A coworker went to Texas for her husband's job interview -- "No masks anywhere!" she gushed.

[byronius]

Shopping malls open. Restaurants packed. "It's like 2019 there!"

Her husband's been in bed for five full days now, headaches, bodyaches, nausea, fatigue. They can't find a rapid test at the CVS.

He's double-vaxxed, no booster, his company requires it. But she's not. Mentioned Facebook as the reason. No symptoms yet --

But the two little girls, 2 and 4, went right back to their private Christian daycare when they returned.

Flying back to California she felt the heaviness of the oppressive mask mandate return --

They're taking the job. Everything's cheaper in Texas, she says.

Like life, apparently.

[tenderfoot]

1. Glad she's leaving the state

Less is more.

[qazplm135]

2. Depends on where you go

I see plenty of masks in San Antonio although certainly not as many as there should be.

[texasfiddler]

3. I felt more comfortable visiting California

I felt the burden of Mask-holes and Covidiots when I returned. On a cool note, we visited the San Diego Zoo and Universal Studios. Plus my family had breakfast with an old friend and his girlfriend Sandra Oh. Coming back to Texas kind of sucked.

[LoisB]

4. So glad she's leaving. Don't come back now, ya' hear.

[Turbineguy]

5. There's freedom

in death.

[Deuxcents]

6. She'll fit right in The lone Star State

Sounds like a selfish wife n mother who loves the mask less n unvaxxed

[mountain grammy]

7. Yes indeed, life is cheap in Texas

and in many parts of America. Hope they have good health insurance.

[CatWoman]

8. a very good friend of mine died last week

while visiting her family in Texas.

[niyad]

14. I am so very sorry for the loss of your dear friend.

[kimbutgar]

9. In early 2020 we packed up a Silicon Valley tech guy in Palo Alto who is Jewish for a move to

Austin Texas. He’s moving back to Silicon Valley and hired us for the unpack. This is the second family I packed up to move to Texas and who then moved back to the SF Bay Area a year later.

Let her find out the hard way I say. On the surface it looks good but when you experience it full time 24/7 reality sets in.

(I’m a move manager)

[mahina]

17. I've had two good friends move there

And only one had the resources to be able to move back. When she was leaving she told me about how great it was to have such a big house for so cheap. She didn’t tell me why she moved back home to Hawaii but she was really happy to be home.

The other one is still stuck there and she is not happy. To understate.

[Texaswitchy]

10. A lot of us wear masks here.

No different then other places.

[calimary]

11. Good, byronius. Glad they're moving. You'll be safer that way.

You should stay away from her!

[harumph]

12. It really depends on where in Texas

In my area, most people are wearing masks - but I know that's boring for
those that want to bash Texas. Not that Texas doesn't often deserve it.

[elleng]

13. 'heaviness of the oppressive mask mandate'

WTF!!!!

[IronLionZion]

15. Make Texas Blue Again

as they lose conservative COVIDiots.

[tanyev]

16. It's like 2019, but with at least 79,000 less people.

[Texaswitchy]

20. More move here everyday.

I now live in the hill country away from the gulf coast.

[NoMoreRepugs]

18. Covidiots, MAGATS, Insurrectionists, Hater's of all kinds

are EVERYWHERE - this is America. Tens of millions of guns make them even scarier.

[vercetti2021]

19. No you're not welcome here

We want Texas to be better. Not worse

[NQAS]

21. Oppressive?

This one is a stumper.

I wear my mask on all stores, gas station convenience store. There’s nothing oppressive about it. Mask on. Twenty minutes later mask off. How is that oppressive? Sounds like death is a possibility for the husband. But, sure, wearing a mask is oppressive. She might become I’ll and her kids will suffer. But, sure, you owned the line. I’m sure the little ones will understand your martyrdom when they’re older. If they live that long.

[Texaswitchy]

23. A few weeks ago I wore masks all day.

No big deal.

If Trump had told them to wear a mask they would have.

He could have sold a lot of them with his name on them.

[monkeyman1]

22. plus , a governor that is a shitferbrain !

[Texaswitchy]

24. Last good Governor we really had Anne Richards.

Seems a long time ago

[monkeyman1]

27. agreed

[krkaufman]

25. Vaccine mandate

Sounds like the work vaccine mandate may have saved her husband’s life.

[cadoman]

26. Austin is a blue Oasis

Parts of San Antonio and Houston too. Masking is taken very seriously in many businesses and at least strongly encouraged, if not physically enforced.

[L. Coyote]

28. What we are up against:

Tested positive 2 days ago, dining in public now.

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