2pm Saturday, 11/20 @ Funky Murphy's ORH

[Greg]

I wish I could meet you guys in person.  Unfortunately, I have other arrangements for that very day.

[weatherwiz]

are pants optional? 

[HoarfrostHubb]

2 hours ago, weatherwiz said:

are pants optional? 

Hope you can come.  Goldfish?

[weatherwiz]

1 hour ago, HoarfrostHubb said:

Hope you can come.  Goldfish?

I will be there!

[Damage In Tolland]

For those interested.. we will be doing a Lips n hips dance off 

[40/70 Benchmark]

11 hours ago, Sugarloaf1989 said:

FYI, Worcester has a mask mandate since 9/17/21, for all public indoor gatherings. 

If I had realized, I wouldn't have had it there.

[40/70 Benchmark]

10 hours ago, Sugarloaf1989 said:

You need one walking into the restaurant, and when not eating or drinking. I'll bring a sealed box of type N95 with me if anyone needs it.  I'm in a high risk group with my disease. 

I will make sure to have a drink in my hand at all times.

[dmillz25]

There is a possibility that I’ll be in worcester this weekend. If I am I’ll certainly swing by

[Baroclinic Zone]

i've got the 3.0 upgrade.  i'm bulletproof.

[40/70 Benchmark]

40 minutes ago, Baroclinic Zone said:

i've got the 3.0 upgrade.  i'm bulletproof.

I've had covid, been vaccinated and boostered.

[weathafella]

I’m vaccinated and boostered and 2 weeks shy of 75.   I was at an in person meeting of 6,000 people 2 weeks ago.   I will be frightened if Kevin spits a loogie into my eye though.....

[moneypitmike]

I'm not going to be able to make it--bummed.  I need to dig a trench at Pit2.  Never used a trencher before........I suspect rocks are going to make this a challenge.

Have fun!

[Sugarloaf1989]

13 hours ago, 40/70 Benchmark said:

If I had realized, I wouldn't have had it there.

Enforcement seems to be on the county/town level and in Massachusetts.  Here in Connecticut I don't know of any such measures. I do see alot of people wearing masks where I live,  mostly older folks. 

[40/70 Benchmark]

48 minutes ago, Sugarloaf1989 said:

Enforcement seems to be on the county/town level and in Massachusetts.  Here in Connecticut I don't know of any such measures. I do see alot of people wearing masks where I live,  mostly older folks. 

I know you have some risk factors, so sorry to sound abrasive, but there is ZERO reason to mandate masks in a bar at this point...or anywhere children are not. Every adult has had the opportunity to be vaccinated, and if they haven't, that is on them. If we can not shed the mask in a theoretically fully vaccinated segment of the population, then its fair to wonder what in the hell are we are doing.

[Sugarloaf1989]

10 minutes ago, 40/70 Benchmark said:

I know you have some risk factors, so sorry to sound abrasive, but there is ZERO reason to mandate masks in a bar at this point...or anywhere children are not. Every adult has had the opportunity to be vaccinated, and if they haven't, that is on them. If we can not shed the mask in a theoretically fully vaccinated segment of the population, then its fair to wonder what in the hell are we are doing.

I agree with you,  I visited my doctor on Monday and you can't enter the building without wearing a mask at all times regardless of vaccination status.  What's the point of being vaccinated? 

And the spotty mask compliance which varies from town/county is idiotic. 

[40/70 Benchmark]

10 minutes ago, Sugarloaf1989 said:

I agree with you,  I visited my doctor on Monday and you can't enter the building without wearing a mask at all times regardless of vaccination status.  What's the point of being vaccinated? 

And the spotty mask compliance which varies from town/county is idiotic. 

We have state employees losing their jobs due to a vaccine mandate, yet masks continue to be mandated by elected state government officials. Its because this virus has been so politicized that everyone is just covering their own a$$es at least excuse imaginable.

