Before lockdown DH gave up his job and with that his car. We bumbled along on my wage with no car. When lockdown was imminent DH decided we need a car as we would find shopping difficult as we live in a tiny village with no bus service. The local shops looked like they had been raided.
We bought a cheap run about and it’s been a godsend. We are in Scotland and before we gave up the car DH took mil shopping every week and she took the piss in general re lifts. She wasn’t pleased that he wasn’t at her beck and call and was crying and being hysterical on the phone. Thinking about herself mainly. We didn’t tell her we got a car.
We have offered to get her an online shop or do her shop and drop it off but she gets a taxi to the local shop as she likes to ‘see what she is buying!’ She now knows we have a car as DH felt guilty lying about it. Sorry this is long.
Anyway the frail old lady act has kicked in and she’s apparently ‘scared’ to go by taxi now. She does this as part of her manipulation of DH. She hasn’t been social distancing and has been to various friends houses etc.
So today she says how vulnerable she feels and scared etc etc...honestly it’s all bullshit! So DH said ‘I’ll just start taking her shopping again!’ I said ‘not in our car you won’t!’ It’s not permitted under lockdown rules and she’s not been social distancing properly!
Apparently IABU!