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DeminPennswoods

(15,246 posts)
62. My county is pretty much "Trump country"
Sat May 23, 2020, 06:21 AM
May 2020

People do wear masks here, but not many have them on when they are outside.

I'm not noticing a lot of the 6' social distancing when shopping except for when people are in line at checkout or the pharmacy. Just out of curiosity, I walked off 6'. It's about 3 normal steps distance for me, the normal distance I'd keep from anyone regardless. Just observing people, it's easy to see they naturally space themselves. Think about it, when sitting in an office, movie theatre, church, classroom, people don't sit right beside others unless it's absolutely necessary. Even with assigned seating, if there are empty seats, people will move to give themselves more space.

Tbh, I think ventilation systems have as much, if not more, to do with spread as masks and social distancing. If I were a business or company, I'd be buying the best air filters I could and installing them.

good for you! FirstLight May 2020 #1
Thanks, I actually went out to my car and cried Miigwech May 2020 #3
The only mistake in your post is using "trumpets" and "think" in the same sentence. They don't niyad May 2020 #16
Her nephew probably lives in another state and she's just trying to justify herself. pnwmom May 2020 #33
All they do DownriverDem May 2020 #54
You did the right thing! Well done! Cousin Dupree May 2020 #2
They are trumping themselves thoroughly from end to end. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2020 #4
That's admirable lunatica May 2020 #5
May have been policy at the place to keep the attendant from being shot LiberalArkie May 2020 #6
Yes, there is that too, regrettably Miigwech May 2020 #7
Wouldn't surprise me if she lied... Wounded Bear May 2020 #8
Guess she gets "owned" when the health department shows up. Maru Kitteh May 2020 #41
Or she gets sick while the rest of us mask-wearers stay healthy. calimary May 2020 #56
Or she gets sick while the rest of us mask-wearers stay healthy. calimary May 2020 #57
"...shitheads that practice trump" -- I'm gonna have to steal your line. Texin May 2020 #9
"practicing trump" Miigwech May 2020 #10
"...shitheads that practice trump." ... dchill May 2020 #25
Alright! Good for you, I'm sick and tired of their bullshit! Thanks for speaking up. nt 42bambi May 2020 #11
Thanks, I am no hero but we all need to stand up to those that Miigwech May 2020 #13
By any chance, was this in Emmet County ? Tetrachloride May 2020 #15
Rogers City Miigwech May 2020 #17
the local gas station is the same, no masks, same state. I am not going there again until the grass yaesu May 2020 #12
No pay at the pumps places there? cwydro May 2020 #40
PA is pay at the pumps and has been for a lot of years. Kaiserguy May 2020 #45
Gov Wolf has ordered that employees of businesses DeminPennswoods May 2020 #46
Not all of Pa. businesses, gab13by13 May 2020 #58
My county is pretty much "Trump country" DeminPennswoods May 2020 #62
Northwest PA here too. It is about 1/2 and 1/2 here now that we are yellow. Some stores are appleannie1 May 2020 #66
Don't worry about what your neighbors think Kaiserguy May 2020 #67
Good on you! lillypaddle May 2020 #14
We all need to do this when and if we can ... fight the trump Miigwech May 2020 #18
Umm, okay, but don't paint all of us lower peninsula residents with the same brush... Jack-o-Lantern May 2020 #19
My apologies, lots of love to the Trolls, LOL Miigwech May 2020 #23
Love it! Dyedinthewoolliberal May 2020 #55
K & R malaise May 2020 #20
I do not have the need to say something to people who are not wearing a mask. LizBeth May 2020 #21
Sorry, but maybe you should, they are a risk to your life Miigwech May 2020 #22
I disagree. I do. Not because of nice. I am tired of everyone having their thing to tell others LizBeth May 2020 #24
Nurses, doctors, EMTs, orderlies, administrators are under threat of death. Hermit-The-Prog May 2020 #29
Thank you Hermit. Not speaking up puts many at risk. Like seeing a drunk driver kareen Maru Kitteh May 2020 #42
Your drunk driver analogy is spot on -- in rush hour traffic, at speed. Hermit-The-Prog May 2020 #44
This Assumes RobinA May 2020 #49
I'm with you. cwydro May 2020 #38
Thank you. LizBeth May 2020 #39
Some of us agree with you. Tipperary May 2020 #51
I agree with you LizBeth. EllieBC May 2020 #59
Yes. You say it well. I am in Oregon, not far from you. That is the reality. I go into Market of LizBeth May 2020 #60
Thank You!!!! RobinA May 2020 #48
Agreed Nature Man May 2020 #52
Yes, lol. LizBeth May 2020 #61
I so agree with you. LiberalBrooke May 2020 #53
You are not alone DeminPennswoods May 2020 #63
You did exactly the right thing: got out of there with no scene and reported her. marble falls May 2020 #26
Way to go! Joinfortmill May 2020 #27
i have been thanking people who are doing it right mopinko May 2020 #28
Incredible! Even after her nephew died from it! Buckeye_Democrat May 2020 #30
where is this Always Randy May 2020 #31
Not Wearing a mask during a pandemic equals Yelling Fire in a crowded theater Tommymac May 2020 #32
There's so little cooperation in the USA. Buckeye_Democrat May 2020 #34
Good for you! SheltieLover May 2020 #35
Thank that we have Gretchen right now!!!!! jimlup May 2020 #36
Why did you have to go to a cash register to pay? cwydro May 2020 #37
To me, being told, "oh well" is a slap in the face.... Heartstrings May 2020 #43
I do not get why people wearing masks feel the need to confront those not. LiberalBrooke May 2020 #47
I do not understand it either. Tipperary May 2020 #50
when I grow up, I want to be just like Miigwech CatWoman May 2020 #64
No you don't! LOL Miigwech May 2020 #65
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