to think that this woman was very selfish

[littlemsattitude]

This morning at the petrol station she was in the shop with her husband, they walked round several of the aisles without buying anything and then she went with him to pay for the petrol, he was wearing a mask and she didn't. He paid for the petrol and they didn't buy anything else.

She should have waited in the car, there was no reason for them both to be in the shop

Yes, I am the first to say don't judge, we don't know, but equally don't kid yourself that all maskless people are exempt. Many are not in a difficult position, they are just pushing their luck because they do not care. I won,t be challenging or judging them, because I won't know what group they fit into, but we know those people are out there.

Wow you are a judgemental cow OP

At least I don't personally insult strangers. I said I thought she was selfish, I haven't called her names.

@DifficultPifcultLemonDifficult

Is this what we are reduced to now? Complaining about a couple being in a shop together?

I am pretty ill at the minute, I'm on medication that has fucked my tastebuds (and everything else) I quite often go shopping with my dp because, at the moment I struggle lifting and pushing the trolley, but I need to eat and I really don't know what I fancy/can swallow, so i go for a look.

Is that ok with you?

Yes !! THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT WE ARE REDUCED TO NOW THANKS TO FUCKWITS LIKE THIS...

I think that it should be OK to question someone (politely) why they aren’t wearing a mask.

It isn’t. It is none of your business. Just stay back from them if you want

@Hollowtree3

A lot of people don’t seem to understand what these restrictions are doing to mental health. People should be able to come out of their homes/cars and experience the world if they need to do it, no question. The UK is not North Korea and people are free.

The push against restrictions is also impacting people’s mental health, I’ve had conversations with people with diagnosed mental health conditions being exacerbated who are terrified to go out because people aren’t following the recommendations and they feel they have no control over their own safety.

I’ve had disturbingly rational conversations about what people plan to do if this all spirals out of control again.

Whose mental health trumps whose?

You know what ??? Let's just let everyone do what they want to do... and then moan about why NOTHING has changed in 12 months ... FFS
... READ THE FUCKING SCIENCE.. not the daily express...

2 choices

Lock down and lose money
Don't lock down and massive deaths.

One of those choices doesn't get a second chance.

I'm not going for 'mental health' sorry but it's a game of numbers (except not a 'game') .. 6k dead of suicide.. 45k dead of Covid... no brained

I need to have another person with me whilst I'm out at the moment due to an (invisible) disability affecting my balance.
Invisible being the operative word here.

Is that alright with you? You need to get a life.

@HansBanans

It's probably already been said but maybe she has a medical condition which means she is unable to wear a mask? Unless she was coughing like she smokes 40 a day it's none of your bloody business

It really hadn't. Thank goodness you did

What a horrible post. It is probable that they walked up and down all the aisles because she waslooking for a specific item. One they did not have, so could not buy. One her husband wasn’t sure enough about to look for by himself. No one walks up and down aisles in a petrol shop for a laugh.

And as for not wearing a mask, most disabilities that make one exempt from wearing a mask are invisible.

YABVVVU to complain and start a bitchy thread on mumsnet about this woman.

She should have waited in the car, there was no reason for them both to be in the shop

I really appreciate the wee red angry face, OP. I hope you've simmered down to a gentle boil now.

Divide and conquer. It's working apparently...christ get a life OP

Omg op
Get a blooming life and stay out of theirs

OP. If you are going to get so worked up over such things, you're in for a rough few months or possibly longer. Do you suffer from anxiety? Because this seems v disproportionate.

Wowee, some of you really did get out of bed the wrong side today, didn't you?

Wow I joined my husband in local petrol station as I wanted to see if they had a particular item. They didn’t dm I wandered about looking for it then joined him at the tills. We both had masks on, I hope no one was jotting this all down!

No words really. Who gives a shit?

@Cornettoninja

No ones mental health trumps another’s. The entire point is that the Covid restrictions are adverse to both those who need to get out and about for mental health, and adverse to people with health anxiety or OCD etc. The blanket restrictions are not in the best interest of either our country or a huge number of the folk who live here.

@littlemsattitude Ok OP, let’s try this scenario out. She’s having chemo, lung cancer, feels horribly sick, no appetite but knows she must try to eat something. Her husband persuades her to go into the shop to have a look around and see if something could tempt her. He goes with her because she’s frail (even though she doesn’t look it to the casual observer/judgemental prick). She didn’t wear a mask because of, well, you know, the lung cancer. But in the end, she couldn’t face any of the food on offer. Would THAT be ok with you?

And before you accuse me of coming up with far-fetched possibilities, this is EXACTLY what happens to a friend of mine. Except that she is regularly shouted at by dickheads who think she should be wearing a mask. They have such tiny brains with limited imaginations that they can’t get it into their thick little skulls that maybe she should be given a break. Sound like anyone we know? Fucks sake. You’d have made an excellent informer in WW2. Twat.

Fuck me, some people ...

Is your lanyard and hi-vis covid Marshall kit in the post OP?

The irony of everyone on this post getting irate at OP for being judgemental and cruel, doing exactly the same themselves! Hypocrisy at its finest! The woke brigade out in force!

If the lady felt the need to go into the garage to improve her mental health as it was her only trip out that day, or she needed to stretch her legs and felt a garage was a good place, that is entirely her business. If she is exempt from wearing a mask, that is her business, likewise if she needed to accompany her husband to tell him what to buy. BUT, i do think it’s a bit rude to go near the till without a mask if you have someone else that can pay. Sorry but it is.

@P999

OP. If you are going to get so worked up over such things, you're in for a rough few months or possibly longer. Do you suffer from anxiety? Because this seems v disproportionate.

As it happens, yes. Now I'll be accused of a drip feed.

I really don't understand how name calling ('bitch,' 'twat') helps here at all. They're possibly valid arguments. Equally she could have just been irresponsible. The fact is no one knows so I don't really understand why either side are getting on their high horse.

I agree with you op. Why on earth do people need to shop with their partners especially if they’re not wearing a mask? If one of you is ill or can’t shop let your partner go alone. There’s a pandemic going on. The few people shopping in close proximity, the better.