How do you feel when ...

This relates to the current pandemic, but can also mean life in general.

Ah, have never done a poll before and just noticed the end of the sentence is missing which said ... "or tell you you MUST do something like wear a mask etc"

 

I'm a Finn so genetically programmed to Obey. When we lived in Italy I often found some clashes with this. I remember when the president Ciampi was expected to drive through our modest town. The poker straight road was closed for traffic, policemen dotting both sides at 100m intervals, not even a butterfly in sight left or right for miles and miles. I was returning from the supermarket, pressed the traffic light button and dutifully waited for the light to turn green. The police officer next to me said gently that perhaps I'm OK to cross the road seen that there is no vehicle within miles.

I did, and felt very guilty but somehow liberated. Wild rebellion in Finnish way.

 

I live on a very small Irish island with no Gardaí ( police) . There are no laws out here therefore. Islands here were severely quarantined at the start of covid as one case would mean the whole island went down and we have a lot of old folk. But I have no doubt there have been ins and outs. I see the ferryman coming and going...

Re masks. I would wear one if we were ordered to or even if we were not. Rebelling against rules that are there for public safety is antisocial and plain stooopid. I keep one by the door here but see no one face to face now. All the safety laws re covid are common sense.

 

Surely all the more reason for us to show sense. So why even think of endangering YOUR health as they are doing?

And we are hardly prisoners.

" Do to others as you would have them do to you."

"I chose the last option, because it sums things up quite well - however, I have to admit that my patience is now wearing very (very) thin as I do not see why I should be made a prisoner whilst others are not being remotely sensible (think beaches, protests and 'block parties')[/QUOTE]"

 

None of the above.
I use my own thinking, if its advisory I dont take the advise, but if I'm forced by law I usually give in.
Still dont wear a seat belt most of the time.

Anyway, we are not allowed masks, because there aint enough to go round, so we have face coverings.

 

I know; but I have barely been out of the house for nearly two years. And this is a permanent aspect of my life. My immune system is down so at any time even before covid the outside world is a danger.

You learn to live with it. You really do . And you change your priorities. Adapt or suffer.
And that some are sheerly stooopid makes me value the outside world even less frankly.

Anger at them is wasted energy. Avoid, and enjoy life.

And that some are totally irresponsible as you say makes adapting more vita
Wear a mask in shops etc also.

Or would you let them rule your emotions?

And no you are not a prisoner any more than I am. Far from it.

Yes, part of me would enjoy getting the ferry, driving through the lovely countryside and fossicking round the shops, and everything else I used to do, but then I could not replace the car and just had to accept that. I was promised an " island car" but then came covid so it is stll in Dublin.. Now my knee has given out so I can barely walk, all of which takes accepting and getting used to BUT does not make me a prisoner unless I allow it to. And no way am I going to do that!
We all still have so much.