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

[TheMistressQuickly]

Ffs. 6 months ago we were told masks were pointless. I can’t cope with this banal type of bitching. Get a life.

[Vivana]

Mind your own business OP

[trappedsincesundaymorn]

Maybe they were on their way back from hospital after she had miscarried and she felt vulnerable. Maybe they had been on a long journey back from visiting an ill relative and she needed to stretch her legs a bit. It could either or none of those things who knows. Maybe you should have asked her...I bet you were just itching to weren't you?

[ChaChaCha2012]

@Blackberrycream If you think this is a pile on, then think about what's it like for disabled people at the moment. Imagine being stared at for not wearing a mask, because "you don't look disabled". Imagine being called selfish because you've gone in a smaller shop, or being told you should wait in the car. That's what disabled people put up with every single day. Are you proud of yourself for being part of that pile on?

[Quaagars]

Yes, exemptions exist but really thinking about others and not yourself seems to be increasingly seen as optional. This looks certainly like an example of this

How? How do we know that she was only thinking of herself?!
You have absolutely no idea.
Oh, and a pile on, really? If you ask AIBU, be prepared for people to say yeah, actually you are.
If you come to post and be judgy about someone else, prepare to be judged yourself.

[littlemsattitude]

Maybe they had been on a long journey back from visiting an ill relative and she needed to stretch her legs a bit.

In a petrol station ? Now that would be somebody who needed a life. You are making up excuses, I posted facts.

[littlemsattitude]

How? How do we know that she was only thinking of herself?!

Oh I know, I'll go shopping today and be super considerate and not wear a mask. That'll be a great way to show I am thinking of others !

[Teateaandmoretea]

Yabu

The idea that masks in petrol stations really are the key to controlling a virus is fantasy.

Masks are about virtue signalling, covid cares not about your virtue.

[trappedsincesundaymorn]

@littlemsattitude

Maybe they had been on a long journey back from visiting an ill relative and she needed to stretch her legs a bit.

In a petrol station ? Now that would be somebody who needed a life. You are making up excuses, I posted facts.

I've done it. When OH has stopped for petrol I've got out of the car, because that was the only stop we made in the 3 hour journey from his brother's funeral...is that ok with you? Or would you like more details?

[Teateaandmoretea]

That'll be a great way to show I am thinking of others !

^^exactly my point. Thinking of others does not prevent the spread of a virus

[EveryPlanetHasAYorkshire]

You should have phoned the police OP.

[caughtalightsneeze]

This looks certainly like an example of this.

I've heard of posters being concerned about their posts being outing, but you've taken detective work to Columbo like levels. The poster hasn't said where she is, where the shop is, or given any details as to the age or description of the woman, yet you've tracked her down and identified her and gone through her medical history too. And pretty quickly too.

Or I suppose the other possibility is that you just made that bit up...

[WunWun]

Earlier today I went in to a petrol station and only realised as I left that I didn't put my mask on. I wonder if there's a thread about me out there.

[FlouncerInDenial]

This thread may not be going as the OP had hoped.

[WhatifIfeellikeacat]

What if she wanted to buy something but it was out of stock? I would hate people hating me just for being in the shop. It's becoming pathetic.

[Quaagars]

Oh I know, I'll go shopping today and be super considerate and not wear a mask. That'll be a great way to show I am thinking of others !

And I'd have no way of knowing if you were exempt or not, unlike yourself who seems to think they're Mystic Meg.

[SquashedSpring]

Did you really feel that she was putting your health at risk OP?

I sympathise if you did - you said that there were several isles in the petrol station and if I felt that my health was at risk I would have waited in one of them until she had gone past, while thinking that a few minutes waiting was a good trade off for keeping myself healthy.

[vodkaredbullgirl]

As much as i would like to stay and watch. Im off to work a night shift, wearing a mask to protect my vunerable residents.

[WrongKindOfFace]

@Settleandcalm

My mum doesn’t get out much, she often goes with my dad to just go to the local small shop/Asda/garage/whatever because to her that is a trip out. She doesn’t like to go further but little trips cheer her up.

She does wear a mask but she probably shouldn’t as she has asthma.

Stop being a sad judgey bitch.

I despair of this increasingly Stasi state

Asthma doesn’t mean you shouldn’t wear a mask, it means you don’t have to wear one if your asthma is made worse by wearing a mask.

[RealityExistsInTheHumanMind]

@littlemsattitude Sat 19-Sep-20 18:14:15

Yes it is my business, she is risking my health by not wearing a mask. I hate wearing them but I do because I'm not selfish to others in shops.

Just selfish enough to think that you are right and everyone else is wrong.
Selfish enough to pass judgement on someone you know nothing about.
Selfish enough to post on MN about them.

Plenty of selfishness and self centred behaviour there.

[1Morewineplease]

@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?

Bit extreme dear.
We're in a pandemic. You don't need to wander round a shop without a mask just to see what tickles your tastebuds.
Just google 'food,' scroll through and see what takes your fancy, then ask your partner to get it.

[RealityExistsInTheHumanMind]

@littlemsattitude

Maybe they had been on a long journey back from visiting an ill relative and she needed to stretch her legs a bit.

In a petrol station ? Now that would be somebody who needed a life. You are making up excuses, I posted facts.

You posted opinions about someone you know nothing about

[Parky04]

What an exciting life you have!

[Blackberrycream]

No I am not part of that. I am polite and respectful to everyone I encounter. This is an Internet forum and we are commenting on what we see around us not challenging individuals. I have worked with disabled children and adults so understand that in some circumstances masks are truly difficult or not possible. Do I believe that is the case for the many non mask wearers swanning around? No. Unfortunately the selfish are indistinguishable from the genuine.
I could argue exemption but I won’t.

[Namechange313]

It’s probably already been suggested but there could be a real reason for her not wearing a mask. My friend has had comments for not wearing one, little so these people know that she was sexually assaulted on the way back from a night out 6 years ago and the attacker covered her mouth. She has serious PTSD about it and I believe this comes under the exempt rules.

I’m not saying this lady had been sexually assaulted, but you don’t know anything about her or her reasons for not wearing one. Just get a hobby Op please