People moaning about additional measures in places

[Chaosalways]

Aibu to get annoyed when people moan and complain that businesses have put in additional measures.

For example, our local pool has reopened. No family splash but lane swimming for competent swimmers over 8. Swimming lessons have restarted, but no showers or changing rooms. There's a one way system in and out and socially distanced seating round the pool. Towel dry and out. It was really well organised and as safe as could possibly be.

Cue people moaning on Facebook demanding that the changing rooms open up, saying that they won't be returning, how it's a 'child protection' issue drying off by the pool.

We went to the zoo when it first reopened, lovely day out, but loads of people leaving terrible reviews about (at the time) indoor enclosures being closed.

People moaning that they've got to wear a mask so they won't be able to go to places.

Why can't people just be grateful that places have been able to open and are trying to be safe instead of expecting places to cater to them personally.

Well they can moan all they like things are what they are.

YANBU, an awful lot of people have tunnel vision, poor reasoning and an inability to grasp the bigger picture.
It's a shame that social media is used for reviews like this, it must be very grating pointing out the bleeding obvious to these sorts of people again and again

I think people are allowed to complain.
Many of the measures in place dont make any sense in terms of actually restricting the spread of the virus and I do believe a lot of it is just places having to be "seen" doing something even if it makes no sense.

For example:
Our library has restricted hours due to covid. Therefore more people attending the library at any one time. In order to reduce spread it would make far more sense to expand hours as much as possible.

Closing every other toilet stall meaning that more people are touching the open toilets and people are loitering around queueing for longer. Surely a solid barrier between you and the next stall works negates the need for 2m distancing.

Pubs making servers wear a plastic apron which is changed between every service. What is an apron going to do in this case?

Enforcing a one way system when only one person is allowed in the shop at any time.

How does people having a whinge on a Facebook page affect you, exactly?

I think there's a significant minority in society who are short-sighted, selfish and emotionally incapable of dealing with change or inconvenience.

They get listened to a lot because they moan loudly but they just need telling to shut up imo.

That group have really ruined so many things in society, the (imo) larger group of reasonable people need to band together more.

And it's a balance. Companies which put in too many hoops for customers to jump through risk those customers not bothering and taking their custom elsewhere.

Some businesses have adapted very well, properly trained staff, good social distancing. Others have handled it very badly, have sucked all the pleasure out of everything and make using their services more like a Krypton Factor style chore where you have to perform all the tasks in the right order, at the right time, or be sent back to the beginning to start again.

@BikeTyson

How does people having a whinge on a Facebook page affect you, exactly?

The trouble is businesses listen to the whingers. So everyone not disgruntled about the pool should post something like 'thanks to all the staff organising everything so well at X pool. Really glad we can swim again and in safety'.

The moaning fuckers stand out because they are louder and more persistent. There's not more of them, they just never shut up!

Or in other words - I'm not prepared to put up with a shit experience and shit customer service because of Covid.

I think alot of the measures are needed and work well. However we went to a zoo a few weeks ago which had a one way system. It meant everyone was shuffling around basically in a long line, closer than they would have been if able to just move around freely. The place was massive. Some measures just seem like they are in place to adhere to guidelines but do nothing for safety. I wouldn't go as far as to post bad reviews though.

It doesn't directly effect me. But in the example of the swimming pool, these people moaning hadn't even returned to the pool. Yet they were stamping their feet and complaining refusing to go back. Which of course is their choice. But it reminds me of people who leave a restaurant a bad review because they couldn't get a table.

This pool has done a very good job of getting people back in with social distancing in place. If they opened up the showers and changing rooms social distancing would go out the window.

Sadly the wingers will make things more unsafe as our wet Govt will buckle under the pressure.

I guess more positive voices need to be heard, so it would be good to speak up where & when you can about positive measures to control the virus! To try to balance out their loud whinging.

Not having Facebook etc etc is a sanity saver - this place is bad enough these days!

Did you leave positive reviews for the zoo & the pool? You should if you haven't. - drown the whinging out!!

Constructive comments are fine too if people think certain measures are causing more problems than they're solving.

I think it's fine to challenge things when you genuinely can't see the point of it.

The closing of every other toilet thing for example.... surely higher traffic in the remaining toilets causes more of a problem?

However what I find is that there are a lot of people lacking in resilience, whining and making a big drama out of small, necessary changes instead of trying to adapt and make the best of things.

I find this more of an issue on SM than in real life though so perhaps people are resilient in real life and just use SM as an outlet for their negativity?

Agree.

Things have to be different. It's ideal and not what any of us would choose.

But far better than March April and may when we couldn't access anything at all.

These particular complaints were along the lines of "no way I'm bringing my babba back till they open the changing rooms, its child protection drying them by the pool", "I'm not taking my kid out wet they'll catch a cold it's discustin".

Honestly I have given good feedback to all the places I've been where I think they've done a great job.

I can see the points about things that make no sense. I took my youngest to the hairdressers and the stylist was wearing gloves and visor, she made a big show of cleaning the chairs between clients, but was then using the same gloves she'd worn for cleaning and cutting to cut the next clients hair. I doubt I'll go back.

These are tough times and I just don't like uncalled for moaning.

My ds is a competitive swimmer.

They have towelling ponchos to put on poolside and exit.

It's been so hot they have all exited in swimwear and just dried off in the sun

Well, no way I'm going swimming if I have to walk home in a damp swimming costume with wet hair. Just because something is sensible or necessary doesn't mean you have to like it.

But why do people have to moan so angrily about it?

We're always banging on about blitz spirit but all I hear is people huffing and puffing.

I do have a bit of a moan I suppose, at home, but posting angry messages about swimming pools just seems to serve no purpose.

@latticechaos

But why do people have to moan so angrily about it?

We're always banging on about blitz spirit but all I hear is people huffing and puffing.

I do have a bit of a moan I suppose, at home, but posting angry messages about swimming pools just seems to serve no purpose.

Angry messages because if you decide to go you have to follow rules you knew existed if you went!

You don't have to like it. I didn't particularly like queuing in shops and might go home to dh and say that the queue was a pain today.

But I wouldn't go on Facebook and blame all the staff and say I'm not coming to your stupid shop if I have to queue them blame them because it was raining.

I agree that some of the measures don't make sense, especially that we aren't enforcing mask wearing etc, which we know does work.

Many if the measures are direct discrimination. It cuts disabled people out of taking part what others can. Unnecessary toilets being closed etc.

Like any crisis, those at the bottom, without cars etc are being further disadvantaged.

I agree about the zoo. I felt that there wasxless pressure to see everything. But my GC has a bowel condition and we've not been able to go to many things. My DD works within SS and it's the same for many of their service users.

It's frustrating when you can no longer take service users, who have challenging behaviour and can spit etc, to sinple stuff like shopping.

I'd be frustrated if no families with children under 8 are allowed to swim. That seems over-cautious. It's easier to keep younger ones close (and socially distant) than older, confident swimmers.

We're always banging on about blitz spirit but all I hear is people huffing and puffing.
I'm sure people complained plenty during the blitz, it just wasnt all over social media for everyone to see.

Is moaning about people moaning ok though, or does it not count as moaning

Moaning about people moaning definitely doesn't count