And I have seen some folks without them. But aside from some nasty looks, nobody has been challenging me.

I'm sorry that your community is behaving this way. All we can do at this point is follow the guidelines and hope that none of those bugs jump the fence.

They don't have a monopoly on nasty looks. Give them nasty looks right back.

And some very nasty language! (My vocabulary has increased and become much more colorful since November 2016!)

But I choose not to engage with them, because that is what they want. Like any misbehaving two year old, what they want is a reaction - positive or negative, it doesn't matter.

Frown. Put your hands on your hips. Glare. I did it today in the grocery store. Some non-masked idiot was crowding me.

When I left, several masked people said hi to me and nodded.

That's what I do! The "oh brother, what a tool" head shake.

like that when I was growing up and I like it even less now!

This!

I stopped in 3 (small) shops today (southern MD,) and everyone wore masks.

At hair place (not salon-type,) one employee told another about a customer who had been in earlier and discussed mask use; employee told him she (and he) had to wear masks because governor said so. Customer said 'but what if I sneeze,' and was told it HELPs!

Little Washington, Canonsburg (home of Perry Como and Sarah's Chocolates), Brownsville, Charleroi, and all those places. Hard to believe this area was solid , deep Democrat blue at one time.

Little Wershington, correct pronunciation, my hometown. Ah yes, Sarris Chocolates. Used to be steel mills, glass factories and mines -- all union jobs that paid middle-class wages. I think the fracking that came to the area (that did not hire locals but imported workers from far away) convinced everyone nothing mattered but quick money. That made repubs of too many. Have an August reunion scheduled, but not likely to be safe to attend. The maskless wackos jeopardize that.

I went shopping today and it seemed a little more relaxed than the last few times. I went to the clinic earlier and they were still being strict with masks. Gave me a new one when I entered. A little better quality than before. There were more people this time but had most of the seats closed so you didn’t sit next to each other. Not really trump country around here though I did see an older woman who had a MAGA cap she did have a mask. Well I guess they were enforcing it there so doesn’t really say anything but when I noticed her hat all I could think is fhsf she’s no doubt suffered under trump. I had to think the ones that support him want to go back in time though I’m sure most of them aren’t doing as well as they were 4 years ago. But at least there weren’t so many brown people back in the good old days.

I didn't react -- and she stopped

They never try to talk to me. If they did, I know three moves ahead what I'd say. It would be simple and polite and about why I'm wearing it: to protect other people

That won't protect you! I'm wearing it to protect other people, in case I've got it

It's a hoax! 120 thousand Americans have died from it
They died from something else. When one disease weakens you, another can finish you -- you're still dead

Tell them by that standard no one ever died from AIDS, either.

Of course, if they never caught the flu, they probably wouldn't have caught the fatal pneumonia either

... in the late 1700's.

I hope they're not my distant cousins who stayed behind and kept trying to farm that hilly area. That would cause centuries of frustration and anger, I'd think. Lol.

for thinking that this is all of this is premature, a bad idea, etc. I feel like one of the lone holdouts whom isn't running around everywhere acting like things are back to normal.

Sometimes I feel like I’m some kind of a nut hunkered down at home. But I wouldn’t have to hunker down at home if other people wore face masks correctly and practiced social distancing.

As the last holdout.

Well if the virus ravages people who don't wear masks it will vindicate us who wear masks and and stay in even though stupid people want to get back to normal. I think normal will not come back. Unless they make a vaccine that lasts longer than a few months.

ignorant or arrogant.

if you live by the CDC recommendations. Those who aren't are flirting with death and severe on-going health issues in the future.

karma sometime bites hard I for one don't care to be bitten.

when there are others who choose to risk the lives of others, I do not speak to them. I do not ask them to cover their face/nose. I just move the other way. The further away I can get, the better off I am.

if I am taller, I stand as erect as possible as I pass by them.

I don't try to talk to anyone who isn't wearing a mask about wearing a masks. I assume that if they were going to listen there would be no need to talk to them because they would already have on a mask.

We've had phased reopening and mask orders that most men refuse to obey. Five days after the first big reopening day, cases went from 69 to 331. They've since come down to the 100+ ballpark but do realize that you can't fix stupid, that the only way stupid ever learns anything is first hand.

We're on our own out there.

I have no problem with the idiot non-mask wearers dying. They threaten my life, and the lives of everyone I care about. If they choose death, rather than life, so be it.

Apparently, as a country we don’t have the self discipline or feel the duty of citizenship enough to do what we need to do to get out of this.

It feels like we are casting off our role as the leaders of the free world.

