it was nice while it lasted, but the masks have vanished...

[NewHendoLib]

I just got back from grocery shopping at a small Ingles near our home. Up until last week, mask compliance there was quite good ( this is a reddish, not blood red but not purple) area of NC.

My wife and I still mask ( we are of course both vaxxed).

Anyway, today was pretty demoralizing at the store. Of the employees, 15 percent masked. Shoppers, 10 percent or less.

We are clearly at the denial, or inconvenience, phase of the pandemic. Sad

[kimbutgar]

1. Where I live everyone wears masks

It’s strange to see maskless people unless they are outdoors in an open area.

Like you even though I am vaccinated I plan on wearing masking for the foreseeable future.

[CanonRay]

10. Same on the Oregon coast

Even the morons wear masks in stores because they have to.

[Shrike47]

31. Eugene, too. The gov says do it and we do.

[PXR-5]

2. Robbers wear masks :(

Same here, I'm also in NC, Union County.

The Food Lion was almost completely void of masks, including the employees.

A few stores now have signs stating NO MASKS ALLOWED, ONLY ROBBERS WEAR MASKS!

Needless to say, but those places don't get my money.

[Skittles]

6. please cite examples of stores that say no masks allowed

I mean, WTF, would they ban hijabs too?

[dsc]

16. Oh Union County is something

but even Raleigh has a store which bans them.

https://www.wral.com/coronavirus/downtown-raleigh-business-owner-says-he-refuses-to-serve-customers-wearing-face-masks/19835898/

[Skittles]

21. these are the same freaks who are always screaming about FREEDOM

also, he cites an example of his lack of critical thinking skills:

"He attributed the fact that the store hasn't been robbed recently to the new face mask policy"


yet it is previously stated:

Over the past two years, police reports show just one robbery at the story. A mannequin was stolen on July 28.


what a fucking buffoon

[FoxNewsSucks]

3. I went to a nearby grocery store earlier

All employees & 95% customers masked.

Around KC, seems like 70-90% employees and about the same among customers.

Out in the rural towns in KS & MO, 20% employees and maybe 10% of customers wear masks.

[canetoad]

4. Just about all the businesses in town

Have a 'Mask Required' sign and compulsory check-in for contact tracing. I'd rather do that than die of covid.

[Mr.Bill]

5. I think once the vaccines became available to everyone,

a lot of retail stores started a policy that vaccinated employees don't have to wear masks. I know Costco did that here. While scientifically that may not be wise, it is an incentive for some to get vaccinated. I know it's been the policy at our local hospital for may years regarding flu shots. It pretty much shakes things down to the people who really do have genuine medical or religious reasons to not vaccinate. Not sure if it does the same with the Covid vaccination, but it probably helps.

[iemanja]

7. Not in my area either

Not everyone wears masks, but many do.

[Lovie777]

8. Majority of Californians wear mask and many are fully vaccinated . ...

Majority in the state want to fight the pandemic and try to get back to normal but it difficult with "red" states fighting tooth and nail against vaccines and mask.

[Grammy23]

9. NW Florida here.

Still see a lot of masked shoppers. Including myself and Cinderfella. Our hospitalizations are going down although there are still high numbers being diagnosed. Just not as sick, I guess, maybe breakthrough cases? Our plan is to continue using masks for a while longer. No end date in sight. We will get our booster at some point soon. (Moderna) I think a lot of people believe the worst is over even though we’ve been warned that numbers might rise with the cooler fall weather. We do not subscribe to that theory. Just got a new box of masks a few weeks ago. And we limit where we go.

Wearing a mask is no big deal — really. I don’t understand why there has been so much angst over it. (I get that it has been politicized.) I feel bad for kids in schools with unvaccinated teachers and staff and masks being optional. It’s madness in my opinion.

[Siwsan]

11. I was a little surprised by how many people I saw wearing masks, this morning

It was 7:30am and there weren't a whole lot of people in the store but all of the store employees were and most of the customers, also.

[walkingman]

12. I agree - I will continue to do what I think is best for

me and my family, regardless of what others do or think. I cannot control what others do but it does make me sad that so many people (the majority in my Central Texas area) just don't care. I think it is a sign that our society is becoming more and more selfish.

I blame a lot of it on religion. “When you believe in eternal life — when you believe that living on this Earth is but a blip on the screen, then you don’t have to be so scared of things”, seems to be a common theme in the Bible Belt area for sure.

I personally think it is putting faith above science. How do you fix that?

[Treefrog]

13. Oddly, in my red town in NC, I'm seeing more masks.

No idea why, but I’m glad. Perhaps because this county has the highest deaths in the state?

Not glad about that, but they do seem to be paying attention.

