There was a jerk approaching and making fun of mask wearers in the grocery store today

[Ohioboy]

Yep, a full grown idiot was being a total jerk at my local Kroger today. He approached and made snide remarks to myself and at least 3 other people that I witnessed. He asked me "what are you afraid of, this isn't New York". I wasn't quick enough for a good come back, but one lady told him "no, but is America so mind your own business". I've always hated assholes, but I especially hate empowered assholes!

[cyclonefence]

1. "Then why do you care?"

and of course I hope he catches it, and my bad angel hopes he dies.

[LisaL]

4. Some jerks who claimed covid is no big deal found out the hard way that it is.

[Eliot Rosewater]

151. The poster cares because we are SICK and TIRED of fucking god damn rump

supporters who are equally guilty of thousands of counts of voluntary manslaughter.

[cyclonefence]

180. It was a suggested response to the asshole who accosted the poster,

not an expression of my own feelings.

I've thought of a few more:

Didn't your mother teach you it's rude to comment on other people's clothing?

Why on earth would you ask me that?

[Eliot Rosewater]

182. OOPS my bad, of course that is what it was...see how touchy I am...so pissed

not at the brain broken guy in the oval office, he cant help it, mad at the people who support and facilitate his mass voluntary manslaughter.

[CaptYossarian]

2. My comeback: "At least Muslim women will survive this."

"They were always prepared."

See if his face matches his little red dunce cap.

[Kaiserguy]

53. My come back

I don't want to catch whatever made you so stupid.

[CaptYossarian]

76. I love that. They might even comprehend it too.

[True Blue American]

82. I will be using that

If I run into anyone.

I have honestly been surprised how nice people are. Of course I have only been to Kroger’s twice in the last few weeks.

[thesquanderer]

86. Good, but risky! n/t

[certainot]

113. like saying "you still getting climate science and medical advice from rush fuckin limbaugh?"

as the local blowhards back off their total denial and it's a hoax bullshit they're still getting 'laughs' from moran dittoheads by making fun of mask wearers

in that way those radio stations, licensed to operate in the public interest, are killing people

they need to lose their licenses

[mazzarro]

121. Daaaaamn! That is so good - n/t

[BlueMTexpat]

168. Bingo!

That is a real winner!

[Clash City Rocker]

152. But Trump supporters will also be protected by their white pointy hoods

[CaptYossarian]

175. I love those hoods because they're flammable.

[TheBlackAdder]

156. 😂 How about... New York? We just got here from Yonkers last night and are stocking the fridge.

[TheBlackAdder]

157. -or- What makes you think I'm wearing this mask to protect me from you?

[LisaL]

3. He shouldn't be approaching anybody.

I would have told him to stay 6 feet away from me.

[Ohioboy]

6. It was such a surprise to have a grown man acting like he was in middle school

I just didn't know what to say.

[greenjar_01]

57. Wouldn't surprise me at all

[c_junk]

87. Suprised?

Shouldn't be too surprised. That man's behavior is being demonstrated daily on TV. The Orange One's daily televised rants and rages (aka COVID-19 updates) are just like that. Saying he won't wear a mask, but he would "if he thought it was important". So some significant portion of the country will believe their "Dear Leader", ignore medical advice, and promote immediate herd immunity by culling a million or two. Then the ones who survive will say he did a fantastic job, and only X million died.

[barbtries]

112. that always happens to me.

by the time i'm on the way home I have several dozen snappy responses at my fingertips.

[Ohiogal]

5. Unbelievable.

I’ve gotten strange looks wearing my homemade pink bandanna mask but at least those assholes kept their opinions to themselves. I can’t believe anyone would make fun of mask wearers. Store security should have escorted him out!

[Ohioboy]

8. I don't think store security knew what he was doing

at least not while I was there.

[durablend]

7. If you cough in his direction bet he'd run

[BigmanPigman]

164. Ha! You're right.

[ooky]

9. I have a 3 word response prepared

"Fuck off Asshole."

[Ohioboy]

11. If it happens again I will be using that one

[GoCubsGo]

37. Rolling your eyes, shaking your head in disugust, and walking away also works.

Don't need to utter a word. Just go back to your business and don't give them the attention they crave.

