Oh, I went to Home Depot weekend before last and I think everyone was in masks. I remember being pleased to see that.

mr. flea went to the hospital today to have a stress test and he was happy to report that everyone was very thoroughly masked. The grocery store is much more variable; I'd say less than 2/3, and we go really early in the morning when nerds shop.

Required in MA, I do see some street-type people without them, and some runners with a mask around their necks.

The other morning I walked out of my house in a bit of early morning brain haze, and felt suddenly naked when I realized I hadn't put it on.

Oh, the jerky guy from down the street has been sitting on his front stoop, which is literally 3 feet from the sidewalk without a mask. I'm thinking of getting some sidewalk chalk and writing PLAGUE HOUSE on his sidewalk when it's early and there's no one to see.

The grocery store is much more variable; I'd say less than 2/3, and we go really early in the morning when nerds shop.

flea, do you go to Clifton Market or the horrific Kenard Kroger? (I hate that Kroger so much; it's why we drive to Meijer in Oakley to grocery shop.)

Mostly Kenard Kroger, which honestly at 8am in the rain is fine. I know people hate that store but I've never had any issues. And in fact I had a bad experience with a fellow shopper at Clifton Market the last time we went, and they really don't have everything we need consistently.

I see a lot of people out and about not wearing their mask (mostly when they are the only person on the block, eg), but pretty much everyone at least has one they are more or less prepared to pull up.

I'm very grateful to live in a neighbourhood where I can walk by myself (almost a million steps since the beginning of the year!) without a mask and not worry I'll infect someone -- there's lots of room to keep a good distance apart. I do wear a mask (and gloves) when going indoors in public, but I've done that about once a month since the shelter-in-place order; the last time I went on the grocery/pharmacy/post office run, all three had signs requiring a mask for entry.

Mostly Kenard Kroger, which honestly at 8am in the rain is fine. I know people hate that store but I've never had any issues.

I hate the way it's laid out, and it's just old and kind of gross.

And in fact I had a bad experience with a fellow shopper at Clifton Market the last time we went, and they really don't have everything we need consistently.

Yeah, that's my problem with Clifton Market -- they don't have everything we need.

Always masks inside.

Outside a little leeway - most people pull it on when they pass within six feet of another person, some always keep them on. I saw mebbe half a dozen people with no mask at all, but most of them were black men so... if that's the call they feel like they gotta make I can't fault them.

On a fun note, I stood in the street sucking down a frosé like I was in New Orleans or something while I waited for my takeout. Restaurants delivering cocktails and giving you go-cups of booze is a change I can live with.

I don't wear a mask on my apartment complex grounds or in the car. On the grounds it's easy to keep well away from people, and my cat's leash makes an easy 8 foot measurement. Plus, aside from the parking lot, people really don't take advantage of the grounds like I do. Otherwise, if I'm out of my apartment, I'm in a mask. I live in a college hippie environment, and most people are masking. Once undergrads are back in the fall (shakes fist at UNC's board of governors), I expect that'll change. And there'll be a lot of people close together, partying. And then a sharp spike in virus cases.