Went to Knoxville to for our first date in our new home state. We left our masks in the car and only patronized bars and stores that didn’t require them. Most places didn’t turn us away but at one place the employees looked nervously at each other as they weren’t sure if they should boot us. There were very few people wearing masks in general and even though some bars had signs saying masks required we saw people inside not wearing them. It felt so good, it felt so normal. We had a drink at a bar, we took some pictures, we hit a steak house and walked right past all the masked people to our table and had the best night. I’m so glad to be out of New York and settled in TN the land of the free and the home of the brave.