We still have mask mandates in Ohio but I never wear one unless I am expressly asked by someone whose Job requires them to ask. Went to Home Depot today and it was packed and everyone was masked up...except me. No one said a word to me about the mask!
Q - What’s the worst that can happen if you don’t wear a mask? A - someone may ask you to put one on. That’s it! Unless you are deathly afraid of Covid, stop being afraid to stand up for yourself a little. If you can’t stand up for yourself about a little mask, when will you?
I don't wear a mask to go to stores and restaurants, and rarely have a problem with employees (and never with other customers). But, the most insistent employee "demand" lately was at a Taco Bell, of all places. I held one of their masks (they supply them to customers who don't have a mask) over my mouth, but the guy behind the counter, said, no, I have to loop it over my ears. I said this is too weird and we walked out. I called out to him as I was leaving, thanking him for the mask. We went to another Taco Bell a few miles away, and no one said anything to us about not wearing masks.