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Can I complain?

39 replies

CovidHusband · 04/02/2022 19:00

NC for this.

Brief backstory, DH works in a public facing job, I wfh. 3dc all in school. DH had a "cold" which started at the weekend, I asked him to test and he said he'd done one at work and was negative. Dc3 also same symptoms, but was staying at their mums and she said they tested negative.

Fast forward to yesterday and I started feeling a bit off, test was negative. Still felt a bit rubbish today so test again, positive. Rang DH at work and he test positive on two different tests, although fainter lines. Took himself for a PCR "to make sure".

DH thinks he is immune to covid, and convinced that although logically he's most likely had it all week and that's why his tests are faint, that actually it's "a mistake".

Now to my question. When he went for his PCR, he told "the lad" at the test centre his tests were faint and that he'd had a cold and apparently this person told him that his tests are most likely wrong, and that they've picked up his cold.

Off the back of this misinformation, he's now taken the dc to his parents. Presumably as he thinks I'm the only one in the house who actually has covid.

Aibu to want to complain about what this person has said to him? Govt guidance at the moment states a positive LFT indicates covid and you must isolate etc. Because he's somewhat of a covid denier he's taken this person as gospel and is now possibly spreading covid to his elderly parents! I'm fuming!

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Okbutnotgreat · 05/02/2022 08:27

@CovidHusband he’s lying, have had to have overs several times for work and never had more than most basic instructions shouted at me never mind any kind of conversation.

CovidHusband · 05/02/2022 09:04

@Billandben444 thank you, I'm going to rest up Brew

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Blueuggboots · 05/02/2022 09:35

We've had covid this week and it's not just a cold. We've been more ill this week that I can remember being for a very long time.

CovidHusband · 05/02/2022 09:58

@Blueuggboots get well soon Thanks

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Blueuggboots · 05/02/2022 10:01

@CovidHusband, thank you!! 💙💙

Lou98 · 05/02/2022 10:08

Just if this conversation happened I need to make sure it doesn't happen again

It isn't your place though, you're hearing a conversation second hand that may or may not have happened but even if it did, your Husband was the one he said it to, if anyone was to complain it would need to be him. You weren't there, I doubt they'd take you seriously if you tried to complain

Also in fairness, he said the guy said it's "most likely" just a cold - your Husband has chosen to take that as he doesn't have covid, most likely doesn't mean definitely isn't. Again though, that's if it even happened which I doubt, I'd question if he even went for the PCR

Quartz2208 · 05/02/2022 10:09

Look @CovidHusband at what he said the person said.

If true all the person said was that
are most likely wrong, and that they've picked up his cold

Which (and I dont believe it, if he did talk it was more likely to be I have had a cold could it be that, well it is possible the PCR will confirm) at no point was he told not to isolate

That said your DC are a close contact anyway?

CovidHusband · 05/02/2022 10:50

@Lou98 it was more that he apparently said that LFT aren't to be trusted and that it had probably just picked up his cold. (I've paraphrased there)

Anyway PCR was positive quelle surprise

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positivevibesonly22 · 05/02/2022 11:26

@Blueuggboots

We've had covid this week and it's not just a cold. We've been more ill this week that I can remember being for a very long time.
I had Covid last week and for me it was just an achey cold 🤷🏻‍♀️ different for everyone as all viruses are.
positivevibesonly22 · 05/02/2022 11:28

@CovidHusband as he's now positive are his parents annoyed with him? In my family we are all keen to get back to normal but my parents would be pretty pissed off if I did something like that (not that I would)!

CovidHusband · 05/02/2022 11:45

@positivevibesonly22 he was positive yesterday on 2 LFT but refused to believe it and then backed up his story with some so called person at the test centre 🙄 So yes now his PCR has confirmed and another LFT also positive.

His parents are still testing negative, his dad doesn't seem bothered but his mum is pissed off (if I was her I'd have not let him in the house yesterday)

All dc negative still, so he basically went round to his parents to potentially spread his covid to them. Idiot.

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WorriedGiraffe · 05/02/2022 11:52

It’s crazy that you are thinking of complaining about a gov employee because your husband is a total dick. You will waste someone’s time looking at your complaint, possibly cost someone their job if it was true (which even you think is very unlikely) and your husband will still be a dick at the end of it. I hope your symptoms stay relatively mild OP!

neveradullmoment99 · 05/02/2022 12:33

@Theunamedcat

My ex husband works at a test centre he is a covid denier and has only bothered with one vaccine as its just "a cold" obviously he doesn't tell his bosses this and toes the party line but he absolutely woukd say this to someone if he was on his own
Why would your husband work there? Ridiculous.
Theunamedcat · 05/02/2022 12:51

My EX husband not my husband and he works there because he needs a job you can't just sit on benefits waiting for the perfect job you have to take anything you can which leads to carers who don't give a shit and covid deniers working in covid testing places

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