[lark]

52. These days, stepping far away, turning your head away as you shake it and walking away works.

Some people (clueless, distracted ones) just don't pay attention and they have backed up when I've done that, getting they were too damn close. The Haters won't get it, but then they are stupid to begin with and getting away from them is good.

[diverdownjt]

71. Negative...your response is too short...

IT'S "FUCK OFF AND DIE ASSHOLE!!!"

I don't know it seems a little more appropriate if not more truthful...all things considered.

More than half the people I saw at King Soopers yesterday were wearing masks or
bandana's. Several home made one's as well.

Staying home in Denver as much as is possible...had a dental appt. and went to the store for a script.

[True Blue American]

83. I just knew that would be your 3 words!:)

[2naSalit]

10. That's when you need that

Italian grocery clerk with the ominous slap technique!

[SWBTATTReg]

81. YES! I could watch that video again and again. It was GREAT! NT

[HarlanPepper]

12. A simple "Go fuck yourself" works just fine if you're ever in that spot again.

[GulfCoast66]

95. Beat me to it. Just what I would say.

But I should also say, lately well over half the grocery stores I shop in are wearing masks.

[BrightKnight]

136. Or the sign language equivalent

[Drahthaardogs]

13. I would have yelled if you get any closer

I am considering it an assault and WILL act accordingly

[PCIntern]

34. My line is:

“Technically that’s assault. You wanna try for battery?”

[Shrike47]

58. While it's a good line, it's not accurate in my state (Oregon). We have no crime of battery.

That doesn’t qualify as assault here, either.

[PCIntern]

64. In PA it's easy to get charged for both

[Aquaria]

78. Oregon words it differently

But they still have the same concept of simple assault as threats. They call it harassment instead, and it falls under ORS 166.065.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

14. IMO, best to not intimidate fools like that because....

too many will come at you at an unsafe distance and try to get in your face.

Fools like that have a higher probability of being virus carriers, so not worth the risk.......

[GulfCoast66]

148. I'll take the chance. I'm not backing down from these assholes.

And I’ve yet to meet one who won’t immediately back down with a limp ‘just kidding man’ when loudly stood up to. Of course, the chance of these cowards saying something like that to a husky, fit white male in boots and a ball cap is slim. They cowardly pick their targets.

[Tipperary]

15. I wish I had a dollar for every grocery store anecdote here.

I guess most duers are not staying home. I seem to read a dozen of these a day. Why are people not staying home?

[SoCalNative]

16. Maybe because they need food?

and can't get an online delivery slot for weeks?

[getagrip_already]

23. ding ding ding.... nor even curbside pickup.....

I've given up. Besides, there are people who absolutely need it and I feel like I'd be taking a service they need and I don't.

So if I have to go into a store, I mask and glove up.

[Tipperary]

24. I have not had any deliveries.

I did a pickup at Walmart two weeks ago.

I have soups, rice, beans, oatmeal, frozen stuff, pasta. It didn’t even cost that much to stock up. I guess I am just surprised how many people are still going shopping al the time.

[SoCalNative]

33. Curbside pick-up in many places

is also near impossible to get a time slot less than a week out

[Ilsa]

59. Some of us have family members who are Special Needs.

My autistic son is used to a particular routine and diet. He's had to give up his routine. The whole family and several items of furniture have suffered for it. If I can get him his morning and evening PBJs, then I'll put my homemade HEPA filter mask on and do my best to keep something normal for him, like going to market once every 6-8 days.

[WePurrsevere]

97. Not everyone has the funds or storage to stock up...

with enough supplies for a month or longer and it's possible that could take months, not weeks, of being cautious.

