Just upset a lot of people in Sainsburys!!

Most of us in our immediate family suffer from hay fever so I understand where you are coming from.

oh dear. It is a natural instinct to run first and ask questions later

I have the same problem...people who don't suffer from it don't realize how bad it can be.

I guess they think that whatever caused the sneeze you will still be spraying droplets. If you had hay fever AND the virus you would be spraying the virus. Understandable. Just use a big hanky to reassure them!

I sneezed violently in the car on the way to the supermarket and I said to dh that I hoped I didn’t do that in the store or I might get ejected! Luckily, I was fine.

So as not to upset/worry the people near me, I suppressed a sneeze while in B&M just before lockdown which caused a little botty burp to escape. I’ve never been so embarrassed! ??

As you say OP sneezing isn't a symptom and very much related to hay fever, which is prevalent in my family, so have been well aware of those bouts for a long time. I even do it myself at times and quite violently, although I don't have all the other rather unpleasant things that go with hay fever.

Gransooz don't worry at the moment it's much more socially acceptable to fluff than to sneeze or cough!

That reminds me BlueSky of 'we used to cough to cover a fart, now we fart to cover a cough'

My eyes are bunged with the rowan tree outside and there's a huge cherry blossom tree ready to open a few yards along the garden. Bless me !

I laughed at your post Juliet27. Must bear that in mind

Juliet27 my grandad used to say that the best cure for a cough was a good dose of Syrup of Figs.

We went cycling this morning, and went past council workers cutting grass. I haven’t sneezed, but it did set my eyes off itching, and made me wheezy, so spent most of the time coughing. I know it’s hay fever, but understand others may be wary.

I have been sneezing and have very itchy eyes so must be the tree pollen. Keeps people more than 2 metres away so one benefit.

You could indeed have both hay fever and coronavirus. I am sure you sneezed into a tissue, then gelled your hands. Or at the very least sneezed into the crook of your elbow.

I am sorry you felt like a leper - but TBH I think I would have moved away!!

Yeah I’d have moved away too. Not because I thought you were a leper but just common sense. If you have CV without knowing or no symptoms your sneezing would have sending the virus flying multiple feet. Whatever the cause.

I read somewhere that pinching the septum stops a sneeze in its tracks. I've not had a chance to test this myself.

Craftycat

This reminds me of the joke doing the rounds-

Why is there a toilet roll shortage?

Because 1 person coughs or sneezes and 100 poo themselves. ?

Iv`e only gotto open the windows and i`m sneezing like billio.
I can understand their concern tbf.

POGS it may have come from Australia and, of course, the language was more down-to-earth than that!!

Callistemon

Trust me I was trying to be lady for GN?