I just had my first 100% maskless experience at a restaurant in over a year.

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March 11, 2021, 07:13 PM

P210

I just had my first 100% maskless experience at a restaurant in over a year.

I discovered one slight benefit yesterday on my first post reopening visit to Mama’s Fish House. Self parking now instead of valet service. I don’t mind paying valets but I enjoy a nice long meals a lot more when I know my vehicle is locked and I have the keys, especially at places in areas that have a lot of thefts like Paia.

March 11, 2021, 09:12 PM

flashguy

For some time now I've gone to sit-down restaurants in the area. I enter and leave wearing a mask (though that may not be required now at some of them), and also going through a line. In those restaurants the staff all wear masks, and the tables are following social distancing guidelines. No self-help items at any of them, except drink machines. (I miss the soft-serve ice cream at Dickie's.)

flashguy

March 11, 2021, 10:06 PM

a1abdj

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I enter and leave wearing a mask (though that may not be required now at some of them),

I'm still trying to figure this out. Even though we know that masks do little to nothing to stop a virus, the CDC says that one must be exposed for a period of 15 minutes within 6 feet.

What is wearing a mask supposed to do while walking through a restaurant?

March 11, 2021, 10:22 PM

ruger357

I have not and will not wear a mask. Period. This is America.

March 12, 2021, 05:33 AM

Balzé Halzé

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Originally posted by a1abdj:

What is wearing a mask supposed to do while walking through a restaurant?

It shows that you care. It shows how virtuous you are. Like wearing the AIDS ribbon. It does jack shit, but if you don't wear it, you'll end up black, blue, and bloody like Kramer at an AIDS walk.

~Alan

Acta Non Verba
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God, Family, Guns, Country

Men will fight and die to protect women... because women protect everything else. ~Andrew Klavan

March 12, 2021, 07:19 AM

Jimbo Jones

I was in DFW back in July and was sitting in an unoccupied except for me boarding gate lounge, 20+ feet from any living soul and Covid Karen working the gate for AA felt it was her duty to try and enforce compliance with the mask policy.

Nobody in IAH bothered me.

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Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:
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Originally posted by Jimbo Jones:
Going back to TX soon to visit my kids. Looking forward to being back in a well-led state, if only for a few days.

Wonder if I'll get hassled in the airport there for not wearing a mask as those are fed-regulated...

I have yet to wear a mask at any airport while walking through the terminals. The only time I have to put it on is to board the aircraft or enter the sky club.

March 12, 2021, 11:34 AM

erj_pilot

^^^^^
FLY UNITED!!!

I'm VERY tempted to show up to work today and not wear a mask except for when I have to board the plane. But I'm not sure I'm ready to push THAT button yet with my Chief Pilot, though.

What I MIGHT do is just get a Dunkin' coffee and be drinking on that as I'm walking through the terminal. More than one way to skin that feline!!

Had lunch at MOD Pizza yesterday and it was the first time going into an eating establishment without the face panties and it felt GOOD!!

"If you’re a leader, you lead the way. Not just on the easy ones; you take the tough ones too…” – MAJ Richard D. Winters (1918-2011), E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne

"Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil... Therefore, as tongues of fire lick up straw and as dry grass sinks down in the flames, so their roots will decay and their flowers blow away like dust; for they have rejected the law of the Lord Almighty and spurned the word of the Holy One of Israel." - Isaiah 5:20,24

March 12, 2021, 12:12 PM

Balzé Halzé

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Originally posted by erj_pilot:
What I MIGHT do is just get a Dunkin' coffee and be drinking on that as I'm walking through the terminal. More than one way to skin that feline!!

This is typical prep for my carry-on and pockets whenever I fly during this pandemic which is often. In this case I raided whatever was in the ship's pantry. No matter what, I'm always snacking on food or sipping on a beverage during the course of my travel. As I said, not once have I put a dirty cloth on my face while in an airport terminal (with the exceptions I noted above).

~Alan

Acta Non Verba
NRA Life Member (Patron)
God, Family, Guns, Country

Men will fight and die to protect women... because women protect everything else. ~Andrew Klavan

March 12, 2021, 03:45 PM

AKSuperDually

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Originally posted by ruger357:
I have not and will not wear a mask. Period. This is America.

Amen

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March 13, 2021, 02:30 AM

arfmel

Governor Abbott’s rescinding the mask order doesn’t seem to have made any difference here in San Antonio. Every business I’ve been in still has their “mask required” sign at the door and compliance from their customers is universal from what I see.

March 13, 2021, 04:40 AM

trapper189

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Originally posted by bigdeal:
And while you had your first maskless dinner, I had an AutoZone employee chasing me around the store trying to make me take a mask while I simply dropped off some used oil and then left. The insanity isn't completely gone just yet.

I had a Universal employee chase me down yesterday because she didn’t like the way I rubbed the tiniest amount of mandatory hand sanitizer they give you before each ride on my hands. Really, they gave me just enough to sanitize about 1/4 of my hands. Pure theater.

March 13, 2021, 07:17 AM

tacfoley

All closed here in UK since last October- expected to last until early April - at least.

March 13, 2021, 07:20 AM

Flash-LB

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Originally posted by arfmel:
Governor Abbott’s rescinding the mask order doesn’t seem to have made any difference here in San Antonio. Every business I’ve been in still has their “mask required” sign at the door and compliance from their customers is universal from what I see.

Last time I checked, the Governor was higher up the food chain than anyone else in the State, so do what he says and ignore the others.

March 13, 2021, 10:59 AM

LBTRS

While I'd much rather not wear a mask, I wear one with the hope that it will end this mess sooner. I work in a medical facility and have seen over 100 of our staff get sick, some mild, some serious (icu), and even some have died. We've lost dozens of patients to COVID.

I don't really understand the hostility to wearing masks. I totally disagree with lockdowns but think masks are a prudent way to avoid lockdowns and allow us to live our lives still.

Hope everyone stays safe and healthy.