Encountered my second maskhole today, this time at the grocery store

[Baltimike]

This maskhole starts SCREAMING, and I do mean all caps SCREAMING that he didn't want to wear a mask and that he didn't have to wear a mask because he had a MEDICAL CAAAAARD.

Oh hell no...this front line lady wasn't having *ANY* of it. "Security" (which was the big stock boys in the back.) Oh no, no one, no body, no THING was messing with the little old lady at the front counting people and masking sure masks were being worn.

This man was not given the chance to put on a mask. He was told to leave and not to come back that day. He wanted a manager.

Manager comes out and says not to come back that day, and if he gave Ms Little Old Lady any more grief, he'd bar him from the store forever.

The whole thing took only like five minutes, but it was really heartening to see that folk around here (I am in a very red section of the blue state of Maryland) care whether or not masks are being worn.

[MiniMe]

1. If it wasn't for Baltimore, Montgomery County, and PG County, Maryland would be a red state

I live in Damascus, in Montgomery County, but barely. It is a red area of the county

[MiniMe]

2. And there is no such thing as a medical card for not wearing a mask.

He better make sure his surgeon doesn't wear a mask if he has surgery.

[Baltimike]

5. There was a guy in Costco the other day, saying the same thing

it was crazy. He was allowed in with a mask, but only after he put his fucking mask on

[wryter2000]

8. Some RW group is passing out cards

I don't think they're fooling anyone.

[BigmanPigman]

14. They were probably printed in Russia.

[jmowreader]

20. The woman who runs that group is Lenka Koloma

That sounds pretty damned Slavic to me. Perhaps not actually Russian, but definitely from that part of the world.

[BigmanPigman]

24. Really?!

I don't know about you but I am going to conclude that this is indeed part of the Russian campaign to screw with the election via disinformation and dipshit morons fall for it every time. Putin knows how we fall for his crap hook, line and sinker. Europe had advertisement campaigns teaching the public how to spot Russian BS on social media. Too bad our country can't wake up. Anti-mask and anti-vaccine is Classic Putin 101.

[niyad]

53. If they are the ones posted here onDU a few weeks ago, they are spelled wrong.

[HubertHeaver]

60. You would think they would have

at least transliterated from the Cyrillic.

[calimary]

21. Well, maybe they succeeded in fooling this fool described in the OP.

[druidity33]

27. The FTBA...

Freedom to be Assholes organization?

[MiniMe]

43. ...

[RhodeIslandOne]

31. Some Trumplican grifter claimed there was

And now they all believe it.

[forgotmylogin]

34. Once again for the stupid people in the back:

If wearing a cloth mask compromises your breathing...your breathing will be SEVERELY MORE COMPROMISED if you enter a public place without one and get COVID - not even from the masked people, but from the OTHER dumbfucks who, like you, feel their "freedom" to increase the airborne viral load in an indoor location overrides other people's right to not be infected.

We need to SHARE AND RESPECT public places and everyone else in them. These people are nothing but tantrum-throwing child monsters if they don't understand that.

If you can't breathe while wearing a mask, you have more serious problems and are one of the people who need to practice STRICT social distancing and get groceries delivered or have someone else healthier do the shopping while wearing a mask.

[Ahpook]

40. Sure there is

The medical condition is "petulant child syndrome" and every single one of these dickheads have a bad case of it.

[Baltimike]

3. I am in Baltimore County, and my area has turned red over time

It wasn't always this way

[jayschool2013]

59. Sounded like Taneytown or Westminster for a second.

[Baltimike]

62. Nope. Both are in other counties

[jayschool2013]

63. They're both in Carroll County

actually. My wife is from there.

[beveeheart]

11. I grew up on the very red Eastern Shore, have lived in Queen Anne's, Kent and Wicomico counties.

Left MD at age 22 and return every year to visit family and friends. However, the past 3 years I've visited fewer and fewer friends because of their blind devotion to trump. Three of my Republican friends can't stand him and didn't vote at all in '16, don't know yet if they'll vote blue this year. Fortunately my family votes blue, so I'm happy to visit them.

[erronis]

32. Used to live in Buckeystown, outside of Frederick MD. Strange mixture of very educated and

very, lets say "rural, the old ways."

And, of course, that juxtaposition of differing abilities causes a lot of friction.

[Lucky Luciano]

35. Sounds like a small college town vibe.

The townies versus the university students/professors.

[erronis]

44. Also Fort Detrick - a biological warfare research station turned into another research place

(Place that worked on anthrax, etc.)

It attracted a lot of very highly educated professionals - doctors, PhDs, researchers.

Good residential community for places like NIH (Bethesda), NIST (Gaithersburg), etc.

