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gab13by13

(31,781 posts)
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 01:14 PM Saturday

Happy Story For Me At The Deli Today

I live in Magat country, a man was ahead of me in line at the grocery store deli wearing a mask. The person behind the counter knew the guy and said she didn't recognize him with his mask on. They talked a bit and then she went to filling his order, so, being a Leo, I say to him, you aren't ICE are you? He laughs and says no, then tells me about his awful bone marrow cancer where the treatment destroys his immune system so he must wear a mask.

The man then says he doesn't like to talk politics but ICE should be no different than the regular police, should not be allowed to wear masks.

I chime in to let him know I agree with him and say yes, and those uniforms they wear only say POLICE, we don't know who they work for.

He says with the bonuses they give these people we are getting people who are not vetted properly so I guess if they didn't wear masks we would recognize them as being bad people and not fit for law enforcement.

We had a pleasant conversation and deep down I was hoping he was a Magat and not liking what his dear leader was doing, regardless, even if he wasn't I was happy to find a sensible person in Magat country today.

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