Go pound sand, Maskurbators

Well, the mask mandate is finally over where I live! And I was elated to discover the supermarket around the corner from my house immediately removed its mask requirement signage out front. I went in the store and saw a few people maskless, including the security guard, and then as I made my way further into the store, I noticed a good number of the store employees were also not wearing them! Upon seeing that, I gleefully ripped mine off my face and proceeded to finish my shopping trip sans face diaper. Funny this is, most of the other customers were still dutifully wearing them; in fact there were more maskless employees than customers. I saw maybe 3-4 other maskless customers at the most. Finally I got into the checkout line, still maskless and the cashier was all sweetness and smiles, no problems at all! She was probably annoyed at all the masked sheep pouring through her line all day and was finally happy too see someone with a lick of common sense and self-respect come though.

My neighborhood is a PMC/s-lib stronghold (which would explain the mass mask compliance), though there is still a sizable working class Italian-American element left over from the old days. The latter tend to be no-nonsense and practical-minded. Still, I can wait to get out of this are and put myself a good distance from the city where I currently reside. For those who have some employment flexibility, there really is no reason anymore to live in a noisy or congested urban area.

Anyway, I'm finally very happy to be able to breathe again in enclosed public spaces.