Nice neighbor, not being nice regarding the virus.

[C Moon]

I was taking my dog out for a walk, and I opened the garage door. A neighbor (who loves my dog) was walking by and called her. I told her, "No," and she began walking back to me; Then he walked toward her and called her again and gave her a bear hug.

I had a mask on. He knew I was being wary of the virus, and I told him so. He said, "Oh, it's all so ridiculous."

I pulled my dog away and said, "I'm not being political about this."

What is wrong with people? They can at least respect others who are concerned.
He's actually a nice person, but now I think he's probably a Fox News viewer.

Just because they decide to "drive around without a seat belt," doesn't mean the rest of us have to.

[SheltieLover]

1. Must be a repuke!🤬

Wash your dog in Dawn dish detergent. (Won't hurt dog's skin if done occasionally.)

[C Moon]

3. I washed her. Thanks!

[Liberal In Texas]

2. It may be time to start walking with a cane.

If someone starts to get too close to you, raise the cane pointed at them and tell them you want them to stay back.

[WhiteTara]

8. I have waited my entire life

to do the old lady with a cane thing. Waving that stick around with intent would definitely back someone up.

[niyad]

4. I adore animals, and they love me, but, even before this plague, I would never pet one without

its human's permission. Absolutely so now. Basic courtesy.

[Boomerproud]

5. What a jerk!

[Girard442]

6. Clearly, anyone who feels invulnerable should volunteer for hospital duty.

We're waiting....

[C Moon]

7. For sure!

[liberalmuse]

9. That's not a nice neighbor.

Grabbing someone's ass is not nice, and hugging someone's dog even though they tried to discourage you is invasive and totally inconsiderate, never mind doing it during a pandemic. Fuck people like this who put on a facade of being "nice" but are passive aggressive and borderline creepy inside.

[enough]

10. Calling your dog after you have called her to you is not friendly, it's hostile.

With or without a pandemic.

[LizBeth]

11. Like the first day of this separation, March 13? a neighbor with a dog that I love so. I started

walking to her and she was doing an arm movement of separation. Now, to be fair, first day of it and I did not register what she was doing with her arm. I walked right up to the dog and loved on it, hugs some more. Then turned around and walked away waving to her. It was an hour or so afterward that I processed the arm movement as separation.

My bad.

I wave at her from a distance but have not been close enough to tell her, my bad, sorry. I will when this is all done, but I still feel guilty about it. Meh....

[C Moon]

12. That's understood. With this neighbor, I wouldn't have been so abrupt with him

if he'd said, "Oh sorry, I forgot..." or didn't say something to the effect of the lock-down being ridiculous.

[LizBeth]

13. Right. I hear you. I am so isolated and not around others, and really, think little about the virus

on walks that I forget 6 ft. That is a huge distance. A couple times I have had conversation with others, like asking what kind of tree it is that is blooming these really pretty flowers, and I think I start getting closer than the huge distance of 6 ft. But, I have done pretty good. I might naturally want to be at about 4 ft. We all have our personal comfort zone we are battling too.