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Just had a big argument in public with people I don't know about the 2 meter rule!

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naughtycat · 05/04/2020 20:14

I went for a walk this evening. I live very centrally in a fairly large city. Went into a shop, bought cigarettes (essential) and also bought a pack for a homeless man sitting outside the shop. We ended up having a chat. I sat 2-3 meters away from him on the pavement.

Some people, who lookalike little high, came out of the shop. They all went up to homeless man, and one of them leant right down in to his face to say something to him.

Omg!! I was very concerned for him! So I said (maybe shouted) 2 meters!!! The guy looked over at me and told me to shut up! I said no, you need to stand back to 2 fucking meters! his friends told me to keep my hair on!

Anyway, they went away. The homeless man said thanks, because it keeps happening to him. Just because he's homeless people think they can come up right to his face. Also a passer by, maintaining 2 meters, said he totally agreed with me, but I should be careful and look after myself . (the people who were high did look a bit threatening!).

Anyway as a result, I've made friends with the passer by. He's got a shop round the corner from my flat (Currently closes) and I've agreed to pop in and say hello when the sanctions are lifted. And I'm also going to drop off some hot cottage pie for the homeless man tomorrow.

These people thought I was completely nutts for shouting '2 meters!' Really?! Was I?!

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gingersausage · 05/04/2020 22:10

@Samtsirch considering I’ve only posted on about 7 threads this week out of thousands and thousands (and one of those was about hair dye), your definition of “so many” is obviously very different to mine 🙄.

lljkk · 05/04/2020 22:15

It's not compulsory to take the housing on offer, though.
Would have been easier to persuade them in colder weather.

Yes ppl with chaotic lives aren't very good at following social rules. They were possibly amazed that you cared about one of their own.

RegDet · 05/04/2020 22:25

FFS. Cigs not essential and actively harmful to health. Smoking is probably a risk factor for dying from coronavirus, why add to a homeless person's risk? Get back in your home, quit smoking and stop causing additional risk to people by having unnecessary conversations outside shop doorways where everybody has to pass you by.

HavenDilemma · 05/04/2020 22:36

@RegDet Wow that was rather a lot of virtue signalling. Take a breath!

MaeveDidIt · 05/04/2020 22:45

Good on you naughtycat
Keep safe

theThreeofWeevils · 05/04/2020 22:50

anyone smoking should give up. It’s not worse to give up. Don’t be ridiculous

Don't be so -- unimaginative, @SugarSugarShimmy

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naughtycat · 06/04/2020 00:05

I'm tired now. I'm going to sleep

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naughtycat · 06/04/2020 00:07

Jellycat BINGO!!!

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naughtycat · 06/04/2020 00:10

Smoking is an addiction not a luxury. I gave a little bit of peace to one of my fellow addicts.

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Moomin8 · 06/04/2020 00:13

Well, I would advise against getting into arguments with people outside your family unit for whatever reason tbh.

You shouldn't really have been sat talking to someone you don't know however good your intentions were.

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naughtycat · 06/04/2020 00:20

RegDeg 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

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naughtycat · 06/04/2020 00:21

Moomin, I don't have a family unit 😩

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ZombieFan · 06/04/2020 00:23

Sorry OP this is all your fault. You apparently went out for 'exercise' and ended up socialising. That is against the rules! By socialising you made other people believe that socialising was ok.

I dont get why so many people do not understand, you ONLY go out for exercise, food or medicine. You DO NOT go out to socialise.

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naughtycat · 06/04/2020 00:28

It is Bristol!!! . The Brighton guesses were close! Similar cities in many many ways! Sitting talking to a homeless person in Bristol is fairly normal, not virtue signalling and not being a hero 😂😂 cigarette smoking here is frowned appon but begrudgingly accepted 😳😩✌️

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naughtycat · 06/04/2020 00:29

I love you zombiefan 😁❤️❤️❤️!!!

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naughtycat · 06/04/2020 00:31

Zombiefan....I was assuming your post was irony 😁

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naughtycat · 06/04/2020 00:34

Oh shit, I just realised zombiefan was serious.

I went out for exercise. While out I happened to meet a human 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Moomin8 · 06/04/2020 00:39

The two meter rule is for situations where you can't avoid being near others. It doesn't really mean to say 'have chats with strangers just so long as they're 2ft away'

VanGoghsDog · 06/04/2020 00:40

I haven't had a conversation with another human for 3 weeks!! Not even a phone call. Nor had this guy.

And yet it "keeps happening" to him.

He's spoken to his support worker twice on the phone and I've spoken to my cpn twice on the phone.

Make your mind up

None of this happened.

givemeanamepls · 06/04/2020 00:42

Some of you need to be allotted two walks a day or something because clearly you are struggling with the lockdown and it's turning you into nasty, nasty people.

WingingItSince1973 · 06/04/2020 00:43

@naughtycat guessed you were in Bristol. My daughter lives in Bath but Bristol is her goal as she has lots friends there and says the vibe is alot friendlier than Bath. Shes befriends some homeless people in Bath. Broke my heart last time I was down there as am from a small town in the Midlands which doesnt see any homeless. Just wanted to say was such a kind gesture to help out a fellow human being but as mentioned go steady and keep safe. Xxxxx

Moomin8 · 06/04/2020 00:46

@@givemeanamepls

If you get into an argument with someone that's a sure way to invite droplet infection.

Some people are nuts and think they virus hangs around in the air for 3 hours. But really it's best to avoid any kind of social interaction with others. Otherwise we'll have to do this for longer and longer.,

givemeanamepls · 06/04/2020 00:58

I meant the people in this thread giving OP a hard time and being mean to OP.

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naughtycat · 06/04/2020 01:10

Winging it....it's a great city. Good luck to your daughter! I'm only here because I was born and grew up here....otherwise I wouldn't be able to afford it. But when it is your home you find a way.

A lot of people don't understand the homeless culture here. I am certainly not feeling bad or regretful about handling a packet of cigarettes and passing them to a homeless man. No matter what anyone says on here.

I believe we have the slowest rate of increase in covid19 infection in the uk.

I've only been out 3 times in 3 weeks. I don't believe anything I have done will be spreading the virus.

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SnoozyLou · 06/04/2020 01:13

I went out for exercise. While out I happened to meet a human 🤷🏻‍♀️

5 humans. The homeless guy, the shopkeeper, the "people who were high", and the guy you were chatting with afterwards.

2 metre rule is in passing, not sitting on a pavement having a chat.

You could have passed it to all 5 of them. Equally, any of those 5 people could have passed it on to you, and you each other.

Then tomorrow, you go off and do the same, interacting with another 5 people. And so on and so forth.

Please don't try to present yourself as some sort of Good Samaritan. You're really not.

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