My run from my house to the bowels of the Pentagon down I270 had no stop signs, lights, etc. The way back home was also minimal. I'm sure it's very different 20 years later.

[roscoeroscoe]

36. I was in Frederick

Nice place, mixed red/blue. However the confederate flag by the freeway (BBQ place?) east of downtown was not a good look.

[erronis]

45. Having also lived in KY, the border states are always the most fanatic and stupid.

MD, PA, WV, KY, etc. The boys seem to want to show their allegiance to stoopid.

[Old Terp]

39. Charles has also become rather blue. Hillary won. Joe will win.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

47. Harford county

Used to be blue before raygun. Reagan fucked Harford co.red.

[Baltimike]

55. This is the truth nt

[MiniMe]

49. I'm pretty sure Damascus will be red, it was in 2016

I will of course be voting blue.

[spooky3]

57. I think this is true of most states. The cities & college towns are blue to purple, other areas

are red, so it comes down to the proportion of the state that is comprised of people living in metro areas. MD has several huge metro areas. But the red areas there are like the red areas in Virginia, in midwestern states, etc.

[captain queeg]

4. Good to hear. I haven't had the pleasure yet myself.

[flibbitygiblets]

6. Awesome term "maskhole". Could have used it yesterday.

Unfortunately, I'll probably have many more opportunities to whip it out on the next one I encounter.

[Eko]

7. Ive gotten a few of those,

I have to be nice to them and just tell them we require a mask and if they dont want to wear one we can help them outside or with a online order but you have to have one to be in the store while everything in me wants to tell them to take that card and shove it up their ass, and to do it outside of course.

[Mariana]

9. They do love to go after women and kids, don't they?

I bet anything if it was a man his own size at the entrance, he'd have put on his mask like a good little boy, and kept his mouth shut.

[Cirque du So-What]

10. I had my own encounter with one today

I was at a supermarket where masks are mandatory for entry. Some people remove their masks after entering the store, however; I believe workers have been instructed not to tell anyone to put on their masks after they’re already in the store. I was scouring the picked-over shelves for an over-the-counter medication in the pharmacy when a middle-aged white woman, not wearing a mask, came into the aisle and got really close. Her daughter and toddler, both without masks, stayed at the end of the aisle with a shopping cart. She persisted in getting up in my space while I tried to keep distance between us.

She finally called to her daughter, “is there anything else you can think of that we need?”

Impulsively, I replied, “how about face masks?”

As she was inflating her lungs with the air to tell me off, I pulled out my phone, held it up and said, “action! You’re gonna be the next big star on YouTube!” She deflated her sails, turned on her heels, and immediately departed the aisle.

[Baltimike]

12. Oh...that is goooood.

and quick thinking on your part

[Archae]

15. LOL!!!

Oh man, that's the best post I've seen all day.

[crickets]

17. Great tactic! Good job.

[smirkymonkey]

25. Ha ha!

Well done!

[dweller]

13. i prefer the term

ratlickers ... google it

✌🏼

[Midnight Writer]

16. I see this everytime I go out. I sure feel sorry for the workers at the stores.

Can you imagine dealing with this crap all day long?

[Chellee]

61. As one of those workers, yes, yes I can.

You want to know what is the absolute worst? And it happens every day, sometimes multiple times. The customer comes up to the counter wearing their mask, then pulls it down, and leans into the counter to tell me what they want. You know what I want? For them to put their mask back on! And no, we're not allowed to tell them to wear it properly. This is Indiana, it's a miracle it's mandated at all. The best I can do is look alarmed and lean back. Almost 10% of the time they take the hint.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

18. Maskholes piss me off

Saw a few nose hangers
Today ,thier excuse was I can't breathe.. So I said how do you think doctors and nurses do it all day, they breathe just fine..right your full of shit,pull up your mask.

They had no comeback,they pulled the damn mask up.

[Squidly]

30. What ticks me off

Are all the healthcare workers, namely receptionists that have their masks below their noses. I just dont get it.

[Beartracks]

19. And they care that their employees not be shown such disrespect!!

=======

[Talitha]

22. Good report from northern WI.

My county (Lincoln) is one of a handful of WI counties whose Sheriff announced that they would not be enforcing Governor Evers (Dem) mask policy.

Well, I'm glad to report that the stores in my town ALL have notices on the doors that say masks MUST be worn. Most of the eateries too, and also the Library.

It's a big 'go fuck yourself' message to Bunker Boy and the Sheriff.

Mark my words, we'll remember that Sheriff's name on election day, too - that's for sure.

[ProfessorGAC]

28. Library Here

Mask required. Signs on doors say police will be called for refusal to wear a mask. Cops will be called! They're not messing around.

