Mission complete! I live maybe 15 minutes from Portland, OR. Almost 1 hour in Safeway without a mask tonight. Not one word from anyone or any weird looks except from the shopping cart kid who thought he'd flex on me by asking, "do you have a mask?" I said, "nope!" and kept on. Saw 2 other dudes with no masks and they smiled when they saw me and from down the aisle shouted, “how’s it going, dude?!” I replied, “all good and you?” They said, “awesome!” and that was that but they were just as stoked to see me without a mask as I was to see them without theirs.
STOP WEARING THE MASKS! I’m typically a push over but I had a shit day and needed to book a win to close it out, so I made my win happen. If I can stop with the mask nonsense, you can too!
Thanks! There’s a mom and pop mini mart by my house that I never have worn a mask into but it’s my neighborhood store where everyone in the neighborhood knows the owners and their family. Everywhere else I’ve been playing along with the mask BS. It’s stupid but I actually felt proud of myself for growing a pair tonight.
I’m proud of you too. Hopefully the courage will be contagious.
Thanks!