Daren and Heather
Jet Boat Addict
- Messages
- 177
- Reaction score
- 152
- Points
- 107
- Location
- Prior Lake, MN
- Boat Make
- Yamaha
- Year
- 2020
- Boat Model
- AR
- Boat Length
- 21
Here’s another way for people to look at the mask wearing thing, which unfortunately has become polarizing and should most definitely not be a political thing. I (almost always) wear a mask when I’m in a store, not because I’m scared of getting infected or infecting others, I wear it out of respect for the people who work there who are themselves wearing masks. I don’t wear one walking outside, or around my neighbors, but do in stores.
Many of these store workers don’t have a choice to be there – it’s their job. We depend on them, yet they are being paid a fraction of what most of us make, and deal with a constant stream of strangers coming in/out their doors who might have who knows what. (Can you imagine if you were working at a place like Walgreens where sick people come in during all of this??) Many of these workers are required to wear masks, and have to breathe through that thing 8 hours a day!
To me, it’s just a sign of respect to put on a mask for the brief 5-10 minutes I’m in their store, as a way of showing that I appreciate them and respect their health too. Because these masks don’t do a ton to protect the actual wearer if someone is breathing on them - they are only mostly effective at protecting others from the mask wearer. These employees are therefore doing more to protect their customers by wearing masks, and it seems only courteous to return the favor by doing the same – it has to be a 2 way thing to really work. Note I said I “usually” wear a mask, there are times when I don’t always; if I forgot to bring one, my mask ear loop broke, or I’m running into a gas station super quick (being lazy). Just remember that when you see people in a store, not wearing a mask – don’t be quick to cast judgment – it doesn’t mean that person is anti-mask or never wears one, just they aren’t right now - so assume good intent. I actually appreciate the stores themselves making the decision for customers easy.
At Menards (a home improvement store in the Midwest) they require masks upon entry, but if you don’t have one they just stop you and direct you to a station where you can buy a mask for $1. Makes it easy for everybody, and shows that they care about their employees health – I think every big retail store should just do that for now (at least in counties where infection rates are on the rise).
Many of these store workers don’t have a choice to be there – it’s their job. We depend on them, yet they are being paid a fraction of what most of us make, and deal with a constant stream of strangers coming in/out their doors who might have who knows what. (Can you imagine if you were working at a place like Walgreens where sick people come in during all of this??) Many of these workers are required to wear masks, and have to breathe through that thing 8 hours a day!
To me, it’s just a sign of respect to put on a mask for the brief 5-10 minutes I’m in their store, as a way of showing that I appreciate them and respect their health too. Because these masks don’t do a ton to protect the actual wearer if someone is breathing on them - they are only mostly effective at protecting others from the mask wearer. These employees are therefore doing more to protect their customers by wearing masks, and it seems only courteous to return the favor by doing the same – it has to be a 2 way thing to really work. Note I said I “usually” wear a mask, there are times when I don’t always; if I forgot to bring one, my mask ear loop broke, or I’m running into a gas station super quick (being lazy). Just remember that when you see people in a store, not wearing a mask – don’t be quick to cast judgment – it doesn’t mean that person is anti-mask or never wears one, just they aren’t right now - so assume good intent. I actually appreciate the stores themselves making the decision for customers easy.
At Menards (a home improvement store in the Midwest) they require masks upon entry, but if you don’t have one they just stop you and direct you to a station where you can buy a mask for $1. Makes it easy for everybody, and shows that they care about their employees health – I think every big retail store should just do that for now (at least in counties where infection rates are on the rise).