[Baltimike]

56. good for you...vote his ass out nt

[tishaLA]

23. The people who try to reason with them are ridiculous

Just tell them to wear a mask or leave. If they want to argue, tell them they are trespassing and you'll call the cops. None of this extended dialogue about law vs mandate, no gibberish about discrimination and the ADA or HIPAA. Mask or be gone.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

26. If you actually have a medical condition that keeps you from wearing a mask

then stay the fuck home.

[Baltimike]

29. Amen. nt

[Devil Child]

33. Most of the unmasked I have encountered give off a ticking time bomb vibe

Like they are just cruising around waiting for the chance to go off on anyone who requests they mask up.

Very thankful your situation resolved in favor of community health.

[Mr.Bill]

37. It seems to me with all the bars being closed in some places

there must be a lot of out-of-work bar bouncers. That's who should be at the doors of these stores.

[louzke9]

38. If You Don't Want to Wear a Face Mask......

SHUT THE FUCK UP and wear a FACE SHIELD or STAY HOME!

[AllaN01Bear]

41. i missed 2 maskholes this week. 1 of them was at my local hospital where i get my meds ,

wouldnt wear a mask and didnt want his temp taken. the hall monitors called code grey for security and security showed him the door. maskhole #2 was at our local w.m and got into it with the door monitor and wanted to see a manager . they were shown the door.

[SweepPicker]

42. Eastern Shore?

[blueseas]

46. LOL - maskhole

[pecosbob]

48. I work at a market...I get this EVERY DAY

I have to remind dozens and dozens every day, most of which simply have forgotten and comply right away, but I get at least two or three people every day who will not comply. The truth is that I have lots of experience in removing troublesome characters from our market and few incidents actually require calling police, but as I maintain a zero tolerance policy it happens once in a while. I have a reputation locally (among the local drunks, drifters, bums, and tweakers) for keeping a Louisville Slugger behind the counter which I will wield if the situation demands.

One I recall claimed to have a medical condition and could not wear a mask. I remarked that if she indeed had a medical condition that prevented her from wearing a mask, why in the world would she venture out into public where she might be exposed to a potentially lethal virus just to buy iced tea and gummie bears? She didn't really have a comeback for that...

I'm sixty, but I'm still a pretty big guy. I had an eighty-year old man come into my store the other day who remarked 'The last time I came in here you were chasing someone out of the store with a baseball bat. I immediately apologized to him and said I was sorry that he had to witness that, but in response he remarked 'No, no...it was very impressive!' Sometimes I even have people clap and cheer when I evict someone particularly troublesome.

This is my life since March.

[MFGsunny]

52. Kudos! The inane impales itself, but you make it funny - a much needed relief. n/t

[C Moon]

50. I only came her because of the word "maskhole" :D

I love it!
Never heard it before!

[Luciferous]

51. I love the term maskhole 😄 I saw one yesterday. She was arguing with an old man over a handicap

parking space. She was parked in the space and didn't have a permit OR a mask on. Not only did he have his disability permit, but he also had a vet plate on his car. She was yelling at him that she was handicap (last time I checked entitled bitch wasn't a disability!) and refused to move her car until the store manager came out and told her he would call the police if she didn't move. She had absolutely no shame either. Everyone in the parking lot was staring at her. I wanted to go over and get in her face but I had the kiddo with me and the manager came out fairly quickly.

[Lord Ludd]

54. Took me a minute to assimilate "maskhole"

I'm slowing down fast.

[Celerity]

58. try some Swedish coffee

https://www.dropcoffee.com/

this is right down the street from us here in Södermalm (Stockholm)


Carmelita Natural Caturra, Bolivia

Description
About the Coffee
Flavour description: A very sweet cup, with a creamy mouthfeel giving that medium body. Notes of black cherry, chocolate truffles, and a fizziness reminding of raspberry soda.
Colour: Mature red
Category: Curious
Producer: Carmela "Carmelita" Urduvi
Location: Copacabana, Caranavi, Bolivia
Farm Name: Carmelita
Farm size: 3 hectares
Varietal: Caturra & Catuai
Harvest: September 2019
Elevation: 1550 – 1850 MASL
Processing: Natural anaerobic. Put into plastic bags for dry-fermentation for 20 hours before moved to drying-tables, in thin layers and turned over three times per day.
Roast: A fairly long profile landing in light to medium roast level. Roasted to present the natural characteristics of the coffee.

This is a really fun coffee, with loads of sweetness, and we only have a limited amount. Here is a small lot of 360 kilos that our managing director, Joanna, was part of processing together with the Agricafé team at the process station, in August 2019 in Caranavi. It is an anaerobic natural of the Caturra produced by Carmelita.