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2021 0305 Friday @ 15:05
It sounds as though you are flaunting your immunity. So be it. Now, do some good: Go volunteer in an assisted living facility, without your mask, of course.

[tvbound]

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[Byte1]

Originally Posted by Joe V.

Who are you responding too?

Good question. Then again, how does one "flaunt" their immunity? I think he/she is looking at the subject through a glass half empty. If I decide to go mask-less, I do not consider it "flaunting" rather giving others a sense of security/safety by suggesting that I am safe to be around because I have been vaccinated. I sincerely hope that this mask addiction or dependency does not result in a mandate to wear a mask during flu season.
We have already seen how this virus has become political and profitable for those in D.C. After all, 90% of the Covid relief package is nothing to do with the virus, but just plain old pork. I think some are seeing dollar signs at the cost of the taxpayers. I will stop there so that my comment is not construed as political.
When I cease wearing my mask, it is NOT to flaunt my immunity, but to give folks confidence that some of us are being proactive in stopping the spread. In my opinion, wearing a useless mask in public ONLY gives folks a false sense of security and safety. I am not saying that there is not a certain element of protection even with a bit of thin cloth over the mouth and nose.
I will not disparage those that are scared and wish to protect themselves. I just want them to know that we live in a free society that allows differing opinions. Sometimes, it just takes me longer to prove that mine is right....

[Number 10 GI]

Originally Posted by drcar

Interesting comments, we live in the USA, and we are REQUIRED to wear a seat belt, sorta the same idea right?

Incrementalism at work.

[Number 10 GI]

Originally Posted by Neils

Wrong. If you are on their property they can make the rules. You comply or trespass

There are restrictions on what they can demand on their own property that is open to the public. Are you OK with them restricting entry by minorities or religious preference? How about no gays or LGTQURSTVJKL or whatever? See there restrictions on what they can demand you comply with.

[dhdallas]

Lions & tigers & bears, oh my! (Dorothy, Wizard of Oz)

I am in FL for the winter & there are no mask mandates in this state. FL is right in the middle as to the number of COVID cases. Some businesses have mask rules but they don't enforce them. I haven't worn a mask since this thing started a year ago, had COVID which was no big deal (as it is for 99.9% of people), and am NOT going to wear a mask or get a vaccine rushed into production with genetic instructions.

Are you going to wear a mask and hide from the world forever? Enough is enough!

“People are sheep. TV is the shepherd.”
― Jess C. Scott, (Gluttony): A Twilight Parody

[Byte1]

Dr.Fauci suggests that we may not be able to go mask free until sometime in 2022. Not exactly exciting to look forward to, a year more of a dark cloud over everyone's head. Now, that is a glass half empty.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by Number 10 GI

There are restrictions on what they can demand on their own property that is open to the public. Are you OK with them restricting entry by minorities or religious preference? How about no gays or LGTQURSTVJKL or whatever? See there restrictions on what they can demand you comply with.

Masks, and lack thereof, are not covered under the American Civil Liberties Act. Mask wearers, and mask refusers, are not protected classes.

And if you want people to believe you actually possess the ability for intelligent discourse, you might want to learn the terms being used by intelligent people.

It's LGBTQ, or LGB, or LGBTQ+ - any of them will get the point across without looking like someone who doesn't really pay attention to the things he pretends to care about.

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by Leadbone1

“Your Space” ������ Good luck with that. If you said that to me I would tell you to just go home if your that paranoid!

I guess you just haven't been listening to the experts and the science. EVERYONE has personal space. Don't invade mine or I will verbally let you have it.

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

Nothing wrong with asking people politely to stand 6 ft behind me.

The keyword is being polite. I'm always polite when I ask folks to keep their distance. It's the eye rolls and the smirks that get me going. THEN I'll let you have it!!!!!

[stanley]

Originally Posted by coffeebean

I guess you just haven't been listening to the experts and the science. EVERYONE has personal space. Don't invade mine or I will verbally let you have it.

Ouch ....that scares me to no end!

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by Happinow

Totally agree. The gig is over. Haven’t worn a mask in 8 months.

And you're proud of that fact? WOW. just WOW!

[stanley]

Originally Posted by coffeebean

And you're proud of that fact? WOW. just WOW!

I'm proud of the fact I haven't worn a mask since last March.

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by Leadbone1

I have been in Walmart, Publix, Home Depot, restaurants, and none of them have said a word to me about not wearing a mask because legally they cannot. There is no legislatively mandated requirement to wear a mask in the state of Florida. Stores just can’t make up their own rules. They can request, but they cannot demand it.

I was under the impression that a store can make their own rules. Some choose not to enforce their own rules though.They can ask you to vacate the premises if you do not follow their rules, what ever those rules are. Is that an incorrect impression?

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by Swoop

The same people who say, follow the science, are the same ones who ignore the facts. The numbers do not lie. Strict mask mandate states have done no better that states without mandates.

Florida has not had a mask mandate however, many businesses in our local area have required masks. I believe that is what has kept our numbers from skyrocketing. We are seniors in these parts and most of us have done our best to help to slow the spread of this virus. Masking and distancing has been alive and well for us seniors who value life and the continuation of breathing without a respirator.