The problem remains that almost every business and doctor's office requires you to wear a face mask in order to get in --- very few don't comply. I am though starting to see a few not wearing masks in the grocery stores and they're not being thrown out...so...people are slowly realizing that they're worthless.
In my county we are now seeing 10% of the population testing positive. So even with masks the cases are rising. My understanding is that now Sloe Joe doesn't want those who have the virus and are asymptomatic counted. Gee ... why test them in the first place?
I flat won't go if I have to wear a mask - Though doctor's offices and hospitals are a reasonable exception. Sick folks are certainly going there, and exposure is likely. But at that, bring several masks because once it is wet, it stops being a static deterrent, and begins to be an incubator right in front of your face, with positive intake toward you (Once wet, exhalation finds an easier escape out the sides of the mask, while inhalation tries to draw through the mask as it sucks up to your face).
The only places that require a mask here are national chains, and I just avoid them. Everywhere else is mask optional, and even if required, claiming asthma gets it done.
No masks at automotive, hardware, building centers and farm stores, which is mostly where I go. I stil buy some at Costco, though I wait till I have a big order and shove it through instacart, as it is delivered that way to my door. It costs more, so I am only buying necessary things, and most of my monthly stuff is going through Albertson's now, where I walk in without anyone caring if I have a mask, other than the perpetual Karens.
So screw em. By and large, if they want me to wear a mask, I will go elsewhere. And if I must support em at all, I just go through a delivery service.
But then, my pantry is fully stocked, and loaded to the gills, so my need to buy at all is exceedingly diminished compared to others. I need the feed store and the ranch supply way more than I need anything from town.
