Seeing a lot more masks on people in stores here in PHX East Valley past few days

[Hugh_Lebowski]

For the last month I'd seen very few but went into Walgreens today and literally everyone was wearing one. That was only like 5 other customers I saw (which is why I go to this store, it's very rarely crowded), but all in masks. And employees are all back in them for the past 2 weeks or so.

[Nevilledog]

1. Dumbfucks in Northern AZ remain Dumbfucks. Very few masks

[Hugh_Lebowski]

2. Mormons around here surprise me sometimes ...

I kinda assume every (white person) is Mormon here unless proven otherwise.

I will say a fair number of them DO seem to have some respect for science, and apparently a desire to ... you know ... LIVE?

And the number of Trump lovers is lower than one might suppose given what a hard-core religion it is. They won't vote for Democrats but they're generally not big fans of IQ45 either.

[Nevilledog]

3. Maybe the Deacons told them they were magic masks

[SheltieLover]

4. Lol

Good one!

[Hugh_Lebowski]

6. I think they're called Bishops but yeah ...

Maybe masks have been temporarily added to ones 'garments' list

[StarryNite]

5. Seeing a few more wearing masks in the north valley.

Walmart employees are being required to wear masks but not the customers.

[TheBlackAdder]

7. Gotta kill off those old retirees so the state can seize their uninherited assets-RW must be pissed.

[GoCubsGo]

8. I noticed the same here in my part of SC, too.

Last week, you could count the number of masked customers in the grocery stores on one hand, and only about 20% of the employees. I went to Kroger yesterday. Pretty much the entire employee staff was masked, and at least 40% of the customers were, as well. Cases here are skyrocketing worse than in AZ.

[MenloParque]

9. Not in Chandler!

I just spent 3 days in Chandler visiting my sister this week and I was shocked. I saw maybe 2 employees and a few customers at Bashas wearing masks. The maskless definitely outnumbered the masked. In Mesa unfortunately even less masked. In Tucson, a completely different picture. Masks everywhere! Thank you Tucsonians! Let’s hope the rest of the state gets back to masks in public indoor settings!!

[Hugh_Lebowski]

10. Yeah, this is Mesa, but only 1 store and only about 5 people

But still this is different from how it was even just Monday when I was at the same store. Monday was like 0 of 7, and today was 5 of 5.

I think also a smaller drug store w/a pharmacy is more likely to prompt masks than, say, Walmart.

One logically assumes Pharmacy = possible sick people. And narrower aisles and lower ceilings means closer proximity.

Of course, that's me using science-y stuff in my thinking.

[lagomorph777]

11. Same here in the DC area.

[marybourg]

12. 50/50 in far west valley post office

today. A few weeks ago it was 100% masked because there was a sign. Now sign is down.

[AZSkiffyGeek]

13. Signs are back up (recommended not required) around ASU West

I'm seeing majority masked again - not 100%, but probably 75-85% at CVS, Albertsons, Target and WalMart.

[aka-chmeee]

14. Here in rural NE KS...

Monday night regular Casino visit. I think I may have been the only one wearing a mask in the place.

[wackadoo wabbit]

15. I had the same experience yesterday

(In fact, I was thinking of posting it until I saw your post.)

For the past few months, I've had to travel down to Phoenix once a week. And I always go to Costco and Trader Joe's when I'm down there, because . . . why not?

Last week (and all of the weeks before), virtually no one at Costco, other than myself, was wearing a mask. In fact, a couple of weeks before that I'd gone to either the Cave Creek or the Northern Phoenix Costco (I can't recall which off the top of my head) and not only was no one besides myself masked, but management had actually removed the plexiglass barriers at the checkers' stands. And the week before that, I was at my usual Costco, and, again, I was the only person in the entire store who was wearing a mask. I actually got into a verbal contretemps with the guy behind me in line because he (and the rest of his smooth-brained family) kept standing right next to me and wouldn't move back when I asked for 6' of distance.

But yesterday a good 80% of people in the store were masked! I was astounded; I haven't seen that level of masking since Costco was mandating it. Maybe some of what's going on is finally getting through to people. (Although this is Arizona, so I'm still skeptical.)