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To not want husband to play pool due to variant

104 replies

LoadingChoc · 15/05/2021 21:06

My husband is 51 and is vaccinated fully but has heart disease. He is going to play pool without a few times a week due to easing of restrictions. Ther will probably be 15 in the venue. Aibu to be angry that he is going because the variant from india can infect those fully vaccinated?

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GertrudePerkinsPaperyThing · 15/05/2021 23:07

Unless you are in Bolton I think yabu.

TheKeatingFive · 15/05/2021 23:08

Sorry just realised that I forgot to say that he wont be wearing a mask as it is hard to play with it. That's probably why I'm mainly concerned

He’s vaccinated.

osbertthesyrianhamster · 15/05/2021 23:08

@LoadingChoc

You guys are probably right. I just think that a few more years of being extra cautious is a small price to pay. Also the variant of Indian origin has a few more mutations than the others so vaccines work less effectively.
Nah, fuck that.
Aposterhasnoname · 15/05/2021 23:09

@LoadingChoc

You guys are probably right. I just think that a few more years of being extra cautious is a small price to pay. Also the variant of Indian origin has a few more mutations than the others so vaccines work less effectively.
Years!!!! Fuck me, we truly are fucked as a society.
PyongyangKipperbang · 15/05/2021 23:35

What has him not wearing a mask got to do with it?

Masks stop you spreading it not catching it.

The level of paranoia that has hit many people, my own family included, is really worrying me. My mother wont leave the house, even to nip to the garage to take a loaf out of the freezer, without a mask on. I am very concerned about her mental health.

wildeverose · 15/05/2021 23:38

YEARS?!
absolutely not, thank you very much

MsIreneWinters · 15/05/2021 23:48

A few more years???

Living is all about the places we see, the things we do and the people we see and do them with. So you are welcome to sit at home and waste another chunk of your life OP, just don't expect your husband or anyone else to be inclined to do the same.

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FeelyMcNeily · 16/05/2021 00:20

Yeah lets all waste another couple of years locked up.....life is short....lets live it

RightOnTheEdge · 16/05/2021 00:26

A few more YEARS?? Please say you're not serious!
Poor bloke, no wonder he needs to escape to normality for a few hours.

osbertthesyrianhamster · 16/05/2021 00:32

I'd honestly divorce someone who tried to control me like that.

HeddaGarbled · 16/05/2021 01:35

Also the variant of Indian origin has a few more mutations than the others so vaccines work less effectively

First part of sentence is wrong. Different mutation, not more mutations. Second part of sentence, at present nobody knows whether this is true or not.

What makes you state that so confidently?

HeddaGarbled · 16/05/2021 01:40

Also, whether the vaccines work or not is not related to the number of mutations, but what those specific mutations are. You seem to have picked up some misunderstandings. Where are you getting your info from?

nGun37 · 16/05/2021 01:44

A few more years?!

grapewine · 16/05/2021 01:49

I just think that a few more years of being extra cautious is a small price to pay.

You must be fucking joking right now. A few more years? Ridiculous. What kind of life/economy do you envision being left after that?

Let your husband play some pool and have some quality of life.

Welllllllwellllllllwellllllll · 16/05/2021 02:29

Bloody hell op give your head a wobble.

If you are really THAT anxious still, you need to seek help.

Port1aCastis · 16/05/2021 02:38

You're on a wind up!

JSL52 · 16/05/2021 06:03

Totally missing the point but ... of course wearing a mask doesn't make it difficult to play pool. YABU.

newnortherner111 · 16/05/2021 06:32

My opinion would depend on where you live OP and where it is played. Especially whether or not there are open windows. I don't incidentally see how it is difficult to play pool with a face covering on.

bookworm14 · 16/05/2021 07:15

A tenth of all British restaurants have already disappeared due to lockdown. How many do you think will be left if we keep this up for a few more years? And there is no evidence so far that the vaccines are less effective against the Indian variant. www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-57087070

Roselilly36 · 16/05/2021 07:21

YABVU, your DH has been vaccinated, life is too short to live in fear. No one knows how long we have left, why waste time. If he enjoys playing pool do it.

Ellpellwood · 16/05/2021 07:23

Have you got through 15 months of this pandemic without knowing what masks are for?

YABU. He's been vaccinated and has decided to make his own assessment.

Waxonwaxoff0 · 16/05/2021 07:38

YABVU, and deluded if you think people would put up with this crap for a few more YEARS.

MrsGradyOldLady · 16/05/2021 07:42

I think you sound incredibly controlling. You're angry at your husband for exercising his own free will? Is there anything else you try and prevent him doing "because of covid"?

UseOfWeapons · 16/05/2021 07:44

@JSL52

Totally missing the point but ... of course wearing a mask doesn't make it difficult to play pool. YABU.
My colleagues and I seem to be able to perform clinical tasks whilst wearing FFP3 masks and visors, and full gowns and gloves, as do the surgeons doing intricate operations. Of course wearing a mask won’t stop him from being able to play pool. Regardless, YBVU. A few more years of being careful? ! Forget it!