[stopdiggin]

107. nobody said all the time

this is your own little bugaboo.
(I personally have gone about every 9th or 10th day thus far .. and I'm comfortable with that amount of caution and level of distancing) Also note that they have deliberately kept the stores open for this very reason. People are following the information they're given .. it is not a proscribed, or even a discouraged, activity. In my area we serve a population that is often coming in from considerable distance, and lack options that might be available in more urban areas. The stores themselves have made huge efforts to mitigate where they can (select hours, limiting numbers inside at one time, disinfecting each basket/cart for new arrivals, spacing in checkout lines) and a lot of these people are also on the front lines as far as providing service to the community. And one of the biggest problems they are encountering in the supply chain is with hoarding behavior. So .. if people hadn't stripped the shelves of staples, disinfectant, paper products, etc. like self-serving locusts several weeks back .. we'd all be able to select what we need, and have that much less reason to return?

Glad you're happy with your own decisions ...
-- -- -- --

[barbtries]

104. Correct.

my son works in a grocery store so he does all of our shopping now as I am in a vulnerable population. but his store does not have, or is out of, many of the things i want. so I tried the local Harris Tweeter and there was not a slot available for pick up. Then I tried Amazon, first Whole Foods, couldn't find what I wanted, then Fresh. I got a delivery yesterday from them, but had to revisit the page to find an available slot.

I'm leaving the house this week only to walk the dog, but we should appreciate that many do not have the advantage I do.

[Ohioboy]

21. I've been home and needed food

[lagomorph777]

25. We do have to buy food - Been keeping it to once a week.

Are you a farmer?

[HarlanPepper]

30. One thing i've learned

Is that DUers patronize grocery stores that are objectively terrible in many cases.

[FailureToCommunicate]

89. Either that, or we are all just such "liberal snowflakes"...

easily offended, but very opinionated.





Do I need this?

[LisaM]

31. We are severely limiting our grocery trips, but I don't see how delivery is that much better.

I see delivery people coming here (apartment) all day long, they've obviously been in multiple stores, some don't have masks, and they are coming into the apartment lobby all day long (even though it's locked).

If we make a weekly, quick trip to the store, keeping appropriate distancing and wearing a scarf and using sanitizer, I don't think it's worse than using a delivery person who's probably been in contact with dozens of people each day.

[Tipperary]

42. I am not using delivery either. I agree with you on that.

Stocked up before the order came to stay home. There were many posts here about how everyone had stocked up, but now everyone seems to be visiting the store. Yeah, there are some things I would like to have and do not, but I am not going to the store. I thought that was the whole point of staying safe. It seems everyone thinks they are the exception to the stay at home order. I saw one poster who had went on and on about how he had everything he needed earlier this month, then post a store anecdote barely a week later.

We are never going to get through this thing if we do not all follow the recommendations. I see some of the same people here calling for a national stay at home while telling grocery store anecdotes. I just find it puzzling. I truly doubt most people who post here are completely out of food. I know in better days that I would go to the store even when I had plenty to eat simply because nothing appealed to me. Now I am just trying to suck it up and eat what I have.

Maybe some just need to get out if they live in apartments. But, better to go for a walk than to the store. I wish people would stay out of the stores, the churches, Walmart, Target, and so on. I want this nightmare to end, and it will not without everyone doing their best. People are dying. This is for real.

[LisaM]

55. We are in Seattle, and people are being great.

We really do zip in and out of the store and limit contact, and everyone in the store is doing the same. We make very few trips to the store and have a decent supply of food, but we can't go two months without replenishing some things (along with the other limitations of being in an apartment, we don't have much storage space). We haven't been to the store this week, but our strategy is to divide up the list, shop as fast as possible, and then only one of us checks out. Then we leave.

I did talk to a co-worker who's going four times a week! I couldn't believe it. (And he has a large house, no storage limitations).

i have the potential for more contact with the incessant flow of delivery people than in the actual store.

[Tipperary]

73. I have a friend in Seattle, and she told me the same about people really being careful.

I have just become alarmed at all the stories here. I live in a house too, so have room for storage. I really do not eat a lot either, but I cannot help but feel some think they are immune. Human nature, I guess. I just want this to be over, the sooner the better.

[LisaM]

79. It's pretty amazing. I haven't seen any - or hardly any - bad behavior.

On our few walks, people move far out of the way, and smile and wave. People wait patiently at the end of the aisles in the grocery store (or do from what I've observed on my few trips). I saw on the bus yesterday that people were sitting 20 or 40 feet apart (i was not ON the bus, I just looked inside). The buses have done an amazing thing. The drivers are partitioned off, and the fare is free, so riders just need to step on through the back door and don't have to touch anything (I guess they have to pull the cord to exit, but that's about it).

