[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by Dotneko

Sounds like snowbirds are back (and I am only one year removed from being one lol)
Really, if you are so concerned, then what the actual heck were you doing out at a restaurant??

Probably one of the 6 possibilities A-F listed earlier.

[Dana1963]

Originally Posted by Wackowilley

So we are out to dine at Belle Glade and select indoor seating. Our group all have on masks. Our waiter arrives without a mask but is polite in introducing himself. One of our group asks him to put on a mask. He replied I don’t need to wear one, my management doesn’t require it. Further, He said he would not wear one and that no other wait staff would either. In view of the fact he moves around a closed environment, breathing the air of all his customers without being masked and then walks right up to our table unmasked is very threatening and extremely inconsiderate. I believe if a customer doesn’t want to be exposed to higher risks of COVID exposure they should be respected by staff who should make reasonable accommodations. This isn’t about trying to make others wear masks, it’s about requesting people who are working for you to comply with your reasonable requests.

If you don’t agree with restaurants policy then leave meals at Belle Glade are so so.
It’s your choice

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by Wackowilley

So we are out to dine at Belle Glade and select indoor seating. Our group all have on masks. Our waiter arrives without a mask but is polite in introducing himself. One of our group asks him to put on a mask. He replied I don’t need to wear one, my management doesn’t require it. Further, He said he would not wear one and that no other wait staff would either. In view of the fact he moves around a closed environment, breathing the air of all his customers without being masked and then walks right up to our table unmasked is very threatening and extremely inconsiderate. I believe if a customer doesn’t want to be exposed to higher risks of COVID exposure they should be respected by staff who should make reasonable accommodations. This isn’t about trying to make others wear masks, it’s about requesting people who are working for you to comply with your reasonable requests.

If more people would learn how to cook would have these problems .

Couple reasons I give up on eating out around here. Can’t find restaurants worth going back too. I am convinced restaurants are one of places to catch anything going around either by people around you or the food itself.
And usually I’m over paying for crappie food and service, not to mention all the loud mouths in restaurants.

[MrFlorida]

How do you know if the cook in back is wearing a mask or not ? If mask wearing is important to you, then dine at home.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by MrFlorida

How do you know if the cook in back is wearing a mask or not ? If mask wearing is important to you, then dine at home.

More to the point, who cares (besides covidiots) if the cook is wearing a mask vis a vis COVID. You can't get the virus from food prepared by an infected person. I would be far more concerned over hepatitis A or toxigenic E. coli, neither of which is prevented by a mask. Far better the food handlers meticulously wash their hands frequently

[jdulej]

When we go out to dinner, which we did quite a bit, we mask up for the parade through the dining room, proudly enduring the stares and frowns from the unmasked masses. We unmask ourselves at the table, since most of the time we are just talking (and thus projecting various particulates, at each other. Perfect? No, but IMO it helps a bit.
The waiter, on the other hand, is in the opposite situation S/he is leaning over you, speaking (and projecting those little globules) downward, and right at you, meanwhile, taking in whatever you are spewing out. Then, they go and do the same thing at another table!
People who have no problem with this are leaving themselves at the mercy of some poor guy who is likely making $8/hr + tips, working 3 jobs where Belle Glade is considered the cream of the crop.
No, thanks. If we see wait staff unmasked, we will turn around and walk out (after telling the concierge why)
We have not been out since before the holidays (just too crazy) so perhaps all the local restaurants have changed their policy re. masks and wait staff. If so, we'll be eating a lot more at home. I can cook a better meal than most of these places, and my wife can cook better than all of them.
We are close to beating this pandemic (which should never have been allowed to get started in the first place) but we're not quite there yet.

[Bonnevie]

from CDC data as of 1/2/21
% of Fully Vaccinated Population ≥ 65 Years of Age with a Booster Dose
57.9%

% of Fully Vaccinated Population ≥ 18 Years of Age with a Booster Dose
50.2%

January 5, 2022
Cases 388
Case Rate per 100k 293.01
% Positivity 15.75%
Deaths <10
% of population ≥ 5 years of age fully vaccinated 79.5%
New Hospital Admissions 24

I'll eat at home for now.

