No more MoCo indoor masks!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can't believe the county is choosing to screw over immunocompromised people, adults who haven't been able to get vaccinated (yes, they exist, including significant numbers of poor/immigrant adults who can't afford to take time off work for side effects or are worried about being deported), and kids, just to cater to wimpy whiners who can't tolerate the tiny inconvenience of wearing a mask inside...

It’s super disappointing, especially considering how strong Elrich and Gayles have been up till now, bucking Hogan on many things and staying cautious. Worries about re-election maybe?

Or maybe they are following CDC guidelines.

[Anonymous]

Eh, I just think they are tired of being screamed at by the local MAGAs. I had one guy shake his fist at me for wearing a mask recently.

Nothing says unhinged like getting into a car with conservative bumped stickers and stuff spelled out in all caps in masking tape on the back window of his brand new Lexus SUV.

A significant amount of MoCos population is vaccinated, MoCo is working on getting poorer and hesitant people vaccinated, and people like me who have other health issues are mostly still wearing N95 or similar masks out.

At this point, why not let the smaller MoCo maga population infect each other?

I feel badly for people with immune problems, but like me, they probably aren't going to many places.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Eh, I just think they are tired of being screamed at by the local MAGAs. I had one guy shake his fist at me for wearing a mask recently.

Nothing says unhinged like getting into a car with conservative bumped stickers and stuff spelled out in all caps in masking tape on the back window of his brand new Lexus SUV.

A significant amount of MoCos population is vaccinated, MoCo is working on getting poorer and hesitant people vaccinated, and people like me who have other health issues are mostly still wearing N95 or similar masks out.

At this point, why not let the smaller MoCo maga population infect each other?

I feel badly for people with immune problems, but like me, they probably aren't going to many places.

And others get glared at by anxiety ridden people just for following CDC guidelines.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Eh, I just think they are tired of being screamed at by the local MAGAs. I had one guy shake his fist at me for wearing a mask recently.

Nothing says unhinged like getting into a car with conservative bumped stickers and stuff spelled out in all caps in masking tape on the back window of his brand new Lexus SUV.

A significant amount of MoCos population is vaccinated, MoCo is working on getting poorer and hesitant people vaccinated, and people like me who have other health issues are mostly still wearing N95 or similar masks out.

At this point, why not let the smaller MoCo maga population infect each other?

I feel badly for people with immune problems, but like me, they probably aren't going to many places.

And others get glared at by anxiety ridden people just for following CDC guidelines.

Both extremes are equally just as bad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can't believe the county is choosing to screw over immunocompromised people, adults who haven't been able to get vaccinated (yes, they exist, including significant numbers of poor/immigrant adults who can't afford to take time off work for side effects or are worried about being deported), and kids, just to cater to wimpy whiners who can't tolerate the tiny inconvenience of wearing a mask inside...

Do you understand what a 3.0 case rate means? It means that there are approximately 33 COVID positive people circulating among 1.1 million in MoCo each week. Approximately 70% of the people they encounter each day are vaccinated, so basically no transmission. And then there are the people who already had COVID in the wild.

I’m sorry, you just can’t convince anyone that this is a high risk move. The people who you are worried about can mask and freeload off MoCo’s herd immunity.

Sure, that's the rate now. Next month maybe there's a superspreader event or a variant and it's twice or 3 times or 5 times that rate. Also, masks are imperfect and babies and toddlers can't wear them.

(Also, even right now, it's 33 new cases diagnosed per day, so probably 300 diagnosed contagious people at any point in time, not counting anyone who's sick but not tested. So if you're in a room of 100 people, there's about a 3% chance that someone is contagious with covid.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can't believe the county is choosing to screw over immunocompromised people, adults who haven't been able to get vaccinated (yes, they exist, including significant numbers of poor/immigrant adults who can't afford to take time off work for side effects or are worried about being deported), and kids, just to cater to wimpy whiners who can't tolerate the tiny inconvenience of wearing a mask inside...

Immunocompromised and people who are unable to get vaccinated should stay home. They should have always stayed home. As for poor/immigrant adults who have been working in person, those persons were the first to be offered vaccines many months ago. For the vast majority of people, side effects last .5-1 day at most.

We have all already wasted over an entire year of our lives - you're really mad that people want to have a normal life again? And that people value their quality of life (which you are in no position to determine for another human being). Anyone who can't or isn't able to get vaccinated at this point, can and should stay home. You should never put your health in the hands of other people and expect others to care more about your health than you.