I've noticed a couple of (small) groups of youngish people (20s, 30s) who don't appear to be from the same household* walking together, but they keep their distance from us. And I notice that some people don't seem to understand that it's the norm to walk against traffic if you're in a street with no sidewalks. But this is mostly pretty minor. Delivery people who are stressed also get a little close asking for directions, but it's pretty infrequent. Overall, we're doing great.

*I'm inferring that they are not from the same household from their conversations, which sound as if they are catching up on things. But i don't know for sure that they are from different households.

[barbtries]

109. it's so far from "everyone"

it's generally people who have to. We still have to eat. Many of us do not have the means to "stock up."

[spudspud]

122. Unfortunately, their post is dripping with privilege and assumptions. /nt

[Tipperary]

129. Aw

Bless your heart.

[spudspud]

135. I guess we can add condescension too.

Congrats! You hit the trifecta!

[Tipperary]

137. "Dripping with privilege" because I think others should heed the stay home order.

Gotcha dude.

[spudspud]

163. You know (maybe?)

You know (maybe?) that's not what any of us were getting at. It was your statement: "I have not had any deliveries. I did a pickup at Walmart two weeks ago. I have soups, rice, beans, oatmeal, frozen stuff, pasta. It didn’t even cost that much to stock up. I guess I am just surprised how many people are still going shopping al the time."

You have the privilege of:

1. Having the funds to "stock" up (even if you dismiss it as not costing that much.
2. Having transportation to be able to "stock" up. Some have to walk to the store, or use a bike. Can't carry much even if you use the bus. And no, you ain't calling a damn Uber/Lyft when that money could be spent on food.
3. Not having to worry (apparently) about using your funds to "stock" up when others have to scrape from one week to the next.

Instead of recognizing that, you drop some shrugs, a "bless your heart" and then a straw man argument. I'm not saying you're well off, but at least recognize that folks (on DU) aren't out here going to the damn store for fun and/or blatantly ignoring stay at home orders, and that you may have better circumstances than many of those you are chiding.

[Tipperary]

178. Welcome back.

[sarge43]

61. Oh you know. Frivolous stuff like food, manadory medical appointments n/t

[RhodeIslandOne]

66. Ah, yes....

Of course you are disappointed in DU.....

Of course.

[ProfessorGAC]

84. You're Not From This Town?

There's no food delivery here, absent the pizza joints.
Need food, go to store. See how easy that was?

[olegramps]

85. Well, for me I needed a prescription. So I put on my homemade mask, gloves and went.

I was careful not to get to close to anyone. I know that I am at risk since I am 84 year old. My breathing isn't the best either. But you do what you have to do.

[Steelrolled]

94. There are more than a few people on DU

So even though people are staying home, it might sound like everyone is shopping all the time.

I think you can stay very safe, and still get groceries every week or two. Many fresh vegetables don't last that long, and can't be frozen. And there are limits on popular dry goods to prevent people from hoarding.

[IronLionZion]

140. If I had a penny for everyone who gloats about their oblivious privilege

I'd have enough to buy a nice comfortable house with plenty of storage and freezer space, a Costco membership to buy food in bulk, and a nice vehicle to transport it home. And then I could stay home for a month or 2 and gloat at the less fortunate for not being as clever as me while being completely oblivious to their personal situations and environment.

[Tipperary]

141. Hmm, I don't have a Costco membership. I do have a house.

Regular fridge and freezer. I do have a nice car, but i had dogs in the car coming home from the store, the groceries did not take up that much room. Maybe I just do not eat as much as some on here. I do not drink soda, only coffee, water, tea, juice, and of course wine.

I commented simply because so many here ‘gloated” as you put it about having stocked up, only to post about going to the store a week later. This place is really funny sometimes.

Have a great night! Stay home and stay safe! Maintain your social distance!

