Posted on 02/27/2022 10:17:20 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
My mask is not coming off.
COVID-19 has faded, and people who continue to wear masks in public spaces are just neurotic, my husband says. “You look goofy,” he admonishes me.
On Monday, the most onerous COVID-related mandates will fall away. Customers in public spaces will no longer be required to mask up or produce proof of vaccination at restaurants, bars and gyms in Chicago and throughout Illinois.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention loosened its mask guidelines for public indoor spaces on Friday.
I am thrilled the Omicron surge is fading and eager to return to “normal,” whatever that is. But I am not dropping the mask.
I am fully vaxxed and boosted. I am among the lucky ones, having dodged the coronavirus for nearly two years. I am in no hurry to end that streak.
I remain afraid — of those who are not afraid. Those who will recklessly continue to disregard ways to keep us all safe, who refuse to get vaccinated. Those who subscribe to wacky conspiracy theories and foolish notions of freedom.
As a CTA regular, I must continue to endure fellow passengers who insist on riding mask-free, even when free masks are available on buses and trains. The most defiant are among the unvaccinated.
“Folks, be kind and conscious of your fellow neighbors and any decisions they make for themselves to feel comfortable and protected,” Lightfoot advised at the news conference.
That’s a nice sentiment, but in this pandemic, kindness is not always the rule.
COVID is still with us. I will continue to mask up in most spaces and places. For me, “goofy” is the rule.
(Excerpt) Read more at chicago.suntimes.com ...
Okay Mr monk. You do what you got to do.
Another psychotic Karen in a position of power that is helping to destroy our society with her mental illness.
Stuff another mask in your mouth for good measure 🤪
End the 19th Amendment.
The writer needs to seek professional help...she’s an agoraphobic.
So does a guy who marries a neurotic retard like this chick.
The mask has become the MAGA hat for the Left.
This is the equivalent of somebody writing an editorial about not switching from glasses to contacts.
MY GLASSES ARE STAYING ON!
Nobody friggin cares what you wear. We just don’t all have to do what you’re doing.
You do you Lauren. But don’t get in non maskers faces.
I FOLLOW THE SCIENCE AND DO WHAT THE GOVERNMENT TELLS ME TO DO!!!
Except for now... now I REBEL! Because I’m a FREE THINKER!
Gawd wotta maroon.
If anything, the pandemic has taught me this: there are a lot more submissive serfs in this country than I imagined.
Oh, Laura. Then again, it might as well be karen.
Brain damaged.
I'm still a pure blood after 2+ years. I wear a mask in the grocery store because of all the VACCINATED people running about coughing and sneezing thinking they're protected and can't carry and transmit the 'vid....
“Another psychotic Karen in a position of power “
Who is Laura?
Way more than I thought.
There are very few things more pathetic than a slave who adores her shackles.
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