[Sugarloaf1989]

I didn't mean to cause trouble. I just thought I would check and mention the mask mandate.  I know about this because I came across it grocery shopping in Agawam last month.  I wasn't wearing a mask or carrying one. I was approached by the manager and asked to put one on or leave the store.  It's difficult for me to walk back to my car, so I left.

[40/70 Benchmark]

2 minutes ago, Sugarloaf1989 said:

I didn't mean to cause trouble. I just thought I would check and mention the mask mandate.  I know about this because I came across it grocery shopping in Agawam last month.  I wasn't wearing a mask or carrying one. I was approached by the manager and asked to put one on or leave the store.  It's difficult for me to walk back to my car, so I left.

You didn't cause trouble...I took it OT because the residual covid BS is a real trigger for me.

[ORH_wxman]

14 hours ago, 40/70 Benchmark said:

If I had realized, I wouldn't have had it there.

Once you are inside with food or a drink, they won't care. Everyone takes them off. Something like 94% of MA adults are vaxxed anyway...it's mostly a performative mandate.

[40/70 Benchmark]

2 minutes ago, ORH_wxman said:

Once you are inside with food or a drink, they won't care. Everyone takes them off. Something like 94% of MA adults are vaxxed anyway...it's mostly a performative mandate.

That is how it was in Uganda...you needed to get into places, but then no one cared.

[Sugarloaf1989]

1 minute ago, ORH_wxman said:

Once you are inside with food or a drink, they won't care. Everyone takes them off. Something like 94% of MA adults are vaxxed anyway...it's mostly a performative mandate.

That was my experience eating dinner in Springfield last week.  But Springfield ended the mask mandate on 11/1. 

[weathafella]

1 minute ago, Sugarloaf1989 said:

That was my experience eating dinner in Springfield last week.  But Springfield ended the mask mandate on 11/1. 

I live in a high mask mandate area.  No one wears them in restaurants other than to enter.  Supermarkets and other indoor spaces have nearly 100% masking even if a given town has no mandate.

[Damage In Tolland]

6 minutes ago, ORH_wxman said:

Once you are inside with food or a drink, they won't care. Everyone takes them off. Something like 94% of MA adults are vaxxed anyway...it's mostly a performative mandate.

If forced, I’ll walk in with mine and that’ll be the only time I wear it 

[TauntonBlizzard2013]

1 hour ago, weathafella said:

I live in a high mask mandate area.  No one wears them in restaurants other than to enter.  Supermarkets and other indoor spaces have nearly 100% masking even if a given town has no mandate.

Really? Different world down here. There was an uptick for a while with people wearing masks again, but it has definitely gone down recently.

Id say any given time I go to target or big y in easton (stores we frequent the most) mask wearing is no more than 40-50% of the time, sometimes less.

[ORH_wxman]

32 minutes ago, TauntonBlizzard2013 said:

Really? Different world down here. There was an uptick for a while with people wearing masks again, but it has definitely gone down recently.

Id say any given time I go to target or big y in easton (stores we frequent the most) mask wearing is no more than 40-50% of the time, sometimes less.

It' about 50/50 here I'd say. Back around late Aug and Sept, it had crept up to like 70-75% masked, but has since fallen back down to about half. Still not down to the low of maybe 20% we saw back in June (mostly pre-Delta).

[Baroclinic Zone]

less than 24hr in the period

[Damage In Tolland]

Beer ..

[40/70 Benchmark]

25 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

Lips, Hips, Beer ..

 

[weathafella]

3 hours ago, TauntonBlizzard2013 said:

Really? Different world down here. There was an uptick for a while with people wearing masks again, but it has definitely gone down recently.

Id say any given time I go to target or big y in easton (stores we frequent the most) mask wearing is no more than 40-50% of the time, sometimes less.

Costco in Dedham is at least 80%+.   The sign on the door recommends.   Brookline/Boston/Newton all have mandates but no one really seems to care about violating it.   All kinds of variability in how people deal with it.   Some are still masking indoors and out but most people are living life.

[Sugarloaf1989]

See everyone tomorrow,  I'll be easy to spot walking with my hiking poles.