[ecstatic]

147. Lol! nt

[Skittles]

166. you got that right

[ecstatic]

146. I see no difference in traffic around here.

And yes, I guess I'm guilty as charged as well... although I'm only leaving for reasons that I consider essential.

[Tipperary]

150. That is the thing. I have a friend doing the same.

I only noticed the fact that people seem to think it is only stupid rumpers who do this. It is not. Apparently I have hit a nerve lol.

[Skittles]

165. not everyone has the luxury of staying home

[lpbk2713]

17. Something like that would make me wish I was looking at the next Covid patient.

It's obvious it was his way of supporting his asshole president.

[lagomorph777]

26. He probably is the next COVID patient - and deservedly so.

Unlike those unlucky enough to be around him.

[Windy City Charlie]

18. Sadly

Sadly, he'll most likely end up contracting it. With all the data that's out, I can't believe some still aren't taking this as seriously as they should.

[Meowmee]

19. You should have reported him to management by phone if necessary nt

[SunSeeker]

50. Indeed. He is not maintaining 6' distance and is endangering people.

Just talking can spread the virus if you don't maintain your distance and aren't wearing a mask.

[not_the_one]

20. A question (rhetirical, so no need to reply)

Do any of us NOT think that this asshole was CELEBRATING the fact that New York is being the hardest hit?

I didn't think so.

[greenjar_01]

60. I've seen some of that from other Ohioans on this board

Though cloaked in more shall we say statistical language.

[Books_Tea_Alone]

22. Hmm..was it my brother?

In that case- yes do not approach him. He is a rabid T.rumper and has been known to threaten violence when he gets worked up. He threw a glass of water at me after the 2016 election. Obviously we do not speak now but heard he was calling the entire thing a hoax last month. We live in NNJ, second worst area of the country right now and he visits various stores, banks, etc a day. Is it terrible to say I hope Karma comes knocking?

[lagomorph777]

28. Whether it's terrible or not for you to think it...

Karma will be at his door soon.

[Buns_of_Fire]

75. As the saying goes: OPPORTUNITY knocks -- Karma hunts you down. nt

[barbtries]

117. keep in mind.

he won't keep it to himself if he's infected.

[MyNameGoesHere]

27. Social distancing calls for the need of 6 foot long baseball bats.

[Blues Heron]

29. tell him to go lick a toilet

and post it on instagram

[SunSeeker]

47. LOL

[spudspud]

124. Brilliant reference.

[Initech]

32. WTF is wrong with people?

[Chainfire]

40. Whats wrong is this:

It is not good enough for them to hold a monopoly on the truth, they also need to berate you for what you believe. Typical bullies.

I got some sideways glances and some whispering and pointing when I went into the grocery store wearing a mask last week. Nobody had the nerve to do it to my face, and it was a good thing, I was not in the mood to take any shit. Even though I am an old white haired man I am still tough enough to deal with the type. I am also of that magic age, that if they lay their finger on me, that simple battery becomes a felony. So messing with me might not only get them an ass whoopin, but also a spell in the jail

[roamer65]

35. I use "Fuck off, asshole".

[procon]

38. My comeback is, "Fuck off and die asshole!" Covers everything, yeah? nt

[roamer65]

49. Great enhancement.

[LuckyCharms]

36. In all seriousness, Ohioboy, at this point, I'm so bitter and angry...

If someone got closer than 6 feet to me and they were giving me crap about my mask, I'd consider it assault and I would knock them the fuck out.

[AirmensMom]

39. There are assholes everywhere.

But it's interesting because my daughter went to the store first thing this morning, for the first time in weeks, and she said she was the only one there NOT wearing a mask. Husband said the same thing on Sunday morning and asked me to make him some.

My horse wears a fly mask proudly (pink, if you must know), and non-horse people think she's blind or something. But yesterday, I told her that masks are all the rage now and she knew it years ago. She's a trend-setter!

[Mr. Ected]

41. I had a lady mock me a couple weeks ago in the grocery store

I told her that she'll leave a real pretty corpse. She didn't find that very funny, but a couple of other people within earshot thought it was a hoot.

