I had some work done on my house and the handyman

[AndyS]

showed up and said, "I'm fully vaccinated so if your are too we can do without masks."

Felt good.

[samnsara]

1. that is so cool!!!

[Klaralven]

2. What proof of vaccination did he present?

[Ms. Toad]

3. + 1000. N/t

[TraceNC]

4. The word of the handyman!

[AllyCat]

5. Honor. Honestly, with all the fakes out there, what proof can any

of us present?

[Tanuki]

6. Yes, unless I knew him personally well enough to trust his word,

I would either ask for proof or simply say I'm sorry but for now I still need to have everyone who comes in my house wear a mask.

[Dream Girl]

9. If kind of doesn't matter if you are vaccinated,

If he’s that’s his problem. I Think we will need to ask people for their vaccination cards.

[LanternWaste]

17. Was his hair dyed?

[beaglelover]

7. We're starting the work to remodel our guest bathroom and kitchen in a few weeks.

We're both fully vaxed so I'm not going to insist the workers wear masks, but they probably will anyway due to all the dust, etc. But if they wanted to NOT wear masks, that would be fine with me and my husband.

[onethatcares]

8. hey, I resemble that remark

been fully vaxxed for three weeks now but carry a mask if my clients prefer.

Now, How do I tell if my clients are being truthful?

[Dream Girl]

11. If you're vaccinated it's a non-issue

[nuxvomica]

10. I casually ask follow-up questions

Like, "Which one? Did you have any side effects? I was sick for two days afterward!" Usually if people are ready to talk about their experience casually like that, they aren't faking. If someone's faking, they may not have been prepared for follow-ups. If you ask "Which one?" and they say, "The Vandelay," that's not a good sign.

[Treefrog]

12. "The Vandelay!"

Great Seinfeld reference! Lmao!

[Blue Owl]

19. +1

[BobTheSubgenius]

18. I think that's a great idea. All except the "Vandelay" part.

That response probably wouldn't land them the job.

What's odd is the different situations above and below the 49th. At least, in this part of the land above the 49th. I have not yet met a person who is against the vaccine in even a mild, uncommitted way - FAR more common is enthusiasm for getting it and a feeling of joy and relief, once you do.

[FailureToCommunicate]

13. That's good, but a good friend of mine tested positive after contact with a contractor who...

was positive and contract traced each customer. Sure enough my friend tested + even though fully vaxed.

Mileage may vary, it seems.

[Nululu]

14. I would ask a worker to be masked in my home

There are too many unknowns. Eight yankees tested positive for covid after being vaccinated. These are young and healthy people. We don't know if vaccinated people can spread covid or if we risk a more dire mutation by ignoring masks.

My husband & I are cancer survivors, older, and immune compromised. We'll continue to mask and expect anyone we hire to maskup in our home.

[bif]

15. You had some work done on the handyman?

Sorry, it's what your headline said and I thought it was funny.

[Layzeebeaver]

16. don't trust anyone

[Journeyman]

20. We had a contractor come around last week to give us a quote . . .

He caught me outside, without my mask. I walked him back to show him what we wanted to do, keeping a good distance between us. I was just about to step inside to get my mask when my wife came out, wearing her mask. The contractor quickly slipped his on.

Later, as we stood together wearing masks, I told him we'd appreciate it if his crew wore masks when we were around, but as they would be outdoors all the time and we would stay away for the most part, whether they wore masks while working was their choice. He thought that a good approach.