Saw a T-shirt recently that I liked: Mask it or casket
I managed to severely anger two partially masked women yesterday. For the second time since January I treated myself to a mani/pedi. I went to a new place, as I had heard they are extremely diligent in enforcing safety protocol. Masks required, signing a form that I understand the protocol and agree to follow it, temperature taken at the door, all spaces enclosed in plexiglass. I was pretty impressed. There were two women there, would not shut up, masks under their noses. I pointed it out to my manicurist, who immediately spoke with the manager.
The manager told them to wear their masks correctly. One immediately started complaining she couldn’t breathe with her mask over her nose, and wasn’t the plexiglass enough? No, wear it right or leave. Grumbling, they both put their masks over their nose. Ten minutes later they were told, mid-pedi, to leave as they had put their masks back down. Fine, but we’re not paying! Yes, you are or the police will be called.
I was glad the manager followed through. Earlier I had gone to my (now ex) favorite bakery supply store. When I walked in, the person at the desk told me “You know, you don’t have to wear a mask”. Of the ten people in the store, including employees, I was the only one masked. If there wasn’t something specific I needed right away, I would’ve turned around and left.
That would drive me nuts, we are very picky about our meat, we want to choose [depending on the cut of course] for marbeling, and not having that nasty ribbon of silverside/gristle/random huge blood vessels running into the meat. Freshness of course is very important, I agree about not being able to change menues and holding the steak for a few days if we decide we absolutely must have chicken instead. I would never buy fish if we can’t pick it out [it has to pass the sniff test]
Go for it. Though perhaps screw instead of fuck? And let them sling the first punch, then it is self defense =)
Generally speaking, we’re getting stuff like prepackaged pork shoulders, ground beef, chicken (thighs or whole generally), brisket, spareribs, etc… from Wal-Mart (where the short-dated stuff comes from). Stuff that you can’t really do a whole lot of picking and choosing on in the best of times.
Stuff that tends to require a little more eyeballing is what we get from our local high-end grocery store (HEB Central Market), who thus far, have done a fine job choosing good steaks. And they ought to; that’s sort of their thing these days.
Just what the Orange County Board of Education did by claiming that they did listen to experts and science only to come with the advice to open schools with no masks will fill a chapter when they write the history about the covidiots.
On Monday evening, even as Los Angeles Unified School District joined San Diego and Oakland in declining to reopen schools this fall, the Orange County Board of Education voted to recommend letting students return to class for in-person instruction without mandatory face masks or social distancing.
In doing so, they cited a white paper compiled by a panel that included — somehow — the director of the county healthcare agency and several physicians.
“Among the many compelling expert arguments for reopening our schools, a number of us were also struck by something different, something we might call advice for adults,” the white paper said. “Among our greatest responsibilities as adults is our responsibility to model courage and persistence in the face of uncertainty and fear, which is what many families are feeling with the mixed messages and confusion surrounding reopening of schools in the COVID-19 era.”
Without a doubt, this will be the new rallying cry among coronavirus-deniers, starting as soon as this weekend with a protest planned for the steps of the Capitol in Sacramento. And yet, about the last thing we need is a government-sanctioned rallying cry about the safety of reopening schools when there’s already so much confusion and so much of a vacuum in leadership on this very topic.
As one speaker in Nevada City put it, Orange County had “the guts to do that.”
No, you idiot. Even experts that were quoted in that shitty report from the Board reported later that they were misunderstood or misquoted. There was not only idiocy there, but willful too.
Go for it. Though perhaps screw instead of fuck? And let them sling the first punch, then it is self defense =)
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The “fuck your feelings” part is essential. After Trump was elected, a favorite taunt from his supporters was “fuck your feelings, we won.” So this is a way to throw that sentiment right back in their faces.
We’ve been going regularly: The commissary, Super WalMart, Aldi, Stop & Shop, BJ’s, Shop-Rite, and even Big Y (the most convenient and also most expensive of the lot). Generally we hit the commissary and one or two of the others each week.
You really should have, and maybe found a loved one you could prevail upon to go back for you. Aren’t you taking immunosuppressive drugs?
I don’t mean to come across as a scold, but a LOT of us have been following your journey for several years, and I, for one, kinda feel emotionally invested in your well-being.
It’s water under the bridge now, of course, but I hope you’ll take fewer risks going forward. Stay well and safe.
Are they allowed to take off their masks to eat after the waitress brings their order? Or are all restaurants takeout only? Does the mask requirement include customers at drive-up windows?
I do take as many precautions as possible. Masks, sanitizer, wipe everything down with clorox wipes. Depending on where I’ve been, I’ve been known to walk into my house, chuck my clothes down the basement and walk straight into the shower. I also take my temperature daily and really pay attention to how my body feels.
Because I live alone, and because I cannot deal with some delivery services, I am forced to go out and about anyways. I don’t remember the last time I was in a WalMart or Target.
And I’m sure many of us have learned the “In an unmasked area” dance - see someone without a mask you immediately distance, go the other way, do the Dracula head-in-arm gesture. I felt like a dang pinball at the bakery supply store.
I’ve also learned to become more vocal. I’m naturally a fairly passive person, living by the “It’s fine” while the house is on fire credo. I’m not so much anymore. I posted up above about what my daughter’s coworkers had started doing with unmasked customers - I now do it with unmasked storekeepers. At the store I made the cashier play the you distance / I distance dance. And I will admit, I did use the “I didn’t wait seven fucking years for a kidney only to be taken out by COVID, so if you want my money, you will play my game” card.
I really do appreciate your (and @needscoffee’s) concern.
Stay-in dining at restaurants is allowed. By the letter of the law it’s masks are required “except when actively eating or drinking”. Which would include wearing one for drive-up service or while picking up take-out from the lobby.
As a practical matter for stay-in dining the compliant folks wear their masks until drinks or food arrive, then take them off until done with both. It’s quickly becoming polite to re-mask briefly when the staff come by to check on you. Or if not masking, at least point your face away from them while talking. Likewise folks remask if they leave the table to use the bathroom, pay the tab, etc. But again that’s the “good guys”
The “bad guys” take theirs off immediately when seated and put them back on while walking towards the door. Going to the bathroom “doesn’t count” so no mask used. They also instantly pull them off once outdoors again.
On Saturday, i went to a local gardening supply / produce business (that stayed open during the closure because they sell groceries). Their indoor shopping area is quite small - probably the size of my kitchen / family room combined. They only let a few people in at once, and everyone else stands outside, 6 feet apart.
“Karen” was closest to the door, followed by not-Karen, then by me. “Karen” had a mask… hanging below her chin.
As she was waved in, she did not put her mask on. Not-Karen and I looked at each other dumbfounded, After a minute, not-Karen called in to Karen and said “You should put on your mask”.
Karen replied “Oh, sorry… what are you, the mask police?”.
I could see her from where I stood and she did put it on briefly, then removed it, then put it back on - that repeated several times. Unfortunately she had it on by the time I got into the store, as I was planning on snapping a photo and posting it on Facebook hoping someone would recognize her and hassle her.
I think that’ll be my policy in the future. Is there a name for male “Karens”?
I think this counts as a Covidiot story. My antivax neighbours are flying the Canadian flag upside down to protest “mandatory mask wearing”. First of all, mandatory mask wearing is not even a thing in our area. Second - it should be!
