My wife and I ran a few errands yesterday. While she was in the grocery store I ran into Lowe's, then the liquor store. (They're in the same plaza.) I finished my tasks first and was sitting on the edge of the back of the cargo area in our SUV. It was a nice day so I had the door open and my feet dangling and was texting my wife to let her know where I'd parked the car.
I hear a muffled voice and look up to see a man and woman looking at me from maybe 30 feet away.
Now - I'd parked nowhere near any other cars so my wife would easily be able to see me.
I say, "Excuse me?" The doughy beta male lowers his mask enough to tell me I should be wearing mine.
Me: Why? I'm we're outside and I'm nowhere near another human."
Him: It's the right thing to do.
Me: So is minding your own business.
I really thought it was going to escalate but the wife dragged him away with a comment I couldn't make out through her mask.
Oh, and he was the one pushing the cart filled with groceries.
When my wife arrived I told her about it and all she asked was, "Did you edit your comment to him when you told me or did you drop the F bomb a few times?"
She was surprised I'd been so calm about it because she knows how I can get. We had a nice chat on our way home about how people are so willing to narc on each other now and how we need to get the hell out of this state.
My wife and I ran a few errands yesterday. While she was in the grocery store I ran into Lowe's, then the liquor store. (They're in the same plaza.) I finished my tasks first and was sitting on the edge of the back of the cargo area in our SUV. It was a nice day so I had the door open and my feet dangling and was texting my wife to let her know where I'd parked the car.
I hear a muffled voice and look up to see a man and woman looking at me from maybe 30 feet away.
Now - I'd parked nowhere near any other cars so my wife would easily be able to see me.
I say, "Excuse me?" The doughy beta male lowers his mask enough to tell me I should be wearing mine.
**Me:** Why? I'm we're outside and I'm nowhere near another human."
**Him:** It's the right thing to do.
**Me:** So is minding your own business.
I really thought it was going to escalate but the wife dragged him away with a comment I couldn't make out through her mask.
Oh, and he was the one pushing the cart filled with groceries.
When my wife arrived I told her about it and all she asked was, "Did you edit your comment to him when you told me or did you drop the F bomb a few times?"
She was surprised I'd been so calm about it because she knows how I can get. We had a nice chat on our way home about how people are so willing to narc on each other now and how we need to get the hell out of this state.
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