Tonight my husband and I had a very unpleasant experience at Hang Time in Rowlett. We entered the bar wearing our mask, and at the front a girl informed us to take it off as she checked our IDs. The music was loud, so I assume she just wanted to see our faces for our IDs. She again said something about taking the mask off, because I couldn’t hear her very well, I brushed it off. My husband and I met some friends, order our drinks and an appetizer.
About half an hour passes and our waitress comes, sits down next to me, and says “Our manager sent me over because I’m nicer than he is. And yes, this is political.“ She then told me that masks are not allowed in their building, and they can make the rules because they are private business. She said that the mask “doesn’t work, is like using a chain-link fence to keep out mosquitoes, and doesn’t give people enough oxygen.”
Now is a good time to tell my Facebook family some news. My son, Austin, is four months old. When he was born, we found out that he had cystic fibrosis. Cystic fibrosis is a very life-threatening genetic disorder, and if my son were to contract Covid he would need to be hospitalized. When my husband and I are out, which is not often, we choose to wear a mask.
I informed my waitress of this information, and she told me that she could close my check for me if it was an issue. Fine. My husband and I paid and left without a scene.
I wanted to share this information in case anybody who was actually wise enough to be afraid of Covid could avoid this place. Feel free to share. I am so shocked at the level of ignorance in our country, and scared to think how much worse the pandemic will get knowing so many folks think this way.
Natalie Wester Guerrero
September 10 at 9:16 PM
Tonight my husband and I had a very unpleasant experience at Hang Time in Rowlett. We entered the bar wearing our mask, and at the front a girl informed us to take it off as she checked our IDs. The music was loud, so I assume she just wanted to see our faces for our IDs. She again said something about taking the mask off, because I couldn’t hear her very well, I brushed it off. My husband and I met some friends, order our drinks and an appetizer.
About half an hour passes and our waitress comes, sits down next to me, and says “Our manager sent me over because I’m nicer than he is. And yes, this is political.“ She then told me that masks are not allowed in their building, and they can make the rules because they are private business. She said that the mask “doesn’t work, is like using a chain-link fence to keep out mosquitoes, and doesn’t give people enough oxygen.”
Now is a good time to tell my Facebook family some news. My son, Austin, is four months old. When he was born, we found out that he had cystic fibrosis. Cystic fibrosis is a very life-threatening genetic disorder, and if my son were to contract Covid he would need to be hospitalized. When my husband and I are out, which is not often, we choose to wear a mask.
I informed my waitress of this information, and she told me that she could close my check for me if it was an issue. Fine. My husband and I paid and left without a scene.
I wanted to share this information in case anybody who was actually wise enough to be afraid of Covid could avoid this place. Feel free to share. I am so shocked at the level of ignorance in our country, and scared to think how much worse the pandemic will get knowing so many folks think this way.
— feeling angry.