncologist, nothing to do with infectious diseases, nothing to do with epidemiology.

He joined twitter to ensure cancer patients weren’t forgotten in the pandemic.

He is an interesting guy for whom I have a lot of respect but not an expert on this area and desperately wants cancer treatment resumed for the sake of a lot of people who might die otherwise

CarolefeckinBaskin · 21/05/2020 19:29

@Lulujakey1
I'm across the river from you (waves) and the beaches have been packed here as well. People travelling to get here.
Same as you really, I'd rather people didn't land in their droves to our Town. There's not enough space to safely social distance that many people for a start.

OP I feel like having a go at people in supermarkets almost every time I go in, what part of 2 fucking metres do some not understand. So I can't really say I blame her being annoyed for something like that.

Yes it it good that rates are dropping but as others have said it doesn't mean it's over so people will still worry and be afraid.
If you can find relief and optimism then good for you but remember not everyone will or can feel the same.

FancyAnOlive · 21/05/2020 19:31

I meant your post on here was dramatic! Not your post on Facebook.

Aridane · 21/05/2020 19:34

I think I have converted a friend today, we all belong to an old mums group. Went out today and thought I would call on them, front door open in the sunshine the dog woofed, my friend appeared at the door, like a rabbit in the headlights. I said just felt like saying hello in person.

That would hack me off, even without a pandemic - still more so in a pandemic - presumptuous indeed. Would be happy to meet for walk, picnic etc - but don’t pitch up at my home without a courtesy text

TheGreatWave · 21/05/2020 19:34

crusty you are totally wrong, the shouting about what everyone else is doing is on other threads. There is a lot of support on that thread that can be got without blame and angst that is common elsewhere.

There is another post talking about single people and how they are struggling, people are lonely, people's mental health is suffering, we need to be looking to support those people.

Echobelly · 21/05/2020 19:36

I do think some people are getting things out of context, eg 'I've never SEEN so many people in the streets/in the park' - well, that's because previously they were at school/college/work/visiting family/on holiday/at a gallery etc and they can't do that now, so if they're not at home, then they're going to be on the streets and in the parks, aren't they? Also, big cities have a lot of people - a 'busy' street might just be a tiny proportion of the population

TheGreatWave · 21/05/2020 19:37

aridane the poster probably knows her friend enough to know that it would be ok to just turn up, not everyone is like on here where you need to send a text before you are allowed to even ring.

Aridane · 21/05/2020 19:38

When I left an hour later she said I was the first visitor they had received since lock down

Well of course - duh

Aridane · 21/05/2020 19:39

@TheGreatWave - I disagree - even from that ooster’s account, ‘friend’ didn’t light up with joy at the ooster’s intrusion

crikeycrumbsblimey · 21/05/2020 19:39

@justasking111
Just cannot be real no one could be that awful and proud of it surely

Sadie789 · 21/05/2020 19:39

Just one look at the comments on any news story on FB will quickly confirm that the only people still actively using it are basic morons.

I agree hun - I find this unbearable!! It’s hon!

Aridane · 21/05/2020 19:41

@crikeycrumbsblimey - there have always been dicks and pandemic doesn’t change that

BlueJava · 21/05/2020 19:45

I don't think there's any point in engaging with people like that. Just scroll on by, or better still block them.

Neron · 21/05/2020 19:47

There are some strange opinions at the moment.
I had to correct someone on my local group, who was proclaiming that she's sick of having to pay for all us furloughed people to Lord it up at home and we need to go back to work