There are those crazies everywhere, this morning at Trader Joe’s , during senior hour someone without mask and not a senior for sure , tried to get in and when he wasn’t allowed was really pissed. Why is is it so hard to be considerate?

has been steadily disappearing. I blame it on republicans with their "in your face" attitude about politics, and a steady decrease in education. It then spread to every aspect of life. The inconsiderate, uneducated masses then got together and elected Donald Trump as their "king". Unfortunately the entire country is subjected to their "king", and that's why we are, where we are, today. It's going to be a long, tough haul bringing common decency and education back to the forefront in our country. But the longest journey starts with a single step, so here we go.

Of course just means common courtesy and civil responsibility.

And you're not as "nasty" as you think.

And yes, we're screwed.

In some parts of California the police will escort people without masks from retail stores. I think that as time passes we will see enforcement like this increasing.

I grew up in Canonsburg. Graduated H.S. in 1981 then moved to Arizona in 88. That area was blue as could be when I lived their. 😏

u should only worry about your health. i feel this way. untill i am tested, u r tested , we all are infected . DIE or wear a mask stupid.

... deliberately stupid.

We’ll all be well and kicking and they’ll either be sick or dead

31,738 is the most new cases ever on a Monday - back on April 6. (Cases tend to be cyclical, which is why I am comparing to Monday - which tends to be higher than Sunday, but lower than the rest of the week). I'm betting we'll exceed that number by 9:00, when worldometers flips to the next day.

(Highest single day new cases on any day: 39,072 on April 24, a Friday (typically the peak day of the week)

You're right. We're all so screwed.

Tomorrow should be "interesting".

233 shy of an all-time record for new cases on a Monday.

NO I think it's starting now because of these idiots

And it will continue as it is until the virus can no longer spread.

I see plenty without masks or masks pulled down. Everyone seems to be clueless abou this virus.

I think closing businesses makes more of a difference than protesting outside.

your masks, Halloween is over!"

She yelled a few other things as she followed us down the sidewalk, but that first one sounded like something she might have heard on RW radio or FOX.

They were not enforcing our State's mask policy, which is that everyone in the store needs to wear a mask if medically possible.

Many customers were not wearing a mask.

Most were ignoring the one way aisles.

Many were ignoring the 6 foot rule.


Yes, we are screwed.

take care of you and yours.

screw those people that don't want to be told to wear a mask but better still, screw those people that think they should tell you not to wear one.

Still a representative republic aren't we?

Yes, I'm an old white guy that wears a mask when shopping. I do the shopping so my wife isn't exposed to idiot.

I grew up in Washington County - a fair piece in guntown before moving to the country a few miles out of Claysville.

As others have said, it was blue until Reagan started to poison the hearts of the people there in the 80s - Racist as fuck, but Blue.

Now I'm in corn country rural Illinois. There is a sizable minority of folks here that won't follow the guidelines -

Evidently it's because Pritzker is rich and from Chicago - so they can't do anything he says.

It is literally that stupid - it is a second grade level mindless reaction. It's insane.

Illinois has done the best job fighting this pandemic of any state, but it doesn't matter. If JB is for it, they are opposed

When the barking Orange Walrus shit on grain farmers in a losing dick measuring contest with China - Pritzker negotiated a soybean purchase agreement with Taiwan that allowed Illinois farmers to sell their produce at a more profitable rate.

It was a move that SAVED FAMILY FARMS state wide.

When I brought that up recently I was told "You know JB was getting kickbacks on that", well no asshole I don't know that, where is the proof that ever happened?

No proof. They just "KNOW"

AM radio and Fox have built a Bizarro America that is indistinguishable from a Jonestown level deathcult

When it all started, I guessed real USA death toll will be millions

Denial is a powerful drug...

those people, while keeping your distance from them.

Ignoring ignorant people has always been a good idea. They have nothing to offer of any value.

To me, if you are aware of people giving you "dirty looks", you are already paying to much attention to them. And probably 1/2 of "dirty looks" are imagined. People tend to look/glance at each other, during the most normal of times.

I've never had anyone say anything to me, and I would ignore them if they did.

I will have to admit, that even without a mask, if you are reasonably careful, your changes of infection are low (especially if in an area with a low infection rate). But the way I look at it, I have been wearing a seatbelt for decades, and it has never helped me once, but I'm going to keep doing it.

But if they do I'll give them a big hug and tell them I tested positive.

You should stay home if you’re sick, tell them not to infringe on your freedoms.

I went in for an echocardiogram today.

It's a small office ... just two cardiologists.

Three of the five people I interacted with had NO masks on. I am sorry to say that I was pretty darn ticked off. Our county, Maricopa County (Phoenix Metro) has a mask ordinance in place (finally).

I asked why they weren't wearing masks. The receptionist said, "Oh, these other staffers don't have direct patient contact." I guess sitting 6-7 feet away from the receptionist window doesn't count, huh?

Flabbergasted? Oh, yeah! I will NEVER go there again. I also let my primary care physician know (he referred me to this cardiology office).