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It blows my mind. (Original Post) sheshe2 Mar 2022 OP
I just told the guy, "better to be safe than sorry" Walleye Mar 2022 #1
The old tune. sheshe2 Mar 2022 #2
Conservatives used to always say something like "well even if it only saves one life" Walleye Mar 2022 #5
Very good point. sheshe2 Mar 2022 #6
What is wrong with them? EVERYTHING, with self-loathing being top of the list, jmho. SammyWinstonJack Mar 2022 #26
Love it Layla! FM123 Mar 2022 #3
Layla masked up. sheshe2 Mar 2022 #4
That was a great response. brer cat Mar 2022 #7
I get looks as well. sheshe2 Mar 2022 #9
I stay inside my home but mask up when leaving the house. ChazII Mar 2022 #30
I am still masking and am grateful I MerryBlooms Mar 2022 #8
I haven't had a negative response either. sheshe2 Mar 2022 #10
no nasty cracks yet, and many still mask here. niyad Mar 2022 #12
Our body. sheshe2 Mar 2022 #13
Exactly. niyad Mar 2022 #27
Sounds like you live near me. So far my experience mirrors yours. WheelWalker Mar 2022 #23
Loving the mask! usonian Mar 2022 #11
I don't have to wear makeup. sheshe2 Mar 2022 #14
I've saved a lot in makeup over the past two years wnylib Mar 2022 #22
And I haven't had a cold in a couple years either. thenelm1 Mar 2022 #16
Had my check up a couple weeks ago Deuxcents Mar 2022 #15
and we might be having another wave of it getting started ? monkeyman1 Mar 2022 #17
Beware the anti-maskers, they are the very ones you need to mask around. L. Coyote Mar 2022 #18
superb response! bringthePaine Mar 2022 #19
Lol LoveTheDU Mar 2022 #20
I just say Traildogbob Mar 2022 #21
you nearly owed me a keyboard. niyad Mar 2022 #28
I L.O.V.E. this sooooo much! Thanks for sharing it, sheshe2. littlemissmartypants Mar 2022 #24
They say Timewas Mar 2022 #25
I still mask in stores mcar Mar 2022 #29

Walleye

(31,017 posts)
1. I just told the guy, "better to be safe than sorry"
Mon Mar 21, 2022, 11:35 PM
Mar 2022

When someone mentioned to me that I didn’t have to wear a mask. It was such a simplistic sort of mom answer that he didn’t have any come back

Walleye

(31,017 posts)
5. Conservatives used to always say something like "well even if it only saves one life"
Mon Mar 21, 2022, 11:45 PM
Mar 2022

I guess they had to stop using that one because of the demand for gun control laws

ChazII

(6,204 posts)
30. I stay inside my home but mask up when leaving the house.
Tue Mar 22, 2022, 09:39 AM
Mar 2022

My church still encourages the wearing of masks and keep a supply at the door to the sancturary and the childrens classrooms on Sunday. No one says anything when I am at the grocery store or pharmacy.

MerryBlooms

(11,769 posts)
8. I am still masking and am grateful I
Mon Mar 21, 2022, 11:56 PM
Mar 2022

So far haven't run into any mask jerks. I live in bright red Trump County in southern Oregon. No change in folks opening doors for each other, chatting and wishing each other well. I am definitely in the minority as far as masking, and have been all along. Now though, it's me and maybe 10 others masked in a whole grocery store. People are still polite and yesterday, one gentleman offered to load my groceries for me. I declined, because physically, I was having a good day, but told him how much I appreciated his offer. Hopefully he'd be there on my next bad day. We both laughed and went on our way.

So far, have had zero negative responses to my masking.

sheshe2

(83,750 posts)
10. I haven't had a negative response either.
Tue Mar 22, 2022, 12:02 AM
Mar 2022

Just a look, yet here many still mask.

Stay safe, MerryBlooms.

wnylib

(21,438 posts)
22. I've saved a lot in makeup over the past two years
Tue Mar 22, 2022, 12:59 AM
Mar 2022

Occasionally I wear eye make-up since they are still visible. Works better with the cloth "dress" masks, that I used to wear. Not as well with plain white N95s and I've got too many of them to buy colored ones now.

thenelm1

(854 posts)
16. And I haven't had a cold in a couple years either.
Tue Mar 22, 2022, 12:12 AM
Mar 2022

I used to be good for at least one, usually two every year!

Deuxcents

(16,197 posts)
15. Had my check up a couple weeks ago
Tue Mar 22, 2022, 12:12 AM
Mar 2022

My doc said we can feel free to take our masks off if we want...I admit I slacked off a tad. I am now in bed n have been for 2 days as I came down with some crud. Got saline spray n Vick’s rubbed all over my throat but I’ll be fine. Haven’t had a sniffle in over two years so I’m now gonna do it my way and wear my mask.. Always trust yourself.

LoveTheDU

(102 posts)
20. Lol
Tue Mar 22, 2022, 12:43 AM
Mar 2022

I love the layering of masks until the woman just walks away.
I realize now I need to bring multiple masks on my outings!

littlemissmartypants

(22,637 posts)
24. I L.O.V.E. this sooooo much! Thanks for sharing it, sheshe2.
Tue Mar 22, 2022, 01:18 AM
Mar 2022

I really needed a chuckle. Gives me some ammo for my masking retorts. I always carry extra masks with me and used to approach the unmasked as unprepared and not necessarily antimaskers. Most people actually accepted my offers of a free mask but of course others just rolled their eyes.

I'm going to keep carrying my extra mask stash but this time it will be to use this example as a way to deal with those eye rollers. I'll still offer to share my extras too, of course, just in case. I'm also going to be a masker until further notice.

Stay encouraged. ❤

Timewas

(2,193 posts)
25. They say
Tue Mar 22, 2022, 01:41 AM
Mar 2022

"you don't have to wear a mask now, the mandates lifted" I just tell them I don't wear a mask because someone told me to I wear one because I choose to.

mcar

(42,307 posts)
29. I still mask in stores
Tue Mar 22, 2022, 09:24 AM
Mar 2022

Seeing fewer and fewer who do. I haven't been accosted about it though - yet.

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