[SunSeeker]

46. Perfect. nt

[SunSeeker]

43. A Trumper, no doubt. Does he realize more Americans outside of NY have Covid-19 than in NY?

Like almost three times as many? As of right now, 420k have it in the US, 149k in NY. https://ncov2019.live/ Fucking idiot. I would have gone off on him and told him he was endangering people by walking around unmasked. And that he was an ignorant fucking asshole.

[spooky3]

44. Our county had to email another reminder to assholes that

Parks and courts are closed, keep social distancing, etc.

[MrsMatt]

45. "I have pepper spray,

and am not afraid to use it."

[Leith]

56. That's my answer, too

On the slim chance that I'll be in a store in the next couple of months, I will be carrying mace. I will give them one chance to back off, then the jerk gets sprayed.

As we used to say, I don't take no mess from nobody.

[andym]

48. "Are we invited to your funeral" would be an amusing comeback.

Or something like: you know that no one will be able to attend your funeral during a lockdown.

[ahlnord]

51. best response

The best response is the truth, and that is: "My mask is protecting YOU from me."

[BComplex]

108. That's right! This mask is to protect YOU, asshole!!

That should make him think twice.

[John Fante]

54. "No, but if enough dumbasses act like you, it could be."

That would have been my response.

[mbusby]

62. I would tell him....

"...the virus is a crap shoot... and I don't like the odds."

[Hortensis]

63. All peoples have their duds. Like the woman's response.

[NoMoreRepugs]

65. Similar situation within the last half hour.

Picked up food at N Florida diner. They are set up outside to handle payment/pickup.

Walked up wearing gloves and n95 mask. 60ish couple in front of me. I maintained a 10 foot interval behind them. They both turned, stared at me and commented out loud that I was sure dressed for the occasion, of course they were wearing zero protection and within 3 feet of the guy behind the little table. Guy actually asked “what are you afraid of?” - I, for me, tactfully replied “people like you” - rather than “fucking morons like you.”

In Florida you simply never know who has concealed carry.

[barbtries]

111. well done.

in NC it's the same way.

dumbed down America can really suck sometimes.

[NoMoreRepugs]

114. It most certainly does.

[A HERETIC I AM]

130. "What are you afraid of?"

"People like you who clearly didn't pay any attention in High School Biology class"

[orleans]

67. i'm ready for that shit:

i've been sick and i don't want to make anyone else sick. including you.

(what a douche. sorry that happened to you)

[MagickMuffin]

69. Come back response: I'm protecting you . . . cough cough

Maybe that would make them think again about being a ass.

[Chiyo-chichi]

70. Unbelievable.

I heard a one member of a group of unmasked bros in the store yesterday say "can you imagine how uncomfortable it'd be to go around in a f'ing paint mask all day?"

I had 2 thoughts. No one is wearing them "all day." And... less uncomfortable than suffering through or dying from covid-19!

[NCjack]

72. In a low voice that only he can hear, say "I have some symptoms --

for your own good, move away from me." If he makes a scene, deny that you said that. You merely said to him, since he was too close, "do you have symptoms -- move away from me."

[Miigwech]

74. Tell him the virus attacks the testicles, tey will drop off, painfully

unless he wears a mask - NOW

[edbermac]

77. Should have filmed him and posted it on YouTube.

Let everyone know what a dick he is.

[DBoon]

134. yes

[tazkcmo]

80. "Fuck off, MAGAt."

That is all.

[DENVERPOPS]

88. Awwwww, I was in hopes

you were going to tell us how he dropped dead at your feet........

[miyazaki]

90. He should be arrested then banned from the store

Fuck that bs.

[c-rational]

91. What these ignorant people fail to realize is that the reason to wear masks is to protect your

neighbor as much or more than yourself. He is most likely a red blooded christian. I am not a fan of preaching nor religions in general, but it is a good rule not to hate. As I have heard (but not always take to heart), it is akin to throwing hot coals at your enemy. The only person you are assured of burning is yourself.

Update, on MSNBC it was just announded that at Kroger's they will be enforcing social distancing.

Stay safe.

