I have never put on a mask since all this started. Ever. I live in a pretty conservative town in a blue state. Not a single store in town has ever hassled me much about masks. So yeah, getting told I wasn't welcome at a store over a mask was a bit of a shock. First time I've been "kicked out" ever.
Not gonna lie, it bothered way more than I thought it would. Haven't been able to stop replaying the incident in my head since. I had just been able to build up enough confidence knowing I could walk into any store without fear of being humiliated. That's gone now. How do you all manage this kinda stuff? I've written corporate a message, but I'm pretty sure I'll just get a canned response. This thing has got me BUMMED out, man. Like.. bad. Makes me want to never leave the house again.
Anyway, sorry for the weird post but I don't really have many friends or family to talk to about this stuff. Thanks for reading.
I've lost count. I do it now to watch the expressions change when I say "no"
Walmart greeter yells "Sir, sir!" I turn around. Her voice is muffled but I know what she is saying so I say, "I'm sorry I can't hear you with that mask on." She steps closer and starts to speak. I stop her with my hands out stretched. "Whoa, whoa, what do you think you're doing? Six feet. Don't you know there is a pandemic." Her eyes squint hard. She is pissed. I do my best impression of a Trump shit eating grin and turn around and continue walking. My area is blue but my state is red. Fuck these idiots.
Had I been told to leave I would. But I know walmart has a health exception to the mask thing so it's always great to walk in unmasked and breathing freely while dumb bitches try to flex their non-existent authority over me.