What kind of bubble do you live in that you don't understand that some people have lives and jobs where missing "probably one day but could be more" of work on a day 3 or 4 weeks in the future could be seriously problematic financially and possibly cost them their job which would then be totally devastating financially? (And BTW, tons of people working in person only became eligible a month or two ago.)

And are you seriously saying that whether you wear a tiny piece of fabric over your mouth inside for a few minutes in a store is a quality of life issue? Do you also feel oppressed by being required to wear shoes? It would be slightly more comfortable to walk barefoot, after all...

Well, take it up with the county. Bullying posters for following the current guidelines rather than subscribe to your wishes on perpetual masking is frankly bizarre, not to mention ineffective.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can't believe the county is choosing to screw over immunocompromised people, adults who haven't been able to get vaccinated (yes, they exist, including significant numbers of poor/immigrant adults who can't afford to take time off work for side effects or are worried about being deported), and kids, just to cater to wimpy whiners who can't tolerate the tiny inconvenience of wearing a mask inside...

Do you understand what a 3.0 case rate means? It means that there are approximately 33 COVID positive people circulating among 1.1 million in MoCo each week. Approximately 70% of the people they encounter each day are vaccinated, so basically no transmission. And then there are the people who already had COVID in the wild.

I’m sorry, you just can’t convince anyone that this is a high risk move. The people who you are worried about can mask and freeload off MoCo’s herd immunity.

Sure, that's the rate now. Next month maybe there's a superspreader event or a variant and it's twice or 3 times or 5 times that rate. Also, masks are imperfect and babies and toddlers can't wear them.

(Also, even right now, it's 33 new cases diagnosed per day, so probably 300 diagnosed contagious people at any point in time, not counting anyone who's sick but not tested. So if you're in a room of 100 people, there's about a 3% chance that someone is contagious with covid.)

Next month maybe there's a gamma ray burst or a Yellowstone caldera explosion. Right now, however, the vaccines are highly effective.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Eh, I just think they are tired of being screamed at by the local MAGAs. I had one guy shake his fist at me for wearing a mask recently.

Nothing says unhinged like getting into a car with conservative bumped stickers and stuff spelled out in all caps in masking tape on the back window of his brand new Lexus SUV.

A significant amount of MoCos population is vaccinated, MoCo is working on getting poorer and hesitant people vaccinated, and people like me who have other health issues are mostly still wearing N95 or similar masks out.

At this point, why not let the smaller MoCo maga population infect each other?

I feel badly for people with immune problems, but like me, they probably aren't going to many places.

And others get glared at by anxiety ridden people just for following CDC guidelines.

Both extremes are equally just as bad.

don't disagree. People have gone nuts, on both sides. I want to live around centrist people. Not either extremists.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can't believe the county is choosing to screw over immunocompromised people, adults who haven't been able to get vaccinated (yes, they exist, including significant numbers of poor/immigrant adults who can't afford to take time off work for side effects or are worried about being deported), and kids, just to cater to wimpy whiners who can't tolerate the tiny inconvenience of wearing a mask inside...

Immunocompromised and people who are unable to get vaccinated should stay home. They should have always stayed home. As for poor/immigrant adults who have been working in person, those persons were the first to be offered vaccines many months ago. For the vast majority of people, side effects last .5-1 day at most.

We have all already wasted over an entire year of our lives - you're really mad that people want to have a normal life again? And that people value their quality of life (which you are in no position to determine for another human being). Anyone who can't or isn't able to get vaccinated at this point, can and should stay home. You should never put your health in the hands of other people and expect others to care more about your health than you.

What kind of bubble do you live in that you don't understand that some people have lives and jobs where missing "probably one day but could be more" of work on a day 3 or 4 weeks in the future could be seriously problematic financially and possibly cost them their job which would then be totally devastating financially? (And BTW, tons of people working in person only became eligible a month or two ago.)

And are you seriously saying that whether you wear a tiny piece of fabric over your mouth inside for a few minutes in a store is a quality of life issue? Do you also feel oppressed by being required to wear shoes? It would be slightly more comfortable to walk barefoot, after all...

Well, take it up with the county. Bullying posters for following the current guidelines rather than subscribe to your wishes on perpetual masking is frankly bizarre, not to mention ineffective.

What, it's considered bullying now to have a different opinion about what the county's policy should be, and to defend my position when someone disagrees? Yikes, people are super fragile, apparently.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Eh, I just think they are tired of being screamed at by the local MAGAs. I had one guy shake his fist at me for wearing a mask recently.

