In Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, we went to three Christmas events — a big charity celebrity chef cooking competition supporting a local assistance organization; a Christmas spectacular; and an eagle cruise on the lake. Idaho has one of the lowest vax rates in the country (I think about 45%).
Neither my wife, our friends, our daughter, her fiancé, me or anybody else got sick. Maybe 2% of the people attending the events (at most) were masked up (certainly not us).
Life in Idaho feels completely normal and sane. There’s no fear, gloom or doom there.
That's how it is here in our part of NV. I never wear a mask and I'm far from alone.
I was in Florida for Christmas and New Year’s. Life was essentially normal. The only sign of a pandemic was employees at certain big box stores, like Home Depot and Walmart, having to wear masks. Otherwise you only had a few people wearing them. Restaurants were full, downtown sidewalks were bustling with people eating out, getting an ice cream, etc.