I’ve heard about it from others, I’ve read about it on FB, I’ve heard it on the news, read about it on Google, and now I’ve witnessed it first hand. Some people don’t believe that COVID-19 is real and think we are being fed a load of bull.
I was at the shop dyeing wool and ran out of vinegar so I took a parcel to the mail and while masked up, went to the Independent Grocer to buy a few jugs. I was at the head of the outdoor line-up in my usual garb of gloves and mask when a man got out of his vehicle, walked directly toward the store door and was stopped by the duty guard, who told him to go back around the barrier and get in line.
I was the only one in line and he trudged up behind me. I turned to make sure he gave me some distance, because he was breathing hard and grumbling and I couldn’t gauge how close he might be. I could tell something about me pissed him off by the look he gave me, probably adding to his annoyance of being told to wait in line.
He started shouting.
“You are all nothing but sheep! You are being led to act like sheep! You are sheep in a herd! If you all put down your damn phones and turned off the TV and got out and started living you would be better off! He paused to catch his breath and then continued. If it weren’t for listening to the media you wouldn’t be acting like sheep. The media is the problem! They need to be shut down!
He was shouting as loudly as possible, screaming at my back and the female staff guard. The hair on my neck prickled as I turned around to face him. I had to ask.
“Don’t you believe there’s a pandemic happening?”
He screamed. NO!
I said, “You don’t believe, as of today worldwide, the virus has killed 435,000 people?
“NO!” he screams. Then goes on to say, “That many people die for all kinds of reasons!
“But this is different” I said and before I could add to my statement, he screamed, “They’re blaming every death on the damn virus now, car accidents, heart attacks, you name it! There’s no damn virus! You are nothing but sheep!
He was getting even louder, if that was possible. I turned away from him to mind my own business, like I should have in the first place and an uneasy feeling grew in my gut. He continued to rant, directed now at the guard.
“I don’t have to go through this crap anywhere else I go, waiting in line and herded like a sheep!” The guard said he didn’t need to be here if it wasn’t to his liking.
My spidey sense was tingling, anyone that angry had to be wound tight and ready to spring. A woman came out with her groceries and the guard motioned for me to go into the store. I hesitated only a moment and then thought I’d better skedaddle. I didn’t like him being that close to me, his shouting was assuredly sending spittle my way and I know from experience what turning my back to anger can do. He was clearly a person comfortable with verbal aggression and I didn’t want it to escalate at my expense.
I’ve read about conspiracy theories and the length to which some people go to refuse to wear protection. It’s against their civil rights they say, but to deny the actual existence of the pandemic is another thing altogether. The entire world has basically shut down to halt its spread, that's a pretty big lie to carry out.
When I finished shopping and left the store, the guard had a male employee sitting with her and she told me the man had come back out sputtering off again and was loud and abusive all the way to his vehicle. I said I was worried he might attack you but she seemed unbothered and said she’d like to see him to try.
A customer that phoned to place an order told me that when a woman got really close to her in a line-up and was kindly asked to back up to six feet the woman told her to f#%! off. And several others have told me that they have encountered rudeness and anger in stores and line ups and people that crowd them or push them out of the way. Someone told me that these sorts of life altering dilemmas bring out who a person really is. It is sad we can’t agree to disagree and be kind to one another in the process of coping in this difficult time.
I was at the shop dyeing wool and ran out of vinegar so I took a parcel to the mail and while masked up, went to the Independent Grocer to buy a few jugs. I was at the head of the outdoor line-up in my usual garb of gloves and mask when a man got out of his vehicle, walked directly toward the store door and was stopped by the duty guard, who told him to go back around the barrier and get in line.
I was the only one in line and he trudged up behind me. I turned to make sure he gave me some distance, because he was breathing hard and grumbling and I couldn’t gauge how close he might be. I could tell something about me pissed him off by the look he gave me, probably adding to his annoyance of being told to wait in line.
He started shouting.
“You are all nothing but sheep! You are being led to act like sheep! You are sheep in a herd! If you all put down your damn phones and turned off the TV and got out and started living you would be better off! He paused to catch his breath and then continued. If it weren’t for listening to the media you wouldn’t be acting like sheep. The media is the problem! They need to be shut down!
He was shouting as loudly as possible, screaming at my back and the female staff guard. The hair on my neck prickled as I turned around to face him. I had to ask.
“Don’t you believe there’s a pandemic happening?”
He screamed. NO!
I said, “You don’t believe, as of today worldwide, the virus has killed 435,000 people?
“NO!” he screams. Then goes on to say, “That many people die for all kinds of reasons!
“But this is different” I said and before I could add to my statement, he screamed, “They’re blaming every death on the damn virus now, car accidents, heart attacks, you name it! There’s no damn virus! You are nothing but sheep!
He was getting even louder, if that was possible. I turned away from him to mind my own business, like I should have in the first place and an uneasy feeling grew in my gut. He continued to rant, directed now at the guard.
“I don’t have to go through this crap anywhere else I go, waiting in line and herded like a sheep!” The guard said he didn’t need to be here if it wasn’t to his liking.
My spidey sense was tingling, anyone that angry had to be wound tight and ready to spring. A woman came out with her groceries and the guard motioned for me to go into the store. I hesitated only a moment and then thought I’d better skedaddle. I didn’t like him being that close to me, his shouting was assuredly sending spittle my way and I know from experience what turning my back to anger can do. He was clearly a person comfortable with verbal aggression and I didn’t want it to escalate at my expense.
I’ve read about conspiracy theories and the length to which some people go to refuse to wear protection. It’s against their civil rights they say, but to deny the actual existence of the pandemic is another thing altogether. The entire world has basically shut down to halt its spread, that's a pretty big lie to carry out.
When I finished shopping and left the store, the guard had a male employee sitting with her and she told me the man had come back out sputtering off again and was loud and abusive all the way to his vehicle. I said I was worried he might attack you but she seemed unbothered and said she’d like to see him to try.
A customer that phoned to place an order told me that when a woman got really close to her in a line-up and was kindly asked to back up to six feet the woman told her to f#%! off. And several others have told me that they have encountered rudeness and anger in stores and line ups and people that crowd them or push them out of the way. Someone told me that these sorts of life altering dilemmas bring out who a person really is. It is sad we can’t agree to disagree and be kind to one another in the process of coping in this difficult time.
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