Nothing says unhinged like getting into a car with conservative bumped stickers and stuff spelled out in all caps in masking tape on the back window of his brand new Lexus SUV.

A significant amount of MoCos population is vaccinated, MoCo is working on getting poorer and hesitant people vaccinated, and people like me who have other health issues are mostly still wearing N95 or similar masks out.

At this point, why not let the smaller MoCo maga population infect each other?

I feel badly for people with immune problems, but like me, they probably aren't going to many places.

And others get glared at by anxiety ridden people just for following CDC guidelines.

Oh, poor you, getting glared at and everything. By people with, gasp, anxiety.

And, there are some people out there who can't take the vaccine (or it doesn't do any good) and they have to occasionally be out in public. Of course they have anxiety. I am not one of them, but I can still sympathize.

I just laughed at the guy who shook his fist at me and went on with my life. Which is what you should do too.

Just glad the MoCo MAGAs are going to get their chance to live their best life and infect each other like they want.

If you've made it this far in life, you should know others judgement isn't a problem, unless they attack you physically.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Eh, I just think they are tired of being screamed at by the local MAGAs. I had one guy shake his fist at me for wearing a mask recently.

Nothing says unhinged like getting into a car with conservative bumped stickers and stuff spelled out in all caps in masking tape on the back window of his brand new Lexus SUV.

A significant amount of MoCos population is vaccinated, MoCo is working on getting poorer and hesitant people vaccinated, and people like me who have other health issues are mostly still wearing N95 or similar masks out.

At this point, why not let the smaller MoCo maga population infect each other?

I feel badly for people with immune problems, but like me, they probably aren't going to many places.

And others get glared at by anxiety ridden people just for following CDC guidelines.

Oh, poor you, getting glared at and everything. By people with, gasp, anxiety.

And, there are some people out there who can't take the vaccine (or it doesn't do any good) and they have to occasionally be out in public. Of course they have anxiety. I am not one of them, but I can still sympathize.

I just laughed at the guy who shook his fist at me and went on with my life. Which is what you should do too.

Just glad the MoCo MAGAs are going to get their chance to live their best life and infect each other like they want.

If you've made it this far in life, you should know others judgement isn't a problem, unless they attack you physically.

shrug... I'm just following CDC guidelines. Neither my spouse nor I are MAGA.

People glaring at others for following CDC guidelines are pretty unhinged, too. Ask Gayle, Elrich and Fauci why they said you can go maskless in most cases.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Eh, I just think they are tired of being screamed at by the local MAGAs. I had one guy shake his fist at me for wearing a mask recently.

Nothing says unhinged like getting into a car with conservative bumped stickers and stuff spelled out in all caps in masking tape on the back window of his brand new Lexus SUV.

A significant amount of MoCos population is vaccinated, MoCo is working on getting poorer and hesitant people vaccinated, and people like me who have other health issues are mostly still wearing N95 or similar masks out.

At this point, why not let the smaller MoCo maga population infect each other?

I feel badly for people with immune problems, but like me, they probably aren't going to many places.

And others get glared at by anxiety ridden people just for following CDC guidelines.

Both extremes are equally just as bad.

don't disagree. People have gone nuts, on both sides. I want to live around centrist people. Not either extremists.

Ah. Bothsideism. A tell-tale sign of the MAGA crowd.

[Anonymous]

I went to both Target and Safeway unmasked today. I saw one other person at Target and two others at Safeway. I felt like I was parting the Red Sea as people practically ran away from me. I guarantee that the worried well far outnumber any “MAGA” types. I actually spent a total of 4 or 5 months in the South during the pandemic. People here just have no idea about how the rest of the country is functioning and how silly this is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a kid under 12, this means that my kid cannot enter any indoor areas until the vaccine is approved for under 12s. Real sociopathic stuff from the “public health” folks.

Takes one to know one... It’s all about you and your kid under 12, right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I went to both Target and Safeway unmasked today. I saw one other person at Target and two others at Safeway. I felt like I was parting the Red Sea as people practically ran away from me. I guarantee that the worried well far outnumber any “MAGA” types. I actually spent a total of 4 or 5 months in the South during the pandemic. People here just have no idea about how the rest of the country is functioning and how silly this is.

Do you expect people to congratulate you? You now have a choice and you are exercising that choice. If you don’t like how people are responding to you then that’s your problem.