• covid go away day

    From August Abolins@1:153/757.21 to All on Fri Jun 11 20:46:00 2021
    Hello All,

    Today marked "day 1" of the beginning of the lifting of the
    "stay at home" order in Ontario. Being in a tourist town that
    serves as a gateway to cottage destinations, *and* being a
    Friday, my town was jam-packed with vehicles pouring through
    all day.

    I operate a small bookshop along the main street. After
    several months of just languishing at the shop and just waiting
    for closing time in the months prior, today seemed like the
    first day I had to actually do any work, such as being civil to
    strangers.

    What I found most interesting though.. is that many of those
    strangers were not wearing masks. I did not mind that myself;
    legally I cannot extricate/remove someone if they choose to not
    wear a mask, and still want to browse or purchase something.
    But it is interesting that most people are treating this "day
    1" as a kind of "covid days are over" thing and there is a
    general sense of freedom regained.
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  • From Wilfred van Velzen@2:280/464 to August Abolins on Sat Jun 12 11:52:21 2021
    Hi August,

    On 2021-06-11 20:46:00, you wrote to All:

    Today marked "day 1" of the beginning of the lifting of the
    "stay at home" order in Ontario. Being in a tourist town that
    serves as a gateway to cottage destinations, *and* being a
    Friday, my town was jam-packed with vehicles pouring through
    all day.

    I operate a small bookshop along the main street. After
    several months of just languishing at the shop and just waiting
    for closing time in the months prior, today seemed like the
    first day I had to actually do any work, such as being civil to
    strangers.

    And most important: did you sell some books? ;)

    What I found most interesting though.. is that many of those
    strangers were not wearing masks. I did not mind that myself;
    legally I cannot extricate/remove someone if they choose to not
    wear a mask, and still want to browse or purchase something.
    But it is interesting that most people are treating this "day
    1" as a kind of "covid days are over" thing and there is a
    general sense of freedom regained.

    Overhere things are relaxing too. But the mask wearing obligation inside public places hasn't been lifted yet. So people still do this dutiful, as far as I notice...

    Bye, Wilfred.
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  • From August Abolins@1:153/757.21 to Wilfred van Velzen on Sat Jun 12 22:25:00 2021
    Hello Wilfred van Velzen!

    ** On Saturday 12.06.21 - 11:52, you wrote to me:

    ..today seemed like the first day I had to actually do
    any work, such as being civil to strangers.

    And most important: did you sell some books? ;)

    Some. Friday (day 1), saw more people but fewer books per
    person. Today (day 2), saw fewer people but more books per
    person and double the sales than yesterday.

    The weather has been really nice.. and generally, when the
    weather is nice, the tourists tend to remain at their cottages.

    But when it rains.. I can get a full shop.

    But it is interesting that most people are treating this
    "day 1" as a kind of "covid days are over" thing and
    there is a general sense of freedom regained.

    Overhere things are relaxing too. But the mask wearing
    obligation inside public places hasn't been lifted yet.
    So people still do this dutiful, as far as I notice...

    Today (Saturday) saw almost everyone wearing a mask. Perhaps
    some education of the matter reached those people. None the
    less, it is not my duty to evict non-maskers. As long as
    people are not coughing/sneezing I doubt there is much to worry
    about. They can help themselves to the hand sanitizer at the
    front of the store. Heck, it's summer.. people are happy and
    healthy.
    --
    ../|ug
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  • From Wilfred van Velzen@2:280/464 to August Abolins on Sun Jun 13 12:10:10 2021
    Hi August,

    On 2021-06-12 22:25:00, you wrote to me:

    The weather has been really nice.. and generally, when the
    weather is nice, the tourists tend to remain at their cottages.

    But when it rains.. I can get a full shop.

    That's to be expected...

    But it is interesting that most people are treating this
    "day 1" as a kind of "covid days are over" thing and
    there is a general sense of freedom regained.

    Overhere things are relaxing too. But the mask wearing
    obligation inside public places hasn't been lifted yet.
    So people still do this dutiful, as far as I notice...

    Today (Saturday) saw almost everyone wearing a mask. Perhaps
    some education of the matter reached those people. None the
    less, it is not my duty to evict non-maskers. As long as
    people are not coughing/sneezing I doubt there is much to worry
    about.

    The effectivity of those none medical masks is highly doubtfull anyway. We had no mask obligation all through the first wave. We only started wearing masks somewhere in the autumn of last year.

    They can help themselves to the hand sanitizer at the front of the
    store. Heck, it's summer.. people are happy and healthy.

    I hope it stays that way!

    Bye, Wilfred.
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