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

[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.