Florida woman (for a change). I went to the local pool today to use my reserved lane and time.
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I was standing in line, wearing a mask, the last of eight people waiting patiently for our turn to sign in and pay after answering health questions and having our temperatures taken, when a woman came up walking her dog. From about six feet away she started taunting us, saying we were "sheep" and "scared." Then she started rattling off possibly accurate, possibly bogus, statistics about deaths and the world's population in prior pandemics, concluding "this one is a third of a million deaths," as though it wasn't worth being concerned about. She began ranting about Memorial Day. She started pointing at people saying "You've lived long enough" "You've lived long enough" and talking about children. The guy in front of me said "You're an asshole, go away." She rushed around behind me and got too close to the guy in front of me (no mask of course) and said something about "believing the shit" we were hearing. Then she said "I said the 'S' word, I can do that because I have liberty." I said, "I'm about to say the 'F' word if you don't get out of here, you crazy bleep." She started screaming into my face. One more step and I'd have knocked her on her ass. She decided to go up and down the line screaming into people's faces. I got out my cell and called 911. When they answered, I said "I want to report a crazy person at the ****** swimming pool." He asked for the address, but I only knew the street. I held up my phone so the dispatcher could hear the screaming. Someone decided to crowd the lobby by letting all of us in and locking the door. I asked the woman with the keys what the address was, but the crazy lady was screaming so loud at the entrance I couldn't hear it. I handed her the phone, then I immediately said, "Oh, I shouldn't have done that." She didn't seem to care, gave the cop the address and went outside to confront the screaming old bat. A couple of minutes later a Sheriff's SUV came right across the lawn. By that time the nutcase and her dog had moved quite a distance from the entrance. Then another squad arrived. I eventually got my phone back all wiped down. After a few minutes the cops cuffed the woman and put her in one of the vehicles. Some woman who apparently knew her took the poor dog.
I swam some laps. When I was done I was told the cops wanted me to stay around to give a statement. I asked if I had time for a shower and was told I did. When I was dressed the woman in charge said the officers "had what they needed" and were "taking her in." Because they did not want a statement from me I concluded my initial impression was correct and they were taking her to a mental health facility, although the pool lady said she couldn't comment. I have to say I am a bit disappointed she missed out on a body cavity search at the jail, but agree with the decision the officers made to treat her as a nut, not a criminal. I suspect she has a long mental health history that showed up in their records.
I will feel a lot better about this two weeks from now than I do this evening. I intend to call the Sheriff tomorrow and request I be notified if that woman tests COVID-19 positive. I will remind them the pool has a sign in sheet should she be positive.
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And a wave from JAX 
Also a wish for you and yours to stay safe and healthy. 
My favorite line from your story 
Hey, you did the right thing. With my luck, the video would have come out with my thumb over it or that crooked sideways view it sometimes gets