[hlthe2b]

14. I found more wearing masks on Saturday afternoon--both grocery store

and a very brief walkthrough Sam's Club. This was in Northern Colorado. Stores all have signs with the recommendation to wear masks and are requiring their staff to wear them (at least most stores), so perhaps that is setting an example for more customers. As I walked into Sams, I saw a stream of people in the parking lot carrying their masks, so the habit seems to be back for many.

This county has 69% of those 12 and older fully vaccinated, but just across the border is Wyoming--with its absolutely nightmarish uncontrolled spread of COVID in nearly the entire state (and minimal vaccination, of course). So, I'd imagine that is encouraging those living in Fort Collins, Boulder, and other Northern CO cities to grab for their masks.

[C_U_L8R]

15. 50-50 around here

We’re going to be checking the infection rates for a big uptick.

[MuseRider]

17. Around here it is about 30%

still wearing them, depending on where you are of course. Not any people bothering you if you wear one, some looks maybe but that seems to be it. Most places still require them here and the employees where I usually go wear them but I have noticed a lot of people wearing them under their noses now. They may as well take them off but apparently the store is OK with that.

[FarPoint]

18. I was just at a Whole Foods....

Centerville Ohio near Dayton....excellent participation with almost everyone shopping with masks and all employees with a mask....

[spinbaby]

22. Our Whole Foods is excellent

I’m in western Pennsylvania. Almost everyone is masked at Whole Foods. Participation varies a lot by type of store and by distance from Pittsburgh.

[FarPoint]

24. I grew up in Mars Pa ..

From what I hear from friends....many are tRumpters there now ..breaks my heart.

[JustAnotherGen]

19. Shoprite in NJ today 50/50

A lot of people were not wearing masks.

[CTyankee]

20. Here in CT we still are required to wear a mask in the supermarkets. I am just as glad for that.

I don't want maskless people breathing over the fresh veggies I buy. I feel safer with the mask and I don't have to bother with make up, I do just a dash of an eyebrow pencil on my grey eyebrows!

[cadoman]

23. mask usage here plummeted after the first stage of vaccines came out

Everyone got their first round and thought they were done. It's ridiculous.

We are the outliers but continue to wear ours even while sitting and not eating. I think it's silly to wear it all the way to the table and then take it off. It's not likely COVID goes away when you are seated.

We are starting to see more events that are vaccinated only and mask required when not eating, but all of the big outdoor events are full on "freedumb" super spreader events. Even progressive businesses are permitting way too many unmasked to walk in unchecked.

We need to start tightening things up. For the mandates to work the unvaxxed and unmasked need to be a shamed minority.

[Grasswire2]

25. total masks today at the local outdoor farmers market!

I was surprised and happy to see that.

[happybird]

26. They are appearing here again

after being gone for the past 4-6 weeks. It’s good to see.

But, last night, I stopped at a Sheetz in the next county over (a red county) and was literally the only person wearing a mask. Not even employees had them on, and the place was super busy. Ugh.

[ananda]

27. It's all over and likely pandemic fatigue.

It's invaded my bridge center too... lots of people
are playing there unmasked.

Lots are not playing there, though, including me.

I have six or seven partners I play with online,
and that works fine for me.

I have been much more happy and relaxed since
I got vaxxed, so not that much really bothers me
except for Republicans and the possibility of losing
democracy.

[Sherman A1]

28. Folks are wearing them here

A few do not certainly, but overall I see masks at all the stores I visit.

[DetroitLegalBeagle]

29. Not many in my area either

I'm in Oakland County, maybe 25-30% wear them. Over in Macomb County its even lower. But Michigan no longer has any covid restrictions, they were all dropped back in June.

[PortTack]

30. Illinois here 60-70% of ppl are masked

[ProfessorGAC]

32. They're Back Here In Illinois

At least here up north.
In July, I saw 10% masked at the supermarket.
I'm seeing 70-75% now.
At the pharmacy, it was everybody.
Liquor store is about 50:50.
Went to Kohl's & Shoe Carnival yesterday. At the first, I saw only 3 unmasked. At the latter, none.
Haven't been to hardware store, but I'm guessing it's not as good.
But, an encouraging uptick. Our state numbers for both cases & deaths reflect it. (Both trending down the last 7-10 days)

[PTWB]

34. LOL

You should visit the Herman Cain Award subreddit. You’re probably in the running!

[Jim G.]

35. You Never Get Tired Of The Crazy Do You?

[NewHendoLib]

36. did I miss a LG sighting???

[dewsgirl]

37. My SO and I are both vaxxed, we always wear a mask

no matter what. But I have noticed this as well.

[stillcool]

38. I don't think I've seen anyone

without a mask since Delta came around. Granted I only go to stores and the Post Office.