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We live in a secluded part of Berlin because it is a peninsula at the river Spree. So we had to travel to food shop. This area was a swampy industrial waste zone but really beautiful otherwise. In recent years they have done the most impressive land and water clean-up and development I ever thought possible. Now a lot of our neighbors are rich.

Part of the development is a long tall building that includes a supermarket food store that is only two blocks from us. Yesterday was opening day so my wife and I went at 7am. We only spent about 10 euros on breakfast stuff because we wanted to go again when our daughter woke-up.

When we entered the supermarket opening day they offered a glass of orange juice or champagne. There is a bakery and an escalator going up to the supermarket.

So, we were the first ones in, the first ones up the escalator, the first ones paying (I think) and then there were the options of being the first ones down the escalator, down the stairs or down the elevator. I told my wife let’s be the first ones down the elevator.

The elevator went down but the door failed to open and it would not move so we were stuck for almost an hour. When they got the door to open I stepped out with no mask on and got another glass of orange juice. Then a worker walk by and signaled to me to wear a mask so I took some steps outside.

That’s it. That’s what I got. Take it or leave it.

Later when we went back with our daughter the escalator was broke too. But it’s a great supermarket and we are very happy. The bakery is awesome too.

It’s really the ideal way to resist, imo. No big fights and I recognize the authority of those that were within the Canadian Tire, although I was going to drive the issue to the highest authority for the sake of it, had it gone that far.

If some manager wants to spend his day enforcing mask mandates and ignoring his core work, that’s his prerogative.