[TheFourthMind]

92. I'm shocked. Usually such people like to exploit mass death in New York City. n/t

[bubbazero]

93. Sir, Please step back, I don't want you to get what I may have!

Have worn n95 masks in work settings, farm and industrial, all day. Try this next time, when they ask what might you have, reply Doctors don't know yet. STOP conversation there. IF THEY PERSIST - again ask them to step back. Actually, works quite well - and we might be an asymptomatic carrier for all any of us know.

[jimmyzvoice]

98. Don't engage him with a smart comeback, that just invites him to engage with you more.

Just start coughing. I guarantee he will walk away.

[aeromanKC]

99. Deplorable MAGAt

[C Moon]

100. I've seen plenty right-wing mask-haters in Southern California, as well.

They also disobey the social distancing.

[Dem4Life1102]

101. Was he wearing a MAGA hat?

[onetexan]

102. Darn, i had a similar experience yesterday around noon @Costco near me & can empathize.

A RW prick and his wife & 2 young girls, none of them mask-wearing, were in line ahead of me. He complained Costco wouldn't let more than 2 people in per card so he made insinuations on how this was an overblown hoax, etc. When the lady ahead of him countered him he insulted her. At that point i had it with the nut and told him people are dying, and if he can't bring himself to comply with the store's rules to leave the rest of us alone. He then proceeded to direct his insults at me, and i returned the favor with factual take-downs, and called him a G-darn prick. Serves him right.

[brewens]

103. Someone like that gets within 6 feet of you, you should be allowed to pepper spray them. n/t

[yaesu]

105. I already have a response for that, just ignore them, if they lay a pinky on me I will knock them

flat on their ass & ask them if they feel safe now.

[Zambero]

106. New York wasn't "New York" a month ago either

London wasn't "London". Just ask Boris Johnson and any other unfortunate denier from weeks past. The virus doesn't care who you are or where you live, just as long as it gets established and passed along.

[vercetti2021]

110. I would have pulled the Terminator on his ass

Fuck you asshole

[AwakeAtLast]

115. Tell him to go volunteer at a hospital.

See how quickly they protest.

[NellieStarbuck]

116. Oh, they're everywhere,

even here in New York, where it actually IS New York. Jerks. I'm pretty sure I can guess the political affiliation.

[doc03]

118. Trump suporter. I haven't yet but I expect to

see MAGA face masks any day now.

[zentrum]

119. It's not about protecting yourself.

The mask can't do that.

It's about protecting others from you, in case you are shedding virus and don't know it yet.

"This mask protects others, Ignoramus. But, like your leader, I guess you don't really care about other other people either."

[cwydro]

120. Who does this?

So glad I never run into these kind of people.

[fescuerescue]

176. I'm always amazed at the grocery store line encounters I read about here

My grocery stores are a little more boring.

[cwydro]

181. Lol, me too.

Fascinating.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

123. Reply, "Want me to take the mask off and cough in your face?"

[Maraya1969]

125. "Let me guess, you voted for Trump"

[sagetea]

126. I had a guy, a woman and her daughter laugh at my daughter and I.

My daughter said, "mom, look they're laughing" I didn't say anything, we got in line (at Costco, early) and they were looking back at us, the guy started laughing, I turned to my daughter and said loudly, "I value my life and your life, so I will protect us from people like them".

Boy, did they shut up! Then more and more people came with masks on!

sage

[Captain Zero]

158. If someone does that to me

I would be tempted to tell them. The best thing about my mask is when people can't hear me say FUCK YOU.

[dalton99a]

171. +1

[dawg day]

127. You could say, "You poor thing."

And then, "So many people have laughed this off-- like that preacher in Florida-- and the next thing we hear they've died of it. I sure hope that doesn't happen to you, poor thing."

[Generic Other]

128. A guy came up to my car window

He sang "I do-n't want to get Co-rona..." Serenaded by a halfwit.

[live love laugh]

131. You should have removed the mask and coughed--just in case. nt

[Ellen Forradalom]

132. "Be safe" is the new "bless your heart"

Deliver it with the same dripping tone of concern.

[TlalocW]

133. I talked to one person wearing a mask last time I had to go shopping

Told him his nose needed to be covered as well.

