The conundrum is that private businesses could require you to dress as Darth Vader if they wanted to. If they really want customers to wear masks in their businesses, they have that right, and most will respect it. However, without a mandate, many should cease requiring masks, and people will choose to patronize those.
I think the issue comes down to where you live. We mostly have big box stores and chains. There are very few small businesses in my area. These places are following whatever their overlords say.
It's frustrating because outside of a few restaurants, it seems like everywhere around me will continue requiring masks. That's the downside of living more rurally, we have a lot less businesses to choose from. There are only 2 grocery stores near me. Aldi and Walmart. There is a Kroger that is drivable, but it's still pretty far from me. It's just frustrating.
I'm hoping people just start ignoring it. If half of their customers refuse to wear masks, I'm pretty sure businesses will just give up. How can they enforce it if 50 people aren't complying?
My problem is that while I'm in a more rural area, I live in a suburb surrounded by ppl...... So I don't have a lot of small businesses because it's mostly chains/box stores that are coming in as this area is built up and more neighborhoods are added. But we are still outside of any big cities and there are literally farms and horses and cows right outside my neighborhood. It's a very odd mix. And sort of the worst of both worlds. My husband and I really want to buy some property outside of the city limits and start a homestead. That isn't possible right now, but it's something we are working towards.
The conundrum is that private businesses could require you to dress as Darth Vader if they wanted to. If they really want customers to wear masks in their businesses, they have that right, and most will respect it. However, without a mandate, many should cease requiring masks, and people will choose to patronize those.
I think the issue comes down to where you live. We mostly have big box stores and chains. There are very few small businesses in my area. These places are following whatever their overlords say.
It's frustrating because outside of a few restaurants, it seems like everywhere around me will continue requiring masks. That's the downside of living more rurally, we have a lot less businesses to choose from. There are only 2 grocery stores near me. Aldi and Walmart. There is a Kroger that is drivable, but it's still pretty far from me. It's just frustrating.
I'm hoping people just start ignoring it. If half of their customers refuse to wear masks, I'm pretty sure businesses will just give up. How can they enforce it if 50 people aren't complying?
Yea, but the advantage to more rural living is you can just get away from people for awhile when they all go nutcase on you.
My problem is that while I'm in a more rural area, I live in a suburb surrounded by ppl...... So I don't have a lot of small businesses because it's mostly chains/box stores that are coming in as this area is built up and more neighborhoods are added. But we are still outside of any big cities and there are literally farms and horses and cows right outside my neighborhood. It's a very odd mix. And sort of the worst of both worlds. My husband and I really want to buy some property outside of the city limits and start a homestead. That isn't possible right now, but it's something we are working towards.