Quick rant and I’m done
I’m going to have a little vent this morning, so please excuse me, but the behaviour of some over-joyful visitors caused myself and some friends some concern the other evening, and it was unnecessary. I’ll just get it off my chest and then be done with it. [Clears throat while adding a random photo.]
There were more visitors around yesterday (Wednesday as I write). Some happily bounded up and declared they were able to get here because they had a particular passport, as if that meant they were immune from passing on whatever they might have caught on the plane. I’m not going to go on about it after this, but I just want to say: just because you’re happy you’ve got off on holiday and you’re coming to somewhere thought of as safe, it doesn’t mean you are. What you could very well be doing is bringing the thing to a place with no or little immunity. So, don’t grab and shake hands, stand over people with no mask, tap them cheerfully on the back or get too close, and certainly don’t announce with glee that you were able to bypass the ‘system’ to get yourself here for a two-week holiday. Mask. Distance. Wash. Virtual hugs and handshakes only. Basically, yes, come and visit but respect those who have not been exposed.
Enough of that, but just to add, other visitors have come quietly and respectfully, not tried to hug, asked if they should wear a mask before coming closer, played by the rules and generally appreciated how lucky they are to be able to be here. Thank you to them. And this is only one rant/thought from me up in the village, a person who works from home, hardly goes out anywhere and doesn’t have to work 16 hours a day with the day-tripping, visiting public. Can’t imagine how worried some other people are feeling. There. Done. Another random photo to finish.