[Dana1963]

Originally Posted by Bonnevie

from CDC data as of 1/2/21
% of Fully Vaccinated Population ≥ 65 Years of Age with a Booster Dose
57.9%

% of Fully Vaccinated Population ≥ 18 Years of Age with a Booster Dose
50.2%

January 5, 2022
Cases 388
Case Rate per 100k 293.01
% Positivity 15.75%
Deaths <10
% of population ≥ 5 years of age fully vaccinated 79.5%
New Hospital Admissions 24

I'll eat at home for now.

How dare you cite SCIENCE.
Only kidding I agree with you

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by Bonnevie

from CDC data as of 1/2/21
% of Fully Vaccinated Population ≥ 65 Years of Age with a Booster Dose
57.9%

% of Fully Vaccinated Population ≥ 18 Years of Age with a Booster Dose
50.2%

January 5, 2022
Cases 388
Case Rate per 100k 293.01
% Positivity 15.75%
Deaths <10
% of population ≥ 5 years of age fully vaccinated 79.5%
New Hospital Admissions 24

I'll eat at home for now.

Why are you citing year old data?

[UpNorth]

If your eyeglasses tend to fog up while wearing a mask, that should tell you something.

[Seasonal]

Originally Posted by Dotneko

Sounds like snowbirds are back (and I am only one year removed from being one lol)
Really, if you are so concerned, then what the actual heck were you doing out at a restaurant??

I agree with this. We have not been out to a bar or restaurant in almost two years. Love to cruise but have not been on a ship or airplane either. That's our protection and our choices. I'm perfectly fine with others doing all of this, it's their choice.

I would never expect others to wear a mask for me.

[DAVES]

Originally Posted by Wackowilley

So we are out to dine at Belle Glade and select indoor seating. Our group all have on masks. Our waiter arrives without a mask but is polite in introducing himself. One of our group asks him to put on a mask. He replied I don’t need to wear one, my management doesn’t require it. Further, He said he would not wear one and that no other wait staff would either. In view of the fact he moves around a closed environment, breathing the air of all his customers without being masked and then walks right up to our table unmasked is very threatening and extremely inconsiderate. I believe if a customer doesn’t want to be exposed to higher risks of COVID exposure they should be respected by staff who should make reasonable accommodations. This isn’t about trying to make others wear masks, it’s about requesting people who are working for you to comply with your reasonable requests.

As you see from the posts there is no shortage of hostile replies. In the end, reality, you went to a restaurant to eat. You simply cannot eat with a mask on.

As far as covid, as far as hostile. It has been three years. I freely admit I am getting sloppy. Teasing a little. As far as hostile, we regularly hear stuff like my dog chewed it up, the computer crashed, now we can blame covid. I for one have heard and wrestled with too many computers already this year. Next one I'm gonna tell the computer if it doesn't ???????? I'm gonna give it covid. Can't wait to see how that goes.

[DAVES]

Originally Posted by jdulej

When we go out to dinner, which we did quite a bit, we mask up for the parade through the dining room, proudly enduring the stares and frowns from the unmasked masses. We unmask ourselves at the table, since most of the time we are just talking (and thus projecting various particulates, at each other. Perfect? No, but IMO it helps a bit.
The waiter, on the other hand, is in the opposite situation S/he is leaning over you, speaking (and projecting those little globules) downward, and right at you, meanwhile, taking in whatever you are spewing out. Then, they go and do the same thing at another table!
People who have no problem with this are leaving themselves at the mercy of some poor guy who is likely making $8/hr + tips, working 3 jobs where Belle Glade is considered the cream of the crop.
No, thanks. If we see wait staff unmasked, we will turn around and walk out (after telling the concierge why)
We have not been out since before the holidays (just too crazy) so perhaps all the local restaurants have changed their policy re. masks and wait staff. If so, we'll be eating a lot more at home. I can cook a better meal than most of these places, and my wife can cook better than all of them.
We are close to beating this pandemic (which should never have been allowed to get started in the first place) but we're not quite there yet.

I read this post. The public relations advisor for the restaurant industry. We are all coming over for a demo of the new flip mask that you can eat and speak at the same time while wearing.

[AZ SLIM]

People in masks make me uncomfortable.

[jdulej]

Originally Posted by AZ SLIM

People in masks make me uncomfortable.

Well, if you end up in the hospital, you are gonna see a lot of them!