Then I faked having lost my voice when going through the checkout because I got the kid who has to have a full-blown conversation over every item of yours he scans keeping people out in public longer. I felt that was not just a way for me not to have to deal with him but socially responsible as well.

TlalocW

[tonekat]

138. An acquaintance in AZ had something like this happen the other day...

...he was in a large liquor/wine store with his wife, they were masked and gloved and some hick said he was going to come over and breathe on them. As the jerk approached his wife, he saw red and knocked the guy on his ass. Store security came out, also masked and gloved, said they saw the whole thing and tossed the guy out of the store.

[McCamy Taylor]

139. Take off your mask, smile and then pretend to cough "accidentally"

See how fast his tine changes.

[Demovictory9]

142. asshole

[patricia92243]

143. I would have told him I have the virus and blown a big breath on him.

Then calmly put my mask back on and go on about my business.

[RicROC]

144. removed NY State plates from car

My snowbird friends from New York State (think: Niagara Falls) spend the winters in South Carolina.

Recently, they have found SC people spitting on their car, such that they had to remove the front license plate and park with the back of the car against the garage door.

[ecstatic]

145. Has anyone else noticed that the people without masks are coughing a lot?

Don't know if they're trying to be assholes or if it's just unfortunate timing.

[fescuerescue]

177. It's just something we notice now

Every cough I've had from the last month (4 or 5) has brought about great concern for myself.

In the past I wouldn't have even thought about it.

[muntrv]

149. I would have coughed just to see his reaction.

[Tribetime]

153. I tell him I go in and out of a lot of places and may have it and not know it

I had the same experience at the supermarket lady look like she wanted to kill me because I was wearing a mask

[BigBearJohn]

154. I would have said "Were you born stupid or do you have to work hard at it?"

[Rebl2]

155. My husband

was at the post office the other day and there was same kind of jerk there. He heard jerk saying to a woman with mask on going on about how the virus is a hoax. Sick of these people.

[UCmeNdc]

159. Don't you just hate Trump supporters.

They all just seem so sure of themselves.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

160. Are you in Ohio too?

A Trump supporter at my workplace approached me and coughed right in my face a couple weeks ago. Then he laughed and told me “It’s just a joke, dude. Don’t believe the fake news!”

That job became more unbearable after I finally revealed to a coworker that I was a liberal. It then spread throughout the factory, like many rumors at that place.

[SunSeeker]

170. Wow. That sounds like a nightmare. How do you keep your sanity?

I feel lucky to live in CA, although I live in a little red pocket of the state. A lot of my neighbors are Republicans and it absolutely sucks to be surrounded by those idiots. But at least I don't have to spend time with them. Almost all my coworkers have been liberals, which made work a lot more pleasant. I think I would lose my mind if I had to spend all day working with MAGAts. I'm sorry you're going through that hell.

Ohio has 5,148 confirmed Covid-19 cases and 193 deaths. That's not fake news. https://ncov2019.live/

Please take lots of zinc and Vitamin D to help fight off viruses you might be exposed to by those idiots. And Lysol the fuck out of everything they touch around you.

[Jamastiene]

161. You might be one of the nice people, but I'm not.

I'll take the blame for the sin and say it. Let the fucker reap what he sows. Maybe he'll get it and realize how stupid he was being.

[soldierant]

162. "What are you afraid of?"

"I'm afraid I might infect YOU"

might be a good answer.

Especially with a cough thrown in.

[Qutzupalotl]

167. "Ah-CHOO!"

[DIVINEprividence]

169. I had an experience like that

I simply looked them right in the eye and said “wtf are you looking at”.

[Old Crank]

172. In Florida

You could have shot him and claimed self defense.......😁

[Soxfan58]

173. Hats off

To that lady.

[struggle4progress]

174. Evidence Americans need insurance with good mental health care coverage

[Loge23]

179. There was a MAGAT in our store today

Replete in his military service hat and *2020 tee shirt. In a store where just about everyone but him had masks on.
I wanted to...well, I just don't when I'm going to be unable to contain my rage at these cretins.
...and I'll never understand why people in the military support this chickenshit impostor who has ZERO respect for the military order or the people in it. He uses them as props an they buy in?? Unbelievable.