Posted on 05/28/2020 5:54:32 AM PDT by sickoflibs
A bar owner in Elgin, Texas, has decided that wearing a mask inside his bar should be prohibited, but his reasoning is pretty solid.
According to KXAN, co-founder of the Liberty Tree Tavern, Kevin Smith, has told customers that if they believe they need to be wearing a mask then they don’t need to be at a bar, they need to be staying home.
“Due to our concern for our citizens, if they feel the need to wear a mask, then they should probably stay home until it’s safe,” reads the sign on the front.
Smith told KXAN that he’s still observing certain safety guidelines, but admits he’s acting out against self-important people who take it upon themselves to go overboard with their own fear and police others. His customers seem to agree:
“It is more of a push back — the snitches, and the contact tracers out there,” said Kevin Smith, Co-Owner of the Liberty Tree Tavern. “This is still a rural county.”
Kevin Smith says he’s still following social distancing guidelines as set in place by the Center for Disease Control.
Since the Liberty Tree Tavern shut down, Charles Chamberlain has been eagerly waiting for it to open back up. He says he’s not fazed by the tavern’s posting.
“I’m a stage 4 cancer survivor. It’s just a choice. He just put that up their to let people know if they aren’t feeling good, then they maybe shouldn’t come,” said Charles Chamberlain. “Everybody is keeping safe distances, they aren’t bunching up.”
I can’t disagree with Smith’s reasoning. Many people are ready and raring to go out and enjoy themselves. The fear of the virus seems to be on a fast decline. If someone is absolutely worried about the virus still, then they should hide away and leave everyone else alone.
Even Elgin residents seem to agree according to KXAN:
“I don’t know anyone personally, and I know a lot of people, that’s gotten the virus or has died,” said Sherrill Schier, owner of ETX Travel in Elgin.
Sherrill Schier is not a mask wearer, but does have them on-hand for her customers.
“People are just comfortable. We are a small town, we don’t have a lot of crowds. We are okay,” said Schier.
They shouldn't be at a bar drinking around others, they should be safe at home. They can drink at home safely if they want.
Yup, a mask won’t do diddly to prevent a person from getting the virus. The reason the powers that be give to wearing are to stop a person from spreading it, the idea being that it “captures” a sneeze or cough to some degree. Otherwise, as even Fauci says, it’s just symbolic - like wearing a ribbon for whatever cause.
You wearing a mask does not protect you.
It's baffling that so many Freepers who recognize the idiocy of that statement are willing to surrender their own freedom when it comes to something like infectious diseases that have been a reality of human existence for thousands of years.
this is spot on
those in fear (whether rightly or wrongly) need to stay home and suffer the consequences
those not in fear (rightly or wrongly) should go out and suffer the consequences
“They can drink at home safely if they want.”
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Always preferred that over bars. I mean with a few friends - not getting plastered alone (as a habit), heh.
You are misinformed. Virus is not shed as individual free-floating fomites. Viruses are expelled from the body attached to droplets of spittle and mucous. The droplets of spittle are large and are trapped by the mask. So in your analogy, the mosquitoes are trapped inside balloons, and the balloons are stopped by the chain link fence.
Who are they?
On that note :
Those you referenced in your hypothetical
Heh. To be really sure a person need to wear it when they sleep.
No
That's not required to ‘make a statement’ and ‘virtue symbol’ and 'show respect' and ‘show you care’
It is his business, he has the right to do what he wants to do with his business.
Remember the freedom goes both ways. People who do not agree or they have a reason to wear a mask (chemo) they have the right not use his business.
Well, you gotta protect yourself from you. You don’t wear a mask when you’re sleeping or using the john, you could give yourself the virus!
If the reason you're wearing a mask is to protect me, then stay home. If you are sick, then stay at home!
Check my new tagline.
Most Karens have zero common sense in their insane demands for the rest of the world to wear masks.
You have to remove your mask to drink anyway, then what the hell is the point of wearing it in the first place?
Please check my tagline.
That is some solid reasoning. Karens and Kyles need to stay home.
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