Friend got ridiculed for wearing a mask

DEJ · 04-24-2020, 08:55 AM

Just an FYI, it is not just Skelley's where people and employees are not wearing facemasks and staying 6 feet from each other. I was at Hunters in Wolfeboro a few days ago and no employees were wearing masks, approx. only 1/3rd of shoppers were wearing masks, and no one was staying 6 feet from one another.

Susie Cougar · 04-24-2020, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by DEJ

Just an FYI, it is not just Skelley's where people and employees are not wearing facemasks and staying 6 feet from each other. I was at Hunters in Wolfeboro a few days ago and no employees were wearing masks, approx. only 1/3rd of shoppers were wearing masks, and no one was staying 6 feet from one another.

And unfortunately, the longer people keep acting like everything is back to normal, the longer it will take to get things back to normal.

Did anyone read the Laconia Daily Sun today? There’s an article in there about restaurants and the tourist season that is pretty eye-opening. People in the industry do not see how this can be a normal season.

VitaBene · 04-24-2020, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Susie Cougar

And unfortunately, the longer people keep acting like everything is back to normal, the longer it will take to get things back to normal.

Did anyone read the Laconia Daily Sun today? There’s an article in there about restaurants and the tourist season that is pretty eye-opening. People in the industry do not see how this can be a normal season.

I'm not sure that many realize how abnormal this summer will be. I read today that close to 50% of people have cancelled their summer vacation plans, many knowingly losing deposits.

FlyingScot · 04-24-2020, 11:16 AM

I'm with C-Bass. I love Skelley's, and I would guess from the normally excellent operations that the owner's a good guy. But that does not mean there weren't a couple of dopes at the register or that the owner has done enough on social distancing. Plus, chasedawg and JADAQ are generally reliable correspondents.

So let's hope they get their act together soon--I hope to be in there once or twice a week beginning in May, but I will not if there is no regard for social distancing

CrownRay · 04-24-2020, 02:54 PM

You do have to admit - seeing folks in their cars, with the windows all up, wearing a mask when they are completely alone...worth a giggle..

Mr. V · 04-24-2020, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by CrownRay

You do have to admit - seeing folks in their cars, with the windows all up, wearing a mask when they are completely alone...worth a giggle..

Actually no, it isn't.

Disposable masks should be disposed of after you touch / remove them for any reason.

Newbiesaukee · 04-24-2020, 04:35 PM

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You do have to admit - seeing folks in their cars, with the windows all up, wearing a mask when they are completely alone...worth a giggle..

No, I don’t think it’s worth a giggle. Nothing funny about it. We do need to laugh more, but laughing at others in this way is not funny.

moose tracks · 04-24-2020, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by CrownRay

You do have to admit - seeing folks in their cars, with the windows all up, wearing a mask when they are completely alone...worth a giggle..

They may be going from one store to another. Removing the mask and putting it back on presents a risk since you could touch your face with contaminated hands when removing or putting the mask back on. Keeping the mask on between stops is probably safer. Everyone needs to be very careful removing masks.

LIforrelaxin · 04-27-2020, 11:29 AM

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I'm not sure that many realize how abnormal this summer will be. I read today that close to 50% of people have cancelled their summer vacation plans, many knowingly losing deposits.

I am hearing this same thing.

Luckily I have the lake house, But I also spend time camping in the summer. This year I believe I am going to take the camper to the lake home and store it there, instead of using a storage yard in Ma. to have it close by. The bottom line is I don't see camping being a reality this summer.

Biggd · 04-27-2020, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by VitaBene

I'm not sure that many realize how abnormal this summer will be. I read today that close to 50% of people have cancelled their summer vacation plans, many knowingly losing deposits.

I guess this will make social distancing a little easier. I guess I'm being a little selfish when I say, I wouldn't mind a slower summer season at the lake.

thinkxingu · 04-27-2020, 11:54 AM

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I guess this will make social distancing a little easier. I guess I'm being a little selfish when I say, I wouldn't mind a slower summer season at the lake.

I was saying the same to my wife yesterday, but there's a balance: without enough tourism, businesses will be unable to reopen/remain open.

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Merrymeeting · 04-27-2020, 12:33 PM

Looks safe to me. I wonder if they'd let you substitute a baklava.

Mr. V · 04-27-2020, 12:36 PM

Masks do not protect the wearer: please make a note of that.

Newbiesaukee · 04-27-2020, 12:37 PM

Looks illegal to me; the banana does not look homemade.

VitaBene · 04-27-2020, 03:37 PM

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Looks safe to me. I wonder if they'd let you substitute a baklava.

I'm out of thank yous, so thank you!

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CrownRay Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Medford MA/Blackcat Island Posts: 148 Thanks: 0 Thanked 25 Times in 16 Posts	You do have to admit - seeing folks in their cars, with the windows all up, wearing a mask when they are completely alone...worth a giggle.. __________________ "The ocean (or lake) itself is not dangerous, it's the hard stuff around the edges that will kill you."

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Mr. V Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: the left coast (Portland)and West Alton Posts: 1,403 Thanks: 65 Thanked 258 Times in 176 Posts	Masks do not protect the wearer: please make a note of that. __________________ basking in the benign indifference of the universe

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DEJ Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 553 Thanks: 526 Thanked 314 Times in 155 Posts	Just an FYI, it is not just Skelley's where people and employees are not wearing facemasks and staying 6 feet from each other. I was at Hunters in Wolfeboro a few days ago and no employees were wearing masks, approx. only 1/3rd of shoppers were wearing masks, and no one was staying 6 feet from one another.

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FlyingScot Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Tuftonboro and Sudbury, MA Posts: 2,390 Thanks: 1,289 Thanked 1,020 Times in 630 Posts	I'm with C-Bass. I love Skelley's, and I would guess from the normally excellent operations that the owner's a good guy. But that does not mean there weren't a couple of dopes at the register or that the owner has done enough on social distancing. Plus, chasedawg and JADAQ are generally reliable correspondents. So let's hope they get their act together soon--I hope to be in there once or twice a week beginning in May, but I will not if there is no regard for social distancing

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