Disconcerting encounter on the river bank with our Bnb guest tonight.
She is getting over Covid (very recent) and suffering “extreme” tiredness. This is impacting on her holiday. Ability to walk, explore etc much compromised. She is youngish. How disappointing.
“Oh dear, poor you. You did have all 3?” I say.
There is a slight smile. A significant pause “vaccines I mean?”
“No – I did not want to take the vaccine” I gasped and and a lively, very lively, encounter ensued. Riverbank, twilight. Ducks, primroses and fading birdsong. She feels a “wider discussion should be had” and that the “unvaccinared are being bullied marginalised”
“Gosh I hope so. Hope they feel like worms” I nearly said. Bit my tongue on that and did not say what I really wanted which was that we may not have accepted her had we known. Tried to be civilised. Concluded by saying, “we will just have to agree to differ”
She looked cross. Went on her way saying huffily “have a nice evening.”
Here’s hoping we don’t lose our superhost status over it….
The River Files 