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Natter 76: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Foaminess  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Trudy Booth - May 27, 2020 8:15:54 am PDT #21677 of 30019
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

most people pull it on when they pass within six feet of another person

This drives me CRAZY - didn't we spend all of First March learning not to touch our faces??

I suppose there are exceptions, but what I generally see are people grabbing it on the corners by their ears and sliding it down and up or hooking and unhooking one ear. They're not touching their faces.


bennett - May 27, 2020 8:46:47 am PDT #21678 of 30019

I just got back from a quick trip to the UPS store near me (Texas), in a little strip shopping center. And, of the people I saw in the store and other nearby mom-and-pop franchise shops, pretty much noone was wearing masks. There was only 1 other customer (of maybe 10 all told) with a mask on and none on any of the staff in the UPS store or what I could see of other stores.

This didn't surprise me, knowing Texas, but did reaffirm my decision to go out as little as possible. In fact, if I hadn't already committed to returning via UPS, I'd've turned around, walked out, and tried to find a better option. As it was, I tried to social distance as much as possible, came home, washed my hands, and will have to hope for the best.

Needless to say, there were signs outside the stores (presumably from corporate) about masks, social distancing, and whatnot. Just no one paying attention.


Dana - May 27, 2020 8:53:42 am PDT #21679 of 30019
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

I'm guessing maybe 75% of people in my part of Texas? Maybe a little higher at the grocery store, a little lower when we pick up food from a restaurant.


msbelle - May 27, 2020 9:22:39 am PDT #21680 of 30019
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

there were signs outside the stores (presumably from corporate) about masks

I would be writing to corporate about that store.


DXMachina - May 27, 2020 9:48:57 am PDT #21681 of 30019
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.

NASA Livestream - It's bad enough we had to listen to Elon Musk, but now Air Force One shows up?!?


Toddson - May 27, 2020 10:07:26 am PDT #21682 of 30019
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

Have people seen the video of a Costco employee refusing to let a man without a mask buy things? Seemingly he posted it and has received a good deal of support.


Cashmere - May 27, 2020 10:15:02 am PDT #21683 of 30019
Now tagless for your comfort.

Just curious, about how many people wear masks when you are at a store these days? Seems like it's fallen to about 10% in my area.

We wear masks whenever we go anywhere. We take turns going to stores or for curbside pick up. We have cloth masks but I bought a box of disposables just in case to keep in the car--that way, if we forget ours or I don't have time to wash them, we have them.

Stores are hit or miss here. Staff wears masks at grocery stories and restaurants. Some days we have 50-50% mask wearers, some days we have 10-20%. I get really uncomfortable when I see a lot of folks not wearing masks.

Our lawnmower died and we had to go to Lowe's to pick one out. It was crowded and less than half the people were wearing masks. We were in and out in 15 minutes.

I wear a mask at work all day. But not all of us do. About half the people are masking and our director is one that does not.

And we're probably opening to the public in two weeks or so. If the board approves the opening plan.


Toddson - May 27, 2020 10:26:08 am PDT #21684 of 30019
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

I'm alone in the office so I don't wear a mask there. I don't wear a mask when I'm home and sometimes take it off when I run down the hall to the trash room. But I do wear a mask to do laundry, since it's a shared space and a number of older people are in the building. I'm kind of high risk, since I'm 68 and have "underlying health conditions" but I'm OK so far.


DebetEsse - May 27, 2020 11:09:17 am PDT #21685 of 30019
Woe to the fucking wicked.

After that video, I was real disappointed in my local Costco apparently letting 2 different people be in the store without masks. I asked employees if they were aware of the lady in the black tank top without a mask, and they were all "Yeah. Oh. That's a different lady. Yeah."

Way to undermine the work on health and safety branding, folks.


EpicTangent - May 27, 2020 11:18:18 am PDT #21686 of 30019
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty

Looks like Laura called it - no launch today.