No More Wearing Masks This Saturday 26Th June (Madrid)

[piggynose]

in the street that is. It was announced couple days ago.
Do most people still wear masks / face coverings in the street in the uk?

[Bobbisox1]

And hear properly Naomi ;0)
What’s that all about haha , or is that just me ?

[naomi24]

I don't think it's just you, bobbi. Apart from muffling sound, masks hide facial expressions. I dislike them intensely. The sooner we're rid of them and back to normal the better.

[Bobbisox1]

I got a lecture from my daughter last night on me saying I’m ditching the mask, “ Just because others are wrong in doing it, you don’t want to be wrong too”
( I feel a defiant stance coming on ) :0)))

[naomi24]

I'll wear it when required as I've always done, but I'll be glad when it's over.

[piggynose]

they´ll be a few surprises when the mask does finally come off, some good and some bad, lol.

[Bobbisox1]

Me too Naomi

[eve1974]

Bobbi why have you decided to stop wearing masks? And is this in the shops etc too?

[jourdain2]

Well, I am exempt anyway, but OH has decided that 'enough is enough' and won't wear a mask any more. I've stopped wearing my lanyard.

It is having a terrible effect on young children. Recently I was in a supermarket queue for the check-out (all socially distancing), but across from us was a masked young mum with a little girl (just short of her 1st birthday) in the baby seat. As one does, I said 'Hello' to the child and wiggled my fingers in a wave. I got a completely blank look and she looked to her mum. Mum explained that the child had never seen anyone, apart from immediate family, who didn't wear a mask. It took me nearly five minutes to get a smile out of the child. Multiply that up and assess the effect on that particular generation --- not good.

[Jackdaw33]

//there'll be a few surprises when the mask does finally come off, some good and some bad.\\

...and some ugly.

[Bobbisox1]

Hi Eve, it was my ‘protest’ moment but I’m afraid I caved in and wasn’t so brave when I went out today and wore my mask like a good girl in the malls of our shopping centre although I’d always wear them in a shop / pub / restaurant

[eve1974]

Jourdain2 20:58

Wow that scenario with wee kiddie is shocking … but unsurprising.

It is very much the forefront of my mind throughout this pandemic what is happening to the psyche of our young, impressionable children.

That is a cost of this pandemic that we will see the toll of in the future!

[eve1974]

Bobbi just do it….it gets easier.

I stopped mask wearing last week.

Yesterday was the first time I was (politely) asked to wear my mask.

[gulliver1]

AB/ED 08.42 And I don't deserve her snidey remarks either .

[bednobs]

and did you eve?

[Mamyalynne]

Are you still having problems Gulliver, after calling me a liar and being proved wrong you just can't leave it, and that despite me just warning someone off trolling you on your Delta thread too.

As I said yesterday, please report me.

Apologies Piggy for my part in this diversion.


ps Interesting how you time your grumbles when you know the Editor isn't around.

[eve1974]

Bednobs I did.

Figured that staff member either (a) had a job to do or (b) was genuinely fearful n believes masks are required.


So far that has been the only time tho. No one else seems to have batted n eye.