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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you're worried, don't go. Op's complaint is completely legit. Op, is ridiculous that you had to put up with pressure. Everyone else piling-on against a small group of people standing in a field, and a couple saying, "I Do" ---  chill. Not every thing is dangerous.[/quote]

I spoke yesterday with a friend whose cousin had a "small, outdoor" wedding in upstate New York the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Eighteen out of 30 now have COVID. The hardest hit was a 22-year-old with no health problems who is now in ICU. They wore masks, it was outside...[/quote]

Wow, really?  Were there any indoor events/socializing that happened along with it, do you know?  This is making me anxious about seeing my parents outdoors masked/from a distance now...  :( [/quote]

Yes, really. This happened. People say they are being careful. But they freaking lie, or are genuinely clueless. Or they start out careful, then they slip. Like they take the mask off for a photo, and that turns into side-hugs and a 3-minute chat. Or masks come off in the venue's bathroom area, and people chat while waiting their turn. [/quote]

This.  They say they are being careful, but they are eating and/or drinking, so they take the mask off, or they stand closer to talk or take photos, or they are hugging people, etc.  Any event with food and drink is not an event that counts as "masked," IMO, because the masks inevitably come off.  And alcohol reduces inhibitions and situational awareness.  People just aren't as careful as they think they are.

A wedding in Washington State likely caused the deaths of at least six nursing home residents.  
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/12/07/washington-superspreader-wedding-nursing-homes-covid/[/quote]

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